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TO]; WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 31, 1902. S'ttti-eti ai cat t*04i Ujjice at Sumter S C?., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. S. Reynolds?Stolen, j O'Donnell & Co.?Happy New Year. Schwartz Bros.?Annnal Cost Clear ance Sale. 1 J. Ryttenberg & Sons?Stock Tak ing Sale. PERSONAL. Mr. J. W. Scafte is in the city. a Mr. Harvin C. DesChamps was in the,.city last week. ?; Dr. W. R. Mood, of Summerton, was in the city last we-ek. Z Mr. W. T. Ay cock, of Columbia, was in the city Saturday. ;:- Mr. R. E. Carnes, of Bishopville, was in town yesterday. * Mr. Clifton Wallace was in town for a few days last week. Miss Davis, of Camden, is visiting Mrs. S. H. Edmunds. Mr. M. DeV. Moore has spent the last week in Charleston. Mr. Kyle Adkisson of Kentucky is vsiting relatives in the city. Miss Sallie Hartin, of Ridgeway, is visiting Mrs. D. M. Campbell. Mr. Steedman Yeadon, of George town, was in the city last veek. Mr. M. G. Ryttenberg went to New York to spend the holidays. Mr. H. G. Csteen and family went to Cheraw on Monday morning. Clerk of Court Baskins, of Lee county, was in the city Monday. Miss Armida Moses came home from Winthrop College to spend Christmas. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Commander, of Columbia, have been visiting in the city. Mr. J. McF, Spann has returned from Ybrkville, where he spent several days. Dr. and Mrs. B. M. Lebby, of Charleston, are visiting Mr. Bartow Walsh. Mr. Charley Poole, of Wilmington, N. C, spent a few days in the city last week. Mr. and Mrs. William Houghr of Camden, spent a few days" in the city last vseek. Mr. and Mrs. R. A. Jennings, of Or angeb?rg, *were in the city for a few days last week. Mr. Rob Chandler has gone for a week's visit to his grandparents in Yorkville, S. C. Dr. Z. F. Highsmith was called to High Point, N. C, last week by the death of his sister. Miss Gertrnde Epperson, who is spending the winter in Charleston, was at home last week. Mr. John J. Shaw and family* of New Zion, have visited Mrs. B. G. Pierson during the holidays. Mr. B. , M. Lebby, Jr., and Mr. Thompson, of Branford, Fla., were the'guests of Col. T. V. Walsh last week. x Mr. D. J. Chandler has been called to Heath Springs on account of the sickness of his brother, Rev. John Chandler. Mr. Stratford Banian, of Vaiden, Miss., a student of Clinton College, is visiting relatives in Sumter during the holidays. Messrs. George and Willie Dunne, of Birmingham, Ala., are in the city on a visit-to their parents, Mr. and Mrs. E. J.JDunne.^ Miss Louise Gillespie and Mr. Rich ard Gillespie and Miss Laura Kee, of Rock Hill, are visiting their aunt, Mrs.T. B. Jenkins. Miss Mamie Witfaerspoon, a charm ing young lady from Sumter, is spend ing a few days in the city with her sister, Mrs. G. C. Johnson.?Florence Times, Mrs. L. W. Adkisson, of Beulah ville, Ky. is on a visit to her daugh ter, Mrs. W. R. Phillips and her sisters, Mrs. A. R. Flowers and Mrs. L. I. Parrott. Miss Josie Weatherly is at home from Montgomery, Ala., where she has held a responsible position in an infirmary since last August, on a visit to, her father and family. Miss Mary Brunson a popular young lady from Sumter, is visiting friends in the city. She is a former student at Furman university and has numerous friends here.?Greenville News. B. M. Lebby has resigned his posi tion with Geo. Dowling at Branford, and will be with Horn & Key after Janauary 1st. He will also conduct the Branford Hotel next year, which in sures the traveling public that the vil lage on the Suwannee will have a first class hotel to stop at. Mr. Lebby is a late acquisition to Suwannee County citizenship, and is a gentleman who stands high socially on his native heath, South Carolina, and has made none but friends in Florida. He and his estimable family are spending the holidays in Sumter, S. C, their former home.?Suwannee Democrat, Live Oak, Fla., Dec. 27. Miss Jane Ingram, of Manning, spent yesterday in the city. Miss Olivia Ingram, who successful ly conducted the millinery deparment of the Horn Dry Goods Co., since September, has gone home to Man ing for a short vacation. Two men with two performing bears are in town. The police officers dined with Judge Purdy yesterday. For several years he has bad the officers to take dinner with him during Christmas week. A pleas ant custom to all concerned. The executive board of the Santee Association met Monday, and organized by the election of Rev. J. O. Gough, Chairman, and J. E. DuPre Secretary. All the applications for aid from the churches were granted the board held a most harmonious meeting. Steps were taken towards greater work by the churches. The board resolved to meet quarterly in this city. Tomorrow is a legal holiday and will be observed by the Banks, Postoffice and Railroads. The County Treasurer is so busy today that. he has plugged the tele phone in bis office, not having* time MARRIAGE. Mr. J. Whitworth Rhodes and Miss Ada J. Mayes, of Mayesville will be married at 5 o'clock p. m., Wednesday Dec. 31, 1902 at residence of bride's father, Mr. J. E. Mayes. Engagement of Lieut. L. S. Carson. The engagement is announced of Miss Francis A. Halliday, daughter of Dr. and Mrs. F. A. Haliiday, to 1st Lieutenant Lawrence Scott Carson, 8th Calvary. The wedding will take place in January.?Army and Navy Register, Dec. 20. A Coming Marriage. Invitations have been issued .^by Mr. and Mrs. Richard D. Lee to the marri age of their daughter, Elizabeth Dozier, to Mr. Samuel Redd Carter, of Ash land, Va., at the Church of the Holy Comforter at 7 o'clock, Wednesday evening January 7. Mr. Carter is a member of the Richmond, Va., bar, but resides in Ashland, which is a suburb of Richmond. DEATHS. Dr. E. G. McCutchen, of Manville, died on Christmas day. He was one of the oldest citizens of the county, being 84 years old. Mr. Thomas Hurst died Saturday morning at the home of his brother, Mr. John Hurst, near this city, after a protracted ilness. The funeral was held at St. Joseph's Chapel Saturday. The deceased was a deaf mute, but a man of considerable energy "and con ducted a small mercantile business in this city for several years. Died suddenly, at her residence, 32 Wentworth street, Louisa Stehle, be loved wife of E. Stehle, on the 30th of December, 1902. Age $2 years.? News and Courier, Dec. 31. MAYOR'S CO??T. Christmas day passed off rather quietly and the police had little to do. A smail disturbance was caused on Main Street by H?h:y Nelson, colored. Nelson had too much booze on board to be good natured, and became offend ed "because a young white man popped a torpedo" at his feet. He cursed the crowd and drew a butcher knife to carve somebody. Officer "Weeks arrest ed him before he could carry his threats of violence into effect and Mayor pro tern Hurst imposed a sen tence of 810 dollars or 20 days. Julius Edwards, Jr., was also over loaded and became somewhat boister ous. As he was not unruly or riotous he was let go with a fine of fifty cents. Tom Singleton, a colored youth, did not like it because Henry Nelson was arrested and followed up the officers with a tirade.*-He was taken in tew Ttndi T-nr3^** fine for interfering with the police in the discharge of their duty. There was but one case before the May or yesterday, and as might be expected, it was a Divine street case, a woman. Hester Wilson, colored, for cursing and using obscene language. She" paid a j fine of five dollars. The Pestiferous Cow Thief. Sumter is a bad place for cow thieves. They generally come to grief when they get here. Henry Robertson a Claremont darkey stole a cow on Friday night from his step father. Saturday he brought her to town and sold her to a butcher. He then proceeded to invest in dispensary booze, and very soon fell into the hands of Officer Seymour. Early Monday morning Chief Weeks captured two negroes who had come in to sell a stolen cow. Fire Alarms. An alarm of fire between VJ0 and 11 o'clock Christmas night was caused by a toy balloon which caaght fire and fell upon the roof of Rev. C. C. Brown's residence. No damage w?s done. Friday morning about 10 o'clock the alarm brought out the firemen again. This time a small house on Washing ton Street was found to be on fire? the residence of our well-known citizen, Jim Wrhrbt, highly colored. Very little damage was sustained. At half past one o'clock same after noon a two-story house on Sumter Street, near the jail, occupied by ne groes, caught fire. The flames were under pretty good headway when the firemen arrived, but were extinguish ed before any serious damage was done. Fire Last Night. The alarm of fire last night about 8 o'clock was caused by the burning of the nouse of John Belcher, on Man ning avenue. The building was prac tically destroyed, although the fire was put out before it was consumed. Some of the furniture was saved, and there was some insurance on the pro perty. Cost Clearance Sale. Attention is directed to the ad vertisement of Schwartz Bros. For 15 days, beginning Jan. 1, the entire stock of wool dress goods, silks, velvets, wool underwear, cloaks, suits, carpets, shirt waists, trimmed mil linery and embroideries will be offer ed at cost. Store Burglarized. The bicycle and gun store of Mr. W. S. Reynolds on Liberty street, was entered last night between 8 and 9 o'clock by some one with a false key, and a new hammerless gun stolen, for the recovery of which he advertises a reward in this paper. The police found the door open and notifird .Mr. Rey nolds about 9 o'clock. Tbe burglar was in the store at the time tie police found the door open, bet made his escape by the back way while the police waited to see if Mr. lie \ mods would come out, supposing that he had jrone in to set something without striking a light. The piano recital at the Sumter School of Music Monday evening by M r. Henry F. Parker was welt attended and wes much enjoyed by the audience which they evidenced by liberal ap plause of each number of the program. Mr. Parker convinced all present that ) onifaj rrfrrfrrmtiiiBiMeiiiii ~ CITY COUNCIL MEETING. I - City Council held a meeting Tuesday ! evening to take place of the regular j meeting of 24th inst. Present: Mayor A. B. Stuckey, Al dermen W. B. Boyle, G. W. Dick, W. H. Epperson, G. F. Epperson, E. W. Hurst and J. A. Schwerin. Absent, Aldermen D. J. Chandler and P. P. Finn. Minutes of Dec. 10th were read and approved. Mr. Schwerin called attention to work being done on W. Liberty street at large expense, which he stated was not authorized by Council, and should not be done without such authority. Mr, Boyle as chairman of committee of public works explained that a part of the work had been authorized by Council: That the additional work had been done because it was consider ed important and could bo done at less expense now than at another ,time. And further that he had been inform ed 'chut all members of the Counncil had consented to the improvements, when he ordered it done. On motion of Dr. Dick the action of the commit tee was confirmed. This was not in tended however to encourage such pro-1 ceedings except when authorized at j Council meetings. The police and fire department com mittee reported that they had awarded J the contract for painting the Hose | Co.'s buildings: and had purchased rubber coats and boots for Firemen from J. Ryttenberg & Sons and D. J. Chandler. The committee appointed to look af ter heating the Opera House was granted further time. A written report was read from Mr. Chandler, chairman of committee to which was referred the application of the Southern Bell Telephone and Tele graph Co., for franchise. He stated that in compliance with instructions of Council the Bell Go's, ordinance had been submitted to Messrs. Lee & Moise, Attorneys, with the request that they suggest any alterations or additions that should be made; and to say whether in their opinion the ordi-? nance in its present shape was detri mental to the interests of the people. The attorneys had written an opinion, presented with the report, wherein they said that the adoption of this ordinance would be detrimental, to the interests of the people for reasons given, and suggested certain addi tions. Mr. Chandler therefore advis ed that Council adhere to its action of July 8th in adopting the ordinance prepared by Lee & Moise, and grant the Bell Telephone Co. a franchise under that ordinance after fche follow ing changes and additions have been made: First. In subdivision 6, Section 4, insert the words "per month" after the words "schedules of rates." Second. Change subdivision 7, Sec tion 4, so that it will read as follows: "That for all calls by one subscriber in the city of Sumter to a subscriber or others residing without the city of Sumter, through said local exchange and over and upon the lines thereof, operated or controlled by the South ern Bell Telephone Co. within a ra dius of twenty-five miles, reckoning from the Court House in the city of Sumter, there shall not be charged more than five cents one way for each three minutes or less, that,the calling subscriber may have the use of said lines." Third. Add the following as sub division, 13 Section 4. If the South ern Bell Telephone and Telegraph Co. succeeds to or assumes control of the Sumter Telephone Co, or its assigns, it will continue all out of town lines now operated by the said Sumter Tele phone Co., at the rates hereinbefore specified, and in case they do not suc ceed to, or assnmo control of the said lines, and in the event of the Sumter Telpehone Co., going out of business, then the Southern Bell Telephone Co., will erect and maintain such lines of their own at the*rates for such service herebefore specified. Kesnectfully submitted, D. J. Chandler. ? Mr. Schwerin stated that he had re fused to sign the report of the com mittee as one had been previously made, and this one is unceccessary. He further said that he ha? acted as he thought for the best interest of all concerned. Mr. Hurst explained that he did not sign the report for the rea son that no question of law was in volved, and he did not therefore think the opinion of the attorneys more valuable than that of other business men. The letter of Messrs. Lee & Moise was read. The points are fully covered by Mr. Chandler's report. Messrs. Boyle and Dick moved the further consideration of the matter be postponed, on ac count of the involuntary absence of Aldermen Chandler and Finn. Mr. Horace Harby, Jr., was granted the privilege of the floor and said as the representative of the Bell Co., that they wanted no further delays, and asked an acceptance or rejection of tne Bell ordinance. Messrs. Schwerin and Hurst moved as a substitute for the motion of Messrs. Boyle and Dick that the ordinance and agreement of j [the Bell Co., be rejected. The sub stitute was lost and the original motion prevailed. The Mayor called attention to error in publication of the ordinance adopt ed January 16tb, 1902, whereby the American Telephone Co., was granted the privilege of erecting an exchange in fhis city; whereas the purpose of Council as shown by the minutes, was ! to grant such privilege for a long dis tance line only. The original ordi nance being misplaced it is impossible to ascertain if the correction had been made as intended and ordered by Council. Mr. Boyle moved that the Clerk be instructed to notify the American Co., to come before Council and correct the ordinance, or it will be repealed at the next regular meet ing of Council: particularly as that company has failed to comply with its promise to open a long distance ex change in Sumter. The motion was adopted. A request from Mrs. Kl!a Tuomey that Dugan street be improved by lay ing ciay thereon, and by trimming trees for the purpose of getting better lights, was referred to the committee of public works. They to permit such trimming done as will not damage trees: and to report as to the clay roadway. A petition was received from A. J. Andrews asking that a fine of three dollars, imposed upon his son in the Mayor's Court for violation of the License Ordinance be remitted as the olfense was committe ignorantljdfcfci as is done by many chil&MgH THE HOME BUILDING AND LOAN AS SOCIATION. , What Was Done at the Meeting on Mon day Afternoon. At a meeting of the stockholders of The Home Building & Loan Associa tion held Monday afternoon, the fol lowing Board of Directors was elect ed : W. M. Graham, T. B. Fraser, Marion Moise, J. A. Schwerin, Bar tow Walsh, R. I. Manning, H. F. Wilson. A resolution was passed that the books of subscription be kept open until Jan. 20th next, for the purpose of making up the full compliment of a thousand shares, most of which has been subscribed and paid in. The Directors will meet at the office of H. F. Wilson at five o'clock p. m., on Tuesday, January 6th, for the pur pose of organizing and preparing a constitution and by-laws. The stockholders will hold an adjourn ed meeting on January 20th*next at five o'clock p. m., for the parpose of adopt ing Constitution and by laws. The second payment on the stock will be called probably the 1st and 4th of February next. Bultmen's Xmas Gift. The Diamond Ring offered as a prize by E. A. Bultman the Jeweller was won by Mr. J. G. R. Wilder whose coupon was No. 4023. The drawing was held at 9 o'clock Christmas Eve in the presence of a number of coupon holders under the direction of a dis interested committee, Mrs. J. G. De Lorme drawing the coupon from the box in which all of the coupons had been placed. Mr. Wilder happened to be one of those present and the ring was immediately delivered to him. The ring has a value of S75. Postmaster Shore was the recipient of one Chistmas gift that was an en tire and complete surprise. The em ployes of the postoffice and the car riers united in presenting him with a handsome sterling silver remember ance, suitably engraved, as a token of their appreciation of his uniform cour tesy and kindness in their official relations. The gift was presented by Mr. B. R. Sanders, acting as spokes man, for the postoffice force. Post master Shore being taken by surprise had no speech ready, but thanked the givers in a few straightforward and appreciative words for the gift and the kindly thought that promtped it. A CARD. The Sumter Bargain House wishes to thank the young ladies who render ed such splendid and efficient help during the recent rush of Christmas trade. The young men too, all did their duty, especially my youngest clerk, Mr. Barnwell Sanders, who handled the fruit department with complete suc cess. W. D. COLCLOUGH. Dec 26? 3t* Proprietor. The city authorities are stirring up the few remaining license tax delin quents. These matters have to be set tled by January 1st. IS YELLOW POISON in your blood ? Physicians call it flslarlal 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 j|j sensations creep down your 1 backbone. You feel weak and I worthless. 1 ROBERTS1 CHILL TONIC 3 wisi stop the trouble now. It 53 enters the blood at ence and gj drives out the yellow poison. ? If neglected aid when Chilis, ;| Fevers, Night -Sweats and a gen H era! break-down cerne later cn, . S Rob2rts' Tonic will cure you j? $j then?but why wait ? Prevent || future sickness. The manufac I turers know ail about this yeS= || low poison and have perfected || Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, ;| nourish your system, restore j| appetite, purify the blood, pre ll vent and cure Chills, Fevers and H Malaria. It has cured thous H ands?It will cure you, or your ?s xnonev back. This is fair. Try i it. Price, 25 cents. 1 A. J. CHINA, T. D. CHANDLER. 801 ANNUAL COST CLEARANCE SALE Begins Thursday, January 1st.-. Our entire stock wool Dress Good?, Silk?, Velvets, wool Un derwear, Cloaks, Suits, Carpets, Shirt Waists, and trimmed Mil linery, will go on sale for 15 days AT COST, to make room for our spring goods that will soon be arriving. We will also include in this sale our entire stock of Embroideries. Anticipate your wants. No goods will be charged, ex changed or sent out on approv al during this sale. 80HWAITZ BIOS. This is the time of year for taking inventory of stock. You remember our sale off ia?t year. We repeat it this year* Muring the month of January There is no catch, in our advertisement, as those who attended our sale last year well know. We will sell just as we advertise. Our entire stock of Clothing, Dress Goods, Dry Goods, Notions, Hats, Shoes, (Douglas excepted,) Underwear, Cloaks, Carpets, Domestics, &c.", &c. (Groceries excepted)?Remember...... At Cost For Cash Only. No goods charged ; no c?*rds punched. We extend to ail our friends and patrons our best wishes for a JTEW 1TB Jin And desire to thank them for the generous and lib eraS patronage bestowed upon us during the year just closing^ and hope by st rief business methods and careful attention to their wants we may merit a continuance of the same during: