4jk C?i?ci)!!um^#otUi^
WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 7, IS03.
Batered at the Post Qflce at Sunter S
0., as Second Class Mutter.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Paine's Celery Compound.
Estate of Daniel Smith-?Citation.
D. J. Chandler?At Cost for Cash.
O'Donnell & Co.?Monev -Losing
Sale.
Sumter Saving Bank?Opening an
Account.
' T. B. Jenkins, Jr.?New Home
Word Contest
The Bank of Sumter?Quarterly
Statement.
The First National Bank-Statement
J. Ryttenbsrg Sons?Our Cost Sale
is Now On.
PERSONAL.
Col. J. Harvey Wilson spent Monday
in town. .
Mr. W. A. Stuckey was in iown
Saeurday.
Mr. A. K. Sanders of Hagood was
in city Monday.
Dr. H.. W. Cooper, of Cheraw, was
in town Saturday.
Mr. R. N. Owen of Ou ngeburg 'was
in the city Monday.
i $ Mr. L. W. Dick, of Aiken, was in
%? the city last Friday. . [ r
Mr. j. W. Weldon,, of Spring Bill
spent Monday in town.
Rev. D. M. McLeod, of Richbnrg,
spent Friday in the city.
Maj. H. B. S5chardson? of Clarjen
don, was in town Saturday.
Mr. W. S: Smith of Smithville was |
in town on business Monday.
Mr.' Ashieigh Mood has returned to
the Richmond Medical College.
Mr. Frank Lynam of Augusta-, Gja.,
is spending a few days in'town:
Miss-Lola Kirkley of Smithville j is
spending a few days in the city.
Misslilah Talley, of Columbia,'is
-visiting Mrs. E. C H?ynsworth. ?
Mrs. David Coker, of Hartsvilie,
spent last Wednesday in tha city, i
Mr. Ernst Carson has returned to
the Charleston Medical Coitlege. 1
Mr. M. G. .Battenberg returned
? from New York Saturday morning.
Dr. Jas. C. Spann and family have
returned to their residence in this j
eity. j
Mrs. Solomon Levy, of Philadelphia,
is visiting her mother, Mrs. C. H.
Moise. I
. Mrs. Edith Allan Crump, of Wasb
ingtoii, D. C. is visiting Mrs. EEa
Tuomey.
Mr. Wilton "Barrett went to Gamden
last Thursday, having .obtained la
situation in ,Mr. J. H. Bum's hard-'
ware store.
Misses Beck Palmer and Frances Joy?
went to Columbia last week for
several -'days.
Mrs. H. L. Scarborough, of Sumter^
is visiting her mother, Mrs. Walker.
?Manning Farmer.
Mr. and Mrs. Rafe Elias, of
Charleston, are spending sometime in
the city at the Hotel Sumter.
Mr. Sol. J. Ryttenberg left Monday
night for Tuscc-n, Arizona, where he
' will make his home for the next year.;
Mr. and Mrs. Snow and daughter,
Miss Ruth, of Boston, Mass., are
visiting Mr. and Mrs. *N. B. Burns.
Messrs. William Auld and Sumter
Williams have returned to the Charles-;
ton College of Pharmacy.
Rev. Joseph A. Foley, assistant pas
tor of St Paul's Church Baltimore,
' Md., is the guest of Mrs. Ella Tuomey?
Mr. Frank Moran and Mr. Tobias,
if-Charleston, who are large stockbold
igpSs in the newlyTorganized Burns Hard
ware Co., were in the city last week.
Mr. Kyle Adkisson, of Louisville,
Ky., who has been visiting his sister,
Mrs. W. R. Phillips, left for home
Friday morning.
Mr. Harmon Moise who has spent
the past year in New York has decided
to remain in Sumter and will enter the
office of Lee & Moise.
Prof. Hugh C. Haynsworth, of Fur
man University, after a few days stay
in the city returned to Greenville
Thursday morning.
Mr. D. J. Chandler has returned
from Heath Springs where he went to
visit his sick brother, Rev. John
Chandler, whom he reports as better,
than he was although still quite sick.
Mr. Pinckney Herbert after a stay
of several days in the'city as the guest
of Mr. R. I. Manning returned to the
South Carolina College Monday morn
ing.
Messrs. C. R. James, E. T. Shipp
and E. H. Sellers, of Paris, Ky?, ar
rived in the city Saturday morning to
spend a week or more hunting. While
in the county they will be the guests
of Messrs. James and Willianx Mont
gomery of Concord.
Mrs. L. M. King and children, with
Miss Edna Scarborough, all of Mech
anicsville, Sumter county, spent the
holidays with the parents of the form
er, Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Bragdon.?
Mannin? Farmer.
Mr. G. N. Marshall, of Phoenix*
Arizona, is in the city for a brief
visit. Since he left Sumter a few
years ago he has made his home in the
far west and his many friends here
are glad to know that he has prosper
ed in his new home.
Miss Randolph, of Richmond, Miss
Nowlin, of Lynchburg, Miss Nannie
Cooke, of Richmond, Miss Alice Old,
of Norfolk, and Miss Aimee Worth,
of Richmond are the guests of Mr. and
.Mrs. 1$. D. Lee to attend upon the
marriage of their daughter, Miss
^BessieLee, this evening.
Mr. T. D. DuBose, recently of Lee
unty, but'atjjpresent again resident of
mter county was in town today.
en the Lee county line was run it
?sed through Mr. DuBsoe's yard,
ng in bis dwelling, but after the
reme Court decided in favor of Lee
^nty, Mr. DuBose moved across the
.tue and has taken up his abode in an
other house on his place. He says he
is determined to live and die a citizen j
of Sumter county.
Cel. Blanding has returned from a
Christmas and New Year visit to his
daughter Mrs. R. A. Brand in Wil
mington, N. C. His daughter Mrs.
Upshur from Virginia came with him
to spend several weeks with relatives
friends in and around Sumter.
ffralWt- ? t?ftttrm
iivesl
J
Harried at PirAewood.
Pinewood, Jan. L?Mir. C. A." John
son of Mechanicsville, Enniter county,
was married last week to Miss Mattie
Brown, the eldest daughter of Mr. B.
J. Brown, residing five mlies below
here.
Married in Savannah.
Miss Minnie Parker
Ga., and Mr. Howard A.
Jacksonville, Fla., weife
Jan. 1, 1903, at 4 o'cIcok p. m., at the
of Savannah,
Trueman of
married on
brother, Mr.
(Church street,
Trueman is a
residence of the bride's}
J. R. Parker, No. 117
Savannah, Ga. Mrs.
sister of Mrs. Reid Ard of Sumter, and
spent several months in this city last
year, where she has a h< >st of friends,
who extend their hearty congratula
tions and best wishes to the happy
bride and groom. Th? bride is a
young lady of unusual beauty, and of
a genial and happy disposition, and
is, well known in the social circles of
South Carolina and Georgia. The
groom is a popular and successful
young business man of .'Jacksonville,
Fla., where he is the proprietor of
one of the leading pharmacies
city.
A Coming Marriage.
of
that
R.
The .marriage of Mr. Tl B. Jenkins,
Jr., of this city and Mjiss Kathryn
Cecelia Ryan, of Lexingtion, Ky., is
announced.to take place ijn Lexington,
Ky* at-10 a. m., Tuespay January
27th.
DEATH.
Elvira, daugher of Mrs. W. C. Clark,
died last Frid?y ' night a\6 the Baker
Infirmary, of typhoid fevejr. The funT
era I was at 'the Manning cemetery
at 11 o'clock Sunday.
Account of His Death From j Our Mayes
yille Correspondent.
Mayesville, Jan. 5.?Our town lost
another good citizen and ti ue man in
the death last night of Miv Matthew
Peterson May es, our efficient post
master. Mr. Mayes was (confined to
his home with pneumnia only about a
week and the announcement of his
death.this.morning was a severe shock
to all of our citizens. Ho was about
46 years of age and was th? son of the
late Dr. Junins A. Mayes. His nature
was a very quiet and rearing one,
but. his influence reached aill classes off
people and his hand was ilways will
ing to help both in businessj affairs and
church relations. Mr. Mayes . was
postmaster here- for over twjenty years,
serving under both poMtical ad
ministrations. He was clerk and
treasurer of the town, for many years,
filling the place most. acceptably. In
many other ways, he serve? the pub
lic and his place in the hearts of our
citizens will be left unfilled!.
Of Matthew P. Mayes may it will be
said "an honest man's tjhe noblest
work of God." But the en<p of all use
ful lives must come, and Mjatt Mayes
has gone to rest with the loved ones
who have already crossed th& river and
we can only say, "Thy will! not ours,
be done."
The funeral services wiljl be held
tomorrow at the Presbyteriajn Church.
In the death of Mr. leaves, the
church loses a strong pillar^ the town
a staunch citizen, and the government
a faithful servant.
The Graded Schools re-oponed Mon
day morning.
The banks of Sumter begin the new
year in a most prosperous condition.
They have heavy deposits
condition was never stronger'
land their
or better.
A large party of Clemson students
passed through on Saturday morning's
trains, returning to college f rom their
homes, where they spent the holidays.
is
Writing a
Yester
sold his
[ports are
receipts
[vance in
There is
greatly
/and, if a
for low
County Treasurer Scarborough
still receiving tares and is
food many receipts every day
ay he was busy all day.
Dr. John S. Hughson has!
residence on West Hampton ja venue to
Mr. John M. Knight Dr. [Hughson
expects to build on his property on
Broad street which is rapidly becom
ing the popular residence street of the
city-.
Cotton receipts at all the
falling behind last year's
every day in spite of the ad
price during the past month,
every reason to anticipate a
increased acreage this year
big crop is made, look out
prices next fall.
; The opportunity ipf the see tson has
arrived for those who have w aited for
bargains in the clothing line. D. J.
Chandler advertises his annual cash
cost clearance sale of winter clothing,
and as he has brought over a small
stock, comparatively speaking, the
sale cannot be of long duration.
The annual salesday crowd wa 5 in town
Monday and Main street was crowd
ed. The Master sold quite a j number
of tracts of land under order < >f court,
and, owing to the activity in re al estate
transactions, and the demand j'cr land,
the bidding was spirited and good
prices prevailed.
The macadam on Main s ;reet ac
cumulates a great deal of mud nowa
days andafter every rainy spell t he street
is coated with about an inch [of very
soft, slimy mud. It is said, and in
places where a practical test h$ts been
made it is believed, that the
crude petroleum instead of w
sprinkle with as a dust allafer, not
only mitigated' the dust nuisance in
dry weather, but sheds water af
vents the formation of mud w
gentle r3in falls in continuous
for a few days or longer,
Mrs. Ella Tuomey has accepted plans
for a handsome two store build
will close the contract withiri
days for its erection on the lot,
O'Donnell & Co's., store, on
street, which is now or cupied b
single story frame building,
will be two large store rooms
use
ater
of
to
nd pre
faen the
drizzle
fcng and
a few
next to
Main
an old
Th?re
on the
ground floor of the building ajnd the
upper, floor will be divided infto two
stoj^rooms for the use of the tenants
o^lhe first floor. The plans cafn for a
very handsome and ornamental fciodern
front and the finish and fitting of the
stores/ will be of the best an
substantial character. The ne
jng will be a decided addition t
[teet and will supply needed r
business of the town, the
desirable store rooms hav
most
build
Main
om for
emand
ng ex
jd the supply, for for sometfime.
The Bishop's Yisit.
Rt. Rev. Ellison Capers, Bishop of
South Carolina, made his annual visit
to this~parish Sunday. In the morn
ing be read service at St. Phillips,
Bradford Springs, and at night ser
vices were held in the Church " of the
Holy Comforter this city. The Bishop
preached a sermon of marked force and
eloquence, to a congregation that filled
the church to the limit of its capacity,
even the aisle and vestibule being fill
ed. A class of thirteen received con
firmation.
Lecture by Dr. Daniel.
Dr. J. W. Daniel, of Charleston will
deliver his popular lecture on the
"Southern Mule" in the Opera House
on the evening of January 15th under
the auspices of the Missionary Society
of the First Methodist Church.
Dr. Daniel has many warm friends
and admirers in Sumter who will glad
ly seize upon the opportunity to hear
him again, and his lecture should be
heard by a large audience.
Sumter Ministerial Association.
The Sumter ministerial association
I met Monday at 7 p. m., instead of 12
m., at First Baptist Church, Dr. Ed
mtinds was elected- chairman and F.
? M. Satterwhite, secretary, and treas
urer, for the ensuing year. Present
pastors, Edmunds, Brown, Jones and
'Satterwhite.
Next union service .at First Meth
odist church, F. ? M,. Satterwhite to
preach.
?C. C. Brown next to preach art the
almshouse..
"Factory appointment not renewed.. -
The following visiting pastors were
heartily welcomed and.-added-much to
the pleasure of the occasion. Baptist
Louis J. Bristow; J. W? Kenney, J. D.
Huggins, J. J. Meyers and T. G. Phil
lips. Presbyterian J. C. Bailey.
Methodist, S. A. Booth.
Deaeons of the church and others
were strongly in evidence.. The cause
of so large- a meeting was revealed
when we were ushered into the church
kitchen where Mrs. C. C. Brown and
other sisters served a most elegant and
bounteous Joyster supper, accompanied
by coffee and fruit. Here no -brother
seemed lacking in will or capacity. A
rising vote of thank to the generous
host was added to the well demonstrat
ed appreciation.
F. M. Satterwhite, Secretary.
There was a gathering, last night,
at the First Baptist Church, of clergy
men of all denominations, who, at the
invitation of the pastor, assembled in
the dining room of the church to par
take of oysters in various shapes and
forms. The purpose had in view was
to get together all the clergymen in
the county, twenty-one in number,
without regard to church connection,
but embracing all. Some were hinder
ed from coming by previous engage
ments, and the pastor, invited the
deacons of the church to come in and
make up for the absentees. There were
about twenty-two or three present,
and all went away filled, if we are to j
believe what they say. Good oysters j
and bettter appetites met in dreadful !
conflict, and for some time the issue ;
was- uncertain. Six or height ladies j
served as waiters and assistant cooks, |
under the headship of Mr. Jim Dingle j
who posed as a professor de cuisine, or, i
to make it more Frenchy, chef de !
cuisine.
Fight In a Barber Shop.
A country negro named Jho. Richards
got into a fight Wednesday afternoon
with one of the boys employed in
Julias Edwards' barber shop and in
the fracas the stove was overturned
and several pieces of the furniture
were broken. Poilcemen Seymour went
in and arrested Richards after a
struggle^ having to use his club to
subdue his defiant prisoner. The
coals from the overturned stove set fire
to the floor of the shop, and for a few
minutes there was the liveliest sort of
a commotion in the place.
James Richard, a brother of the Rich
ards who started the trouble, interferred
with the police while they were taking
their prisoner to the guard house 'and
he was arrested also. The trial was
held by the Mayor on Friday.
John and James Richards were tried
in the Mayor's Court Friday for
creating a disturbance at Julius Ed
wards'-Barber Shop, on "Wednesday.
They were found guilty and paid the
following fines: John Richards, 815;
James Richards, S3.
Want a Sewing Machine.
T.' B. Jenkins, Jr., the local agent
of the New Home Sewing Machine, in
this issue makes -an offer that will
enable some reader of this paper to ob
tain a Seventy Dollar New Home ab
solutely free of cost. All that is ? re
quired to win is the' ability to form
words from a specified number of -let
ters. See the advertisement for the
conditions governing the contest .
. Last month the cash receipts from
taxes,'fines,-etc;, were the greatestjfor
one month in the history of the city.
The certainty that there would be no
extension of time caused many tardy
taxpayers, to be prompt for once in
their lives. ' ' .
Jenkins Bros, have just received a large
shipment of ball bearing, drop head, Isew
Home machines. See them. Under Ma
sonic Temple._ Jnly 30.
I IS YELLOW POISON I
in your blood ? Physicians call I
it flalarial Germ. It can be seen I
changing red blood yellow under I
microscope. It works day and I
night. First, it turns your com- I.
plexion yellow. Chilly, aching I
sensations creep down your I
backbone. You feel weak and I
worthless.
ROBERTS' CHILL TONIC I
3 will stop the trouble now. It K
3 enters the blood at once and ?
drives out the yellow poison, b
If neglected and when Chills. H
Fevers, Night-Sweats and a gen- p
eral break-down come later on, j|
Roberts' Tonic will cure you ft
then?but why wait ? Prevent w
?j future sickness. The manufac- g
1 tarers know all about this yeU g
'? low poison and have perfected jl
2 Roberts' Tonic to drive it out, IJ
3 sourish your system, restore m
S$ appetite, purify the bio od, pre- E|
}? vent and cure Chills, Fevers and jg
3 Malaria. It has-cured thous- |j
6 ands?It will cure you, or your j|
money back. This is fair. Try g
Iit. Price, 25 cents.
A. J. CHiNA, T. D. CHANDLER. I
MONEY
LOSING
SALE!.....
Cost sales seem to be the order of the day and while we do
not believe in them except as a matter of necessity as
They Lose Us Money
Still we feel it but just to our patrons to give them the same
opportunities that are being offered elsewhere as it is but nat
ural they should expect it. We have just'finished stock-taking
and find that we have a larger stock than usual at this season
of the year, which is not due to our having sold less, but that !
we bought more, and a .
COST SALE
Will doubtless assist m ia disposing of some of the surplus.
Until further notice we will sell every item in our
Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoe Depart
ment at Actual Cost.
No greater opportunity was ever offered in Suinter of getting
Dress Goods, Silks, Domestics, Embroideries,
Lace Curtains, Carpets, Mattings, Hosiery and
Underwear.
Our loss will be your gain. Come early and
get your shar e of the good things.
Q'DQNMELL & CO.
Fill" out this blank, mail or deliver it in person to T. B.
Jenkins, Jr., Surnter, S. C, and your name will be entered as
a competitor in our Big Word Contest, which will close on the
First day of May, 1903, the contest to be decided by the fol
lowing rules : Anybody will be allowed to compete. No re
strictions as to age or sex. The competitor who shall make
the largest number of words from the single word
^!?r i?f W!?f i?f i??^?? w w it? !?f ??? w ^fwwr^f n?^
? GREYHOUNDS ?
shall receive as his or her prize our handsomest Drop Cabinet,
Automatic Lift, Ball Bearing, NEW HOSTE Sewing Ma
chine, which retails'at
? In case that two or more persons have the same number of
words, the one sending in his or hers first shall receive the ;
prize. No proper names shall be counted, and anyone using a
letter not in the word, shall have their' entry forfeited. You
will be allowed to use the plural of a word already used j for
instance, making the word ground, and making again, grounds.
The name of the winner .will be published in all three of the
weekly papers published in Sumter, with all the words given in ?
full, and the date of delivery. Competitors are advised to
keep a copy of their lists, and remember that the NEW
HOME Sewing Machine is without a rival for beauty, ease of
running, and durability, and is sold in Sumter only by
Any other information furnished cheerfully-on application.
CUT THIS OFF AT BLACK LINE. ?
T. B. JENKINS, Jb., Sumter, S. C.
Bear Sir : I wish to have my name filed as a competitor in yonr word contest
for the handsome, Drop Head NEW HOME Machine, and agree'to abide by ail rules
governing the contest.
Name
Address
Age. Name of Machine used in Family ..
How long in use.'_'..
Yours respectfully,
OUR COST SALE IS NOW ON.
Last year we could not
wait on the crowd? of
customers who took ad
vantage of the great op
portunity to buy strictly
perfect merchandise
AT IT 4
We mean exactly what we advertise.
_ uring this month our entire stock of
Dry Goods, Clothing and Shoes, with
the exception of the following three
items, which we are under contract to
hold the price on, at cost:
m
x
o
m
m
DOUGLAS SHOES
CARHART OVERALLS
HOWARD HATS.
The balance of our Dry Goods, Cloth
ing and shoes
M rjp g^ghSi For Cash Only.
o/li _: f_/Jt No cards Punched