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S <&>r#i ar trie fort Office az Sumter S ? ? , ns SecQ7t, J Class Milter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. IX .J. Chandler-Something New. Clark & Co.-Life of Dr. Talmage.| Sumter Democratic Club-Meeting^ J. Kattenberg & Sons-Special Bar gains. Belitzer's Purni ture Store-Closing Out Business. PERSONAL. ? ~~ Ul . Mr. C. E. Strange is in the city today. , : Mr. E. M. Wilson wns in town last . Thursday. t- Miss Zoe Hall went to Charleston yesterday. Mr. M.. G. Ryttenberg has gone to g-..^New York. Mr. A. B. Stuckey went to Charles? ton Wednesday. Mr. L C. Strauss is spending a few 'days in Charleston. :.. . . L- D. Jennings, Esq., went to - -Charleston yesterday. J. C. Durant, Esq., of Manning,. % /Spent Friday in town. -Mr.. W. A. Nettles, of Privateer, l^spent Saturday in town. ?i Mr. Herbert A. Moses, of Columbia, ! >f|T' was in; the' city' last weekv Sr C. Hayns worth, Esq., went to |;>- /Columbia Friday morning. ? v ^ County Supervisor WV H. Seale re r turned from. Charleston: Friday. Mr. Leon Dove, of Xingstree, is :?Jy fending a few days; in the ci ty. ". Mr. and Ulrsl J. Grenville DeLorme : arrived in the city laat Thursday. g?* Miss Hinda Manheim is visiting her llpfeistery Mrs.. J.'David, in, Columbia. , Mr. W. A. Stuckey, of Bishopviile, ^ was in town for several (Jays last week, g ; :v Misses Evie Cunningham and Elma |||Epps? left for-. Charleston yesterday . r morning. , : Hrs. John S. richardson and Miss ^ Sophie Richardson went to Charleston plpast week. Misses Belle and Gussie Dinkins ^>&ave> gone to Charlestorr -for a few / days stay Alderman J. A. Schwerin returned Saturday from.- Charleston after ? ?1 week's stay. ? Miss Margaret Richardson, who has ^ been teaching at: ^sae^, 4s at home for the vacation. Dr. and Mrs. N. G. Osteen, Jr^ of Darlington, were in the city last Sunday and Monday.' ?c'|::" Misses Nita and Arrie Stuckey and . -Mary Burgess went to. Charleston to visit the Exposition last week. ^gf- Mr. Junius Spann, of Columbia, was in the city yesterday to . attend the ; funeral ofhis sister, Mrs. J. FL Brad? ford. . Mrs. H. L. B. Wells has returned %?. from ; Orangeburg where she has spent sometime visiting her son, Mr. E?> Wells. . . . Miss Jessie Jennings, Of Columbia, l?P&d Miss Lilly May Russell, of Pros ? perity, are visiting Mrs. Dr. Van Tel r?: _ v berg-Hofman.: . ^T T)rs. S. C. Baker and Walter Cheyne ^jattended the -annual .'. meeting bf" ; ? the State Medical Association in Spar 0 ianbnrg last week. Messrs. W. T. Brogden, J. M. 0: Woodley, a L. Stubbs and H. L. & Wells left on last Sunday morning for . : Dallas, Texas, to attend the Conf?d?r? ?e ate Reunion. Mr. Jos. H. Villeneuve has signed with the Wilmington. N. C., base ball ^ team and will play second base for the Tar Heels this season. He left for Wihnington Saturday night, ^i: Mr. Sam Woods, who has had charge bf the Postal Telegraph Office for sev |/; eral months, has been transferred to ? Wilmington, N. G., and .Mr. Tom" I?^Bradley has resumed the position. ? Mr. Perry Moses, Jr., formerly of this city, but who has been in the em J ploy bf Bushnell & Co., Thompson . ville, Conn., for the past three years, has resigned his position with them to accept the . place of assistant district r engineer of the Southern Cotton Oil1 - Go., with headquarters at Columbia. Prof. Hugh. C. Haynsworth, of Fur man University, was in the city last H week to say good-bye to his relatives and friends here before crossing the ? water. He sailed from New York on ?? morrow for Europe, where he will :.. spend the next five or six.months^ ; . studying the French and German : languages. " Mr. S. H. Edmunds leaves tomor - row for Athens, Ga., to attend the Southern Educational Conference as \ one of the delegates from this State, ir- Mr. J. M. Klinck, of Charleston, / who has accepted a position with the ; Sumter Drug Co., arrived in the city sp this morning. Mr. Edmund R. Murray left this morning for Montgomery, Ala., where he will spend several months with his brothers. J. Ryttenberg & Sons have a nev ? advertisement today that will bc found interesting by shoppers. Closing out business, everything must go by June, is the announce ment of the Belitizer Furniture Store. 1 Bargains now, is the order of the day. The annual prize drill of the Sum % ter Light Infantry will be held on th( "^"Graded School square on the afternooi of May 7tb. Three prizes are to be : contested for. Several of the cities in the State are planning for a special day at the Ex ? position, but nothing has been said I about "Sumter's day." Why not ; have a Sumter Day at the Exposition? The political situation in Sumter |P County seems to be at present remark abry quiet. The avowed candidates are t few and those who are out do not i seem to be making an active canvass H for votes. ? | {j The Supreme'Court Tirursday hand? le ed down an opinion affirming the |^verdict of the lower court in the *f- case of Joseph F. Baker vs. B. A. er Hussey et al. The verdict of the lower ?j court was in favor of the defendants V -Hussey et ah McLeod-Byrt? Wedding. J Timnionsvi?le, April 16.-This after? noon at 5-30 o'clock, Dr. W. E. ? McLeod and Miss Ellen Byrd were j united in marriage at the Presbyterian Church, which had been beautifully and tastily decorated for the occasion. It was ?lied to its utmost capacity by the friends of the young couple. The ceremony was performed by the broth? er of the groom, Kev. D. Melvin McLeod, of Bicbburg, who was assist? ed by. Kev. E. C. Bailey, of this place. To the strains of a beautiful wed? ding march, rendered by Miss Janie Coker, the bride entered accompanied by her maid of honor, Miss Mary Stroud, , of Florence. The groom was accompanied by his brother,' Hon. T. G. McLeod, of Lynchburg. The other attendants . were vDr.- W. B. Alford, A.B. Garner, ESQ., Misses Bertha -Xechner, Mary E. McLeod and Lizzie Bagsdale. The ushers were Messrs. Walter J. McLeod, D. B. Traxler, Irving Welling and Dr. W. E. Mills. The little flower girls, who made a "beautiful appearance, were Misses Kate McSween^ Blanch Cole, Cecelia Henry and' Edith Vaughn. The bride, who is very popular here, is a daughter of the late Dr. J. O. Byrd. The. groom is a rising young dentist at this place, and is a son of the late W. J. McLeod, of Lynchburg. Quite a number of visitors from Sumter County ' attended the .-'cere? monies. The presents received were costly and many. After a reception field at/the home of the bride's moth- \ er, Dr. and Mrs. McLeod left on the 7.13 train fOT an extended bridal tour. Married in Spartanburg. Special to The State. : ^| Spartanburg, April 16.-At the home of the bride, on North Church Street, this aftern?on at ,5 o'clock, a beautiful home wedding was solemnized . in" the uniting of the lives, of Miss Lizzie Archer and Dr. DeLorme, of Snmt??' Dr. J. S. Watkins performed the ceremony. The bridai couple left on the afternoon train for a wedding tour. Sumter' will be their home. Miss .Archer is. the youngest daughter of Mi- and Mrs. J. C. Archer, and one of the cities loveliest and most popuar young women. Hie. groom isa promi? nent young druggist of Sumter. Con-, gratuations of hundreds of friends are extended. -, A Coming Marriage. Mrs. Mary J. 'Porter announcs the marriage of her daughter. Mary Vardelle, to Mr. John E. j Whilden, jof Sumter, ' S. C. The marriage : will take place at the borne of Capt. J. H: Porter in this city, April 30, .3*30 p. m. Immediately after the ceremony the couple will leave for Sumter, S. C., their future home. No cards? Georgetown Outlook, April 20. DEATHS" Fowler,, the tittle son of ; Mr.- and Mrs. F. A. Bultman, died thursday after a few days'illness. The funeral services w?re held at the residence Friday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Mrs. Mixon, aged 54 years, died Thursday -at her. home in the 'cotton Tnill district, and was funeralized Friday at 10 ..o'clock by Kev. W. A. Fairy. . rs. Lula Bradford, wife of Mr. I J. IL Bradford, died Monday morning after a protracted i llness. She leaves . a 'husband and two little sons to mourn her loss. . The funeral of Mrs. Lulah S. Brad? ford was held at the residence of Mrs. Mary E. Brown on Church Street at II o'clock yesterday morning. Services were conducted by Bev. E. H. Jones,' pastor of the Firs t Methodist Church, of which Mrs. Bradford has been a member for many years. A large number of .friends attended the fune? ral and many followed the remains to their last resting place in the ceme terv.^Wg The surviving fciusband and children have the deepest sympathy of the comipunity in their sad bereavement. Esther, infant daughter of "Mr. J. N. Brown, died on Monday morning. Funeral was held at his residence on Broad Street Tuesday morning at 10.30 o'clock. The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. E. S. DesChamps died Monday, aged S jive months, after only; a few days ill? ness. The funeral services were held at the~residence on Calhoun Street at 4 o'clock yesterkay afternoon. MTS. Fanny D'Ancona, wife of Mr. A. D^Ancona, died at the home of Mr; Mitchell Levi at ll o'clock yes? terday morning, aged 65 years. Mrs. D'Ancona was the mother of Mrs. Mitchell Levi, of this city, and Mrs. j Louis Levi, of Manning. Mr. and Mrs. j D'Ancona formerly resided in Chicago, | but indecent years have spent much of ! their time in this city with their daughter. Her death was very sudden, . coming without warning or premonition, and she was in her usual health up to a few hours of the end. Funeral at 4:30 this afternoon from residence of M. M. Levi. The Report Contradicted. In consequence of the circulation of reports that his son, W. Edmunds Hogan, had been shot for desertion from the U. S. Marine Corps and not having heard from him recently. Mr. Eugene Hogan wro te to the headquar? ters in Washington. The following reply has been received by him: Headquarters U. S. Marine Corps, Adjutant and Inspector's Office. Washington, D. C., April 18, 190*2. .Sir: 1. In reply to your letter of the 14th instant, addressed to the War Department, and referred to this office, in relation to the present whereabouts of your son, Private William E. Hogan, U. S. M. C., I have to inform you that he is now en route to Cavite. P. L, with a detachment of Marines which left Washington on the 10th instant. 2. A letter add reseed "Private Wil? liam E. Hogan, U. S. M. C., First Brigade of Marines, Cavite, P. I., care Post Office, San Francisco, Cal." will reach him. Eespectfnliy, O. H. Caurlleims, Major U. S. Marine Corps, Acting Adjutant and Inspector. Eugene Hogan, Sumter, S. C. A BOLD THIEF. John Smith Robs Mr. Hyman's Honse in Broad Daylight. / John Smith, the white man who was before the Mayor on the 15th for disor? derly conduct and public drunkenness is in more serious trouble and was committed to jail that afternoon for trial at the next term of court. 0 Shortly after having paid the fine of $10 imposed by the Mayor- Tuesday he went to Mr. F. C. Hyman's resi? dence on Liberty Street, and stole a coat, two vests, a draft for $450 and several other articles. He was seen by Mrs. Hyman when leaving the house, but made her believe that he w?s a telephone lineman who had been sent to the house to fix the telephone. As he went out of the house he remarked to Mrs. Hyman that her husband was asleep in the front room. As soon as Mrs. Hyman went into the front room in which. Smith had been, she found that the room had been ransacked, and a number of articles were missing. The police were notified by telephone and Officer H. H. Smith set out in pursuit of his thievish namesake, and captured him in1 the bottom just beyond the old C. S. & N., yard. Ali of the articles stolen were recov? ered, and John Smith was sent to jail by Magistrate Wells. ' HUMAN SKULL FOUND. Queer Find of Street Hands. Street Commissioner White unearth? ed a human skull on Church Street, in front of Mr. W. H. Scott's resi? dence, while opening a ditch- The skull had evidently been in the' ground for many years, but no one camacconnt for its presence at the point it was found. Church Street was laid' off within the memory of several residents of the city, and the theory is advanced that there may have been a grave yard in that vicinity many years ago, before the street was opened. Coroner Flowers was notified of the finding of the skull, but there was no need for an investigation in the circumstances and ! he was advised by his ^Attorney that it was not his duty to do so. ^Mayor's Court U. B. Caps, Geo. E. Judge and H. C. Crabtree, all white, were tried in the Mayor's ' court last Wednesday for disorderly conduct. They \ plead guilty and were fined as follows : Caps," $15 ; Judge $5, Crabtree, $5. The fine was heavi?r in the case of Caps because his "offense was greater than that. of the others. This case would have been- tried Tues? day but, while out on bond Caps left town, preferring to forfeit his bond to standing trial. He was cap? tured in Mayesville Tuesday after? noon and brought back "on the 9.10. train that night by-Oificers"Smith and Weeks. Exposition Visitors. The following, persons in*additon to those whose names have been already mentioned went to Charleston' yester? day : Dr. and Mrs. George Dick, and family, Miss Edmunds, Miss DftLorme, Miss McLean, Miss Die?, Miss Graham, Miss Agnes Eichardson, Miss Kate Moses, Miss M. A. Warren, Mr. Guy McBryde, and many others. Tbe Jewish Passover-lt Began at Sun? down Monday. The Hebrew Feast of the Passover began ' Monday afternoon at sundown and for the next eight days the event of the emancipation of the Jewish people and the "going out of Egypt" will, be commemorated and observ? ed according to the mandates of the old Mosaic law as found in Exodus, the Book of the Old Testa? ment named after this same occasion. During this period no leavened bread will be eaten by the strict Orthodox, member of the synagogue, who will' carefully observe the relief of the children of Israel from the hand of Pharaoh, as instituted in the twelfth chapter of Exodus. LEE COUNTY DEMOCRATS. They Are Preparing for the Primaries This Year. Bishopville, April 16.-Assistant At? torney General Gunter, who is secre? tary of the State Democratic executive committee, spent Tuesday??at Bishop? ville with the Democrats of the new county. Under the act Creating the new county a complete set of county officers has to be elected in this year's election. There is of course no Demo? cratic, county organization in Bee and State 'Chairman - Jones and Secretary Gunter had to issue the call for the precinct meetings and county conven? tion. All details of the plan of organ? ization were explained by Mr. Gunter. Will Meet in Sumter. The State Medical Association will hold its next annual meeting in this city on the second Wednesday in April, 1903. The railroads will continue the low rates to Charleston on account of the Exposition throughout the. month of Mayland* three day tickets will be sold on Tuesdays and Thursdays from May 1st to June 1st for 81.50 for the round trip. D. J. Chandler, the" Main street clothier, leads in prices and styles, as all who have visited his store have discovered. In today's advertisement prices are quoted on seasonable suits that give some idea of the bargains be is offering. Game Cock Lodge K. of P. will have the annual Fish Fry- some time in the near future. At the meeting I last night a committee was appointed consisting of B. Walsh, W. S. Jones, H. L. Scarborough. W. H. Seale and H. W. Scarborough. They will make all arrangements and fix the date. A Northwestern R E., coach caught on fire at the depot Saturday and the fire department was called out. The fire started in the roof of the coach from the stove pipe, and to reach the fire and extinguish it the firemen had to cut a hole in the roof. When this was done and the water turned on the fire was quickly gotten under con? trol and the coach "was saved without having sustained serious damage. A BATTLE IN GROOMSTOWN. Shot Guns Used to Settle a Family Feud -Twenty-Five Shots Exchanged. There was a pitched battle in Groornstown Saturday between Charley Grooms and his brother-in-law. Tom Connell. They used double-barrel shot guns, and, it is said, more than twenty five shots were exchanged. Both of them were hit several times, but, as the fight was not at close quarters and bird shot was used, neither was seri? ously injured. Grooms was shot'in the face, chest, arms and ear and Con? nell in the legs arms and body. Each, took out a warrant for the other and they were arrested Saturday afternoon and gave bond. The fight was the result of a family fend that has existed'for several years, the feud having its origin in a row over a ditch that passes through the Grooms's land. This ditch has been filled and opened several times by the contending parties, had been carried into court and has put the whole Grooms family and connections by the ears. The fight on Saturday was not the first battle since the feud started, but it was the most protracted and serious' engagement of the war. As soon as the combatants have had the bird shot picked out of their persons and the soreness has had time to wear off they will probably be ready to resume the fray, inasmuch as the ditch, the cassus belli, still exists and* the lands of the feudists need* drain? age. A Fight Against Immorality. ' Citizens who reside on Manning avenue are very indignant over the opening in their midst of a question? able and disreputable resort and have appealed to the Mayor to exercise his official power for the removal of the nuisance. These citizens are in dead earnest and they are determined to use every legal and legitimate means within their reach to bring about the removal of this plague spot from a heretofore quiet and respectable resi? dence neighborhood. They are syste? matically gathering evidence for use when needed and if a case is brought in court against the keeper of the l'establishment the frequenters of the resort will be surprised to find their names .set down on the list of witnesses. It is to be a fight to the finish for decency and respectability, and thos8 who are making the fight will have the moral supp?rt and best wishes of the best element of the communitv. THE JANITOR AT THE EXPOSITION. Hampton Lewis Records His Impressions of the Great Charleston Show. Mr Editbre Please Alo we me the Space .in your paper to give my Comnperements and thanks to the Blessede Scolers and tech?rs of the White Graded School for the Hansome littel Pust ($3.53) that they Give the Janatore to Go to WorlExposition and I must Saye that I Never in Joy A Betor time in life and what mad it so-Grate is bee cons I seene .so miney things that I Have Never Seene bee fore and I saw the won? derful old,Mill and I saw the wonders of world of Fishes and I sa w the Great wonders of the Negro Bilding and saw the great Adjue Curter Bilding and the great wonders of the Nassnel Biliang and A greate miney things I saw and A great miney things I did not see on the gard of time and menes wood Not A lowe me to Doe. So with this I wood Ad Vis Every man woman and Boy and Girl that can Doe so. to try\andgo and see of you Self bee couse this story is most too Great for iny Body to tell, for me my Self is Now lack the Great queen wich came bee fore Solmond in Days Part and gond. She Put the test to Solmond and Solmond in his Wise and wondfull wais Accomplise the test andNthen the queen cride out with A loud Voice that She Have Herde A. Great dele of you Solmond but the Haft Have Not ben told me so this I close By Saying I Still Re mine you H. Lewis Sumter. S. C. 4-18 1902 The dance at the Sumter Club com plimentery to Mr. and Mrs. D. J. Winn Jr., and Dr. and Mrs. J. G. DeLorme will be held tomorrow, j (Thursday) evening. IS YELLOW POISON in your blood ? Physicians call it Halar?a" Germ. It can be seen changing red blood yellow under microscope. It works day and night. First, it turns your com? plexion yellow. Chilly, aching sensations creep down your backbone. You feel weak and worthless, I ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC & wi?! stop the trouble now. it enters the blood at once and drives oat the yellow poison, if neglected aid when Chi??s, Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen . era! break-down come later on, ? Roberts* Tonic -will cure you ! th sn-but why wait ? Prevent if future sickness. Themanufac I turers know all about this yel I low poison and have perfected a Roberts' Tonic to orive it out, ? nourish your system, restore appetite, purify the blood, pre? vent and cure Chills, Fevers and Malaria, it has cured thous? ands-It wit! cure you, or your money back. This is f?*r. Try ? NOTICE. Meeting of the Sumter Democratic Club. A MEETING of the Sumter Demo? cratic Club is hereby called in the Court House at 8 o'clock p. m., Fri? day, April 25th, for the purpose of reorganizing and transacting such business as may properlv come before the meeting. H. G. OSTEEN, President. J. M. KNIGHT, Secretary. ? Lay it away tenderly, Pack it with care, &??H*\ The old Winter Suit (ffcfkte ? |^T^t has given suchjvearj * # NOW FOB || SOMETHING IIW......| ^ For the man who is not so pit- ^ ifully poor, or so recklessly ^ rich, we have Suits in fancy *L .A" Cheviots, Worsteds, Cassia 2 meres, plain Cheviots and J, v Tweeds at *T ^ gt |$109 $19.60, ^ ' #15 and $18. f 'VERY SUIT IS WORTH THTMONEYI *g? we ask for it, and every ^ man who buys one of 1 ^ these snits will toe well ^ satisfied. ^ # I----,\ : -- ^ 4* %e would like to show-y ou the new*f ^ Spring styles, even if you don't intend ^ touying right away. Come in, any how, ?Lr ^ just for a look. ''? IFp I R J. CHASDLER, f I CLOTHIER AND FURNISHER, f vi ?i* ?$? ??* 4? 4?.?$? 4? i|*.4M|*-ij* 4? 4? 4? ^|?? CLOSING OUT BUSINESS BELITZER S FURNITURE STORE....... Everything must go toy * June. Come now and get goods cheap. Also have an Iron Safe and large lot of Tools. April 9-2w Will Say To Well we will tell you to watch THE DAILY ITEM each evening. We intend to make a few offers that We are sure will bring you to our store. The first offering is our entire stock of Wool Challies, all this season's styles. They are 31 inches wide and are'the usual 40c Challies. Rettenbergs Price 99c. 5 Pieces 36 inch wide, White Cambric. Our regular 10c. Cambric. (Not Lons? dale.) Rettenbergs Price 8c. 15 dozen all pure linen Ladies' Hem? stitched Handkerchiefs. This is our 10c. Handkercheif. RyttenbergS Price Tc? These are just three little specials taken from three of our departments. A visit to our store when out shopping will convince you that we have the low? est prices. J. RETTENBERG &