The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 01, 1903, Image 2
ii SOUFRIERE SPREADS TERROR.
The inhabitants of St. Vinceni
Moving Southward in Great Ex?
citement
Kingstown, Island of St. Vincent.
Sunday, March 22., 6.30 p. m.-The
eruption of La Sonfriere continues.
The volcano has been cannonading ail
day and -the quantity of ejecta is ap?
parently greater than at the time of
either of the previous eruptions, but
stormy winds are driving the clouds
northward. There has been a heavy
fail of stones and black sand in the
northern districts, which caused a
few casualties. The inhabitans aro
moving southward in great excitement.
Barbado#s reports that darkness
spread over that island at 11^ o'clock
in the morning . The obscurity was
1 accompanied by a fall of red dust.
ERUPTION IS VIOLENT. ^
Kingstown, St. Vincent, March ^3,
10 a m.-The activity of La Soufri?re
last night was more formidable than
during Sunday night, and the volcano
is now agian in violent eruption,
throwing a black cloud over the en?
tire colony. The country people are
terrified. The lands beyond George?
town and Chateau Belair, where the
, erosion of the former deposits has
been rapid since last Ocotber, are
again overwhelmed,, causing serious
* hindrance to, if not the complete
abandonment of future cultivation.
The manufactured arrow root exposed
on the drying wires has been spoiled
by volcanic dust and the land owners
and growers are in a state of despon?
dency. At Georgetown windows were
broken by falling stones and the
streets were covered with three or
four inches df sand. Earth tremors are
felt constantly.
GOBAI TREATY HAY FAIL.
Cuban Congress May Not Ratify
ii Without a Provision That the
American Congress Ratify it
i Before December Next.
Harvana, March 26.-The chance for
the carrying through of the reciproc?
ity treaty appears slender? tonight,
unless the United States Government
concedes the right to the Cuban Sen?
ate to provide that the treaty shall not
be effective unless it is ratified by the
United States Congress during the
present year.
The Senate committee on foreign re?
lations met this afternoon and decided
to report tomorrow in favor of the
adoption of ^11 the amendments added
by the United States Senate to the
treaty, but also to adopt a separate
provision as an accompaniment to the
effect that the ratification must be
complete before December 31.
The chairman of the foreign rela?
tions commitee, Senator Bustamente,
i-ina'de a statement to the Associated
Press, correspondent at the conclusion
.of today's meeting, at which were
Jaeard the representatives bf the com .
anercial, manufacturing and agricul?
tural interests, who all favored the
ratification of. the amended treaty and
urged that it be made effective as
early as possible. * During the after?
noon, said Senor Bustamente, the
comm! ttee\ were informed of the con?
tents of a cablegram from Secretary
Hay to the effect that the treaty could
not be amended ; that the amendments
covering the reference to Congress
applied only to the United States
Congress, and giving assurances of
President Roosevelt's intention to
call a special session of Congress
prior to December. ?
The best opinion tonight, expressed
by the Government officials and oth?
ers, is that no condition whatever can
be attached in any manner to the
treaty without invalidating it. Presi?
dent Palma and his advisers will
srongly endeavor to induce the com?
mittee to omit that feature of their
report. It is believed tonight that
the ratificaron will have a slight ma?
jority, without the objectionable pro?
vision, and a large one with it.
Naval Station at Guantanamo.
Guantanamo, Cuba, March 24.
After a personal inspection of the pro?
posed site, Secretary Moody has select
Guantanamo as the : rincipal United
States naval station in the West In?
dies. Secretary Moody, Senator Proc?
tor and Congressmen Cannon, Foss
and Gillett arrived here yesterday on
board the United States dispatch boat,
Dolphin, which anchored in the lower
bay.
Senator Proctor and the congressmen
w^ll recommend the purchase of 20
square miles of land on both sides of
toe lower bay and several small islands.
As soon as the necessary legislation
has been secured they favor the con?
struction of a permanent barracks, a
dry dock and strong fortificatioons, de?
signed against a sea attack only, forti?
fications on the land side not being
regarded as necessary.
Colombo, Ceylon, March 24.
Charges of the most serious nature
have been brought against Maj. Gen.
Sir Hector Macdonald, commanding
the forces in Ceylon, in consequence
of which the governor of that island,
Sir Joseph "West Ridgeway, has been
authorized to convene a court martial
to try Gen. Macdonald. The later,
when tho charges were made some time
ago, went to England to confer with
his friends and superior officers and
now, it is understood, be will return
and face the charges, which, it is al?
leged, are based on immoral acts.
The Stuckey-Woodward Co., of
Bishopville, has obtained a commis?
sion for charter from the Secretary of
S^.t". The capital stock is to be $4,
the corporators are Geo. M.
Stuckey and Hosea W. Woodward.
The company will engage in the general
merchandise business.
CA
For Infants and Children.
His Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature of ?^^^^/Sz^W
SOUTH CAROLINA COLLEGE.
Spring Terra for Teachers.
The South Carolina College has issued
I an attractive circular, announcing
a spring term for teachers, cf six
weeks, from April 13 to May 22, de?
signed for teachers whose school terms
may adroit of attendance. By special
, A CB of Legislature, such students are
exempted from tuition and other col?
lege fees. Their only expenses will be
for hoard.
! A number of speciai ccufses, ex
; pr?ss?y designed for teachers, are offer
; ed : In Chemistry, a course in Ele?
mentary Chemistry, and in Labora?
tory Practice; in Modern Languages,
English, German, Spanish ; in History,
South Carolina History, and Methods
of History Teaching: in Philosophy,
, Pyschology and Ethics, Applied > to
School Problems: in Pedagogics, a
practical course, adapted to the needs
of the class; in Ancient Languages,
Elementary Latin, and Elementary
Greek ; in Mathematics, a course in
Arithmetic, and in Algebra :' in Eng?
lish, a course in Grammar and in
Rhetoric; in Biology, a practical
course in Botany; in Physics, a
course of Elementary Physics, with
such apparatus as may be had in
schools.
. In additional to such courses, teach?
er-pupils are allowed free attendance
upon aay of the regular college classes.
Courses are open to the free election of
teachers, under proper regulations.
These courses of instruction are
offered as supplementary to the work
of the summer schools, or in lieu there?
of, when attendance on summer schools
may not be practicable. Their purpose
is, * as the summer schools, to elevate
th? work of teaching in the schools of
the State-an object which seems
especially appropriate in connection
with Normal Department, already
established in the South Carolina
College.
The same circular also calls special
attention to the Normal scholarships
of $40.00 each with exemption from
college fees-recently esabilshed by
the Legislature in his College., These
scholarships will go into effect next
session.
NEW CHIEF DISPENSARY
CONSTABLES APPOINTED.
Four New Appointments Made
Three of the Original Force Re?
tained.
Columbia, March 25.-The matter
of Governor Heyward's appointments
to the positions of chief- constables
has been agitating a large number of
office-seekers for some time. # The
governor has received hundreds of
letters applying for positions cn the
force.
After much thought and a careful
?election he has made the following
appointments :
C. L. Cureton, Pickens.
J. C. Hall, Greenville.
J. R. Fant, Spartanburg.
A. S. Osborn, Columbia. ?
S. Y. Delgar, Sumter.
S. T. Howie, Charleston.
W. F. Holmes, Beaufort.
Of the old force Constahles Howie,
Fant and Cureton are retained, the
ether appointees having never occu?
pied such positions before.
J. C. Hall has been sergeant of the
police force of Greenville, S. Y. Dei-1
gar a business man of Sumter, and
W. F. Holmes a farmer of Barnwell
county.
The appointments- become effective
April 1, when the officers will take
up temporary headquarters at the
places indicated and proceed to enforce
the law.
P?TTIIS OP COIL P.RIOES. -
The Price of Bituminous Coal to
be Raised Sixty Per Cent.
Philadelphia, March 26.-The Press
tomorrow will say : Bituminous coal
prices "will bs advanced 75 cents a ton
for the new coal year, which begins
on April 1. The price at the mines in
central and Western Pennsylvania
during the past year was fixed to be
not less ?han 81.25 a ton. The new
price at the mines will be 82. Slight?
ly higher or lower prices may be made
in spceial cases, but the ruling price
will be 82. This decision has been
reached by the operators since the con?
ference at Altoona between miners and
operators, at which the miners' wages
were advanced 10 and 12 per cent.
The operators will have to meet April
1 conditions as to freights as well as
wages. Rates will be advanced, ten
cents a ton."
Turning The Rascals Out.
Washington, March 25.-It was
learned at the postoffice department
today that while the resignation of
George W. Beavers, as chief of the
salary and allowance division was
voluntary, it is but the forerunner of
a number of other resignations which
soon are to follow. It is said that a
condition M affairs has grown up in
th? department which has become in?
tolerable and that a number of chiefs
of divisions and clerks will be given
an opportunity to submit their re?
signations. As a result of this an
? nouncement there is more or less con
f sternation among the employes in the
j department, it being understood that
j the decision to weed out a number of
j officials has been definitely determined
i upen.
Greenville, March 2G.-The case of
Ada Brooks, motored, vs. Western
Union Telegraph Company, was heard
ia the Common Pleas Court today.
This is suit f^r 82,000 damages, ac?
tion being taken under the mental
anguish, statute, and also for punitive
damages arising hy reason of the
failure of the telegraph company
to deliver a telegram announcing death
of plaintiff's father. The jury re?
turned a verdict of 8750 for tho plain?
tiff. A motion for a new trial will be
argued. This is the second mental
anguish case that has been tried here,
Mrs. Simmons obtaining a verdict
against the Western Union last vear
for $1,000.
BOLD ATTEMPT TO STEAL HORSE.
Discovered in Act-One of Them Seizes
Kr. Porter and Robs Him of
Waich and $40.
From The Daily Item, March 26th.
Two negro men made a hold attempt
last night to steal Hr. John E. Whii
den's horse and buggy from his pre?
mises cn Church street, but were
frustrated by Mr. John Porter.
Mr. Porter heard some ene? open the
lot gate about 3 o'cleok a. m., and
dressing himself as quickly ns possi?
ble he werifto tho lot to investigate.
As he openoci the gate giving entran: e
from the yard to the lot he saw a ne^ro
man puning the harness on the
horse. The negro saw him at the
S3me time and started to run. Mr.
Porter shot nt him with a piste:,
but missed his mark. The man :e
turned the Ure once and then jumped
the fence.
Almost immediately after Mr. Por
I ter shot at the running negro, he was
! seized around the body by another ne?
gro who had been lyini?in wait in the
shadow of the fence. He was prevent?
ed from shooting a second time, and
the man who had hold of him struck
him a terrific blow in the pit of
the stomach which knocked him
breathless and rendered him power?
less to do anything for several min?
utes. While he was in this condition
the negro went through his pockets,
relieving him of a watch and a purse
containing, 840. Having secured this
booty the negro climbed the fence
and made his ecsape.
As soon as Mr. Porter recovered
from the effects of the rough hand?
ling he had received he notified the
police and as soon as the bloodhounds
could be procured they were put on
the track of the negroes. They fol?
lowed the trail a short distance
through the adjoining premises and
out into the street, but there lost it.
The watch was found this morning
on the ground beside the fence that
the robber jumped.
The police today arrested three
strange negroes who have been in
town several days on suspicion, but
they established an alibi and were
released.
INTERESTING PYTHIAN EVENT.
From The Daily Item, March 26ch.
There was something doing in Py?
thian circles last night, and nearly all
night. A charter has recently been
secured for a lodge at Pinewood, Clar?
endon county. Aa the "Castle Hall"
for the now lodge has not been com?
pleted a dispensation was granted by
which the charter members were al?
lowed to receive the several ranks of
the order at the willing hands cf
Game Cock Lodge of this city. The
6.20 train brought in fourteen stal?
wart citizens who desired to be in?
structed in the mysteries of Pythians
and their wishes were duly gratified.
Grand Vice Chancellor John M.
Knight was in charge of the work and
acted as Grand Chancellor being re?
lieved at times by J. L. McCallum,
H. L. Scarborough and S. H. Ed?
munds.
The following knights served as offi?
cers: H. F. Wilson, J. E. Anderson,
G. V. C., Kev. R. H. Jones, R. W.
McCntchen, G. P., J. PI. Levy, G.
W. Hutcheson, G. M. A., C. P.
-Lesesne, G. L. Kicker, G. M. W., C.
J. Owens, G. K. R. & S.. Jno. E.
Rh?den, G. I. G., E. E. Thorn well,
G. M. E., Jos. Walters, G. O. G.
At seven o'clock the exercises began,.
and the goat was kept exercising until
four o'clock this morning. When he
was carried back to the stable to re?
cuperate his exhausted powers.
At eleven o'clock a recess of one
hour was taken for refreshments and
the one hundred knights who were
present from the city and from neigh?
boring lodges handled the bill of fare
without gloves.
With renewed energy they returned
to the task on hand ; nor ceased their
labors until the contract was completed
and the keys turned over to the new
lodge.
The occasion was one of the most
pleasant in the annals of Pythian
history. Every body was in a good
humor and the interest continued un?
til the last blow of the gavel announced
j the end.
The new lodge is composed of a fine
! body cf members, and starts cut un?
der most favorable auspices.
The following officers were elected
and installed :
W. P. Moonevbam-P. C. C.
D. R. Lide-C. C.
N. L. Broughton-V. C.
B. P. Broadwav-Prelate.
O. D. Harvin-M. W.
P. H. Broughton-M. E.
N. C. Stack-K. R. &, S.
R. L. Harvin-I. G.
W. D. Epperson-M. A.
The other members initiated are: P.
C. Matthews, R. A. Lawrence, E. F.
Anderson, C. M. Huggins, and W. C.
Howie. _
COTTQT?LT B?TES.
A Compromise Has Been Finally
f?ade.
Columbia, March 2G.-T?ie rates on
cotton mill goods via Charleston,
which have been the subject of several
conferences with the railroad commis?
sion on the part of mill men and rail?
road authorities have at last been set?
tled. This comes about through agree?
ment between the mill and railroad
men, which is satisfactory to the
commission, and which agreement will
be put " ito effect in this state by the
commission.
The new rates will be as follows, be?
ing a modification of former rates: On
all cotton goods to New York and
Philadelphia a reduction of 4 cents.
On all eastern fjoints beyond New
York and Philadelphia a reduction
of 2 cents. Those reductions apply to
Charleston or Pinners Point. Kail
roads are to use every eilorc to encour?
age shipment vin Charleston.
i* T." ? # ? ? T IT mr
Mexico City .March 26.- Siquieros
is the only plague point in the Mazat?
lan district that is causing any anx?
iety now. There are eighteen patients
in the village, some of whom may die.
in Mazatlan the situation continues
encouraging. Tnhe number of patients
in the hospital is being reduced and
no new cases have developed.
COUNCIL MEETING.
St. Louis Exposition. Kill Street Changed
to Kendrick Street. Building In?
specter. Factories Seeking
Location. Sidewalk
Improvements.
Council held a regular meeting at
7.30 last Wednesday night with Mayor
Stuckey, Aldermen Boyle, Did:.
Chandler and Hurst present. Heading
minutes was postponed.
A, letter was read from a committee
of thc Columbia Chamber of Com?
merce asking Council to cooperate in
an effort to secure a creditable displ ?y
of the res?orces of Snot.]) Carolina at
the St. Louis Exposition, and the
same was referred to the Finance
Committee for consideration.
A request from Messrs. B. D. Wilson
and E. M. Smith.'for extension of
water main in Broad street was refer?
red to- the cemmitetc of public works.
The petition of citizens to chame
the name of Mill street to Kendrick
street was granted.
A letter was received from the Sum?
ter Insurance Agency, in which they
cai! attention to - the large number of
defective ?ues in the city; and sug?
gest appointment of a building in?
spector. This also was referred to the
finance committee.
Charges preferred by Mr. Edgar
Jones against Assistant Chief of Police
Weeks for illegal arrest and harsh
treatment, were referred to the police
committee.
A letter from The Factory Location
Company of Cincinnati, Ohio, asking
inducements for certain manufacturing
enterprises was referred to Aldermen
Dick, Boyle and Chandler.
Request of Capt. Jno. Reid and
othe/citizens for improvement of side?
walk on "West Calhoun street was
granted ; and the committee cf public
works was requested to have the desired
work done as soon as possible.
There were no other matters of pub?
lic interest.
5RICK8ATTING A TRAIN.
Little Boy Seriously Hurt on Blshopville
Road.
Some miserable miscreant threw a
brick bat into the passenger coach last
Friday night soon after the train had
passed Wisacky. It came through an
open window and struck Master Shan?
non Flowers, little son of Mrs. Julian
Flowers, on the head and for a while
knocked him speechless. The crash
of the rock sounded just like a pistol
shot and at first it was thought that
the little fellow was shot, but upon
examination it was found that the
blood flowing down his neck came
from a wound on the side of the head
just above the ear. The brick was
also found on the seat.
Two negroes have been arrested as
the guilty parties that threw the brick
bat into the train last Friday night.
-Bishopville Vindicator.
TAR HEELS SHUT CUT.
S. M. A. Team Won Ba?! Game Thurs?
day-Score 4 io 0.
Sumter Military Academy played
North Carolina Military Academy to
a standstill Thursday afternoon allow?
ing them only three hits and no runs.
The S. M. A., boys had their hit?
ting clothes on, and found McLaurin
an easy target.
The N. C. M.' A. boys are a gentle?
manly aggregation, but were outclassed'
on the diamond.
For C?rolina, McLeod, as back-stop
and Oliver in the right garden, did
star work.
For the Game Cock team, Lanham,
the twirler, was invincible. Miller,
old reliable, was successful in
stopping every ball that crossed the
plate. Brogdon's long running catch
was decidedly a star, as well as his
long slide at home plate. Tucker
brothers played steady ball.
At one time it seemed that the Tar
heels would save themselves from a
shut out, but Tisdale and Miller's
double, catching a man by a hair's
breadth at home plate ruined their
prospects.
The line up was as follows :
N. C. M. A. S. M. A.
McLeod, c. Miller
McLaurin, R, p. . Lanham
Chapin, lb Tisdale
McLaurin, M, (c) 2b, Tucker L./
Short, ss, Tucker, R.,
Jones, 3b, Wilder,
Oliver, rf, McMillan,
Harrington, cf, Gillespie
Sikes, If, Brogden.
Umpire, Mr. Donald Auld.
Time of game. 1 hour and 40 minutes.
M. F. Shuler.
S. M. A. PEFEATED.
The Sumter Military Academy boys
were defeated in a very ragged game
of base ball on the 24th, in Columbia
by South Carolina College. Several
errors were made on both sides. Ev
eryhing went S. M. A.'sway np to
the sixth inning, when the Sumter
boys went up in the air and let Caro?
lina score eight runs in a single inning.
The Game Cock boys had an off day,
and thus being their first contest may
account for their ragged work.
The line-up was as follows :
S. M. A. S. C. C.
Gillespie, cf, Martin
Miller, lb, Wilcox
Lanham (c) c, Smith (c)
Wilde?, 3b, Belser
Tacker, R., ss,- Gi Hand, D,
Tucker, L., 2b, Aiken
Brogdon, If, Davis
Biggs, o, ? Gillana, L,
McMillan, rf Malloy.
Score by innings:
R H VJ
Sumter - 4 0020000 0-? 7 0
Carolina-4 0 1 0 0 8 0 1 1-4 5 13
Umpire-Mr. Evans, Brooklyn.
Scorer-R. K. Foster.
Time of game, two hours.
Very Bariiy Needed.
Your contribution for the support of
two hundred orphans at the Thorn well
Orphanage, Clinton, S. C., for the
current month. And it is needed now.
\V. P. Jacobs, President.
The Tillman Tria!.
Columbia, March 20.-Solicitor
Thurmond was here this afternoon and
ne says^the trial of James ll. Tillman
will begin iiere on the 13th of April,
the second week of Court, and that a
week will be civen to it.
Ciarendon Mews Hems.
i
From The Manning Times.
; Died at his home in Paxville last
; Friday, Dr. J. J. ^-iodge aged about
I 76 years. The deceased was one of the
[5th, South Carolina cavalry and served
his country throughout the war.^
"Milford" tho .famous home of the
! into Gov. 'John L. banning has been
I sold to a Mrs. Thompson cf New York,
! and v/e learn that she proposes making
j it a winter resort. Tho price paid
j was $23,000 rad i: is said that several
j wealthy northerners ?ave been there
! with a view of purchasing about 10,000
j acres for a game preserve. The people
j of that section will welcome these
I pleasure seekers. Sometime ago Mr;
! O. D. Karvin bought a large tract of
; land from the State not far from there
j for 50 cents per acre, and recently he
i has been offered 88 per acre and holds
j for more money. Ten years ago tins
I land was regarded worthless and now
j it is in great demand.
. It is being currently rumored that a
merchant doing business near Davis
X Roads has discovered a novel way to
evade the liquor constables and have
almost a clear track.to violate the dis?
pensary law. This man 'owns a bi?
cycles and it is said makes regular
trips from the railroad station to his
place of business, and to other points
with the tires inflated with the fiery
liquid. He pumps the tires full of
whiskey, then pulls out, visiting snake
infested communities, the scheme is a
paying industry. A man who is so
possessed of the faculty for invention
as to bring such a scheme into success?
ful operation, merits being left un?
molested to ply his vocation of run
I ning a revolving barroom, providing
he acts square and does not pump too
much water in his whiskey-holding
tires. When this story was first told
us we were disposed to doubt its cor?
rectness, but after a number of reli?
able people told us it is a fact, that
this man really fills his tires with,
what he claims to be water, but is
strongly suspected it is whiskey, we
are about convinced there is some?
thing in the narrative, and should feel
under obligations if our friend^ Millard
Wells will do us the kindness to in
vestgate, and verify the story.
School Bond Election.
The citizens of Sumter have decided
that 613,000 shall be expended cn the
erection cf a new school house, the
school bond election held on the 24th,
resulting in a large majority in favor
of the bond issue. The total number
of ballots cast was 105, of which 159
were in favor of the bend isue, and G
against it. There was very little in?
terest in the election and the vote was
quite light, not a third of the total vote
of the city being polled. The reason
for the lack of interest in the election
and the light vote, was not a want of
interest in the schools. But the cer?
tainty that the vote would be almost
unanimous for the bond issue led many
to neglect vote.
Factories Seeking Location.
The following letter to Mayor A. B.
Stuckey may be of interest to some of
our enterprising citizens :
Dear Sir : We can secure your city
any one or all of the following-con?
cerns, providing you offer proper
encouragement.
1st. A Cut Glass Company with
$330,000 capital, will employ from 150 i
to 200 men, averaging 814 per week.
Will ercet buildings and machinery
costing 820,000 dimensions 120x60,
two stories cf brick. Superintended
by man of 22 years experience, will
have output of 8300,000 making net
profit of from IS to 25 per cent.
2nd. Carriage Factory, capital $50.
000, will employ 100 hands, averaging
62 per day. Will erect building cost?
ing perhaps 820,000. Superintended
by man of 50 years experience, former
ly with Studebaker. Yeariy output
of 6250,000 with a 25 per cent profit.
3rd. Woolen Mill with 820,000 in
machinery, will emplov 100 hands with
annual output of 8300,000 with 20
per cent net profit. Orders for first 6
months secured, and machinery in
excellent condition, nearly new.
4th. Two Stove and Range Foundry
Co.'s. capital 850,000, will employ
90 to 100 men, averaging $2.50 per day.
Will erect two buildings, 50x150 two
stories, and 60x150 ene story. Willv
guarantee at least 10 per cef?t ten pro?
fit cn investment.
5th. Party with valuable formula for
manufacture of fine pottery wares,
would form company, whi<jh would al?
low him 810,000 in stock for his form?
ulas an'i expreience. Will take fair
wages for first two years to start com?
pany. Has 20 years experience, an en?
ergetic, reliable gentleman. Has re?
cently superinended and drew plans
for erection of million dollar plant.
Will not work for wages only, must
have interest in company.
6th. Starch Company now operating,
with machinery and "tools would en- j
large its business. Must have at least
630,000 additional capital, and will
pay 10 per cent for same in shape of
dividends, with contract that they are
to redeem stock any time after five
years at their option, and have com?
plete control fo plant and its opera?
tions. Have process which manufac?
tures cheaper and produces more
starch than any other process, with
less expense.
We have other companies manufac?
turing pianos, radiators, hardware,
overalls, buggy covers, furniture,
steam boilers, electric light carbons,
pearl buttons, trunks, a Commercial
College, all looking for good locations.
If your community is suited for any
of these, and you can give them as?
sistance in the. way cf subscriptions
to stock, sites and tho like, we would
be glad to hear from you.
Very respectfully,
The Factory Location Company,
By s"v. B. Stier, Manager.
The Seaboard Survey.
Engineers for the Seaboard Air
Line went over the route from Sumter
to McBee last week with the view of
locating the most direct route to their
proposed line from Manning to Char?
leston. Reference to a map will show
that Bishopvilie is almost on an air
line from Charleston to McBee. If
the S. A. L. should decide to build
this line they viii take in one of the
finest timbered and farming lands in
the state, lt stands the business men
of Bishopvilie to get up correct sta?
tistics of the freight received and sent
out from here and place it before the
management of the S. A. L.-Bishop?
vilie Vindicator, March 25.
E SITES SlfilG? ill.
HORACE HARDY, President.
I. C. STBA?SS. Vice-president.
GEO. L. KICKER, Cashier.
Capital Stock, $25,000
Liability of Stockholders, 25,000
YOUS IS SSCTOE
when deposited here for safe keeping.
It cannot be stolen; it cannot be burnt
up. Our burglar and fire proof vaults pre
1 vent that.
It is not lying idle as it would be if
kept at home.
The Sumter Savings Bank pays inter?
est at the rate of 4 per cent, pet annum
on savings and compounds the interest
quarterly.
Business is conducted on a safe basis,
protected against burglary by insurance.
Land Surveying
I will give prompt attention to all calls
for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides,
draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages
Titles, Probating, ?c.*
BANKS H. BOYXLN, D. S.,
Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C.
THE BANK SF SUMTER,
SUMTER, S. C.
City and County Depository.
Capital stock paid in, i$75,000 00
Undivided surplus, 16,CC0 00
Individual liability of stockhold?
ers in excess of their stock, 75,000 00
Transacts a general banking business;
also has a Saving Bank Department. De?
posits of $1 and upward received. Inter?
est allowed at the rate of 4 per cent, per
annum, payable semi-annually.
W. F. B. HAYNSWORTH, President.
MABION- MOISE, W. F. REAME,
Vice-Pres: ient. . Cashier.
Jan. Si.
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Toilet Articles,
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