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WEDGEFIELD ITEMS. Wedgefield, May 12.-The closing exercises of our high school will be held on Friday night The public are cordially invited to attend. 2 Planters generally report good stands of corn and cotton and they ought to be thankful for this time last year cotton had just been planted over. Everything has been favorable to vegetation, but against humanity, for judging by reports the spring breezes seem to have brought measles, grippe and fevers. The oat crop is very good in some localities and poor in others. Rev. Louis J. Bristow is attending the exercises of the Southern Baptist Convention at Asheville, N. C. Miss Sallie Pooser, of Foreston, is visiting Miss Bessie Kelley. We regret to report the illness of Mr. Soule Mellett ; his many friends wish him a speedy recovery. The Bell telephone squad moved their camp on Saturday from Camden Junction to Cain Savannah. They say their experience in crossing the Wate ree swamp will be long remem? bered. JJMr. George Whilden, of Sumter, spent Sunday in town. His friends were glad to see " him again, his absence from our midst has been veiy marked since Conference met last. The annual meeting of Citizens' Building and Loan Association is call? ed for tomorrow. See advertisement. Mr. S. D. Richardson, of Privateer, is now supplying this market with fine hard head cabbage. He left at this office a sample head of the large Jersey Wakefield variety that measured at least S inches in diameter. The plants were put out in the early winter, and he has a patch about fifty feet square from which he has already sold over $40 worth, and still has about half of the crop on the ground.' The commencement, exercises of the Wedgefield Graded School will take place, Friday evening, May 16th. The address to the students will be deliv? ered by Dr. C. C. Brown, of Sumter. An ice cream festival will be given on the Graded School Square on Thursday evening, begininng at 6.30 o'clock for the benefit of .Magnolia Street Church. The following ladies have consented to serve: Misses Ida StanselL Ella DeLorme, Beulah Rhame, Mamie Brinkley, Hattie Lowery, Moneta Osteen.* A basket picnic at White's Mill will be given on Friday, May 16th, under the auspices of the S. M. A. and F. S., to which the public are invited. Mr. J. M. Woods and Misses Ruth McLaurin and Mary Branson com? pose the committee. Negro Shot at Oswego. Mr. Marion Andrews shot a negro at Oswego Wednesday, but the negro escaped without serious injury. The particulars of the affray have not been obtained, but the report is that Mr. Andrews and the negro, who was in his employ, had a difficulty over the failure of the negro to do his work properly. When he was reproved by Mr. Andrews he assaulted him with a knife. Mr. Andrews then shot him twice. Prize Drill of the S. L. I. The annual prize contest of the Sum? ter Light Infantry came off Wednesday afternoon at 6.30 o'clock on the Graded School grounds. The men showed that they had practiced hard for this drill and gave a fine exhibition. Adjutant Frost and Capt. Glenn act? ed as judges. In addition to the three company prizes competed for each year, a gold medal was offered by Capt. Doar for the best drilled man, which was won by C. P Lesesne, who was also the winner of the first company prize. The three company medals were won as follows : C. P. Lesesne, first prize : Hemphill Pate, second prize; Willie Manning, third prize. There was a large attendance of spectators, and the band, as usual, furnished some fine music HAMPTON COMMITTEE HAS AGREED UPOM PLAS OF WORK. Members of Genera! Committee to Appoint County Chairmen and They Will Choose Advisory Committee. The Hampton memorial committee met in . this city on Friday night. There were present A. C. Haskell, chairman, of the Seventh congression? al district; W. G. Hinson, of the First ; James W. Moore, of the Sec? ond, and James A. Hoyt, of the Fourth, and R. W. Shand, secretary and treasurer, D. H. Russell, of the Third ; James F. Hart, of the Fifth, and W. E. James, of the Sixth were unavoidably absent. Letters were received and read mak? ing suggestions as to the monument and giving some information as to probable cost. The following plan was sgreed upon ; Every member of this committee will appoint a county chairman for every county in his congressional district. Each county chairman will call to his aid an advisory committee of his own selection, and they will appoint some person or committee in every precinct or locality, which they deem advis? able, who will solicit and receive sub? scriptions to a State monument to Wade Hamp?n, soldier and statesman. Of course the county committee will severally adopt such other methods and plans as will in their judgment contribute to a successful result of the undertaking. The names of the seve? ral county chairmen will be publish? ed so soon as reported by the com? mitteemen. The progress of the work will be given to the public from time to time, as reported by the collectors and for? warded through the county chairmen to the general committee. These reports are to be made month? ly by the collectors to the county committee who will at once tabulate and forward to the congressional dis? trict committeeman who will in turn forward to Col. Haskell, chairman. All parties, as soon as appointed, are earnestly urged to proceed at once and diligently in carrying out the object of their appointment, and to make their monthly reports punctual- i ly and regularly.- The State, May ll. I The Bell Telephone Franchise. The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co., will, at the next meet? ing of the City Council, renew its ap? plication for a franchise to establish in this city a local telephone exchange. Since the original application was re? fused by Council the Bell people have undergone change of heart and have modified the application so that it now conforms in most particulars to the requirements insisted upon by a majority of the people of Sumter. When the application was first made the representative of the Bell people stated emphatically that his company would never under any circumstances accept a franchise if to it was attach? ed conditions reserving to the City Council the right and power to control and prescribe the maximum and mini? mum rates to charged patrons of the exchange to be established. On this point the Bell people have arrived at a different conclusion and in the application to be presented at the next Council meeting they stip? ulate that the maximum and minimum rates shall be fixed for a period of five years, and that the Bell company will not reduce rates below the rates charged for similar exchange service by any competing company. The questions for Council to decide when the application is brought up is, does the city of ST?niter need another telephone exchange and does Council desire to grant a franchise limiting its power to control rates to a period of five years ? The proposition the Bell people now make is much fairer than they previously made, but it will bear close scrutiny and no one doubts but that the members of Council will consider it well before granting the franchise, for the Council has the interests of the community in its care and will see that no contract is made that may hereafter be detrimental to Sumter. Thrown From Her Horse. Miss MOCK!, the accomplished vocal instructor at the Institute, had a disagreeable experience Saturday af? ternoon last by being thrown from her horse, near the H. W. Merriam Shoe Company building. She was riding at an ordinary pace when a small dog frightened her horse which sprang sud ; denly breaking the girth, which, of course, loosened the saddle. Being j an expert horsewoman, Miss Mood sprang lightly to the ground, but the earth was so moist and slippery that she sank in the mud, but happily un ! injured. She was quickly taken to I the factory building where after a wholesale bath there were no evi? dences of her unpleasant experience, likewise no evidence of the small dog, otherwise there would have been use for a shotgun.-Newton,. X. J., Eecord. Another Enterprise for Sumter. In the Columbia letter of the News and Courier yesterday was the fol? lowing item: A commission for a charter has been issued to the Sumter Planing Mills, of Sumter, Corporators: John E. Whilden and D. W. Cuttino. From Mr. Whilden we learn that the Sumter Planing Mills is an off? shoot of the Witherspoon Bros. & Co., manufacturing interests. The mill, the buildings and machinery for which are being ejected and put in place, will be adjoining the coffin factory, and the members of the other branch? es of their business will take stock in the new company. Mr. Cuttino, who has been bookkeeper for O'Donnell & Co., for a number of years will be in the office ot the new company. A side-track from the A. "C. L. is being put in to connect with the new mill. Mayor's Court. The police are after the license tax j delinquents. Several of them were summoned before the Mayor's court yes ! terday, but before the hour of noon had ; arrived they had all paid up, and thus ' escaped punishment with one excep? tion. William Richardson, a drayman, ; was requi red to pay his tax " with i twenty per cent, penalty within ten days. The proceedings will continue until all have paid who are still in arrears. Andrew Jackson, a very black negro, boy was up on a charge, of disorderly conduct for entering Mr. E. Mood Smith's premises on Liberty street, and stealing therefrom one hen, the good and lawful chattels of the said Mr. Smith. This case will be heard ! today. In the meantime Jackson ? may secure the services of a lawyer to I defend him, and afterwards work out j the fee. He is the chap who was re? cently acquitted of larcney in the ! Court of General Sessions through the ! efforts of his Counsel, Mr. H. ?>. j Moise, and subsequently stole from i his advocate a goat and turkey. Chance for a Cadet. Representative Elliott together with i other members of the South Carolina delegation has been notified that a civil service examination will be held at Columbia, Charleston and Green ivlle, on the 17th, 18th and 19th of June for the position of cadet in the revenue cutter service, the salary of which is $500 per annum and one ra? tion per day. Cadets may be commis? sioned by che president as lieutenants after two years sarisfacotry service. Applicants for the position must be between the ages of 18 and 25, of vig? orous constitution, physically sound and well formed, not less than 5 feet 3 inches in height, of good moral char? acter and unmarried. They should ap? ply at once to the United States civil service commission, Washington, D. C., or to the secretary of the local board of examiners for application form 304, to be executed promptly and filed with she commission at Washing? ton. It is expected that as the result of these examinations about eight or nine appointments to the position of cadet will be made from all parts of the United States during the coming sum? mer. The recent action of congress in placing the revenue cutter service on the same rink with the navy makes the cadetship especially desirable. Vote Half Million for Stricken People. Washington, May 13.-An addition? al appropriation of 8300,000 was made by the senate to the stricken people of the French West Indies. The added appropriation tfas in accordance with the recommendation of the president who had asked that the amount of re? lief be $500,000. The joint resolution carrying the appropriation was adopt? ed without debate. The Issue in National Politics. The 'orces are gathering for a polit? ical batttle in this country which will be waged with much vigor and earn? estness during the coming summer and fall The Congressional^ elections in the North and West will be the main contest and.the isssue will be the conduct of the war in the Philippine islands, but in this issue is involved the radical and essential difference between the Republican and Demo? cratic parties on the subject of terri? torial commercial, and political ex? pansion. Upon these lines will be sharply defined the contentions of the two parties, and for the time being all other issnes will be forgotten, be? cause upon this settlement will de? pend the complexion of the next House of Representatives, which will foreshadow at least to . some etxent the result of the Presidential contest two years hence. The Democrats of the South will remain solid as hereto? fore in opposition to the colonial pol? icy of the Republican administrations, with only here and there an exception among those who are seeking office, or who are profiting from the occupancy of favors already distributed. The Democratic position on the Philippine question was defined in the platform of 1900, which favored an im? mediate declaration of the nation's purpose : First, to establish a stable government : second, to give independ? ence to the Filipinos : third, to pro? tect them from outside interference. The Republican practice has been *to fasten a government of its own upon the Filipinos : to prevent their inde? pendence now and hereafter, and to inflict cruelty and oppression upon them at the pleasure of civil and mili? tary officials. It has been claimed that the militan* was subordinate to the civil'administration, but recent revelations have shown that the mili? tary was a law unto itself in dealing with the Filipinos, and that the cruel? ties practiced were in excess of the Spanish brutalities. On the 9th of September, 1901, Col. Gardener reported to Gov. Taft, the civil ruler of the Philippines, to the effects of military brutality, which report Taft kept for five months before transmitting it to the Secretary of War. Ten days afterwards Gen. Miles wrote to the Secretary that war in the Philippines was being conducted with xoarked severity . With the Gardener j ipeort in his possession, the Secre- j tory replies to Miles,?denying that the ! war is being conducted with marked severity and asserting on the contrary j that it is being conducted on humane lines, ridiculing Miles' suggestions j and disputing his assertions, and seeking to discredit Gardener's report in advance of any investigation. On the 8th of April, 1902, in giving testimony before a court martial in Manila, Maj. Waller, Capt Porter and 1 Lieut. Halford said that Gen. Jacob | H. Smith had ordered Waller to make Samar province a howling wilderness and to kill all natives over 10 years old. On the first day of the trial by i court martial of Gen. Jacob H. Smith, ! charged him with conduct prejudi? cial to good order and disicpline, Col. j Charles A. Woodruff, counsel for the defense, said he desired to simplify the proceedings, and was willing to admit that Gen. Smif h gave instruc? tions to Maj. Waller to "kill and bum," and make the island of Samar ?"a howling wilderness;" that he wanted everyone killed who was cap? able of bearing arms, and that he specified all over ten years of age, as j the Samar boys of that age were equally as dangerous as their elders. ! The revelations have brought out a chorus of indignation from every part of the country, and even the Republi? can voters are made to comprehend the "benevolent assimilation" policy of the administration. The Democrats in Congress are making good use of . the damning testimony and admissions j at the court martial, and their Repub? lican antagonists have been paralyzed by the truth and force of the assault upon their position, but they cannot defend Gen. Smith and his infamous order, although it is said he will at? tempt to justify his instructions by reference to the course of Gen. Sher? man in Georgia and South Caroilna, and the acts of Gen. Sheridan in the Shenandoah Valley, which were based upon "Gen. Order No. 100," issued first in 1863, for "the government of armies in the field," relating to "mil? itary necessity, martial law and retal? iation." Only one person of any prominence has made a defense of Gen. Smith's orders in a public ad? dress, and that person is "Corporal" Tanner, formerly commissioner of pen? sions, who said at a Grant birthday banquet: "When Gen. Smith gave his order, 'kill every one over ten,' he knew what he was doing, for out there in the Philippines boys of ten years are oftentimes more dangerous than grown men. I say, ' Clean them out. ' The thing to do with them is to make^them respect our glorious flag.'4* Corporal Tanner was received by the Confederate veterans at the Richmond reunion with niarked courtesy and kindness,|but after this utterance he will fail to have their respect. This state of affairs compels recog? nition on the part of the Republicans that there are political dangers just ahead, and their leaders in Congress are preparing to resist the attacks made by the Democrats. Senators Aldrich, Lodge, Spooner and Foraker will defend the administration and un? dertake to justify the methods of retal? iation upon the Filipinos, but this course will be pursued from dire neces? sity, not that the Senators wish to place themselves on record as approv? ing the cruelties and brutalities in their "colonial possessions," which were "thrown into our lap by Provi? dence." The Republicans will yet rue the day that the junior Senator from South Carolina changed his mind when he heard that the old flag had been fired upon by the Filipinos. Greenville Mountaineer. "LONG LIVE THE QUEEN." The Hague, May ll.-The bulletins issued at Castle Loo concerning the condition of Queen "Wilhelmina have been reduced to one a day, and it is expected that they will soon cease al? together. The marked improvement in her majesty's condition continues and the constant attendance of her physicians is no longer necessary. Dr. Palmer is Doing Wei!. New Orleans, May ll.-Dr. Palmer, recently injured in a trolley car acci? dent in this city, is doing as well as at any time since his confinement. He spent three hours in a rolling chair today and the physicians still feel very much encouraged. Detective stories of all kinds at H. G. Osteen & Co's book store. Report of County Supervisor Of Sumter County of Claims presented and approved for First Quarter of Fiscal Year, 1902, and remainder of 1901: ROADS AND BRIOC:KS. No. Claim. (1901.) 1479 Th os L Strange bridge work $ 1.50 1483 Sam*l Sparks bridge lumber 0.87 1478 Isaac R Brunson " " 1.75 I486 Ike Barnett " work 3.00 1483 Rockv Bluff LumberCo lmbr 3.24 1285 J F Bland lu m ber work &e. 8.50 Total 1901 $ 24.86 1902. 13 J E DuPre bridge work &e. $ 2.00 17 A C DuRant load lumber &c 6.00 19 J M Jenkins bridge work &c 4.00 21 .1 T McNeill bridge lumber 22.72 32 LD Brown bridge work &c 1.50 25 W S Chandlerbridge wrk &c 1.00 83 K E Wells bridge work &c 4.38 84 SE Shaw bridge work &c 8.00 30 A C LRd.irton lumber &c 21.09 37 A D McCov bridge work &c 3.50 75 L M Barwick bridge wrk &c 1.00 110 E T Mirna bridge lumber 15.18 39 J B Barfield damage buggy 1.50 22 R M Jenkins lumber 7.49 96 W D Carson footwavs 5.00 104 Atlantic Coast Line frt lmbr 24.24 109 A M Brearley footways 11.50 131 Florence co DuRant's brdge 16.00 184 Sam'I Mims bridge work \ 11.00 115 D W Weils bridsre work 16.00 190 Jess Wilson bridge work 2.75 134 W D Fraser bridge work 3.50 122 Geo McCutchen bridge lmbr 4.00 126 SD Richardson bridge wrk 4.00 1S6 W P Newman brdg wrk &c 7.29 123 D W Wells bridge work &c 15.00 135 G Alden Brown brdg wrk &c 2.00 163 W C Josey bridge work &c 2.00 162 ACL Rd freight on piping 11.00 187 W P Newman brdg wrk & lr 31.93 166 Abe Ardis brdg wrk & lmbr . 2.80 169 D W Wells bridge work 44.00 185 A W Baker bridge work &c 4.91 ISO T Ed Dennis brdg work &c 2.65 188 W P Newman brdg wrk &c 8.03 202 W E Dick bridge work &c 3 00 204 Lukens Lumber Co brdg wk 2.61 203 D W Wells bridge work 23.50 206 J L McLeod brdg work &c 6.00 328 W B Burns road tools 8.20 132 Florence co DuRant's bridge 211.61 352 .las E Price timber work &e 33.19 240 H M Brown bridge work 1.50 209 L D Brown bridge work 1.50 309 A D McCoy bridge work 5.00 237 J A DuRant bridge work 1.90 220 .Ino I Brogdon bridge work 1.00 218 D'?' Wells bridge work 20.00 235 D ii Scarborough brdge wk 7.00 282 WilevJMcKain bridgework 2.00 260 D W Wells bridgework 22.50 248 D W Wells bridge work 25.00 298 J F McIntosh bridge work 5 00 295 J W Hicks bridge work 2.25 258 D W Wells bridge work 50.00 288 J W Weatherly wk DuBose r 20.91 345 Newman & Mims bdg lmbr 123.35 291 H A Rafteld bridge work 2.80 300 W T McLeod bridge work 6,29 316 T M Bradley brdg wk & lbr 7.48 306 L B Du Rant road tools 10.50 298 S E Shaw bridge work 10.00 342 ACL Raifroad frt on lmbr 17.73 351 .7 8 Tisdaleload lumber 10.00 343 JW Weatherly bal. DuBozb 65.00 329 Rocky Bluff Lmbr Co lbr bdg 32.60 338 J F Nesbit road work 2.50 346 J P Kilgore bal lbr (Burke) 4.27 Total $1099.78 ALMS HOUSE AND PAUPER ACCOUNTS. No. Claim. (1901."? 1484 L B DuRant supplies $ 1.65 14-83 Rocky Bluff LumberCo lmbr 4.97 1497 Witherspoon Bros & Co co'fn 3.35 1494 T C Scaffe supplies 6.65 Total 1901 S 16.62 (1902.) 74 Stubbs Bros & Cuttino elthng 4.95 86 I) J Chandler clothing 3.85 73 Rvttenberg & Sons supplies 7.05 78 O'Donnell & Co supplies 13.93 63 B D Mitchell feed &c inmates 209.35 179 Dr S C Baker med. attention 7.25 178 Dr S C Baker med attention 11.15 164 BD Mitchell feed &c 180.84 167 B D Mitchell paid posts fnce 15.00 194 D J Chandler clothing 90 328 W B BurnH supplies 1.00 236 O'Donnell & Co supplies 13.50 302 C F McFadden supplies 1.68 330 O'Donnell & Co supplies 7.05 307 Harby & Co lime 4.00 306 L B DuRant supplies 7.50 310 .Schwartz Bros supplies 3.05 286 Craig Furniture Co supplies 2.00 315 D J Chandler supplies 2.75 261 .Ino K White fence &c 15.00 344 Dr S C Baker medical att 15.50 296 B D Mitchell feed &c inmates 215.80 329 Rocky Bluff Lumber Co lmbr 85.42 33." Witherspoon Bros & Co sup. 5.20 336 Jno K White fence &c 15.00 347 Jno K White whitewashing 20.00 Total $ 885.34 BRIDGE FORCE ACCOUNTS. (1901. > 1500 R A Chandler lumber Total $ 15.94 CHAIN GANG ACCOUNTS (1901.) 1490 (. .1 Tomlinson extract teeth $2.00 1494 T C Scaffe supplies 11.70 Total 1901-$41.40 $ 13.70 $ 55.10 (1902.) 4 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 21.84 5 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 12.28 (1901.) 1481 B J Barnett supplies 13.00 1463 J P Kilgore paid out for sup. 14.00 1484 L B DuRant supplies 14.40 (1902.) 1 O'Donnell ?Sc Co supplies 12.75 3 AC Butler sp con convey con 3.00 6 Jim Gary hay 1.00 9 F A Gaylard peas 9.67 74 Stubbs Bros & Cuttino shoes 5.97 26 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 24.66 24 W S Chandler hay 14.83 27 Robt W Terry guard 10.00 28 W A Tnbble overseer 10.00 40 W T Hall work for convicts 2.65 19 Jno H Terrr shoats 6.00 35 W p Baker hay 12.62 36 Cros8weil & Co supplies 16.04 72 Rvttenberg & Sons supplies 28.00 His Geo D Shore & Bro 12.40 85 Cross well & Co supplies 19.90 7?? W li Burns supplies 25.i>0 SO (leo D Shore & Bro supplies 3.74 82 Harbv & Co supplies 59.66 67 Jno R Brunson guard 30.00 66 A G Brown mgr road mchne 30.00 65 Robt W Terry guard bal 20.00 64 W A Tribble overseer 35.00 89 W 1' Baker hay 28.50 97 M H Beck clothing 15.30 96 W B Bovie supplies 52 00 174 W H Yates flour 4.00 156 W A Tribble overseer 20.00 1<)7 Crosswells- Co supplies 26.05 Iis Moses Green supplies 19.15 117 .lohn Reid supplies 8.50 117 M H Beck clothing 28.80 IL".) Crosswell & Co supplies 21.43 133 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 31.56 95 Ceo I) Shore & Bro supplies 38.07 lol D J Griffith hire con & pay g 66.00 179 Dr S C Baker med attention 19.55 165 S J Brown hay 2.93 180 W B Burns supplies 15.05 157 W A Tribble bal overseer 26.00 159 .Ino R Brunson bal salry g 25.00 160 A G Brown mgr road mchne 30.00 175 Harbv & Co supplies 88.39 194 D J Chandler clothing 2.78 181 Campbell & Co beef 3.10 182 Moses Green tobacco 3.25 183 W A Tri bole salary o vet seer 13.00 165 D J Griffith sp pen hire c & g ?6.00 232 L W Folsom clock for grd. 1.50 259 T C Scaffe supplie .60 214. Citizens'Meat Market s bone .25 234 M H Beck clothing 4-.50 208 Cresswell & Co supplies 28.05 333 W B Boyle supplies 11.00 216 G W Burkett beef 1.13 213 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 17.67 217 Levi Bros supplies 13.00 225 Cresswell & Co supplies 24.00 228 J A Mills supplies 1.40 223 Mickens supplies 1.00 226 Maier & Nolberg tent guard 13.50 246 T C Scaffe supplies 2.70 314 A A Strauss & Co supplies 12.60 239 W S Chandler hay 45.00 314 J M Woodley supplies 2.00 242 Jack Johnson frt & dray &c .65 252 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 9.01 257 Cash Grocery Store Flour 4.00 254 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 17.85 262 W D Frierson & Co supplies 10.70 303 Cresswell & Co supplies 17.60 328 W B Burns supplies 14.56 290 W T Hall work 2.75 285 R W Bradham work 28.85 286 D J Griffi th sp pen hire 9 c&jr 66.00 302 C F McFadden azt supplies 16.10 304 Geo D Shore & Bro supplies 6.00 292 Jno R Brimson guard 30.00 330 O'Donnell & Co supplies- 12.05 297 W A Tribble bal overseer 30.00 294 A G Brown mgr road mchne 30.00 307 Harbv & Co supplies 41.95 326 R W Larrv clothes 3.00 339 Geo D Shore & Bro corn 17.40 342 Good Roads Mch Co parts ra 23.05 334 W S Burkett bay 2.56 337 Jno J Britton Jr supplies 37.51 222 Jack Johnson freight &c .40 306 L B DuRant supplies 7.45 Total $1749.76 PUBLIC BUILDING ACCOUNTS No. Claim. (1901.) 1484 L B DuRant supplies $ .10 1494 T C Seaffo supplies 10.25 Total 1901 $ 10.35 (1902.) 79 W B Burns supplies jail ? .90 ll Wm Newman dry well c h 3.00 81 El Reardon disinfecting:jail 31.90 99 Wm Newman dry well ch & j 10.12 100 Sinking Fund Corns ins on j 39.38 175 Harby & Co lime jail 3 50 128 Edgar Skinner odorless pmp 7.00 94 Sumter Elec Light & Ice Co lights Auditor and Treas 5.10 102 Geo F Epperson coal ch & j 78.75 103 W H Epperson jail sewers 4.75 105 Wm Newman drv wells ch j 11.73 108 Jas E Gaillard posts for jail 1.00 114 Ben Scott whitewashing jail 8.00 125 Wm Newman drv wells ch j 11.50 171 Bal whitewashing 2.00 193 A G Spears gate at jail 3.00 195 W M Spann gate and fence j ?.20 205 Wm Newman dry well ch & j 17.25 314 A A Strauss & Co supplies j 3.75 328 W B Burns snpplies jail 2.36 306 L B DuRant sup shff ch & j 19.09 329 Rocky Bluff Lumber Co Imbr 12.14 325 W H Epperson ch fence ?cc 6.42 197 Sumter Elec L & I Co lights 5.10 212 W H Epperson wrk w closet 4.30 210 H M Spann fence and gates jail .$ 3 30 233 H M Spann work st jail 2 00 247 A Belitzer chair? Sheriffs office 7 00 249 Saul Pringle work CH 1 00 250 W H Epperson jail sewers 5 60 253 Wm Newman dry well jail 15 41 332 Geo F Epperson coal Sheriff ?ji?l IS 75 312 Lakens Lumber Co lamber S 23 293 Saul Pringle cl'ing C H for court 3 75 327 Kennedy Bros.taMes, bar C H 6 00 305 Sumter Elec Liebt & Ice Co lights Auditor <fc Treasurer . 5 10 331 Wm Newman dry wells j ai? & C H 20 47 Total $<07 40 COUNTY COMMISSIONERS ACCOUNT. 8 J P Kilgore services & mileage $ 8 50 22 J T McNeill " - " 15 00 23 J P Kilgore " " " 5 50 92 J P Kilgore " " " 10 15 93 J T McNeill **. " 6 00 191 J P Kilgore *! " 5 50 192 J T McNeill " " " 6 00 205 J P Kilgore " " " 5 50 207 J T McNeill " '* " 6 CO 346 J? Kilgore " 4 50 Total $72 65 INTEREST ACCOUNTS. Note First National Bank interest on Renewal $ 96 67 Note First National Bank interest on Renewal 28 14 20 Sinking Fund Com's Int on money borrowed (1901) 440 00 Total $564 SI BOOKS., STATIONERY, ADV. &c ACTS. H901) I48S Watchman ? Southron adv Co Treas & Auditor $ 43 00 14S9 Sumter Herald odv Co Treas ? Auditor 28 00 (1901) $71 00 (1902) 2 Walker, Evans & C Co blanks P Judg?? 1 02 10 H I>ee Scarborough envelopes & letter bends . S 75 87 The Daily Item adv license notice 5 25 91 Watchman & Southron pnb 4 qr . rep and license notice 17 63 88 II G Osteen <fc Co supplies C C C P & G S 2 40 31 Walker Evans & C Co binding books CCCP&GS 3 00 34 Knieht Bros nub 4 qr rep & notice 18 13 41 The Freeman* '? " .? ** 12 50 113 Walker, Evans ?fe C Co blank? P J 68 118 Walker, Evans & C Co " "u 110 134 Walker, Evans & C Co envelopes ?tc County Supervisor 2 65 168 N G Os teen printing & office supplies 8 25 177 W J McKagen blanks clerk court 4 50 257 Knizbt Bros office supplies 85 2M W J McKagen blanks CCCP46S 2 SO 209 Walker. Evans ?fe C Co books C C C P & GS 26 00 222 Jack Johns-n freight and dray age on books <fcc 70 243 McKoy ? Symmes ribbon type writer 4 50 284 Walker, Evnns & C Co rubber bands Clerk 2 10 348 H G Osteen & Co supplies C C C P & G S 3 05 320 Walker. Evans ? C Co liens C C C P & G S 5 35 313 Knight Bros printing cards ?fcc 2 15 Total $204 06 SHERIFF'S ACCOUNTS 18 II W Scarborough con lunatics $ 15 43 26 II W Scarborough die'ing ac'ts 73 95 27 H W Scarborough cor warants 5 40 28 H W.Scarborough habeas corpuB 4 05 29 H W Scarborough mag warranta 7 65 71 H W Scarborough mag warrants 17 05 70 II W Scarborough con pris CC 2 50 69 H W Scarborough dieting act <fcc 80 10 112 HW Scarborough convey prisoner 30 58 120 H W Scarborough dietine ?kc act 93 50 121 H W Scarborough mag & cor wrnts 6 15 172 H W Scarborough dieting Ac act 44 00 173 HW Scarborough con pris Ac 22 25 196 II W Scarborough con lunatic 2C 07 221 H W Scarborough dieting act ic SI 10 229 II W Scarborough convey lunatic IS 97 308 II W Scarborough convey pris CG 6 50 317 II W Scarborough dieting act ?fcc 93 00 322 H W Scarborough sub writs ar warts 34 30 323 H W Scarborough writ vanire fae. 75 95 324 II W Scarborough arr <fc warts ter 15 95 Total $747 47 MAGISTRATE'S ACCOUNTS. 42 II L B Wells salary 1 month $ 29 16 43 L R Jennings salary I month 10 42 44 Kich'd C Folk salary 1 month 10 42 45 J L Parrott salary 1 month 10 42 46 B P Kelley salary 1 month 10 42 47 W A Nettles salary 1 month 10 42 48 Isaac W Bradley malary 1 month 10 42 49 T B Rbame salary 1 month IO 42 13? H L B Well? salary 1 month 29 16 137 J C Rhame salary 5-6 month 8 6S 138 L R Jennings salary 1 month 10 41 129 Rich'd C Folk salary 1 month 10 41 40 B P Kelley salary I month 10 41 141 W A Nettles salary 1 month 10 41 142 T B Rhame salary 1 month 10 41 143 Isiac W Bradley salary I month 10 41 215 J L Parrott salary mg ? const 1 6 3 4$ 227 Rich'd C Folk paid exp con pris ?fcc 7 50 263 H L B Wells salary 1 month 29 16 261 L R Jennings salary 1 month 1? 42 265 Rich'd C Folk salary 1 month 10 42 7 266 Jno C Rhame salary 1 mooth 10 42 267 Isaac W Bradley ?alary 1 month 10 42 26S T B Rhame salary t month 10 42 269 W A Nettles salary 1 month 10 42 270 B P Kelley salary 1 month 10 42 299 J C Rhame paid exp con prisoners 3 SO Total $319 28 CONSTABLE ACCOUNTS. (190?) 1487 A C Butler semc3S special oonat $1 IO (1901) $ 1 10 (1902) 7 J M Smith services sp const 2 00 50 W J Pinking salary 1 month 16 66 51 Jno D Jennings salary 1 month JO 42 52 WC Folk salary 1 month 10 42 53 Jno N Arrants salarr 1 month 10 42 o4 B L Ramsey salary 1 month \ 0 42 55 D W Allsbrooks salary 1 month 10 42 56 R J Mayes salary 1 month 10 42 57 J F McIntosh salary 1 month 10 42 68 A H Weeks special constable 4 40 144 W J Dinkins salary 1 month 16 66 145 J C Scarborough salary 5 6 month 8 68 146 J B Jennings salary 1 month 30 41 147 R C Folk salary 1 month 10 41 148 B L Ramsey salary 1 month 10 41 149 D V7 AHsbrooks salary 1 month 10 41 150 J F McIntosh salary 1 month 10 41 151 R J Mayes salary 1 month 10 41 170 D W Ailbrooks convey prisoner exp 63 224 J F McIntosh " " "1 62 271 W J Dinkins salary 1 month 16 67 272 Jno D Jennings salary.1 month 10 42 273 W C Folk salary 1 month 10 42 274 Jno C Scarborough salary 1 month IC 42 275 R J Mayes salaryjl month 10 42 276 J F McIntosh salary 1 mo esp pris 12 02 277 D W Allsbrooks, aalary one mo 10 42 27S B JJ Ramsey, salary one month IO 42 289 J C Pate, services as special eonst 2 25 244 W W McKagea, serv.'ces ar warrant 2 00 Total $282 61 COUNTY AUDITOR ACCOUNTS. 62 J Diggs Wilder, salary one month $41 67 156 J Diggs Wilder, " " " 416? 281 J Biggs Wilder, " " " 4167 Total, $125 00 CLERK COUNTY BOARD COMMISS'RS. 59 Thos V Walsh, salary and Co exp $27 65 153 Thos V Walsh, " " 26 95 301 Thos V Walsh, .< " 27 ll Total, $8171 CONTINGENT ACCOUNTS. 1901. 1499 O W Palmer, rem $1 00 1902. 1901. 14 Dr Archie China, ex in lunacy 15 Dr A C Dick, ** " 16 Thos V Walsh, P J, prcc " 198 Dr J Wyatt Tennant ex " 199 Dr S F Parker, ? u 200 Thos V Walsh, P J, proc ** two 241 E I Reardon, vaccinating lunatic 230 Dr Archie China, ex in lunacy 231 Dr S C Baker ? 4< 321 J E Gaillard, N P, recog's court Ac Total $51 70 1901 CORONER'S ACCOUNTS. 1475 Richard C Folk, Mag aa Cor, inq S 50 1476 W M Lenoir Jr const inquest 2 00 1477 Dr B McLaughlin p m ex Ae inq 5 00 (I90?) $15 50 (1902) 12 Dr A C Dick p m ex di? Ac inq 15 00 60 S F Flowers cor salary 1 month 20 S3 154 SF Flowers cor salary 1 month 20 S3 161 A Belitzar coffin for body at inq 3 50 279 S F Flowers cor salary 1 month 20 34 Total S96 50 COUNTY SUPERVISOR'S ACC?OOUNTS* 77 Wm H Seale Co Spvr 9 convicts ' and guards from penitentiary $ 22 47 76 Wm H Seale exp good rd meet'g Col 4 65 58 Wm II Seale salary 1 month 62 50 124 Wm H Seale ex R R crossings 4 16 152 Wm H Seale salary I month 62 50 245 Wm H Seale ex R R crossing 4 16 283 Wm H Seale salary 1 month 6250 Total $222 94 COUNTY SUPERINTENDENT OF i EDU? CATION. (1901) 1496 Wm P Baskin allowance sale books $ 100 00 (1902) 61 Wm P Baskin salary and exp 58 33 155 Wm P Baskin salary and exp 5S 33 280 Wm P Bas kin salary and exp 5S 3& Total $274 9& CLERK COURT C P A G S 311 Shepard Nash salary 1st qr 1902 and expenses office , $ 95 52. Total $95 52 TOWNSHIP BOARDS ASS'RS* ACCOUNTS.. (1901) 1492 Jno J Shaw services $ 6 00 1495 Jno F Kelley services 4 00* 1490 D A Stuokey services 4 00 1493 T O Sanders Jr services 2 00? Total $16 00 COUNTY ATTORNEY ACCOUNT 127 R 0 Purdy Esqr salary 4 months $ 50 00 Total $50 00 CHARLESTON EXPOSITION APPROPRIA? TION. (1901) (278 Knight Bros advertising $ 3 75 1293 Craig Furn Cc frame map county 3 00 1282 W Y L Marshall agt on act salary 10 00 1232 A W Suder com'r on act aalary 25 00 1314 J T McNeill agt on act alary 50 00 1315 AW Suder com'r on act salary (!) 75 00 1316 W Y L Marshall agt bal act salary 40 00 1317 Maj Marion Moise for W D C Sumter county 130 00 1338 N G Osteen tags Ac 5 75 1343 W S Reynolds for storage Ac 37 50 1339 HG Osteen A Co for paper A envelopes 55 1382 A W Suder com'r salary A exp 64 60 (1001) $445 15 (1902) 33 Allen Decorating Co decorating exhibits Ac HO 00 116 AW Suder com'r salary (Fefey 02) bO 00 i 76 El Rearden charges on water 71 201 AW Suder com'r salary A exp March '02 55 05 238 E I Reardon charges on water 2 25 258 Knight Bros printing Ac pamphlets 25 00 340 AW Suder com'r salary for Apr 02 50 00 325 W H Epperson pictnre frames 2 50 $ 740 66 Less cash paid by City Council 272 96 Total $437 70 RECAPITULATION. Roads and Bridges account $1799 73 Alms House, Paupers, Ac, account S85 34 Bridge Force account 15 94 Chain Gang accounts 1749 76 Public Buildings account 407 40 County Commissioners account 72 65 Interest aocount 564 Si Books. Stationery, Advertising, Ac acct 204 06 Sheriffs account 747 47 Magistrates' account 319 SS Constables' account 2S3 61 County Auditor's 125 00 Clerk County Board Commissioners SI 71 Contingent 5170 Coroner's 96 50 County Supervisor 222 94 County Superintendent Education 274 99 Clerk Court C P A G 8 95 52 Township Board Assessors 16 00 County Attorney's 50 00 Charleston Expo Appropriation acct 467 00 Total 1901 accounts $278: 94 Total approved Claims Ut qr l??02 $7,83116 ^ W. H. SEALS, Attest: Supervisor Susiter County T. V. WALSH, Clerk.