Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 24, ?902. Sntersa at the fott O fice at Sumter. S (?., as Second Clans Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. D. t Chaiidler-r-Black 'Clothes. W. S. Reynolds.--Sporting Goods. First National Bank?Statement. J. Ryttenberg & Sons?Fancy Veils. The Sumter Dry Goods Co.?Millin ery Reception. Schwartz Bros.? Thirty -first Semi Annua! Opening. PERSONAL. Mr. John M. Tindal was in town Friday. Mr. E. W. -Dabbs was in the city Saturday. Mr. W, Ed. Dick was in the city .Saturday. Mr. McDonald Furman spent Thurs Bfe: 4&y in town. Mr. Ji m Kiigo has returned to Wof ford College. Mr. T. H. Dick, Jr., of Columbia, is in the city. Mr. T. P. Harrell was in the' city today on business. Mr. N. S. McLeod, of Oswego, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Louis Appeit, of Manning, suent Thursday in town. Mr. W. K. McCoy, of St. Charles, spent yesterday; in town. Capi. W. S. James, of Bishopville, . was in the city Monday. Mr. R. F. Epperson, of Pinewood, spent; Monday in town. Mr. L. . H. Darr, of Wilmington, N. C, is in the^city. Mr. W. E. Dick, of Bossards was in town Thursday. Mr. E. M. Aman, of Heriots, was in the city Thursday. Mrs. Theo. Phelps has returned from Asheville, N. C. Dr. Haskell DuEant, of Bishopville, was in the city yesterday. E. C. Dennis? Esq., of Darlington, was in the city Saturday. - - Miss Annida Moses returned to * "Winthrop College last week. Mrs. E. CF. Daily, of Columbia, is spending a few days in town. Mr. T. M. Bradley, of Spring Hill, spent la3t Wednesday in town. Mr. . Muldrow, of Mayesville, was in town on "business Friday. Mr. W. S. Smith, of Spring Hill, was in town yesterday on business. Mrs. John E. Hsynsworth returned last week from a visit to Pinewood. Mrs. M. J. Moses,* of Creed, Color ados is visiting relatives in the city. Mr, J. E. Cousar, of Bishopville, was in town last Thursday on business. Mr. an? Mrs. Tracy W. McCollu-i have returned to the city from Baltui more. Miss Beulah Eh ame has returned from a visit to Greenville and Clyde, 'S. C. Eev. C. C. Brown and Mrs. Brown have returned from" Western North Carolina. Mrs. E. S. Carson and Mrs. E. D. Cuttino, after a stey of several weeks in Asheville, N. C, returned home last week. Mrs. Eea DesCham ps, of Bishop ville, is visiting the family of Mr. W. F. Ehame. Miss Sophie Eichardson left yester day morning for Eock Hill to enter Winthrop College.. Miss Lucile Breeden, the belie of Bennettsvilie, is visiting Mr.-and Mrs. C. S. Kingsmore. Mr. Richard L Manning, Jr., re turned to the South Carolina College yesterday morning. Mr. Eicbard Sollings, wfao has been visiting his aunt, Miss A. C. Weeks, I left for Wofford College yesterday to resume his studies. Mr. W. B. Cost?n, who has been in? Georgetown for sometime, has return ed home with fever. Messrs. George M. Stuckey and Hosea Woodward, of Bishopville, were in the eity Thursday. ' Mr. Ladson BoyW went to Columbia yesterday to resume his course at the South Carolina College. Miss Mayme Kennedy, of Charles ton, and Miss Kittie Boyle, of Magno lia, are visiting the Misses Eiogan. Mr. Theo Solomons, of Trey, S. C, is in the city for a few days stay, and is the guest of Mr. J. A. Schwerin. Sheriff Scarborough went to Colum bia Saturday to carry a colored lunatic to the hospital for the insane. Supt. Baskins went to Bi shopville on Saturday, to be present at the open ing of the Bishopville Graded SchooL Mr. Jack Harby was in the city Sunday on his way from Albany, Georgia, where he has been erecting an oil mill. Miss Essie Fleming, of this city, has been elected teacher of the McDonald School near Magnolia ?t a salary of $40 per month. Mr. Hugh C. Haynsworth left on last Friday night for. Greenville to re sume his duties as a member of the faculty of Furman University. Mr. Fred Wannamaker, formerly of Orangeburg, but now with the Civil Service Commission, Washington, D. C., was in the city Monday night. Dr. and Mrs. L. George Corbett, formerly of Columbia, S. C?, who have been residing in Ogdensburg, N. Y., for several years, are in the city visit ing relatives. Dr. Corbett was man ager of the Keely Institute at Colom bia for eight years, but was transferred to New York as physician and man ager of the Connecticut and New York Institutes. He has been promoted as a member of the managing staff at the general headquarters of the Keely Institutes at D wight, Iii., and is en route to Dwight, 111. Mrs. Corbett will remain in Sumter for some time with relatives. Dr. Corbett was born and raised in Sumter county, and his numerous friends are proud of the success and distinction he has gained as a physician. Dispensary Inspector McCarthy was is the city Thursday and went over the ] books and" stock of Dispenser Wind ham. Everything checked up correct- j ly, and was found in first-class shape, i ! DEATH. ! - i Mr. Henry Laurens Pinckney, died at "Churchill," his home near State burg, last Thursday morning, in the eighty-third year of his age. He was a member of the famous Pinckney family, the men of which occupy so large a place in South Carolina's early history and who rendered such distinguished and patriotic service to the State and na tion, in colonial revolutionary and ante bellum days. He was a grand-son of \ Charles Pinckney, who was four times ; governor of South Carolina, United States senator, minister to Spain and who was known as the ' ' father of the constitution" of the United States, He was the son of Henry Laurens Pickney who was once speaker of the South Carolina house of representa tives. He was a native of Charleston, and was a graduate of the College of Char leston and the oldest living alumnus of that institution. He afterwards stnd ed law and moved up to this county to live some yea?s prior to the war and settled at Statesbnrg. For a time he was associated with the late Capt. Frank Sumter in the practice of his profession in this city. He withdrew from active practice many years ago and has since resided at Stateburg. He "was a gentlemen of the old school, dignified in demeanor, courteous in manner, highly educated and cultured by the b6st educational advantages and foreign travel, and those who knew him intimately esteemed him highest. LOCAL NEWS PARA8RAPHED. The mail boxes have been ' put up, and letters can now be mailed at al most, every comer. The mail is col lected from the boxes regularly. Bishop A. Coke Smith has notified the Charlotte committee that he had accepted their terms and will move with his family to that city the 1st of October. A negro tenant' hous? on Grier street, in the eastern portion of the city, was burned last Thursday imorn ing. The house was the property of Dr. H. T. Abbott. The prize list of the Charleston fire men's tournament may tempt the Sumter firemen to enter their racing -teams, although nothing has 'been done in that direction. A large crowd of cpllege boys and girls passed through the city yesterday morning, and for their accommodation it was neccessary to attach extra coach es to the Charleston-Columbia train. A bale of cotton was stolen last Fri day night from Mr. J. M. Woodley, at | Providence, and the police have been on the lookout for since then, but they are of the opinion that it did not come to this city, although it was tracked in this direction. Mr. C. Tyler, of the A tkips section, got his arm so badly lacerated in a cotton gin that it had to be taken off at> the shoulder. Mr. Tyler had just taken charge of Mr. R. A. Chandler's ginnery at Mayesville on the 13feh and was at work only a few hours. The chain gang having finished building the clay and sand road from the city limits to Shot Pouch branch on the "Stateburg road, has been moved to the Blanding Mill road and is now campeo! near the First Mill. A clay ? and sand road will be built from the I city limits to First Mill. The demand for Sumter telephones ! in all parts of the United States and | abroad is evidenced in several orders received last week from Iowa, Texas, Indiana, Massachusetts and Canada by The Sumter Telephone) Manufacturing Co. From Iowa was an order for 100 phones from one company. There is a gap of abont one hundred yards between the end of the clay-sand roadway, Broad street, built by the city last spring and the road recently built from the city limits to Shot Pouch branch by Supervisor Seale. The city should take steps at .once to .fill in the gap which mars what is otherwise the best road in the county. Hon. A, Frank Lever has gone ^to try the plow handles on the red hills of Broad river and for the next ten days his sonorous voice will be heard echoing through the tangled luxuriance of the river bottoms, as he cries out gee haw, and pulls the bell cord across his - mule's back. Farm life still has?ts attraction for Frank. ?Lexington Dispatch. Mr. J. W. McKiever has received sev eral car loads of machinery for the wood working plant he is establishing at the old C, S. & N. depot which he has leased for a term of years from the city. The machinery is being erected as rapidly as possible and the plant will be in operation within a few weeks. Mr. McKiever will make doors, sash, blinds, moulding, etc. A little child of Mr. S. H. Edmunds was run over on the sidewalk on Main Street near Mr. Edmunds' residence Saturday afternoon by a young man named Moore, who, it is charged was \ riding a bicycle at an excessive speed. The child was .not seriously hurt as the wheel did not strike it " with full force, the pedal merely catching in the child's clothing, throwing it to the ground and dragged it some distance. A warrant has been issued for Moore's arrest and he will be tried before the Mayor for fast riding. At the time of the accident the child was accompa nied by Mrs. Edmunds and it seems that Moore was entirely responsible for the accident. .? The will of the late Col. R, M. Wal lace has been filed with the Judge of Probate. The will makes a number of bequests to relatives and others ag gregating in ail about forty thousand dollars and the residue is left to Col. Wallace's sisters and his nephew, the son of the late Capt. George D. Wallace, U. S. A., in equal shares. No statement of his estate, real and personal, is made in the will, but it has been stated that he left property exceeding 8100,000 in valun. To his wife $15,000 was left in trust during her life time and a special bequest of $1,000. Messrs. R. D. Lee and Marion Moise are the trustees and executors under the will. Commissioners of Election. The following appointments of Com missioners of Elections in Sumter County have bren made by the Gover nor : State?A. P. Vinson, Sumter: Marion Dorn, Sumter: DavidE. '.Veils, Tindall. Federal?F. D. Knight, Sumter: W. J. .Dinkin?, Summer; Frean Mellett, W( dgefceli. . <v/rVs-f THIRTY-FIRST ( SEMI-ANNUAL ? OPENING* j Monday, Oct. 6th. \ THIRTY-FIRST ) SEMI-ANNUAL ) OPENING ? Monday, Oct. 6th. * STILL Si&HS THE ? NEW 4 Novelty always attracts, but. in Dress Goods, Trimmings, Millinery and Ready to-Wear Garments It is always well to couple Novelty with Good Taste. There .are many exclusive and novel features in Dress Goods, Trim mings. Cloaks, Suits and Millinery this season, the choice of them being shown in this great stock. We extend to the ladies of Suinter, Sumter county and adjoining counties an in vitation to be present at our Grand Fall Opening on Monday, October 6th. It is our intention to make this the most commendable of our operings, having a store now the interior of which is second to none in the State ; and in addition a new Millinery Parlor, filled with the newest of everything?Pattern Hats, Novelties, Trim migs, the display of which alone we think will repay yon for any trip yon may take in reaching here. i CH WVfH TX MM O $.. SUMTER'S FASHION EMPORIUM. THIRTY-FIRST ; SEMI-ANNUAL ? OPENINGI Monday, Oct. 6th. THIRTY-FIRST ? SEMI-ANNUAL ) OPENING \ Monday, Oct. 6th. ? MOVE ON, FISHMONGERS. An Ordinance io Abate A Nuisance Pass ed by Council. A special meeting of City Council was held on ^Tuesday afternoon of j last week for the purpose of adopt-1 ing an ordinance to restrict the use of the streets by fishmongers. The j ordinance adopted provides that it shall be unlawful for any person to erect or maintain any stand, booth, table or other thing upon any sidewalk or street of the City of Sum ter, for the purpose of selling or offer ing for sale any. goods, wares, mer chandize, fruits, vegetables, fish, meats or other commodities, except as may be provided in the License Ordinance of said City. It shall be unlawful for any person to stop a wheelbarrow cart or wagon upon any street or sidewalk of said city for the purpose of offering any fish or oysters for sale. Provided, that this shall not be construed to prevent selling fish and oysters from wheelbarows, carts or wagons ; nor shall it prevent any fish monger from stopping with his wheel barrow, cart or wagon long enough to sell and deliver fish and oysters to persons desiring to buy them. The penalty for the violation of the ordinance is a fine not exceeding $5 or ? imprisonment not ecxeeding 10 days. THE EXCURSION WRECK AT FLORENCE. Meagre Details of the Accident on Fri day Night. The Florence Times of Sature ay, the 20th, gives the subjoined account of the wreck of the excursion train in the Florence yard on Friday night. As is seen no details are given and no statement, as to the wreck has been made by the railroad officials : "The excursion train from Wilming ton, returning to Columbia last night, was wrecked at the passenger ststion here and a number of people, various ly estimated from 20 to 60, were injur ed more or less. *"It seems from what can be learned, for very little can be learned at all, that the excursion train was run in two sections. The first section had discharged its passengers at the station and sidetracked on to the main line used by the freight in going to the yard. It had been there but a few moments when the Wadesboro freight came round the curve at a lively gait and the engines crashed tcgether. The freight train being the lightest, one of the wood burners, mounted the mogul that was pulling the excursion train and toppled off into the ditch. "The coaches on the excursion train were not injured, but the passengers, many of whom were standing in the aisles and sitting on the arms of the seats, were thrown down and bruised and cut and hurt in, various ways, but more frightened, than hurt. There was the greatest excitement for a time and the train was quickly emptied and the hurt and frightened passengers were crowded into the waiting rooms and dining hall, where their wounds were looked after by Drs. Evans, Gregg and Hicks. The panic having subsided after a while the excursion train was made up again and went on to Columbia with the wounded, the physicans accompanying it. "Where the faultlay it is impossible to say, the rules of the trains through the Florence yard being known only to the railroad men, and they are very silent on an occasion of this kind. The matter will be investigated by the authorities. "Engineer Bowser, of the excursion train, and Engineer Tom Bissett of the freight, had narrow escapes. / Mr. Bissett is laid up with several gashes on his head and other bruises. Mr. Bowser was not hurt so badly and was out this morning. He was on the engine at the time the collision occurred and his feelings may be bet ter imagined than described Engin eer Bissett is said to have jumped, but to have been caught under the wreck age and to have crawled out after the accident His escape was marvelous. "One of the wounded, Brooks Brown, of Sumter, is now at the Jacob House, where he is receiving the at tention of the physicians. His back is wrenched. R. H. Gamble, of Sum ter, is staying over with him." The injuries that some of the pas sengers received were more serious than has been stated, but no list of the wounded has been made public. Sev eral negroes 'who were injured have passed through this city on their way to their homes, and it is reported there are others still in Florence who are unable to travel. One negro who lives in Bishopville was brought here last night on a stretcher and sent through ro Bishopville this morning. Mr. Brooks Brown is still in Flor ence and as his injuries are quito pain ful ir is not known when he will be able to travel. It is feared, though nor positively determined yet, that his spine was injured. If this be true he will suffer a long time, but may even tually recover. Sumtefs Cotton Receipts. The total receipts of cotton last week were 2,989 bales; the reeipts Saturday were 703 bales, and the total number of bales received from the opening of the season to Saturdav night have been S,S8S bales. Cotton Prices. Yesterday the local market was strong and prices advanced on the opening and remained steady through out the day, middling selling at SAO. Today the Liverpool and New York future markets declined sharply vand the local market was forced down. Middling selling at SI4. Remember the Musicale. Thursday evening at 8.30 o'clock at Mrs. S. A. Brand's will be ? parlor musicale. Tickets 25 cents, on sale at Sumter Pharmacy. Eefresments serv ed free. Proceeds to aid the building fund of Presbyterian Church. Watch Daily Item for program. A Hot Supper. On Friday night, October 3d, a hot supper will be served with a full bill of fare at the school house, Oswego. Proceeds for the benefit of the school house repairs. A liberal patronage is solicited. Daughters of Confederacy. The first meeting of Dick Anderson j Chapter, Daughters of the Confeder acy, will be held on the first Tuesday in October. Each daughter will re member that she is to bring in a ques tion concerning the Confederacy. Agnes M. Bogin, Secretary and Treasurer. notice" Our stores will be closed on Thurs day, Oct 2nd, and Saturday, Oct. 11th, on account of holiday. J. Rvttenberg & Sons. Sept. 23?2t. notice" Our store will be closed Saturday, Oct. 11th, on account of holidav. Sept. 24?2t Schwartz Bros. Mayors Court. There were but two prisoners at the bar Monday morning when Alderman W. H. Epperson, acting Mayor conven ed court: Clarence Singleton was found guilty of public drunkenness and paid a fine of 81. William Michau, was arrested for boarding a railroad train in violation of an ordinance and his fine was 81. Examining Board Appointed. Mr. Fred Wannamaker, of the Civil ServiceCommission, who was in the city Monday night for a few hours, appoint ed a local civil service examining board that will hereafter conduct all civil service examinations held here. The board consists of B. R. Sanders, sec retary, T. S. Doar and W. D. Shaw, all of whom are connected with the>^ postoffice. Applications for blanks or for infor mation concerning the civil service examinations should be addressed to B. R. Sanders, secretary of the local board. 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. ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC will stop the trouble now. It enters the blood at once and drives out the yellow poison. If neglected and when Chills, Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen eral break-down come later on, Roberts' Tonic will cure you then?but why wait ? Prevent ? future sickness. The manufac- jg! turers know all about this yel- w. low poison and have perfected & Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, m $ nourish your system, restore ffl .J Appetite, purify the blood, pre '$ vent and cure Chills, Fevers and jg M Malaria. It has cured thous- % % ands?If will cure you, or your ?? il money back. This is fair. Try it. Price, 25 cents. I a. j. chima. ira GLENN SPRINGS WATER The Kidney Cure. For sale by A. J. CHINA, J. F. \V. DeLOKME. This is the time of year when we sell lots of black suits. A black suit is a Spring suit, Summer suit, Fall suit, and Winter suit. You can wear it when a business suit isn't appro priate, and it is the stateliest suit for business, too. Always in good taste, appropriate on all occasions, becom ing to everybody?-a good, staunch, refined old friend, that one can al ways fall back on. Men's single and double-breasted Sack Suits, in black Vicuna, Thibet, black, rough-faced Worsted Cheviot, etc., $10, $12.50, $15"ahd $18. If we don't satisfy you at every point, come back for your money.