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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY I, ?902. S t M tk* ^ost O?je at Sumter S 'J., as Second Class Milter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Lest-Ladies Gold Watch, County Pension Board Meeting. Lest-Wi te and liver colored dog. " 127,000 Fire Sale of the Sumter Dry .Goods Co. PERSONAL. Mr. W. A. Cooper, of Salem, was in town Thursday. Mr. Lew Rice Hoyt has gone to Clemson College. Mr. T. S. Rogan, of Summerton is in the city on business. : Mr.-W.--5- Scarborough, of Bishop vil?? was in town Saturday. . Miss Teresa James, of Hagood, is visiting Mxs, --E. A. Jenkins. W. T. Ayeockj Esq.; of Wedgefield, was: in :the city last .Thursday. Mr. R. W. Muidrow,-Sr., of Mayes viile, was in town Saturday. Misses Lucile and Edna Hughson spent last Sunday in Camden. Miss Hattie Auld, of Eastover, is the guest of Miss Addie Auld. Mr. J. Blake Steedman, of Cam? den; was ia the city Thursday. Judge and Mrs. Law*, of California, are visiting relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Branson re? turned to the city last Wednesday. Mr. Geo. H. Reid, of Bishopville' was in town Thursday on business. Mr. T. M. Bradley of Spring Hill was in the city Monday on business. Miss Emma Mood wiio has been visiting in Bishopville has returned to the city. B. Frank Kelly, Esq., and Dr. McClure of Bishopville spent Monday in town. Miss Katheryn C. Ryan left last Thursday morning for her home in Lex igton, Ky. Mr. and Mrs. E. L Reardon, and children have gone to Charleston to spend a week. Miss Theo Gregg returned last week from Spartanburg where she has been visiting friends for two weeks. Mrs. Alice M. Smith, of Oswego, X. Y., who has ,spent several winters in this city is ?ow stopping at Mr. J. B. Roach's. Mrs. C. Weston McGrew, after spending two weeks with relatives in Orangeburg county, returned to th? city Saturday. Misses Mabel Davis and Alma De Leon, of New York, and Miss Alice Cohen, of Charleston, are visiting at Major Marion Moise's. Mrs. R. S. Hood and children re? turned Saturday afternoon from Tucson, Arizona where they have been visiting Mrs. Hood's brothers for two months past. Senator R. I. Manning and Repre? sentatives Altamont Moses, J. Harvey Wilson, Thos. G. McLeod, T. B. Fraser, and D. E. Durant- left for Columbia yesterday morning to at? tend the General Assembly. Mr. L. T. Parrott, of Sumter, S. C. , is in the city in the interest of the Palm?tto Pythian, the official organ of the Knights of Pythias in this State. Mr. Parrott is one of the proprietors of the'Pythian and an enthusiastic member bf the Order. He is here to work up interest in the special edi? tion of his paper, which is to be issued at a time just prior to Pythian Day celebration, Feb-rnary 19. The Pythian Day edition will contain pho? tographs of prominent Pythians and many other distinguishing features. A copy of it will be placed in the hands, of every Pythian in the State just prior to his departure for Charles? ton to attend the ceremonies on that occasion. A special effort will be made to make the edition an especially at? tractive one.-News and Courier. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. S. Pinckney and Miss Mamie N. Moore, of Stateburg, are viisting at Mrs. A. P. Mnning's. Mr. J. W. Cooper, of Mayesville, was in town today. Mr. B. M. Lebby is in Charleston on,business. Arthur, the little four year old son of Mr. George Beaumont, fell from the steps at his home yesterday and broke his right arm. The arm was attended to at once and the little fel? low is getting along quite nicely. April 12th has been selected as Daughters of the Confederacy Day at the Charleston Exposition. The cotton receipts are falling off rapidly and only two of the three cot? ton weighers have been on duty re? cently. Those who are thinking of running for office this summer are already feel? ing around to test public sentiment and ascertain if they can get enough votes to make a showing in the pri? mary. County Superintendent of Eudcation Baskin will be in his office on Satur? days only hereafter, as he has to visit the schools of the county on the other days of the week. It is reported that the eins in the country are all running. Some cotton must have been held for better prices, for the fields are all very bare at pres? ent. Receipts are extremely light here. The Post Office Inspector who will have charge of the preliminary ar? rangements for the establishment of the free delivery system in this city, is expected to arrive within a few days and begin work at once,. An alarm of fire was rung in Satur? day afternoon about 3.15. Mr. Harmon i Moise's house on the corner of Church and Warren streets was found to be in ?ames. The house was completely destroyed, the insurance is unknown. A portion of "he furniture was saved, but there was no insurance on any of it. The fire" companies responded quickly, but ^nothing could be done toward" checking the flames for want of water. The water supply in this j section of the city is deficient in some ! way and the citizens in that section j are without protection from fire, it appears. MARRIED. Mr. A. C. Thompson and Miss Minnie Raffield, daughter of Mr. J. B. Raffield, were married at the home of the bride, at Providence, Thursday afternoon, at 4 o'clock, Rev. J. C. Bailey officiating. The bridal couple left that night for Florence, Mr. Thompson's home, from which place they will go to Charleston and other points._ At the residence of Mr. Jules Mar tin, on Jan. S, at 5 p. m., by Rev. C. C. Brown, Mr. J. J. Brown to Miss Martha Brown. DEATH. Mr. William White died this morn? ing at 4 o'clock at the borne of his father, Mr. Anthony White, this city, aged 33 years. He has been in failing health for at least a year, but until the early part of November continued in the active discharge of his duties i as a member of the firm of A. White ! & Son, of which he bad been a mem iber for twelve or fourteen years. ! When he retired trom business in No \ vember by the advice of his physicans : it was hoped that a change of scene and rest would restore him to health and strength. A month's stay in Asheville failed to benefit him and returning a few weeks ago' he contin? ued to. fail rapidly until the end came this morning. Although, it was known that his condition was precari? ous yet his death this morning" was wholly unexpected by his many friends in this city, and the announcement carne as a shock to all. The deceased was a native of this city and was known to everybody in Sumter. He was a man of sterling worth, moral, upright, sincere, and true in all bis relations with his busi ness and social associates. His early death is a loss to the community and to his church, the Presbyterian, which he has served as a member of the board of deacons for several years. The funeral services will be held in the Presby terian Church at ll o'clock Friday morning;, Mrs. Susan A. Reding died at the home of Mr., W; B. Costin, this city, . on Friday iight, aged .82 years after a long and painful illness. Mrs. Reding was a former resident jof Wil? mington, N. C., and her remains were taken' to that place on Saturday morning for interment. The funeral services were conducted from the sta? tion by Rev. Dr. Calvin S. Blackwell, pastor of the First Baptist .Church and the body interred in Oakdale cemetery. The Street Commissioner has been doing some good work on West Repub? lican street lately. A line of terra cotta piping has been put down and when the work is completed, the street will be much improved. The Exposition at Charleston is rapidly getting into shape and every? thing is about in readiness for visitors now. Next month will probably be the time the largest crowds will visit the show. The Baloise Fire Insurance Co., represented in this city by Mrs. An drena Moses, settledj Monday with the New Bon Marche for the loss in the recent fire. This is the first of the losses to be paid. The days of money making schemes seem to be numbered. The "Monti? cello Constitution," Smith's paner, and the "Amos Owen Cherry Tree Company" have both assigned within the past lew days. Both concerns issued very pitiful "valedictories." The curbing is being laid on lower Main Street where the macadam has been completed. The street at this point has a neat appearance now and when the work is finished to the de? pot, the street will be as good as any city can show that has macadam paved thoroughfares. The drawing at China's Drug Store on last Saturday night for the 82.50 prize offered by the Hotel Sumter Steam Laundry was won by Mr. W. D. Lowry, the Southern Railway agent. The next drawing will be held at the same time and place. A telephone message from Mayes? ville yesternay stated that an attempt had been made to rob the postoffice there Monday night. The would-be robbers, or robber, tried to effect an entance through the back door but failed in the attempt. This office was burglarized only a few weeks ago : and also last summer. There have never been any clues as to the burglaries. The railway authorities have placed a flagman at the crossing on lower Main Street. This is a necessary improvement as the trains and shift? ing engine are continually passing the street at this point, and as the street is much used here the flagman may prevent many accidents. The dull season has struck us. From now until fall comes again things will be quiet in the business world and in almost every other line, for when business is dull everything aronnd seems to beccine slow and uninteresting. The merchants will be hnsy on Saturday with their lien cus? tomers, but on the other five days of the business week, they will 'have plenty of time to talk politics and dis? cuss the weather. This spring will be especially dull, owing to the poor crops of last year. The advance in the price of grain is about as great a hardship to the reel squads as to anyone for the amount al? lowed by City Council was barely suffi? cient to pay for feed when corn and oats were cheaper. Now the members j of the squads are paying out money j every month to maintain the fire - de- | partment. This should not be, the I city should pay all expenses of the j fire department, it is enough to ask of I the volunteer firemen that they con- ; tribute their services. The S. M. A. and F. S. opened after ; the holidays with all of its old stu- . dents and a number of new ones. The ; management says that new students j are arriving every day and that there are more coming. The students are taking a lively interest in base ball at ' present, and will commence practicing at an early date. The prospects for a winning team are bright and the S. M. A. hopes to make itself felt on the diamond this season. THE UNITED CHARITIES ASSOCIATION. The Executive Committee Heid a Meet? ing Yesterday. The Executive Committee of the Uni? ted Charities Association met Thurs? day evening in the office of Secretary Hurst. Secretary Hurst submitted a report substantially the same as that published in this paper a few weeks since, which report was received as information. Mr. W. F. Rhame, the treasurer, made an informal report which showed that the funds of the association are running low and that to carry on the work the members of the association will have to be called upon to pay their subscriptions. The association has relieved all needy per? sons reported to the officers who were found deserving and has accomplished a great deal of good. Fire at Mayesville. Mayesville, Jan. 13.-The house and outbuildings of. Mrs. J. B. Triminal w?re burned on Saturday night about eleven o'clock. The fire was caused by a match being lighted in a house full of hay in the yard. If the wind had been blowing in a different direc? tion th? fire might have been a serious one, as there were man^ large build? ings near by. There was no insur? ance. Nearly all th? household goods w?r? saved. G. Food Changed to Poison. Putrefying food in the intestines pro? duces effects like those of arsenic, but Dr. King's New Life Pills expel the poisons from clogged bowels, gently, easily but surely, curing Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache, Fevers, all Liv?r, Kidney and Bowel troubles. Only. 25c at J F W peLorm?. 4 This morning at 9 o'clock the great fire sale, of the Sumter Dry Goods Company begam The, bargain hunt? ers of this city and of three or four counties in addition will be on hand and the two. stores in the Masonic Temple in which the sale will be held will be a scene of ' fierc? and furious traffic until the wreck and ruin , of $33,000 worth of stock is cleared ?way. A large proportion of the. stock is damaged very. little, if at all and as everything is to be sold at fire sale prices there will be great bargains for the careful and discriminative buyer. The annual banquet of Hollywood Camp, W. pf W., will be given at the Hotel Sumter this, Wednesday, evening. The camp will meet in the Masonic Templ? at the; usual hour.' 8 o!c!ock, and the officers elect will be installed. The installation will -be open to the public arid all Woodmen and the guests of the Camp are re? quested to attend the installation. From the Masonic Temple the Camp will proceed to the Hotel Sumter and the banquet will be served immediate? ly. The camp has more than a hun? dred members and a full attendance is expected. The Cadet Hospital at the Military Academy presents a very cosy, tasteful and comfortable appearance. The rooms have been thoroughly renovated, cleaned and painted, new cots, chairs, tables and other equipments have been put in, the walls are ornamented with beautiful pictures and the floors are covered with carpet and warm rugs. The white flag with red cross hangs from th? tall staff at the door and al? together the hospital presents a very attractive appearance. Great credit is due Lieut. A. W. Sams and his as? sistants, Benj. D. Edwards and M. P. Harris, for the comfortabe, pleas? ant quarters now ready for the cadets. Considerable interest is being man? ifested in the establishment of rural mail routes in the country surround? ing this city and energetic efforts are being made to secure two additional routes. There is room for at least three, perhaps four, routes in addition tc the one now in operation, without any conflict between the several routes, and it is to be hoped that the residents of the country to the west and south? west of the city will take up the mat? ter. If the required petiton is gotten up arid forwarded to Congressman Lever he will use every means within his power to secure the early estab? lishment of the routes. Joel E. Smith, the Montecello. Fla., man, has gone the way that all get rich quick concerns must inevita? bly go. He has failed and his busi? ness is in the hands of a receiver. He states in a circular sent out a few days ago that h3 made an assignment on January 4th and that all of his prop? erty real and personal, excepting only his household furniture, money in bank, etc., had been placed in the hands of a receiver for the benefit of his creditors. Some of the Smith agents in this section were fairly well paid for the work they did for him, and notwithstanding that two or more months' salary remain unpaid they will lose nothing and the damage they sustain consists of disappointed expec? tations. Other agents who got into the game at the eleventh hour were victimized and are ont good money. Mr. Smith says, however, that he will yet keep faith with all of bis rep? resentatives even thuogh he has to sacrifice everything for which he has worked for twelve years. Post Office Inspector Schwanenberger is in the city for the purpose of arrang? ing carriers' routes for the free mail de? livery system, but th? map of the city which he was promised on the 7th in? stant- is not yet ready and there is considerable uncertainty as to the prob? able date of its completion. The sur? vey of the city by Messrs. John R. Haynsworth and H. D. Moise was completed several weeks ago and Mr. Moise, who is to make the map com? menced work on it, but up to this time, it is stated has made but little progress. Under the contract with City Council the map was to be com? pleted and delivered within .thirty working days from the date of signing the contract. This time limit expires on the 11th instant and it is hoped that the map will be ready. Delay now, while not fatal to the plans for the establishment of the system in Sumter, will defer the establishment of the system several months or per? haps a year. The Post Office Depart? ment has taken up the matter and is ready to proceed immediately to put the system into operation. The In? spector has been sent here to take up the matter, and if he is not furnished the map within a reasonable time, he will be sent elsewhere and it may be months before ho can return to Sum? ter. THE FREE DELIVERY SERVICE. What is Said in Washigton-Congressman Lever at Work. The following letter forwarded to this office by Congressman Lever con? tains information, relative to the es tablishmen of the free delivery mail service in this city that will" be of interest to every reader of this paper. It confirms the statement heretofore made that the whole matter is hung np nntil the report of the Inspector shall be forwarded to the Post Office j Department. The Inspector has visit? ed Sumter twice for the purpose of making the investigation upon which his report will be based, but b?ing unable to obtain a map of the city could not proceed with the investiga? tion. The letter of First Assistant Post? master General Masten is as follows : * Washington, D. C., Jan. 9. Hon. A. F. Lever, M. C., House of Representatives, Washington, D. C. Sir. : Referring to your call at this office and your inquiry regarding the establishment of the free delivery service at Sumter,' S. C., I have the honor to inform you that this office has not yet received the report of the Inspector who was detailed to make the investigation at Sumter. As soon as the report is received, you will be advised, but it is not probable that the service will be established before July 1st, next, as the entire appro? priation for the establishment .. of new service for the current year has been apportioned. Very respectfully, J. M. Masten, Acting First Assistant Postmaster General. ACCIDENTAL SHOOTING. It was reported on the streets Mon? day that a Miss Howell, of the Mechanicsville neighborhood was ac? cidentally shot on Saturday afternoon and had since died from the wound. No particulars have been obtained and Coroner Flowers has not been notified. It was stated by one of our informants that the accident was caused by a child, who was playing in the room, who knocking the gun down, caused it to be discharged, the load taking effect in Miss Howell's body;' County Pension Board Meeting. Will meet in County Auditor's office at ll o'colck on the third Monday in January, for the purpose of receiving applications and making examinations of Pension applicants. Blanks can be obtained from Auditor. t HS-^-i W. IX Scarborough Chairman of Board. A Bare Volume. The first book of Sumter manufac? ture has been issued from the publi? cation department of the Sumter Golf Stick Factory and is now on the shelves of the booksellers. The title of the volumne is : ' 1 The Wooden Works of Thomas Anonymous, or Poems on South Carolina Woods. South Carolina Inter-State and West Indian Exposition Edition." . The volume will appeal to the lovers of the rare and quaint in litera? ture and to the collector of unique bindings it will bo a prize, for not only is it Sumter's first book in the 20th century but it is the only one of the kind ever produced. It was made with saw and hammer and plane, the pen and printer and printing press playing but a secondary and unimport? ant part in its making. The title page is a literal and exact discription of the volume, for it is a wooden work and the poems are on South Carolina woods. The back and bind? ing and pages are of wood, and at first glance it would be taken for a lumber? man's samples rather than a work of literature. The edition is limited and it is to be sold by subscription only. From the factory or H. G. Osteen & Co., booksellers. Harness You can make your har? ness as soft as a glovo and as tough as wire by using EUREKA Har. nos? Oil. You can lengthen its life-make it last twice as long as it ordinarily woola. U?I9C? makes a poor looking har? ness like new. Mada of pure, heavy bodied oil, es? pecially prepared to with? stand the weather. Sold everywhere in cans-all sizes. Made bj STANDARD OIL CO. LOST- -A LADIES GOLD WATCH with monogram "E.C.H." on case. Lost between Mayesville and Sumter. Reward'for return to Item office. LOST-On Saturdav p. m. a white and liver colored POINTER DOG, bob tail and small piece out of right ear. Answers to name of "Kent." Liberal reward for return or informa? tion leading to reeoverv. Jan 15 EUGENE H. MOSES. FOR SALE-A limited quantity of King Cotton Seed. Apply to W. B. Boyle Oct 9-if WANTED-Hickory, Dogwood aud Persimmon Logs. SOUTHEE* HAEDWOOD COMPANY, Charleston, S. C. nov 20 4m ES CHICH ESTER'S ENGLISH TOCOYAL PILLS Original iui.1 Only Genuine. . .v*L*v\8AFE. Alwar- reliable. Ladle?, ask Dru;d<t &S\ to' CHICHFSTEK'S ENGLISH ^S^<?S^yA ia. KE?> ar..'. Gol?! mciaili; boxet, seaied J?\ ;r-*^^.':? wi:M>! JO ribbon. Tnko no other, licfunc "PS <?^> Dnnccrona Snbatltutlonn ond imita* I / f?y tiona. HUT of /mir r>n?K^? -t. or aen<t -ic- io I ?T -tamp? for" I'nrtlenhira. Te?timoniut? VT* a.-id "Koli? f for Lottie*," in Utter, bj P< -A. Lr lorn Mull. 1 ??.OOO U-.umonmN. P?M by -' all l>rugj-i?-v Chichester Chomtfi.-I <V., Mention tb?? ?.aj er. JMadUon .*-<:o:.r... ?'U.L.V.. J*A. Pl SO'S CURE FOR _ to CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. rr Ed Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use mm intime. Sold by druggist--. g| W ort li of Goods to go AT ABOUT HALF PRICE. The fire sale of the Sumter Dry Goods Com? pany's stock will commence on Wednesday Horning At 9 O'clock. And will continue from day to day until the entire stock, including store fixtures is disposed rf. We will do our best to serve every one if they will he patient. We have an abundance of goods. Homespuns and Domestics will not be on sale until Thursday and alter. No memorandums charged and no goods ex? changed, therefore have your memorandun^ made out and don't buy goods that you do not want. TBE SUMTER DRY GOODS CO. Until further notice we offer our entire stock of new and very desirable goods At Cost. earhart's Overalls, Groceries and Douglas Shoes ire the only lines not in? cluded. 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 hest choice. J. RYTTENBERG & SONS. A CAR?. Sumter, S. C., Aug. 22, 1901. Crosswell & Co. beg to an? nounce that their business af? ter September 1st will be con? fined entirely to the wholesale trade. We wish to thank the pub? lic and our many retail cus? tomers for their kind and gen? erous patronage, and assure them that should we ever enter into the retail business again that it will be our aim as in the past to serve them to the best of our ability. We invite merchants, here and in adjacent territory, to get our prices before making purchases, believing we can save them money. Yours truly, CROSSWELL & CO., PHON? 53. AQ? 28 , ;. ]