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vMrnsmmiB Stilist:?* WEDNESDAY, MARCH 19, 1902. E -'ai td? fast O?ice at Sumter ?is Second <Jlass Milter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. D. J. Chandler-Spring 1902. Keys Found-Apply at this office. nP??sON?? M? E. V. Green is in the city^ Mri. Claude Hurst was in the caty ?day. Mr. W. A. Mcilwaine has returned from New York. * Mr. fi. C. Moses is spending a few <3ays In Newberry. Mr. Tracy W, McColium is in tho si ty on business. Mr. Bert B. Beckham has been in town for several days. Mr. Edmund R. Murraay went to Charleston this morning. Mrs. M. L. Burns, of Camden, is .spending some time in Sumter. Mr. Johnnie Porter, of Georgetown, is visiting relatives in the city. Mr. J. B. Hammett, Of Kingstree, spent'several days in town last week. Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Burns will leave this afternoon for Boston, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Loryea, of St. Matthews, are visiting the Misses Barnett Miss Clare Kinard, of Columbia, is "visiting the family of Maj. W. F. B. Haynsworth. Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Fishburn and children of Columbia, spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. M. E. Jenkins, of Greenwood, is visiting her son, Mr. Thos. B. Jenkins. Master Henry Jervey Fletcher and his mother are visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Jervey. Mr. G. A. Lemmon went to Colum? bia yesterday and expects to go from there to Charleston. Mr. J. "Walter Britton, of Boston, Mass., is spending some time with his. brother, Mr. H. L. B. Wells. Mr. -Frank Lynam, of the Western Union Telegraph Company, Augusta, Ga., is in the city for a few day's stay. Mr. DeBonaid Furman left Thurs? day for Newberry to deliver a lecture on the life and war record of Gen. Thomas Sumter. Mrs. George E. Beaumont went to Baltimore last week to attend the funeral of her mother, Mrs. Wm. T. Holdson, who died Wednesday. Mrs. Edward S. Booth arrived in the city from Asheville, N.C., on Sat? urday and will spend sometime with mends and relatives in this county. Mr. W. H. Baker, who has been with Mr. Geo. F. Epperson for the past four years, has accepted a position with the McCormick Harvesting Co. Mayor Wilcox, of Marion, S. C., was in the city last week for the purpose of examining our system of water works. Marion will shortly put in a system of water works and Mayor Wilcox has been commissioned by. his city council to visit several towns in the State to make a careful examination of their systems of water works and collect all possible information bearing on the subject of water systems. Mr. Wilcox is a prominent business man of Marion and is at the head of tue successful roller mill at that place. Supt. Edmunds reports the follow? ing enrollment in white schools: Washington Street School, 501: Fac? tory School, 70; total, 571. Decidedly the largest enrollment in the school'? history. The macadam work on Main Street wiU be completed within ten more working days. Good weather is need? ed for carrying on the work satisfac? torily. There will be a large crowd going down to the Exposition this week. This city will be represented by a large delegation and there will be quite a number from other sections of the county. Willie Clyburn, a negro, who has been in jail for sometime under indict? ment for trial at the next term of court became demented about a week ago but, for several days his mania did net assume a violent or dangerous character. On Thursday night he became violent and made desperate efforts to dash out his brains against the sides of the celL Four men were required to hold him and he was kept under guard all of that night. Friday there being no improvement in his condition he was removed from the regular cage cell and placed in the cell provided for' lunatics. It has been the confident hope and belief that the Citizens Building & Loan Association would be wound up at the end of the hundredth month. On last Saturday the one hun? dredth monthly payment was made and it is impossible to wind up the affairs of the association for the reason that there still remain fifty shares upon which no loan has been made. The association has but 50 shares, and a simple calculation will demonstrate that to retire the remaining 50 shares at $150 per share, the sum of $7,500 will be required: and, to provide this sum, the associa? tion must be continued in operation six months longer, the monthly payments on all shares amounting to the gross j sum of $1,270 only. From the gross receipts must be deducted the amount I necessary to pay the incidental ex- j penses of the association, averaging j about $25 to 830 a month. There is no j possibility of winding up the associa? tion before September 15th unless the stockholders agree to pay in the six necessary assessments in a lump sam and inns provide the funds for the immediate retirement of all of the out? standing fifty shares. 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. -i-a-an-n-a f MARRIAGE. Dr. Ernest M. Rast and Miss Eleanor Thomson were married at the ? nome of Mr. James L. Rast, the I bride's uncle, Cameron, S. C., on ! Tuesday afternoon, 4.30 o'clock. Dr. i Rast is the leading physician of Came? ron, where he has been established for the practice of his profession for several years. II- II ? - From Brentwood to Bethel. : On Wednesday, March 14th, 1902, ?Brentwood, the handsome residence near the historic Old Brick Church, was" the scene of a happy marriage. The contracting parties were Mr. John Hosea Wilson and Miss Alma Florence McElteen. Gathered in the parlor were many of the near relatives of the bride and gioom, and. at three o'clock the bridal attendants'maTched to their places in the.folio wing order: ; Miss Ailie Buddin, Mr. Ed Ander? son, Miss lionise Wilson, Mr. Guy McBride, Miss Eunice McElveen, and Mr. Fred Stuckey. Immediately after came Mr. Harvey McElveen. escorting the groom, who was promptly followed by his bride elect leaning on the arm of her broth? er, Mr. Frank McElveen. There, in the dim light of a shaded parlor, the happy couple stood under a tasteful floral arch whiie the impressive mar? riage service was conducted by their pastor, Dr. W. J. McKay. In clear responses, vibrant with love and joy the twain took the solemn vows that made them one. The wedding march, and the soft, sweet music during the ceremony, were rendered by a violin and organ under the skillful fingers of Mrs. T. M.. McCutchen and Miss Emma Mayes. The congratulatory speeches to the groom and bride were many and earnest, while tears and smiles fought for the mastery. Only a hasty survey could be made of the presents sent in to the bride, though their number and variety merited several hours attention, for a large party left at once for Bethel, in Williamsburg County, to attend a reception at the home of Mr. Thos. Wilson, the groom's father. It was twenty-five miles "crosscountry," but every mile was thoroughly enjoyed. The roads were good, the weather perfect, with just a touch of spring in it. With quip and jest, teasing and repartee, the jolly party, under the guidance of the irrepressible and genial "best man," Mr. Harvey McElveen, reached its destination just as it became fairly dark. The dear old homestead, decorated and brilliantly lighted, sent out a cheerful ray from every door and win? dow. The hail and wide piazzas were filled with merry friends who rushed cut tc meet the party and extend a fciearty welcome to the bride. Abount eous supper was prepared. Table after table were filled with guests and all were served with a profusion and variety that left the Epicures nothing to wish for. Splendid music and room for dancing was provided, and the pleasant evening passed all too soon. Alt too soon, the warning stars, announced the approach of another day, with other duties, and reluctant? ly the assembly dispersed to their homes. The hospitality of those Bethel homes is proverbial, and the Brent? wood party were made thrice welcome and prolonged their stay in that delightful country till late the follow? ing day. Twiee recently has there been a mar? riage in Salem and a drive to Wil? liamsburg. Turn about is fair play, and the indications are that the next time it will be a wedding in Bethel ard a trip to Salem. So mote it be. Mr. John Wilson is a rising young farmer and resides near Shiloh, where he and his bride will be at home to their friends. Prince. Goodwill, March 18, 1902. DEATHS. Mr. Charles H. Nelson, of Summer? ton, died Friday night after a protract? ed illness. The funeral services were held at ll o'clock Sunday morning in the Presbyterian Church, Sum? merton. Dr. Isaac A. McKagen, one of the city's old and esteemed citizens, died at his home on Republican street Saturday night after a brief illness, aged 68 years. Dr. McKagen was a native of Camden but removed to this city several years prior to the war, when quite a yoong man, and was associated in the drug business for several years with the late J. M. Wilder. Ke was an expert and thoroughly trustworthy druggist and throughout his long life had the confidence of and the esteem of the peopie of the com? munity. Three children survive him. Mr. W. W. McKagen, Mrs. W. A. Mcilwaine and Miss Oretas McKasren. The funeral services were held from the residence yesterday afternoon. Mrs. Jennie McKain, wife of Mr. Wiley J. McKain, of the Mechanics ville neighborhood, died Sunday night after many weeks illness, aged .*>4 years . The funeral s?vices were held at the family residence near Mechan icsvi Ile Monday and the interment made in the McKain burying ground. Mrs. McKain had a large circle of friends to whom she was endeared by her lovable and attractive character, and her early death is sincerely mourned by all who knew and loved her. To the husband and three surviving chil? dren the loss is greatest and they have ! the L eartfelt sympathy of all. I RELIGIOUS. i - Rev. H. H. Covington will hold ser? vices at St. Philip's, Bradford Springs, Sunday, March 23rd. The annual District Conference of the Sumter District, Methodist Epis? copal Church, South, will be held April 10-13th inclusive, with New Zion Church, Clarendon County. Bishop W. W. Duncan is expected to preside and dedicate the handsome new church recently built by the member? ship of the New Zion Church. This being the week of self denial for home missions observed by the W. M. Society of the South, services have been arranged at Bartlette Street Church on the 18th (tonight) and 19th at 8 p. m., and on the 20th at 5 p. m., (the usual prayer meeting hour.) Wednesday evening Rev. Louis J. Bristow, of Wedgefield will address the meeting, and on Thursday after? noon Rev. Mr. Jones of the Methodist church will speak to us. Those inter? ested in missions are cordially invited to attend. Pastor. Capt. Freeland Turns Up Again. San Antonios Tex., March 14. Upon the complaint of his alleged eighth wife, formerly Mrs. Mary A. Parker of Plattsburg, Mo., Christian C. Nelson, alias Capt. A. N. Free? land, alias John Anderson, alias Nel? son Porter, was arrested here today at a hotel while in company with a woman, claimed to be his ninth wife a Mrs. A. E. Milburn, whom he mar? ried at Fort Scott, Kas., two weeks ago. Nelson admits that he is wanted in several States, and it is charged that he has undivorced wives in Los Angeles, Cal., Portalnd, Ore., Platts? burg, Mo., Fort Scott, Kas., Salt Lake City, Utah, St. Paul, Minn., and at other points. He is about 46 years old, rather good looking, well dressed and speaks with a slight Ger? man accent. It is not generally believed that the man arrested in San Antonio, Texas, for bigamy is Capt. A. N. Freeland, formerly of this city, for he did not speak with a German accent, although it is possible that he has cultivated an accent since embarking in the business of matrimony by the whole? sale. This publication from San Antonio comes just at a time when there is a revival of interest in Sum? ter in Capt. Freeland and his esca? pades. This revival of interest was brought about by the arrival in the city a few days ago of a young lawyer from Nf w York city who represents the family of the young lady who was mar? ried to Freeland in Grace Church, New York, several months ago. After Freelanc/s exposure and his flight and desertion of his bride a few weeks after marriage, the whole story came out and a great deal was published in the papers concerning the case The young lady is a niece of ex-Mayor Van Wyck, of New York, and is wealthy in her own right as well as being a mem? ber of a prominent and weathy family. Efforts were made by the family to prevent publicity of the scandal and - have been moving along as quietly as possible gathering evidence against Freeland for the purpose of having the marriage annulled. If a case can be made out against him, it is said it is the intention of the young lady's brothers to have Freeland captured and prosecuted. Tho New York law? yer who has been in town is workig up the case and has retained a member of the local bar to assist him. Fireman's Tournament Meeting. We th^ undersigned, respectfully re? quest that the citizens of Sumter as? semble at the county Court House at 8 p. m., the 20th day of March, 1902, to discuss the plans for the propose^ firemen's turnament to be held in Sumter and to transact such other business relative thereto as may come before the meeting : A. B. Stuckey, Mayor, Marion Moise, James Copes, Geo. W. Dick, C. J. Owens, Neill O'Donnell, Abe Ryttenburg, A. J. China, R. D. Lee, H. G. Osteen, J. A. Schwerin. The McFaddin Stock Sold. The stock of goods of Charles F. I McFaddin were sold Wednesday under order of the U. S. Court in bankruptcy proceedings by G. A. Lemmon, trustee. The stock was sold at auction and was knocked down to Karby & Co., whose bid of $2,000, was the highest. There were eight;bidders on the stock as follows: Harby & Co., of Sumter, J. H. McAulley, Chester, J, R. Cousar, Chester, J. Aedenstein, Augusta, Ga., J. B. Hammett, Lan? caster, D. C.. Flym, Newberry There were several other prospective buyers present at the sale, but they did not put in bids the other bidders setting too fast a pace for them. Will Practice in Columbia. Dr. E. F. Darby, who has been taking a special course in New York, reached Columbia on Tuesday. Dr. Darby has been practicing medicine in Sumter county for nearly twenty years, but ho has decided to locate in Columbia. He has opened oflices at the corner of Bull and Richland streets. Dr. Darby is already well known here, and his friends will be glad to know that he has cast his lot with them. He is a son of the Rev. Dr. O. A. Darby, formerly president of the Columbia Female college.- The State. _ _ U. D. C. Day at the Exposition. Through the Charleston Chapter, United Daughters of the Confederacy a cordial invitation was extended at ; the last State convention to meet in Charleston on a U. D. C. day to be named during the Exposition. April 12th has been selected as the day for this reunion and the "Daughters" throughout the South are urged to grace the hospitable old city with their presence on what is sure to be a memorable occasion. Receptions and other special entertainments will be given, the rose gardens in Charleston and the azaleas at Magnolia will bo at their best and the beautiful Exposi- ? tion at the height of its attractiveness. | SAFE BLOWERS AT LAMAR. Lamar, S. C., March 13.-On the morning of the 11th instant about two o'clock the store house of Mr. T. F. Wilson, of this place, was broken into and his safe blown open and the contents taken out which consisted of valuable papers and about sixty dol? lars in cash. The blowers took every precaution to avoid a fire, as they covered the oil tanks, which were not a great way from the safe, with bags and burlaps and removed all the sample cotton out of the office to a safe place near the door. Some of our citizens heard the explosion, but could not locate it, and consequently did not know where to go. They are certainly " experienced crackers" as they did a nice job on the safe. Five men had been hanging .around in this vicinity a few days be? fore the robbery and camping out at night about a mile .outside of town. When asked about their business and intentions they stated that they were making their way to the Darlington cotton mi IL Two of those men went into Mr. Wilson's store Monday, made some_purchases and, of course, took in the situation. Another one went into Dr. Watson's drug store and bought such drugs and appliances as are nec? essary in dressing wounds, etc. The doctor thinks he is an M. D. or has some knowledge of medicine. It is believed they are a regulrly organized band of expert robbers and safe blow? ers and we expect to hear from them again soon. Mr Wilson also lost some goods out of the store. Our little town is on a good honest boom. Several new houses are now under construction. Our merchats have all pulled through-and no fail? ures to report M. Notice to Telephone Subscribers. Telephone subscribers will please cut this list out and paste in their directories. 251 Baptist Church, the First, E. Liberty St. 97 Behre, F. G., Res., Levi Avenue. Brock, J. P., mdse, near Summerton. 119 Bultman & Bro., shoes, Main. 156 Crosswell, A. W., res., Manning Avenue. 100 Cuttino, H. C., res., Harby Avenue. 252 Ducker & Bultman, mdse., Main. 129 Jenkins, E. A., res. W. Libertv. 217 McKeiver, J. W. res., Mill Street. 253 Walsh, T. V., res., S. Main. IS YELLOW POISON B in your blood ? Physicians call i H it flalaria! Germ, lt can be seen '? ag changing red blood yellow under f 8 microscope. It works d3y and ? ? night. First, it turns your com- * S plexion yellow. Chilly, aching I lg sensations creep dov/n your | i backbone. You feel weak* and f 1 worthless. ? i ROBERTS' CHILL T0N?G : J will stop the trouble now. It l i I enters the blood at once ar.d |< ?j drives out the yel'ow poison. h ?5 If neglected md when Chills, ?, i-. Fevers, Night -Sweats and a gen- f.. ? eral break-down cone Jater on, ? i Roberts' Tonic will cure you jj" then-but why wait? Prevent U if future sickness. The manufac- R ?tarers know all about this yel- g low poison and have perfected || Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, g j| nourish ycur system, restore ft 3 appetite, purify the blood, pre- r? ii vent and cure Chills, Fevers and jg I Malaria. It has cured thous- ?; <| ands-It will cure you, or your jg ?a money back. This is fair. Try ? i| lt. Price, 25 cents. 1 A. J. CHINA, T. D. CHANDLER. 1 A CAMP, 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, ?80SSWELL & 00., PHONE 53. A ti.- 28 50 YEARS' EXPERIENCE TRADE MARKS DESIGNS COPYRIGHTS &c. Anvone sending a sketch and description may quickly ascertain onr opinion free whether an invention is probably patentable. Communica? tions strictly confidential. Handbook on Patents sent free. Oldest ngenev for securing patents. Patents taken through Munn & Co. receive special notice, without charge, in the Scientific American. A handsomely illustrated weekly. J,nrecst cir? culation of any soient iflc Journal. Terms. $3 a year : four months, fl. Sold by all new? dealers. MUNN &Co.36,Bro??M''New York Branch Office. (35 F SU Washington, D. C c/5 PISOOS CURE FOR to. CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good, in time. Sold by druggists. Use ^ CONSUMPTION:^ Is one of the most popular styles for Spring of Nineteen Hundred and Two. *?|?ffE They are made in Mew York City by one of the most famous clothes makers in the land -THE FECKEiMER, FISHEL COMPANY and you will find their label sewed in the inside breastpocket of the coat. We have them in various fabrics in "stout," "sien? der" and "regular" cuts. SUITS FROM $12 to $20 We will esteem it as a favor if you will call and give us the opportu? nity to show you our Spring Cloth? ing as well as the new things in Hats, Haberdashery, etc. D. J. CHANDLER, CLOTHIER AND FURNISHER, j. ????MU i m Sumter 1 C. We have opened new line? of Velvet, Ribbon, Linen and Satin baek Featherstitch braids, and Pearl buttons; Quillhone, the new waist boning, and our celebrated ladies9 and children's 1? cent stocking, which is the best made for the price, all sizes. J. RYTTEHBERG & SONS. Watch ourtnew arrivals o? wash!?goods, etc