The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 16, 1903, Image 4
WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER !6, !903.
The Sumter Watchman was founded in
1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The
Watchman and SouViron now bas the com?
bined circulation and influence of both of
the old papers, and is- manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
Bishop A. Coke Smith's decision
. that members of the Methodist Church
cannot become dispensers without
violating the church discipline may
be, in fact probably is, good church
law, but it will not find general ac?
ceptation among Methodists. There
are too many members of that denomi
Ja??cn scattered over the State now
holding down paying jobs in the great
moral institution and living easy on
the emoluments thereof for Bishop
Smith's ruling to be accepted without
dissent
t Philanthropbist A. C. Kaufman, of
Vanderbilt \ Benevolent Association
fame, has net Charleston by the ears
by the display of an obstinate deter?
mination to remain on the city school
board in opposition to the well known
sentiment of a majority of the citizens
against his reappointment. His term
has expired, but be and his friends,
constituting a minority of the nomi?
nating hoard, took snap judgment and
sent in to Gov. Hey wa**d a recommenda?
tion that he be re-appointed. The ob?
jection to Mr. Kaufman is not due to
his philanthropic proclivities, but to
his efforts to obtain any cid oSce from
President Roosevelt, and his personal
endorsement of the President's atti?
tude on the negro question, from
Dr. Crum to Booker Washington.
any old Confederates are protesting
viogrously against the action of the
Chester Camp, Confederate V?t?rans,
in electing Gov. Hey ward an honorary
.member and conferring on him a Cross
of Honor. They assert most positively
' that it was in violation of all rule and
precedent and that no Camp has the
right to confer a Cross of Honor upon
any man not a Confederate Veteran,
it really appears that the Chester
Camp in the exuberance of its enthusi?
asm Ox er our justly popular chief mag
. istr?te has overstepped the bounds of
taste, as well as precedent re?
specting the bestowal of these Crosses
jof Honor, and has placed Gov. Hey?
ward in a very trying and awkward
predicament,
Senator Tillman's resolutions* de
^naading aa inquiry to determine the
?status of the so-called recess appoint?
ements of President Roosevelt, viz:
leonard Wood to be Major General
and Dr. Crum to be collector of the
port of Charleston, go to the very root
of the matter, and while they may not
result in anything tangible they will
st least direct attention more forcibly
to the remarkable and unwarranted
assumption of power by the President
and his contemptuous disregard of the
Senate. lu a sense, however, the Sen?
ate has brought upon itself tb is slap
ia the face, for the- opportunity to
?ither accept or reject Wood, Crum
and other objectionable appointees of
the President has been neglected and
the responsibility resting apon it to
place itself upon record was shirked.
While it is not an innovation, for the
merchants to close their stores two
days when Christmas falls on Friday,
it having been a custom to do so in
Sumter for many years, there was
greater reluctance this year on the
part of a number of the larger estab?
lishments to close two days than even
before. They candidly stated their
objections to closing, the chief of
which was the failure i ri former years
of many who signed tb? agreement to
live up to it inspirit and letter. It is
a fact, too well known to be disputed
tbat a few merchants have violated
their agreement more or less openly
and have sold goods to all comers,
front and back doors being kept on the
latch the greater part of the holidays,
instead of being closed as agreed. An
agreement is an agreement and every
man who signed the pledge to close two
days should keep his doors locked and
not hang round and invite, by bis
presence, requests from customers to
?ell goods, if the agreement is violat?
ed this year as it bas been in foi mer
years it will be impossible in future to
?aduce those who keep the agreement
to sign another pledge to clore two
days forjCfaristmas.
The depredations of j^ot bunters are
causing a great many^itid owners to
post their lands, & thing that they have
heretofore found unnecessary, a request
being sufficient to keep hunters off
their lands. But in the last few years
killing partridges for market has be?
come a regular business with not a few
men, and when a Darty of these bird
gr.llers go on a man's place tbey seldom
let up until they have cleaned out the
hirds and destroyed all possibility of
sport for the season for the land owner
and his friends. The land owners are
uniting and if the pot hunters do not
keep away from posted lands prosecu?
tions will follow. Land owners can?
not be blamed for protecting their
game against poachers.
Mr. D. J. Chandler has decided to
capitalize his clothing business and
has applied to the Secretary of State
for a charter. The commission which
was issued Monday states that the
capital stock of The D. J. Chandler
Clothing Co., shall be $8,000 and
names D. J. Chandler and J. H.
Chandler as the corporators.
The old Sumter Institute builidngs
stn being torn down and the lot will
<be divided into building lots for resi?
dences. As this property is in one of
the mest edsirable sections of the city
a number of new houses will be built
szhti? at sn early day.
THE QE?DLY BRADE GROSSIKB.
Mr. W. E. Osteen, of Camden,
Fatally Injured While Crossing
the Railroad on his Way to
his Farm.
Camden, Dec. 14.-This morning
! Mr. W. E. Osteen was on his way out
to his farm, several miles east of Cam?
den, and when he got to the crossing
over the Southern Road, near the
station, he was caught by the south
bound train. His horse seemed to stop
right on the track, and although the
engineer made every effort to stop the
train he was too near Mr. Osteen to
stop in time to save him. The horse
was killed and the buggy was literally
torn to pieces, and why its occupant
was not killed instantly is a mystery.
Mr. Osteen, who is about 70 years of
age, and a little hard of hearing, was
hurled violently out of his buggy and
sustained fatal injuries. He was
picked up and brought tc the station,
and subsequently removed to his home
on "Broad street, where he received
medical attention, but died tonight of
his injuries. He was a highly respected
citizen, unassuming in his manners
and strictly honest. He leaves a wife
and several grown children.
THE S. S. MASS MEETING.
The Largest Collection Ever Made for
the Christmas Fond.
The Sunday School Mass Meeting
held in the Presbyterian Church Sun?
day afternoon was, as usual, very
largely atttended, ali Sunday schools
of the city being represented by many
scholars, teachers and officers, and there
were besides a large representation of
those who are not actually engaged, in
Sunday school work, but who are ' in
full syrapthy with the purpose for
which these annual mass meetings are
held. The church was so well filled
and the contributions were so generous
that there could be no doubt that the
heart of Sumter is in the plan to pro?
vide Christmas cheer for all who, from
any cause, are unable to make provis?
ion themselves No needy family in
Sumter will be permitted to go with?
out a Christmas dinner, no children
will be deprived of the pleasure that
a visit of Santa Claus always gives to
them.
is; The programme was as published
Saturday; Mr. E. H. Rh ame serving
as chairman and addresses were made
by Rev. H. H. Covington and Rev. C.
C. Brown.
Mr. L. L Parrotr, who has heretofore
served so cheerfully as cbariman of he
committee on distribution of gifts, was
again made chairmn of this commit?
tee, wi tn the following assistants from
the several Sunday schools :
Episcopal--Mrs. Mark Reynolds and
Miss. Tasie Manning. HE*
First. Methodist-Mrs. John T.
Green and Mrs. A. R. Flowers.
Presbyterian-Miss Mamie Edmunds
and Miss Mary Carson.
Lutheran-Mrs. Laverty and Miss
Kophf.
First Baptist-Miss Fannie Hayns?
worth and Mrs. R. E. Wilder.
Magnolia Street Methodist-Mrs.
Barri neau and Mrs. John Kennedy.
Bartlette Street Baptist-Mrs. Joel
E. Branson and Miss Lula Hayns?
worth.
The collection yesterday afternoon
amounted to $87.10 and the following
contributions from lodges and other
organizations were announced,
tlks, $25.00
Same Cock Lodge, K of P. 10.00
Claremont Locg3, A. F. M., 10.00
Hollywood Camp, W. of W., 10.00
Red Men, ; 10.00
Sumter Light Infanry, 5.00
Monaghan Hose Co., 5.GO
Delgar Reel Squad, 5.00
Second Regiment Band, 5.00
Kings Daughters, 13.73
$98.73.
The total fund now in band there?
fore amounts to $185.83, the largest
sum ever collected for the use of the
committee in the eleven years since
the first colieteiou was made for the
purpose of providing Christmas gifts
for the poor. In former years a large
amount has been given to the commit?
tee subsequent to the Sunday School
mass meeting, and this year will be no
exception to the rule.
Chairman Parrott requests that the
committee meet in the Sumter Light
Infantry Armory at ll o'clock a. m.,
Thursday to organize and map out the
work to be done.
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It is stated on good authority that
Mr. J. M. Lawrence has transferred
his interest in the Street Railway
franchise, granted last night by City
Council, to the other petitioners who
w?re associated with him in applying
for the grant.
On Friday in the Court of Com?
mon Pleas Mr. Harmon Del eon Moise,
Jr., petitioned the Hon. R. C. Watts,
presiding judge, for a change in his
name from that of Harmon DeLeon
Moise to Davis DeLeon Moise
for the reason that he has
a relative who is also an
attorney a law -at this bar with the
same name as he formerly had. The
petition was granted and in future he
will be known as Davis DeL. Moise.
Two Days for Christmas.
It having been our custom in the
past to close our places of business for
two days when Christmas falls on
Friday, we, the undersigned, do here?
by agree to close our places of busi?
ness on Friday and Saturday, Decem?
ber 25tn and 2Gth instant, provided all
agree.
Stubbs Bros., Horn Dry Goods Co.,
Levi Bros.. Schwartz Bros., C. F.
McFadden. Sumter Grocery Co., W.
H. Yates, Knight Bros.. L. W. Folsom,
John Reid, Burns Hardware Co.. Bult
man Bros., H. G. Osteen & Co.,
Ducker & Bultman, L. B. Durant, D.
J. Chandler, The Cash Grocery Store,
Sumter Clothing Co., Shaw & Mc
Collam Mercantile Co., E. A. Bult?
man, Cuttino & Chandler, Beck Bros.,
B. J. Barnett, The Sumter Dry Goods
Co., O'Donnell & Co., The Minor
Store, J. Ryttenherg & Sons, V. H.
Phelps, Levy & Moses, L. LeGrand.
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COTTON MARKET.
Futures were quoted IG wer on the
New York and Liverpool markets today
but the local market was stronger than
yesterday and middling sold on the
streets for 12.05.
IB
GOV. HEYWiRO ANO
GROSS OF HONOR.
He Has Very Properly Declined
to Accept the Honor Which the
Chester Camp Proposed Con?
ferring Without Right to
db so.
Gov. Heyward has promptly and
finally pnt an end to the controversy
that.the action of the Chester Camp,
Confederate Veterans, in conferring
upon him the Cross of Honor had
started. He has firmly but politely
declined the proffered honor and the
position he takes cannot be success?
fully assailed by either party to the
controversy.
The following: letter addressed to the
commandant of the Chester Camp was
made public on Monday :
Columbia, S. C., December 10, 1903.
Col. J. W. Reid, Chester, S. C.
My Dear Colonel:-The receipt of
your letter, 7th inst, was a most
pleasant reminder of my recent
pleasant visit to your town. Its con?
tents add to my appreciation of the
honor you conferred upon me while
on this trip, and, while this apprecia?
tion is most sincere, I shall have to
ask you to understand that I do not
see my way clear to properly make
such a request. 1 feel that only those
soldiers of the Confederate army who
wore the grey, like yourself, are en?
titled to the bzdge of honor. With
this strong conviction, you will see
that I cannot consistently ask for the
honor, which belongs entirely to the
heroes of the Lost Cause.
Please consider this a final disposi?
tion of this matter, and be sure to
know that this decision does not in
the most remote manner detract from
my sincere appreciation of the honor
which has been conferred. Further
discussion of it would not, in my
judgment, be wise ; and I beg that if
you have any thing further to say,
please wait until we can have a
personal interview, at which time, I
am sure, I can make myself fully un?
derstood.
I often think of the pleasant day I
spent in Chester, and of all your kind?
ness to me on that occasion.
Trusting you are quite well, belie *e [
me with regards,
Yours sincerely, *
D. C. Hey ward, i
Governor, j
St. Stephen's, Berkeley County,
Dec. 12.-A fire broke out here in
the store of M. S. Riff, about 3 a. m.,
and destroyed his entire stock of
general merchandise ; also the board?
ing house of Mrs. H. I. Klintworth ;
store and dwelling of G. T. Parris, j
and the office of Magistrate J. M.
Walden. The loss will aggregate about ?
S8.000, with very little.insnrance. ' ?
NOTICE.
I WILL offer for sale at public auc?
tion in Mayesville, S. C., at J. E.
Mayes's livery stables on Tuesday,
Dec. 29tb, 1903 at eleven o'clock, or
as soon thereafter as the sale can be
made, the following property, belong?
ing to the estate of W. D. Mayes,
deceased, viz:
Two horses, seven mules, one calf,
one iron safe, Carey make, one mower
and hay rake, one Osborne reaper and
binder, three side harrows, one one
horse wagon, one two-horse wagon, a
number of sets of plow gear, plows,
plow stocks, etc.
ELIZABETH W. MAYES, Admx.
Dec. IC-2t.
I China !
? I
1 Bric-a-Bracg a
Handkerchiefs - - 5c. up to $1.50
Gloves - 25c. up to .$1.50
Umbrellas - - - $1 up to $G
Lace Collars - - 7ilc. up to ^7.?()
Neckwear - - 25c. up to $1.50 j
Hand Bags and purses 25c. up to $2.50
Furs and Fur Set* - $1 up io $12
NOW ONE VAST ii
Have you decided yet ? Onh
shop for Xmas.
You will find here the largesl
Sumter. Everybody is invited
ment over. You won't have to
Glance over this list of sugge
- 500 New Pictures '
Pillow Tops - . - 25c. up to $1
Bureau Scarf.-, Center Pieces 25c. up to ^L'
ALSO-Everything imagini
China, Glassware, etc.
SCHWA
The members of the police force are
making elaborate preparations for their
annual barbecue supper, and those out?
siders who are honored with an Invita?
tion may count themselves lucky.
. JOB LOT soand, well| worked to?
baccos. 22 cents pound. Write for
terms. Those without commercial rat?
ing must send postase for reply. R.
H. Patterson, Tobacconist. Penicks,
Va. Dec 9-2t
DOGWOOD. Persimmon and Hickory
timber for sale by R. C. McFacdin, Sum?
ter, S. C. Oct. 21-4t*
WANTED, Persimmon. Dogwood, Hick?
ory and Ho'l7 Logs. Freight paid on car?
loads. JAMES COCKSHOTT, Charleston,
S. C. Oct 21-tm.
WANTED-Faithful person to travel
for well established house in a few
counties, calling on retail merchants
and agente. Local territory. Salary
$20.00 per week with expenses addi?
tional, all payable in cash each week.
Money for expenses advanced. Position
permanent. Business successful and
rushing. Standard House, 330 Dear?
born street, Chicago. Nov. ll
FOR RENT-One storehouse, with
three room dwelling attached, with
necessary out. buildings, for five
months. Three and one half miles
from Sumter in the fork of Providence
and Stateburg roads. For terms apply
to R. M. Edens, Sumter, S. C.
July 29-tf._
FOR SALE- Sewing Machine in
good condition. Apply at Watchman
and Southron Office. Setp. 30-2t.
EGGS-Barred Plymouth Rock
Eggs. Sitting of 13 81.C0. For sale
by N. G. Osteen._Sept 30-2t
NOTICE.
i
HUNTING on the lands of the follow?
ing parties is strictly prohibited. Any
one violating this notice will be prose?
cuted to the full extent of the law.
Geo. M. Sanders, W. L. Saunders, A.
M. Lee, W. H. Ingram, W. W.
Anderson, Chas. Pinckneyj J. L.
Pinckney, R. D. Cuttino, D. Bul!, W.
W. Sumter. T. S. Stuckey, H. J. Mc?
Call. Dec. 9.-4t.
TAX RETURNS FOB 1804.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY.
x * Sumter, S. C., Dec. 5,1903.
Notice is hereby given that I will attend,
in person or by deputy, at the following
places on the days indicated respectively,
for the purpose of receiving returne of
personal property and poll taxes for the
fiscal year commencing January lt>t, 1904.
At Office, Sumter, S. C., at all other times
up to February 20th, 1904, inclusive.
Gordon's Mill, January 6th.
TindaPs Store, Thursday, January 7.
Privateer, (Jenkin's Stoie,) Friday Janu?
ary 8.
Manchester, (Thos. A. Gardiners.) Fri?
day, January 8.
Wedgefield, Saturday, Jannary 9.
Stateburg, Saturday, January 9.
Hagood, Tuesday, January, 12.
Retnbert, Wednesday, January 13.
Dalzell, Thursday, January 14.
Mayesville, Monday, January ll.
Shiloh, Tuesday, January 12.
Norwood's Cross Roads, Wednesday,
January 13.
Oswego, Friday, January 15.
All returns must be made on or before
the 20th day of February, next. I cannot
take returns after that date, and all re?
turns made after the 20th day of February
are subject to a penalty of 50 per cent.
J. DIGGS WILDER,
dec 9 Auditor Sumter County.
OL! DAY BAZAAR
y nine more days, in which to
: variety of holiday goods in
to look this beautiful assort
buy-if you can't help it.
?tions :
this Week, all 10c
Spreads - - - G9c. up to $<>
Sheets .... 49c. up to $1
Rugs .... 25c. up to $5
Art Squares - - - 83 up to ?20
Towels ... - Sc. up to 75c.
Napkins ... jr>c up to $5 do/.
Circular Knit Shawls 81.25 up to 82.50
Baby Caps - - 25c. up to 62 j
-!-i
Ladies' Waists - 50c. up to $7.50 j
Perfumery - - 10c. up to ?1
tb?e in TOYS. Dolls, Furniture,
RTZ BROS.
AND WE ARE READY
With a complete stock of
SEASONABLE AND VALUA?
BLE GIFTS.
A useful present is more sensible than an or?
namental one, and in
Our Dry Goods Department
Will be found many of these, a few of which we will mention :
Rugs, Art Squares, Lap Robes, Table Cloths,
Towels, Napkins, a handsome Coat or Fur, Kid
Gloves, Neck pieces Handkerchiefs, Mufflers,
Belts, or a box of Shamrock Hosiery.
In our Clothing Department you will find a
Complete Line of Overcoats
For old, young and middle age, neckwear in endless variety,
sweaters for men and boys, suits for the little fellows from $1
to $5, suits for the medium size from $2 to $10, suits for. the
old folks from $5 to $15, with hats and shoes to suit all sizes.
There are few if any places in which all your wants can be
so nearly supplied as here.
O'DONNELL I COMPANY.
To flake Changes
We are very anxious to exchange
our Merchandise for Cash.
We have too many goods for the
short cotton crop, therefore we are
going to give everybody a chance to
get some low price goods.
On the following goods, for one week:
i
Dress Goods, Silks, Furs, Blank=
ets, Cloaks, Shoes, Carpets and Mat=
tings.
36=inch black Taffeta, warranted
$1.25 kind, for 93c. $1.50 quality
for $ ? .23. Dress goods are on cen=
ter table and marked down accord=
ingly.
The Sumter Dry Goods Co.