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t - .. _ . ? WEDNESDAY, M ARCH 23, 1904. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly, the best ^advertising medium in Sumter. ' Congressman Wyatt Aiken, of this State is urging the increase of salaries cf rural mail carriers from $600 to*$900 ? year. This increase in salary would <do much to increase the popularity of the rural mail service, especially with carriers, present and prospective, their relatives, friends and acquaintances; Jim Tillman may have the cheek to ?ater tee race for Congress in the Second. District, but we have no idea that ixe will do so with any serious .expectation .of winning. Mr. It. J. Williams, who was an avowed candi? date for the seat for .several months .prior to the death of UoL Croft, will .stand.for the unexpired term as well as fer the full term, and it is believed that be will have a walk over. Till 2?an may secure a lot of cheap notor? iety by making the race, but the people of the Second district are too seif-re specSing, to elect Jhn Tillman, even if so strong a man as L. J. Williams was apt a candidate. County Superintendent of Education HolHday, of Clarendon county an? nounces that : six schools in that county have raised $10 each for a school ii *rary and that the county board will cgive $10 to each school to supplement the $10 appropriated by the State under the Aull School Library Law. The promptness of the Clarendon county schools in availing themselves of the. opportunity to obtain assist? ance in the purchase of school libra? ries is to be commended, and we wmld be glad to note a similar spirit in Sumter county. There is not a public scohol in Sumter county whose trustees could not, by a little elf ort, raise $10 for a library, and if they will reSect how valuable even a small library is to a school they would at once raise the $10 needed to secure, the county appropriation of $10 and the State appropriation of a like amount The Colombian Government has closed its legation in Washington and -all future' business with the State Department will be transacted through the Colombian Consul: General's office ^?n New York. This is the only means within the power of Colombia to show ber resentment of the action of the United States in the Panama con? spiracy, that country being too small and weak to go to war with this conn try. There is no doubt but that a stronger country would have deemed the-Panama incident sufficient ground ??ot war with the United States, and Koosevfelt and his advisers no doubt counted on playing the bully wi th safety owing to Coiombia's weakness. The decision of the .Supreme. Court of she United States in the Northern Se? curities case settles the point that that 3ort of a trust is illegal and detrimen? tal to the public welfare. Now let Attorney General Knox try a fall with the Standard Oil* monopoly, for the people would like to know whether that trust is illegal or only a beneficent agency for the accumulation of wealth lor John D. Rockefeller. lt has been frequently suggested that the charter of. the city should be .amended so as to require the election of two aldermen from each ward. v XJnder the present charter it is pos? sible to elect all of the-eight aldermen ircin the same ward, and it has hap? pened more than once that at least one ward has been without a repre ; sectative on the council. We believe .that it would be advisable to make toe change suggested, if the charter j can be amended . without too much trouble. Saving secured the desired ncto ,?dety by asserting that he would be a ?candidate fdr Congress, Jim Tillman .?as decided not to run. It appears to be somewhat difficult tic bring to a conclusion the contro? versy over the character of the work CD the High Schcol building. Thus far we have held aloof from the contro? versy, save to publish the statements cf facts furnished by those interested, and at this late day do not expect to &utt-i?, as we see no good end to be attained. The architect has certified to the performance of the work in aixordance with the specifications, the Board has accepted the building and the contractors have been paid practically all of the contract price. It defects exist, the Board has been zuzahle to discover them, so we are in? armed, and the members still repose entire confidence in their architect and adviser, Mr. C. C. Wilson, and accept as fin&l his certificate that tho building comes up to contract. The only serious allegation respecting the quality of the work was that ?af?ed upon a letter received from one j& F. Stough by Mr. E. F. Miller, in which it was stated that the work was done, in the cheapest manner possible and not in accordance with the specifications. Now Mr. C. F. Stough, who had charge of the brid work, asserts that the work was prop erly done, that he knows nothing o the letter received by Mr. Miller, no of the writer, one L. F. Stongh. W< have examined the letter received bj Mr. Miller and have compared the sig nature appended thereto with the sig natrue to the statement of 0. F. Stough, which is published today, and there .is a striking similarity be? tween them. There has been some funny business about these conflicting "Stough" statements and Mr. Millei and the Board should make an effort to locate the author of the statement that the brick work was done in a shoddy manner and not in accordance with the specifications. The intimation, which is apparently .well founded, that President Roose? velt edited the Bristow report impli? cating Democratic members of Con? gress in the Postoffice Department scandal, shows what a scurvy politi? cian this country has been so unfortu? nate as to have thrust upon it as its Chief Magistrate. This latest Boosevelt-Bristow report addenda to the Postal scandal is palpably a ruse to befog the issue and shield the thieves and scoundrels who looted the Postoffice Department with the connivance, of Perry Heath and other prominent Republican office-holders and politicians, who ware ont for graft, and who have escaped the penitentiary only by the saving grace of the law Of limitations. WAGON ANO BUGGY FACTORY NEEDED. Sunter Dealers Who Handle Many Car Loads of Vehicles Annually-Lots of Raw Material at Hand. With suggestions as to Sumter as a location for varied industries this belt bas the timber for hot only furn? iture and other woodworking plants but. the very best of hardwood fox tb? manufacture of wagon., and other vehicles, and while the shops. here are busy making wagons of di?fernet descriptions for local demand they are small, and a company with wagon and carriage works could be constantly busy on shipping orders and Sumter is one of the best shipping point in the State as a glance at the map will show. Several local dealers bring in and dispose of many car load3 of carriages and wagons annually, and in the last few years that department of trade with farm machinery has become quite important. W. B. BOYLE Brought in $6,000 worth of wagons, buggies, harness and machinery in one month, and has a great trade all the year. His business, having sev-' eral important lines, occupies com? modious yads, stables, warehouses and paddocks and carr ri age repositories, and last year he sold over 300 wagons and nearly 200 buggies of the best makes. His buildings and lots strung along two streets and different'blocks and some of the structures will be made two stones as extensions ano addi? tions have become immediately ne? cessary. Mr. Boyle is the most extensive live stock dealer in Sumter county and disposed of over 200 head of horses and males since January and can ac-, commodate 125 animals under cover at a time. He also' has a livery with 15 head of speedy, docile and handsome equines and his livery for pursuit of business and pleasure is always good. He handles baled hay and feed by wholesale, ,and raises oats, peas and corn for his stock on his own farm. In 1903 he handled 1,200 tons of cotton seed meal, and with ware? house by railway bought 1,600 rons of cotton seed. Bis harness trade is big enough for an exclusive establish? ment devoted thereto, and his sales of two horse plows and about all needed in implements and machinery for the plantation are important factors in causing his places of business to be constant scenes of commercial trans? action. His trade extends over Sum? ter, Lee, Clarendon, Kershaw, Flor? ence and other counties, ?nd it is stated by people in Clarendon that the best mules in that county were bought from W. B. Boyle, of Sum? ter. He was born in Fairfield county', S. C., and began handling horses on the iarm. He came to Sumter when a lad of 14, and has always proven that he loved a horse next to his fellowman. He began the market business years ago, and is now inter? ested in the busy Citizens' Meat Mar? ket, near the Jervey House. Mr. Boyle has built a great horse and mule market by good judgment, untiring energy and enterprise and he deserves all the success he has gained and more too. He has been happy also in choice of his lieutenants in business so that ii is always har? monious and satisfactory to all con? cerned, and as a citizen he is always public spirited and for the advance? ment of town and country. His re? putation as a humane man is known to the afflicted and the poor at all sea sons and he is a cherry sunshiny gentleman. For six years as Alderman he showed progressive spirit and a desire to further the interests of Sumter at every opportunity. W. A. Brown accountant and audi? tor of the W B. Boyle interests was born in Sumterand has been allied with some of its best commercial interests and was for years a general merchant and he is a thorough business man and gracious gentleman. He is ably aided in clerical affairs by H. L. Witherspoon who posssses the indefatigable energy of his re? markably sucessful brothers. J. N. Brown is known over the State as an a No. 1, live stock man and he has entire charge of that de? partment, and he has the traits of character which make him univesally popular and the business exceptionally successful. Mr. Boyle takes general manage? ment and shows that he can administer affairs in a safe prompt and highly popular manner. James Carswelll. STATE EXECUTIVE " SOMMITTE MEETS. Cal! Issued for Meeting of State Convention in Columbia May 18. Columbia, March 83.-In compliance with the call issued recently the State Democratic executive committee met at the office of the secretary of state* last night and made arrangements for the campaign in the Second district and also for the meeting of the State convention. In the absence of any delegate from Spartanburg, Gen. Wilie Jones, chairman of the committee, read an invitation from that city, but on motion of Mr. T. B. Crews it was decided to hold the State convention ?E Columbia and Spartanburg's gener? ous offer was declined with thanks. There was quite a large representation, very few counties being without com? mitteemen on the floor. The following offered by Mr. Magill was adopted : ? "A convention of the Democratic praty of the State of South Carolina is hereby called to meet in the city of Columbia at 12 o'clock noon on May 18, 1904, for the purpose of electing delegates to the national Democratic convention and to transact such other' business as the convention may see proper, "The county chairmen throughout the State are hereby insrncted to call together their executive commit? tees and order meetings of the clubs in their rspective counties on Satur? day, April 23, for the purpose of. electing delegates to the county con? ventions to be held on Monday, May 2nd, 1904, for the purpose of electing delegates to the State convention. Each county is entitled to twice the number of delegates in this conven? tion as it has members of the legisla? ture." The resolution also carried a para? graph providing for a primary in the Second congressional district on Tues? day, the 19th of April. But as this is a special and not a general primary it was thought fair to all of the candi? dates for the voting to be done on Saturday as that day of the week is more satisfactory to the people in the rural districts. Accordingly a resolu? tion was adopted to appoint a com? mittee of one member from each county in* the congressional district to frame resolutions more explicit in their nature and ?xing the primaries on Saturdays instead of Tuesdays. The members of the sub-committee were: M. B. McSweeney of Hampton, Dr. W. C. Smith of Barnwell, C. B. Free of Bamberg, J. M. Pollatty of Aiken, L. J. Williams of Edgefield, E. S. Blease of Saluda, and Beaufort was not represented. After some consultation the follow? ing amendment to Mr. Magill's resolu? tion, was prepared and the resolution as amended was adopted by the exceu tive committee : The committee, composed of mem? bers representing the counties in the Second congressional district, respect? fully recommend that the first primary for the nomination of a congressman to fill the vacancy existing in the Second cnongressional district be held on Saturday April 22d. And a second primary, if same be necessary, be held on Saturday, May 7th. That the. executive committees of the various counties composing the Second con gessional district meet at their respec? tive court houses on the Tuesdays fol? lowing the primaries to tabulate the votes of their county. That the com? mittee of the State executive commit? tee shall meet on the Fridays follow? ing the primaries to tabulate the vote and declare the results of said prima? ries. That the county chairmen of the counties composing this district aro hereby instructed to assemble their re specti ve executive committees and make all necessary arrangements for these primaries. The committee further recommends the campaign meetings be held at the court house, county seats, of the var? ious counties on the dates hereinafter named : April 5-Saluda. April 7-Edgefield. April 9-Aiken. April 12-Barnwell. Aprvil 14-Bamberg. April l?-Hampton. April 19-Beaufort. It was decided that the primaries should be held on Saturdays, the county executive committees should meet on Tuesdays following, giving ample time for each precinct to be heard from and the State committee, or its representative, on the Fridays following the r.eeting of the county committees. As the Second district is interested more than the rest cf the State, it was decided'to let the special committee tabulate the vote instead of requiring the entire committee to meet and ex-Gov. McSweeney, L. J. Wil? liams (or his substitute), Thos. Mar? tin, J. M. Polatty, C. B. Free, Dr. W. C. Smith and E. S. Blease, one from each county in the the district and the addition of D. IL Magill, A. W. Jones, D. J. Griffith, and Gen. Jones as chairman. There being no further business the committee adjourned. SUMTER ELKTG? TO"CHARLESTON. They Will Institute a New Lodge of the Best People on Earth Thursday. A delegation of Elks from Sumter Lodge will go to Charleston on Thurs? day for the purpose of instituting a new lodge of Elks which has recently been organized in that city. The dele? gation will leave here Thursday morn? ing and will return home Wednesday. During their stay in the city they will be entertained at the Commercial Club by the Charleston Elks, where a typical Elks banquet will be served Thursday night, after the institution of the Lodge. In addition to the re? gular degree team, quite a number of the local Elks will go to Charleston to participate in the festivities of the occasion. _ _ The Boy With the Gun. Many complaints have been made to the police of boys shooting birds in town. The police are on the lookout for offenders. Two of them were fined in the Mayor's Court yesterday. The Old Hoss Sale at the A. C. L. freight depot yesterday was attended by a large crowd and the bidding was spirited at times, but Judge E. L. B. Wells was not on hand and neither the crowd nor the interest seemed to be as great as attended previous sales. The county board of control has issued orders that the dispensers in this county enforce the law in respect to the requirement that all purchasers of liquor shall sign a request blank before receiving the liquor. This re? gulation has not been enforced in this city for several years, and it is stated that it has been treated as a dead let? ter) with the consent, if not by the ad? vice of the State Board, throughout the State.1 The enforcement of this re? gulation will have one of1 two results, the sales will be decreased or more clerks in the dispensary must be pro? vided. It will be a physical impossi? bility for the number of clerks employ? ed in the local dispensary to handle the business, if they have to fill ont the request blanks. LOST-In Sumter or on the road from Sumter to Goodwill on Feb. 27 a small account book for which a suitable rweard will be paid if re? turned to J. B Warren, or left at this office._Mcb 23-2t? WANTED-Poplar, Cypress and Walnut Logs. The Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co._ Mch 16-4t FURNISHED HOUSE in Asheville, N. C., property of Mr. Robert Broun, near Victoria Inn, will be rented for summer months. Apply to Robt. Broun, Wedgefield, S. C. March 9-lm* WANTED-Faithful person to travel for well established house in a few counties, calling on retail merchants and agent?. Local territory. Salary $20.00 uer week with expenses addi? tional, ali payable in cash each week. Money for expenses advanced. Position permanent. Business successful and rushing. Standard House, 330 Dear? born street, Chicago. Nov. ll "WANTED YOU" To write TODAY for the agency of our laundry. We have put in more mod? ern machinery than any other plant in South Carolina. Our terms are most liberal. Write now for them. Laurens Steam Laundry} Laurens, S. C. March 23-2t_ THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OP S??MTEE. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge Whereas, Robt. H. Green made suit to me to grant him Letters of Adminis? tration of the Estate of and effects of B. B. Tc-OGlinEon, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said B. B. Tomlmson, late of said county and state, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on April 7th, 1904, next, after publication thereof, at il o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 23d day of March, A. D., 1904. THOS. V. WALSH, March 23- 2t Jud^e of Probate. ! MACH IN ERY wa-a- iw >'.! Hinds snd for all Purposes. I V. I-cn in tH?e Marhet for I ESSSXES, BOILERS, SAW MILLS, ft AND 1 WOODWORK!^ MACHINERY, GRISTMILLS, CRICK MACKiftERY, ETC, -WRITE TO "THE MACHINERY PEOPLE" SW. Ho Gibbes &Co. COLUMBIA, S. C. g Tbs Gibbes Portable Shinflle Machine. L\' i No matter what the Calendar says or what the thermometer may indicate, Spring is Here. We feel it in the air, we see it in the green grass, coming forth from its long hiding place, we see it in the tree tops with their delicate buds that are soon to shade us from the sum? mer's sun, but nowhere is it more apparent than in this store, which |is stocked as never before With the Choicest Selection of Spring and Summer Fabrics We Have Ever Assembled* We might write pages descriptive of the many attractions! and inducements we have to offer, but time and space forbid, and will only for the present extend a general invitation to our friends throughout the county to call and examine our stock before making their spring purchases, feeling assured that by so doing we will supply a large percentage of their wants. Easter Is Near at Hand And we have many excellent values in Men's and Boys' Easter Suits Picked up at a sacrifice while in market, that will mean a saving o? many dollars to those in search of them. O'DONHLEL & COMPANY. I beg to announce that I have just received a car load of ex? tra nice Horses and Mules, and want you and the public gen? erally to understand that they are FOR SALE. - The Horses are largely nice drivers for spring use ; also a few good farm Horses. The Mules are extra well broke with weight enough tor mill purposes. A full line of Vehicles and Harness of every description always on hand. A. D. HARBY. YU BOWMAN, Prest. G. 00? Sec. ? Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Sumter, 3, C. --Capital Stock $50,000-~ Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz? ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation|before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C.