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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER IO, 1902. ?'tiereUat ?*e tos? Ojice at Sumter S 0., aa Second Class Muter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. E. A. Bultman-The Kind cf Frames. D. J. Chandler-Christmas Gifts. H. Frank Wilson, Master-Sales. T. S. Gregory-To the People. J. D. Wilder, Andi tor-Notice of Tax Returns. Schwartz Bros.-Dolls and Toys. E. A. Bultman-Christmas Jewels. PERSONAL. Mr. J, J. Ragin spent Sunday in the city. Mr. John S. Kennedy was in town on Saturday. Miss Rosa Gillespie has returned to ; Charleston. Mark Reynolds Esq. went to Colum? bia yesterday. Mr. M. G. Ryttenberg has returned from New York. Miss Evie McMillan of Camden was I in the city Friday. Mr.. J. R. Ligon has greatly im? proved in health. Mr. B. B. Beckham has been in the " city for several days. Miss Blanche DeLorme is in Char? leston for a few days. Mr. R. M. Jenkins, of St. Charles, was in town Saturday. Mr. L. L Parrott spent a few days in Charleston last week. Miss Fannie Rytter.berg is visiting friends in Savannah, Ga., Miss Rosa Barnett is visiting Miss Annie Lory ea of planning. Mr. Sam Chandler spen:; a few days in Manning this week. Mrs. Georgie Blanding is visitng at Solicitor Wilson's in Manning. Mr. W. J. England has moved to Wateree, S. C., with his family. Mr. J. D. Wilder attended the Baptist Convention in Greenville. Mr. Albert L. Moise; cf Philadel? phia, has been in the city for a i?ew days. Mrs. J. A. Clifton, of Orangeburg, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. LeRoy Camp. Mrs. Archer of Spartanburg, is visiting her daughter. Mrs. J. G. De? Lorme. Mr. John F. Kelly and Capt. W. S. James, of JbishopviUe, spant Saturday in town. Mr. and Mrs. Ernest K Friar have returned from their bridal trip to the North. Miss Essie Murray has returned from a visit to Montgomery and Opelika, Ala. Miss Annie McMahon of Columbia is visiting her uncle Mr. W. F: B. Haynsworth. Mr. W. D. Lowry, Traveling Auditor of the Southern Railway was in the city last week. Judge R. O. Purdy has gone to Spartanburg to preside at his first reg? ular session of court. . Mr. Bartow Walsh has gone to Char? leston to attend the annual meeting of the Grand Lodge A. F. M. . Mr. J. N. Brand, assistant superin? tendent of transportation of the At? lantic Coast Line, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. W. Thompson Wilder was in the city test week to spend a few days be ifore leaving for Manila, Phillippine I Islands. iii. Robert Shuford who has been Lth O'Donnell & Co. for several ?onths left on last Saturday evening for >rgetown. Rev. C. C. Brown returned from rreenville Saturday night and inducted services in the First Bap ist Church Sunday. Mrs. N. G. Osteen returned Fri sy afternoon from Birmingham, Ala., rhere she has been visiting Maj. D. Anderson for several weeks. Miss Josie Burns, who was recently ?ot in Nichols, S. C., is well and ^vorably known here, having formerly >rked in the telephone shop. [Dr. N. G. Osteen, Jr., of Darling j, passed through the city Fiiday his way home from Birmingham, where he has been on a business pleasure trip for several weeks. IMr. John W. Manter of Readf teld, aine, has moved to this city with family, consisting of his wife and > children. He is keeping house 105, East Calhoun street. Fred P. Brand, representing Locomobile Company of New York, [in the city. He has sold Messrs. T. Mason and F. C. Manning a jomobile and has instructed them the management of the machine. [r. John A. Renno left last week ?visit the following places, Washing Baltimore, New York, Philadel ila, Reading and Pottsville, Pa. Renno has just fallen heir ;o a ;e fortune. His friends rejoice at good luck in his old age. Miss Annie P. Ewell has been obliged, on account of sickness in her family, to give up her music sefcool here and left for her home, Norfolk, Va., on Wednesday afterncon. The Sum:er School of Music, established by her has grown and prospered under her skillful training, and the necessity for- her to leave Sumter is regretted by her many friends. Miss Ewell has been succeeded in the conduct of the school by Mr. Henry F. Parker, late of the Virgil Piano School of New York. NOW JUDGE PURDY. Ccrsnussion Issued to Him by the Gsv i ernor Saturday. The governor cn Saturday issued a commission to Hon. R. O. Purdy, elected at the last sesson ot the gen? eral assembly to be judge of the Third circuit, succeeding Judge Buchanan upon the expiration of the latter's term. Judge Purdy hts since his election presided at several special terms of court by appointment of the governor. He is now presiding as a regular circuit judg? at Spartan? burg, * Marriage at Providence. I The hospitable home of the Rev. I Mr. J. J. Myers, Providence Springs, I was the scene of a really beautiful ! wedding, Wednesday. Dec. 3rd, when : his third daughter, Miss Mary Ella, ; became the bride of Mr. Alexander Fraser Neyle, of Walterboro. The house was elaborately decorated with smilax, ros^s and chrysanthemums. At one end of the hall an arch sur? mounted by a horse shoe of white chrysanthemums, made a most fitting setting for tbe picture made by the lovely bride, as she stood plighting her troth to the man of her choice. Roses were everywhere, stair case, tables, mantles, all showed the lovely roses of our sunny south. After a royal dinner to the friends and relatives from neigboring towns, who had gone out to attend the mar? riage, the guests assembled in parlor and hall to witness the event of the day. Promptly at four o'clock the wedding march played by the bride's sister, Mrs. Jodie Rawlinson, of Richmond, announced the coming of the bridal couple. Taking their stand under a bower of flowers, en? twined by loving 'fingers, they were made one by the bride's father, Rev. J. J. Myers. The bride wore an exquisite gown of pearl gray, relieved at the throat by soft pink silk tucking, and elaborate? ly trimmed with silk applique in Per? sian effects. Her bouquet was pink carnations and bride roses, making a truly lovely bride, as lovely in person as lovable in character. The groom, Mr. Neyle is a prosper? ous merchant and planter now of Ha good formerly of Walterboro. Many handsome presents attested to the esteem in which the bride and groom are held by their large circle of friends -even nature did all she could by smiling upon them with her sunniest smiles. After visiting Charleston and other Southern points they will be at home to their friends at Providence Springs. H. Golden Wedding. The 50th anniversary of the wedding day of lu 3D. Fraser, Sr., Esq., and his wife (nee Adelaide Dick DeLorme) was celebrated November 25th, A. D. 1902, near Mechanicsviile, S. C. Three sons and three daughters, three sons in-law and two daughters-in-law and nineteen grandchildren prepared the feast and enjoyed it with them. Their pastor, Rev. J. C. Bailey, Jr., who was among the invited guests, closed the festivities of the day with an earnest prayer of thanksgiving for the many mercies of the past and an invocation for Divine blessing and guidance in the future. RELIGIOUS. There will -be no services at Tirzah and Wedgefield Presbyterian Churches on the second Sunday of this month, the l?th inst., owing to the absence of the pastor. The dispensary sales for October exceeded ten thousand dollars and for November were mora than nine thou? sand dollars. The December sales are expected to break the record. There is some talk of starting a movement to induce the business men of this city to unite in giving their employees two days holiday at Christ? mas-Christmas day and the day fol? lowing. Several merchants have al? ready agreed to give two days if all the others will do likewise. Judge R. 0. Purdy began his first regular court in Spartanburg on Monday. Judge Buchanan's term expired last week and Judge Purdy who succeeds him will take up where Judge Buchanan left off in Spar? tanburg. Mr. D. M. Bianding is erecting a handsome two-story residence next to Dr. Bossard's, on Harvin street. Mr. Perry Moses is having a neat two-story house erected at the corner of Washington and Calhoun streets. Mr. W. M. DeLorme's handsome new residence on West Republican street is nearing completion. There ought to be "something doing" toward that big new hotel. The merchants have agreed to close their stores for two days at Christmas -Christmas day and the day follow? ing. Postmaster Shore has aranged to keep the General Delivery window open all day hereafter, It will not be closed at all between the hours of open? ing and _ closing. The public will find this a great convenience, for heretofore the General Delivery has been closed a considerable portion of the day, during the distribution of mails, and those who called for their mail or stamps during that time haye been kept waiting. THE COLORED FREE MASONS. Annual Communication Now Being Held in This City. The most worshippful Grand Lodge of F. A. M. of South Carolina con vened yesterday at noon in its 34th annual communicaation in the lodge room of St. Paul Lodge No. 8, of this city. It is a large and representative gathering of well known colored men from all parts of the State, there be? ing over a bunded delegates from the seventy-five lodges, which are com- ? posed of the regular colored Free ! Masons of South Carolina. The fol- j lowing are the ofncers present: C. C. Johnson, M. W. G. M. Co? lumbia: B. F. McDowell, R. W. D. G. M. Greenville: T. L. Shiver, R W. S. G. W. Chester: W. H. Robert? son, R. W. J. G. W. Charleston : E. J. Sawyer, R. W. G. Seeretarv, Ben nettsville: I. D. Davis, R. W. G. Treasurer, Sumter: McDonald Ra^in?, W. G. Tiler, St. Paul. The Grand Master delivered his annual addrses, which showed a irreat revival in the work cf ti e craft, many new lodges having been opened buring the year. The Grand Lodge of Sorrow was held at the M. E. Church last night which was open to the public as will also be the installation at the A. M. E. Church tonight, where an ad? dress will be delivered by tho Rev. C. C. Brown, D. D. The Mayor of the city will also be present. The Chapter of Royai Arch Masons and the Consistory will both be held in connection with the present meet? ing. The sessions ??will probably end on Thursday. DEATH. Richard Irvine Manning, Jr., the j eldest son of Hon. R. I. Manning, ' died at 6.30 o'clock Tnesday morning athis father's home on East Liberty Street, after nine weeks illness, cf typhoid fever, aged 19 years and S months. He was a strident at the South Carolina College, a member of the senior class, when he feil sick, but was brought borne as soon as the serious nature of his malady became manifest. Week after week the battle between life and death went on, hope and fear alternating, almost, day by day. All that medical skill could do to break the fever failed of effect, and it was only the strength and vigor of his constitution that resisted the disease for so long and encouraged the hope to the last that his youth and strength would carry him safely pass the crisis. But it was not to be, and he was cut off at the dawn of manhood, when a life of usefulness and promise was just opening before him. He was a manly young man-out? spoken, sincere, and steadfast of pur? pose and loyal in his friendships. Among his associates, here and at college, he had that true measure of popularity that springs from esteem and recognition of character and individu? al worth ; and the confidence and love of his elders he had won and retained. Hence his death carries with it a weight of sorrow to a wide circle of friends, who, sensible of the loss they have sustained, can and do sympathize with those whose closer and tenderer bonds of relationship make the loss far greater and the sorrow harder to be borne with resignation. The funeral services were held at Hon. R. I. Manning's residence at 8.30 o'clock this morning, and the body was taken to Columbia on the 9.35 train for interment in the family plot in Trinity Church yard. The following committee of students representing the South Carolina Col? lege attended the funeral and returned to Columbia with the body : Euphradian Society-Thomas C. Law, George D. Levy. Law Association-Lewis W. Gi Hand. Senior Class-Wm. Pinckney Her? bert, James G. Holmes. The entire faculty and student body ol the college will attend the burial service at Trinity Church at noon to? day. The pallbearers who will act in Co? lumbia have been selected from Mr. Manning's intimate friends among the South Carolina college students and are as follows: Senior academic-W. P. Herbert, J. G. Holmes, J. B. "Withers, T. C. Law, Junior law-L. W.. Gilland, W. C. Martin, G. D. Levy, C. E. Commander. The Columbia State of today has the following notice of Mr. Manning : ' ' Hundrebs of Columbians were inex? pressibly shocked yesterday to learn of the death of Mr. Richard I. Man? ning, Jr., of Sumter. Mr. Manning was well known in Colmubia, having been for several years a student at the South Carolina college and was up to the time of his last illness a member of the junior law class. He was one of. the most pouplar men who ever at? tended the college and was prominent in its several societies and in the management of its athletic teams. He had a host of friends and among his great number of acquaintances there was none who called him enemy. No sadder death has occurred in recent years than this passing into the great beyond of the soul of this splendid type of the gallant, courteous, honorable, southern gentleman." Rev. T. G. Herbert died at his home in Leesville, S. C., Saturday morning, aged 73 years. Mr. Herbert had many warm personal friends in this city and county, who will hear of his death with saddness. He was Presiding Elder of Sumter District for four years, 1878-82, and made his home here during that period. Mrs. Moses Green received a letter Saturday night from her former home in Russia that conveyed the sad intel? ligence of the death of her mother. Her father died jost a year ago. Cow Thief Captured. Policeman Smith captured a cow thief Thursday afternoon and is hold? ing him and the cow until it can be as? certained if the thief made a true satement as to the name of the party from whom the cow was stolen. The suspicious actions of the negro, who offered the cow for sale at Boyle's stable, led to his arrest, and after he had been committed to the guard house he confessed that the cow was stolen. He has given his name at different times as Dan LeGrand, David LeGrand and Dan Fullwood. He says he stole the cow from a man named Bill Goings, who lives near Cades, Wil? liamsburg County, but as an excuse claims that Goings owes him money which he would not pay and that he took the cow to get even with Goings. The Chief of Police has written to Cades to find out if Goings has lost a cow, and if so, to have him notified to come for her. OFFICERS ELECTED. The Annual Meeting of the S. L I. Held Thursday Night. Friday night there was a large and enthusiastic gathering of thc members of the Sumter Light Infantry in their Armory for the annual meeting. After routine business was transact? ed, the company proceeded to elect officers for the ensuing year, which re? sulted as follows : Captain, C. 15. Yeadon: 1st Lieu? tenant, J. Z. Mims ; 2nd Lieutenant, C. P. Lcsesne : Surgeon, ll. M. Stuckey: Chaplain, li. ii. Covington. "Uncle Isaac" was reappointed I janitor. j An amendment was offered to rule i 10, providing for the payment of a ; secretary and defining his duties, j Adoptee!. -Mr. Lesesne was elected, ' but resigned after being elected '2nd ? Lieutenant. Messrs. W. D. Shaw, i J. S. McCutchen, David McCallum j and Perry Parrott were placed in j nomination for the secretaryship, ; Messrs. Shaw and McCutchen de? clined. Mr. Parrott was elected. ! After each nominee '.vas elected a ; speech was called for. Capt. Yeadon {said he had been a member of the ! company almost since its organization. . Had been captain since August. Would i always do his full duty. It was his ! ambition to see his company the best in the State. (Great applause. ) Lient. Hims said the officers did not make a company. It was the "non? coms' and privates. Yftthout their co? operation the back-bone would be broken. (Applause.) Lient. Lesesne hoped he would make a better officer than he was a talker. Highlyappreciat?d the honor conferred upon him. He would, after adjourn? ment, treat the boys to cigars. (Thunderous applause. ) The following committees were ap? pointed to serve the following year: Finance-Pat Gallagher, O. L. Yates, W. H. Yates. Applications-W. D. Shaw, D. R. McCallum, A. W. Barrett. Armory-J. Z. Mi ms, G. W. Hutch? inson, J. S. McCutchen. Next year is a promising year for the company. The boys intend to have an armory that will be a credit to the city. New members are coming in, and old ones are enthusiastic. --? ma ii t -?o? -^p- - Jenkins Bros. have just received a large shipment of ball bearing, drop head, New Home machines. See them. Under Ma? sonic Temple. July 30. ...TO THE PEOPLE... HERE AM) EVERYWHERE. / From now until January I will sell you cheaper than ever before-any and everything that I carry in stock-for cash. I have an immense stock and must sell it before the year closes If you are a judge of furniture and are looking for bargains, see me. I have more stuff than I can get in my store. I have shades from I5c to $1.25 apiece. I have lace curtains, SI to $6 per pair, spreads $1 to $2 apiece, blankets, from 1 to $8 per pair, comforts 1 to $1.25 apiece, rugs, 1.50 to $10 apiece. Lamps. ? have a beautiful line, and they must go, from 25c to >5. Clocks from Soc up. Pictures, as pretty a line as has ever been shown in Sumter, also frames, all sizes, at prices to sell them. Easels to go with them. Screens for hall rooms and for fire place, rocking chairs, no end to them, many styles and kinds in willow and oak. dining chairs, from 40c to $2 apiece, baby carriages and go carts, from $5 to Sil. boys' wagons at your price, not mine, baby cradles at any price to get rid of them, ladies' desks, gentlemen's desks, china closets, trunks, lounges, sofas and settees, bedroom suites, oed dressers, odd bedsteads, iron beds, springs and mat? tresses, iron cribs, side boads. wardrobes, safes, dining tables, center tables, hall trees. &c Please see me before you buy. T. S. GREGORY, No. 10 Liberty St. Next to Postoffice. dec 10 3t aster's Sale. BY VIRTUE of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Caro? lina, in the case of Rebecca H. Moise against W. B. Nelson as administrator of the estate of Samuel E. Nelson, deceased, and in his own right, Charlotte Thompson Nelson, Sarah R. Nelson, V. Guy Nelson, Carrie G. Nelson, Emma J. Nelson and Charlotte T. Nelson, Jr., I will sell at public auction to the highest bidder, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in said County and State, on sale day in January 1903, being the fifth day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, the following described real estate, to wit: "All that tract of land in Sumter County in said State con? taining forty acres, more or less, be? ing a part of the estate of Mrs. Sarah E. Nelson, and bounded north by lands of Mary S. Nelson, and by Martha Richardson's lands: East by lands of W. S. Jackson ; South by lands of estate of Mrs. Sarah R. Nel? son, and West by lands of J. M. Nel? son, all of which will more fully appear by reference to a plat of said land made and certified by H. D. Moise, C. E. dated November 19th, 1897., Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to pay for papers. H. FRANK WILSON, Master for Sumtei Countv. Dec. 10-4t. DE. A. C. 1T0CT, Eye Sight Specialist, Can be consulted from 9 a. m. till 5 p. m. at Chi? na's Drug Store, for one month. If your spectacles do not suit you have your eyes examined, as it will cost you nothing. Main office, 34, 8th Ave., New York; Branch office, 366 King St., Charleston, S. C. N. B.-People of Sumter who purchased glasses of me four years ago in Charleston and have outgrown them, can have them changed free of charge, as I warrant all glasses five years. nov 2S-lm iii YELLOW POSSOFI S in your blood ? Physicians call | (| it flalarial Germ. It can be seen p |j changing red Mood ye?Sow nnder m p microscope, lt works ?lay and ? ?jj night. First, ir tarns y o:;r corn- Sj Ss plexion ye?iow. C?iiliy, aching s? j sensations creep down your fj ri backbone. You ?ec! weak "and $ r/orthless. g ' ? Ol fi D r O "V O '? Ls 3 5 ? Tjf>p,;3 f i ? i| H??tH sS bftiLL liimi* I .'"j wSt? stop the troubl? rov/. *t ? a enters the bloc J at once and g i ? drives oatt the yellow poison. |i ! j& li negiecteel ?. n? when Chills', Sj .'?j Fevers, Night-Sweets 2nd a ,.v- ;' Ss era! breakdown com/; Satsr.c?J U 3 Roberts' Vor.ic v. itt eyre you \~. -3 then-but why wait ? Prevent 5r ?S fatare sickness. The jnnnukc-? ra ?j tarers know all about H?s ye?^ j?jj j ii* low poison and irrwe perfected & j !? Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, *| i >% nourish your system; restore jg jw -appetite, purify ?he blood, pre= j& j ?3 vent and cere Chilis, Fevers and h j [S Malaria. It bas cared thous- jg % ands-It will cure you, or your g i?? money back. 1 his is fair. Try B SS it. Price, 25 cents. I A. J. CHINA, T. D. CHANDLER.! | Our Haberdashery Department con? tains numerous articles suitable for Christmas Gifts for men and boys-the kind of gifts they want and appreciate. Run your ?vhs over the following list and see if there isia't something he might like : _ Silk Suspenders, with sterling silver buckles, $1.50 to $2.50. Silk Handkerchiefs, hemstitched, 25cts. to $1* Silk Initial Handkerchiefs, 50cts. Linen hemstitched initial Handkerchiefs, 25c. All linen hemstitched Handkerchiefs : 15cts. each. 20cts. each. 25cts each. $1.50 per doz. $2 per doz. $2.75 per doz. , Hemstitched cambric Handkerchiefs, Sets, to 20cts. each. Beautiful designs in silk Mufflers, $1 to $2.50* Dog skin and Mocha Gloves, $1 and $1.50. Woolen Gloves for men and boys 25 and 50c. 50 doz. Four-In-Hand Ties, 25cts. and 50cts. 25 doz. Imperial Ties, 25cts. and 50cts. 50 doz. Shield Bows and Tecks, 10 to 50cts. 40 doz. Club Ties, Sets, to 25cts. Nobby line of Caps for boys, 25cts. and 50cts* Stylish Hats for men, from $1 to $5. And almost everything for men and boys that you can think of. No trouble finding just what you want at just the right price. 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