The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 19, 1903, Image 5
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 1903.
Box+rtd at the Pott O fice at Sumter S
C., as Second Class Mitter.
PERSONAL..
Mr. Herbert Moses of Columbia is in
the city.
Mr. McDonald Furxnan spent Satur?
day in town.
Mr. W. O. Cafn, of Privateer spent
Saturday in town.
Mrs. H. W. Hood is at Pawleys' Isl?
and for two weeks.
Mr. J. F. Glenn bas gone to York
ville for two weeks.
Mrs. John T. Green is spending
sometime at Wisacky,
Mr. J. E. Mayes, of Mayesville was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. George McChtchen of Wisackyj
spent yesterday in town.
Mr.. Jos. D. Joye returned Friday
night from Saluda, N. C.
Mrs. D. F. Harris, of Florence, is
visiting Mrs. B. C. Wallace.
Mr. *B. Sumter Williams has gone
to McCoimellsvilie on a visit
Mr. and Mrs. R. L. Wright have re?
turned from Halcyondale, Ga.
Mrs. H. W. Lucius and childen went
to Saluda, N. C., last Friday.
Mr. G. A. Lemmoh returned from
Henderson ville, N. C., Saturday.
Mrs. M. B. Sandle has returned
from a month's stay at Glenn Springs.
Mr. M. H. Beck left on Sunday
for the norm to buy goods for Beck
Bros.
Mrs. ? E. Jervey has gone to Wil?
ston, N. C., to visit Mrs. J,
Fletcher.
Master Milton Weil, of Savannah,
' Ga., is visiting his sister, Mrs. Abe
Byttenberg.
Mr. T. D. Chandler who has been
quite sick for several weeks is able
to be out again,
Mr. Geo. L. Kicker left Sunday
night for New Sharon Maine, to stay
until September 1st.
t>. L. Shaw of St Charles has been
appointed a member of the board of
control of Lee county.
Mrs. Ellis Green left a few days
ago for New York where she will
spend sometime with relatives.
Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McGrew and
children went to Wilmington, N. C.,
on Saturday, returning Tuesday.
* Mr. Isaac Schwartz has gone to New
York to buy the fall stock for Schwartz
Bros. He was accompanied by his
son, Kay.
Mr W. C. Chandler, of this city has
-been - elected Vice President of the
v South Carolina Funeral Directors'
Association.
Mr. T. B. Jenlins Las returned
from Cleveland Springs. His health
was decidedly improved by his stay at
the springs.
Miss Grace Handle has been notified
by President Johnson of Winthrop
College thz.t she has been awarded
the four year scholarship from Sumter
county.
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Mason and lit?
tle son Jam? Hoyt, of Augusta, Ga.,
arrived in the city Wednesday on a
visit to their parents, Mr. and Mrs.
J. Y. Mason.
Mr. Willie Bultman sailed Wednes?
day from Charleston via Clyde line
Steamer foi- Boston, and will spend
several days visiting the large shoe
manufacturare of the North.
?Mr. and Mrs. Ebb Wells left Mon?
day afternoon for New York, Niagara
and Washington. Mr. Wells will pur?
chase the fall and winter goods for
the Orangeburg Dry Goods Company
while at New York.
Miss Bet* Kean, of Philadelphia,
who has been visiting 'Miss Daisy
Scott, returned to Mayesville Wednes?
day to visit the. family of Mr. Willie ]
Wilson. Miss Kean has many ad?
mirers in the city who regret that she
made such a short stay here.
Magistrate R. C. Folk, of Provi?
dence left Tuesday evening to visit
relatives in Virginia, and Baltimore,
Md. He will be absent from home
about two weeks, and in the mean
time Magistrate William J. Kees, of
Stateburg will attend to his official
duties.
Dr. Frank K. Holman of Philadel?
phia is in the city on a visit.
Miss Esther Dick left today for
Brevard, N C.
Mr. J. K. Mayes, of Mayesville,
. went to Henderson ville, N. C., this
morning.
Mr. K. A. Dixon, who for the past
five years has been employed with Mr.
John Fitzmaurice, has resigned his
position, to accept a similar one with
Schwartz Bros. of Sumter.-Tt^
State.
Mr. D. J. Chandler has gone to
New York to purchase his stock of fall
and winter clothing.
Messrs. G. A. Lemmon and J. L.
Haynsworth of the Sumter Dry Goods
Co., leave for New York this evening.
Mr. J. Frank Pate went to Fletch?
er's N. C., this morning.
Mr. W. S. Jones left this morning
for Old Point Jomfort, Va., to attend
the annual meeting of the Agents of
the Equitable Life Insurance Co.
From Old Point he wiU go to New
York to spend several days.
Mr. George D. Shore went to Bre?
vard, N C., this morning. He will
spend two weeks there with his family
who are summering at Brevard.
Mr. W. V. Cauthen went to Glenn
.Springs this morning.
Mr. W. P. Friar, of Florence was
in the city today.
Judge J. H. Hudson of Bennetts
ville, who will be one of the counsel
in the defense of Spain Kelley, has
been in the city for several days.
Ticket Agent China sold thirty-five
tickets for the mountain excursion
this morning.
DEATH.
The Pinewood correspondent of the
Manning Times in the issue of Ans*.
12, makes the following notice of the
I death of Mr. Charley Barwick who
formerly lived in this city and was for
some time in the police force :
Mr. C. P. Barwick, one of our mer?
chants and best citizens, passed away
last Thursday night about 2 o'clock,
after a long spell of illness. The re?
mains were laid to rest at the family
burying ground near his father, Mr.
J. M. Barwick's old homestead. A
large crowd of friends and relatives,
to pay their last tribute of respect,
accompanied the remains to its final
resting place. Mr. Barwick leaves a
wife and five children to mourn his
loss.
Birthday Party.
Last Thursday evening at the home
of J. W. DuBant, 403 W. Hampton
avenue, occurred a very pleasant party,
the event being in honor of Miss
Louise's birthday. She received many
pretty presents as remembrances from
her friends.
The evening was spent in music and
games. Among these was a contest in
which the prize was won by Louise
Vogel, while Van Cleve Parrott cap?
tured the booby.
Dainty refreshments were served,
after which the guests, departed wish?
ing the hostess many happy returns of
the day.
Those present were: Miss Aubrey
Villeneuve, of Atlanta, Ga. Mr. Bruce
Lynam, Miss.Erminee Lachicotte, of
Columbia ; Mr. John Lee,. Mrs. A. J.
China, Mrs. Kingman, Mrs. E. W..
Vogel, Mr. E. W. Vogel, Miss Lucile,
Kingman, Mr. David McCallum, Miss
Olga Britton, Mr. Joe Epperson, Miss
Mabel Welsh, Mr, Robert Warren,
Miss Alma Campbell, Mr. Van Cleve
Parrott, Miss Marie Brown. Mr. Clar?
ence Lowrey, Miss Cornelia Kingman,
Mr. George Warren, Miss Clyde Dxx
Rant, Mr. Lonnie Vogel.
A Novel Entertainment
Misses Camilla Kilgore and Katie
Pierson, entertained a number of their
friends quite pleasantly, at the home
of the former on South Sumter street,
Wednesday evening from 8 to 10
o'clock.
Below is given the program of the
evening, which was beautifully ren?
dered by each participant. 4
1. Instrumental Solo, by Miss Ca?
milla Kilgore.
2. Recitation, * ' The Broken Dish, ' '
by Little Miss Nell Gregory and Mas?
ter Morgan Lowry.
a Tableau, "Faith, Hope and
Charity," by Misses Nell Gregory,
Kitty Stubbs and Master Morgan
Lowry.
4. Recitation, "Busy Little Fin?
gers," by Little Miss Kitty Stubbs.
5. Reading, "The Chase," by Miss
Camilla Kilgore.
6. Recitation, "Learning to Knit"
by Misses Nell Gregory, Kitty Stubbs
and Mr. Morgan Lowry.
.7. A Song, "Evening Bells," by
Misses Camillla Kilgore and Sarah
Richardson.
8. Reading, "Papa's Letter," by
Miss Katie Pierson.
9. Tableau, "Nearer to the Cross
I Cling," by Misses Camilla Kilgore,
Katie Pierson, Nell Gregory, Sarah
Richardson and Kitty Stubbs.
An extra performance, and one that
was exceedingly enjoyed by all, was
"a Jig," by Little Mr. Cooney Greg?
ory.
10. Recitation, "The faults of
others," by Mr. May Gregory and
Louis Pierson.
The program was concluded with a
recitation, "The old Negro's prayer" I
by Mrs. Sydney Stubbs, and a num?
ber of beautiful magic lantern scenes.
A most interesting feature of the oc?
casion, was the extreme youth of each
child who participated (not many of
them being 12 years of. age) and a
number below five, and the bright,
accurate way in which ttey performed
the parts assigned to them, sweet
smiles playing over their lovely little
faces all the while. Dach act was
loudly applauded by the audience, and
every one went home highly pleased
with their evenings enjoyment.
A Spectator.
Health Officer Reardon Visits Darlington.
At the request of Dr. C. P. Osteen,
Health Officer Reardon spent Thurs?
day in Darlington for the purpose of
disinfecting several rooms where
there have been cases of diphtheria,
and to sl ow the Darlington health
officer what steps to take to control !
contagious diseases and how to disin?
fect infected places. Health Officer
Douglass, of Darlington was much in?
terested and ah apt pupil and readily
caught on to the process. There are
several cases of diphtheria in Dar?
lington, but the cases are under strict
quarantine, and the Board of Health
and City Council are doing the right
thing to stamp out the disease.
Health Officer Reardon was request?
ed to disinfect several other resi?
dences, but the Sumter Health Officer
could not remain to do so.
Mr. Reardon was much pleased with
the city of Darlington and its people
and thinks that city a clean, delight?
ful place to live in.
They need, however, to pay more
attention to the disinfecting after in?
fectious and contagious diseases, and
this was why Mr. Reardon was asked
to go over and show how the work
should be done. It is said that his
visit will result in better disinfecting
hereafter.
The crowd on the excursion trains
this morning did not appear to be as
large as in previous years. The first
section in charge of Conductor Webb
had five coaches well filled, but the
second section, which was composed
of five coaches also, was not at all
crowded. In fact two of the coaches
had but few people in them when the
train left the station.
Supervisor Seale has not abandoned
his purpose to improve the Stateburg
road near Mr. Bob Edens' place, but
will take up that work as soon as the
work on Main street is finished. Mr
Edens' offer to pay $100 toward the
work on the Stateburg road holds good
until November and he has no idea
of withdrawing it,; ? _
THREE KILLED BY LIGHTNING.
Negro Woman and Two Children Instantly
Killed and a Baby Severely injured.
Sarah Polite, colored, and two chil?
dren who lived on Mr. S. S. Davis'
place, seven miles southeast of this
city, were killed by lightning about 6
o'clock Thursday afternoon. The acci?
dent happened just as the storm came
up and the woman was in the act of
closing a window when she was
struck. The children, two boys, were
standing nearby and they were also
instantly killed. A baby, which the
woman was holding in her arms, was
seriously injured and may die. It was
thrown across the room by the force
of the electric current and when pick?
ed up, was unconscious.
Coroner blowers was notified of the
accident, but as there was no doubt
concerning the cause of the death of
the woman and children he decided
that an inquest was unnecessary.
KNOCKED OUT WITH A BRICK.
Country Negroes Fight With Serious
Results.
Mose Crosson and Dick Brown two
country negroes got into a difficulty
in the alley in rear of Walker's store
Saturday night in which Crosson was
seriously injured. He was struck on
the head by Brown with a brick. Cros?
son and Brown had had a row a few
minutes before, and Crosson went to
Policeman Sam Weeks and made com?
plaint against Brown and Dick Gayle.
Officer Weeks told Crosson to go about
his business and he would see that he
was not interfered with. Crosson
went back into the alley and Mr.
Weeks followed him. As he entered
the alley he found Crosson cursing
Dick Gayle. He arrested both and
started out of the alley with them.
Just then Brown ran up and let drive
at Crosson with a brick. He was hit
on the head and was knocked sense?
less. Crosson was taken to a physician
and his wound dressed. Brown es?
caped and has not yet been captured.
Gayle was before the Mayor's court
Monday charged with disorderly
conduct, but there being no evidence
to show that he was guilty he was dis?
charged. Crosson was too badly injur?
ed to be present for trial.
THE PUBLIC HEALTH.
Sinecure is that of Health Officer at
the Present Day.
(By F. Prescott-Bullock. )
Hu ! 'pears to me dat Healf ofisah
mighty 'Scions and got a heap a im?
prudence walking inter my house an
tel'ng me what I got to do 'bout de
slops, an kep'ng de yard clean.
Spec's dis yere place as clean as his
is nohow."
While expressed in rather a crude
manner, the above from the lips of an
old colored woman, voices the feel?
ing of many a person who is ignorant
of the vital sanitary importance at?
tached to the periodical visit of the
health officer to their premises.
It is safe to say that no other class
of public officials, whose objects are
for the welfare of the citizen, are
subject to as much vituperation and
enmity as that of the health officer or
sanitary police. And this feeling of
antagonism is not alone confined to
the illeterate, but will be found
among the most enlightened people,
as many of these imagine that a visit
of this kind to their premises is a
gratuitous insult either on the part of
the officer himself, or instigated by
the erroneous report of a neighbor who
takes this plan to revenge some
fancied or actual grievance. And in
many instances this last mentioned
idea has more truth than imagination
behind it, for it is no uncommon oc?
currence for a health officer to have a
complaint filed about the unsanitary
condition of a certain premises, and
upon an investigation being made dis?
cover that the entire place is in a far
cleanlier, healthier state, than that
of the one entering the complaint.
The position of health or sanitary
i officer in any community, is no sine?
cure, but one, if conducted and filled
I according to the letter of the law, of
extreme hard labor every hour of the
day, and often times, when there are
epidemics of contagious diseases,
throughout many hours of the night ;
and his administration of office should
be aided in every way possible, not
only by the authoritites of the city,
but by every fair minded citizen, for
in a great measure the health and
lives of everyone are entrusted to his
care and zeal.
In these days of rapid advancement
in all scientific matters, the impor?
tant subjects of prevention and cure of
infectious and contagious diseases are
receiving more and more attention,
and ere long the minutest microbe,
will have to be an early bird, that
escapes the net of the bacteriologist.
But sanitary science backed by all
the health officers obtainable, will be
useless, unless assisted and strength?
ened by the actions of the administra?
tive officers and the public spirited
citizens of the community. A perfect
system of drainage, an ample supply
of pure water, a sewerage system if
possible, streets kept clean of rank
weeds, garbage barrels regularly
emptied, impure milk, diseased meats
and rotting vegetables condemned,
all these would go far toward promot?
ing health in a community. Then in
addition let the sanitary officer be unre?
stricted in his duties pertaining to the
care of infectious and contagious dis?
eases, disinfections, fumigations, iso?
lations, the cleanliness of private
premises, the abolition of all nuis?
ances, and the^nost important pa?t in
the prevention of disease is provided
for.
The ice cream festival, which was
to be given by the Second Regiment
Band this evening has been postponed
until next Wednesday evening on ac?
count of the weather.
The improvement of Main street
from the present terminus of the ma?
cadam pavement to the county line
near Cowpen Swamp is assured. The
city council ordered the work
within the city commenced on Monday,
and Supervisor Seale will begin work
with the chain gang at Mile Branch on
the same day. This improvemen'
means a great deal to Sumter, and it
will be the best of object lessons in
good road building under the most
unfavorablejiatural r.m di ti or H. M "1
LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED
If yon hear an item of news send it
to this office-news is always welcome.
There was a very enjoyable dance at
the Club rooms last Wednesday night.
Sumter needs a good road over which
teams can haul full loads from the city
limits to Bossards.
Street tax collections this year ap?
proximate $1600, and there are still a
few delinquents to be run in.
The addition to the Sumter Tele?
phone Mfg. Co's, factory will be com?
pleted by early fall.
2 The frequent rains recently are caus?
ing uneasiness among farmers, for ex?
cessive rainfall now will seriously in?
jure the cotton crop.
Capt. A. P. Vinson is canvassing
Sumter township for signatures to the
petition against the establishment of
the second dispensary.
The petition against the establish?
ment of the second dispensary is be?
ing quite generally signed and there
is now some doubt about its establish?
ment.
The clay and gravel that is being
removed from East? Liberty street,
where macadam is to be laid, is being
put down on Harvin street between
Bartlette and Liberty.
Sumter county will never have a com?
plete system of good roads until we
cease relying upon the chain gang to
do all the work of construction and
maintenance.
One of Col. D. P. Duncan's daught?
ers was bitten by a rattlesnake at
Saluda, N. C., last week and was
seriously ill for several days, but has
now almost entirely recovered.
Ex-Railroad Commissioner H. R.
Thomas has made a date to appear be?
fore the Railroad Commission to pro?
test against excessive and discrimina?
tive rates on cord wood and stave bolts.
The latest improvement in automo?
bile circles is the substitution of one
horse and one mule as motive power.
The speed developed is not excessive,
but the power is very reliable.
If the plans of the School Board
materialize the High School building
will be completed February 1st. . It is
expected that the contract for the
building will be executed with an
Atlanta firm within a few days.
A number of people who took dinner
at the hotel in Camden Thursday were
made ill by eating ice-cream. Among
the number were two of Mr.. E. C.
Hayns worth 's children. They were
quite sick for several hours, but were
better next day.
The chain gang is at work on North
Main street. The gang began work
Monday at Mile branch and will
work toward the Court House. A
clay roadway will be put down and it is
expected to be fully the equal of Broad
street in all respects.
The fall session Of the Graded Schools
begins on Monday September 14th. Pu?
pils who desire to be admitted to the
school will be examined by Superin?
tendent Edmunds at his office on
Thursday and Friday September 10th
and 11th.
Thomas Dixon's new book, "The One
Woman," for sale at Osteen's Book
Store. This new novel is the sensa?
tion of the hour and is destined to be
more widely read and discussed than
"The Leopard's Spots."
The municipal election is a longfway
off, but there is already more or less
discussion of probable and prospective
candidates. The sewerage question is
certain to be an issue in the cam?
paign.
J. Ryttenberg & Sons announce a big
display of fall and winter suitings by
the well known tailoring house of
Kahn-Feinberg Co., of New York, at
their store on August 25th and 26th.
Those who appreciate .fine clothing
and perfect fits should see the display.
The vagrants who cumber this city
could be made to do honest and useful
labor on the public highways if they
were arrested and sentenced to the
chain gang. Their services are es?
pecially needed just now and Super?
visor Seale could make use of fifty or
more on North Main street.
The line of attractions booked by
Manager Ryttenberg for the approach?
ing theatrical season is undoubtedly
the strongest and highest class that has
ever been engaged for the Opera House
apd the theatre goers of Sumter have
much to look forward to.
A straight unbroken turnpike-part?
ly macadam and partly sand and clay
-from the A. C. L. depot to the
county line near Bossards, will be a
great thing for Sumter and it cannot
be completed too soon.
Dr. Cooke will take the place of
Prof. Clinkscales in the Sumter Dis- j
trict Educational campaign and will j
fill all the engagements made for him.
Prof. Clinkscales is too unwell to fill
his engagements. Dr. Cooke is one !
of the foremost educators in the State j
and will do good work for the cause
of education.
There will be little talk next spring
of increasing the tobacco acreage.
Some farmers are wishing now that
they had less tobacco and'more cotton
and corn. The trust's prices for leaf
tobacco leaves no profit in tobacco
growing for the farmers and many of
them will quit growing it entirely
until prices improve.
The city and county, and the land
owners along Turkey Creek, should
come to some agreement as to the en?
largement and proper maintenance of
the Turkey Creek Canal, and the much
needed work should be done this win?
ter, without fail. The canal is in a
very bad condition and does not pro?
perly drain the lower part of the city
and the adjacent country.
Policeman Truitt, of Macsville,
who was convicted at the last term of
court of assault and battery cn the!
person of Kershaw McLeod and sen?
tenced to pay a fine of $100, has had
his sentence commuted to $25, which
has been paid. The case was appealed
and when the appeal was dismissed a
few days ago, Truitt appeared before
Clerk of Court Parrott, presented his
commutation and paid his fine.
The old Coghlan house on North
Main street which has been occupied
in recent years by Mr. J. A. White?
more, has been moved. It is one of the
oldest houses in the city-a regular
old landmark-and its removal is an?
other evidence of the growth and pro?
gress of the city. The corner lot has
been bought by the Episcopal church,
with the intent to erect a new brick
church. A part of the house stood
upon ground bought by the church,
and that necessitated its removal.|
9"A petition was circulated Thursday
among the business men requesting
city council to begin at the earliest
date possible on the improvement of
North Main street. Council was
urged to complete the macadam pave?
ment from Hampton Avenue to Canal
street, and from that point to the city
limits to put down a substantial clay
and sand roadway. The necessity for
this work will be readily apparent to
anyone who is at all familiar with
the character of the sand bed on Main
street extending from the Presbyterian
Church to the Mile branch. This is
unquestionably one of the heaviest
roads anywhere within five miles of
the cityr and it should have been con?
verted into a fairly good road long
ago. North Main street is the most
frequently travelled public road lead?
ing into the city and unless the street
within the city and the public road
from the city limits to the county
line is promptly put into first class
condition the loss in trade that Sum?
ter will suffer will be very large and
will become larger and larger each
year. There is no reason why this road
cannot be made as good in. every re?
spect as Broad street now is, and if the
city council will start the work within
the city and complete it to the Mile
branch with dispatch Supervisor Seale
is pledged to take up the work at the
city limits and carry it on until there
is a first class, well drained, bard clay
and sand roadway from this city to
the county line. The work is impor?
tant and the business men of Sumter,
who have so much at state, and the
property owners along the road should
be glad to co-operate with the Super?
visor. Every acre of land within
several miles of the road will be
greatly enchanced in value by the con?
struction of a good road, and it will be
money well spent for property "owners
to assist in labor and in
cash contributions in the construc?
tion of the road. The road is impor?
tant, but the thing of greatest impor?
tance is to have the work done at
once. In response to the petition
above mentioned. Council held a spec?
ial meeting on Friday, and as will ap?
pear from the proceedings took the
action desired.
The Dalzell and Brpgdon base ball
teams played at the ball park Fri?
day afternoon. The batteries were:
Dalzell-Moise and Smith ; Brogdon
McLeod and Davis. The score was
Dalzell, 14; Brogdon, 7. The game
was quite interesting and those who
witnessed it enjoyed the exhibition.
I Wednesday afternoon the little son
of Health Officer E. I. Reardon, while
climbing about the piazza at home,
received a severe fall by which he was
the loser of a tooth, and received some [
severe bruises about the face. The
little fellow bore his pain with unus?
ual fortitude and is doing well.
Ed Jones, who is under indictment
for poisoning Mrs. Rogers, of the
Spring Hill section, of Lee county but
who has been out under bond for some?
time, is again in trouble. He attempt?
ed to shoot a young man named Rogers
a few days ago, but did not succeed in
killing him, being a poor shot. Rogers
is a witness for the State against Jones
in the case against him for the mur?
der of Mrs. Rogers and it is said that
Jones wanted to get rid of Rogers on
that account. Jones has been arrested
for the assault on Rogers and if he es?
capes conviction for the murder of
Mrs Rogers will be tried for this last
offense. .
Caleb Powers on Trial.
f Georgetown, Ky., Ang. 17.-Caleb
Powers took the witness stand in his
own defence today. He told the story
be has repeated on the stand on 'each
of his preceding trials, but denied the
story told by Frank Cecil, of Bell
County, that he was seeking someone
to enact the role of assassin.
Powers denied that he had any mo?
tive in bringing the mountain army
to Frankfort other than to show the
Democratic majority of the General
Assembly the intense feeling of the
Republican voters of the State, and
said it had nothing whatever to db
.witji- the-Goebel murder. It is evident
that Powers's defence this time will
be that Henry Youtsey fired the shot
that killed William Goebel.
Robert Noakes, a State witness, said
that at one time Charles Finley, form?
er Secretary of State, said to him thai
the best way to settle the contest was
to pay James Howard $2,000 to kill
Goebel. The witness said arrange?
ments had been made to kill Goebel
on January 25, 1900, but they then
miscarried. ,
Montana Mob Law.
Butte, Mont., August 17.-Walter
Jackson, who is in jail at Hamilton,
charged with the murder of the six
year-old boy known as Buck, is report?
ed in imminent danger of being lynch?
ed. The sheriff has barricaded the
jail and the crowds talk nf cutting the
wires to prevent him from commui
cating with the Governor. Hundreds
of ranchers, aroused to fury by the
nature of Jackson's alleged crime,
poured into Stevensville, the boys'
home, and Hamitlon during the day.
The jail is heavily guarded and the
sheriff has declared he will resist to
the last. It is believed that the only
thing that has thus far prevented mob
violence is the request of the murder?
ed boy's parents that the law be allow?
ed to take its course.
Tramps Stole Bridegroom.
Olivet, Mich., Aug. 15.-The mys?
tery surrounding the disappearance of
Alexander Franz two days ago has been
cleared up by the return of Franz him?
self. Franz was to have married Miss
Winnifred Patten last Wednesday
hight, but at the appointed time he
failed to appear.
He says that he was robbed while on
his way from the station to Olivet and
taken captive by five tramps. They
took him about five miles and loaded,
him into a box car bound for Gosh?;
Ind. From there he succeeded in send?
ing a card to friends. Before aid came,
however, he escaped his captor and
started for home. Although he arrived
a week late for his marriage, it is
announced that it will take place
soon.
? When the great Episcopal cathedral
of St John the Divine, in New York,
was projected, about twelve years ago,
the pormoters did not fix any definite
date for its completion. It ?s to cost
about $55,000,000 and is to rank with
St. Peter' at Rome, both in size and
architectural splendor. Although work
has been going on steadily for the last
five years, only one of the four great
arches that are to support the central
dome is completed, and the contract?
ors say that the whole structure may
be finished in another half century.
THE KAHN-FEINBERG CO.
The big UNION Tailoring House of
650 BROADWAY,
KEW YORK,
WILL DISPLAY THEIR GIGANTIC LINE OP
FALL and SUITINGS,
WINTER
--- OVERCOATINGS
* & TROUSERINGS
In Full Pattern Lengths
at our store on
Tuesday and Wednesday,
AUGUST 25 and 26.
THE DISPLAY
will embrace the most magnificent assortment of woolens ever
shown and
WILL CONTAIN OVER 500 STYLES
of the newest imported and domestic fabrics.
il Practical Representative From the New York House
will be at our store to take measurements and a
Perfect Fit is Guaranteed
ON EVERY ORDER.
Don't Forget the Day and Date.
J. BYTTENBEBG & SONS.
SUMTER, S.