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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1903. E'xt. ed nr the Fos? O?ice at Sumter,S J.E as Second Ciats Mi&tr. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. A. D. Harby- Horses and Mules. D. J. Chandler-Men's Suit Ele? gance. Sumter Clothing Co.-Wise- is the Man. Booth lave Stock Cc-Greatly Reduc? ed Prices. Thresher for Sale-Mrs. S. Nash. Minor Store-Enjoying Unusual Ac? tivity. 5 To Rent or Lease.-Rev. Jas. McDow? ell* 300-ac re farm. PEBSOS?E ^ _ Mrs. R. J. Bland has returned from Laurens. Dr. W. W. Sibert is in the city on business. Mr. J. P. Kelley, of Bishopville was in town Saturday. Mr. W. J. Young, of Rem Inerts, was in che city Friday. Mr. ?. T. Cooper, of Wisacky, was H| in the city yesterday. Mr. T. S. Stuckey, of Stateburg, spent Saturday in town. Mr. A. C. Durant, of Bishopville, spent Thursday in the city. Mr. R. F. Eppperson of Pinewood spent Wednesday in the city. Dr. C. P. Osteen of Darlington was in town Monday on business. Judge J. H. Hudson, of Benetts ville was in the city Saturday. B. Frank Kelly, Esq., of Bishop? ville, was in the city Saturday. Mr. L H. Moses, of New York, is in the city to spend a few days. Mr. Louis Appelt, of Manning, was in the city Friday on business f Mrs.* Marion Moise returned home from the north Friday morning. Mr. A. K. Sanders, of Hagood, was in the city on business Saturday. Hon. T. G. McLeod, of Bishopville was in the city Monday on business. Miss Mary Rowe of Bennettsville, is the guest of Mrs. Jno. E. Whilden. Hon. M. L. Smith, of Camden spent Saturday in town-on professional busi? ness. Mr. Colin G. Shaw, of Hot Springs, Va., is visiting his brother, Wm. D. Shaw. Mr. A. D. Harby has returned from a trip to the horse markets of the West Mrs. W. R. Barringer, of Florence is visiting the family of Mr. W. H. Scott. Mrs. Chas. D. Schwartz and little Miss Rita, have returned from their trip north. Mr. A. D'Ancona, who has spent the summer in the north, has returned to the city. Mr. Ladson Boyle bas returned to the South Carolina College to resnzme his studies. Judge Purdy, who has been holding court in Beaufort?, is at home for a "few days stay. S^Mr. Harry Yates, who bas been in South West Georiga, for several months is at home. Mr. Jos. C. Scott, of Wisacky, is spending a few days in the city with his brother, Mr. W. fi. Scott. Mr. W. B. B?ros and family re? turned on Saturday from. Saluda, N. C., where they spent the summer. Mr. Peter Blow, of Knoxville, Tenn., President of the Telpehone Mfg. Co., of this city is in the city. 2 Messrs.. Herman, Elwood, Leland and Clarence Myers, of Providence spent last week at Wrightsville Beach. Mr. Ernest Mack, manager, of the Sumter Telephone Exchange has gone to the mountains for the benefit bf his health. * Mr. Fred Renneker, manager of the Charleston office of Bradstreet's Commercial Agency spent Sunday in the city. W Dr. E. S. Booth, of the Booth Live Stock Co., who has been west on a stock purchasing trip, returned home on Sunday. Mr. George Levy who has been at . tending the Law School at the South Carolina College returned to Columbia yesterday morning. Mr. W. H. Anderson, of Summer? ton is now at Holly Springs, Miss, buying cotton. He writes that cotton in that section is short. ?JMrs. Ella Tuomey and Miss Louise Bright have returned from a stay of two moths at Saratoga and other fash? ionable resorts in the North. Rev. T. P. Burgess and brother passed through the city Monday morn? ing on their way to Summerton to at? tend the funeral of their mother. Mr. Leon Green, the first honor graduate of the Graded Scohol in June last, left last night for Columbia^to tenter the South Carolina College. Misses Octavia and Pauline Dove of Dovesville are in the city on their way home from Greenville. They are accompanied by Miss Louise Mackey, of Greenville. Mr. Henry F. Parker, who has spent the summer at bis home in New? ark, N. J., bas returned to the city to resume his work at the Sumter School of Music. Mr. R. Dozier Lee who graduated with distinci?n at the Graded School last June, left yesterday for Colum? bia to complete his education at' the South Carolina College. Dr. G. F. S. Wright, of Georgetown, returned home Monday afternoon after a stay of several days with Dr. G. W. Dick. Dr. Wright is chairman of the State Board of Dental Examin? ers and one of the oldest and best known dentists of the State Mr. Frank A. Lynam, manager of the Western Union Telegraph Office for the past six months, resigned his position on the 15th to accept his old position in the Augusta office of Pos? tal Telegraph Co. He left on Monday for Lexington, where he will be stationed while the Tillman trial is in progress to handle the press reports for the Postal. The contractors, Messrs. DeLeon ? Lopez, have a large force of hands at work cn the High School building, and the brick work is going up rapidly. A Coming Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. T. Larry Gantt, of Inman, S. C.. have issued invitations to the marriage of their daughter Helen Louise to Mr. J. Z. M i ms. of this city at 6 o'clock p. m., October Tth. Marriage in Bishopville. Cards have been issued announcing the marriage of Mr. Arthur B. Baskin and Miss Mary Louise Walker, daugh? ter of Rev. and Mrs. A. C. Walker, on Thuisday evening, October 1st, at S o'clock, in the Methodist church, Bishopvill?, S. C. DEATH. Mrs. Francis A. Burgess, widow of the late Dr. Tho** L. Burgess, of Summerton, S. C., died at her home in that place on Sunday, aged about 63 years. She was a daughter of the late Matthew P. Mayes, Sr., of Mayes ville, S. C. Her death was caused from gastritis and was unexpected. Business is reported to be opening up briskly. Court convenes in Lee county on Monday, September 28th. Eggs are scarce and are bringing twenty cents a dozen. Dr. Highsmitb, she optician, has a new advertisement today. Lumber and brick for the new First Baptist Church parsonage are being hauled on the lot next to the church. The cotton compress has not been started this season and there is some doubt about it running at alL The temperature early in the morning for the post few days prepared folks to believe the report of frost in Texas. A want ad. costing a quarter often makes a thousand dollar sale. Try one when you have something to sell. The Parker "Lucky Curve," Pen the only non-leakable fountain pen, is sold by H. G. Osteen & Co., sole agents for Sumter. The demand for bicycle lanterns should be strong for sometime to come. It is more profitable to buy a lantern than to pay a fine and be forced to buy a lantern also. The city of Sumter will have to re? fund on January 1st one of. the old is? sues of bonds amounting to* 88,000. The bonds now bear six per cent in terest and it is expected refund them at a lower rate. Schwartz Bros. announce the annual fall opening at the Palace Dry Goods Emporium. This is an event that the buyers of fine dress goods look for? ward to as the opening of the fall shopping season. D. J. Chandler, the Clothier, has a large stock that is especially strong in medium priced and fine suits, and those who expect to purchase one or more fall suits will make no misake :.f they go to Chandler to be fitted. There seems to be no prospect of a let-up in the building boom in this city. Between fifty and seventy-five residences have been built this year, and plans have been prepared for ten or fifteen others which are to be built at once. The police began on Monday night the enforcement of the recently enacted ordinance against riding bicycles on paved streets at night without lighted lanterns on the bicycles. It seems that few people had knowledge of the new ordinace, and quite a crowd was gath? ered in during the night. 9 The Sumter Cotton Mill which has been shut down for about two months resumed operations last week and will run on full time. The mill has orders ahead to keep it busy for several months and the demand for yarn is good at prices that leave a substantial margin of profit on the present price of cotton: It is hoped that the demand for yarn will continue .and that the mill" can be run on the present profi? table basis throughout the year. MAYOR'S COURT. There was a batch of sinners before the Mayor on Monday, and all of them were required to pay fines or work on the streets. The docket reads as follows:. James Swinton, public drunkenness, 82. Ephraim Washington, public drunk? enness and cursing on Main street, $4. Miller Wilson, public drunkenness. 84. Malachi Johnson, cursing on Main street, 83 or six days. Albert Farmer, "throwing rocks on Liberty street, $20 or 20 days. Sen? tence suspended during defendant's absence frc m city. . Ellison Henderson, public drunken? ness, $2 or 4 days. The First Car Load. The first car load of horses and mules brought out by the Booth Live Stock Co., successors to Harby & Co., has arrived.- In this lot there are a number of extra nice young horses, well broken, sound and straight, also select young mules. Attention is also directed to the advertisement of this company. They are selling vehicles, harness, etc., at bargain prices to re? duce stock. WOODMEN MONUMENTS. To be Unveiled at Cedar Creek Church Sunday Oct. 4th. Hollywood Camp, No. 19, W. of W., of Sumter, S. C,. will unveil two monuments, erected by them to the memory of their late brothers, Sover? eigns J. H. Atkinson and Beary Lewis, on Sunday, Oct. 4tb, at 12 o'clock. A part of the 2nd Resimeiit Band will be m attendcacc. All Woodmen in good standing are invited to be present. All members of Hollywood Camp are expected, who can possibly be present. The public generally is invited. Cedar Creek Cemetery is eight miles this side of Bishopville, S. C. The procession will leave Sum? ter at 7 o'clock snarp Having contracted for the building of a brick store to meet the demands of a ?arger business, my two story frame store will be for sale or rent after November 15th next D. O. Rbame. Summerton, S. C. Sept. 23-lt County Supervisor Seale expects to complete his part of the clay roadway on Main street, extending from the city limits to Rev. James McDowell's residence, within the next four weeks, if the weather continues good. The city will build the roadway from Canal street, where the macadam ends, to Rev. James McDowell's residence. The rainfall throughout this section was excessive last week, and following immediately after the heavy rains of Tuesday night and Wednesday, all streams were full to overflowing. Several bridges in the upper part of this county and in Lee county were washed away, and the mill dam at Rose Hill was swept away. The Jervey House will be opened in j its new home, corner of Liberty and Harvin streets this (Wednesday) j evening with a big banquet. Uncle ! Jim is now preparing to make it the I finest allround banquet he ever served. I "Smut" Fanner, the little negro j boy who is in trouble of one kind or i another most of the time, was arrested j Saturday night for hitting Mrs. Rosa I Morris with a rock. He claims that i he threw the rock at a boy and acci? dentally struck Mrs. Morris. This boy is a born criminal and is now under indictment for breaking into Levy & Moses' store and robbing the cash draw. J P. BOOTH E. S. BOOTH BOOTH LIVE STOCK CO. Having purchased that part of Harby & Co.'s business including the .... Stable, Vehicle, Harness, Lime, Cement, Hair, Laths, Fire-Brick, Shingles, Sewer Pipe, etc., And on taking stock we find that we have on hand entirely too many wagons and buggies, both single and double. Also about 150 sets harness, which we have concluded to sell at GREATLY REDUCED PRICES Until this stock has been sold. Among these vehicles are Co? lumbia, Rock Hill, Hughes, Lyon and other makes of Buggies, and White Hickory and Milburn Wagons. These goods are all new and in first class condition. ' We are simply overstocked, so those in need of vehicles and harness will certainly save money by seeing us before buying. BOOTH LIVE STOCK CO. Sept 23-3m DESIGNERS AND ; MAKERS _ &RNE CLOTHING Who buys his Cool Weather Clothing in September. He has a larger assortment to se? lect from, and he gets longer wear for the same price, with the added satisfaction of be? ing the first to appear in up-to-date apparel. It's the old story of the "early bird's" feast. A Schloss-Made Suit is a perfect ex? pression of the tailoring art. The designs, the materials, the honest workmanship, the gen? eral effect being chosen with the specific view of j adaptability to the use it is to be put-dress, clerical or business. The picture is intended to .show the very latest favorite in Fall Attire. The Eeliance Sack-The new three button, double breasted cut, with square effect shoulders, close clinging collar, and the latest peg-top trousers. This is the natty suit the best dressed young fellows are wearing. We Have Them at $15 and $18. We have other styles for other men, at other prices. Before you buy your Fall Suit drop in and let us talk it over. Make life's walk easy by wearing "Walk-Over" Shoes. SUMTER CLOTHING CO., AND HUL SES AND MULES. A. ?. HARBY Wishes to call your attention to the fact that he has just returned from the West, where he purchased A CHOICE LOAD. They are nice and a well selected bunch. No trouble to show or drive them A call from you will be appreciated. You are sure to be pleased. A full line of Buggies, Wagons and Harness always on ii and. .cep 23 x 3 ? Men's Suit Elegance We believe that there is not a man in ali Sumter who would npt be delighted with one of the Suits we are showing at $15.00 and $18.00. Forget the price for a moment, and you'll think these Suits worth far more than we ask for them. If ever Suits were worth the money these $15.00 and $18 00 Suits are. Cheviots. Homespuns and Worsted Cassimeres cut as the best merchant tailor would cut them. Bring Your Suit Troubles Here for we are here to show as well as to sell. D. J. Chandler, Phone 166 Sumter, S. C. If you belong to the minority who don't know us, we'd like to form your acquaintance. THE MINOR Is enjoying unusual activity just now. For the new Fall and Winter stocks are fresh, beautiful and attractive. THE NEW DRESS GOODS MD TRliNSS Combined make a picture well worthy of your notice. Every department in this' hustling, busy store presents an air of newness and individuality that is fast making a reputation for The Miner Store. Dress Making Parlors Are Open, and in charge of Madam Romagosa, a thoroughly competent Modiste. We have employed only the best and most ex? perienced help for this department, and we guarantee satisfaction. Fine Tailor flade | ^ _ . - I 14 S. Main St., Suits a special-i Phone 228. ty. Our prices I ?ire nVht If you can't arc ngnu come, write for ----^samples.