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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 29, 1903. Enterm a^tke Fort Otfice at .Sumter S 0., ax Second Clax* Mttter MEW ADVERTISEHENTS. D. J. Chandler-Good'Fitting Snits. H. L. Scarborough-To the Voters of Sumter Co. Ben j. Moore & Co.-The Fragrant Violet PERSONAL. Miss Addie Auld spent Sunday at Eastover. Mr. John Sumter was in town Thursday. Mr. H. Barby, Jr., went to Colum? bia yesterday. Mr. T. M. Bradley, of Spring Hill, spent Monday in town. - Mr. Screven Moore, 'of State?urg was m the city Friday. Capt J. M. Ross, of" spring Hill, spent yesterday in town. 'Maj. K. B. Richardson, bf Claren? don was in town Thursday. Mrs. J. J. Lawton, of Hartsviiie, spent Thursday in the city. I Mr. and Mrs. Robert Broun of Ashe? ville, N. C., are in the city. Mrs. Louis Levi, of Manning is spending a few days in town. Miss Mary S. Ingram of Columbia is visiting relatives in this city. Mr. Thos. S. Sumter, Jr., of Char? leston, spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. M. P. Cordes and Sam spent pa few days in Columbia last week. Mr. William Auld has accepted a position with The Summer Drug Co. Mr. J. F. Glenn has returned from s visit to his old home in Yorkville. Miss Sallie McDonald and Miss Scribner spent Sunday in Georgetown. Mr. Edward D'Ancona of Chicago is visiting his sister, Mrs, Mitchell Levi. Mr. J. V. Wilson, after a month's stay in town, returned to Columbia last |i|week. Mr. and Mis. Claude E. Hurst re? turned on Sainirday from Asheville, & C. Messrs. A. E. and B, E. Chandler visited their father at Bethlehem on Sunday. Mr. C. E. Britton of Spartanburg ; has taken a position with Stubbs & Cuttino. Dr. A. J. China spent Sunday in Co? lumbia, visiting his daughter, Mrs. Watson. Deputy Sheriff Gaillard went to Co? lumbia Monday morning to get a prisoner. Mrs. John T. Green has been visit? ing relatives ia Columbia during the past week. Miss Essie Dick returned Monday from Georgetown, where she spent several days. Mr. E. O. Ingram, who has been in Mississippi since last fall is in the city ; on a short visi t. Mr. S. H. Edmunds has returned from Richmond where he attended the Educational Conference. Miss Daisy.Scott who has been teach? ing school at Antioch, Lee county is at home for tte summer. Mrs. A. J. Alexander, of Florence, ? who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. E. L Reardon, returned home last Thursday. Mr. W. H. Seale, County Supervisor, left for St Louis on last Saturday night to attend the National Good JRcads Convention, We wish we had more men like Mc? Donald Furman and A. S. Salley, Jr., to keep tab on early State history. Aiken Journal and Review. The many friends of Col. J. D. Blanding will bear with regret that he has been quite unwell recently and is at present confined to his bed. He has been for sometime on a visit to nis daughter, Mrs. L. W. Dick, of . Aiken, The friends of Dr. V7. W. Ander? son, of Stateburg were ple?sed to see iiim in the city Friday. It has been a year or two since he was here, and he remarked upon the changes and business improvements apparent on Main street Rev. B. M Anderson, formerly rector of Grace Episcopal Church in this city, has gone into the mercantile busi? ness in Richmond, Va., and is hand? ling a line of paints, oils and lead. The name of his finn is B. M. Ander? son tic Co. Local dealers have been re? ceiving cards from him. He has many friends in Anderson who will be sur? prised to learn of his new departure, but will wish him much success. Anderson MaiL Mr. Marion Moise cf Sumter, one of the most sucessfnl lawyers in the State, is here on business with the Supreme Court.-The State. Hon. John H. Clifton, the junior member of the Sumter legislative delegation, is here with some cases be? fore the Supreme Court.-The State. Mr. Edgar Haynswortb, a leading lawyer of Sumter, is here on Supreme Court business, and is also visiting relatives.-The State. Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Stuckey, went to Columbia yesterday. Mr. Stuckey was in attendance upon the Supreme Court Mr. Harvey S. Simpson, of Glenn Springs is in the city today. He is making his annual tour of ' the State, calling on the old patrons of the Springs, and taking orders for its health-restoring waters. There is cotton mill talk in the air again. The veterans are getting ready to go to the Reunion in New Orleans. There is talk of a new dry goods firm opening business here this fall. Hon. M. L. Smith, of Camden, has accepted the invitation to deliver the Memorial Address on May 11th. Real estate in and around Sumter may be high in price, but it has not reached anything like the dizzy heights of Aiken dirt The extension of Salem Avenue from Haynsworth street to Broad has been widened and straightened, and greatly improved thereby. Many farmers along the line of the C. S. & N. R. R. between this city and Gibson, N. C. are plowing up cot? ton and replanting to get a stand. MARRIED. Married at the home of the bride's parents^ at DuRant, by JRev. O. T. Porcher of Greenwood, last Wednesday evening, Mr. Ben S. Crawford and Miss Wilhelmina Gaillard, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Gaillard. After the ceremony the assembled guests sat down to a feast, and the occasion was highly enjoyed. The edi? tor of The Times was prevented from being present, but he was kindly re? membered with a pack of dream cake. The couple have taken a tour to the up country, and are now visiting rela? tives at Pendleton. We wish for both bf them a long and prosperous life. Manning Times, April 22. Mr. William Moran and Miss Ara? bella Moses, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Moses were married this morning at the home of the bride's parente on West Liberty street, Rev. A. J. McNeill, performing the ceremony. Mr. and Mrs. Moran left on the 8.20 train for Washington, where they will spend the honeymoon. A ROMANTIC MARRIAGE. A Sumter Giri Travels Alone 3,000 Miles to Wed the Man She Loved. Miss Claudia F. McClellan, the sweet and channing young daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. McClellan, of Dingle Grove, met Mr. Walter H. Jones in Greensboro, N. C., five yeaTs ago. The acquaintanceship ripened into a mutual love, and sometime ago Miss McClellan received a loving mes? sage telling: her to come to his far away home, where he might claim her as his own, as it was utterly im? practicable for him to come to South Carolina. With true womanly devo? tion, and womanly confidence she bade mother, home and loved ones a sad farewell on April 1st, and boarded an Atlantic Coast Line Pullman for her future home in the far northwest. The account of her trip is very interesting. While crossing the Mississippi Valley section of country the car wheels were covered with water from the Missis? sippi flood for many miles at different places, but she never grew faint, but with dauntless courage she continued her journey. She speaks of the great kindness to her of men and women while en route. When she told that she was a South Carolinian and trav? eling alone, she received many courte? sies. Miss McClellan arrived at Huntely, Washington, her destination, on the 8th-eight days on the road. On the evening of the 11th the marriage was solemnized at the home of the groom by Rev. E. F. Jones. Mr. Walter Jones, the groom, is a cattleman and extensive wheat planter. He is a young man of sterling worth and great energy. Mrs. Jones, the bride, is highly pleased with her new home, and prais? es the country very much. She was a member of the Episcopal church here, and was popular with a host of friends. We wish them much happi? ness and prosperity.-Sumter Herald. DEATH. The only son of Rev. and Mrs. J. H. Thacker, of Oswego, died last Friday after a short sickness, aged 18 months. The. funeral services were held at Bethel Church on Sunday. Mr. James Steedman, of Camden died on the 23d after a long illness, and was bnried on the 25th of April. He was a son of Mr. Blake Steedman. A Sumter Boy's Success. The rise of Mr. j? Neveiand Brand in the railroad service has been as rapid as it is deserved. He began as a telegraph messenger boy when the Western Union office was at the depot. When the office was moved up town he was made the first manager al? though only fourteen years old. He held down this job for several years to the satisfaction cf the public and the telegraph company. Having learn? ed short hand, became an expert stenog? rapher by constant practice during his spare moments, he left the telegraph service to accept the position of pri? vate secretary to the general manager of the old C. S. & N. R. R. A little later he was made chief derk and then Train Master of the C. S. & N. before he was twenty-one years old. Just be? fore the C. S. N. was bought by the A. C. L. he resigned to accept a posi? tion as chief clerk to Mr. E. Borden, Supt. of Transportation or the Atlan? tic Coast Line. This position he re? tained until his promotion about a year ago to be assistant superinten? dent of Transportation. His last step upward just announced places him in the responsible position of superinten? dent of Transportation of the second division cf the A. C. L. System, with headquarters in Savannah. He is now only 31 years old, and there are few men of his age holding so responsible a position in the railroad service. His many friends are glad to hear of bis rise and are confident that he will go higher, for he has the qualities that will carry him to the top. Saw Mill Burned. The saw mill, ginnery and grist mill, of Mr. Henry Wheeler, in Lower Salem, were accidentally burned on Saturday, the 18th. No insurance. Jr. 0. ?. A. M. Messrs. Baynard Yeadon, E. F. Miller, M. J. Moore, B. C. Wallace, C. L. Rhame, E. L Reardon, and J. Frank Pate, who is State Councillor, left yesterday afternoon for Lancaster, S. C., to attend the State Council, of ; the Junior Order United American Mechanics which convened in that place last evening at 8 o clock. The Junior Mechanics have made a gain of fifty per cent, in the State this year. Colored Doctors to Meet. The Palmetto Medical Association will meet in their annual convention in this city, Wednesday and Thursday of this week. The officers are: President, N. M. Kenedy, Beaufort : 1st Vice President, J. A. Robinson, Darlington : 2d Vice President, J. M. Thompson, Charles? ton; Secretary, C. W. Bernie, Sum? ter: Treasurer, W. D. Cram. Public exercises will be held at Mt. Pisgah, A. M. E. Church, Wednesdav night at 8.30. Public is invited. LATE COL. WM. J. CROSSWELL. Beautiful Tributes to His Memory at the Chamber of Commerce Meeting tn Wilmington, N. C., Saturday Resolutions of Respect. At a weil attended special meeting of the Wilmington Chamber of Com? merce yesterday at 12.15 p. m., appro? priate resolutions in honor of the late CoL Wm. J. Creswell, superintendent j of the Southern Express Company, i were adopted as prepared by a special I committee composed of Mesrss. C. H. Robinson, P. Pearsall and C. P. Bolles, Jr., and individual friends pre ! sent took occasion to supplement the resolutions with personal expressions I that were feeling and full of regret. Capt. J. R. Williams, agent of the Southern Express Company in this city, said that he had been intimately associated with Col. Creswell for 38 years. They had grown up together in the express service, first as mes? sengers and later as route agents. Capt. Williams's eulogy of his friend was touching. Mr. B. F. Hall said his association with CoL Creswell had been in a church and social way. The departed friend was a man of genial spirit and kindness; he will be missed not only in church and social life, but in the business community as well. Rev. J. M. Wells, Ph. D., pastor of the First Presbyterian church, of which CoL Creswell was a devoted member, paid a high tribute to his character. Dr. Wells said he knew him in his church and home life. Upon any great moral question, he, was always found upon the side of right. He was a man of broad mind, large heart and true nature. He scorned all low things and cleaved to that which was righteous. His death is a distinctive loss to the church and to the busines life of Wilmington. The resolutions were read by*Mr. C. H. Robinson and unanimously adopt? ed by a rising vote as follows : "This Chamber has heard with pro? found sorrow of the death of Col. Wil? liam Jefferson Creswell, who departed this life on the ?th of April, 1803, in the citv of Wilmington, North Caro? lina. . 1 "Since the year 1899 he has been a resident of this city and by his up? right life and just dealings endeared himself not only tq,the large number of persons with whom he came in daily contact in his official capacity as divis? ion superintendent of the Southern Express Company, but to the commun? ity at large. He was a loyal citizen, a genial companion, a true friend, a loving husband and father, and a sincere Christian gentleman-a strong man, physically, mentally, morally. He has left a good name, which the wise man says,."is rather to be chosen than great riches." It is therefore "Resolved, That the Chamber of Commerce has lost one of its most valued members and the city of Wil? mington one of its most upright citi? zens. . "Resolved, further: That we extend to the family and relatives of the de? ceased our sincere sympathy in their great loss. "Resolved, further: That a copy of these resolutions shall be forwarded to the family of the deceased, and that the same shall be published in the Wil? mington papers."-Wilmington Star, April 26. Petit jury for the Second Week of Court. R. M. James, J. C. Stukes, R. N. Rodgers, P. H. Finn, H. F. Stubbs, A. D. Harby, J. A. Schwerin, T. D. McLeod, T. H. Jackson, S. J. White, Alston Westberry, Hugh F. Hoyt, N. P. Lenoir, W. S. Boykin, W. R. DuBose, Jr, G. H. Hurst, R. F. Jones, T. S. Stuckey, L. D. Jervey, W. D. Dawkins, J. Frank Pate, P. F. Mel lett, J. M. Tisdale, S. D. Cain, W. D. Colclough, R. E. Durant, Isaac Solomons, J. W. Fort, W. Y. Spann, W. H. Yates, W. A. Weldon, Robert Shelor, Thomas Benenhaley, J. M. Chandler, J. M. Knight, John Laverty. The friends of Mr. Cuttino and the patrons of O'Donnell & Co,, will be pelased to learn that after May 1st, Mr. Cuttino will be found among his former associates, not as bookkeer hut as an assistant to Mr. O'Donneil in the capacity of manager. The owners of a piano factory who desire to move their plant to the South have written the Business League asking for information about Sumter. They have been given full information and if there is anything in the matter an effort will be made to bring the factory to Sumter. CONTRIBUTED LOCALS. j Personal Mention-News Items and Other ! Matters of Interest. Mrs. Jas. R Ligon and little daugh? ter, Maurine, returned Monday af? ternoon from Asheville, where they have been for a fortnignt on a visit to Dr. Ligon, who has almost fully re? covered his health. The trip benefitted Mrs. Lagon very much. Mr. J. H. Dorrity and family, who have been boarding with Mr. C. S. Curtis since their residence was burn? ed, have removed to No. 17, Dingle street. Mrs. Wm. D. Shaw has been sick several days with fever. Mr. Samuel F. Osteen and family, who have been boarding with Mr. Witherspoon on S. Magnolia street have removed to No. 113, Kendrick street, where they are keeping house. Capt. J. Diggs Wilder and family have moved into their new residence on the Northeast corner of S. Magnolia and Kendrick streets. I Mrs. Fannie Osteen, the well-known blind musician, is attending the meet? ing this week at the First Baptist Church. Miss Sharlie Graham, who has been on a visit to her sister in the North, is at home again. Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Kennedy are boarding on Levi street with Mr. Bax? ter. Miss Lyla Barrett, ot Bishopville, is visiting in the city. Mrs. Jas. D. Graham lias been sick several days. The meeting at the First Baptist Church is a glorious success. The Rev. H. P. Fitch, D. D., is a celebrated evangelist. His plain, practical way in expounding the Gosepl of Jesus Christ has touched the hearts of hard? ened sinners, and strengthened Chris? tians. Large congregations are pre? sent every afternoon at 4.30 o'clock and every evening at ^.30 o'clock. The public is cordially invited by the pas to.r and members of this church to at? tend these meetings. Seats free. The Board of Aldermen must pass an ordinance regulating the speed of locomobiles, and other machines of like character, in the public thorough? fares. It also would not be a bad idea to require a license from every operator of such a machine in order to test his knowledge and capability to manage. I them. After a child is killed to pass j such an ordinance would be out of ? order. AUTOMOBILITACCIDENT. Oldsmobile, Bicycle, Boy and Wagon in a Mixup. An automobile, a boy on a bicycle and a delivery wagon created a mix j up on Main street yesterday morning j that caused quite an excitement for a few minutes. The boy was thrown from his wheel and bruised but not serious? ly injured; the automobile was dam? aged to some extent and ' had to be taken to the shop for repair; while the delivery wagon had one rear wheel j smashed. The accident occurred in front of j DeLorme's drug store between 8 and j 9 o'clock and those involved in it were Bartow Walsh, Jr., and his bicycle, T. B. Jenkins, Jr. and his new Olds? mobile, which he received only yester? day, and George D. Shore & Bros., wagon. Mr. Jenkins was coming up the street with his automobile at fairly good speed and Bartow Walsh on his wheel was just ahead of him. Mr. Jenkins rang his bell and then called } to Bartow to clear the track. Bartow j attempted to cut across in front of the i automobile instead of going to the side, and the machine struck him and knocked him from his bicycle. The machine then swerved to one side and ran into the rear wheel of the wagon before it could be stopped. Bartow Walsh received a cut under the chin and several bruises but no serious in? juries. The accident was clearly a mishap and those who witnessed it say that Mr. Jenkins was not to blame for the collision, as he was not driving his machine at a high rate of speed nor was he careless in the management of it. Another Oil Mill. A charter was issued Monday to the Clarendon Cotton Oil Company, of St. Paul. The capital stock of the com? pany is to be $25,000. The officers are: David Levi, president and treasurer, and Perry Moses, Jr, secretary. The race for Clerk of Court is liven? ing up and others besides the candi? dates are beginning to become active? ly interested. Something for You to Know. It is most satisfactory to buy where assortments are biggest -where quantities are in such Dumbers that every possible price advantage has been acquired for your benefit, therefore we urge your buying here. We believe in keeping prices down-always have, but, under all circumstances, holding the standard up. Here are a few more of the good things in store for you : 50 pieces corded Percales, 36 in. regular price 10c, special at 7?c 30 pieces, 33 in, white India Linens, sheer quality, worth 10c, special at 8c 15 pcs very fine white Lawn, the kind sold at 20c, special at 12c. 25 pieces white Lawn, worth 7c, special for sale 5c. 10 pieces white stripe wash Organdy, 33 in. something new, regular 15c, for 10c. 10 dozen Pillow Cases, ready to use, regular 12^0, special at 10c. 25 ready made Sheets, fine quality, unbleach, worth 55c, for 40c. Again, another case colored Lawns, regular 8c goods, spe? cial for 5 c 50 pieces fancy Lawns, Lappets, Dimities, etc, worth 10 and 122C, special at 82c. 20 pieces colored Lawns, regular 5c goods, special at 3 h c. Ladies, shop here ; you'll U what yoe lite and save money, too chwartz Bros. April 15 -3m All the popular styles are here, and at the most reasonable prices. No excuse for wearing ill-fitting cloth? ing when you can get the kind of cloth? ing we are selling for the prices at which we are selling it. Phone 166 - - - Su?iter, S, C, Of this "business is to sell goods, but the selling must he right. Every article shown you must bear the stamp of honest value. Every dollar that you spend in this store must be given its fullest purchasing power ; else we are false to our trust. If it is at any time so abused we want to know it. Now for some specially good things : One lot of wash Silks, worth 40c, for 25c. One case white wash Organdy, 31 in. wide, worth 15c, for 10c. One case colored Dimities, 31 in. wide, worth 15c, for 10c. One case Embroideries and Insertings, worth 15c, for 10c. One case 4-4 Fruit of the Loom Bleach for 7%c. One case colored Lawn, worth 8c, for 5c. One case ladies' bleached Vests with tape draw string, worth 10c, for 5c. 50 dozen all-linen Handkerchiefs, worth 10c for 5c. The widest all-silk Ribbon, No. 7 and 9, for 5c. We are showing some extra good things in our Millinery and Shoe departments. We want you to call and see what we have. The Sumter Dry Goods Co, SUMTER, S. C.