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- ji j W??W?$DAV, mr 13, 1904. -?WITII li ni i? mftftakr i i ii -?ip ?^vJk Wells-For Magistrate. Joel-33. Branson-For sale or .Best W H. Seale-For County S??e* v?sor. Dr. Z. F. :H?tgbsBtitb-The Dull . Scholar. : PERSONAL? "Mr.?E. W. D?bbs waa dn the -city Friday. ^iBaEmmaJtfood is visiting relatives in-Snni?sertozu 3?r. antf Mrs.- H. G. Osteen went 4?o Oh?rjr?:;^ ^eek. Mr. at? Mrs. E. 6. Colclough spent Friday ia the city, - M?^Rober^|p>orman of Columbia xs TIBI Sing m the ta$y. J?rs. W. JR. Phillips is visiting fr?end? in Bishopville* Mr* G. A. Lemmon has returned froza the Isle of Palms. Mrs. M. A. Flowers left Monday af tennson for Remberts, M?S?? Winifred Atkinson is spending ' the summer in Chester. 55 r. and M ra Chas. K. McCathren werein the. ci ty Friday. Miss Bessie MoTiean, of Ch era w is vis:" sing'Miss Janie Mikelh Mrs, -Marion Moise is spending the summer- at Sullivan's Island. Miss Edna Bull left several days ago to visit Mends in Charleston. Miss Annie Stubbs of Summerton is visiting: relati ves in Sumter. Mr. W. B. Burns and, family have gone to Saluda for the summer. Mr. and Mrs. Gea L. < Bicker left last Thursday for Glenn Springs. ' Miss Hattie Lowry'ieft this morn? ing for a visit to Hendersonvilie, S. C. Mr. and Mrs. ?Sam B. Mitchell have ? returned home from their -bridal tour. Mr? John E. Whilden left Thursday for Glens. Springs to spend two weeks. Dr. and ?ra. Z. F. Highsmith have returned from WrightesviFe Sound. Miss Sadie Davis, of Camden is visiting her sister, Mrs. S. fl. Ed? munds. Mr. Guy L. Warren has been elected principal of the Mayesville High School. Mrs. M. P. Cordes and Master Sam Cordes left Friday afternoon for Charleston. ^ \ Mrs. D. M. D?pk and children have gone to Fawley's Island to spend a few weeks. j|fl Miss Gussie Folsom, who has been visiting at Lone Star, is now^ visiting in Charleston. Mrs. J. M: Knight and Mr. Artuhr . Knight left Tuesday morning for White Stone Springs. Mrs, Xi. I. Parrott and children have returned from Saluda, N. C., after several ^weeks stay. Mr, Frank O'Donnell has gone to Charleston to take a position as night clerk at the. Argyle Hote. 1 Misses Hattie and Margaritt Jones left on Saturday morning for the up country to spend some time. Messrs. Ernest Carson, -Willie Gra?i ham and Edward Haynsworth left on Saturday afternoon for St Louis. ' Misses Lena and Jennie Barnett have gone to Sky land, N. C., and other mountain resorts for the summer. Mr. S. M. Colclough and family have moved to Summerton, S. C., where they will make their home in future. Mr. and Mrs. F. W. Wehrhahn and family, of Charleston, are visiting their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Mason. Mrs. N. G. Osteen and Miss Essie Murray have gone to Birmingham, Ala., to visit Maj. and Mrs. D. B. Anderson. Mr. J. M. Knight went to Columbia Monday night and from there will go to. White Stone to attend the Press Association. Mrs. E. B. McKay, of Columbia who has been visiting her sisters, Mrs. W. C. Broughton and Mrs. H. I. Din kins, has returned home, Mrs, R. W. King and Miss Olga Britton left last Wednesday to spend the summer on the coast and in the mountains of North Carolina, Miss Theo. Gregg, who has been visiting Miss Louise Gilland for some time left yesterdav evening for her home is Sumter.-Kingstree Mail. Mr. G. A. Thompson of Virginia i? on a visit to Mr. Jas. Calk. Mr. Thompson holds a responsible position with the Life Insurance Company of . Virginia. Mr. J. H. Chandler left Monday night for New York . where be will spend two week? buying the fall and winter stock for the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Mr. N. G. Osteen, and Miss Moneta Osteen and Miss Louise Murray left Tuesday for White Stone Springs to attend the annual meeting of the State Press Association. Mrs. Isaac Barby and baby from Trenton, N. J., are on a visit to the family of Mr. H. Harby, and Miss Gussie Harby, who bas been on ? visit to Trenton, N. J,, has returned home. Mrs. H. H. Covington has gone to Angeline, N. C., to spend several weeks. Mr. J. H. Winburn returned on Monday from Atlanta, Ga. Miss Rachel Brown left yeserday for Charleston where she will spend a month. A big crowd of negro excursionists were in town yesterday. They spent their time in promenading the streets and looking happy. The lumber market is very dull at present compared with conditions just a year ago, when the mi Hs were un? able to accept the orders that came pil ing in upon them by every mail For some time the demand bas been slack and prices have eased off con? siderably, it is said. DEATH. Died, at l a. m., July 6tb, after two weeks illness Shelly Lee Rob? ertson, aged two years and nine months, son of Mr and Iv!rs. Tillman Robertson, of Sumter. At 5 p. m., the remains were bnried from the -borne, ?accompanied by a circle of sympathising neighbors and friends, service being conducted by the pastor ol Bartlette Street Bapti st Church. .-Mrs.. E. G. Smith, af ter an"illness of several weeks, uiied in this city on tme morning of. tbs 6th, ..and her remains were taken tn Timmonsville for inter? ment "Mrs. Smith was Miss Emma Grifiln, and was only 38 years ord. She leaves a .husband and sis small children. Mr. John McKagen died at the home ?<jsF his -nephew, Mr. -H. *G. .MeXagen, on East Calhoun street, last Mondsy morning at 512.80 o'clock.: ?Funeral ser? vices' were .held at '" 5 . p. :m. Mond ay. He had been inf feeble health for several months. Death of Mrs. Margaret English. The .subject of this sketch was visiting relatives in Bishopville only a few weeks ago and little did they all think that she was paying them hier last earthly visit. Mrs. Margaret English was the wife of the late Robert English, and lack? ed cnly a. few months of being 80 years old. At the time of her death she was the oldest member of Mt. Zion church. Her life was a living, ex? ample of deep Christian piety, true womanhood and loveable character. She was a sister of Messrs. H.. G. and Levan der Shaw, and leaves three chil? dren, Mrs. John DesChamps, Mrs. J. R. Cousar and A. F. Shaw. She was sick only one week and fell asleep in Jesus on July 1, 1904. She was buried in the Presbyterian ceme? tery at Bishopville.' Rev. V. R. Gas? ton, her pastor, conducting the funeral services.-Leader and Vindi? cator. * Bill Seale, the 'Road Builder, ^County Supervisor W. *H. Seale an*, nounces that neds a candidate for re eelction. Mr. Seale's official record is his best recommendation and it is use? less t ) attempt to add anything in the way of praise of the manner in which he bas discharged all the duties of bis office. ' He bas been one official that has not been content with merely holding the office and drawing the salary, but has given his entire time and energy to the accomplishment of lasting results. He deserves to be re? membered as the.road building Super? visor, and everyone who travels over the roads of Sumter county has good reason to feel grateful to him. Dur? ing his term of office sand beds have given place to hard clay turnpikes, mud holes hare been drained, hills graded and the work has all been so substantially done that it will last for years to come, furnishing a solid foundation for the permanency of the good roads era in this county. He has, however, scarcely made a begin? ning for there are miles and miles of bad roads to be improved and he asks that he be given another term to carry on the good work thafi^has been so successfully inaugurated. ; Elks and K. of P. Again. The Elks and X. of P., haye both materially strengthened their teams and will meet again at the base ball park on Wednesday afternoon at 5 o'clock. The members have been put? ting in some good work in training for this game, and those who attend will be rewarded by seeing a fine game of swift bali The S. C. Military Academy. Col. J. P. Thomas who is now visiting a number of the counties in the interest of the S. C. Military Academy was in the city Monday. It is not his desire to draw patronage from families who for religious or personal reasons have preferences for other col? leges in the State : but to get the names of, and put the Citadel in touch with, "Citadel possibilities," and bring to their attention the superior advanta? ges possessed by time-honored institu? tion. His work last year bas borne fruit, and his reception thus far on his round has been very gratifying. He has arranged with Dr. Archie China,s a Citadel graduate of the class of '86, to represent the interests of the aca? demy hete, and those interested who did not see Col Thomas while here are requested to see Dr. China who will gladly give them such information as they desire. Reunion of Survivors. The survivors of Co. D, 2d S. C. V., (Kershaw's) and of Co. B, 5th Batt. S. C. M., will hold a reunion at T. H. Burketts' Grove, about two miles southwest of Sumter, S. C., on Thursday, July 21th, 1904. The members of these two respec? tive companies are hereby notified to attend and aie expected to bring bas? kets. Committee Co. D.-J. Diggs Wil? der, Perry Moses, H. C. Moses. Committee Co. B.-Joel E. Brun son, W. S. Dinkins, Wm. M. Graham. Brick Layers Union, No. 10, cf Sumter had quite an enjoyable picn 'c on the 4th. There were four of the members absent on account of sick? ness, but otherwise the occasion was quite a success. Horace H ar by, Jr., Esq., is a candi? date for Magistrate in the Third Dis? trict which includes the City of Sum? ter and adjacent territory. Mr. Herby is thoroughly qualified by education and practical experience, since he has been in practice, for this office and the people will make no mistake if they elect him. Mr. W. C. Royer who has managed the Hotel Sumter for the past year left on July 4 for Charleston to take charge of the Arg3*le Hotel. Mr. Royer is a thorough hotel man and is besides a popular and clever gentle? men. During his stay in this city be made many 'friends who regret that he finds it to his interest to leave Sumter. He has been succeeded in the management of the Hotel Sumter by Mr. Aulnut, who having leased the hotel for a (erm of vears will make numerous improveme ?ts. . _ .. ;-,- - ^ - -V - THE COURT OF SESSIONS. A Light Criminal Docket That Will Be Quickly Cleared. Jhe Court of General Sessions con I vened Monday morning with Judge James Aldrich .presiding-and all the other officials at their posta Court was organized without delay and after a brief charge to the Grand Jury the business of the session was taken up. Solicitor Wilson handed our several bills of indictment to the Grand Jury. -The Sr ts case and the only one to be taken up for trial Monday was that of the: State VB Paul Taylor, larceny of .IiVB stock, to wit, a hog. -Taylor was defended ^bvrMr. ?H. R. Thomas, of Statebarg, and thai he baot a vigorous defense" goes without saying, the trial '^isumixi?-tii0 greater part of the'day .Nevertheless the fury was not con? vinced of his innocence and a verdict of ..guilty was returned. i] 'uesd ay morning the following cases ware on trial. The State vs. Moses Choice, riding a horse without consent of owner. Guilty ; sentence, $15 or two months on chain gangi Fine paid. The State va Walter Peterson, as? sault and battery with intent to kill. Guilty ; sentence, $100 or one year on chitin gang? The State vs. Edward Dargan, assault and battery with intent, to kill Not guilty. ELKS VS. PYTHIANS. A Great Exhibition Game of Base Ball Last Week. Daily Items, July 6. The Elks and Knights had a big crowd at the Ball Park yesterday after? noon to see them play ball. The contest as an exhibition of sci an ti fie ball playing could not be classed with a'league game, but it wa3 far and away more amusing. AU of the players worked hard and did tho best they could, and it is not say? ing; too much to assert that some mem? bers of the teams can and did play good balL The result was a complete and decisive victory for the Knights by a soc re of 10 to 3. T.he line up of the teams was as fol ! lows: ^Elks Knights Pilcher Clark DuRant Catcher Mo^e Cantey 1st base Huger Shelor 2d base Bultman Jones 3d base Wheeler Reid SS McCutchen Auld LF Lawrence Sbirer CF Ingram Wilder .RF Moses, Parrott. Machinery improvement. 6 Mr. D. James Winn, ofv Sumter, S. C., has invented and patented a new cotton opener and cleaner to be attach? ed to the regular openers and pickers now used in cotton mills. The purpose of the invention is to take out the fine dust, dirt, specks and fino motes as well as the heavy dirt wh ich the opener and picker now takes out. By means of Mr. Winn's im? provement the picker is made to do the bulk of the, cleaning work hereto? fore defoe by the cards. Therefore, the relief to the cards will be very gre it and they will do more and bet? ter work. ' . f Mr. Winn's improvement consists in substituting a perforated sheet metal bottom in place of the grid underneath the beaters and a perforated top over the beaters, allowing the air to come in on top of the beaters and closing all openings underneath the picker ma? chines, thus making a dead air space enc er the beaters. ' which allows the lighter stuff to fall through. The slotted openings in the sheet metal bottom prevents the cotton from dropping through. This device has been in successful operation for one and a-half years. -Tho advantage of the improvement is that in coarse jeans about 40 per cent, of card Strippings may be-successfully used and in all yarns it makes a better production and smoother yarn. The card is more easily kept sharp because of the absence of dirt. Mr. Winn is now in Charlotte and is puttting his improvements the open? ers and pickers at the Fidelity mill. His headquarters in Charlotte is at the st?op of the D. A. Tompkins Com? pany, where the attachments are be? ing made.-Charlotte Observer. 2nd nsl;. Death in Jail. Sam Rose, a negro convict who has bee.i on the road with the gang, died in the jail on the 3d, of tuberculosis. It was found sometime ago tbat he was unfit for service on.'the road, and thai; he could not be properly cared for, and he was sent in for treatment. Mr. J. A Renno, who is on a visit of s av?rai months to ?friends and rela? tives in the North and West has sent to the Daily Item a copy of the Colum? bus, Ohio, Sunday Dispatch of July 3d. It is a handsomely gotten up paper, illustrated, etc., and containing 42 pages. One page is devoted to an illustrated account of Miss Arabella Crane's recent adventure in Paris, purporting to have been furnished by the lady herself to the correspondent of ti 3e paper. Attention is directed to the card of Judge H. L. B. Wells, announcing his candidacy for reelection to the position of Magistrate in the Third Judicial District of the county, em? bracing the city of Sumter, and sur-J rounding country. Mr. Wells filled the position for several terms, and is fully informed as to the duties of the office. The Bank of Sumtei, which recently purchased the Ryttenberg store, have had dividing walls built between the dry soods and clothing departments and between the clothing and grocery departments, making three separate stores, two of them opening on Liberty stree5. The large store fronting on Main street has been leased by The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., for ten years, and will soon be thoroughly overhauled for them. The part of the store formerly occupied by the cloth? ing department will be fitted up as an office and will be occup^d by Mr. M. G. Ryttenberg. The grocery depart? ment which makes a large store opeu ing from Liberty street to Court Hou>9 square, bas not been rented }.et. COLLISION ON TRAM ROAD. Several Ladies From Mullins Injured in a Serious Accident. Mullins, Marion County, July 10. A frightful, and what came near be? ing a fatal accident, occurred near her? IasVnlght. A party of eight, con? sisting of -sMr. and Mrs. Schoolfield, Mr. and Mrs. M. C. Martin, Messrs. Y. R. Skinner and Hagotrd Smitbi of this place and Miss Mary Pepper, of Southport, N. C., and Miss Louiie Brown, of Sumter, started to Norton's Landing; ott Pee Dee Riv?r, Where Mr. Schoolfield owns a bath house. They wereusing a lever hand car used by the Mullins Lumber Company in keeping up their tram road ex? tension . from this place ta the river. -When going about fifteen miles'an hour they ran into a log cart, Which ; had been left loose on the track. All were thrown from the car and Mrs. Schoolfield, Mrs. Martin and Miss Pepper received ugly wounds. None of the gentlemen were hurt seriously, though all were considera? bly shaken up. The lantern which they carried was broken in the col? lision end they were left in total darkness. As no houses were near, they had a hard time, but fortunately the car was not wrecked. The wound? ed were put on the car and they pull? ed back to town where medical atten? tion was obptained. ' Miss Brown, was less hurt than any bf the other, ladies and displayed quite a lot of nerve and courage, helping the two gentlemen' push the car back, while the others attend? ed to the wounded. All are getting along fairly well today. '- m mm i >HB Mr. Bronson Replies. To the Editor of the Farmer: Kindly give me space in your paper to reply to the letter of Mr. Brailsford in your last issue. I have not the honor of knowing Mr. Brailsford, but' the free use he makes of my name gives me the right to answer for, myself and the other members of company B, who rendered the same service and upon whom bas been conferred the Southern Cross of Honor. ; If Mr. Brailsford is an old Confed? erate soldier, who bore the heat and burden of the day, then. I not only take off my hat to him* but we boys will gather and lay onr crosses of honor at his feet; and, if the wear? ing of these crosses by us will, in any way, famish or bedim the cross be wears, I for one, will not wear the cross. If we were only State troops, I do not believe any of ns knew it. Most of the boys were trying constantly to get to Lee's army in Virginia, and many of us, including myself, were sent into North Carolina. Mr. Brails? ford is again mistakdn when he con? temptuously asserts that we were call? ed into service for only a few months at a time to guard prisoners after they were disarmed and safely put in a stockade." When we were called into service we understood that it was to be "for the war," and we.were not discharged at any time. A handful Of little boys and old men-perhaps eight hundred had to guard about 10,OOO'prisoners who were placed in an open field with nothing but a marls upon the ground to keep them in. As to arm?, the prisoners could have taken all the old . crippled muskets we had in ten minu? tes at any time. We had, perhaps, one hundred and fifty defective guns. I know the number was so small that the guard coming off duty had to stack arms and leave them in order that the alternate guard going cn duty could get the guns. After the stockade was built we had more arms and better protection, but the duties were hard and we were exposed to all kinds of weather with extremely little clothing. But, Mr. Brailsford, I do not think, even had we been only State troops, called fer a few months at a time, and the whole service amounted to less than a year, that we should be debar? red the wearing cf the Southern Cross of Honor. The service was willingly and. faithfully rendered to the South? ern Confederacy, for these prisoners were Confederate prisoners. It is not characteristic of Confederate soldiers to do that which smacks of selfish? ness, and I submit that to put boy soldiers to do guard duty, hard and irksome, duty from which all soldiers try to-escape; and after they have dis? charged the duty faithfully, to taunt them with it, is neither brave nor generous. Especially so when it is known that the boys earnestly desired to go to the front v/here honors were attainable for which even* Mr. Brails? ford wonld now bestow -the cross. An incident like the present one occurred when the men of Belial said to David those that tarried by the stuff shall not have aught of the spoil, and ^David made the statute : "As bis part is that goeth down to the'battle, so shall bis part be that tarrieth by the stuff; they shall part alike." And as to th** length of service: "They mnrmured against the good man of the bous?, saying : These last have wrought but one hour, and thou hast made them equal to us, which have bourne the burden and heat of the day. But he answered one of them, and said, Friend, I do thee no wrong; didst not thou agree with me for a penny? Take that thine is, and go thy way; I will give unto this last, even as unto thee." I know that my service as a soldier was not brilliant, but it was willingly rendered and it was useful. My life since bas not shone, with peculiar brightness, but I have struggled hard to make it useful to my brother man and this I hold of more value than, even the Southern Cross. Joel E. Brunson. Manning, S. C., June 26, 1904. Rev. Mr. Bedenbough of Pinewood, preached two fine sermons in the First Methodist Church Sunday. This term of court is somewhat of a disappointment to Supervisor I Seale. He does not see how it is pos I sible for it to furnish him with all the chain gang recruits that he needs to build good roads. The Elk and Pythian base ball teams j will play the second game of the I series at the ball park ibis afternoon. Both teams have been strengthened since the last game a?:d a last and snappy game is a certainty. The game will be called promptly at 5.30 o'clock. ON ALL AND m. 1 i i 1 1 i ? ll ^?$??1**1* 4*?$4?$* ?i* ??* ?I* ?$i*$??$? ?li^i^^r THE DULL SCHOLAR. Many a so-called "dull geholar* is so because of some defect of the eyes. A few simple tests with mod? ern instruments reveals the exact condition of the eyesight. Don't neglect the eyes of your children? Z. F. Highsmith, Optician* 21 S. Main Street, Sumter, S. 0. * I * * THE D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO., Phone 166 Sumter, S, ?, GLENN SPRINGS Mineral Water. Is unsurpassed, and invalids find sure and speedy relief by its use. It will cure dyspepsia, liver complaint chronic hep atitis, jaundice, torpor of liver and general debility, following upon malarial disease, dropsy, i diarrhoea, dysentery, constipa? tion, hemorroid, uterine, renal ami cystic diseases, bomaturia> rheumatism, catamenai derangements and other female com* piaints. Highly recommended by the medical profession. Glenn Springs Ginger Ale. Delightful Beverage, Invigorating, Healthful, Coutaining the mineral ingredients of Glenn Springs Min? eral Water. Glenn Springs Carbonated Mineral Watei-a delightful ta? ble water, and positive cure for dyspepsia Gives immediate relief from indigestion. For sale by J. F. W. DeLonne, The Sumter Drug Co., A. J. China and The Cash Grocery Store. PRIDE OF NORTH CAROLINA 5-YEAR OLD CORN WHISKEY tr?* ives a? - nd ii.vite Di ?ct From Distil ?erv to Con*i?irher. Ex r??<s Pr?M>^kfr The puWto ha? bern frequently misled by extravagant and un? truthful claimsof uns?*rnm:loi?sdea!*,*rawfc?; rV? r*?? i ; i?'?Hers. 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Let thc above figures on Vorth Carolina's Pest talk to von Mean, thieving ".Inist-head" stuff will cost you more. Try a case of this old Honest Hand-Made Corn and it will give you a taste of what your father used to enjoy. If you dont find "it better than anything you ever had in your life and are not more than pleased, return the goods and your money will come back to you by fit>t mail. Yours to'command, The D. L. Arey Distilling Co. Lafayette and Green Streets Salisbury.North Carolina. References: First National Bank, of Salisbury, ? C., Dun or Bradstreet Mercantile Agencies. 9