Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER ll, 1903. E tared af the Pon Oi?ce at Sumter S ?3 . at Second (Hats Matter NEW ADVERT?SEIIENTS. " Wanted-Governess. Standard House-Agents Wanted. J. W. Gamble-Furniture for Sale. Pierce Jones Exposition Co. Shows. The Minor Store-Silk Dress Goods. D. J. Chandler-Bard Boiled Shirts. Estate of Frank E. Yoang-Citation. Schwartz Bros.-Superb Friday Spe \ cials. > Estate of "Wm. R. Flud-Final Dis? charge. PERSONAL. "Mr. John Cresswell is in the city. Mrs. Laue is visiting her father, Mr. J. B. Roach. Mr. W. fi. Ingram left for Balti? more OD Sunday. Mr. W. J. Rees, of Stateburg, was in the city yesterday. Mr. J. M. Reams of Remberts was ia the city Saturday. Hon. Thos. G. McLeod, of Bishop? ville spent yesterday in town. Miss Octavia Dove, of- Manning is in the city for a few'days stay. Mrs. Henry Stuckey, of Bishopville, is visiting Dr. H. M. Stuckey. Miss May Wilson, of Manning is ?pending a few days in the city. Mr. Sam Gillespie bas . returned to the Welsh Neck High School, Harts Tii?e. Miss Mag C. Graham * returned last week from a visit to relatives in New Jersey. Mis. J. L. Williams, of Timmons Tille, visited her sister, Mrs. M. H. Seek, last week. Mr. J. C. Dove, of Dovesville visit? ed his daughter Mrs. D. W. Cunning -fcam, a few days ago. Mr. W. T. Brogdon, one of the most progressive of Sumter county farm* ers was in the city Saturday. Miss Louise Mackey? of Greenville who has been visiting friends here re? turned home yesterday morning. Col. J. A. Shame, of Magnolia and Jos. F. Rhame, Esq., of Manning were in the city yesterday cn business. Mr. Clifton Moise and Mrs. Nina Solomons spent a few days in Manning as the guests o? Mrs. Louis Levi.! Mr. G. W. Hudson's aged mother sustained serious injury by a fall at her home at the factory last Saturday. Mr. F. ?. Lynam who is now con : nected with thn Postal Telegraph office is Augusta was at home for several days on sick leave last week. Dr. Robt. Y. McLeod, of Bishopville, one of the oldest and most popular physicians in this section of the State spent last Wednesday in the city. Mr. and Mrs. DeVe&ux Moore, Mr. J. A. Enslow and Miss Gregorio have returned from Saluda, N. C., after a stay of five months. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Daniel passed through the city last week on their way to their Wilmington home. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel were married in Bishopville lass week. Mr. Themas Ford, of the U. S. Geo? logical Survey, called upon his friend and class mate, Capt. T. Sc reven Doar, last Saturday. Mr. Ford was on his way to his borne at Plantersville to enjoy his annual leave of absence. Mr. Colin Gilbert Shaw, foreman Georgetown Sunday Outlook, passed through the city Monday to meet his wife in Columbia enron te from Vir? ginia. They spent yesterday in the city with Mr. Wnu D. Shaw, their brother. Mrs. Altamont Moses, Mrs. S. C. Baker and Miss Minne Moses went to Charleston yesterday morning to attend the meeting of the Daughters of the Confederacy as the representatives of Dick Anderson Chapter. Mr. J. M. Woodley, of Providence whose cotton crop was entirely de? stroyed by a hail storm in June, was tn the city Saturday. He says that his cotton crop, -replanted after the hail storm, is one of the finest he bas ever had, and although he has picked out but very little, the stalks are loaded with matured bolls and he hopes to gather a fairly good crop. . Miss Maggie Lou Jackson, of Cameron, S. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. C. W. McGrew. Mrs. M. P. Booth has gone to At? lanta for a stay of several weeks, and will then go to Washigtoh to spend sometime with her son, Mr. Stuart Booth. Get aboard the electric car. Pay yonr city taxes this month and escape the penalty. Court convenes on Monday Decem? ber 7th. The clay and sand" roadway " on North Main street doesn't seem to be a success. \ lt is about time for the Sumter Light Infantry to have a bazar. The county's share of the dispensary profits would pay for a new Court House within three or four years. Why not do it and Ret rid of the un? sightly old barn. The old Stubbs residence on Main street is to be removed in the near fu? ture and a block of business build? ings will be erected immediately on the lot. The electric railway proposition meets with the immediate and hearty approval of the people of Sumter. Everybody wants it. Schwartz Bros. have prepared a great list of money-savers for the pub? lic this week, we refer you to their ad. in another column. You should cer? tainly share in these bargains. Dr. E. S. Booth returned on Sat? urday from a trip to the horse mar? kets of the west where he purchased a car load of well broken horses for the Booth Live Stock Co. Sumter was represented at the Im? migration Convention held in Colum? bia yesterday by Messrs. R. I. Man? ning, E. W. Dabbs and Robert Hayns? worth, ?nd it is hoped that the joint wisdom of representative men from many counties will result in the form? ulation of practical plans to induce a desirable class of settlers to come to South Carolina. MARRIED. Mr. M. B. Chase, of Florence and Miss Gertrude Jennings, of this city, were married iu tbe Presbyterian Ch arch at 8 o'clock ?ast Wednesday evening in the presence of an assemblage of their friends that filled the larse edifice to over? flowing. The ceremony was per? formed by Rev. N. W. Edmunds as? sisted by Rev. H. B. Brown. The lovely bride, who wore a beau? tiful gown of white crepe de chene over taffeta and a long veil which was caught up on her hair by a wreath of orange blossoms, entered with her broth?r, Mr. R. ?1. Jennings, of Or angeburg, and the groom was accom? panied by Mr. Jerome Chase, of Flor? ence, his best man. Miss Nina Dove was maid of honor and the ushers were: Messrs. Leon Dove, Brainard Yeadon, James Mc? Intosh and James Cunningham. Immediately after the ceremony the bridal party drove from the church to the residence of Mr. James H. Chandler where a reception was held. Mr. and Mrs. Chase lett on the 9.30 train for the north where they will spend the honeymoon. It was generally remarked \ that the decoration of the chrrch was artistic and beautiful, white drapery, smilax vines and a wealth of handsome ferns being used in a manner so effective as to transform the church into a picture of beauty .done in green and white. The music which was furnished by Prof. Shoemaker and Miss Mamie Edmunds was another striking feature of the occasion, the selections being peculiar? ly appropriate to the happy event and beautifully rendered. The happy couple were the recipients of the congratulations of a host of friends and the wedding gifts, which wree as numerous as they were hand? some and costly were a slight evidence of their popularity. Among the many who were in the city to attend the marriage were: Mr. and Mrs. John A: Chase, Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Chase, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. McNeill, Miss Annie Lee McNeill, ? Mr. Jerome Chase, Dr. Brooks Rut? ledge, Mr. W. P. Friar, Mr. P. A. Branson, and Mr. H. A. Bronson of Florence, Misses Annie Bronson and Annie Fairley of Spartanburg. Mr. E. Bowen Chase and Miss Coral Chase, of Columbia, Mrs. J. A Baum garder, of Charleston, Mr. and Mrs. R. H. Jennings, of Orangeburg and Mr. and Mrs. R. M. Jenkins, of St Charles. "DEATH.1 George Lee, infant son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles S. Curtis, died Sunday morning last and was buried Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock. Died, at the home of ber aunt, Mrs. Willard Richardson, at Galves? ton, Tex., Louisa, youngest daughter of the late James H. Murrell, of Charleston. Mr. W. R. Dingle, of Summerton, died quite suddely at bis home at that place Sunday, aged about forty years. His friends in this city were shocked on Monday to learn of his unexpected death as he was in good health and in the prime of vigorous manhood. Mr. W. A. Nettles, of Privateer, died at the home of Mr. Peter M el lett, Wedgefield at 6 o'clock Sunday after? noon after only a few days illness, aged 61 years. Mr. Nettles was strick? en with paralysis last week and his condition from the first was so serious that he was not able to be removed to his home. Mr. Nettles had filled the position of Magistrate at Privateer for the past four years with entire satis? faction to the pubilc, his fairness and ability rendering him an ideal man for the position to which he was elected by the citizens of his community. He served one term in the House of Rep? resentatives and declined as a candi? date for reelection although his ser? vices as a Legislator had so commend? ed him to the people of the county that his reelection was assured by a hand? some majority. Mr. Nettles was a Confederate veteran, a life long Democrat and a man who retained the esteem and frendship of all who knew him throughout his well spent and useful life. He will be missed in his com? munity and Sumter county is the poorer by his death. Mrs. Lawrence Griffin, of Silver, Clarendon county, died yesterday at Dr. MOO?^S Infirmary, aged 38 years. The body was taken to Silver yesterday afternoon where the funeral will be held today. Death of Mr. W. J. McEachern. Mr. W. K. McEachern of this city died yesterday afternoon at 2.39 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. Mr. McEachern was well known and had many friends here. He was a native of Sumter county and was 28 years of age. Death ws due to congestion of the lungs.-The State, Nov. 10. ???jTbe negligee shirt season has passed and they should be shed as the trees shed the sere and yellow leaves. To replace them Chandler, the Clothier, has a big stock of Hard Boiled Shirts at all sorts of prices. The Minor Store bas a shoe window decorated in an attractive and unique manner, but at the same time it is somewhat of a puzzle. The window contains a very handsome line of shoes and a liberal supply of corn and corn stalks festooned with autumn leaves. What does the window symbolize? It is scarcely intended to convey the im? pression that shoes and corns go to? gether. Miss Mary Pitts of this city, was awarded a second prize at the State Fair for embroidery. She is only twelve years old and has never receiv? ed a lesson in embroidery work, which makes it quite remarkable that she received a prize when there was so much competition. Mr. C. W. Stansill has sold to Dr. S. C. Baker his lot frontiong on North Main street near the corner of Calhoun street extending through the block to Sumter street and having a frontage also on Calhoun street at the corner of Sumter. The consideration is said to have been $4,500. It is stat? ed that Dr. Baker will erect a large infirmary on the lot, the building he now uses for an infirmary being too small. The outlook for obtaining an appro? priation for a public building at the present session of Congress is not the best, but |that should not deter us from beginning the fight. The sooner we start the sooner we shall succeed in getting the appropriation. The contractors have two months and a few days in which to complete the new school building and the work is so well advanced that the building will be ready for occupancy before the expiration of the contract time. There has been some delay and loss of time by the failure of the firm having the contract for supplying tbe heating apparatus to deliver the material in time. Receiver H. L. Scarborough took formal possession of the factory of the Telephone Manufacturing Company, yesterday afternoon and will take act? ive charge of the business this morn? ing. He does not know yet what policy he will pursue in the manage? ment of the concern, and,.until he has had time to'familiarize himself with the business, he is not prepared to ex? press an opinion as to the future of the company. It property yielding a net annual income representing ten per cent on an investment of $7,800 is returned for taxation at a valuation of $1,900 what ought to be the taxable valuation of a widow woman's milk cow, said cow giving only five quarts of milk a day, and having lost one eye and a horn? For the correct solution of this simple every day problem involving the principles of taxation and business morality, City Treasurer Hurst will pay a reward. He would also like to know why it is that a stock of mer? chandise worth $45,000 when a report is made to Bradstreet's shrinks to something less than $9,000 when it finally lands on the tax books. The sum and substance of the whole mat? ter is that the more property a person owns the greater opportunity there is to dodge taxes. The Seaboard Air Line completed a few weeks ago a branch road from Cheraw to Bennettsville, and now seems to be the opportune time for the business men and property owners of Sumter and Bishopville to take up with the Seaboard officials the plan to build a branch road from the main line to Sumter, via. Bishopville. The freight business that the proposed road would draw from Sumter and Bishopville, to say nothing of the local business that would be developed along the line would pay a substantial inter? est on the cost of the road. The road from Sumter to Camden is said to be a remarkably profitable piece of pro ?perty, and a road from Sumter via Bishopville to the Seaboard, if operated as a part of the Seaboard System would command much more business than the road just mentioned. Bishop? ville ships from eight to twelve thous? and bales of cotton annually and this city from thirty to thirty-five thousand, and the cotton business is but a small part of the freight business of the two towns. The business men of Bennetts? ville secured the construction of the road to their town and the business men of Sumter and Bishopville, if they will get together and go to work in the right way can bring the Seaboard to Sumter within the next twelve months. The Columbia State, of Sunday, has the following to say of Mr. W. T. Aycock who has been selected to rep? resent Richland County in the House of Representatives: "Mr. Aycock is a young man of whom much is ex? pected in public life. He is young, of attractive personality, has made success at the law in his association with Mr. Francis H. Weston, and is regarded as a man who is honorable to the highest degree. The campaign between Mr. Aycock and Mr. Hamp? ton was conducted in a very pleasant manner. Mr. Aycock is a native of Wedgefield, * Sumter county, and is part owner in one of .the finest, and largest cotton plantations in the south. He is a graduate of the South Carolina college and is a social fa? vorite in Columbia." A country negro while sitting in a wagon in front of Knight Bros. book store on Tuesday of last week acci? dentally discharged a gun which he was handling rather carelessly. The load broke a glass in the front window of the store and shot were scattered over the interior of the store and printing office in the rear. Fortunately no one was in range of the gun and the damage was not great. James Franklin, the negro man who shot a hole through the show window of Knight Bros. book store Tuesday afternoon wliile carelessly handling a gun on Main street was tried in the Mayor's Court Wednesday afternoon, the charge being discharging firearms on the street. He was. defended by L. D. Jennings, Esq., and the trial was bj jury. The case was heard at length and the jury being unable to agree, a mistrial was ordered. The case will be heard again on Monday. Franklin in his testimony stated that he had bought a supply of shells from a hardware store and that the gun was discharged while he was trying them to ascertain if they fitted his gun. There was no intention on his part to discharge the gun, but his action dis? played a gross carelessness to say the least, the streets being no place to ex? periment with a loaded shot gen. James Franklin, the negro who shot a hole through Knight Bros. show win? dow one day last week was again given a trial by jury in the Mayor's court yesterday. He was represented by L. D. Jennings, Esq., and his plea was that the discharge of the gun was an un? avoidable accident and that he was within his rights in loading the gun on the streets to ascertain if the cart? ridges he had purchased would fit his gun. The jury took this view of the matter and rendered a verdict of not guilty. COTTON MARKET. The cotton market has been subject to violent ?u etna ti on s this week, but the price has the strongest possible tendency to advance and it seems im? possible for the bear speculators to keep it down. On Monday cotton sold here in -;he forenoon as high as 10.85 but closed in the evening at 10.50 ; yesterday the average during the fore? noon was 10.60, but in the. evening the price advanced to 10.75 and several large lots were bought at that price by export buyers. Today cotton is selling on the streets at 10.80al0.8234 The receipts this week on the local market have been light. Superb Friday Specials. ss When it comes to wearables no store here? about is so thoroughly able to serve you as this one. The apparel here, of every sort and style, proves it. This Friday is most emphatically one of the biggest economy days we've ever prepared for. Decisive savings at every turn. Read the List : -Sale of Mattings 40 rolls best quality Japanese Mattings, regular 25 and 30c. yard ; choice Friday at 21c. -More Taffeta Silk Bargains 2 pieces 19-inch guaranteed black Taf? feta, on sale Friday, 69c. 2 pieces 36 inch black Taffeta, for spe? cial sale Friday at 93c. -Black Dress Goods 5 pieces 42-inch black Sharkskin, will be sold Friday at 47c. -White Wool Dress Goods New styles just in for suits and waists, in Mohairs, Mibtrals, Etamines, Veiling?, etc., 38 and 40 inches wide, sal? Friday at 50c. 50 dozen hemmed Huck Towels, the last case to be received, Friday at 9c. 3 pieces ?ne white Table Damask ; note width, 68 inches ; will go on sale Friday at 46c. 48 ladies' Umbrellas, just in, all new handles, never less than $1, some places $1.25 ; Friday all at 89c. 36 reversible Smyrna Rugs, size 30x60, special sale Friday, $1.39. 30 more white Quilts, extra large, hem? med ; very cheap at $1, for Friday sale at 89c. 1,000 yards Wamsutta 10-4 sheeting, worth 40c, on sale Friday at 25c. 30 dozen 2 clasp Kid Gloves, all colors and- black, Friday at 59c. SCHWARTZ BROS. HARD BOILED SHIRTS Are now in order. We serve them soft, if you prefer. Some men do for business wear. All styles on our bill-and we serve them right. Fresh styles for fall are ready, at prices that are right for good shirts-50c. to $1.50. If you allow us to serve you with Shirts, You'll Not Have a Shirt Trouble AU Winter. D. J. CHANDLER, Phone 166, Sumter, S. C. ? THE I MINOR STORE, I -= Phone 228= g H ow d id you pet along S with that summer hold g over suit duringthe last g cold snap? And let us ? remind you that was g only the forerunner of ? several that will make g you think you are a lit ? tie slow taking advan= tage of the money=sav= ing opportunities offer? ed here. 1 piece 36-inch Peau de Soie, a regu? lar $1.50 quality. rf* -i f r\ Special . - V 1 piece fine quality 27-ineh Peau f\ Q de Soie, worth $1.25. Special X OC 4 pieces extra satin finish Broadcloth, worth $1.75. rf? 4 OE Special - - $ * 6 different styles new Manish Mixtures, pretty for suits or skits. A Q ?Special .... 4?C 1 piece 36-inch Taffeta, full 36 inches wide and worth $1.75. rf? j -j (T Special - - - Our Dress Making Parlor is the talk of the town. The reason, we guarantee satisfaction, or money refunded. ISlMLMltllLfill MBMMMMM.