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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 30, 1903. Entered ai the O fice at Sumter S 'A, as Second (/lass M'liter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. O'Donnell & Co.-Our Clothing De? partment. Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Co. Dry Goods, etc. The Sumter Dry Goods Co.-Grand Fall Opening. Schwartz Bros.-33d Semi-Annual Opening. N. G. Osteen, D. D. S.-Dentist's Notice. Schwartz BL-OS.-Two Day's Business k in One. N. G. Ostern-Plymouth Rock Eggs. Want-Sew:ing Machine for Sale. . T. W. Lee, Co. Treasurer-Tax No ? tice. Sumter Clothing Co.-Tell ns Your Troubles. PERSONAL. Mrs. W. B. Zemp, of Camden spent Tuesday in town. Mr. W. K. McCoy, of St. Charles, was in the e:?ty Monday. Miss Eate Durant of Bishopville was in the city last Thursday. A. B. Stuckey, Esq., has gone to Bishopville aistend court. Mr. J. B. Kellley, of Bishopville was in the city last^Thursday. Misk Bessie Norris, of Pendleton, spent ty day in the city last week. Mrs. Si. C. Phelps and children re? turned tovColumbia on Monday. '. Miss Louise Breeden of Bennettsville is visiting Mrs. C. S. Kingsmore. Mrs. Mont Moses, of Colorado, is visitig her mother, Mrs. O. H. Moses. Miss Jullia N. Kennedy is visiting relatives and friends of Ridgeway, S. C. Misses Helen and Bonnie Brown are visiting Mrs. M. D. DeLorme of Greeleyville. Misses Jane and Annie Purdy left on Friday morning for Columbia to attend college. Miss Nita Stackey went to Colum? bia on Monday to enter the Colum? bia Female College. Dr. A. C. Dick and family have returned from Pawley Island, after a stay of several weeks. Mr. Sebastian Sumter of Stateburg, was in the city Tuesday visiting his son, Mr. Th os. S. Sumter. Mr. A. G. Flowers who has been in the" city for two weeks returned to Washington last Thursday. Mr. D. J. Auld has gone to East over to spend a week or two while re? cuperating from his recent severe illness. Mr. W. C. Clack, a brother of Mr. J. R. Clack, who has been living in Arizona for several years is in the city on a visit. Mrs. Jacqueline Baker has returned from Northport, L. L, where she spent the summer with her daughter Mrs. H. W. Beall. Mr. E. L. Witherspoon has gone to Atlanta tb attend a meeting of the Southern Coma and Casket Manufac? turers' Association. Mr. and Mrs. C.. M. Gregg have re? turned to the city after a visit of two months to" Mr. Gregg's old home in Marion county. Mn J. H. Roberts, Special Deputy of the Knighs of Honor, who is work? ing in the interest of that order in South Carolina, spent Monday in town. Mr. J. M. George who was connect? ed with the S?mter Telephone Ex? change fora year or longer, was in the city to spend a day or two last week. Messrs. Palmer and ManningBrown, of Chicago, are in the city on a visit to their mother, Mrs. Manning Brown. Mr; Rdmer Brown is accom? panied by hiaVxie. Miss Octavia Dove of Dovesville, who oas bee? visiting &ei: sister, Mrs. D. W.' Cunningham, has gone to Man? ning, having'been offered and accepted a,positioh as teacher in the Manning sjchooL Mr. A. C. Carson returned to Co? lumbia Thursday to resume his duties as instructor in the department of mathematics and physics ic the Sooth Carolina College. Mr. Wilton Barrett, who has been in business in Camden for the past several months, was at home last week and left for Conway on Monday, where he will 'locate in the hardware busi? ness. It is a matter of universal regret that Dr N. G. Osteen has decided to move to Sumter. He expects to leave Darlington about Oct. 15th. Dr. Osteen came to Darlington two and a half years ago and soon built up a good practice which he has continued to enjoy. He is generally recognized as a first class dentist and our people are sorry to lose him, both on personal and professional grounds. Sumter is his old home and we predict that he will soon have a fine practice over there.-Darlington Era. Read the new advertisement of' the Shaw & McCoilum Mercantile Co. The Sumter Dry Goods Co., have a special announcement today of the an? nual fall opening. Sumter Clothing Co. has an ad. in today's issue, which will pay all shrewd buyers to read and go there for their clothing. D. J. Chandler has in his ad. to? day a few words to parents-boys' parents in particular. Read what he says if you are interested in boys and their clothes. Schwartz Bros., announce the date of their annual fall opening today, and also the fir3t of their Friday special sales. Both of these are events of interest to the ladies. O'Donnell & Co. advertise today the largest and best bought clothing stock in the city. In proof of the statements made prices are quoted that will prove interesting to prospective purchasers and to competitors as well. The local cotton market was stiffer Monday and generally had a better tone as a result of the firmer tone of the Liverpool and New York markets. The receipts today were comparatively light. Middling sold at 9.40a9.50. MARRIED. Mr. Charles L. Cuttino, of this city and Miss Marguerite Tindal, daughter of Hon. James E. Tindal of Clarendon county, were married at the Tindal homestead, near Pinewood Wednesday, afternoon. Mr. Cattino and his bride arrived in the city on the evening train. She?or-Harby Nuptials. Last Thursday evening at 7.30 o'clock at the home of Mr. Henry Harby on Harby avenue occurred the marriage of his daughter, Alice, to Mr. Robert Shelor. Only the members of the family wit nessd the ceremony which was per? formed in an impressive manner by Maj. Marion Moise. While the words wert? being spoken which made them one, the happy couple stood under a magnificent floral horseshoe in an alcove of the reception room which had been- turned into a fairy bower by the artistic arrangement of palms and cut flowers. Soft lights from waxen candles, blended with the stronger electric light, shed a glowing adi rance over the entrancing scene. The bride wore an exquisite gown of white silk crepe, trimmed with lace guimpe, made en train. A misty veil of tulle fell in graceful folds from her dark hair which served to emphasize her youth and loveliness. The groom's gift, a hroach of pearls and diamonds was her only ornament. Immediately after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Shelor received congratula? tions from the many friends and relatives who had assembled to do|them honor and wish them weil. The reception from 8 till 10 was a brilliant affair, and out of town guests from Atlanta, Charleston and other places were preseut. Mrs. Harby, mother of the bride headed the receiving list and was be? comingly gowned in a costume of gray voile over pink taffeta. The first floor was thrown open to guests and rooms and hallways beauti? fully decorated, the mantels were bank? ed with roses, lilies and smilax, the stairs and chandeliers trimmed with vines. Elegant refreshments, consisting of punch, cakes and ices were served, after which the bride and groom left on the 9.30 train for Danville, Va., on a week's visit to the mother of the groom. The presents presented a handsome array of costly china, cut glass and silver, beside many useful article of furniture, amply testifying to the deserved popularity of the recipients. The groom, Mr. Shelor, a rising young business man, since coming to our city several years ago, has gained many friends who con? gratulate him on winning such an ac? complished young woman for his bride, one whose t?-auty and sweet disposition are admired by all who know her. Quarterly Conference. The Fourth Quarterly Conference of the Oswego and Magnolia Street Churches will be held at the Magno.ia Street Church, Monday, October 5th, at ll o'clock a, m. Vom Kippur Services. Services will be held in the Jewish Lecture Hall at 8 o'clock tonight and at ll o'clock tomorrow morning. A Comparison. Population of Conimbia, 30,000; pouplation of Sumter, 6,000. School enrollment ; Fall of 1903-Columbia, 12?6; Sumter, 540. High School ; Columbia, 117; Sumter, 78. Looping the .Loop. Bay Ry ttenberg was painfully injur ed Sunday afernoon while doing the "loop the loop" act on the inclined footway leading from the ground to the top of the scaffold at the new school building. He did the trick successfully several times, but on the last attempt ? board slipped and he . was thrown to the ground, landing on a pile of bricks, f?e received two I severe cuts, one across the forehead and another cn the temple. He was unconscious for a time, but after th? cuts were stitched up he revived and ia getting along fairly well, bat was not able to deliver papers on his route this afternoon. Two football teams have been or? ganized hy the boys of the higher classes of the Graded School and they will begin training at once. Mr. Clifton Moise will coach one team and Mr. Emile Moses the other. These genlemen have had considerable ex? perience as coaches and. will probably develop two strong teams. Bill Jones, who is under sentence to pay $2 or work ? days on the chain gang for riding a bicycle at night without a lighted lantern, has not yet paid his fine, and it begins to look as if he will be forced to spend four days as the guest of bis friend, Bill Seale, who will be glad to have him, espe? cially as he is rather short of road hands at present and has plenty of striped suits not in use. The opening banquet at the Jervey House in its new home last week was attended by more than a hundred and fifty people and they were all feasted to repletion and there was an abun? dance left for the absent guests who failed to take the places prepared for them at Uncle Jim's hospitable table. The spread was a most bountiful one -turkey, oysters, barbecued young pig_and many other substantials and delicacies to tempt the 'appetite and tickel the palate. Everybody present did justice to the good things set be? fore them and Mr. Jervey has been highly complimented on the success of his opening banquet. Cotton poured into this city, Satur? day and the receipts were the greatest of the season. The market was steady at 9.50 for middling. The total receipts on all markets to date are more than a half million bales less than for the same period last year, and the reports from the crop in ali parts of the South are so unfavorable that the present downward tendency of pricbs is not justified. If the entire crop is rushed to market within the next sixty days prices will inevitably go much lower and the producer will fall to receive for his cotton what it is really worth. If crop reports are to be relied upon there is no power strong enough to keep She prices down below ten cents throughout the winter. WHOLESALE COMPANY ORGANIZED. Sumter Banking & Mercantile Co. Elects Officers. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company was organized Monday afternoon at a meeting of the subscri? bers to the capital stock which was held in the office of Lee & Moise. The entire capital stock of 850,000 was subscribed for and a majority of the stockholders were present or repre? sented. The organization was perfected by the election of the following board of directors * W. B. Boyle, C. W. Boshamer, Abe Ryttenberg, W. A. Bowman and W. S. Forbes. At a meeting of the board of direc? tors subsequently held Mr. W. A. Bowman was . elected president, and Mr. C. W .Boshamer was elected sec? retary and treasurer. The company now being fully organ? ized will begin business next week. Temporary offices and warehouses will be rented until the company can build offices and warehouses of its own. NO COURT IN BISHOPVILLE. Failure of Clerk of Court to Sign Jury List Renders Adjournment Necessary. Bishopville, Sept. 28.-Court was brought to a sudden adjournment to? day by the discovery that the Clerk of Court, Mr. W. P. Baskin, had/ failed to sign the jury venire and also to.affix the impress of the official seal to that document. An unworthy rumor was started in the afternoon which connected the failure of the Cle:rk to comply with the law and the Kelly case ; but it was far-fetched and a most improbable thing. The officials of Lee county have too much Roman principles in them to allow collusion to be even suggested to them. The like has happened before in the annals of the South Carolina courts and will again. Accidents and over? sights will occur in the affairs of men and it is unnecessary to criticise those who make them too severely. Large and interested crowds were in attendance upon court and were disappointed at the turn of affairs, but took it in tolerable good humor. Bishopville, Sept. 28.-Court con? vened here this morning with Judge R. C. Watts presiding. Immediately after the noon recess Spain C. Kelly, charged wth the murder of W. F. Creech on May 6th last, was arraigned and pleaded not gulty. Immediately thereafter Hon. M. L. Smith of counsel for the defense mov? ed to quash the venire on the ground ..that the clerk of the court had failed to imprint the seal of the court upon it. It appearing that this was true, Judge Watts ordered the court ad? journed sine die. Supervisor Seale as to Wedgefield. Editor Daily Item : My attention has been called to some remarks of a correspondent of the Item under head? ing of Wedgefield News Notes, Sept. 22d 19?3. I am aware that in some sections of our county a light vote is polled, but, we have never allowed this fact to influence the working of our chain gang in any part of the county. Force of circumstances obliged the stoppage of chain gang work in that particuar section for a while. Our intention is to do justice to all our citizens irrespective of light or heavy votes. The Wedgefield work will be taken up in a few days^ and continued into the Privateer section. Very Respectfully, Wm. H. Seale, County Supervisor. Sumter, S. C., Sept. 26, 1903. SELL COTTON IN SUMTER. Hagood Correspondent Relates Experi? ence of Two Hagood Farmers-One Sold Cotton in Camden. Hagood, Sept. 28.-The crop of cot? ton for our community will be little better than half we find cut, now that it is being gathered. In a trip to Marion, where they did not suffer from excessive rains as we did, I learned that it was estimated the crop there would not be more than three-fourth of an average crop. The slump of the market is not warranted by the size of the crop, if all reports are true. Sumter is the place to sell cotton. On last Friday a party from this neighborhood sold inferior cotton, which had been ginned several days, in Sumter, while on the same day another party sold good coton, which had not been damaged by rain, and ginned at the same gin, in Camden. First party's bale lost only 2 pounds and brought 10 cents, while second party's bale, fresh from gin, lost 8 pounds and brought only 9.62f?. I give this for the information and bene? fit of my farmer brothers, being one myself. Sell your cotton in Sumter. Hagood. Ask your physician if Glenn Springs Mineral Water is not what you need. Dentist's Notice. ON OCTOBER 15th, I will open an office for the practice of Dentistry at No. 104 North Main street; (Win burn's Old Stand) and offer my ser? vices to the people of Sumter and vi? cinity. N. G. OSTEEN, D. D. S. FOR SALE-Sewing Machine in good condition. Apply at Watchman and Southron Office. Setp. 30-2t. EGGS-Barred Plymouth Rock Eggs. Sitting of 13 SI.00. For sale by N. G. Osteen. Sept. 30-2t J P. BOOTH-T**-~~-E. S. BOOTH BOOTH LIVE STOCK CO. Having purchased that part of Barby & 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- hagons. 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 THE PALACE DEY GOODS EMPORIUM Announces Monday, Oct. 5th, for their . 33d Semi-Annual Opening. It is our pleasure to bring together each season the best lines of Dress Goods, Trimmings--in fact, everj'thing in wom? an's apparel-that is shown in "Sumter, and exhibit them, for your pleasure and approval. We will be glad to have you witness this season^ efforts. The Millinery Show Awaits Your Seeing. This is the finest show of Millinery that the stor? has ever spread. It is spread for the pleasure and enjoyment of every woman. Will you accept this invitation to share in the pleas? ure and enjoyment ? Woman doesn't want to read about such hats. Why should we tell of the broad hats, the picture hats, the shaped Turbans ? It will be ever so much better to see, and handle, and try them on Let description yield to invitation Come ! ' The day-Monday, Oct. 5th ; time-9 a m to 9. p. m. ; at Schwartz Bros. The Clothes Question For the growing boy is a perplexing proposition at "best. Parents, who have raised an assort? ment of boys, know all about it. The buy must be pleased as well as the parent. Our handsome Short Pant Suits for Boys from 3 to 16 years Fill the Bill Exactly. $2, $3, $4 and $5 are some of the prices. The Suits are handsome and have style enough to please both the boy and his mother, as well as that substan? tial wear his father will insist upon hav? ing. Bring the boys here for all round clothes satisfaction. D. J. Chandler, Phone 166 = Sumter, S. C. Dry doods, Notions, Shoes, Hats, cheap and fine Trunks* Gents' Furnishings, &c. We offer to the ladies bargains In velvets and silks ; all colors in silk velvets at 89c, which you have been paying $1 for, 36-inch warranted black Taffeta at 95c, sold everywhere at $ 1.25. 27=inch Pau de Soie at 98c, and other silks at your price. We give nice premiums with every $10 you purchase. Remember we carry a full stock of the McCall Patterns, which are 10 and 15c. SHAW & McCOLLUM MERCANTILE 00. Old stand of R. P. Honaghan. ' Sumter, S. C.