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"WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22, 1902. ? '*** &o*c <??c? at Sumter S O., as Second Oiass JJi?ter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. B. Boyle-Do Yon Need? . W. S. Reynolds-Look,?Listen. H. G. Osteen ? Co.- Bulletin! Schwartz Bros.-Proper Apparel. Co. Supervisor-Quarterly Renort % D. J. Chandler-Cold Weather Un? derwear. Va. Car. Chem. Co.-The Very Best Fertilizers. Sumter Dry Goods Co.-Time to j Loose the Purse Strings. PERSONAL. T. B. Fraser, Esq., spent Wednes? day in Florence. Mr. C. FL Strange, of Pinewood^ was in town last week. Dr. and Mrs. Gec.-W. Dick have returned from Rock Hill. Mrs. R. R. Bt?ggs of Summerton is in the city for a short stay. Mr. Harry Pate; of Wilmington, N. C., spentiSunday in the city. Mr. S. W, Frierson, of Magnolia, was in town today on business. Mr. D. L. Shaw, of St. Charles, spent last Wednesday in town. Mrs. E. A. Branson, of Camden, is spending a few days.in the city. Mr. I. A. Ryttenberg returned yes? terday morning from New York. Mr. and Mrs. B. Frank Kelley/of Bishop vi ile, spent Thursday in town. Mr. J. B. Roach and Miss Lucia Roach have returned from Saluda, N. C. Mrs. H. F. Wilson and Miss Law have returned from * Henderson ville, N. C. Mr. P. G. Bowman, Jr., of Colum? bia, has been in the city for several days: Miss Emily Fraser of Georgetown county, is visting her sister, Mrs. J. M. Dick. Mrs. R. H. Moise and daughter, Miss - Dulce, have returned from St Louis, Mo. "Messrs. R D. Smith and T. G. Mcleod, of Lynchburg, spent yester? day, initown. .?, -, v.-.-. ? MT: A. G.: Flowers, after a week's stay at home, left,for Washington Sat uway-afternoon. " . Miss Virginia Anderson, of State burg, is spending a few days at Mrs. Mari Reynolds'. Miss Elizabeth Plowden who has been in Manning for some time, has returned to the city. Mrsv.W. A. Green has come home on a visit from* Asheville; Ct, after a': stay of sevei^?mont?is; Dr. R. Y. McLeod and Messrs. A. C. Durant and John F. Eelley^ of Bish opville* "spent Friday in town. Misses Ethel and: Mary Carson who have been visiting their sister , in Grangelrarg^ "?es^-N. W;'rr?Mundsv^^v;-^?nie? . McDowell and Rev. J. C : Batley wen* to. Columbia yesterday morning: to at? tend t?e Presbyterian Syno&-. ^H? S. H". Edmunds weati? Magnolia Friday night by invitation animado: an address on educaioaai topics- at 4he Magnolia Graded. Schoot t ' S??ss "Lela Dick left'"on Tuesday, the 14tfe/?instant for Bala more.'5h:e was graduated ??om th?: Johns . wpkins' Trjaining Behool for Nurses in June, and "returns ,ta.accept a p?nt?ott'ras nurse in^/J&hns Hopkins. Hospital. Rev. ? C. Gr&fct?ari lefCJ'riday for ?ea?, S. C., wisere he delivered an address on Sunday-before the Woman's Missionary Society of the Lutheran Church. He will also attend the meet? ing of South Carolina Synod at Little Moantian, S. C. He expects, to be gone nearly two weeks. The Nataorium has been closed for the season. This year cotton i3 not a good sale when it goes below eight cents. The circus tent will be pitched in the field near Kendall Institute* The S. M. A* football team will play at Red Springs, N. C., next Friday. It is practically settled that the ctiy schools will be closed on circus day. Early risers say that they saw*a light frost on the ground last Thurs? day morning. The cotton weighers handled 642 . bales of cotton last Wednesday. The receipts to that date exceed 17,000. Policeman Owens has returned to duty, having made a rapid recovery. He was shot about two weeks ago by Amos Singleton. Ii Sumter does not establish a tobac? co market the merchants will lose the trade of every tobacco grower in the county.* ? Tho 4 ofclock passenger train did notarxive until 9.4i> last Friday morn? ing. The delay'wascaused by a washout on the Richmond and Washington division. Street Commissioner White bas com? menced work OB tho macadam pave? ments on Bartlettee street between Main and Harvin. The A. C L. passenger trains were again late last night. The train due at 9.30 p. m., arrived about 4 a. m., and the 4 o'cloofe train came in about 7 a. m. The local firemen are having very little to say about the Charleston tournament in December, and it is not known whether they will make an effort to send their racing team to Charleston or not The State Baptist Convention and the Methodist Conference are due to meet in Sumter in 1903, and as these bodies meet the same week Sumter will be filled with preachers for once in its history. / The tobacco warehouse committee has not yet started out to solicit stock subscriptions. There is no time to loose and if Sumter is to have a ware? house for next season it should be known at once. The State Fair is being extensively advertised by colored lithographs-and hand bills-all of which costs consid? erable money-?nd by the newspapers, which are giving thousands of dollars worth of space without price and with no hope of reward. J MARRIED. i Mr. Clyde Martin, of Mullins, S. C., ; and Miss Mamie Brown were married ? at the home of Mr Charles Thames, this j city, at 5 o'clock last Wednesday after ! noon, Rev. J. H. Thacker, of Oswego, ; performing the ceremony. The bridal couple left on the evening train for ?their future homo in Mullins. Mr. Ansley D. Harby and Miss Daisy Dean Goldsmith were married at the home of the bride's parents, Mr, and Mrs., Levi Goldsmith, Bruns? wick, Ga., at 7 o'clock, Wednesday evening, Oct I5th. Mr. and Mrs. Harby left Brunswick immmediately after the ceremony and arrived in this city this morning. Mr. J. M. Golphin, of Georgetown, and Miss Ida Seymour, eldest daugh? ter of Mr. H. J. Seymour, were mar? ried at 5 o'clock last Wednesday after? noon at Mr. Seymour's home, Rev. C. C. Brown officiating. They left on the evening train for Georgetown. REI Dr WESTLAKE. Young Man From Sumter Weds a Co? lumbia Girl. At 4 o'clock yesterday afternoon Mr. John F. Reid of Sumter and Miss Kathryn B. Westlake of this city were married. The ceremony was perform? ed by the Rev. Dr. Mark L. Carlisle at the parsonage of the Washington Street Methodist Church. The happy couple left immediately cn the after? noon train for their future home in Sumter. The groom is one . of Sum? ter's most promising young business men and the bride is one of Colum? bia's most attractive adopted . daugh? ters..-The State, Oct. 19. A Coming Marriage. 1 Mrs. ?. T. Winkler, of Summer? ville, S. C., has issued invitations to the marriage, of her daughter, Croline Cornelia, to Rev. Louis J. Bristow, of Wedgefield, S. C., on October 29th, at home, 7.30 o'clock. DEATH. John Ezra Brown, Jr., son of Thos. F. and Mary Ann, and adopted son of John Ezra Brown, died at his home near Oswego Saturday Oct. 18th, and was buried Sunday at Bethel Church at 11.30 o'clock. Though weak in body he grappled with death as a hero for several weeks before he died. He had many friends to mourn his loss^ J. H. Thacker. Quarterly Conference. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Oswego Circuit will be held at Rembert's Church on Tuesday, Octo? ber 28th at ll o'clock a. OL. ? full attendance is requested. ?? H. Thacker, P. C. Cotton Market The receipts are beginning to fall off. and this.week, have; been fight. The price has ?dVance?} a little j&is'week. Addling. & T ? : ? v OBITUARY. * J Mrs, Marie Whitfield ?* Young,- wife bf Mr. Albert Young, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.---Ci. C< -Myers, died:a^?er home near Remb?rts* S.; jgt? "Aug. 9, 1902c,. In January. 18?3?*she- was mar-; rr^ita^Mn^??herti "Ebu?g, :of }Snmte.r county ;, was boin _ one .cbii?;~>^a?n, C^v ajdariih^ little i>?bel*wiip fbRowed His mother to t?e better land ,Se?t' 13, 19?2: >^^r^o^)^'i^te*.with Horeb BaptistChurch' at tBe^age bf ^;:btft" t&e>?ast fewe^eazs ^-ber-Ufe ^b?ing: more coni&met?t?y ^ situated to; .McLeod Methodist .Church s^^"?m%a;?i^aeat worshipper there. Ju? her hotne she moved with the ease and- grace that distinguishes Chriflti?n womanh?c??V ?B&V&zlife was such as worked piety and love;,a faithful daughter, dutiful wife, and loving mother. ' ?? The funeral services were conducted by the writer, and her body laid to rest in the Horeb Baptist cemetery. To those who linger, we extend our sincere sympathy, and may they be safely gathered into the eternal Paradise of God. W. C. Smith. Cotton' advanced a few points in j price. Mondayandfmiddling was quoted at 7.95 on the street. Cotton futures took an upward move? ment Monday and again yesterday the price moved up a few poi?ts, conse? quently spot cotton is selling at 8 cents and a little better . for the higher grades. "7 Saturday was a busy day with all the stores and the volume of busi? ness immensely large. Several mer? chants report the biggest business for years. The stockholders of the Electric Light and Ice Co., received a ten per cent dividend on Saturday-the first in quite awhile. D. J. Chandler, the clothier, makes special mention of underwear. It ~ is a seasonable advertisement and tells of the large and well selected stock that he is selling at. low prices. A negro driver let one' of Dr. Mood's horses back into a ditch near the depot on Monday morning, turning the buggy over and smashing it to pieces. -The horse got loose" from the buggy ?nd ran away with shafts hanging. . E. A. Jenkins has completed the plumbing at the passenger depot, and the job has been accepted by the rail? road, the work having been done ac? cording to the specifications of the contract. The foot ball team of the Sumter Military Academy is trying to arrange for a game with the Welsh Neck team at an early day. The S. M. A. boys have been practicing steadily for sev? eral weeks and the team is growing stronger every day. The amount of money deposited in the banks of Sumter has been increas? ing steadily each week since the open? ing of the cotton season, and on the ICth instant the total deposits of the three banks amounted to $594,167.50. This amount was divided as follows: First National Bank, S333,166.37: Bank of Sumter, 8188,000: Sumter Savings Bank, 868,001.13. The deposit accounts of all of the banks have in? creased since the loth, and at the close of business on Saturday the total exceeded $600, COO. Let Them AH Come. ? Mr. Editor: I see by Monday's Item i that the Methodist Annual Conference ! and the Baptist State Convention are I to meet in Sumter in 1903. It may be somewhat unfortunate that these two great bodies should have chosen the same place and same week for their sessions, thus bringing into the city at one and the same time some seven or eight hundred delegates. The homes of this good town may stand this severe tax, but what about the feathered tribe? They'll never forgive us. The South Carolina Conference has been holding its sessions in Sumter everv decade since 1853- '53, '&% '73, '83, '93. This being the established cus? tom for fifty years, this body not only expected, but has been invited by the unanimous vote of the Methodist Church here, to continue the custom and meet in Sumter again in Decem? ber, 1903. E. Herbert Jones. , A Miraculous Escape. Miss Katie Reid, daughter of Mr. Charlie . Reid, of St. Charles, had a most remarkable escape from being mangled and whirled to death by mafchi.a'ery last week. She was stand? ing in the gin house with her back to the shafting, when it caught her dress ?nd threw her ten feet across the room upon a pile of cotton seed. Fortunately it tore her dress into shreds, thus releasing her body, or else the result would have been too sad and terrible to think of. "With the exception of a severe "shaking up" and a few bruises, she was not hurt at all, and was laughing over the accident when help reached her. Bishopville Vindicator. Mayor's Court. The following cases were heard in the Mayor's court Monday: J. S. Felder, blocking R. R. cross? ing Factory street, dismissed. Spencer W Ison, drunk and disorder? ly on Ricker street, $2 or 4 days. William Cohen, drunk and resisting arrest, S3 or 6 days. Wes Singleton, drunk, $2. White Woman Arrested. Annie Dean alias May Wood, white, was arrested Monday by Sheriff Scar? borough at the request of the Sheriff of Spartanburg county. She. was a fugitive from justice a sealed; sentence being held against her in Spartanburg. She was arrested and released on bond about a year ago and did not appear for trial when court convened. "She was tried in her absence and a sealed sentence entered against her. She was recently located in this city, where she has been living under the name of Annie Dean, and her arrest followed. She was sent to Spartan? burg yesterday morning. Rev. George H. Waddill, financial agent of the Epworth Orphanage, spent Sunday in the city and preached twice in the First Methodist Church. A special collection was taken up for the Orphanage, the total amount realized being $140. E. C. Haynsworth, Esq., has been appointed special commissioner to take testimony in the case of Mrs; Eliza Freeland vs. A. N. ' Freeland. This is a suit for divorce in the courts of New York, and is the final chapter in the romance that began on an ocean liner. It has been posi ti vely settled that the mah convicted Of bigamy and sent to the penitentiary in Missouri was not Capt. A. N. Freeland, formerly of this place, but his present whereabouts are unknown. He was last heard of in Europe. .Bro. ?. C. Brown says: " We had a delightful barbecue on my place in Barnwell county, Tuesday, the 7th. Brethren Buist, Askew, Moore, Burts, and eighteen . other white persons, with 85 negroes made up the gladsome crowd. WeJaad yearling and pig barbe-. cued .galore with other nice things in abundance. I think Burts carried off. the belt." We had the pleasure of at? tending one of Bro. Brown's barbecues a few years ago and enjoyed it im? mensely.-Baptist Courier. The Greenville papers report tira!-1 several men had their pockets pickeJ f on circus day. The police of Sumter will do well to keep their eyes open on next Thursday for pickpockets, swin? dlers and grafters of all kinds. Every man who undertakes to run a gam? bling game of any kind should be pull? ed by the police. The pickpockets that are following Sells Bros. circus got in their work at Spartanburg on Friday, and a number of men lost their pocket books. It is said that the work was done while the crowd was leaving the tent after the performance. A convict known as "Charleston" escaped from the chain gang yesterday. The dogs were put on his trail with- , in a half hour after bis escape, but they followed only a short distance. Charleston was a " trusty" and had less than a month more of his sentence to serve. One of the pleasantest romances in real life that, have lately appeared in print relates now an Iowa millionaire was attracted toward a girl at the tele? phone Exchange by reason of her plea? sant voice and the prompt and cheer? ful way in which she gave him the numbers he called for, and he finally married her. The bright and intelligent telephone girl will have no difficulty in finding and applying th6 moral of the story. The total ecli pse of the moon last Thurs? day night was witnessed by comparative? ly few people in this city, for it came at an hour that most people prefer devot? ing to sleep rather than viewing a celestial phenomenon. A gentleman said that he would get up at any hour to see a total eclipse of the sun, but as lunar eclipses occur so frequently he really could not break his' rest "to see one. His excuse may sound plausible. A great many persons received by mail on Monday morning notification of their election as honorary members of the " Anthological Society" of Ameri? ca and elsewhere. Some who received certificates are said to have swallowed the bait, hook and all, and immediate? ly jumped to the conclusion that they were the recipients of an honor equal in distinction to the election to mem? bership in the Legion of Honor. But -the book agent, in whose interest the "Anthological Society" advertis? ing matter was sent out, is in town and will, probably, in due season call on each certificate holder. | Stole Money and Skipped. Sonny Scott, a negro who has been : employed by Mr. L. B. Durant as a j porter and driver was sent to the depot Thursday morning to bring up a wagon load of goods, but instead of doing so he abandoned the wagon and appro? priating to his own use S10 given him to pay the freight charges tock the pas? senger train for Columbia. "When he did. not return to the store after an absence of more than two hours Mr. Durant sent to the depot after him and found the horse wandering aronud in the street, but the negro was not to be found. Making inquiry it was learned ' that Sonny had boarded the Columbia train. The Columbia'police have been wired a description of Sonny and asked to arrest him. The foot ball team at the Sumter Military Academy is steadily round? ing into shape. At a recent meeting Mr. Edgar Durant was elected Cap? tain of the team. Under the careful training of Coach Moses and. Capt. Duran t the team is learning to play fast, snappy ball. Most of the old team are back and there is a lot of good ma? terial from which to pick.the new men. A good schedule of games is now being arraigned, they will be as follows: North Carolina Military Academy at Red Springs, N. C., Oct. 25th ; Raiford Military Academv, Raifcrd, N. C., Oct 27th; D. & D. Institute at Favettesville, N. C., Oct 29th ; Charleston Medical College in Sumter, Nov. 7th, and the Char? leston Medical College and the College of Charleston in Charleston during the fall festival in December. A game is being arragned with the S. C. C. team to be played in Sumter on Thanksgiving day. This afternoon at the ball park the first game of foot ball of this sea? son will take place. The contest will be between two picked teams from the Sumter Military Academy. The boys have been working hard dering the last two weeks and their play shows that they have not worked in vain. The team wl>ile very light, works in a quick, snappy manner, which argues ill for her opponents. The game this afternoon will show what kind of ball they are capable of play? ing. The "varsity" team which leaves here Friday for North Carolina will be picked from the following men; Steele, Hicks, \V\, George, Dunn, Pate, Hicks, N. B., Frierson, Moses, Cuttino* Durant, Durant J., Brodgen, Gillespie, Van Valer, Plowden, Smith, Hinnardj Jackson, Hawkins. Every? body is cordially invited to attend the game Wednesday afternoon free of charge. The game will be called at three thirty at the ball park. If the Business League is not thor? oughly dead it might communicate with the St Louis man who is seek; ing a location in Sonth Carolina for a knitting mill.. There is ,no better location in the State than Sumter for such an enterprise. . The Gordon^Siray Grand Opera Com? pany gave a matinee performance last Thursday afternoon that was advertised and put. down ron the programme as 4>Ii Trovatore," but* if Verdi. could have known what they did to his great opera he' would have turned in his grave. "The opera i was cut: and mutilated- almost beyond' recognition; several scenes being; omitted entirely .and others-so altered that recognition wasdiflBcult. Miss1 Shay was hot here, neither was, Miss Noldi nor -Alberti nor Fredrieks the four artists whose reputation ahd-abilxtyi make the com? pany asnccessi I The^Sudienc? was dis? appointed' and they had a right to be" for the performance was not what it was advertised -.to "be And what they Were led to expect. Index te Eyes. - Headache pain in or around the orbit of the eyes, or dim vision is a true index to some existing, optical defect which should be corrected with their proper glasses in order to neutralize such defects and restore peace and happiness to the eyes, soul and mind. Call at my optical parlor and have T)r. BEighsmith test your eyes and tell y DU just what they require. E. A. Bultman, Jeweler. Oct. 21. An artistic pianist and technic specialist who has been teaching in the original Virgil Clavier School of New York City for several years past will arrive in this city during the week to teach at the Sumter School of Music. The. enormous expense and responsibili? ty of bringing this artist to Sumter could not have been undertaken had not Miss Ewell back of her the wealthiest and most progressive con? servatory in New York City. The people of. Sumter and vicinity have shown by their generous patron? age, their appreciation of and desire for the highest standard and^est ad? vantages, the Sumter School of Music having enrolled twice as many pupils as any previous year, and numerous applications from those who wish to come to the city under the auspices of this school to study music and some other special course. Oct. 22-lt | -ISTCELOW POISON . in your blood ? Physicians call it Halar?a! Germ. It can be seen changing red blood yellow under microscope* ft works day and 'night. First, it turns y our com? plexion yellow.. Chilly, aching sensations creep down your backbone. You feel weak and worthless. ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC win stop the trouble now. It enters the blood at once and drives out the yellow poison. Sf 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? 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 Chills, Fevers and Malaria. It 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.! We have such a large and varied stock of Underwear that we believe we can fit almost any man or boy in Sumter county. We have cotton, wool or half an& half, 25 cents, 50 cents, 75 cents, $1, $1.50 and $1.75 per garment. Our Double Front and Double Baek . - ff Cotton Undershirts at 50 cents excel! in value anything we've ever offered at that price. Boy?' Union Suit? JSO. pp* Come here Tor your Winter Under? wear and you won't gp astray. v.- m r. ,.<? -. ; 35 J t>Z<1^ ifq r-- * pigg$ Clothier and Furnisher. Dorothy Dodd| SGBTWABT^ ?ROS" Designed by Proper Apparel for Women Woman for J ahd.Ghildren. Success as Dress i yt feI (roods Furnishers, Schwartz's rear.? > ^ ^?o^%r & frothy Dqd?l ie Faultless : Kfting Shoe tor women; call ind &e them; get a de? scriptive booklet Their Style Their Comfort Come into this dress goods store on ?ny one of these October days. If you don't know Schwartz's style of furnishing suits, perhaps the crowd WiU surprise you ; if you do knov?r them, the answer's easy. Here are some of the reasons : Care in selecting the right fabrics ] You could use each of Care in selecting and matching of | these reasons as the trimmings \- heading of a chapter Care in making the suits { in the Schwartz story And-The fairest sort of prices J of success. And the story has been a serial-running six? teen years-with constantly increasing public interest. But we intended to talk today of Embroideries-subject that always interests the ladies. We cannot express the worth of this offering too strongly. Here is the Friday list : Percales-They failed to reach ns for last Friday's sale. We have them now. 2,500 yards 10c goods for Friday at 7c. All who need Embroideries }4 less *nan regular price, come next Friday-a solid case of these have just reached us, a lucky purchase, and offered you at the lowest prices you have ever seen embroideries sold at. Table 1-1,000 yards edgings all at 5c. Table 2-1.200 yards edgings all at 9c. Table 3-900 yards edgings all at 13c. 3 Damask bargains for Friday-2 pieces white Damask at 25c, 2 pieces white Da mask at 33c, 2 pieces white Damask at 47c. Rainy day skirts-We expect about 50 new ones for next Friday-a sale on them. These, too, fer Next Friday : 30 doz "hemmed huck towels (note size) 19x38 at 10c. 50 pairs "Dixie" North Carolina all wooli blankets on sale" Friday at $2.99. 10 doz children's school hats in fine "scratch felt," ali colors, at 50c. 20 doz lady's white H. S. handkerchiefs, all linen-the kind soid in some stores at 10c-here at 5c. 15 pieces curtain Swiss, sold everywhere at 15c, here Friday at Ile. Sale muslin underwear 19c up. 50 pieces apron ginghams-the kind sold at 6l^c and 7c here at 5c. SCHWARTZ BROS.