The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 22, 1903, Image 4
WEDNESDAY. APRIL 22. 1903.
The ?t t- wj-er Haernniuvt wa.* toan dec
Sa i *5w ao? the Southron in 1866
The Watchman and Southron'now has
?be combined circulation ind influence
sf both of the Old papers, and is mani?
festly the be?it oavertisibg to edi uti; :?
Samter.
WHY?
Daily Item, April loth.
We were notified today by the
Secretary of the City School Board
to discontinue the advertisement call?
ing for bids for the $15,000 issue of 4
per cent school bonds. Asking for a
reason for the discontinuance of the
advertisement, the reply was that the
school board had sold the entire issue
at par, the bonds to bear 4*4 per cent
instead of 4 per cent., to the First
National Bank of Sumter,
The advertisement published in
the city papers and in other papers
.elsewhere stated that bids would be re?
ceived until May 15th and that the
bonds would bear 4 per cent interest
In response to these advertisements
.some fifty or more inquiries have been
received from prospecting bidders by
?the secretary of the board. In more
than one of the letters received the
statement was made, in addition to
the usual request for a financial state?
ment showing the condition of the city,
that the writer expected making a bid
on the proposed issue of 4 per cent
bonds. These inquiries came from
bankers, banks and bond brokers in
all parts of the country. One bank
in the upper part of this State, know?
ing that the bonds would bear only 4
per cent interest, was one of the
prospective bidders asking for inform?
ation.
What we would like to know is :
"Why did the school bosird decide to
seli the bonds without waiting until
May 15th, the day ?xed by themselves
for opening the bids?
Why did the board increase the rate
of interest; cn the bondit from 4 to
-Ay% per cent?
Why did the board sell the bonds
at par when it is a fact of public
notoriety that Georgetown, Lancaster
and Union, have recenlty sold 4f? per
cent bonds at a premium?
The ag country papers are taking up
?ate demand for the sale of the State
^farsas so that more of the convicts
v-ean be put to building public roads.
"There is much to be said for and
--against the State farms, but the prin
vaple is wrong, and they will have to
?go before a great while.
"William Jennings Bryan is an honest
man and more of a patriot than the
general ran of office seekers, he is also
A man of eminent ability, but he is
-rapidly degenerating into a common
rscold and the Democratic party is be?
ginning to tire of his never ending
Ilectnras.
There will doubtless be a scramble
for the place on the State Dispensary
Board made vacant by the death of
?. F. H. Dukes. It xs a job that pays
a salary of $400 per . annum, but is
worth whatever a director chooses to
.make it worth and the whiskey houses
will stand for. It is a position much
.?ought after by a certain type of
politicians, bot one which no con?
sistent temperance advocate, would
:seek.
Weekly Crop Bulletin-.
Colombia, Apr! 2L-The week:
ending 8 a. m.. Monday, April 20th, j
had an average temperature of i>7 de j
erees, which is about S degree's below ;
normal. The temperatures wer-? low j
enough for light frcsrs on th? 15th,
IOTIL, 17th and 18th, and some frost
was noted on each pf the*? days, .bur
on i:he 18th only was it general. These
frosts did no perceptible- injurv, ex?
cept to check germination, and growth
of cropr. that are up. The week was
windy, and there was more rh av. the
csasl amount of cloudiness, a:;d the
"weather conditions generally were ini?
mical to crop development, although
rhe injury to crops was such thar bet
ter weather would readily remedy it.
There were heavy rains on the 13th
ca the western and some of the eastern
"eoonties, and geuerally light rains in
tfce central ones, with showery weatiier
ton the M4th. The rains retarded farm
work in the west until near the close
of the week, so that neither plowing
.nor planting made much progress, but
in the? eastern and central divisions,
l)0th progressed rapidly. Some hail
"was noted on the 14th, and snow flur?
ries on the 15th, in the extreme west.
Plowing, and farmwork in general,
are more backward in the western
?division than usual. A small portion
only of the upland corn crop lias been
planted, and none on bottom lands,
nd cotton planting lias only . begun.
The weather conditions were more
favorable in the east, where upland,
corn, cotton and rice planting are
almost finished, except the low-lands
in the Georgetown district devoted to
rice that continue too wet to work.
More than half the tobacco acreage
has been transplanted, and the set
plants are d.^ing well, almost all of
them being alive ; the weather having
been suited to this work.
Much corn lias come up to from poor
to fair stands, and some has been
cultivated, but stands were thinned
by birds and worms, in places, neces?
sitating replanting. The cool weather
caused young corn, cotton and rice to
look sickly and yellowed. .'.There is,
however, but little cotton "up.
Oats improved in a few sections,
I although generally they deteriorated
being still infested with lice, and the
cold weather is said also to be injuri?
ous. Rust is prevalent on both wheat
and oats. Oats are heading in many
places, and in Charleston county will
soon be ripe. Wheat is heading also
but is unpromising, owing to rust
and ^insects. The fruit prospects are
good in most sections, although uncer?
tain in others. The frosts did no in?
jury to peaches. Gardens are im?
proving. Truck shipments continue
heavy, especially of strawberries.
White potatoes are in bloom in the
coast truck districts, but Colorado
beetles are numerous and destructive.
The rains caused some of the clay
lands to become packed and hard to
plow.
PRIMARY ORDERED MAY 5TH.
Proceedings of the County Democratic
Executive Committee.
The County Democratic Executive
Committee met in the Court House at
12 o'clock Monday with 13 members
present- The business for which the
meeting was called was taken up
promptly and acted upon with dis?
patch.
A motion was adopted ordering a
primary for the purpose of nominating
a Clerk of Court for the unexpired term,
and the date was fixed for Tuesday,
May Qth.
Candidates are required to file
pledges and pay their assessments on
or before Tuesday April 28th. Each
candidate is required to pay an assess?
ment of $75 when he files hi9 pledge.
After the primary the unexpended por?
tions of the assessments will be return?
ed to the candidates after the total ex?
penses shall have been paid in the fol?
lowing proportion :
The successful candidate shall
pay one-half the total expenses, if
there shall be more than two candi?
dates, the other candidates shall pay
the other one-half in equal portions ;
the successful candidate shall pay two
thirds of the expenses and the other
candidate one-third, if there shall be
only two candidates.
A resolution was adopted interpret?
ing'the rule in respect to qualifica?
tions for club membership and the
right to vote in the primary to mean
that any young man who shall? be
twenty-one years old before the first
Tuesday in November is entitled to
vote in the special primary.
The appointment of managers was
then taken up and completed as far
as possible.
The polling place of Bossards club
was changed from Bossards to Os
wego.
The subjoined letter from Gov. Hey?
ward to Senator Manning, chairman
of the delegation and the endorsement
thereon shows the action taken by
the delegation at a meeting held to
consider the matter.
State of South Carolina,
Executive Chamber.
Columbia, April 14, 1903.
Hon. Richard I. Manning, Sumter,
S. C.,
My dear Senator: I am in receipt
of yours 13th inst.; in behalf of your?
self and the delegation from your
county. My policy in regard to filling
vacancies which may occur, is to leave
the matter to the Legislative delega?
tion for recommendation. The delega?
tion being in the county can best judge
as to whether it is necessary to have a
primary in Order to arrive at the wish?
es of the people before selecting a
competent man, or whether they can
recommend such a man for the ap?
pointment without a primary. They
are also the best judges whether the
necessary de-ay occasioned by a pri?
mary would be detrimental to the in?
terest of the county.
In the circumstances, I prefer to
leave this case entirely to you, and to
be governed by your action.
I herewith return petition* for pri?
mary. Ve rv respectfully von rs,
' D. C. Heyward,
Governor.
Col. Jno. M. Knight, Chairman, .
Dear sir: This matter is referred
to the Executive Committee. We
recommend that the petition for a pri?
mary be granted and that a primary be
ordered. Rich'd I. Manning,
For the Delegation.
Harmony Presbytery.
This body has on its roll 15 minis?
ters, and 34 churches, in which there
are 120 Elders, 96 Deacons, and 2,363
communicants. It held its . recent
spring meeting in Summerton Church,
Clarendon county. The opening ser?
mon was preached by Rev. James Mc?
Dowell, after which Rev. J. E. Ste?
venson of Mayesville was elected
moderator, and ruling elder J. E. Mc
Cutchen of Biskopville reading clerk.
Rev; Kenneth McCaskill was receiv?
ed from Charleston, Presbytery, and
enrolled, making-ll ministers present, j
There should have been one elder from j
each church, but severn! churches j
were not represented.
The Rev. Mr. Herbert of the M. . E.
Chur?h South, and Rev. Messrs.
Connors and Sufcl?tt cf the Baptist
Church, were invited to sir, as visiting
brethren.
Rev. Hampden C. Du Bese, D. D.,
that devoted servant of God, who has
bern a missionary in Clima for 30
years, arrived on the 2d day of the
meeting, and made a splendid address,
which was listened to with intense
interest. He hopes in a few months
to return to his work in th at great
Empire.
Tlie following commissioners wore
elected to attend the meeting of the
General Assembly in Lexington, Va.,
on the 21st of May. Minister Rev.
J. C. Bailey, with"alternate Rev. A.
M. McNaull, ruling eider, J. E.
McCutchen, and as his alternate Isaac
Bradley.
Capt. D. E. Gordon was chosen
Trustee, of Davidson College, to fill
out the unexpired term of the lamented
elder Anthony White, deceased
Ministers F. W. Gregg, and A. M.
McNaull, with elder James Reaves
were elected Trustees of the Presby?
terian College, of South Carolina at
Clinton, S. C.
The church of Sumter was represent?
ed in Presbytery, by Dr. H. J. Mc
Laurin, who was appointed Chairman
of the committee on finanee.
The narratives on the State of
Religion, and the statistical reports
from the various churches, were en?
couraging.
The following committee comi>osed
of Ministers J. E. Stevenson, W.
J. McKay, D. D., V. R. Gaston, and
F. W. Gregg, with ruling elders, T.
B. Fraser and James Reaves was ap
pointed to correct and revise the
"Manual of Harmony Presbytery,"
and present their report to the next
regular meeting.
The executive commmittee of Pres- !
bytery for the next 12 months are as j
follows :
.i Ministers-N. W. Edmunds, D. D., j
Chairman, W. J. McKay, D. D. !
James McDowell, *. W. Gregg, and
V. R. Gaston, with ruling elders, R.
R. Briggs, and J. E. McCutchen.
Edifying sermons were preached by
Revs. J. E. Dunlop, V. R. Gaston
J. E. Stevenson, and K. Mccaskill.
Fine music was rendered by the choir
which was greatly enjoyed.
Midway Church was chosen as the
place for next meeting. Time Oct.
7th, 1903, at 12 o'clock m.
The good people of Summerton were
certainly kind and hospitable, and
the meeting was truly a pleasant one.
Rev. James McDowell remained
over and preached Sabbath morning
and night. All denominations turned
out ana worshipped together. Minis?
ters as well as private members,
giving a beautiful exemplification of
the words of the Psalmist, ' ' Behold
how good and how pleasant it is for
brethren to dwell together in unity"
Knights of Honor.
Mrs. E. O. Kelly has been paid $2,
000: the amount of her husband's, (B.
P. Kelly) benefit certificate in the
local lodge^ .of the order. Mr. Kelly
had been a member about 20 years j
and had only paid into the order the !
sum of $701.03. Since its organiza- j
tion in 1878, over $70,000 has been j
piad in death benefits to the widows j
and orphans of deceased members of j
the local lodge. The death claims are
now paid within ten to 20 days after
the proofs are recceived by the Su?
preme Lodge. The young man de?
siring protection will find the Knights
of Honor to be the society he is hop?
ing for.
JURY LISTS.
Grand Jury, and the Petit Jury for the
First Week of Court.
The Grand Jury that will serve for
this year and the Petit Jury for the
first week of court which will convene
on Monday, May 11th were drawn yes?
terday and are given below. Judge
Gage will preside at this term.
GRAND JURY.
E. S. Miller, W. A. Bowman,
D. W. Owens, J. L. Jackson, J.
D. Meyer?, John Haynsworth, T.
J. Holliday, Newell S. Strange, '
R. D. Bradford, J. W. White, H. W.
Cuttino, A. J. Ard.
PETIT JURY-FIRST WEEK.
W. L. Brunson, Warren Benanhalev,
G. D. Dawkins, C. D. Lide, G. P.
Ardis, V. G. Nelson, T. B. Brunson,
D. M. Owens, J. J. Brunson, F. K.
Young, H. J. Grover, Jr., J. F. In?
gram, E. W. Rivers, W. N. McEleven,
W. S. Tisdale, W. W. Rees, V. H.
Phelps, F. O. Jennings, W. R. Mc?
Leod, J. J. Harby, J. D. Jeninngs, J.
B. Richardson, J. D. Bradford, R.
L. Wright, E. F. Holmes, W. L. Saun?
ders, J. A. Lewis, Hazel M. Sanders,
John H. Burgess, E. S. DesChamns,
Alva Meliett, J. B. Hollidav, S. B.
Hatfield, John B. White, K. R. Mob
ley, T. P. Lynam.
Summe
We will sell at prices
that we only want a livi
but want all that are ii
have it. We have the g<
and must sell. Our sale
our prices are right, anc
prices on all goods for c;
see us early. We wil
prices to merchants in s
Furniture as a side lin*
their interest to give us
We lead-others folio'
Yours ii
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No. 10 Liberty St., (Next t
April 22-it
CRACK GOES THE V
IN COME
!i ? !
ME ORE
SELLS THE VERY BEST GR,
FERTILIZERS
AT THE VERY LOWEST (
It pays to fertilize your lands
THE VIRGINIA-CAROLIN,
CHEMICAL COMPANY^
PRODUCTS. (
50Z-D EYERYWHER?
The Virginia-Carolina Chemical Co.
CHARLESTON. S. C.
Privateer Personals.
Privateer Township, April 20.-A
very pleasant oyster supper was held
at the Bethel parsonage Friday night
for the benefit of the church. It was
well attended and pecuniarily was
success, between 20 and 25 dollars be
ing cleared. Everyone present, especi?
ally the children, seemed to enjoy the
occasion, and the fair sex looked un?
usually pretty that night.
Z As it may interest your Privateer
readers to learn something about rail?
road property iu the township, we will
give the total values, which we find
in the last report to the Comptroller
General. The Manchester and Augusta,
Railroad has $84,330 worth of property,
the Sumter and Wateree has $820,500
and the Northwestern has 20,200, mak?
ing a total of 135,030 dollars worth of
railroad property in our township.
This is a pretty considerable amount
for a country township.
Messrs. Drane Tindal, Tom and
Elisha Hodge are trying tobacco cul?
ture.
Mr. Duff Stone, in the eastern part
of the township, has started a shingle
mill and Mr. Tom Hodge will start
one, if he has not already done so.
Mr. Heyward Pool and Miss Minnie
inkles, both of this township, were
married not long since.
During the past thirteen months
there has been a very good marriage
record among our white people for a
country township. We know of sixteen
marriages which took place in that
time, where one and in some instances,
both the parties were from Privateer
Township.
Mrs. M. A. Hughson, of Sumter, is
visiting at Mr. Matt Ramsey's, and
Misses Anna and Genie Lockwood, of
Charleston, are visiting at vMr.
George Netties's.
Mrs. Alice Beckham, of St. Charles,
has also been on a brief visit to our
community. ^
Dr. Richard . Furman attended the
meeting of the State Medical Society
last week.
Our community has two representa?
tives at the Sumter Graded School,
Miss Hennie May Bradford and Master
Charley Jenkins.
One of our former young bachelors,
Mr. Whilden Nettles, is on both the
boards of assessors and school trustees
for our sister township of Manchester.
County Superintendent B. D. Wilson
is visiting the schools of our township.
CHICAGO STARS.
Bloomer Girls Will Play in Sumter Next
Week.
A game of ball will be played on the
local diamond on the 28th, of this
month, that for an interesting novelty
will far eclipse anything of the kind
ever seen in this place. The Chicago
Stars, a celebrated team of female base
ball players travelling in their own
private car, will cross bats with our
strongest home team, and the game
will be a drawing card, both as an ex?
hibition of skillful base ball playing,
and also as a novelty. The Stais
carry their own large canvass fence,
the general admission into which will
be the sum of 25 cents per capita.
The same price for adults and chil?
dren. Reserved grand stand seats will
be procurable for the ladies and all
who want the same at a slight advance
price of fifteen cents the seat.
?r Sale.
that will convice you
ng from our business,
i need of Furniture to
oods, but not the room,
is of the'past show that
I now that we have cut
ash, it will pay you to
1 be pleased to quote
unali towns who handle
3, and will make it to
their orders.
w.
or business,
o Postoffice,) Sumter, S. C.
JUST RECEIVED
Another shipment of
Shamrock Hose.
Owing to the advance in raw material
we are paying more for them, but sell?
ing them at the same price, thereby sac?
rificing a lib?rai percentage of our
profits See the
Lace Stripes at 15 Cents.
They are as good as the eastern
makes you have been paying 25 cents
for; and the
Silk Embroidered Lace Fronts
At 25 Cents
Are beauties, just what you have been
in the habit of paying 40 to 50 cents for.
Seeing is believing, so satisfy yourself
by a personal inspection.
oneil Mo.
We would like to have
j mi
Which we think exeep<
inllj good value.
J.
rmmri 1
& SONS.