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ite M?ntmm.m3i^?. WEDNESDAY, JULY 2, IS02. E't'.redaztkc F?ti Office at Sumter,S i) . as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. O'Donne?l ? Co.?Parasol Sale. Bank of Snmter?Quarterly State ment. J. Eyttenberg & Sons.?Summer Goods at Cost. PERSONAL.* Miss Rosa Gillespie has returned to the city. Mr. Geoge D. Shore has returned from Washington. Mr. J7 H. Burns, of Camden, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. Joe Auld was at home last week for a few days stay. Miss Julia Stiles, of Eastover, is in the city, visi ting relatives. Miss Mena Gaillard, of DuRants, is visiting Miss Mary Carson. Miss Emma McGrew is visiting friends in Orangeburg county. Mr. Lucius L. Bultmann, of Colum bia, was in the city last week. Miss Matti? Gerald, of Camden, vis ited the Misses Pate last week. Miss Sarah Seay, of Columbia, is ;the guest of Mrs. John T. Green. Miss Helen Breedeo, of Bennetts viiie, is visiting friends in Sumter. 'Capt, A. C. Phelps, of Columbia, is spending a few few days in the city. Mr. Eb. Wells, of Orangeburg, was among the- visitors to the tournament. Col. James Stubbs, of Bennettsville, visited relatives in the city last week. Mrs. C. Weston McGrew has return ed from a visit/ to OrangebuTg county.. Miss Maggie Sadler, of Rock Hill, ' is .visiting lier sister, Mrs. Stevenson. Gen. E. W. Moise and family have gone to Snllivans' Island for the sum mer. Mr. M. F. Nixon, of Columbia, was in the city, to take in the tourna ment. Mr. and Mrs. Altamont Moses ar rived home yesterday from Portland, Oregon, ! Mrs. H. J. Henaies and son. Waiter, of Columbia, are visiting relatives in the city. Mr. Claude Harvin, of Harvin, Clarendon county, was in the city Thursday. Miss Ella Davis, of Bishopville, was among the visitors to the firemen's tournament. * Miss Withers and Miss DeLoach, of Camden, were among the visitors at the tournament. Mr. and Mrs. H. Wilie Suolar, of Tarboro, N. C, are visiting at Mr. S. F. Flowers'. Mrs. Ferd Levi returned from Wash ington several days ago after a stay of I two months. Miss Lizzie Plowden, of Clarendon <jounty, spent a few days in Sumter 'the past week. Miss Belle Dinkins, who has been visiting in Rock Hill, returned home last Thursday. Mr. W. C. Stoy, of Augusta, Ga., a veteran fireman, was in the city for two days last week. Mr. Herbert A. Moses came over from Columbia Tuesday to attend the tournament. Messrs. J. H. Burns and M. L. Smith were among the visitors from Camden last week. Mrs. C. EL Green and Miss Lula Boy kin, of Camden, are spending a few days in the city. Mr. and Mrs. John Antley, of St Matthews, were in the city last Thurs day, visiting friends. Miss Leora Blandi ng, of Lexington, *Ky., is spending a few days with Mr. and Mrs Mark Seynolds. Mr. Charlie DuFont, of Orangeburg, was in the city Tuursday, attending the firemen's tournament. The family of Mr. Richard I. Man ning left yesterday for their sum mer home in Saluda, N. C. Mr. John T. Antley, of St. Mat thews, after spending several days in the city, has returned home. CoL Richard A. Williams, of Charleston, Great Chief of Records of the Red Men, is in the city. Miss Roberta Mack, one of St. Matthews' m ose charming belles, was in the city Thursday, visiting friends. Misses Sallie Alexander and Belle Osteen were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. E: ?. Reardon during the tour nament. Assistant Chief of the Charleston Fire Department Behrens and Mr. M. Grace were in the city, attending the tournament. Mr. E. D. Niles, of the Camden Chronicle, who took in the tourna ment, paid this- office a pleasant visit last Thursday. - Among the graduates of the Colum bia Female College this year was Miss Eva Stuckey, ? of Bishopville, who graduated with honors. | Miss Emma Mood, who has been spending several months with her sis ter, Mrs. W. R. Scarborough, of Bishopville, has returned to Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. S. A. Ferrell and daughter, Lucile, who have been living in this city for a year or more, left last week for their home at Paces, Va. Among the South Carolina teachers attending the Southern summer school at Knoxville, Tenn., appears the name of Miss Lena Kirkley, of Sum ter. Capt. George A. Shields, Mr. Charles Narey and former Sheriff Cathcart, of Columbia, were among the visitors who were in the city last week. Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Edmunds and Miss Sadie Davis went to Camden yesterday to attend the funeral of Mr. J. Dos. Davis who died at El Paso, Texas, a few days since. Dr. C. P. Osteen and wife and Dr. N. G. Osteen and wife, of Darlington, attended the firemanic festivities, and were the guests of their parents, Mr. and Mrs. N. G. Osteen. The many friends of Capt. R. A. Brand are gratified at his promotion to the position of general freight agent of the first division of the At lantic Coast Line. Capt. Brand is still a young man and his steady rise from the bottom to his present high position in the A. C. L. service leads his friends to hope that he will even tually reach the top. ? Mr. John Kennedy, who has been with the Lnkens Lumber Co. for a number of years' has been employed by McLaurin & Sizer to run a planing mill at Magnolia. Eev. Henry Harris Covintgon, rec tor of the Church of the Holy Com forter, of Sumter, with his bride, has been spending a few days with rela tives in town, says the Democrat, of Bennetts ville. Miss Annie Ewell left Monday night for home, via Columbia and Norfolk, where a few days will be spent at each place. She will return from New York the usual time to resume her duties at the Sumter School of Music. Bamberg Herald : Rev. C. C. Brown, of Sumter, who delivered the literary address to the Fitting School students Monday, was born in Barnwel! and as a former part of the county Bamberg's citizens are justly proud of him. He made a most favorable impression by his address, and our people generally regretted that his stay among us was so short. He returned home Tuesday, morning. ' The many friends of Hon. Samuel Dibble, of Orangeburg, will be glad to learn that he has returned home very much improved in health. For several months he has been in Phila delphia under medical treatment. His improvement is very marked' and it. is expected that, with proper . care, he will recover his old strength' again. Maj. and Mrs. H. F. Wilson are spending the sumnfer in Henderson viUe, N. C. Mr. D. J. Chandler has gone to Indiantown, Williamsburg county, to spend a week or ten days. Cadets Guy Warren and Marion Scott are at home i rom the Citadel to spend the summer vacation. Next Wednessay is Senatorial cam paign day at Sumter. A snake was killed Monday night in the lobby of the postorhce. Where it came from is a mystery. There will be a meeting of Delgar Reel Squad ~at 6.15 p. m., today Wednesday. All members are request ed to be present. The street tax delinquents are being rounded up by Officer Smith who has been detailed for this duty, and tax dodgers are being made to pay up or work out the tax on the streets. The regular weekly. concert on the Graded School square will be given this week by the Second Regiment Band on Wednesday instead of Friday afternoon. There is one thing that Lee county can boast of .and that is it has as fine roads as any county in the State, says the Bishopville Vindicator. The longest day of the year has passed and each successive one is a ! little shorter than the preceding. The nights get what the days lose. There are forty-eight different spe cies of the house fly, and each one of them uses the polished pate of the bald-headed man for a skating rink. The storm on Thursday night did no serious damage in the country sur rounding this city, and no reports of storm damage have come in from other parts of the county. Camden was represented at the tour nament in great force. Besides the large crowd who came in Wednesday evening, the Northwestern train on Thursday brought 220 excursionists. The great success of the Game Cock Firemen's 'tournament has inspired the Florence people to begin an agitation to have one in that place in Septem ber. The two reel squads received 81S6.50 each as net profit from the grand stands. The two squads shared the expense of erecting the stands and the profit on the enterprise is a welcome addition to their reserve funds. Telephone franchises in this city are in demand?the Bell people have been working for one tooth and toe-nail for two months or more, and on Saturday an application for a franchise was filed in behalf of a Chicago concern. The County Board of Control will consider the establishment of a beer dispensary in this city on July 7th. The board wants to ascertain the senti ment of the community on this matter before taking action on the applica tion for the privilege., Crops throughout this county are suffering for rain. Early corn has been considerably damaged and a few, mere days of such extremely hot weather accompanied by dry winds will blight the once encouraging outlook for a fine yield of corn. The Southern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. has nine men in the city who are only waiting on the City Council to ratify the ordinance grant ing the franchise to begin the work preliminary to the establishment of the local exchange. McDonald Furman, Privateer, writ ing to the Charleston News and Cou rier, says: "A y?ung man of this township who attended the campaign in Sumter remarked that self-praise was half scandal, and some of the can didates' speeches were whole scandal. " Mr. W. Y. Fair, of Newberry, has been in the city several days this week, for the purpose of getting the work started on raising the macadam pave ment on Main street, between Liberty and Republican. It is proposed to raise the pavement by the addition of four inches of new macadam. Success of Sumter Boys. Charleston, June 27.?The many friends of Mr. F. M. Mikell, former ly of Sumter, will be glad to hear of his recent promotion to be assistant manager of the Royal Insurance Com pany. The 'Lancashire" having gone out of business in this country, its former manager for the United states, Mr. Milton Dargan, also a Sumter boy, has received the appointment of gen eral manager of the "Royal" of Eng land, with headquarters at Louisville, Ky., and to his old associate, Mr. Mikell, he has tendered the position of assistant manager, which has been accepted to date from July L Mr. Mikell's friends wish him all success in his new position, feeling assured.that he will fill it acceptably. > <mm> -jum.i - Weather Forecast. For South Carolina: Wednesday, and Thursday, fair and continued warm : light, variable winds. MARRIED. At 8.30 o'clock last evening, at the residence of the bride's father, Capt. Jno. Reid, Katie, and Chas. C. Brad ley; of Rutledge, Missouri, were united in marriage, Rev R. H. Jones, officiating. The happy couple left immediately for Rutledge, Missouri. Miss Harriett D. Kershaw and Mr. Herman D. Leiding were married on June 18 at St. Michael's Church, Charleston, by the rector, the Rev. John Kershaw, who is the father of the bride. The bride is well known in Sumter, where she resided several years. death. Boyd, the son of Mr. Samuel C. Foxworth, died at 3 o'clock yesterday morning after two weeks illness, aged 6 years. The funeral services were held yesterday afternoon from the residence on Calh?un street, Rev. W. A. Fairey conducting the services. The infant child of Mr. James D. Blanding, Jr., died on Saturday after noon after a brief illness. The funeral services were held from the residence on Sunday morning. Death of Mr. J. D. Davis. A telegram from El Paso, Texas, brings the sad intelligence of the death of Mr. J. DeSaussure Davis. Mr. Davis was a brother of Mrs. S. H. Edmunds and Miss Sadie Davis, of this city. While Mr. Davis's home was in Camden, he had friends here who will learn with sorrow of his death. The funeral services took place in Camden on Monday after noon. ^^^^ ~ religIousT Special services, preparatory to the Lord's Supper, on Wednesday and Thursday evenings, at 8.30 o'clock, in the Lutheran Church. Mr. Louis Bristow, pastor of the Baptist Church at Wedgefield, has been elected to represent the State Baptist Young People's Convention in the International Convention which meets in Providence, R. I., next week. Mr. Bristow is State Secretary for South Carolina and he expects to go to Providence. Revival Services at Bartiette Street Baptist Church.. A series of meetings began Monday night at the Bartlette Street Baptist Church in which Rev. W. B. Oliver will do the preaching. The mosning service begins at JO o'clock. Evening service will be at 8.30. To those who have heard Mr. Oliver h6 needs no commendation. The pub lic cordially invited to these services. THIEV?S*AT WORK. The residence of Mr. C. Weston McGrew, on Magnolia street, north of Calhoun, was burglarized on the fore noon of last Thursday. Mrs. McGrew and children were visiting relatives in Orangeburg county. vMr. McGrew is the foreman of the Sumter Daily Item office. When he went to work at 7 o'clock that morning he left his house securely locked and everything in ship shape. When he returned at the noon hour the house looked something like it had been struck by a cyclone. The back door was unfastened, showing that this was the way in which the thief or thieves made their departure. An investigation disclosed the fact that the following articles had been stolen: A 32-calibre Ivy-Johnson pis tol; an old-fashioned Colt's pistol, loaded with buckshot; an open-face nickel watch, with initials "C. W. M." engraved across the back, and a black silk guard, with gold orna ments, attached to it: a double breasted navy blue vest: pair of No. 7 Vici kid shoes: pair of pants, mixed colors; soft black hat, with name "Invincible" branded insied, one box of 32 S. & W. center-fire cartridges. Other articles may have been stolen, but those above mentioned were all Mr. McGrew discovered in a cursory examination. There is positively no clue as to the robber or robbers. ? t mai Old Stamps Bought. Parties having old stamps used be fore 1870 can get high prices for them by corresponding with Jno. Lindsay, Paris, Canada, the rarer ones being worth from $1 to $100 each. Look up your old letters and write him for particulars and references. Leave stamps on the envelopes. Collections in albums also bought. June Jun 10 2t in your blood ? Physicians cali it ila la rial Germ. It can be seen changing red blood yel?ow 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. ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC will stop the trouble now. it enters the blood at once ?. drives oat the yellow poison. If neglected a ul when Chills, Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen eral break-down come later on, Roberts' Tonic will core you then?but why wait? Prevent future sickness. '? he manufac turers know all about this yel low poison and have perfected Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, nourish your system, restore appetite, purify the blood, pre vent and cure Chilis, Fevers and Malaria. !t has cured thous ands?It will cure you, or your money back. This is fair. Try it. Price, 25 cents. a. j. china, t, d. chandler. PISOOS CURE FOR CURES WHERE ALL ELSE FAILS. rt Best Cough Syrup. Tastes Good. Use in time. Sold by druggists._ ^.CONSUMPTION 1 1 $ /a 4* ?i 1 AT COST Every Spring Suit for en, ?oys F SOLD AT ACTUAL COST ? 4 You can't afford to miss this saie. Come while we have your size. Clothier and Furnisher, | 166o Suimter, 8. C. | ^ ^ CANDIDATES' CARDS The cards of candidates for comity and State offices will be inserted in this column continuously until the Primary Election for Five ($5) Dollars, payable cash in ad vance. FOR COtfNTY AUDITOR. The friends of J. Diggs Wilder, appre. dating his past faithfulness and fidelity to duty, hereby announce him as a candidate for re-election to the office of County Audi tor, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. COUKTY SUPERVISOR. Mb.'. Editoe:?The friends of W. H. Seale beg to present him as a candidate for re-election to the office of Supervisor. He has been faithful, diligent and eco nomical and should be rewarded with a second term. His Feiends. The undersigned begs to announce to his friends and the voters generally of Sumter County that he is a candi date for the office of County Supervi sor, subject to the Democratic primary. He is acquainted with the duties of the office and will give the same his best attention if elected. T. N. Huggins. S?TPT, OF EDUCATION. We hereby nominate Mr. W. j. Rees as a candidate for Superintendent of Educa cation of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. Vot?es. We present to the voters of Sumter county at the primary election the name of S. Dwight Cain for the office of County Superintendent of Education. Mr. Cain is thoroughly qualified, and has been con stantly engaged in teaching in this, his native county, and Richland, the past six years. Friends. FOR COUNTY TREASURER. The friends of Marion Dorn, having con fidence in his ability and efficiency, hereby announce him as a candidate for the office of County Treasurer, subject to the Demo cratic primary. He will abide the result of the election and support the nominees of the party. The friends of T. AV. Lee have solicited him ro allow his name to be used as a candidate for County Treasurer, and he has consented. His competency is without question and his Democracy unimpeach able. Mr. Lee will abide the result of the primary and support the nominees of the party._ FOR JUDGE OF PROBATE. Thankful to the citizens of Sumter County for their suffrages in the past, I most respectfully announce myself as a candidate for ro electioa as Judge of Pro bate at ensuing Primary. I will abide the result of the Primary and support the nominees of the Democratic party. Yours for service, THOS. V. WALSH. A BARGAIN IH PENS. Sumter, S. C, May 20.?We have just bought, at a sacrifice sale, 50 gross Esterbrook's Pens, assorted sizes, which we offer at 30 cents a gross. The Esterbrook pen is the standard in quality and is never sold for less than 75 cents a gross?many stationers charge $1 a gross. H. G. OSTEEN-& CO., Liberty Street. WE HAVE A FEW LITTLE LOTS OF Summer Goods Which we desire to close out. THE FOLLOWING PRICES WILL ACCOMPLISH THE PURPOSE. Balance of our 35 and 40c Wool hal Hes at 23c. Less than cost. ALL OUR FANCY WHITE GOODS At Cost. At Cost. ALL OF OUR SHIRT WAISTS At Cost. At Cost. Ladies' Drop Stitch Hose worth 20c now 15e. Yours,