Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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, WEDNESDAY, MASCH 313, 1904. < <*re? ar the ^ffuie at S*int*r S i* Secouti (Jlass Mutter KEW A?VER??SEIIESTS. J. M Knight, Co. Clim.-Demo? cratic Reorganization. PERSONAL. Miss Lina Law? of Bishopvilie, is in the city. Mrs. Rosa Daffie has returned from Florida. m Mr. J. D. Evans, of Spring Hill, ?ras in the city today, Mrs. W. R. Scarborough, of Bishop ville, is in the city today. Rev. P. M. Satterwhite is visiting at Bennettsville this week. Mr. and Mrs. S. E. Chandler have returned from their bridal trip. Judge Purdy is holding court in Florence, this week. Dr. E. F. Dfcrby, of Magnolia was in the city Monday. Miss Deas Boykin, of Boy kin'3 is in the city on a visit. Mr. J. S. Piuckney, of Stateburg, spent yesterday ia town. -Hon. Jas. E. Tindal, of Clarendon, was in the city yesterday. Kev. M. A. Connors, of Summerton, S was in the city yesterday. Mr. W. P. Newman, of Elliotts, spent yesterday in the city. Mrs. O. B. Davis, of Darlington, is visiting friends in this city? Miss Lizzie Cleveland, of Spartan burg, is visiting: in. the city. Mr. O. C. Scarborough, of Summer? ton, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Ansley Davis of St Louis Mo., is 5n the eity visiting relatives. . Mr. Frank Moses, of Columbia, is spending a few days is the city. Mr. Tfaos. Gi McLeod, of Bishop? vilie, was in the city yesterday. Judge J. Merrrick Reid, of St. Charles, spent Monday in the city. Mr. J. R. Smith, of Union, S. C., is spending a few days in the city. . Mr. W. R Baakin, Clerk of Court ;of Lee county was in the city Friday. Miss Louise Breeden, of Bennetts villa, is visiting Mrs. C. S. Kings more. Mrs. C. W. Hewitt, of Darlington, is visiting her Mother, Mrs. S. E. Brand. Mrs. Aycock and Miss Bettie Ay cock, o? Wedeg?eld, spent yesterday in the city. Mr. E. P. Smith, proprietor of the Florence Steam Laundry spent Thurs? day is the city . Mr. B. GL Gibson left yesterday morning on a week's business trip through the county. 1 Pr. W. B. Alford went to Marion county a few days ago to spend a week at his old home. Mrs. C. D. BuBose, of Simmons? ville spent Friday in the city with Mrs. H. G. Osteel Jr. Mr. T. B. Jenkins returned Friday ^norning from Washington," D. C., where he spent several days on busi? ness. J. Monroe Spears. Esq., one of the best known members of the Darlington bar was in the city Monday on profes? sional business. * Mr. A. D'Ancona and Mrs. Mitchell Levi left yesterday afternoon for Man? ning; where they will spend a week with Mrs. Louis Levi. ?'' Mr. Jesse Gardner, of Bethune, was in the city yesterday attending a meet? ing of the Executive Committee of the Santee Baptist Association. Mr. John Keb Drake, of Darlington who was a resident of Sumter for two years witen Sumter was a tobacco mar ? ket, spent Monday in town. Mr. Charlie Poole, whov carne home about* three weeks ago to recuperate arfer an attack of illness returned tc Roanoke, Va. yesterday evening. Miss Lucy Graham returned on Saturday from East Orange, N. J., where she has been visiting her sister, Mrs. W. L. Brower, for the. past two months. Mr. and Mrs. John DeLorme, after a stay of several weeks in the cit j left on Wednesday for Charleston, wheie they will spend a week before return? ing to thier home in New York. Miss Arabella Moses of Washington, D. C., is visiting her brother, Mr. H. C. Moses, ana Miss Alice Moses, who spent the winter in Washington with her aunt, returned home with her. Mr. Robert Shelor, of the Sumter Telephone Company, was in town last week trying to adjust the disturb? ances which have caused the delay in re-establishing the line between here and Sumter.-Manning Farmer. Mrs. Rosa Duffie left several days ago for Savannah, Ga., to join her brother, Mr. J. N. Brand on a trip through Florida and Cuba, Mr. Brand is Superintendent of Trans? portation of the. Second Division of the Atlantic Coast Line. Messrs. A. K. Sanders and J. G. Mobley, directors of the State Peni tsntiary were in the city yesterday. They are making a tour of inspection of the county chain gangs where State convicts are employed and have just returned from visiting the Sumter county gang. They found the con? victs well cared for and in good con? dition. Mr. Thos. P. McQueen, was run over by a wagon at the comer of Main and Liberty street Saturday evening and quite seriously injured. Mr. McQueen is quite deaf and to this infirmity and the carelessness of the driver of the wagon, the accident was due. He was taken to iiis home im? mediately after the accident and re? lived medical attention. While his injuries were painful, they* were not of a fatal character and it is hoped that he will soon recover. Mr. Emile P. Moses, who has been in Washington for several weeks has returned to the city. He successfully passed the examination for appoint mant as a lieutenant in the Marine Corps and is now on the list of eligi? bles. His appintment will depend upon the officials of the department wno have the power to till vacancies from the list of eligibles. 'IT.Ill? MARRIED. At S o'clock Wednesday evening, at the borne of the bride in Sumter, S. C., Mr L B. Howell sj Columbia, and Miss Mary ' V. Beasley, were united in mama??, ?ev. F. M. Sat terwhite, officiating. Tbey left at 9.30 for Columbia. Married on Monday, March 21st, by the Rev. W. J. McKay in Concord Township, at - the residence of her grandfather, ?lr. R. 3. McFaddin, Mr. ugh Witherspoon and Miss Eva Wil? liams. Mr Samuel R. Chandler and Miss Belle Dinkins were married at 8.30 o'clock last Wednesday evening at the home of Mrs. Hattie I. Dinkins, the bride's mother, cn West Liberty street, Ber. C. C. Brown, performing the cere? mony. It was a quiet home wedding and only the members of the immedi? ate families of the contracting par? ties were present. Mr. Chandler and his bride left on the 9.30 train for Charoltte, N. C. A Coming Marriage. invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. D. James Winn to the mar? riage of their daughter Mamie, to Mr. Thomas Rose McIntosh on Tuesday afternoon? April 12th, at 5.30 o'clock in the Presbyterian Church. "DEATH" Mr. G. G. Rowland received a tele? gram Friday announcing the death of his brother-in-law, Mr. James H. Mahcne, which occurred at .his home in Henderson, N. C., at noon that day. The infant son of Mr. and Mrs. L. E. White, died suddenly Saturday evening about 6.30 o'clock from the effects of grippe. The child had been quite sick for a week or more, but was thought to be a little better on the day of its death. It was seized with a paroxysm of coughing and died within a few minutes before anything could be done for its relief. Mr. Gea D. Dantzler, of Cameron, S. C., died last Sunday, and was buried on Monday at the Cameron cemetery. He was a member of Mt. Lebanon.Lutheran Church. He leaves a wife and two children. Mr. Dantz? ler was a young man, and his friends will regret to learn of his untimely death. ? . 7 Charlie. Keene Dead. Charlie Keene, the Barber, died, Monday morning at 4 o'clock from pneumonia after one week's illness. He was buried Tuesday afternoon fol? lowing services at Mt Pisgah, A. M. E. Church at 3 o'clock. All of. the . barber shops were closed during the funeral. _ mmmm ? Prayer Meeting.' : In the absence of the pastor, prayer rosetting will be conducted at Bart? letts-Street Baptist Church on temor^ row afternoon by Rev. W. J. Wilder, who is home on vacation from the Seminary" at Louisville, Ky. Hour for prayer meeting is 5 p. m. There will be a special meeting of the Auxiliary Society of the Presby? terian Church Saturday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, April 2d, at the resi? dence of Mrs. H. J. Mc Laurie, Jr. All members are requested to be pres? ent _ Coroner's inquests. Coroner Flowers held an inquest Wednesday afternoon over the body of Lela Vaughan, a negro woman who died in, Coontown, the negro quarter back of Epperson's stables, Wednesday morning, after only a few hours ill? ness. Dr. Hof man, who was called to see the woman a short time before ber death made an examination for the Coroner, and he stated that death was caused by hepatic colic. The jury re? turned a verdict that she came to her death from natural causes. No in? quest was necessary, but the relatives of the woman became possessed of the idea that she was poisoned and insist? ed on an inquest. Coroner Flowers went to Wdgefield Thursday morning to hold an inquest over the body of a negro child which was found Wednesday in Beech Creek, four miles from Wedgefield, by a negro fisherman Mr. Flowers was notified by telephone Wednesday night of the finding of the child's body, but no particulars were given. No one at Wedgefielud knew the name of the child, and so far as was known no child was missing from that neighborhood. The negro who discovered the body stated that the child appeared to be about four or five years old, and that it had been dead for a week or longer. r Coroner Flowers returned from Wedgefield Thursday night, where be weat to hold an inquest over a body found in Beech creek. The negro fisherman who discovered the body re? ported that it appeared to be a child about five years old, but when it was removed from the water under Mr. Flowers' direction it was found to be the remains of a full grown woman. Dr. F. M. Dwight made a thorough examination of the body and found no marks of violence. He stated that he could find nothing to indicate that the woman had been killed, and then thrown into the water, but owing to the advanced stage of decomposition of the body it was impossible to iden? tify it positively. The jury concluded that the body was that of Christian De Veaux, a half-witted negro woman who was wandering about the Wedgefield neighborhood a few montes ago. She had no family to take care of her and wandered from place to place. About two or three months aso she dis? appeared from the neighborhood and it was subsequently reported that she had ?one to Columbia and had been placed in tbe Poor House. This was about all the information Coroner Flowers could obtain aud the jury rendered a verdict that the body was supposed to be that of Christian De Veaux and that she came to her death by accidental drowning. The meeting of City Council which bonid have been held last Wednesdav igbt was postponed until this week by agreement of members. SPRING 0P?MN6. Magnificent Displays of Latest Styles in Dress Goods and Milinery. Monday the annual Spring open? ing at the Palace Dry Goods Empo? rium was a drawing card and Messrs. Schwartz Bros., had the pleasare of seeing their handsome establishment thronged with admiring and appre? ciative visitors throughout the day. In the afternoon there was a regular crush at times. The store was in gala array and the decorations were, as usual, artistic and beautiful, the new spring fabrics, which are unusually handsome and in bewildering variety, being used to the best advantage for display and the adornment of the store. This establishment always succeeds in making the opening a suc? cess-there is ever something new novel and attractive, there is no same? ness about the decorations or the goods displayed, and to see the decora? tions and display of dress goods and millinery at one opening is not to see all of their openings, for they have that happy faculty of making each one a original and destinctive display Yesterday the show windows of the Sumter Dry Goods Co. were the cynosure of all eyes on Main street, the superb decorations irresistibly drawing the attention of even the casual passer, even though he was alto? gether uninterested in ladies* dress goods and millinery. The windows were dressed in honor of the Spring opening and were but a hint of the display within the store, where the season's offerings of imported and do? mestic fabrics were shown in artistic profusion. The opening was attended by crowds of ladies who always ap? preciate these displays of fashion. Not onry were the ladies of Sumter out in full force, but there were num? bers of the out of town customers of this popular establsihment in the city today especially for this occasion. -...?-??"? ? - Entertainment at Graham Church. There will be an Oyster Supper and Ice Cream Festival at Graham's Church Friday evening, April 1st. The public is cordially invited to attend. The hose wagons were called out Fri? day night by a false alarm of fire. The fire department was called out Monday afternoon by a fire at the residence of Mr. W. J. Hall on East Oakland avenue. The hose wagons had an exciting race down Main Street and. reached the fire so quickly that it was extinguished promptly be? fore any serious damage was done. The loss was fully covered by insur? ance. / A meeting of the Executive Com? mittee of the Sautee Baptist Associa? tion was held st the First Baptist Church at noon yesterday. The dispensary was closed yesterday on account of the primary and many visitors who were in the city were dis? appointed and thiirtsy, not being inter? ested in our municipal affairs. The April magazines now on sale at Osteen's Book Store-Munsey, Mc? Clure, Leslie, Century, Harper, Scrib? ner, Home Journal, Woman's Compan? ion, Everybody's. Harper's Bazar. The spring term of court will con? vene here on Monday, May 9th. Judge Purdy will preside, this being his first court in his home county since his ele? vation to the bench. The municipal primary comes but once every two years, but it is a good thing for the livery men, and they, at least, would doubtless be glad to have it come more frequently. Car? riages, surreys and buggies in large numbers were kept busy from the opening of the polls and hundreds of voters enjoyed pleasant drives behind high stepping pairs. The Elks returned from Charleston Fjiday morning. They made a night of it instituting the Charleston Lodge, and sleep was not on the programme of entertainment provided by the ?Charleston Elks. They had a most enjoyable time in Charleston and they hope the Charleston Elks enjoyed the event as much as* they did. Since January 1st twenty prisoners have been sent to the county chain gang sixteen of whom were city of Snmter prisoners, sentenced after trial in the Mayor's Court. If it were not for the prisoners sent tb the chain gang by the Mayor's Court, Super? visor Seale's force of road builders would make a slim showing at times. City prisoners, who could be worked on the streets under the direction of the Street Commissioner, but are sent to the county chain gang, perform thousands of days work annunlly on the county roads. The high price of cotton and the prospect that the price will remain high until the new crop is on the mar? ket is having the expected effect. From all sections of the county it is reported that extraordinary efforts are being made to make a big crop. There will be some increase in acreae, but it is not upon enlarged cotton acreage that the best farmers are depending for a bigger cotton crop. They are plant? ing their best laiid in cotton and they are preparing the land more thor? oughly and will fertilize more heavily than they have for years. Mr. A. R. Blakeley the travelling representative of a portrait establish? ment, who broke out with smallpox in this city, after being exposed to the disease in Georgia, has fully re? covered and left the city Monday morn? ing. He was kept under rig? id quarantine all of the time after the disease made ?t's ap? pearance and , no other cases have - developed. Bis personal effects such as were exposed io the disease have been thoroughly disinfected and some destroyed by Are. The entire house where he was confined has been well disinfected and there is no dan? ger from the patient nor the house. Several hundred people were vacci? nated by the health officer. None of tho other inmates of the bouse con? tracted the disease as they were forturnately noe only well vaccinated several years ago, and again seventeen days ago, but they were not exposed to Mr. Biakely, who was under med? ical treatment a:?d confined to his room before the case was pronounced smallpox. His card in today's issue expressing his sincere appreciation of tue kind treatment accorded him in this city during his sickness, shows that he is a gentleman who does not forget kindness. Mr. Biakely lett a good impression behind him with HI who met him as an affable and pleasant gert oman. The Particular Man Wants his Spring Suit ready to put on the moment he feels like wear? ing it. The Forgetful flan Waits until the warm days are here and then worries about his Suit and often, in his hurry, selects a Suit that never pleases him. "W KC Y NOT Skip all this worry and hurry this Spring and make your selection now? ' The fabrics are Blue Serges, un drssed Worsteds and mixed Tweeds and Homespuns. Single and Double Breasted styles. Cut with the long roll, narrow lapel, shaped and form= < * ed as well as the best makers could build them. THE D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING GO, Phone 166 Sumter, S. C. <afer ?fer ?fe? ?fer ?fer ?fer ?fer GREAT # ^ # 4 Cat-Price Book Sa Trfffrrrrf?wrfrrrrrf? A New York Book Dealer having overstocked him= self with Popular Novels, was compelled to sacrifice a portion of his stock to obtain ready cash. We bought a part of the stock, which has just been received. We are now offering Half Price, $1.50 Books for 75c. These are all the original editions, printed on fine paper, handsomely bound and illustrated by famous artists. All new, fresh stock, not a sheif=worn book in the lot. This is an unusual opportunity, and we are con= fident that the stock wont last long. Come and see the list of titles. HL im. Osteeii & 16 West Liberty. Street Booksellers and Stationers. WANTED YOU ?J D WHITE. D. E. MCCALLUM. REAL ESTATE. To write TODAY for the i - agency of our laundry. We have put in more mod- j jf you jiave some pr0perty that you want to sell, or if you ern machinery than any other J waQt to hny gome property, we can serve you. Will also take plant in South Carolina. , " r , , , . Our terms are most liberal |char?e of ProPert3r for >'ou and collect the rents> whether Write now for them ?it is in city or country. Yours to serve, Laurens Steam Laundry, Laurens, S. C. March 23- 2t Meli WHITE & MCCALLUM, Real Estate Agents, Sumter, S. C.