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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 19, 1902.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
D. J. Chandler-Final Week.
Otto Garbardt-Cabbage Plants.
O'Donnell & Co-Attention Farmers.
H. F. Wilson.-New Building and
Loan Association.
PERSONAL.
Dr. B.' B. Breeddon has returned
from Charleston.
. Mr. W. R. Harbeck, of St Charles,
was in town Monday.
Mr. Julian Levy, Jr., returned this
morning from Charleston.
Dr. L. H. Jennings, of Bishopville,
spent Yesterday in town.
Col. E. D.. Lee was^ in Charleston
for several days last week.
Dr. N. G. Osteen, Jr., of Darling?
ton, spent yesterday in town.
Mrs. T. A. Cook, of Columbia, is
visiting her parents in this city.
Dr. and Mrs. Abe Weinberg, of
Camden, spent Sunday in the city.
Miss Etta Cathcart, of Charleston,
is the guest of Dr. and Mrs. Spann.
Hr. D. J. Chandler returned Satur?
day from Indiantown, Willimsburg
County. .
Miss A. C. Weeks left Monday morn?
ing for Newberry, where, she will visit
relatives.
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Brown returned
yesterday from a stay of several
days on Edisto Island.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert McLeod are
visiting Mrs. McLeod's parents, Mr.
and Mrs A. G." Warren.
Miss Rhoda Shuford, who has been
visiting in Bishopville, returned to
the city this morning.
Misses Mamie DuBose and Kate
Pollock have returned from Charles?
ton where they- spent a week.
Miss Gussie Dinkins who has been
visiting her sister, Mrs. Fewell, in
Sock'Hi il, has returned home.
Mr. Isaac Schwartz left last week
for New York to buy the spring and
-snmmer stock for Schwartz Bros.
Miss Jessie Moise after a stay of sav
oral months in San Francisco, CaL,
returned home on Saturday afternoon.
Mrs. L. Atkinson, accompanied by
Miss Pauline Sanders, bas gone to
}?ew York to buy her spring stock of
hats. ........
Mrs. R. M. Jones has returned home
from Savannah Ga., after several
months visit to her daughter, MTS.
Bessie Mitchell.
Mr. and Mrs. Abe Levi, of Man?
ging, and Mr. and Mrs. Iseman, of
Spartanburg, were in the city the first
part of the week.
Miss Eleanor Thomson, who is
visiting Mrs. A. R. Flowers, spent
last week in Charleston and has re?
turned to this city. ,
Mr. Charles Moise,' of San Francisco,
Cai, after an absence of fifteen years,
is in the city on a visit to his pa?
rents, Gen. and Mrs. E. W. Moise.
At the meeting of. the State Bar As?
sociation in Columbia- Fridav. Maj.
Marion Moise was elected Vice ' Presi?
dent from the 3rd Circuit and Mr. T.
B. Fraser was elected a member of
the Executive Committee.
Mr. T. J. Hornsby, who has held a
position at the A. C. L. freight yard
for several years, bas been promoted
and transfered to Columbia, and left
for that city yesterday. Mr. Fred
Wehrhorn succeeds Mr. Hornsby.
Mr. Sloan who held a clerkship in
the Southern Express office, this city,
for sometime, was called home to Clin?
ton last week on account of an acci?
dent to his brother, who had one leg
crashed in the machinery at the oil
mill where he was employed.
Miss Gertie Epperson, who has
made her home in Philadelphia fer
several years is in the city on a visit
to ber parents. She has been a mem?
ber of the staff of the Philadelphia
Bulletin for the past two years, and
ranks as one of Philadelphia's most
successful women journalists.
Mr. A. Gilbert Flowers left Satur?
day night for Washington to accept a
position in the Government printing
office. He had been employed con?
tinuously in this office since he enter?
ed it as an apprentice boy in January,
1881, with the exception of about two
years, during which time he worked in
Columbia and elsewhere. Since 1890
he has held the position of foreman
of this office. He is a thoroughly
competent printer and is one of the
swiftest and most expert compositors
in the South. In common with all
his friends in Sumter we wish him
success in his new field of labor.
Mrs. C. C. Clarke, of Jacksonville,
Fla., after spending two weeks with
Mr. and Mrs. Neill O'Donnell, visit?
ing her daughter, Miss Ethel Cobb,
left on Saturday night for home.
Miss Hinda Manheim is visiting
friends in Timmonsville.
The time for making tax returns to
the Auditor expires on Thursday, the
20th inst. After that date the penalty
will be entered against all property
not returned by the owners.
Ten to eighteen inches of snow fell
in the northern part of this State
Friday night and Saturday. The old?
est inhabitant has difficulty in recol?
lecting a heavier snow fall.
One of the Atlantic Coast Line civil
engineers was in the city Wednesday
and made a surrvey of the drain that
is to extend from Main Street to
Turkey Creek. From the survey an
estimate of the cost of the work will
be made for submission to the special
meeting of City Council which has
been called to consider tho matter
and to confer with General Manager
Kenly of the A. C. Line in reference
thereto.
The Secretary of State has issued a
?,-harter to the ?rangeburg Dry Goods
Company in which Messrs. T. S. Joye
and Eb." Wells, of this city, are asso?
ciated. Mr. Wells leaves on Wednes
day night for New York to buy the
spring and summer stock for the new
firm. Messrs. Wells and Joye have
had many years experience in the dry
goods business and should make a
success of the enterprise in which they
have embarked.
MARRIED.
Mr. Clarence Mathis, of Smithville,
and Miss Blanche Bradham, of Man?
ning, were married at the home of the
bride's parents in Manning on Thurs
dav evening, February 12th, Rev. Mr.
Wells officiating. They- left on the
next morning's train for their home at
Smithville. A large number of the
friends of the contracting parties at?
tended the wedding.
Married, at Bishovpille, S. C., on
Sunday afternoon, Feb. 16th. Mr. Al?
bert Rogers and Mrs. Lizzie James.
Married, February 12th, 1902, at the
parsorage of the Lynchburg Circuit,
Mr. Samuel Levy Tallon ard Miss
Mary Etta Galloway, both of Sumter
county, Rev. J. W. Humbert officiat?
ing.
DEATH.
Miss Lottie Prescott,, youngest
daughter of Mr. R. H. Prescott,
formerly of the St. Charles neighbor?
hood, this conny, died at New Brook?
lyn, near Columbia, on the 15th from
pneumnoia, following measles. The
burial was at Wells Church on the
16th instant. She was 17 years old.
Mr. Prescott and family moved from
this county to New Brooklyn in Jan?
uary, last, and since then has had much
sickness in his family.
An infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. J.. McLaurin, Jr. died Sunday
morning aged ten days. The funeral
services were held from the residence
at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon.
Died at Rutherfordton, N. C., on
February 14th, Dorothy, youngest
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Meyer Levi.
The funeral services were "held on
Sunday morning at ll o'clock at the
residence of Mr, Ferdinand Levi, this
city.
Death of Mr. B. P. Shore.
Bernard P. Shore, the junior mem?
ber, and the brother in the well known
firm of George D. Shore & Bro., died
at Tucson, Arizona, at five o'clock
last Wednesday afternoon.
f The circumstances are peculiarly sad
in that he died far away from his
family and the brother who loved him
so devotedly, and with whom, his life's
work for .the most part had been per?
formed.
Bernard Shore was born at Salem,
North Carolina, in May 1869, and
acquired his early education and train?
ing in the excellent schools of that city.
At the age of twenty-one he removed
to Sumter where he joined his broth?
er, George D. Shore. Entering his
office in 1890, he was shortly after?
wards associated with him in the grain
and brokerage business, under the
firm name of Geo. D. Shore & Bro.,
in which business and firm he contin?
ued until his death.
He engaged in his work here with
great earnestness and success. He
developed a thoroughness and sagacity
in business that manifested itself in
the substantial growth and prosperity
of his firm. He was a young man of
sterling integrity and strength of char?
acter. Though somewhat reserved in
disposition he endeared to him many
friends by the sincerity and sweetness
of his disposition and held their
friendship throughout his lovable iife
here.
Mr. Shore's health began to fail
about five years ago. Although receiv?
ing the highest medical skill here, it
was thought best for him to undergo
treatment at the North. Twice he
visited New York in the attempt to
arrest the encroachments of the
disease from which he was suffering.
All that a loving and anxious family
could do to prolong his life was done,
and as a last hope to regain his health
he left for Arizona on January 30th
accompanied by his faithful servant,
Ben.
It is consoling to those who knew
and loved Mr. Shore to know that
even in that distant State he met some
of his friends from Sumter and that
his last hours were comforted by their
presence and ready help.
His remains were carried to his old
home in Salem, N. C., where funeral
services were held yesterday.
Mr. Shore leaves surviving him his
father and mother and three sisters
and six brothers.
The children and lots of grown folks
had a great time last Friday receiving
and sending valentines. Jbavors were
distributed among friends and enemies
with almost equal generosity.
Lenten Services.
The following services will be held
in the Episcopal Church each week
during Lent:
Tuesdays 7.30 a. m., Holy Com?
munion.
Wednesday's 8 p. m., Evening Pray?
er with an Address.
Fridays 5 p. m., Evening Prayer
with an Address.
Sumter District Conference.
That we may have Bishop Duncan
to preside, the Sumter District Con?
ference will be held on April 10-13
instead of 17-20 as previously announc?
ed. Thursday will be given to the
consideration of the missionary- and
educational work of the Church." The
Editor of the Advocate and the repre?
sentatives of the colleges are invited
to be present on that day to represent
their respective claims.
Jas. W. Kilgo, P. E.
Gur College Boys.
The following students at the South
Carolina College from Sumter County
are mentioned on the honor roll :
Senior Class: J. W. Brearley, high?
ly distinguished in ethics and geol?
ogy ; proficient in astronomy, physics
and mathematics.
C. Ryttenberg, proficient in biology,
political science, ethics, third physics
and first French.
J. H. Spann, distinguished in sec?
ond physics: proficient in pedagogics
and political science.
J. H. Mills, distinguished in peda?
gogics: proficient in political science,
ethics, philosophy cf religion and
astronomy.
Junior Class: R. I. Manning, dis?
tinguished in psychology and French.
Freshman Class: W L Boyle, pro?
ficient in mathematics, * French,
and biology
CITY C?:'NC1L MEETING.
Bell Telegne Company Asks Permis?
sion to -i^blish Local Exchange.
City Council met in regular session
at 8 o'clock Wednesday night.
Mayor Stuckey, Aldermen W. H.
Epperson,"' Finn, Hurst, Purdy and
Rowland, were present, and Aldermen
Chandler, Boyle and G. F. Epperson
were absent.
Messrs. H. Harby, Jr., and J. K.
Murphy, representing the Southern
Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co.,
came before council and requested the
adoption of an ordinance submitted to
them. "To authorize the said company
to use the streets, roads and highways
of the city for the purpose of erecting
and maintaining a local Telephone
Exchange. ' '
In answer to questions these gentle?
men stated that the rates to be charged
would be about the same as those now
prevailing in Sumter. That there^ is
no purpose to drive out competition
and raise prices, but that the com?
pany's policy is to create business by
reasonable rates for good service, and
desire merely to be allowed to enter
into fair competition for patronage.
They stated also that the company
would furnish six phones for use of the
city free of charge if so many be
necessary.
Council postponed action until the
18th instant at a special meeting call?
ed to consider this matter fully.
The minutes of meetings held Janu?
ary 22nd and Feb. 28th were read and
approved.
Mr. Finn reported for the committee
on dry earth system that they had
given an order for two carts, for this
work and one for scavenger service.
Mr. Rowland for paving committee
reported that the work had been . tem?
porarily stopped on account of bad
weather which had prevented ship?
ment of rock : but that it had been
resumed and would be completed with?
in the next two or three weeks with
good weather.
Messrs. H. Harby. Brunson &
Branson and Mrs. E. A. Cuttino
petitioned council to order an exten?
sion of the water main in Washington
Street from Bartlette Street to Graham
Street. The petition was referred to
committee of public works.
Mr. Hurst suggested that the chain
gang labor due by the county to the
city should be utilized now in work
being done on the streets. The sug?
gestion was adopted and the Mayor
was requested to see the County
Supervisor in reference to the matter.
FREIGHT WRECK JON CENTRAL R. R.
Passenger Train Delayed Several Hours
This Morning.
The morning passenger train from
Charleston did not arrive until 11.30
Saturday. The delay was caused by a
frieght wreck en the Central R. R.,
between Manning and Wilson's Mill
Friday night, which blocked the track
until ll o'clock next morning. The
wreck itself did not amount to much
and, except for throwing the passen?
ger train out of schedule, was of little
importance. The wreck was caused
by the breaking down of one track on
the rock train. Several cars were de?
railed and the track torn up for a
short distance. None of the train
crew were injured.
FIRE.
The barn on the premises of Mrs.
R. P. Monaghan, on Liberty Street,
was partially burned Friday afternoon
about three o'clock. There was a lot
of hay in the house, belonging to Mr.
O'Donnell, which was destroyed.
The fire was caused by some children
playing in the back part of the lot.
The grass caught afire, and spread to
the fence and barn. The fire depart?
ment stopped the fire before the build?
ing was entirely consumed, but the
h&y was destroyed. The building was
the property of Mrs. Epperson.
ICE FACTORY BURNED.
The Independent Ice Co. rs plant
was burned last Wednesdey about 10
o'clock. The origin of the fire has
not been determined. The fire was
well advanced when discovered and tho
alarm given, and it was impossible to
save the building, which was burned
to the ground in a short time. The
Sumter Ice Factory and other build?
ings in the immediate vicinity were
saved. The Independent Factory was
owned by the Sumter Ice Mfg. Co.
The plant was insured for $7,000, and
the loss is estimated to exceed $12,000.
House of Julius Edwards Burned.
The house of Julius Edwards, the
barber, situated on Council Street,
was burned at ll o'clock last Thursday
morning. The house, which was a neat
two story five room cottage, was not a
total loss, but was badly damaged, the
entire roof being burned off and the
second floor is a complete wreck.
The fireman were handicapped by a
poor start and by insufficient water
pressure, but they stuck to the work
before them even though it looked at
one time as if the house must inevit?
ably be burned to the ground. They
did good work after they got down to
it and saved not only a part of the
burning building but confined the
flames to the one house and prevented
the destruction of the houses on either
side which were only a few feet
distant. This neighborhood is very
closely built up, and had the firemen
lost control of the fire the whole row
would have gone.
At the time the alarm was given the
Monaghan horses wore at the black?
smith Jshop being shod, and after
No. 3, reached the fire and stretched
the hose the wagon was sent back to
No. 2's house, the horses unhitched
and No. 2 wagon carried to the fire.
The men of both squads were on hand
and worked equally as well.
The fire started from a toy stove
with which one of Edwards children
was playing on the back piazza. The
weather boarding caught and the fire
ran up between the weather hoarding
and plastering to tim roof.
A number of young men gave an
entertainment to their young lady
friends Friday night at the home of Mr.
W. I?. Murray. Valentines were dis?
tributed from a "Valentine postoffice,"
and other seasonable amusements,
together with a fine spread of refresh?
ments made the occasion a very enjoy?
able one to all.
As to Lee County.
The opinion is expresed by some of
the Lee County advocates that al?
though the line, as now established,
may come within eight miles of Sum?
ter Court House that fact need not
kill Lee County for four years. They
hold that, inasmuch as the people
voted in favor of the new county, they
should be permitted to have a resur?
vey made and the lines made to con?
form to the constitutional requirement
as to distance from the Sumter Coun?
ty Court House.
The latest news in reference to the
Lee County situation is that the coun?
ty is in no danger of being killed, that
the bill now before the senate will be
passed and that everything looks fa?
vorable for the new county. It is said
that the new county line was never
surveyed to the run of Scape O'er
Swamp, and it was never contemplated
to have the new county extend to the
main stream of the swamp, but that
the line extends only to the eastern
edge of the swamp, from which point
the distance to the Court House is
greater than eight miles. This state?
ment of facts has not been obtained
from an official source but the party
from whom the information was ob?
tained is both well informed and reli?
able.
Maj. Loring Lee and Mr. J. W.
Brunson, of Florence started on the
resurvey of the line from Scape O'er
Swamp to the Court House on Fri
day and would have completed it Sat?
urday, but were prevented by the bad
weather. If the weather had been
favorable they expected to finish run?
ning the line to the Court House yes?
terday.
The Lee County bill passed second
reading in the Senate Saturday with?
out opposition.
Fire in Privateer
The dwelling, barn and other out?
buildings, eight in all, of Stephen
Tindal, colored, in Privateer, were
destroyed by fire on last Friday, Feb?
ruary 14th, about 2 o'clock. He lost
all his household effects, except a few
clothes. Also about 100 bushels of
corn, 1000 pounds of fodder, and farm?
ing implements. He had just laid in
his supplies of flour and bacon, all of
which he lost. He is reported to be
a good, hard-working man, worthy
of any he?p the kindly disposed may
be willing to extend to him in his
misfortune. He had no insurance, and
his loss is between two and three hun?
dred dollars.
The Bell's Application for Franchise.
An often repeated motto, "Anything
for Competition." But think a
moment. Is competition always desir?
able? In the telephone business, the
proposition is extremely open to doubt.
Given two competing exchanges. Tele?
phone subscribers are divided, part
in one exchange, part in another.
There is absolutely no communication
between the two exchanges. To reach
ail the telephone using populace, one
needs to take both phones. This in?
creases the telephone bill, even if it
does not double it. To what purpose?
Only to reach the telephone using
people of the town and perhaps a
fancied improvement in the service.
But is the latter worth the increase
in cost? Perhaps the present company
is driven out of the field. Is the
Southern Bell Telephone Company
preferable as a monopolist?
The Bell does not propose to give the
county connection which is so valu?
able to our merchants. The Sumter
Telephone Co., gives communication
with every town in Snmter County,
and with most towns in Clarendon,
and Florence, with same points in
Keshaw, Marion, Darlington and
Williamsburg. What does the Bell
offer to compensate for these?-Long
distance connections, for which toll
charges are practically prohibitive
These can be obtained from the pro?
posed long distance toll station.
Where then is the advantage of the
local frainchise to theJBell Co? Weigh
the advantages and the disadvantages
in the balance, and will you not find
the advantages go up in air?
. 'Phone User.
Coffee for the Veterans.
Chase & Sanborn. the tea and
coffee importers of Boston, Mass.,
have made the following offer to the
Texas Confederate Re-Union Associa?
tion of Dallas, Texas :
''We agree to duplicate at your Re?
union at Dallas what we did for the
Confederate veterans in Memphis,
serving from sunrise to dark to every
Confederate Veteran as much Coffee
as he could drink. What we did at
Memphis was not a cold-blooded bus?
iness proposition, and the offer we
make to you has just as much senti-*
ment in it. We assure you it will be
a great pleasure for us to bear the en?
tire cost of the coffee and cream used,
as well as to furnish our own men to
brew the coffee as it should be.
This means that at the Re-union in
Dallas Chase & Sanborn will serve four
thousand gallons or more, equalling at
least one hundred thousand cups of
coffee. The Association has accepted
the offer with thanks.
The cadet corps of the Sumter Mili?
tary Academy will go to Charleston
on Thursday afternoon for a stay of
several days. The stay in C?arleston
will give the cadets ample opportunity
to visit the Exposition and take in the
more important of the wonders of the
Ivory City.
Safe robbers operated at Greeley
villo Tuesday morning about 3 o'clock
and blew open the safe of Mr. J. S.
Taylor, taking about $700. The sup?
position is that there were four in the
gang and it is thought they were seen
passing Lanes on their way to Charles?
ton near daylight. Safe robbers have
been very frequent in the upper part
of the state lately and we would not
be surprised for "them to pay Manning
a visit any night. They will never
come in with a dress parade when they
come either. -Manning Times.
WANTED -Hickory. Dogwood and
Persimmon Logs. SOUTHKHN HARDWOOD
COMPANY, Charleston, S. C. nov 20 4m
*i ptso;S CURE FOR M
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T C O N,S;U M PT?ON
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FINAL WEEK
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SATURDAY,
FEBRUARY 22D...
n EU'S Suit*.
Especially Good Assortment
in sizes 37 to 44. All at l ost
B?j ?' Stilt*.
Extraordinary Values in
Suits for Boys. From ll to 16
Years. All at Cost.
Koee Pauls?
In Sizes From 4 to 13 We
have Myles and Prices That
will Interest you. None above
Cost
Boys5 Long Pants.
We have a nice line of
Boys' Long Pants. Sizes for
boys 15 to 18 years. Cost from
$1 00 to $2.50 7
irjfJOERWE+?R.
We still have a good supply of Fleece
Lined Shirts and Drawers in the
50 ?. cent grades at 3T cts. Wright's
$1.50 drawers, now $1.00. Wright's $1.00
drawers 75|cts. Have closed out all of
Wright's undershirts, but still have wool
and half wool undershirts of other makes.
REMEMBER
Nothing ahoye cost
in winter goods until
Saturday
FEB. ggd.
D. J. Chandler,
CLOTHIER AND FURNISHER,
SUMTER, s e.
TERMS CASH.
Don't tie the top of your
Jelly and preserve Jars in
the bid fashioned way. Seal
them by the new, quick,
absolutely sure way-by
a thin coating of Pure
Refined Paraffine. Has
no taste or odor. Is
air tight and acid
proof. Easily applied.
Useful in a dozen other
ways about the house.
Full directions with
each cake.
Sold everywhere. Made by
STANDARO OIL CO.
ILSCKN8K NOT ICK.
Office of County Board of Commis?
sioners,
Sumter, S. C., Jan. 16, 1902.
The County Board of Commission?
ers have placed Licenses for the fiscal
year, A. D., 1902. as follows:
Hawkers and Peddlers, Stoves,
Ranges, Clocks and Lightning
Rods, each $50.00
Sewing Machines, Pianos and
Organs, each, 25.00
Ali Peddlers on foot of any
goods, not specified, 20.00
All Peddlers in ono horse wagon
of any goods not specified, 40.00
On travelling Bands of Persons
trading in stock or doing a
general Bartering Business, $100.00.
Magistrates throughout the county
are specially charged with making
arrests under this notice, of parties
trading without License.
WM. H. SEALE, Co. Supervisor.
Attest : Thos. V. Walsh, Clerk.
BOARDING and Lodging, $1 per
day. Reduction by the week. H. G.
Muldrow, 101 Spring Street, Charles?
ton, S. C. Jan. 22-lm.
TIE SUMTER SAYINGS BANK,
j SUMTER, S. C.
ESTABLSHIED SEPT. 26,1901.
CAPITAL STOCK - $25,000.
? Does a Savings Bank business. De?
posits received from 25 cents upwards.
Interest computed quarterly on the
first days of January, April, July and
October, at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annum.
Deposits may be made by mail or ex?
press and a bank; book will be prompt?
ly returned.
Call in and see the Home Savings
Bank. This is something new and
will interest you. We lend it to you
free of charge, the only condition
being that you have a deposit of $1.09
with us. Try one of these Banks and
the amount you can save will surprise
you.
HORACE H ARB Y, President,
I. C. STRAUSS, Vice President,
G. L. RICKER, Casnier.
DIRECTORS:
Horace Harby, I. C. Strauss,
Marion Moise, J. M. Knight, D. J.
Chandler, G. A. Lemon, B. G.
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