The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 22, 1903, Image 2
?iXINfi TIE COTTON MILLS.
State Board of Equalization
Adopts Course of Proceedure
Of Last Year and Refers ali Business
ta Appropriate Committees.
Columbia, July 15.-The State board
of equalization met this morning in
the Supreme Court Library to consider
the matter of assess!cg all textile mills,
fertilizer plants and cotton seed oil
mills. There was perfect harmony all
"along the iine. Usually there is a long
contention about the manner of taxa?
tion, the basis or percentage for taxa?
tion, and finally whether cotton mills
should 1>e assessed upon a basis of stock
valuation or the'spindles in operation.
At tile last meeting of the board of
equalization there was a great deal of
discussion and contention upon all of
the questions involved, and the board
had to contend with the real estate
questions, which did not come np at
the pressent meeting, as real estate is
only equalized every four years. The
State toar? a its meeting last year
recognized the difficulties in the way
of equalizing all assessments as the tax
laws stood. ? memorial was present?
ed to the General Assembly asking for
a change in the tax laws and giving
the boaird more jurisdiction and the
. right to gather additional material
and then to consider the assessment of
real estate at this year's meeting.
The General Assembly declined to
make any change in the law or give
the board any additional authority.
When the board met this morning
there were fourteen new members of
the board, and that left a majority of
the members the same as last year's
board, 2nd the members, without leg?
islative action, simply stood pat and .
without ado reaffirmed its former posi?
tions and methods, ?tnd cut off much
thunder that was in store.
Very many cotton mill presidents
and officers were on hand to protest
against any increase in the basis of
valuation and many to insist that the
stock basis was best and others' that
the spindle. basis of taxation was
fairer.
The board*, however, as soon as it
aad organized, settled the basis of
taxtion, leaving it at 60 per cent, and
reaffirming the stock as against the
spindle basis by unanimously adopting
the following resolution :
Resolved, That it is the judgment
.of this board that the basis of taxation
of property within the province of
this boa rd remain the same as it has
been, namely, 60 per cent, of value
when acertaised, and that the value
of ali saab properties be ascertained
and found in the same manner as that
followed in previous years.
MfJlLL STREET PANICKY.
Outlook for Trust Baloons is not
Promising at Present.
Kew York, July 15. -Demoralization
ruled in the stock market today,
?lakingi t np to the time of the clos?
ing one pf the most disastrous days
.since th?' memorable panic of May 9,
1901. New low records for the year
were made in the trading on a heavy
Tolome of business. Some of the de?
clines in high grade investment stocks
:for the day ran all the way from 4 to
.20 points. .1
In the early dealings there was a rush
to selL Prices dropped sharply, and
in some cases precipitately, wi1;h active ,
^stocks down 2 and 3 points each, and
wi th an extreme break of over 50 points '.
reported in St. Louis and San Francis- '
?co, Chicago and Eastern Illinois certi- ?
IScates. The decline was especially note?
worthy, however, in such stocks as St. ,
Paul, New York Central, Union Pacific, i
Canadian Pacific, Missouri Pacific, '
United States Steel and General Elec- 1
trie. In the last half-hour covering 1
of shorts and investments by bargain 1
banters were responsible for partial 2
fecoveries in many issues, and com- j
plete recoveries in a few, like St. Pani, ?
which closed fractionally above Tues- ?
day's final quotations.
A distinctly unfavorable impresi?n \
was created by the annuoncement of j
an issue of "short time notes by the
Union Pacific to ^the amount of $10, - i
000,000; also smaller loans by several ^
other railroad companies. Following {
the borrowing by the Burlington, the
action of the Union Pacific and other 1
roads in going into the market for *
money, naturally affords ground for (
uneasiness in speculative circles. It j
is believed that the Union Pacific
announcement was an important factor ;
in the demoralization, and that the (
new demands of various railroads for
money were responsible for the liquid- .
ation of many stock market accounts
at serious losses. .
To Wall street the unpleasant fea?
ture of the situation is that corporate ,
borrowings seem to be becoming great?
er rather than less. While this feature
persists, it is pointed out, the street '.
cannot hope for easy money.
Prince George of Bavaria, grandson ?
of the * Emperor Franz Josef, of
Austria, has been visiting th United
States and has sailed for home. Un?
der the title "Count of Wurtemburg"
he successfully hid his identity here
nntil a few hours before sailing.
Spartauburg, July 14.-A meeting
of the stockholders of the Pacolet
Manufacturing company was held in
the office; of the mills in this city
this afternoon at 4 o'clock. The out
of-town stockholders present were : S.
M. Milliken, S. D. Brewster, New
York ; S. P. Snelling, Boston, Mass. ;
Robert Waring, Baltimore, Md. ;
Frank E. Taylor, Charleston. The
only business transacted at the meet?
ing* was the voting of a resolution to
increase the catii tal stock of the Paco?
let milla from $1,000,000 to $2,000,000
by the issuing of $1,000,000 of preferred
stock. This issue will be divided into
10,000 shares at the par value of $100
per share. The action of the stock
holders means that the Pacolet mills
will be rebuilt, and the industrial ex?
pansion which was checked and seri?
ously hampered by the flood of June
6th will be carried oa to greater pro?
portions.
No Pity Shown*
""For years fate was after me contin?
uously" writes F. A. Gulledge, Verbena,
Ala. "I had a terrible case of Piles caus?
ing 24 tumors. When all failed Buck
len*3 Arnica Salve cured me. Equally good
for burns and all aches and pains. Only
25c at J. F. W. DeLorme's Drug Store.
HOMESTEAD MATTER.
An Important Decision by U. S.
Supreme Court Reverses
Former Rulings.
In the matter of the setting off of
homesteads in bankrupt cases there
has been much litigation and disputa?
tion among the lawyers. The point at
issue being, where the question of
homestead rights should be settled.
The decisions of Judges Brawley and
Speer in various cases brought before
them being to the effect that the
bankrupt court take up the matter of
the right to homestead and disposed of
the question and the property both.
This opinion was questioned by a
great number of very conservative
lawyers. The question arose in two cases
from Florence county and they were
both carried to the court of appeals in
Richmond where Judge Brawley was
sustained, though the attorneys were
not satisfied. This decision has now
been knocked up by a recent decision
of the United States supreme court
which will tend to change thejpractice
in bankruptcy cases very greatly in
this section. It is regarded by the at?
torneys as one of the most significant
decisions and one of the most import?
ant rendered by that court m quite
awhile. It sustains the fixed policy
of that high tri bunal'for the recogni?
tion of the states and the state courts.
It in effect says that the trustee in
bankruptcy can do nothing but set
aside the homestead and let the litiga?
tion over it be settled by the state
courts according to their own law.
The cases in which the question
arose in this state were where the
bankrupt had goods, not all of which
had- been paid, for, and our laws re?
quire that such goods be specifically
set apart. In Georiga the case was over
the waiver of homestead. In both of
these cases the bankrupt court took
the homestead and sold it for the ben?
efit of his creditors.
In a case that went up from Georgia
on an appeal from a decision from
Jndge Speer and the court of appeal
for the 5th circiut the supreme court
cf the United States has reversed the
judgment of both of those courts and
has laid down the rule that under the
national bankrupt act, the Federal
bankrupt court has not jurisdiction to
deprive a bankrupt of his homestead,
because he owes certain debts against
rfhich under the state law, he cannot
claim homestead. The supreme court
holds that where a party is .the head
of a house, the trustee in bankruptcy
is compelled to set aside the home?
stead, and if any creditor holds claims
against which the homestead cannot
be claimed, the creditor cannot resort
to the bankrupt court, but must go .
into the state court or relief. A con?
trary practice has heretofore obtained
in the Federal courts, established by
a large number of decisions by the
various district and circuit courts. of
appeals, as in the Anderson case from
Timmonsville and the Cannon case
from Florence. All these cases are, in
effect, over ruled by the latest an?
nouncement by the highest court of
the conntry.-Florence Times.
STATE FARMERS' INSTITUTE.
Official Announcement as to the
Gathering at Clemson in August
Special to The State.
Clemson College, July ia-The fol?
lowing circular has been issued :
A farmers' institute will be held at
Clemson Agricultural college, August
10th to 14h, 1903. All farmers who
are interested in farming operations
of every kind and nature are cordially
invited to be present upon that occ?
sion. The railroads have offered re
3uced rates. Clemson Agriculural col
leg? is situated one mile from Calhoun
3tation on the Southern railway and
bwo miles from Cherry's station on
the Blue Ridge railway.
Lodging will be given to all farmers
md their vrves Aiee of charge in the ?
barracks of the college. Board will ;
be bad at the rate cf 50 cents a day ; i
?ingle meals 25 cents. All persons who
wail themselves of this free lodging (
must bring sheets, pillow cases and ?
towels.
The exercises will begin at 8 p. m., -
Monday, August 10th, and there will
oe daily exercises thereafter from 10
i. m., to 12.20 p. m. ; 2 p. m., to 4.30
p. m. ; 8 p. m., to 10 p. m.
Tuesday-Meeting of the Agricul?
tural and Mechanical society and dis?
cussion of the subject brought before
it.
Wednesday-Discussion of subjects !
relating to live stock and dairy inter- ;
3sts. . 1
Thursday-Discussion of subjects ;
relating to horticulture.
Friday-General session. The in- !
stitute will close Friday night. !
There will be separate halls pro?
dded for business meetings.
Besides lectures by members of the j
faculty of the college a number of dis?
tinguished speakers have accepted in?
vitations to lecture before the in?
stitute. Among these may be men?
tioned Maj. Henry E. Alvord, chief
of dairy division, U. S. department
of agriculture ; Mr. John Hamilton,
farmers' institute specialist of the U.
S. department of agriculture; Mr.
M. V. Richards, land and industrial
agent for the Southern Railway com?
pany; Col. R. J. Redding, director of
the Georgia experiment station; F.
J. Merriam, editor Southern Ruralist ;
Col. R. B. Watson of the State Agri
culturla and Mecanical society.
An hour each day an expert will dis?
cuss the subject of domestis science for
the benefit of the ladies who may
attend the farmers' intsitute.
Ample opportunities will be afforded
evrey one to visit and inspect all parts
of the college and experiment station.
P. H. Mell, President.
*Tbe Southeastern Passenger as?
sociation has grantted a rate on all
railroads in the Stat? of one first-class
fare, plus 25 cents, for the round trip.
Minimum fare 50 cents
G London, July 16.-The foreign office
here has no information of the report?
ed seizure of some 20 islands off the
coast of Borneo by American ships.
Not much importance is attached to
the report, although an inquiry will
be made. It is asserted here that the
United States navy department has
prepared a chart, showing the Ameri?
can possessions in the far cast, which
was submitted to the state department
and approved by Secretary Hay, but
Great Britain has received no official
notification on the subject.
SMALL POX IN THE STATE.
lt is Important That Everyone Should be
Successfully Vaccinated.
The State Eoard of Health announ?
ces that there has been an alarming in?
crease in the number of cases of small
pox, and in the virulency of the dis?
ease in South Carolina during the
present year. The death rate from
this loathsome disease now reaches
twenty per cent.
Owing to the vigilance of the Board
of Health of this city and the prac?
tice of general vaccination small pox
has been pretty well kept out of Sum?
ter. A few cases appearing here in
February were promptly knocked out
by quarantine and wholesale vaccina?
tion which were resorted to by City
Council and Board of Health.
Every now and then a case will be
brought here by some straggling
darkey, but as the population of the
city is well vaccinated the disease is
checked rapidly. Health Officer Rear?
don says that there is always a number
of people who dodge vaccination and
he advises all who have not been re?
cently vaccinated to submit to that
operation immediately as they are
liable to contract the disease at any
time. Most people imagine that be?
cause there is no small pox in the city
that there is no danger of unvaccinat
ed persons contracting the disease. It
is not at all necessary to come in con?
tact with an individual infected with
the disease in order to contract small
pox, but there are many ways in which
it may be conracted. Persons who
have repeatedly tried vaccination with?
out success should keep on being vac?
cinated until it "takes" as they are
often periodically immune to vacci?
nation and small pox, but there may
come a time soon after vaccination has
failed to "take" when if exposed to
small pox you will contract the dis?
ease. These apparently mysterious
conditions are accounted for by expert
sanitarians in different ways, but the
fact remains that there is danger in
delaying frequent vaccination, because
it has failed to "take" a number of
times. As long as it fails to "take"
it does not cause you any pain nor in
con veience ; but makes you feel reason?
ably safe for the time being. Another
repeated warning sounded by the Sum?
ter Health Officer is against the belief
that large ulcerated running sores
during the period of vaccination,
which, when healed up leave unusually
large vaccination marks or "pits," are
successfull vaccinations. As a matter
of fact these large ulcerated running
"sloughed out" vaccinated areas are
much more evidence of mixed infec?
tion, produced by impure virus or sub?
sequent poisoning of the vaccinated
area, than of successful vaccination.
In view of the warning sounded by
the State Board of Health and the fact
that it. does not cost a cent to have
your vaccination marks examined in
order to determine whether you have
been successfully vaccinated, it would
seem wise to be vaccinated again if
you have not been* successfully ' vac?
cinated within six years or to have
your vaccination marks examined in
order to d?termine whether previous
vaccinations were successful or not.
Small pox is now a serious disease, as
it invariably proves to be the longer
it remains in a section of country, and
unless it is checked by sucessful vac?
cination it will become a scourge and
undoubtedly result in many deaths in
each community in proportion to the
number of persons who were never vac?
cinated at all or were unsuccessfully
vaccinated as the case might be. The
health officer has received a supply of
pure fresh -glycerinized vaccine virus
which does not swell the arm nor pro?
duce unusually sores. He is under
standing orders from the City Council
and Board of Health to examine all
previous vaccinations and to vaccinate
all persons free of charge.
He will vaccinate at his office in City
Hail or' will call at residence if tele?
phoned for. Phone No. 25 City Hall. \
Officers hours-ll to 12 o'clock.
The State Board of Health urges all
local Health Boards to see to it that
all citizens are successfully vaccinated.
Persons going off for the summer
3eason see to it that they are successful?
ly vaccinated, or they are likely to
come in contact" with the disease or .
some one who has been in contact with
a case and is carrying the germs of '
the disease in his clothing.
The Manchurian Matter.
Washington, July 14.-Far reaching "
in its effect on the -Manchurian ques?
tion was the conference at the state
department today between Secretary
Hay and Theodore Hansen, the Rus?
sian charge d'affaires, who called, it
is understood, to bring imporant ad
rices from St. Petersburg regarding
the ports in Manchuria which Russia
is willing China shall open' to the ;
United States. This has been the ?
question that has deadlocked the ne?
gotiations for some time. What trans?
pired at today's conference can only
be surmised as both of the conferees '
declined to discuss the meeting.
It was indicated today by state
department officials that the next few
days might bring to light important
developments regarding the Chinese
American treaty.
Red Bank, N. J., July 14.-The
home of Mayor Davis was burglarized
early today by Thomas Thomas, alias
Thomas Dunn, a nergo ex-convict,
who also attempted an assault on Miss
Grace Davis, the mayor's daughter.
The negro was later caught with an
accomplice in the barn. Both were
committed to he county jail at Free?
hold. There was talk of lynching
Thomas, but the prompt action of the
police in hurrying the nergoes out of
town averted trouble.
Pickens, July 14.-J. Walker Maul
din was killed last night in the north?
western portion of this county. He
with several others went to a house of
unsavory repute to expostulate with a
man named Burt Moore, who had been
a frequent visitor. The party was
fired on from the house and Mauldin,
receiving a load of small shot at close
range, was instantly killed. Moore,
who it is supposed was the only man
in tlie house at the time, has been
arrested.
The Relief Committe has about 83,
000 left for the flood sufferers and they
heve very wisely decided to make a
personal investigation throughout that
portion of the Pacolet River valley
which was devastated to aid those who
have sustained losses which have cans- j
ed them to suffer.-Spartanbarg Her !
aid. 1
GLENN SPRINGS LETTER.
The Favorite Resort of Carolinians More
Popular Than Ever-Sumter Repre?
sented By Large Colony.
Glenn Springs, S. C., July 15.-This
old and favorite resort is not only
holding its own, but is this season
breaking the record for the number of
visitors up to this time. The guests
now here number about 200, and are
increasing in number daily. The
several boarding houses in the neigh?
borhood of the Springs have also
about all they can hold.
The following are here from Sum?
ter, city and county: Mr. and Mrs.
L. JB. Durant, D. J. Chandler, Miss
Maude Pierson, Mrs. Leila Mayes,
Miss Jennie Barnett, Rev. W. J. Mc?
Kay, fcE. P. Ricker, Mr. and Mrs.
N. G. Osteen, Miss Moneta Osteen,
Miss Theo Gregg, Mr. and Mrs. F.
D. Knight, Mrs. M. B. Randie, Mau?
rice Randie, Annie Randie. Mrs.
Levi and her granddaughter, Miss
Nettie Weinberg and Mr. Bagnal from
Manning, are here, also Mr. W. R.
Law from Bishopville. Some of the
above named have been here some
time and will leave in a few days.
The Messrs. Simpson have made
several improovements in the hotel
and grounds. The place is now light?
ed by electricity and the dining room,
parlor and ball room have electric fans.
A new bowling alley has been put up
between the hotel and Springs, and a
golf course has been laid out just be?
yond the Spring from the hotel, and
is about ready for use.
The bowling alley is quite popular,
being patronized by the ladies^as well
as the men. Some interest was created
this afternoon by a match game be?
tween the bowlers of White Stone and
Glenn Springs, four on each side.
White Stone is about five miles across
the country, and the guests of the two
places make visits to each other almost
every day. The Whte Stone team was
headed by Hon. John Bell Towel, of
Lexington who residedln Sumter for
a while some years' ago, and will be
pleasantly remembered by many as the
Secretary of the Y. M. C. A. The
Glenn Spring team was headed by
Mr. A. O. Simpson the genial and
popular president of the Glenn Springs
Company and who presides with equal
grace and satisfaction to all in a
any capacity, whether in the kitchen,
ball room or elsewhere. He is a left
handed roller, but made a record in
bowling that has been posted by the
manager of the alley with an offer of
$5 to any one who will beat it.
Two games were rolled, and resulted
in favor of Glenn Springs, although
the contest was close, and at times the
interest ran high. The total score was
1st game 403, 472 ; 2d game 417, 485.
The hotel has a good Italian band
this season, and the musicians are very
accommodating in furnishing music
on extra occasions as well as at regular
hours. They attended the game at
the bowling alley and furnished sever?
al pieces between and at the close of
the games.
Several of our Sumter colony will
leave here tomorrow, some for home
and others for other points, Mr. and
Mrs. L. B. Durant, will leave for
New York, via Norfolk. They expect
to visit Saratoga, Canada and points
4'down east." Mr. E. P. Ricker will
accompany them. Miss Barnett will
go to the mountains, and Mr. D. J.
Chandler, and Mrs. Mayes and Miss
Maude Pierson will return home.
WEDGEFIELD NEWS.
The Sad Death of a Young Man-Per?
sonal Items.
Wedgefield. July 16.-After a brief
lilness, LeRoy, the only son of Mr.
and Mrs. F. N. Tryon breathed his
last yesterday afernoon. The funeral
services were conducted at their resi?
dence this afternoon by Rev. -S. O.
Cantey, and the interment was at the
Wedgefield burying grounds. It was
an unusually sad death, being so far
from relatives, their nearest relatives
living in Ohio, and the only son, who
was just entering into manhood. To
have one's hopes thus blighted seems
hard, but the future will reveal to
tnem where it was best for the hand of
a kind Providence to strike them so |
heavily. Friends though in the crao
munity was very kind and rendered all 1
assistance possible. The floral tribute ;
was very petty.
"One less at home!"
'Chill, as the earth-born mist the
thought would rise ?
'And wrap our footsteps round and
dim our eyes ;
' But the bright sunbeam darteth from .
the skies
One more in heaven!" ;
Mr. and Mrs. J. E. Goff of Rocky
mount, N. C., are visiting at the ;
home of the latter's father, Mr. R. L. :
Wright. - ,
Miss Martha Platte has returned to ;
her home in Orangeburg county, aft?
er a pleasant visit to her sister, Mrs.
M. L. Parler.
CARDS OF THANKS. ?
I take this means of extending to
the kind and sympathetic people of
Wedgefield my sincere and heartfelt
thanks for their many kindnesses and
their thoughtful attention during the
illness of my son. I cannot find
words to fully express my apprecia?
tion, but I shall never forget them
nor cease to remember them with
gratitude. F. N. Tryon.
County Crop Reports.
Hagood, July 16.-Having gone over
very nearly all of the western part of
the county from Stateburg up, and
a considerable part of Lee county I
state that I know of only five good
lots of corn ; that of T. M. Bradley,
J. K. McLeod, J. M. Crosswell,
John Boykin, and last and best, Perry
Moses.
There are others that may be classed
as fair and very fair, but the corn crop
as rule is poor indeed.
The best cotton I have seen anywhere
is Lawrence White's above Spring
Hill. Hagood.
Carcas, Venezuela, July 16.-Tho
Venezuelan government yesterday paid
to the representatives of the allied
powers the last installments of the in?
demnity as stipulated by the protocol,
-?i- -??*. --
A Virgina man threatened to court
the first woman he fonnd picking ber?
ries on his land. The next day he
found thirteen, and all claimed to
have been the first on the ground.
TO SAVE TIME.
Breezy Paragraphs Boiled Down for
Brief Perusal.
The f ollie wing is a correct roll of
the commissioned and non-commis?
sioned officers of the Sumter Light
Infantry, as it now stands:
C. B. Yeadon, Captain ; J. Z. Mims,
1st Lieutenant ; Geo. W. Hutchinson,
2nd Lieutenant; O. L Yates, 1st
Sergeantt ; P. J. Gallagher, 2nd Serg?
eant; T. IC. Flowers, 3d Sergeant; T.
M. Bradley, 4th Sergeant; Wm. D.
Shaw, 5th Sergeant; J. W. Bradford,
1st Corporal : D. R. McCallum, 2nd
Corporal; GillandFishburne, 3rd Cor?
poral; Julian Wilder, 4th Corporal.
It is expected that T. M. Bradley
will resign as Sergeant, as he has left
the city. This will cause some promo?
tions. Mr. J. Z; Mims has been com?
missioned paymaster of the 2nd Regi?
ment. It is not known whether he
will resign as Lieutenant of the S. L.
L, or not. The duties of paymaster
would not conflict with his duties as
Lieutenant of the Company.
When the boys are in camp Uncle
Sam will pay captains S5 per diem ;
1st lieuts., 83; 2nd lieuts., S2.17; 1st
sergts., 80c; other sargts., 60c; cor
pals., 53c; privates, 43c. This will
be in addition to transporttion, sub?
sistence, medical attendance, etc.
On account qf so much supplies being
bought this year the encampment will
not last as long as next year. A better
thing was never undertaken by the
U. S. government. It will give the
soldiers a real taste of regular army
life on the field, and at the same time
train them for battles, skirmishes,
marches, etc.
The selection of the Isle of Palms
as the camping ground gives general
satisfaction to the* boys. They will
have an opportunity to get different
diet than that from the interior, and
the luxury of the salt sea breezes,
and a plunge every day in the briny
deep, will make them healthy and
enthusiastic. Hurrah, for Camp
"Clinch" Hey ward!
The officers expeet to have at least
forty men go from here on the encamp?
ment. The citizens hope that the S.
L. L. will make a fine showing, for
it is a Sumter organization for the
protection of Sumter city. It is some?
thing to be called a Sumter soldier.
One of the most enthusiastic friends
that the S. L. I. has, is ex-Capt. T.
S. Doar. He takes a lively interest
in the affairs of the company.
The Item will have a "war corres?
pondent" along with the boys who will
keep the "dear ones" at home posted.
The general delivery window at the
postoffice closes at 8 o'clock at night.
The carriers' window close at 8.30.
No stamps are sold at the carriers win?
dow.
Resignation of Supt. B. D. Wilson.
Columbia, July 15.-The resignation
of the superintendent of education of
Sumter county, Mr. B. D. Wilson,
was received by the Governor this
morning and along with it was a peti?
tion signed by a large number of peo?
ple, asking the appointment of Mr.
S. Dwight Cain to fill the unex?
pired term. Governor Heyward will
look over the situation in the county
before anything is done in the matter.
Everybody's Principal Wanted.
We sincerely hope the new principal
of our school will be pleasing to all of
the patrons: that he will be able to
gratify all of the petty whims of some
very narrow people. The lot of a
school teacher in a town like this is
no bed of roses. If he happens to
have a mind of his own he will surely
bring upon himself the displeasure of
some; if he undertakes to have dis?
cipline, he then takes the job away
from a class cf patrons who want to
run the school, und if he has no
religion, he had better get it, and
that, the kind to suit the controlling
influence. A principal at this place
must be versatile. He must make a
pet cf every man's child, and where
he finds a man who has no children,
he must pet. that man, because that
childless man pays a little mite of
tax, and being forced to pay, he is
exacting. We do not believe there is
a man living who can please all of
the patrons of this school and as long
as the trustees listen to an opposition
which is worked up, just so long will
Manning be lacking in a first class
school.
We understand that a petition has
been in circulation asking the trustees
not to elect the former principal;
why, we do not know, but inasmuch
as "a petition was circulated, it is
?quivalent to a charge against the
man, and we think it no more than
right for the trustees to inquire into
it. In our opinion the trustees should
appoint a day and time, notify the,
former principal to be present, and
the signers of the petition also, and
there and then ascertain the reasons
why these people object. There may
be a misunderstanding, somebody may
have misrepresented the man, and an
explanation from him may be satisfac?
tory to everybody. We do not believe
in stabbing a man in the back. If
the former principal is not wanted by
any number of patrons there must be a
reason, and it should be known to
him as well as those of us who believe
he has done his duty as well as any
principal the school has ever had.
Manning Times.
London, July 15.-According to the
Press Association, a curious rumor
was current in the lobby of the House
of Commons tonight, to the effect that
some United States war ships had
seized about twenty small islands off
the coast of Borneo, which, it is un?
derstood, belong to Great Britain, and
had planted the American flag on them.
It is probable that a question on the
subject will be asked in the House.
Columbia, July 16.-An enthusias?
tic meeting of the St. Louis Exposi?
tion commission was held tonight in
Governor Heyward's office. All of the
members of the commission were pre?
sent except three, who were detained
on account of business.
The whole ground was gone over to?
night and a creditable exhibit at St.
Louis from this State is almost as?
sured. An executive committee, con?
sisting of Messrs. K. G. Rhett, Robert
Aldrich, T. C. Duncan, E. B. Clark
and LeRoy Springs, was apointed to
go over the matter in detail and ar?
range for raising the funds and for the
collection of the exhibit.
FOR TORPID LIVER.
A torpid liver deranges thc whole
system, and produces
SICK HEADACHE,--.
Dyspepsia, Costiveness, Rheu?
matism, Sallow Skin and Piles*
There is no better remedy for these
common diseases than DR. TLTT'S
LIVER PILLS, as a trial w2I prove.
Take No Substitute?_
THE SUMTER SAVINGS BANK.
HORACE HARBY, President.
L C. STRAUSS, vice-President.
GEO. L. RICKER, Cashier. .
Capital Stock, $25,000
Liability of Stockholders, 25,000
Banking is Popular
With those who give a little considera?
tion to its advantages.
Chief among these is the security afford?
ed. When money is deposited' with
The Sumter Savings Bank
It is absolutely safe. And not only is it
secare from fire and thieves, but it is mak?
ing more money.
SAVINGS DEPOSITS
In our hands draw interest ?at the rate
of 4 per cent and this is compounded four
times annually.
Land Surveying
I will give prompt attention to all calls
for surveying, platting, terracing hill sides,
draining bottoms, drawing Mortgages
Titles, Probating, &c.
BANES H. BOYKLN, D. S.,
Oct 19-o Catchall, S. C.
THE BANK OF SUMTER.
SUMTER, S. C.
City and County Depository.
Capital stock paid in, $75,000 00
Undivided surplus, 16,000 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.
R. L MANNING, W. F. RHAMZ,
vice-President. Cashier.
Jan. 31.
TURNIP SEED,
Onion Sets-leading
varieties.
Aslo assortment of Garden
Seeds.
Havana Segars.
Large line of fine Havana
Segars.
Toilet Articles.
A choice line of Toilet and
Fancy Goods to which atten?
tion is invited at
DeLorme's Drug Store.
THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA.
C0727T7 OF S??&TE3.
By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge.
Whereas, W. A. Nettles, Esq., made
suit to me to grant him Letters of Ad?
ministration of the Estate of and effects of
Nero Tindal, deceased, cum testamento
annexe
These are therefore to cite and admon?
ish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Nero Tindal, late of
said county and State, deceased, that they
be and appear before me, in the Court of
Probate, to be held at Sumter, C. H., on
August 1st, 1903, next, after publication
thereof, at il o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 15th day of
July, A. D., 1903.
THOS. V. WALSH,
July 15-2t Judge of Probate.
We promptly obtain U. S. and Foreign
PATENTS
Seed model, sketch or photo of invention for<
1 free report on patentability. For free book, <
HowtoSecureTpinp If AD If 0 write*
Patents and I KAUC-mAKRO tc <
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Opposite U. S. Patent Office
WASHINGTON D.C.
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Mon?. Eu? of yoor DroggiM. or wid -te ia
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