Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1903. MEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Schwartz Bros.-Jest in Time. Dr. Z. F. Higbsmith-Kind Letter from a Pleased Customer. PERSONAL. Mr. Frank Spann is at home fer the holidays. Mr. W. H. Ingram has returned from Baltimore. .Mr. James Reaves, of Concord, spent Friday in town. Mr. J. E. DuPre of Pisgah was in the city Friday. Rev. J. W. Kenney of Pisgah, spent "Friday in the city. Mr. E. W. Dabbs, ?f Goodwill was in the city Friday. Mr. Frank J. Moses is in the city to ?spend several days. Miss Emma Mood is spending some? time in Charleston. Dr. R. B. Furman, of Privateer was in the city yesterday. Mr. John F. Kelly of Bishopvlle was in the city last week. Mr. J. C. Lanham, of Summerton was in town last week. , Mr. K B. Ellerbe, of Hagood was in the city Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. J. L. Irby of Boykins were in the city yesterday. Mr. George Lev^ is at home from the South Carolina College. Mr. and Mrs. T. O. Sanders, of Ha? good, spent yesterday in town. mt. and Mrs. E. E. Rem?jert of Rem? bergs was in the city yesterday. Miss McConnell, of Mooresville, N. C., is visiting Mrs. W. B. Burns. B. Frank Kelly, Esc., of Bishopville was in the city Thursday on business. Mr. W. J. Ardis, of Manchester was in the city attending court last week. C?L J. Harvey Wilson, of Mayes vills, was in the city today on business. Mr. George Dunn, of Birmingham, , Ala., is in the city /to spend the holi? days. s Mr. Ashleigh Mood is at home from the'Richmond Medical College for the holidays. Mr. Philip Finn, of Selma, Ala., is dn the city to spend the holidays with .his parents. ~ / Mr. Leo Miller, who has been living au Hartsivlle . for several months, is in the city. Miss Janie Mi kell returned last ?eek from Baltimore after a stay of .several months. Mr. Sam Gillespie, who is attending the Welsh .Neck High School, is in the ??city for the holidays. Mr. Ernest Carson, who is a student -at the Charleston Medical College, is -at home for the holidays. Mr. Willie Manning of the Un ive r rsity of the South, Sewanee, Tenn., is - at home to spend Christmas. Mr. J. E. Whilde? who has been x?quit? sick for several weeks was out ^yesterday for the first time. Mr. Herbert Hayns worth who is .attending the Atlanta Dental College is in the city to spend the holidays. Misa Emmie Sanders of Yemessee, who has been attending school in this ?city has gone home to sepnd Christ? mas. Mrs. Laughery and Miss Tillie Peterson, of Ligonier, Pa., are spend? ing the winter with Mr. and :Mrs. W. -G. Stubbs. Miss Margie Monaghan, who is at? tending school in Wilmington, DeL, is in the city to spend Christmas with her mother. Miss Hattie Mason arrived in the .city Wednesday afternoon after a long .and delightful visit to relatives in Augusta, Ga. Maj. and Mrs. D. B. Anderson and ?Miss Willie May Bates of Birming? ham, Ala., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. N, G. Osteen. F. F. Herndon, Esq., of Bishopville .one of the brightest and most popular members of the Lee county bar, was in the city last Wednesday. Mr. J. Edwin Rembert and family have moved from their home in Pro? vidence township to Columbia, where they will reside in future. Miss Theo Lopez left Monday -night for Jacksonville, Fla., where she will spend the Christmas holidays with her uncle, Mr. W. Lionel Moise. Mr. Calvin W. Chandler, of Cokes bury, formerly of this county, is in town. He expects to move back to this county, and settle at Wedgefield. John S. Wilson, Esq., and M. C. Galluchat, Esq., of Manning were in the ci ty Monday attending a hearing be? fore Judge Purdy sitting in Cnambers. Miss Roland leaves tomorrow for her home in Laurens, Misses Duval! and Brock go to Cheraw and Miss Cromer goes to Newberry to spend the holi? days, the Graded Schools having clos? ed until January 4th. Col. W. A. Benton, of Cheraw, who was a resident of this city for about two years a few years ago, was s nick? en with paralysis last Saturday and his friends here will regret to hear that his condition is regarded as quite seri? ous. Dr. Van Telburg-Hofman, of Sum? ter, S. C., is in Norfolk attending the eighth annual session of the Seaboard Medical Association. Dr. Hofman was at one time on the medical staff of Hos? pital St. Vincent de Paul, and is well known in this city.-Norfolk Land? mark. Dec. 17. Miss Madge McDowell went to Bisbopvilie this morning to spend Christmas. Dr. Z. F. Highsmih will leave on Christmas day fur his old home in Greenville, N. C., to spend a week. Prof. R. B. Cain, of the S. C. Co Educational Institute, Edgefield, S. C., is spending the holidays with his father Mr. W. ?. Cain, of Privateer. The Hotel Jackson will open about January 1st. The barn and stables of Mr. T. O. Sanders of Hagood, were burned Sat? urday night. The Sumter Savings Bank has dis? tributed handsome calendars to its ri ends and patrons. MARRIED. Mr. D. Ringletery Owen and Miss Jessie V. Mims, were married at the residence of the bride's mother, 417 Council street, at 6 p. m., San day, in the presence of a larg? circle of relatives and friends, Rev F. M. Sat terwhite officiating. FARKAS-HAR8Y WEDDING. The Beautiful Home Wedding of Two Popular Young People Wednesday Af? ternoon. One of the most beautiful and elab? orate home weddings that ever occur? red in Albany was witnessed by one hundred guests at the home. of the bride's parents yesterday . afternoon when Mr. Jackson M. Barby, of Sum? ter, S. C., and Miss Freddie Farkas, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. S. Farkas, were united in the bonds of holy wedlock. The ceremony was solemnized at 5 o'clock. The palatial Farkas home on Broad street was ablaze with light and presented a most inviting appear? ance from without, while its interior had been transformed by the hand of the skilled decorator into a veritable fairyland. ?Che entire lower floor of the interior of the home was beauti? fully decorated. The color scheme was white and green, and this was carried out minutely in everything. Large quantities of graceful bamboo vines were artistically festooned about the walls, over doors, windows and pictur? es, and hundreds of handsome pot plants were used with very pleasing effect. The large bay window in the parlor was a bower of green. Here hung the beautiful wedding bell of white chry? santhemums which was aglow with many electric lights. Under this bell, the bridal couple stood during the ceremony. Shortly after 5 o'clock Mendelsohn's wedding march sounded from the piano, which was presided over by Mrs. L. Geiger, and the bridal party entered the parlor. First came the bride's sister, Miss Gertrude Farkas, her maid of honor and only attendant. She was followed by the bride, lean? ing on the arm of her father. The bride was met at the altar by the groom and they faced Dr. E. A. Lan? dau, who performed the beautiful cer? emony that made them man and wife. The bride's gown was of white lace over white taffeta and chiffon, the bertha being an elaborate handwork creation trimmed with rose point lace. She carried a shower bouquet of lillies of the valley. The maid of honor wore 'an exquisite toilet of white lace and mull over taffeta and carried a bouquet of funs. ^ Shortly after the ceremony, after the guests had offered their congratula? tions and good wines to the happy young couple, the doors of the dining balls were thrown open and the guests followed the bridal party into the wedding supper. The table, which was in the shape cf the letter H, was beautifully decorated with greens and ribbons of white chiffon. Everywhere blazed white and green candles, and hundreds of little wedding bells were suspended from the chandeliers. Covers were laid for 100 guests. The wedding supper was served in courses and< was one- of the most elaborate ever served in the city. As Miss Farkas the bride was one of the most attractive and accomplished of Albany's many beautiful daughters. Petit in statue, gracious in manner possessing a charming personality and much strength of character, she has been a favorite with a large circle of friends. Though Mr. Harbyis from Sumter, S. C., be is well known here, having spent several months in Albany last year when he was engaged in putting in the machinery of the Planters' Oil Co. He has made in Albany a host of friends and admirers, who have recog? nized in him many noble traits. The popularity of this happy young couple and the esteem in which they are held by their friends was beauti? fully attested by the large number of handsome wedding gifts which the bride received. Mr. and Mrs. Harby left at 8.30 o'clock last night for Savannah, whence they will go into Florida for a wedding trip of several weeks before going to Sumter, S. C., where they will make their home.-Albany (Ga. ) Herald, Dec. 17. A Coming Marriage. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. R. E. Carnes, of Bishopville, to the marriage of their daughter, Annie Estelle to Mr Eugene B. Mc? cutcheon o*i Thursday evening, Dec. 31st, at home. The popularity of the bride and groom makes this an event of unusual interest. DEATH. Mr. T. B Boykin, a son of Mr. C. M. Boykin, of this county, died in Columbia on December 8th of dropsy af er a long illness. He was only 29 years old but had been in ill health for several years and his death was not unexpected. The clerks and other employees will have two Christmas holidays, but the "beasts of burden" (the mail carriers) will have but one. Mr. T. D. Chandler has sold the balance of his farm on Broad street, Messrs. J. J. Baker and B. F. Estridge being the purchasers. The crowd of holiday shoppers filled the stores and kept the streets lively today. All the towns within thirty or forty miles of the city were represent? ed in the crowds. Property owners of Sumter county are very slow in paying State and county taxes this year, but they have until December 31st to pay without penalty. I The committee in charge of the dis j tribution of Chismas gifts to the poor J are still receiving contributions, a?l of I which are tnankfully received, there being a place where each contribu? tion can be made to do good. The Little Workers br.nta Claus en ? tertainment in the Armory Hall Friday j night was a great s;:ecess, the attend? ance being Jaree and quite a substan? tial sum was realized for the bnildirg . fund of the First Methodist Church. Lien merchants are beginning to accumulate a stock of lean horses and mu ks as souvenirs of their dealings with that class of agricnlturists wbos? chief asset is abounding hope and a desire to get a lien in the spring. A Good Thing for Sumter. ! The Columbia State of the 19th says : "Senator J. W. Ragsdale of Florence was here yesterday to consult with the railroad commission regarding the es? tablishment of a new train from that point to Columbia. It is the wish of i the people in the Pee Dee section, j says Mr. Ragsdale, to have a train j starting from Florence that would con- I nect with the morning train from | Sumter to Columbia. At present the . traveling public in that part of the j Stae must leave Florence at an early 1 hour and stop over for some time at J Sumter in order to reach Columbia." The proposed train would be a good thing for Sumter and we should join with Florence in the effort to secure it. Sumter has been cut off from a laree and valuable trade for several years, owing to the fact that there was no morning train from Florence to this city. No change in schedule would be so beneficial to this city as the additional train tor which Florence is working. Schools Closed. The city schools closed yesterday for the holidays, to reconvene on January 4, 1904. Cotton receipts, continue light but the prices are steady with middling selling at 12J4 aud those who have cotton to sell are in luck. The price of cotton is soaring up ward and the end is not in sight. No one will venture an opinion as to the ultimate price to be reached before the next crop is made and put on the market. Friday May futures passed the 13 cent m?.rk and the advance in the other monthu kept pace with May. Why rot get up a fantastic parade ! for Christmas day? A masquerade parade-see who can dress the ugliest. The Court of Common Pleas ad? journed sine die Saturday afternoon, leaving a full calendar for the next term. The residence of Mr. Allen Boykin, of Boykin's, was burned last Thurs? day afternoon. The house and con? tents were destroyed and there was no insurance. The annual banquet of Claremont Lodge No. 64, A. F. M., has been postponed from the night of December 31st to the night of January ?7th on the recommendation of the committee of arrangements. The Street Railway promoters have six months in which to begin active work on the construction of the sys? tem and if work is not commenced within the time specified this franchise will be forfeited. The case of Samuel Gardner vs. the Southern Railway which was on trial in the Court of Common Pleas Mon? day and the greater part of yesterday, was concluded Wednesday with a ver? dict for the defendant. City Clerk Hurst presided as Judge j in the Mayor's/ Court yesterday, Mayor Stuckey being absent from the city and none of the Aldermen being able to attend the court The prison? ers consented to Clerk Hurst acting and he sent one tc the chain gang for thirty and the other for twenty days. - ?r ^ 'll Many of the presents which people give their friends afford pleasure only for a few days or weeks. A nice Suit of Clothes, an Overcoat, or a new shape Knox or Hawes Hat means solid comfort for a long while. It reminds your friend every time he wears it-,of your kindness and generosity. Also beautiful Ties 25c. to $1. Perfect=fitting Shirts $1 to $1.50. Latest shapes in Collars and Cuffs, ser? viceable Umbrellas. Silk Suspenders $1.50 to $2, Smok= ing Jackets $6 to $8.50, silk Muf= flers, silk and wool Underwear, fine Handkerchiefs, Lined and Un= lined Suede Gloves $1 and $1.50. KNOX 2OW YORK.] World-Renowned HATS In order to large ly increase our sales during the Holiday season we are making spe= cial prices on all Suits, Overcoats, extra Pants and Underwear. D. J. CHANDLER, Phone 166 Sumter, S. C. Just in Time - . ? For Xmas Gifts? The manufacturers have sent us this day by express an elegant as= sortment of Ladies' Neckwear, in Turnovers, Fancy Stocks, etc. They represent the advance styles for 1904, and will doubtless be sold rapidly. Now on display. XMAS GOOD OF ALL DESCRIPTIONS. Our Doll and Toy counters are fuller and more complete than ever before. All of this stock must go. Presents suitable for all children, boys or girls. Special Features of the Sale for This Week We also call attention to a new lot of Lace Collars, in Cape and Stodes ; a very choice se? lection and moderate prices. Window Shades with spring rollers, all colors, 7 feet long, 3 feet wide ; this is a good bargain. Window Shades same as above, bat heavier quality, 22c 33c 1.59 One lot of $2, $2.25 and $2.50 Hats, some sizes of all prices, Boys' Hats-We have condensed every Boys' and Youths' Hat in our A S house, regardless of cost, into ?jL one lot : take your "choice for 10-4, We add extra help that we may be better able to serve all, for this is the busy store. One .'o.' Blanket-*, McGregor, 1.19 Genuine Howard Hats-this season's, shapes and style*. Never before has the price been cut on this hat, / and never again will you fl w%j have th?> chance to buy this ^* . * hat at Ladies' Silk Gloves and 4 jr\ Woolen Gloves -one large as- I KjQ, sortment ; these are 25 and * ^ 35c gloves. Children's Caps are good Xmas presents ; we have a lot of Boys' and 4 ^-v Girls' Cap-, not one worth J less than 25c, * Men's Suits at Bargain Prices-Space does n^t permit our naming prices, but we wi il sell them at ridiculously low figures. :jLU-au.i St rouse & Bros. High Art Clothing Will Be Sacrificed. From the stock of Toys, Dolls, Wagons, Fan- j cy China, Bric-a-Brac, Dressing Cases, etc., etc., ! Now is your opportunity. Call and he con you can still get fine selections. i vinced. Remember this-"Everything Must be j Sold." SCHWARTZ BROS. J. RYTTBNBERG & SONS. N