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WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1903. Entered at the Pott Office at Sumter . S Q.yat Second Clan Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. D. J. Chandler?Overcoats. H. G. Osteen ? Co.?Blank Books. Southern Railway?Half Rates to Mardi Gras. PERSONAL. Mr. Ollie Yates spent Sunday in Camden. Mr. Isaac Schwartz has gone to New York. Mr. Thomas.Wilson was in the city Thursday. Mr* J. R. Ligon went to Ashe viiie, N. C.,. on Monday. Dr. T. M. McCutchen, of Mayes ville was in town Monday. Mr. T. J Drew, of Hartsviie spent Friday in town on business. Miss Emma MeGrew went to Wil mington, 25. C, last Monday. . Mr. W. C.- Bull who formerly lived in this city was in town Sunday. Capt. J. Witflerspoon Ccoper, of Mayesville, was in town Monday. Judge J. Merrick Reid, of St Charles was in the city. Thursday. Mr. C. T. Evans and Mr. J. D. Evans, of 3pring HilV were in town Friday. Messrs. E. D. Smith and W. R. / Erierson, of Lynchi)arg were in town Saturday. Mrs. Ella Tuomey left yesterday for New Orleans to attend the Mardi Gras. Messrs. J. J. Harby and F. A. Bult man, left on Saturday afternoon for Florida and Havana. Mrs. F. M. Hutches\>n, of Hender xson, Ky., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. M. Stuckoy. Mr. B. L. Ridley, of Charlotte, N. C, was in town on business for several days last week. Mr. C. K. Eberts, of the Southern Printers Supply Co., Washington, D. C, spent Saturday in town. Mrs. Ebbie Wells and children, of Orangeburg, are visiting at Capt. E. S. Carson's on W. Caihoun St. Miss Daisy Weatherly who has been visiting relatives in Sumter has re turned to her home at Covington, Marlboro county. Miss Alice Stubbs has gone to Wil mington, Del, to attend a business college, where she will take courses in stenography, typewriting and book keeping. H. L. Darr is very sick at his home in West Florence.?Florence Times. Miss Jbhnsey Kell, of Philadelphia, Pa., is visiting Mrs. T. B. Jenkins. CoL J. Ar Rhame, of Magnolia, warin town today. Mrs. E. Mitchell Seabrook, of Edia to Island, is spending a few days with Rev. and Mrs. James McDowell. There were never before quite so many life insurance agents in town as there are now. ' The insurance business must be booming at present. The bill to authorize the city of Snmter to issue $15,000 to increase ' the school facilities of tbe city passed the second reading in the Bostse Sat urday and will become a law. The City Clerk and Treasurer on last Friday collected something more than $1,000 from the license tax?about two-thirds of the total amount to be collected. - The price of cotton still advances and last week both Liverpool and New York futures showed a marked advance. Several cotton men are predicting 10 cents cotton before March 15th. The tar levy for Sumter county for ordinary county expenses and past in debtedness has been fixed at 3>o mills for this year. The levy for Lee coun ty is 4?? mills. Leah Williams,colored, dropped deaf! Saturday night at the house of a negro woman living near the coffin factory. Her home was in Kingstree, but she had tbeen staying in town for several weeks. Dr. Birnie examined the body and stated that death was due to heart disease. Tbe entertainment at tbe Sumter Light Infantry Armory last Wednesday night by Miss Eva Miller, of Taylors ville, N. C, was attended by a very small audience, owing to the in clemency of the weather and it was not a success financially. A negro man passed through the streets yesterday traveling in a covered wagon, tbe canvas cover of which was decorated with Bible texts painted in big black letters, while chairted to the tail board was the biggest and fiercest bull dog that has struck town in many days. The high wind last Monday night kept many nervous people awke, but the night passed and the gale lulled without anything serious happening. A few old fences were blown down and two or three trees uprooted in the city, but no other damage has been reported. Wesley Boseard, the hackman got caught between a box car and a coach which were being shifted, while at tempting to cross the railroad tracks at Manning avenue. The carriage was damaged and one horse was injured. He escaped a more serious accident by running his team down the tracks. Bossard claims that he was signed to across by the watchman at the crossing and that he could not see the engine on account of a row of box cars which were between him and the shifting engine. If the Seaboard Air Line builds a branch from its main line via Bishop vile and Manning to Charleston, as the Manning Times states is probable, it will be necessary to build a curve around Sumter to avoid passing through the town. But no one with any business judgment would imagine for amomeUt .that the Seaboard would think of giving Sumter the go by if it should build in this direction. t may be set down as a certainty that Sumter will be a station on the road, if the Seaboard ever builds that Bis hopville, Manning and Charleston line. Mr. E. E. Spann, of Greeleyville, and Miss Caro M. Hogafc. eldest daughter of Mr. Eugene Hogan, of this city, were married last Thursday afternoon at the residence of Rev F. M. Satterwhite. They left immediately afte* the marriage for Greeleyville. A Pretty Home Wedding. Mr. Henry Bell Lane, of New Bern, N. C., sind Miss Wessie Roach were 'married at 8 o'clock last Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's father, Mr. J. B. Roach, in the presence of relatives of the contracting parties and a few close friends. The ceremony was per formed by Dr. N. W. Edmunds. The house was beautifully decorated with wild smiiax vines and violets in pro fusion. The bride wore a traveling suit of grey, a3 they left on the even ing train for points in Florida 'Where they will spend some time before pro ceeding to their home in New Bern, N. C. - ? . . DEATH. Mr. F. A. Tradewell, one of the oldest citizens of Sumter died at 1.30 o'clock Friday at his home on Wash ington street after a brief illness, aged 86 years. Mr. . Tradewell was a native of Co lumbia but had been a resident of Sumter since immediately after the war, he having at that time removed to this city to engage in the mercantile business. He was a veteran of two wars having served in the Florida Indian war of 1836 and the war be tween the States 1861-65. ? Mr. Tradewell was a man of the highest character, a Christian gentle men and a good citizen who discharged his full duty to his State and city un der all circumstances. His many vir tues and sterling worth had. won foT him the respect and confidence of all who knew him and he goes to his re ward after a long, useful and well spent life sincerely mourned by a large circle of friends. He leaves no chil dren, but his wife survives him. His funeral services will be held in the First Methodist Church on Satur day at 4.30 o'clock p. m. Mr. James W. Wilson of Lynchburg died Friday afternoon after a pro tracted illness, aged 53 years. Engineer Ka!! Dead. Florence, February 15,-r-Mr. E. F. Hall, a well-known locomotive engi neer on the Coast Line, was found dead in bed this morning. Mr. Hall was feeling badly yesterday, but noth ing serious was thought to be the matter with him, Mrs. Hall attempt ed to wake him this morning, but found him cold in death. Mr. Hall was the engineer on the Columbia train what collided with Engineer Neely on the vestibule at the Eight mile Tarn-out near Charleston, about lour years ago. He has been running the Wadesboro passenger for the last two years. Mr. Hall lived in Sumter for sev eral years and had many friends here who heard of his death with regret. k Good Law. The county legislative delegation have agreed on a bill to amend the cotton weighers act by providing for additional platforms, approachable on two sides, and additional scales and clerks during the months of Septem ber, October and November. The bill was introduced by Senator, Manning and has passed the Senate. This change in the law is one that has been urgently needed for several years, this season especially and it is to be hoped that with the additional facilities to ce provided the-blockades of cotton around the weighers' plat form will not occur next falL ! Shot by a Constable. Frank Gaylard, Constable for Magis trate J. T. Munnerlyn, of Spring Hill, shot and seriously wounded, Alex Watts last Thursday^ while the latter WuS violently resisting arrest. Gaylard shot Watt?? three times; one ball took effect in the shoulder, another pierced his hand and the third passed through the abdomen inflicting a wound that is believed to be of a mortal character. The shooting occurred at the house of Bill Watts, the father of Alex Watts, in the Spring Hill section. When Gaylard presented his warrant and un dertook to make the arrest Watts at tacked him, knocked him down, and Gaylard is said to have shot in the effort to save his life which was in great jeopardy. MAYOR'S COURT. The following cases were heard last Wednesday. * Pauline Wallace, James Wilson and Eliza Wilson, cursing, fighting and disturbing the peace on Haynsworth street. Pauline Wallace, guilty, $15 fine. James Wilson, guilty of fighting, $1 fine. Eliza Wilson, not guilty. Pauline Wallace and Celia Jenkins, fighting on Liberty street. Pauline Wallace, guilty, $3 fine. Isaac Spann, cursing and disorderly conduct, $10. The following cases were disposed of today: Willie Thigpen and Charlie Moore, drunk and disorderly conduct and fighting at the cotton mill; guilty, Moore,*$3 or six days, Thigpen, $15 or 30 days. Mr. L. I. Parrott and his coterie of epicures indulged in another catfish supper last Monday night. The supper which was exclusively a "fish and 'ting*' affair was served by Bill An drews under the direction of Mr. Parrott, who on these occasions always acts as chief cook. The catfish stew habit is a terrific one, as it grows on its victims and they become not only slaves to the habit themselves but use every pur suasion to induce others to partake of the insidions dish. The supper Monday night was more largely attended than any heretofore, everyone present is willing to make oath before the Deputy Clerk of Court that cat fish stew a la Parrott is better than terra pin, cooter soap or anything else. CHURCH DAMAGED BY STORM. Tower' cf Stateburg Church Blown Down Monday Night. The Storni Monday night blew down the tower of the church of the Holy Cross, Stateburg, causing damage to the amount of at least $2,500. The tower was blown off at a level with the top of the church, but as the wreck age fell outward in front of the* build ing, comparatively little damage was done to the church building itself. It is to be hoped that the tower will be replaced exactly as it was before, for the church has always been con sidered archecturally, one of the most beautiful church edifices in this sec tion of the State. Without the tall and beautifully proportioned tower the church would lack one of its chief beauties and would be far less attractive and impressive. CHASED BY THE VACQINE FIEND. A Fuss X Nigger Ran Away From The Health Officer. John Williams, a colored gentleman of leisure and professional crap shoot er, while walking around for his health yesterday afternoon observed Weather Bureau Observer F. P. Bullock's cold wave signal flag. Williams, in order to become thoroughly immune from pneumonia, coughs, colds, la Grippe, etc., unfortunately got on the outside of an overdose of "fust X blue steel," on the bottle of which Dispenser Wind ham neglected to write directions as to how it should be taken. In endeavor ing to inocculate his system against the possible ill effects of Observer Bullock's cold wave flag, Williams got overloaded and while ?'ruminating" on Caldwell street he began to talk about Hell and 1 other inland places where cold waves do not come up so suddenly, the high price of coal, and the fortunate abundant supply of cheap "fust X blue steel." He emphasized his remarks in a very loud tone of voice, accompanied by some scientific "cuss" words. Health Officer Rear don happening along tried to pacify Williams, and condoled with him on the inconsistency of Observer Bullock getting up such cold weather before the Fourth of July, when ice will be fifty cents a hundred pounds; and discussed the dangerous power of trusts, etc But Williams was "hot in the collar," despite the cold wave, and undertook to out-talk the Health Officer along the line of contagious diseases, and started to curse and defied the "smallpox doctor" to put his hands on him. Officer Reardon im mediately arrested Williams, and a tussle ensued in which Williams got hold of the Health Officer's Irish black thorn walking stick. Our health offi cer promptly presented his five shooter pop gun under Williams nose, and in timated that be would vaccinate Wil liams with a few thirty-eight calibre balls, which, while not exactly glycer inized vaccine lymph, nor germ proof, would be guaranteed to take im mediately. Williams said he had been previously vaccinated, and im mediately let the Irish black thorn go. He resisted arrest, however, before the Health Officer's offer of vaccina tion with his popgun, (which Chief Bradford says will not go off anyhow.) While bringing Williams to the guard house the health officer turned him lose to put up his patented vac cinating pop gun, and Williams made a break and outran the officer. The Health Officer, who is not as young as he was thirty-eight years ago, un dertook to outrun Williams, but he was, not as spry as he used to be when he played "pig tail" on the old Derigo base ball team. So Williams limbered himself up and the residents along the line, seeing Williams being chased by the Health Officer, thought Mr. Reardon was trying to capture Williams to vaccinate him. Having "been there" themselves they sympathized with the- darkey more than with the Health Officer and would not stop him. They maliciously en joyed the defeat of the Health Officer who is not so popular since he has been going around vaccinating. Local Weather Report. For 24 hours ending 9 a. m., Feb. 18, 1903: Temperature: Maximum, 38; Mini mum, 24; Mean, 31, Precipitation, 0.00 inches. Character of day, clear. Direction of wind, North. Forecast for 36 hours ending 8 p. m., Thursday, issued from Washing ton, D. O: For Sumter and vicinity?Fair. Not so cold tonight. Thursday fair. Warmer. WEATHER CONDITIONS. The storm moving rapidly has cen tered off the New England Coast, ac companied by snow from Norfolk north to the Lakes and New England. The cold wave has caused freezing.tempera ture from Corpus Christi along the whole Gulf Coast, and below zero temperatures from Cairo northward and eastward, ft has moderated over the Great Plains and Rocky Moun tain region, but continues to prevail in the valleys and the lakes where it is from 10 to 30 below zero. Heavy rains have fallen during the past 21 hours from New Orleans to New fen gland, and high winds occurred along the entire Atlantic Coast, the velocity at Sumter being about 50 miles per hour. The highest temperature was 76 at Augusta, the lowest 28 below zero at Bismarck an4 Huron. F. Prescott-Bullock. Local Observer, U. S. Weather Bureau. Magistrate Rees. The Legislative delegation has re commended the appointment by Goy. Heyward of Mr. W. J. Rees as Magis trate for Middieton township, vice Mr. B. P. Kelly resigned. JEFFERSON UYIS'S ROMANCE. A. 0. Wright Tells of Elopement From Fort Crawford in Early Years. From the Chicago Record-Herald. Morris, Minn., February 5.?In William E. Curtis's special to the Record-Herald on February 3 he cor rects some errors in relataion to the alleged elopement of Jefferson Davis with the daughter of Zach Taylor. He says that Jefferson Davis did not elope with Miss Knox Taylor, but thac they were married in Louisville, Ky., at I the house of her aunt. The authorities given for this statement are Jefferson Davis himself in a sketch of his life prepared by himself, and Ex-Senator George W. Jones, of Iowa, who was a classmate of Jefferson Davis. ^>am*' I have some information on this sub ject from original sources which may be of interest. The late Judge Mills, of Lancaster, Wis., told me some years ago that soon after graduating at Yale College he was engaged as private tutor in the family of Col. Zachary Taylor, commanding Fort Crawford, at which is now Prairie da Chien. He said that Knox Taylor was engaged to Lieut. Jefferson Davis, who was then stationed at Fort QJrawford as an offi cer under Col. Taylor's command, and that her father objected seriously to the marriage; that he believed the objection arose more from his objection to army life for his daaghter than fym personal objections to Jefferson ifevis. He said that in consequence of the father's objection the young couple determined to marry in spite of him; that they took a chance and dropped down a half mile or so below the fort, and hid in the mouth of the Wisconsin River until a steamboat came along, going South, which they hailed, and were taken on board, going together as far as St Louis; that Lieut. Davis returned to Fort Crawford immediate ly, while Knox Taylor went to Louis ville, to the house of her father's sibter, were they-were afterward mar ried. He said that Col. Taylor never quite forgave Lieut. Davis, until-years after, when the daughter was dead. Jefferson Davis, as colonel of the 1st Mississippi Riflemen, rendered such gallant service in the battle of Buena Vista that old "Rough and Ready" was fully reconciled to him. We all knew that the battle of Buena Vista made Gen. Taylor President of the United States, It also brought Jeffer son Davis forward in Mississippi politics, so that he became Senator and Secretary of War, and afterward Presi dent of the Soutl&rn Confederacy. A little after this, while in Louis ville, Ky., I made some inquiries of persons who ought to know and was informed that Jefferson Davis and Knox 'Taylor were married* at the home of her aunt, with many rela tives present, as Jefferson Davis states, but that her father, although his home was in Louisvilje, and there was no pressing duty at Fort Crawford to keep him, refused to he present at the wedding. This latter fact Jefferson Davis carefully refrains from mention ing in his autobigraphy, while Senator Jones claims that the marriage was with his full approval. The truth, therefore, seems to be that Col. Taylor was opposed to the marriage; that Lieut. Davis and Miss Knox Taylor actually did elope, but only for the purpose of being married at the house of her aunt near Louis ville; that her father did not approve of the marriage, although many of her relatives did, and that he was not reconciled with Jefferson Davis until after the death of his daughter, and the battle of Buena Vista. MILK COWS?Any one wanting to engage a milk cow, please notify me at once, as I am placing an order for a car load of good stock, mostly regis tered, and will cnly get what can be disposed of. J. L. Beach, Sumter, S. C. Feb. ll-2t. HALF RATES To New Orleans, La., Mobile, Ala. and Pen sacola, Fla. -VIA Southern Railway. Oa account of the Mardi Gras, to be held at New Orleans, La., Mobiler Ala., and Pensacola, Fla., the Southern Railway will sell round-trip tickets from all points at rate of one fare for the routed trip. Tick ets on sale February 17th to 23rd, inclu sive, and for trains arriving at above point* on the morning of February 24th, limited for return until February 28th, except that by deposit of ticket by the original purchaser, personally, with the Joint Agent not earlier than February 18tb and not later than February 28th, npon pay ment of a fee of fifty cents at the time the ticket is deposited, an extension can be had until March 14th, 1903. Apply to any Agent of the :3oathera Railway, or to R. W. Hunt, Division Passenger Agent, W. H. Taylue, Charleston, S. C. Assistant General Passenger Agent, Atlanta, (Ja., Estate of George D? Brearley, Deceased* I WILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County on March 6th, 1903, for a Final Discharge as Executrix of the Estate of George D. Brearley. E. W. BREARLEY, Feb 4 Executrix. STOCK OF - ? MEM'S OVERCOATS Reduced to Thirty-Pour. A few of them are of medium grade, most of them are of fine materials. To avoid carrying over to an other season every one will be sold at a sacrifice, ?. FOR SMALL BOYS SIXFINE OVERCOATS Sizes : 1-4, 2-5, 2-6, 1-7. None in the lot less than $6.50. Your choice, to close, $4.00. fl J. CHANDLE Phone 166. Sumter, S. C. HINDIPO The Great Kidney, Nerve and Brain Pood restores the Vim, Vigor and Vitality of youtb. Sold under a positive guarantee to cure nervous de bility, nervous exhaustion, insomnia, failing memory, lost vitality, and all Kidney and Bladder troubles. Prevents Bright's Disease, lumbago, jaundice. Clears the brain and wards off early decay, insanity, consumption and death. Makes the weak strong and the old young again. 50c per box ; 12 boxes $5.00. No cure, no pay. Come in and get a free booklet. For sale only by A. J, CHINA, Druggist. Feb 4?