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WEDNESDAY, MARCH 25, 1903. Entered ai the Post Office at Sumter,S O.y as Second Oats Mittet. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. f O'Donnell & Ck).-Shirt Sale. ? H. G. Osteen & Co.-A Hammock. W D. J. Chandler-Boys'* Easter Snits. I J. Ryttenberg & Sons-3 Real Money pavers, i I J. Ryttenberg & Sons-Easter Specials. Sumter Cotton Mills-r-White Hands Wanted. Sumter Dry Goods Co.-Spring Mil? linery Reception. PERSONAL. Mr. D. C. Shaw, of Alcolu, spent Monday in town. Dr. Abe Weinburg, of Camden spent Sunday ia town. Mr. E. Alexander, of Rural, spent Friday in the city. Mr. W. E. Dick, of Mechanicsville was in town Friday. - Miss Marie Durant of Bishopville is in the'city on a visit. Miss Sallie Ingram, of Manning, is visiting relatives here. Miss Julia Richardson spent several days in the city last week. Mr. F. "P. Cooper, of the Columbia State was in town Saturday. Miss Gertrude Hoyt, of Greenville, is the guest of Mrs. C. L. Stubbs. Mr. W. M. Graham went to Lex? ington, Ky., several days ago. Mr. W. J. Andrews, of Oswego was in town Monday on business. Mr. N. S. McLeod, of Oswego was in town Saturday on business. t? Mtf Stephen Thomas, of Charleston^ is spending a few days in the city. Mr. R. F. Epperson, of Pinewood, was in town yesterday on business." Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Stcukey went to Bishopville Sunday to visit Dr. Henry Stuckey. Mrs. G. J. Comar and Miss Ea te Phillips, o? Charleston* are visiting Mrs. L. B. Durant. Mrs. J. David and children of Co? lumbia are visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs, H. Manheim. Mr. J. D. Joye and family left for Asheville, ?. C., on Wednesday, where they will make their home. Mr. Henry Spann ?3 at home for a short stay. He is just back from his regular trip through the Southwest Mr. John Sumter, the youngest son of Capt Sebastian Sumter, of States burg, has returned to the county to live after a stay of twenty-one years on the Pacific slope. He has resided most of the time in California and Washington. The banks will probably begin clos? ing at 2 o'clock p. m. on April 1st. Items of local news personal or otherwise will be gladly received at all times at this office. Call up Phone '30-2. Before it is decided to put in a s??wer-' age system it will be well to consider the cost and source of & water supply for flushing the ?ewers. If there were fewer vagrants in town there would be fewer thefts committed. Round up the vagrants and fill up the chain gang would be a good policy to pursue. The improvement of the telephone system is not progressing fast enough ti encourage a long suffering public to hope for better things in the near future. The collection of street taxes is be? ing wound up and the tax dodgers are on the jump to ei cape payment or work on the street The police are pulling a few of the dodgers every day or so. Every vagrant in town should be ar? rested and sent to the chain gang for as long a time as the law allows. The poliee know those "who lead idle and disorderly lives" and if the Mayor will but issue the order the vagrants will be gathered up for trial. The auxiliary entertainment at the Armory Hall last Wednesday night was largely attended and tho' no admis? sion fee was charged and refreshments were served * to all, the proceeds amounted to nearly *$40, the voluntary contributions of those present Mr. Burnhouse, for several years book keeper for the Lukens Lumber Co., has been appointed Superif tend? ent of the mill here to succeed the late John F. Langhery. The neces? sary repairs are being fmade on the saw mill and the mill will be started at an early day. Under a special dispensation, there will be instituted in the Castle Hall of Game Cock Lodge, K of P., on Wednesday evening March 25, Pine wood Lodge, K. of P., of Pinewood, Clarendon county. The lodge will have eighteen to twenty charter members, ali of whom will be initiated Wednes? day evening. {Two well known sanitary engineers have submitted bids for making a sewerage survey and estimate of cost of a modern sewerage system for this city, while the figures of the bids are not given out it is reported that both bids are considerably less than SI,OOO the price named for the same work when an engineer's advice was sougfct last year. A negro who started to work out his street tax under Street Superintendent White quit work Wednesday afternoon and cursed out everything in sight. He was before the Mayor's Court next day and the sentences were $25 or 20 days for disorderly conduct and cursing and $20 or 15 days for refusing to per? form street duty. Mose3 Williams, alias "Sogar Babe, ' ' the negro who was on Thursday sentenced to the chain gang for 35 days for refusing to perform street duty and cursing, was sent out to tho gang in the afternoon. Having done time on the gang before and having then shown no disposition to rnn away he was not shackled. Shortly after dark the guard sent him for a bucket of water, and be seized the opportunity to escape. The dogs were put on his trai], but al? though they followed the trail all over the negro quarter south of the railroad tracks and up to the oil mill they CDuld not run him down. It is sup? posed that he boarded an oat-going feight train and made good his es? capa. MARRIED. Mr. M. C. Kennedy and Miss Annie Kennedy were married at the home of Mrs. E. L. Kennedy, the bride's mother on Mill street, Thursday even? ing last, at 8 o'clock, Rev. H. B. I Browne performing the ceremony. Mr. Jno. R. Keels and Miss Lula Morris were married Sunday after? noon at 5 o'clock, at the Morris resi? dence, near Whites' Mill, by the pas? tor of the First Baptist Church. INVITED TO ALABAMA. Col. Owens Tendered Presidency of An niston Female College. Col. C. J. Owens, President of thej Sumter Military Academy and Female Seminary has been tendered tne presidency of the Anniston Female College, Anniston, Ala. and now has the matter under consideration. The property of the Annist;on College is valued at $175,000. He has, as yet, 'given no intimation as to whether he will accep't the invitation ?o take charge of the Alabama institution or will remain in Sumter * POST OFFICE IMPROVEMENTS. Two Efficient Clerks Promoted and Sal? aries Increased. Postmaster Shore has ibeen notified by the postofBce department that Mr. B. R. Sa*ndei*s has been promoted from general delivery clerk to money or? der clerk and his salary advanced ?100 per year ; that Mr. L. B. McCallum has been promoted from stamper to mailing clerk? with increase of salary of $100 per year; and that an allow? ance has been made for an additional clerk. The promotion of Messrs. San? ders and McCallum is well merited and the increased salaries they will re-, ceive hereafter will not "be more than they earn. The First Ball Game. Editor Item: The base ball team of une Sumter Military Academy meets the team from the N.^ C. Military Academy on the local diamond for two games next Thursday and Friday, the 26th and 27th inst. Game to be called promptly at 4 p. m. The public are cordially invited to attend as both teams are in excellent condition for a snappy and interesting game. A small admission will be charged. New Advertisements. D. J. Chandler, The Clothier, has a business talk about Easter suits for the boys, and also a few words con? cerning spring hats and neckwear. It does not take you long to read the advertisements of J. Ryttenberg & Sons. They are short and to the point. Read them. O'Donnell & Co. give notice of a special sale of shirts of exceptional style and v?aue at attractive prices. Cotton Receipts. The public weighers weighed up to Saturday night 32,897 bales of cotton of this season's crop, the average weight of which was 509 pounds. To the above number must be added 600 bales bought by the cotton mill direct from the farmers and about 150 bales bought by cotton buyers that were not weighed by the public scales, which bring the total receipts for the sea? son up to 33,649 bales. It is thought that the total receipts for the season that will end August 31st will exceed 35,000 bales. A BICYCLE BURGLAR. Negro Man Attempts to Steal Two Wheels. A negro man entered the ' premises Mr. John E. Whilden Friday night and attempted to steal two bicycles. He broke open the door of the bicycle house, in which the wheels were kept, by drawing the staple and had both wheels out in the yard when he was surprised by Mr. John Porter, Mr. Whilden's brother-in-law, who return? ed home about 12 o'clock. The negro dropped the wheels, jumped the fence and made his escape. The police were notified but the negro had gotten away and as Mr. Porter did not re cognize bim there is no clue to guide the police. SHERIFF SCARBOROUGH ARRESTED. He and Two Policemen Taken To Darling? ton Under Bench Warrants. Deputy Sheriff Robert Scarborough, of Darlington county, arrived in the city Monday night on the 9.30 train with bench warrants for Sheriff H. W. Scarborough, Policemen A. H. Weeks and Peter Gallagher and Mr. C. F. McFadden, who are wanted in Darling? ton to testify in the case of the State vs. Grant Williams. They were all notified that night and all went to Darlington next morning on the 8.20 train. The issuance of bencn war? rants for witnesses except in case they fail or refuse to attend court after hav? ing been duly summoned, is unusual. The gentlemen taken to Darlington yesterday morning had never been sum? moned and had no notice that they would be wanted to testify against Grant Williams, a notorious chicken thief who has been before the court in Sumter county more than once. The parsonage property of the First Baptist Church and the old house of worship are offered for sale. The pur? pose, it seems, is to erect a a new par? sonage on the site of the old church. The ruling of the Attorney General that domestic building ar.-d loan associ? ations must return all credits, that is, loans to. members, for taxation, at full value, will be a serious blow to all the associations in the State, if the ruling is enforced. The expenditure of a certain amount of well directed effort and the invest? ment of a few thousand dollars of home capital would result in the loca? tion of the first big cotton mill in Sum? ter. This city is the best location in the State for a big mill, or several of them, shipping facilities and the local supply of cotton, taken into considera? tion. Some day Sumter people will wake up and wonder why they neglect? ed the opportunity so long. i MANIGAULT JAMES DEAD. ! - The Death of a Well Known Citizen ot Darlington, March 19.-Mr. John Manigault James, a well known citizen, died here yesterday, and the funeral services over his body were held today at his late residence, in the absence of a Catholic church. Mr. James was a convert to the Catholic church, having recently been received into this church by Rev. Father Charles W. Wood, who has charge of this mission. Father Wood officiated at? the funeral, using the^vestments which were brought especially from Florence, the headquarters of the mis? sion. The hymns were sung at the funeral services by a choir of the children from the Florence misson who accompanied Father Wood to Darlington. The services at the grave were also very impressive and here the choir of the Baptist Church sang "Nearer, my God, to Thee," and "At Rest."' Mr. James was 53 years of age and he leaves a widow and three children. The activity in real estate transac? tions continues and prices are soaring upward. The demand seems to be growing, the certainty of higher prices in the future: stimulating intending purchasers to get what they want be? fore the prices get out of reach. Land values have been abnormally low in Sumter for several years and the pre? sent advance is natural and to have been expected. The only thing to be apprehended is the inflation of values and the reaction that will follow. Land in and around Sumter has a certain value and no more, and while it is possible to work up and maintain for a time a fictitious and speculative scale of values, the result cannot but fail : to be hurtful to the community. The public meeting of the United Charities Association to have been held in the Opera House Sunday afternoon was so slimly attended, there being only about fitfy persons present at the appointed hour, that it was decided to postpone the meeting until Friday evening, of which, a notice appears elsewhere today. It is the desire of the officers of the society that a full meeting be had when they submit their reports. The society has done a great work since its organization, and it ?3 one of I the most important and useful bodies in Sumter. To main I tain the society and to continue the work it is absolutely essential that the members give their co-operation and support to the officers, as well as keep up their regular contributions. The officers wish to make a report showing how they* have administered the affairs of the soicety, and the members and the public generally should attend the meeting they have called for Friday night. Three Lee county prisoners were committed to jail Thursday from St. Charles.. They are Ben R. Walker and his two sons, Joe and Nunnery Walker, all negroes. Ben Walker has a pistol bullet lodged under his shoulder blade, the constable who made the arrest being forced to shoot him in self-defense. The arrest was made on Tuesday under a warrant charging them with resisting an officer in the discharge of his duty. On Mon? day the Constable went to Walker's house to seize a horse and wagon un? der a mortgage, and Walker and his entirely family, armed with axes, hoes and other implements resisted the Constable and prevent the seizure of the horse and wagon. The con? stable then had a warrant issued for them and when he attempted to make the arrest Walker and his two sons at? tacked him. The old man was shot through the shoulder, the ball lodging under the shoulder blade, before they submitted to arrest. The wound is not serious. Col. Owens states that he has re? cently expelled several students from Sumter Military Academy for the using intoxicating liquors and that discip? line is being rigidly enforced. The Gibson train due at 9.30 a. m., came in more than two hours late Mon? day. The delay occurred at Elliotts, where the train had to wait for the Bishopville train which had been de? layed by a plug blowing out of the engine. A newspaper published in New York, Charleston or Columbia may be put in the mail and sent to Sumter and be delivered anywhere within the city limits by the mail carriers, for which the publisher pays at the pound rates ; but if a daily paper published in Sum? ter is mailed for delivery in the city, each paper must be placed in a wrap? per and a one cent stamp affixed. This is the regulation of the postoffice department, but it does not seem to be exactly fair or equitable. E. A. Jenkin's locomobile would have climbed the court house steps the other day, while it was on the move, had not the power been shut off in time. What happened was severe test on the machine there being at the time a steam pressure of 2i0 lbs. and a wide open throttle. It is a very easy to see that the mistake of opening the throttle instead of sbuttting was with a novice not a very unnatural error. Had this mistake occurred elsewhere than on a turn, no one would have been the wiser. When Mr. Moses realized his mistake, he with great presence of mind under the circum? stances shut off the power, swung the carriage straight thereby iiitting the high curb square. Had he not done this the two inside wheels would have been torn off and the carriage wreck? ed generally. The occupants did not have to run a hundred or two yards to settle their dinner afterwards. The damage done to the - machine was slight. The steering mechanism was thrown out out of line, making it rather hard to guide, therefore for the present the excitement-loving pub? lic will have a short intermission be? tween acts until the loco gets a few doses of invigorator. Thc Sumter Marble Works, W. P. Smith Proprietor, have been awarded the contract, over a number of bid? ders, by Hollywood Camp. Woodmen of the World, to erect a monument to Mr. J. H. Atkinson, of St. Charles, who died a short time ago. The mon? ument will be a handsome one, em? blematic of the Order. Darlington. THE LOCOMOBILE. CIVIL SERVICE EXAMINATION. j To be Held in Sumter cn May 2nd for Positions of Clerk-Carrier. Mr. B. K. Sanders, Secretary of the Sumter Board of Civil Service Ex? aminers, has been ordered by the U. S. Civil Service Commission to hold an examination in Sumter on Sat? urday, May 2nd for the positions of Clerk and Carrier in the Sumter post office. This examination offer's an excel? lent opportunity for entering the Fed? eral service to bright, energetic young persons who are not afraid of hard work, and as previous examinations have failed to result in a sufficient number of eligibles, the Commission urges all persons who are qualified, and who may desire to enter the Post office Service to apply for and take this examination. It may be stated that there is a wider field for advancement upon merit ir the Federal service than in many private employments. While the salary in the Post-Office Service is usually about $500 or $600 per annum at the start, this amount compares favorably with the compensation of a beginner in private employment. This examination will be held in order to give all persons who desire to apply an opportunity to be examined for positions in this office. It is in? tended hereafter, in case no eligibles result from the clerk-carrier examina? tions, to? fill vacancies in this office by selections from any register cf the Civil Service Commission which may have been established as the result of a first or second grade examination, selections being made of persons who are residents of this city or this part of the State, and not more than one clerk-carrier examination will be held during each year unless eligibles can not be secured from the other registers. This notice is given in order that the persons who may desire to be? come eligible for positions in this office may file their applications and enter this examination. The nature of the examination is a test of practical, general intelligence and of adaptability in post-office work. The examination will consist of the subjects mentioned below, which will be weighted as follows : Subjects. Weights. 1. Spelling, 10 2. Arithmetic, 20 3. Letter-writing, 20 4. Penmanship, 20 . 5. Copying from plain copy, 10 6. United States geography, 10 7. Reading addresses, 10 Total, 100 Age limit,all positions, 18 to 45 years. From the eligibles resulting from this examination it is expected that certification will be made to existing and future vacancies. All applicants, male and female, must have the medical certificate in Form 101 executed as indicated in the form. Male applicants must be at least 5 feet 4 inches in height, ex. elusive of boots or shoes, and weight not less than 125 pounds in ordinary clothing, without overcoat or hat. This examination is open to all citizens of the United States who com? ply with the requirements without're? gard to whether they have been examin? ed within the past year. Competitors will be rated without regard to any con? sideration other than the qualifications shown in their examination papers, and eligibles will be certified strictly in accordance with the civil service law and rules. For application blank (Form 101), full of instructions, specimen ex? amination questions, and information relative to the duties and salaries of the different positions, and the location of the examination room, application should be made to the secretary of the hoard of examiners at the postoffice. No application svill be accepted for this examination unless filed at the postoffice to prior the hour of closing business on April 18, 1903. Have you seen the latest fashionable Stationery-"Swell Two-Fold Note?" H. G. Osteen &. Co. have it. Z WANTED-White people to work in Sumter Cotton Mills. Apply to D. Jas. Winn, Superintendent. Mch 25-3t. WANTED.-A man to sell Sewing Ma? chines. A No. 1 contract to right kind of a man to 6tart on, with good chances for promotion. Experience not necessary. Call on or address THE SINGES M'F'G. CO., 1326 Main Street, Columbia, S. C. March 18-4t. WANTED.-Respectable young women to learn cigar making. $6 to ?8 per week can be made in two months time. Endorsed by the ministers of Charleston. Board secured for girls from the country. AilEBICAN ClGAB Co., Charleston, S. C. March ll-6t. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given to the public that the time for the mass meeting of citizens to be held in the Opera House has been postponed from Tuseday night to Friady night, the 27th inst, at 8.30 o'clock in order to arrange for more attractions, the 2nd Regiment Band to render music, etc. A pro? gramme to be published later. The purpose of the meeting is to revive interest in the United Charities Association. Annual election of offi? cers, report of the past year's work and a few short addresses will be made. A. B. Stuckey, Marion Moise, R. I. Manning, Committee. ATTE2TTI0?T, FATHERS ! Plant the Winners. GROWN especially for planting seed from the choicest and most highly im? proved seed of its variety. i have for sale Russell Big Boll Cotton Seed. Improved King Cotton Seed. Excelsior Cot Um Seed, improved Upland Rice. Georgia Ruck Sweet Potatoes. The Kim; of all Bread Corns, and the old reliable Gourd Seed Stock Corn. Make your wants known to TC. L. SAUNDERS, Statoburg, S. C. March 18 -Tm.* j fEASTER* I SUITS, j t? It doesn't seem like Easter to the T* average boy unless he has a new ^ Suit to wear. T* Let us fit out the boy with his v Easter Clothes. . # T* Elegant all-wool, fast-color, Blue # v Serge, two-piece Suits, sizes up to * 16 years, $3.50 and $4.50. 4* v A big line of Sailor Blouse, and * Norfolk Suits io blue, grey, and a v lot of neat and dressy patterns, of ^ 4? Tweeds, Cheviots and Worsteds, *fr 4? handsome, well-tailored garments, *?. ? $2 to $6. 4 4* Hats and Furnishings, also, * D. J. CHANDLER, I T Thone 166 - Sumter, 8. C. J %?$+?fo?fc ?fo?fe?$+ 4* 4* 4* ??*4* 4*4*4*4*^ Wednesday 1st and 2d Thursday On these two days our Spring Millinery Reception compli? mentary to the ladies will be held, at which will be shown for the coming season, all of the latest New York and Paris styles in Hats and Bonnets. This will be the most favorable oppor? tunity yet offered to see real Art in Millinery, besides a beauti? ful and up-to-date line of DRESS FABRICS, TRIM? MINGS AND FINE FOOTWEAR. Yery truly yours, The Sumter Dry Goods Co. /For 3 Days. - Thursday, Friday and Saturday - The opportunity is yours. Will you take ad? vantage of it ? First. TOILE DU NORD GINGHAMS-Every lady knows the superiority of this gingham over all others manu? factured. The ideal fabric for shirt waists, suits and children's dresses. Forty styles to select from. Actual value 12Jc As one of our money-savers, 10c. _ Second. 25 dozen (that's all of them) ladies' Ribbed Vests, full bleached, taped neck, and first quality (not seconds). Actual value 10o. As one of the money-savers, 5c. Third. MERCERIZED COTTON KNICKERBOCKER -The newest Skirting Cloth on the market today. Have you seen it ? Actual value 25c. As one of the money-savers and to introduce the new fabric, 20c If you are wise, call early.