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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1902. Entered at the fost O fice at Sumter S ( . as Second Class Mitter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. D. J. Chandler?Carnival Week. E. M. Wilson?Seed Oats for Sale. W. W. Cunningham?Cabbage Plants. E. W. Dabbs?Brood Sows for Sale, bchwartz Bros.?Footwear for Wo men. J. Ryttenberg & Sons?Two Great Values. O'Donnell ? Co.?Come to the Carnival. E. A. Bultman?If You are Down With the Blues. Ansley D. Harby?Fifty-six Head Horses and Mules. PERSONAL. Capt T. H. Dick is in the city. Mr. W. A. James, of Bishopville, is attending court. Claude Aman, Esq., of* Bishopville, is attending court. Miss Werber, of Newberry, is vsiting Mrs. H. C. Moses. Capt. Anderson Mills, of Mayesville, was in town Friday. Mr. J. E. Tindai, of Clarendon, spent Friday in town. , Mr. George M. Stuekey, of Bishop ville, spent Monday in town. Dr. H. W. Cooper, of Cheraw, was in town on business Saturday. Mr. George Seibert, of Summerville, is in the city for a few days stay. Capti S. M. Ward, of Georgetown, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Dick. Mrs. W. H. Ingram, of Stateburg, spent the last few days here visiting relatives. Mrs; Jas. H. Dawes, of Philadelphia, is visiting her mother, Mrs. W. fi. Epperson. Messrs. W. T. McLeod and John Mclntosh, of Magnolia, were in the city Monday. Capt Alex Moseley of Spring Hill spent Friday in town visiting Mr. T. D. Hancock. Mr. Ansley Harby returned last Friday night from a business trip to Missouri and Kansas. Mr. A. Parai ra, of the Hotel Sum ter, has returned from a business trip to New York and Boston. Misses Marie and Janie Lachicotte from Waverley Mills, are visiting their aunt, Mrs. James McDowell Mr. W. McD. Alford, of Marion County, spent Friday night in the city with his sons, Drs. W. B. and E. P. Alford. Miss Bertha Kirkly, after spending a few days in town, left last week for Columbia where she spent Fair week before going to Lexington where she will teach school this winter. The young ladies of the Sumter Fe male Seminary went to the Fair this morning. The Carnival next week will be equivalent to having a ci rene in town for five days consecutively. Sumter now has the best orchestra it has ever possessed, and there are few, if any, better in the State. The tobacco warehouse for next sea son seems to have' dropped out of sight sud the chance to make Sumter a to bacco market is being neglected. Look over the new advertisements. There are several of them today and everyone is interesting and worth care ful reading. - Charleston's Fall Festival and Fire men's Tournament will be held during J the first week of December. The prizes offered the firemen are large enough to attract many entries from this and other States. There is a plan afoot to organize an other ice company, the chief end of which shall be to sell i'ce to consum ers at 25 cents a hundred pounds. Ev ery consumer of ice will wish the new company good luck. The News and Courier is now re ceived at the same time as The State. The papers leave Charleston at 3.20 on the new train put on Monday by the Southern Railway and arrive in Co lumbia in time to catch the A. C. L. train that arrives here at 8.30. . The Charleston College foot ball team arrived in the city Friday morning and . the forenoon was spent in seeing the town and in light practice. The visitors were entertained by the local foot bait players and it is hoped that they were well pleased with their stay here. Mr. W. A. Weathers asks that it be stated that he is not related by mar riage or otherwise to Brooks Harley, the professional gambler who recently shot himself in West Virginia. This statement was rendered necessary by a current report that Mr. Weathers and Harley were brothers-in-law. From the opening of the season to Nov. 1 the total receipts of cotton have been 21,3?9. The public weighers have weighed 20,963 and 386 were bought by the cotton mill that had not been weighed by the public weigh ers. Cotton buyers and merchants pre dict that Sumter's receipts this year will not be less than 30,000 bales. The worthy. City Clerk and Treas urer, bavin*? become envious of the members of the police force who have recently * had a fine run of sport in hunting blind tigers, has joined the ranks of hunters and is giving his nights to the chass of 'possums and coons. He and one Bill Jones are con federates in the conspiracy against the 'possum tribe. Nearly all of the stock of the Home Building and Loan Association has been subscribed and the first payment is being made today. All of the thousand shares of stock will be taken and it may be necessary to issue addi tional stock to meet the demand. Stock in this association will be valuable in a short time and those who subscribe for it now will have cause to congratulate themselves on their foresight. The Home will be the most economically managed B. <fc L. Association ever organized in this city, the salary and expense account will be kept down to the lowest pos sible limit and from the first the effort will be made to^o conduct it that the stock can be matured well within the 100 months limit. MARRIED. At the residence of the bride's mother, Snmmerville,S. C.,on Wednes day morning, Oct. 29,1902, by the Rev. W. S. Dorsett, Louis J. Bri stow, of Wedgefield, to Miss Caroline Winkler, of Summerville. On Oct. 30, 1902, at S p. m., at Hebron Church, by Rev. J. C. Bailey, Mr. J. Miller Fraser and Miss Mary Hugh Fraser, daughter of Dr. W. W. Fraser, both of Mechancsville, S. C. Married in Greenville. Mr. J. P. Moran and Miss Nettie Deal were married yesterday morning a 8.30 o'clock at the home of the bride's sister, Mrs. Allen, in Ware street. The ceremony was performed in the presence of a few relatives and friends by the Rev. G. G. Mayes, pastor of the Second Presbyterian Church. Immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Moran left over the Southern at 9.40 o'clock for Anderson, where they will visit Mrs. Moran's sister and leave there today for Sum ter to be the guests of Mr. Moran's parents. They will return to Green ville in about ten days and make their home in this city. Miss Deal is a very practical young lady. She is attractive, ingenious and possesses a sweet disposition that has won for her many friends. For sever al years she was connected with the local office of the Southern Beili Tele phone and Telegraph Company, and it was the regret of many people in Greenville when she resigned her posi tion. yMr. Moran is a native of Sumter. He is well known throughout the city as chief electrician for the Greenville Traction Company. Since his residence in Greenville he has made many warm personal friends and admirers. He is thoroughly conversant with electricity, having graduated with high honors in that department of science. He is also a talented musician, and is able "to furnish music on almost every con ceivable musical instrument. Mr. and Mrs. Moran have a host of frends here who wish them much success and hap piness through life.?Greenville News, Oct. 31. EA ? \? ee . ? ???-? A Prominent and Influential Citizen Pass es Away. George W. Lee, a well known citi zen of this community, died last night after a protracted spell of sickness. He had typhoid fever in the summer, which left him with organic troubles. Mr, Lee came to Florence when a young man in the railroad service. He was from Sumter County. He married Miss Evelyn Jones, a sister of the late T. W. Jones, which family also came from Sumter. By this union he had several children, among them being G. W. Lee, Jr., Mrs. John Carroll and Mrs. Frapp. *He was married a sec ond time toy Miss Blackwell, a daugh ter of Dr. John H. Blackwell, of Ebe nezer. Two children by' this mar riage survive him. Mr. Lee was once a candidate for Mayor in Florence a number of years ago, in one of the most exciting cam paigns that has ever been known in city politics. * He never held a public office, but he was always a prominent and influential citizen. He was a man of unusually bright mind and ability. Until a short time ago he engaged in faming in Ebenezer, but recently he came to the city and settled. His death is deeply regretted by a wide circle of friends.?Florence Times, Nov. L The Soldiers Grateful. On behalf of the Sumter Light In fantry I desire to express our thanks through your columns to the ladies and gentlemen who responded to our call for help in our bazaar. Everybody helped us. T.ae bazaar - was a great success. We are happy. As evidence of our true apprecation, we are "ani mis opibusque parati" to defend. C. B. Yeadon, Captain S. L. I. Oct. 27, 1902. Sumter papers will please copy. Special Council Meeting. A special meeting of City Council was held at 6 o'clock last Wednesday nigt?t with all members of Council present, except Alderman Geo F. Epperson. The meeting was called at the request of the Knights of Pythias committee to consider the Street Fair proposition of the Layton Carnival Co. The committee, consisting of Messrs. H. J. Grover, Jr., J. fi. Levy, Dr. Walter Cheyne and Bartow Walsh and J. M. Knight, were present and pre sented the matter to^ Council. The committee requested that Council exempt the Layton shows from the usual license taxes and permit the use of the streets by these shows for five days, November llth to 15th inclusive. After hearing the statements of the committee Council decided to grant the requests and this was accordingly done, there being no dissenting votes. Lutheran Church Notes. The Woman's Missionary Convention of the South Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church was well attended and a great success. Rev. Grossman, of this city, preached a sermon, and made two addresses at children's ser vices. They met at Peak, S. C. The South Carolina Synod of the Lutheran Church met at Little Moun tain, S. C, Rev. Grossman preached a sermon before Synod, and preached on Sunday morning in Ebenezer Church, Columbia. Sumter and Florence have been made a new charge, and Rev. Grossman will now serve these churches. Another Pantry Rot bed. The pantry robber got. in his work again Sunday night. This time Mr. S. W. Stubbs was the victim, his pantry being cleaned out and he had to send out and get a supply of groceries before breakfast could be prepared. About $10 worth of groceries were taken. Mayor's Court. The following case was tried last Wednesdav : A. B. O'Neill, J. A. Miller and J. H. Villeneuve, fighting. Not guilty as to O'Neill and Vi llenen ve. Miller plead guilty, 810 fine. . m_mm COURT PROCEEDINGS. Court of Common Pleas and General Ses sions Convened Today. Court convened at 10 o'clock Monday morning with Judge Townsend presi ding and all the officers of the court present. Judge Townsend charged the grand jury in reference to their duties, his remarks being brief and to the point. Solicitor Wilson had a number of bills in readiness upon which the grand jury acted promptly, and the following being handed in the busi ness of court was taken up : The State vs. Joseph Brogdon, larceny of live stock. True bil?. The State vs. Andrew Jackson, burglary and larceny. True bill. The State vs. Gus Stanley highway robbery and larceny. True bill. The following cases were tried Mon day forenoon : The State vs. David Magazine? assault and battery with intent to kill. Noi prossed on payment of [all costs and prisoner discharged. The State vs. Joseph Brogdon? larceny of live stock. Plead guilty and sentenced to one year on chain gang. Andrew Jackson?burglary and lar ceny?guilty ; Sentenced to chain gang for twb years. Court adjourned until 3*o'clock. During the afternoon the following bills were returned by the grand jury : The State vs. Estelle Wilder?House breaking and larceny. True bill. The State vs. JEdgar Ballard?mur der. True bill. Gus Stanley who was on trial Mon day afternoon for highway robbery and larceny was acquitted. The State vs. Solomon Mack?Noi prossed at request of prosecutor, upon payment of costs taxed, $15.60 same paid by L. M. Cross well. The State vs. Edgar Ballard?mur der of Muldrow Benjamin (both negroes) was arraigned Monday even ing. Court adjourned Monday night until 10 o'clock Wednesday morning on ac count of the election yesterday. Wednesday morning court convened at 9.30, a jury was sworn in and the case of Edgar Ballard was proceeded with. WHITE GIRLS AS? WAITERS. Hotel Sumter Has Discharged all Negro Help and Has White Cook, Waiters and Chambermaids. The Hotel Sumter now employs white help only. The negro cook, waiters and chambermaids were dis missed today and at dinner the white help took charge of the several depart ments. Joseph G. Feroli, a French chef has charge of the kitchen. He comes from New York, where he has been connected with the culinary de partments of several of the largest and best known of the hotels of that city. Mrs. May Young, as head- waitress, has charge of the dining room and she is assisted by six young ladies who have had experience as waitresses in hotels. Two chambermaids complete the hotel force, all of wh.om were engaged in New York by Mr. Paraira this week whlie he was in that city and when he returned last night they ac companied him. The employment of white help exclu sively is a decided innovation in the South, except in the case of the winter tourits hotels, and it will be watched with great interest by all commercial hotel managers in this and adjacent States. If the experiment is satisfactory and successful at the Hotel Sumter it will not be long before a number of other hotels in this State will get rid of negro help and employ white girls as waiters. Elders Elected. At a congregational meeting after service in the Presbyterian Church Sunday morning the following Elders were elected: Dr. H. J. McLaurin, T. B. Fraser, W. J. Barrett and H. L. Scarboongh. The crowds who went to the Fair from this section of the State this year were larger than ever before. Last Wednessday night the 9.30 train car ri ed a number of extra cars and the trains Thursday morning were taxed to accommodate the passengers. The spceial from Marion and inter medite stations passed at 9.10 with eight cars, the Bennettsville train went through to Columbia as a.special with ten cars and the regular Columbia train carried seven or eight cars. The manager of the Sumter foot ball team is endeavoring to arrrange at least two games for Carnival week, and if he succeeds in bringing the teams he is in correspondence with here two fine games are assured. It will be necessary to guarantee the expenses of the visiting teams and unless the people of Sumter give the home team a little financial assistance the man ager will not be in a position to make the necessary guarantee. Heretofore the gate receipts have been very light and a defieit has followed every game. FOR SALE?Five hundred bushels very select (S. C. grown) Red Rust Proof Oats, absolutely free from rye, wheat, or other foreign grains. Price 70c. f. o. b. Mayesville. Write W. T. Cooper, Mayesville for samples. E. M. Wilson. Nov. 5?2t* CABBAGE PLANTS ?Large lot of Cab bage Plants -three varieties. Will be ready for transplanting December and after. Price 25 cents per 1<K). and ?1 50 per l.OOo. W. VV. Cunningham, 10 Hauser street, Sumter, S. C. Nov 5?lm WANTED?Purchasers for several nice young breeding Sows. Prices ?5 to ?10 each. Apply to E. W. Dabb. Goodwill, S. C. Nov 5?It _ FOR SALE?1,000 fine stalks of Sugar Cane at 82.50 per hundred. Now readv for banking. P. M. Pitts, ' Sumter, S. C. Oct 29?2t* | FOR SALE?Farm of ObVacres, 1U ? miles from Wisacky, 100 cleared, bal | ance timbered, but can be brought j under cultivation : fine pasture. Price! 62. 00. Address W. Arthur Green, Wisacky, S. C. Oct. 29?2t* - j WANTED Standard yellow pine ties : I <*x9x8. Anderson Lumber Co., Charleston, | I S. C. Oct 15? 2m ! NEITHER SIDE SCORED. A Tie Game of Foot Ball Friday After noon Between Sumter and Charleston. One of the prettiest games of foot ball ever seen in Snmter was played Friday afternoon at the ball park. The day was an ideal one, being just cool enough to make the boys want to play ball. Only a small crowd was out to see the game and cheer the home team. Every one was pleased with the gentlemanly manner in which the sport was conducted, the game being perfectly clear and free from all underhand work. The boys from the College of Charleston are perfect gentleman and cannot be too highly commended for the manner in which they play the game. t They expressed themselves as being ' entirely satisfied with the treatment they received at the hands of Sumter, and every one here is highly satisfied with the way they conducted themselves while in the city. S. M. A. did not play her usual fast game of ball, being handicapped by the loss of one of her fast backs. At times her playing was very slow and ragged. She will have to get down to hard prcatice if she wants to win her next game. S. M. A. will meet the Medical College of Charleston in this city next week. The teams were evenly matched in weight and played a very close game, the. teams gaining about the same number of yards during the contest. First Half?The toss up is won by Sumter and they decide to receive the kick. Charleston kicks to S. M. A. 20 yard line and Moses advances the ball 10 yards before he is downed. Sumter goes around left end for 20 yards, bucks for 5 more, on off side play gets 5 more, on tackle back play gets 7 through the line. Sumter is playing good fast ball now and is quick ly going for a touch down. George and Hicks both get five yards through left guard. On cross buck Sumter goes for 10 yards. The ball is now on Charlestons five yard line and it looks as if Snmter will carry it over on the next play. On a run around right end Durant is clear of the line, when he drops the ball and Sumter loses the only chance of scoring. Charleston ball; she gets 15 yards around left end, then bucks through right tackle for 4, goes around right end for about 10 more. On the next two plays she is thrown back and is forced to punt on the third down, she kicks 30 yards, -her end falling on the ball before Sumter touches it. Sum ter gets the ball and 10 yards. Until the end of the half it was see saw, each team holding the other for downs, some long end runs were made and then, the other team would take a brace and hold the team with the ball for three downs. Charleston was forc ed again during this half to punt. Second Half?Sumter kicks off to C. of C. who advances the ball only a few yards before being downed. They gain about 30 yards by bucking right tackle and running around Sumter's right end. Sumter soon takes a brace and holds Charleston for downs. Sumter rushes the ball back up the field and then loses it, not being able to advance five yards in three downs. Here Charleston makes her star play of the game. She bucks . right through Sumter's left guard and her man getting clear of the line starts for the goal line with only one man near enough to tackle him. As Plowden, Sumter, is about to hurl himself on the man with the ball he is caught and held by a Charleston man. Char leston's runner does not stop until he has placed the ball between the goal post. The ball is brought back and given to Sumter' on account of Charleston's foul. This run was quite sensational and was the feature of the game. This was the only time that Sumter's goal was in danger. Dur ing the rest of the half the bail went first to one team and then to. the other. Snmter was forced to punt once during this half. Both teams were entirely satisfied with the officials, and did not kick at all against their decisions. The cap tain of the Charleston team highly complimented them on their fairness. Mr. J. D. White, formally tackle on Clemson, acted as referee and Mr. Sol Ryttenberg, formally end on Union College, was umpire. Barbecue and Oyster Supper. There -will be a first class Barbecue and Oyster Supper next Friday night, November 7th, at W. Thad Edens surburban home on West Liberty street. The supper will be under the auspices of the officials of the Magnolia Street Church, and the committee guarantee a good time to all and a first class "Barbecue." No pains will be spared to make the occasion a success. You are invited. Card of Thanks. Mr. Editor: Please allow me a few lines in the Item that 1 may express my appreciation of many thoughtful kindnesses received ; and herein I do return thanks to the many friends, in and out of the church, who so gener ously replenished my burglarized pantry last week. Very truly, R. Herbert Jones, IS YELLOW POISON in your blood ? Physicians call it flalarial 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, Nighi ^Sweats and a gen eral breakdown come Inter 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 o^t, 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.' I Next week will be "Carnival Week" for Sumter. Celebrate it in a new winter outfit. Perhaps youjare not equipped for the4occasion. If not, you can^saveitime, money and nerve-strain by coming di rectly here for your Suit, Overcoat. Un derwear, Hat, Shirt, Gloves, etc. Hardly anything is lacking in our stock for Men, Boys' and Children's wear, and we trust we will have the pleasure of serving you whenever you are ready. . J. CHANDLER, Clothier and Furnisher* Phone 166? Sumter, S. C." As expressed in Foot wear for Women Is best exemplified in the "Dorothy Dodd" Shoe. It k evi dent in the fit, btyle. material, comfort, service?everywhere. They are designed by a woman, are made to hold their shapt* and retain their individuality as long as you wear them. Arrived Saturday second shipment 8 dozen pairs. First stock was sold out in ten days. Phenomenal sale. We are sole distributors for Sumter and county for these Shoes. We are gratified at securing such a Shoe to offer you. THE MILLINERY ATTRACTION?Next Thursday again. Special display of Trimmed Work exhibited in our new Display Cases which have just reached us. The new creations.m Hats as they appear weekly. We invite you to see them Try the town on Dry Goods?compare prices everywhere. The result never fails to sustain our controlling claim: The best for the least price. Are you sharing in Our Friday Specials : 47c for 104 Bleached Sheets, Hemmed and Shrunk. 10c for Pillow Cases to match. Less than the Cloth is worth. 25e for Ladies' Flannette Underskirt patterns?3 dozen on sale Friday. Do you need Torchon Laces? A sale on them Friday. Prices. 4, 5, 7. ?) and 11c. All new ones. The best value we have evc-r offered. Dixie North Carolina all wool Blankets on sale Friday at ?2.99._ Children's Jackets. Two specials for Fridav at 75c and ?1.00. Worth double. At 50c- 5 dozen Scratch Felt Trimmed Hats. All colors. The ideal school Hat. 25 Dorfen Ladies* Heavy Ribbed Cnder vests. The 25c goods. For Friday only at l!>c. Percales for Friday. New Dark Styles. 10c goods. For you on Friday at 7c. SUc 36-inch Fine White Cambric. For Friday S}.4c. You know these Blankets. 50 Pairs 25 Tailor Suits to be sold Friday at S5.00. Not all sizes. But if your size is here you will buy. 25 Dozen Huck Towels. 1!> 38. worth 15i. On sale Friday at 10c. 5 Pieces new Curtain Scrim. Special sale at 4c. Have you tried W. B. Erect Form Corset Style 989, Long Carved Hip ? y?So?ia SCHW*1RTZ BROS.