Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Ccuncil held a regular meeting at G o'clock p. m., Wednesday. Present: May or Geo. W. Dick, Alder? men P. P. Finn, R.F. Havnsworth, H. W. Hood, E. W.. Hurst," C. G. Row? land and R. K. Wilder. Absent: Aldermen H. D. Barnett and W. G. Stubbs. Minnies of the 10th and'19th insts. were read and confirmed. The police committee reported pur? chase of a-bicycle for the Health Offi "C-er for$50. There was farther discus? sion of the proposed sale of the horse now used by the police, but no action was taken. The: committe of public works re? ported arrirval of drain pipe for E. Canal street but work would be post? poned until crops now growing where the drain is to be laid, are gathered. They reported progress in macadam work on Warren street and clay work on the A. C?. L. yard at the passenger : station, and adjacent streets. , The fire department committee *e ported?pnrchase of new haraessfor the two. Baie Co's. They had had She tires shrunk on Ko. 3 wagon. 'z The self recording water gauge was installed in the police office and re? sult of hydrant tests submittel by Fire Chief W. S. Graham Hearing of appeal of Geo. Sha^tf was postponed to next meeting on request by telegram of hts Attorney Mr. L D. Jennings, who was absent from the city. Request of Mr. A. Ryttenberg, lesse of the Opera Hoase, for repairs of fur? niture, etc., was referred to the com? mittee of public works to consider and report. ? Application of E. lu Hodge for po? sition on the police force was ordered filed for future reference. An ordinnce to regulate the uss of automobiles and motor cycles had its f rsi reading An ordinance to permit the Atlantic Coats Line Company to construct and maintain a track across Manning avenue into the: premises of tS?v^Sumter Banking and Mercantile Co. ^WR5~\^a.?L adopted and odered published under ^?sclnticn suspending the rule which required tv?o readings. The* finance committee -reported as follows : Books of 'the Clerk and Treasurer fer June and July had been examined and found correct. They had I declined to pay bills of -Ducker & " "Bultman for painting, as the expendi? ture was unauthorized, and Electric Light Co. lamp renewals as they have not been paid for heretofore. . The committee submitted a state? ment showing receipts and disburse-, men ts as compared with the same mnoths of 1903, and called attenion.to gradual increase of expenses over in? come. The. report was adopted. By resolution unanimously adopted th& Mayor and Clerk were authorized to borrow $2,000 for necessary current expense ; giving therefor the city cor? ticate of indebtedness in required form. On Mr. Finn's motion^ a committee was appointed to investigate the ru? mors reported!, on 10th inst, by Alder -man Hurst The Mayor appointed the entire Council, except Aldermen S?rst, Hood and Wilder who consti? tute the lire department ^committee. ' The Mayor spoke of the Carnival which has been suggesed to be held this fall and appointed Messrs. Row? land, Finn and Wilder to confer with business men of the city with refer? ence thereto. Th? committee of public works was requested to ascertain cost of clay ^-digging machines Bills of H. W. Hood for bicycle re? pairs, aggregating $58.75, were refer? red to the finance committee. Council then adjourned. Lee Coocty Locals. Mr. W. R. Philips of Sumter was here Wednesday. Mr. T. Muidrow- Green is spending a while at Glenn Springs. Mr.. Wm. Sling spent Sunday in Sumter. Mrs. R. E. Carnes and Mrs. E. B. McCutchen haye returned from Glenn Springs, Toxaway and other points. Miss Rebecca Dennis who has been is North Carolina for the past few weeks is now in St. Louis enjoying the Exposition. Mrs. W. R. Law and Mrs. F F. Hendon are on Pawley:s Island. -Miss Maud Whitman and Miss Anna Copes who have been visiting Mrs. C. H. Durant left cn Friday for a short visit to Miss Marie Durant in Sumter, going irom there to their homes. Mr, R. W. McCutchen is just"back from a business trip to Norfolk. While there he made arrangements with the export trade by which tbe cotton from this place will be hand? led direct for shipment. Supervisor Wm. Seal and County *Attdrney L. D. Jennings of Sumter County, were here Thursday and tried to have a settlement with Supervisor Durant in the mater of the ?apportion? ment debt that this county owes Sum? ter. . Mr. Durant declined to make the settlement however, for though he does not dispute the Sumter debt he I does not consider that the proportion? ment committee has completed its work, and he would not act without. Friday morning he went to Columba and consulted Chairman Gibbs of that committee, Mr. Gibbs told him he had done right. Further action will be taken September tho fifteenth. Kew Magazines at H. G. Osteen & Co. Bcoklover's Magazine. Leslie's Monthly, Century, Strand. Munsey, Scribners, McClure's, Ladies Home Journal, Metropolitan. Smart Set and October Fashion Books. C. P. Osteen, M. D. No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen's Book Store), STJMTEE, S. C. N. G. Osteen, Jr., SUEGEON DENTIST, OFFICE No. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen's Book Store ) SUMTER, S. C. Office honre, 9 io 1.30 ; 2 Si to 6 The Prcpcsed Kew Coiilhn Club. j Since the dissolution of the Sumter Cotillion Club, a movement has been initiated to perfect a new organization among the dancing gentlemen of the city, for the purpose of giving a series 1 of dances this winter, that will un? questionably surpass all previouss efforts in Sumter. A very unique plan has been pro? posed for the management of the dances. The club roll is to be divided, as nearly as possible, into three sepa? rate groups of dancers, and each group will have exclusive control of one dance. It is to meet, elect its own chairman, appoint the various committees, and in fact to do every? thing that, in its judgment, will tend to the ultimate success of the event. As each division will be allowed exactly the same amount of money for its dance, the efforts of each succeeding set to out-do the preceding one will necessarily insure that each group will exert its very best effort. A little friendly rivalry is not a bad thing in any organization. The chairman of each division, to? gether with the president of the club, will constitute the executive commit? tee, and titler are to have jurisdiction over all matters that effect the club as a whole. It is the present idea to give the first dance in the latter part of Octo? ber, the second, on the first of Janu? ary ; and the last, about Easter. Those School Funds Collected. Supt. McDonald Dans went over to Sumter Monday abd had a settlement with Supt. Cain of that place about the scn?ol fund due Lee county. A check in full was issued io Mr. Davis. The matter would have been settled j sooner, but was^delayed, by the com- j mission appointed by the governor tcr^ look into the . matter. As soon as ! Supt._ Davis can make an appoint-j ment'with Supt. Burns of Darlington, j the Darlington county funds due Lee | will also " be collected.-Bishopville ! "Vindicator. Stripped of ali ornamentation the j President, when angered, becomes san uncouth and aggressive bully, who'' respects nobody and considers nothings j in bis eagerness to strike..-. . ? ? He has always rated himself above ; other men. He is an Aristocrat.- His ? contempt for law is only equaled by j his disdain of men. He uses each much as he would use a doormat. The Mug- i wump was good enough to help him ? climb the Self Righteous rounds of ; the ladder of Civil Service Reform,: but when a succession of lucky acci? dents have brought him to the top, he ! cries, 'Take this clumsy, ropy thing-; aways and fetch me one of those stal- j wart spoils ladders of Mr. Quay and i Mr. A ?dicks, and he quick abc ut it, ! damn you!"-Louisville Courier- j Journal. Have you read that very interest-1 ing magazine, The Smart Set? Sick Headache. "For several years my wife -as troubled with what physicians called sick headache . of a very severe character. She doctored I with several eminent physicians and at, a I great expense, only to grow worse until she j .wastunable to do any.kiud of work. About j a year ago she began taking Chamberlain's ! Stomach and Liver Tableis and today .reigns more than she ever did before and ? is real weli," says Mr. Geo. E. Wright of j New London, New York. For sale by I China's Drug Store. L?Lfi ?LIEN ALIVE AND WELL. But Her Sometime Husband is Held for Her Murder. Newberry, Aug. 25.-Can a roan be held in jail under charge of murder of a person who swears -^hat she is alive? Learned lawyers will say that he can? not be. But Butler Holt knows bet? ter. That seems to be his present condition. As will be seen an affidavit, alleged ? to have been made by Lulia Allen, who is supposed also to have been known as Maude Allen, stating that she is alive and well, was read in courtr And there is an affidavit from her father confirming this. But Justice Pope remanded Butler Holt to jail until next Wednesday when a final bearing will be had under habeas pro? ceedings as to why he shall not be re? lieved of the carge of tlip murder of the woman supposed tb be Maude Allen, alias Lula Allen, in Columbia cn August 11th last. Japan starts in with the open door as soon as it has conquered the right to open it, and Niuchwang will now be free to everybody's ships and trade, with - other ports'to follow, as the Jap flag is hoisted over them one after another; a generous 'antimonopolly signal, making a picture in the Orien? tal skies as handsome as anything of tho kind ever set there, if not more so.-New York Tribune. Statistics now *n course of collation at Washington seem tc indicate that the sifting process at present applied to immigration at the country's ports ot entry is, to say the least, defective. Figures showing the nubmer of aliens confined in penal and charitable insti? tutions have been gathered by special 'agents in every state and territory. These figures, it is said, show that thousands of Toreigners who under the laws should not have been admitted to this country have become public char? ges, and as such liable to deportation at the expense of the steamship com? panies that brought them to the Uni? ted States. The number of criminal and pauper aliens confined in public in? stitutions is said to be largest^ in New York and other states along the east? ern seaboard. The statistics collected are to be given in the forthcoming annual report of the Commissioner General of Immigration, and will doubtless be used as a basis in framing legislation of a character aiming to further restrict the introduction into the United States of personssbelong ing to the criminal, defective and de? pendent classes. , Numbers of discriminating buyers have secured bargains in box paper since our notice a few days ago, but we still have a good stock to select from. The paper is in good condition, only the boxes are soiled. Prices less than Cost to make room for new stock. H. G. Osteen & Co. "Two physicians had a long and stubborn j fight with an abcess on my right lung" writes J. F. Hughes of DuPont, Ga. "and I gave me up. Everybody thought my time I had come. As a last resorc I tiied Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumption. The benefit 1 received wa? striking and, I wa* on my feet in a few days. Now FVe 1 entiiely regained my health." It con ? qaers ail Coughs, Colds and Throat and Lung troubles. Guaranteed by J. F. W. De Lorine's Drug Store. Price 50c, and $1.00. Trial bottles free. End of Bitter Fight. WHY ELIHU BOOT REFUSES TO BUN For Governor of New York State. Esnpus, N. Y., Aug. 25.-Roose mount heard today what purports to be a well-subsrantiated story of Elihu Root's final declination of the republi? can gubernatorial nomination in New York. According to the story Presi? dent Roosevelt urged upon Former Secretary of War Root to accept the nomination. Mr. Root, according to the story, offered to do so on condi? tion that Mr. Roosevelt guarantee to leave the field open to him equally with others for the presidential nomination in 1908. This President Roosevelt refused "to do, whereupon Mr. Root declined to accept the gubernatorial nomination of New York. ProminentrPhysician Dead. New York Aug. 26.-Dr. William A. Pryor, son of former Supreme Court Justice Roger A. Pryor, died early this evening at St. Vincents hospital, a victim of nervous prostra? tion due to overwork at his profession. Montepelier, Vermont, Aug. 26. The heavy artillery fire in the Repu bf lican National campaign opened here todav in a carefully prepared speech by Hon. Wm. H. Taft, Secretary of War. He devoted his entire speech to answering the various criticisms of President Roosevelt's personalty and conduct, and a defence of his admin? istration. Suicide Prevented. j Tht> startling announcement that a pre-1 ' ventive of suicide had been discovered will j interest man j. A mn down system, or j despondency invariably precede suicide and something has been found that will prevent that condition which makes sui? cide likely. At the firs-t thought of self destruction take Electric Bittere. It being j a great^onic and nervine will strengthen the nerves and build up the system. It's also a great Stomach, Liver and Kidney regulator. Only f>0c. Satisfaction guar? anteed by J.. F. TV. DeLorme Druggist. DON'T Flit your life away, take a les? son from the ant, not from the butterfly, and provide for the .future. . k Adepte Endowment Poley In the Penn Mutual Life In? surance Co. will insure peace and comfort for your old age -if you live-or will protect and provide for your family if you die. Opportunities for good men to act as representatives. P. MOSES, JB., General Agent, Penn Mutua! Life insurance Company Sumter, S. C. Au- 10-ly 9 o? 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Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited JOB PRINTING First class work and good material. I do good work as cheap as possible, but do not make a spe? cialty of cheap work, . 1ST. G-.OBTTGK'N. SOUTHERN RAILWAY Effective Apr. 17,. 1904. Read down Read up No 142 No 140 No 141 No 143 2 15 pm 7 00 am Lv Sumter Ar 9 15 am 6 45 pm | ll 40 am Ar Charleston Lv 3 20 am 7 10 am 11 40 am Ar Columbia Lv 7 20 am 3 10 pm 12 30 pm Ar Augusta Lv 6 55 am 6 10 am 10 55 pm Ar Atlanta 1055 Lv 10 55 ll 45 pm 11 45 am 5 30 am Ar Birmingham Lv 5 20 4 10 pt? 8 30 pm ll 10 am Ar New Orleans Lv 9 20 am 12 35 am 3 30 pm Ar Spartanburg Lv 3 30 10 35 am 1 30 am 4 55 pm Ar Greenville Lv 4 55 9 40 air 7 15 pm Ar Asheville Lv 7 05 an_ 8 15 pm Ar Louisville Lv 7 40 am 7 30 pm Ar Cincinnati Lv 8 30 am 6 00 pm Ar Camden Lv 2 00 pm 8 35 pm Ar Rock Hill Lr 9 25 an: 9 40 am Ar Charlotte Lv 8 10 a_! 9 45 am Ar Vi'ashiugton Lv 9 50 pm 4 15 pm Ar New York Lv 3 25 pm Trains 142 and 143 make dose connection at Samter Junction with 117 going Notas via Camden and Kock Hill, and No. IIS for Charleston and Atlanta via Augusta or Co ltimbia. Trains 140 and 141 make doss connection at Kingviile for Charleston and Colum? bia, and at ColambiaTSitn solid Pullman trains composed of elegant Dining Cara, Pxtfl man Compartment;, Gab Library, Observation and Drawing-room Sleeping Cara to and from Northern and Western points. For full informatica or -flsarvations apply to any agent cr address S. H. Hardwick, C. H. Ackart, P. T. M., J. Clack, General Manager, Washington, D. C. Agent, Washington, D. 0. W. H. Tay loe, Somier, S. C. Brook? Morgan, " Gen. Pass. A?ent A. G. P. A^, Washington, D. C. R. W. Hant, D. P. A., Atlanta, Ga. C!harle?ton,?S. O. mme Effective June 5, 1904 . Passenger Trains arriving and leaving Sumter. Train 35 Florence to Augusta Arrives 5 15 am " 54 Columbia to Wilmington 44 8 10 am . " *57 Gibson to Sumter " 9 20 am 44 52 Charleston to Columbia and Greenville Leaves 9 21am " 46 Orangeburg to Charleston (Tuesd'y,Thur8d'y,Satnrd'y) " 9 25 am 44 53 Greenville and Columbia to Charleston " 6 20 pm 44 32 Augusta to Florence " 6 30 pm 44 *56 Sumter to Gibson " 6 50 pm " 47 Charleston to Orangeburg (Tuesd'yjThured^Saturd'y) 44 8 15 pm 41 55 Wilmington to Columbia 44 9 25 pm Freight Trains carrying Passengers. Train *24 Sumter to Hartsville Leaves 10 00 am 44 *19 Florence to Robbins Leaves I 00 pr " " *20 Bobbins to Florence Leaves 4 30 pa " *25 Hartsville to Sumter Arrives 7 40 pm Northwestern Bailway. Train *70 Camden to Sumter Arrives 9 00 am 14 *71 Sumter to Camden .Leaves 9 36 am 41 *68 Camden to Sumter 44 5 45 pm 44 *72 Wilson Mill to Sumter Arrives 12 30 pm 11 *73 Sumter to Wil8onMili v Leaves 3 00 pm ?4 *69 Sumter to Camden " 6 25 pm Tra?na marked * daily except Sunday ; all other trains daily. For further information, apply to J. T. CHINA, Ticket Agent A. C. L i !S3 i White Stone Lithia Springs I A. STANLEY STANFORD, Proprietor. k WHITE STONE LIM SPUR - - SP?NTANBURS COUNTY, S. G. It Is Open All the Year Round. UNEXCELLED CUISINE ==UNSUPASSED COMFORTS. The Hotel Has Accommodations for 500 Quests. f: ? ~' It is the only Lithia Springs in the country whose waters $ are forced by natural pressure twenty feet above the granite g rock from which they flow. White Stone Lithia Springs have f been known for fifty years for their remarkable curative ? properties. The hotel has the best appointments in the South. ? They are located two miles from White Stone Station, eight | miles from Spartanburg, and are connected by private trolley line on the Savannah and Asheville Division of the Southern Railway. Rates fiade Known on Application to the Proprietor. g f Send for Circulars and Other Information- j?