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C|? ??a?cjr?o?i.ini?i Soutpn. WEDNESDAY, SEPT. 7, 1904. ?*zert>i a? the fest Qg^e ai ?unuer-g C., as Second Class Matter NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. H. F. Wilson, Master-Sale. . M. E. Randie-Help, Help, Help! O'Donnell & Co.-The Fall o? 1904. H. G. Osteen & Co.-10c. Paper add Envelopes. , The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Stylish School Snits. E. W. Dabbs, Chairman-Attention Primary Managers. PERSONAL. ?*.?. W. B. Burns has returned from S Saluda, N. C. ^ . \ Mr. isaac Schwartz has retnrned from New York. Dr. Van Telbnrg hoffman went to Columbia Monday. Mr. J. J. Barby has retnrned from Asheville, K. C. Judge Purdy went to Columbia Monday to hold court. Mr. T.' J. ?aker, of Mayesville was in town Saturday. Mr. W. F. Early, of Darlington was in the city Saturday. Miss Bnfort Brand retnrned to Au? gusta this morning.' Mr. Dr J. McCnllnm went to Wedgefield Friday. Dr. W. L. McCutehen has returned from his summer trip. Mr. Henry Stuckey, of.Bishopville, was in the city Friday. Mr. Frank Huggins, of Pareille, ?pent Friday in the city. JBMiss Daisy Pollock has gone to the St. Louis Exposition. H Miss Dulcia Moise has returned from the mountains. Mr. Geo. D. Levy went tb Colum? bia on business Monday. * J. A. Brown spent yesterday in Sum? ter on business.-Florence Times. Mrs. N. L Harrell, of Darlington is visiting Mrs. P. G. Bowman. Miss Emma A i ri al, of Benne tts ville is visiting friends in town. Mr. J. M. Brailsford arrived in the <dty from Summerton last .Thursday. Col. Scarborough, of Dalzell, spent Thursday in the city. * Richard Monaghan has gone to Bel-1 mont, X. C., to attend school Udr. and Mrs. J. E. Tindal of Clarendon were in the city Saturday. .JJMiss Mary Anderson, of Summerton, visited in the city last week. Mr. Laurie Markey, of Columbia, spent last Wednesday in the city. ?.' Mr. T. J. Lipscomb, of Colnmbia, spekt the day in town Wednesday. .Capt an? Mrs. C. L. Williamson of /Providence, were in the city Monday. Rev. Y. R> Gaston of Wisacky spent j yesterday in town. Mr. W, B. Colclough" of Heriots was in town yesterday. Miss Arrie Rose has gone to Sardina to visit relatives. Miss Mattie DuPont arrived in the city Monday afternoon. Mr. J. F. Bland, of Mayesville was * in the city yesterday. Sir. Hal Dick, of Columbia, spent yesterday in the city. Messrs. J. B. and J. M. Cantey of Summerton spent yesterday in town, j ?Mrs. M. B. Randie and Miss Ruby ; Randie have retnrned from Orange-' burg. MrswA. M. Bogan und Mrs. Xitoa Solomons and son have retnrned from Saluda. /Capt. W. J. Hall and family have gone to Concord, N. C., to visit rela- j iives. Mrs. W. G. Stubbs has returneed from a visit to her mother in Lig?n- S ier. Pa. '??} J Mrs. Rosa Duffie, who has been vis? iting in Wilmington, has retnrned ! home. 5 Miss Francis and Mr. Ariel Stern are the guests of Mrs. Harry Rytten berg. f Col. R. D. Lee and family have retnrned from the St. Louis Exposi? tion. Messrs. A. K* C. W. and Julian E. Sanders, of Hagood were in the city Thursday. Dr. Foster and Mr. L. R. William? son, of Providence, were in town last Thursday. Master Hazel Mayes, of Mayesville is visiting his aunt Mrs. H. A. Wells. -Florence Times. Miss Leila Boykin, of Boykins, pass? ed through the city yesterday morning on her way from Pawley Island. Miss Kate Moses went to Colnmbia to spend a week as the guest of Mrs. A. C. Phelps. Miss Riggs, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. E. A. Jenkins, has left the city. Mr. Harry Reid arrived in the city Friday, after a visit to the St. Louis Exposition. i Mr. Isaac Strauss after a stay of several weeks at Atlantic City has re? turned to the city. Mr. Henry B. Riggs, of Orangeburg, S. C. has accepted a position with the Sumter Clothing Cc. D. J. Coyner of Waynesboro, Va., has accepted a position with the Sum? ter Clothing Co. Miss Margie Monaghan has gone to . Baltimore, where she will attend school this winter. j Mr. Hal Harby has returned from the St. Louis Exposition after a stay of several weeks. Mrs. B. Frank Kelley,, of Bishop- j ville, is visiting her parents, Mr. and j Mrs. A. C. Durant. j Mr. and Mrs. T. B. Jenkins left j yesterday morning for St. Louis to visit the Exposition. Miss Moneta Osteen, who has been visiting Miss Rosa Cooper at Wisacky, retnrned home yesterday. Mrs. Rosa 1. Cooper and Miss Mell McCntcben of Wisacky passed through the city yesterday on their way to Glenn Springs. The Misses Moses gave a musical at their home on West Li?erty street in honor of Miss Ethel Lever, of Colum? bia who is visiting them. Rev. S. 0. Cantey and Mrs. Cante who spent the month of August Summerton, have returned to the cit Miss Louise B. Edwards who h charge of the millinery department the Minor Store hrs arrived from N( York. Dr. Z. F. Highsmith and wi?e i turned to the city last- week alter h weeks stay in North Carolina and Vi ginia. Mr. Fred Barkley, of Statesvill N. C., has accepted a position wi the Sumter Banking and Mercanti Co. Captain P. P. Gaillard and Mr. . R. Williamson, of Providence, arrivi in town Satureay morning. Miss-Emma Schwartz b8s return* from New York, where she went study the latest fashions in dre making. , Misses' Hattie and Nela Sander who have been the guests of Mi Cornelia Kingman, returned to H good Saturday morning. " The Misses Solomons left for He; dersonviUe last week, where th< will remain for a few weeks befo visiting the St. Louis Exposition. ?Mrs. C. D. Schwartz and her litt daughter have returned from Bridg port, Conn., where they have spei the summer months. Mrs. Louis Levi, of Mai niug, who has been at Wrightsvil Beach foi* the past, month, return* home last week. > Mr. Geo. Vandoros is once agai in the city, after a long absence du: ing which he visited Europe and Ne York. Mrs. Wm. M. Foster, wife of Ma Wm. M. Foster <?i Spartanbnrg, S C., is on a visit to her son Mr. G. ? Foster at 16 E. Calhoun street. Ma Zoster will also visit Sumter af a ?early date. Mr. W. M^ Reid, bf St. Charle! spent Saturday In the city, and accon panied the Bishopville company t Manassas as the guest .of the company Mr. Reid was present and participate in the first battle of Manassas as a bc soldier. Mr. John K. Cresswell has returne from an eight weeks trip to the Pacifi coasr. Going out he spent some tim at the St. Louis Exposition and hi next stp was at- Yellowstone Park. H visited the important points of intei est in Washington, Oregon and Cal; fornia and returned by way of Sal Lake City. . m . II IIMMMII TTTbe office of the City Recorder an Clerk and Treasurer is being enlarged Read th? new advertisement in refei euee to fell business by O'Donnell ? Co. If you hear any news of public intel est don't hide it, but tell us al about it. . The crowd on the streets Saturda indicated that the busy season ha begun for the merchants. The D. J, Chandler Clothing Cc is prepared to outfit the boys fo school^ Note the prices on schoc suits, i A first crass Carnival will cali fo the expenditure "of . considerabl money, but it will be a paying invesi ment. The banks were the only busines establishments in ? the city v observe Labor Day by taking a holi day. Everybody else labored a usual Attention is directed to the adve; tisement of M.R Randie, who has re moved to the store next to the Pos Office, where he will carry a lprge stock and be better prepared to s.p ply the needs of his customers. Liberty street should be clayed o macadamized between Sumter an< Washington streets. The macadan now ends at Sumter street and th clay roadway begins, at Washington. Street Superintendent White ha practically completed the macadan work on Warren street and has com menced work on Manning avenue. . Bill Epperson and, Charlie Stansil have the Second Primary- all to them selves, and if they do not have lots o fun and a wide open race it will to their own fault. Would it not be a good idea for Cit: Council to open up some of the pro posed new streets Defore the Carnival in order to let the visitors see th< splendid building lots: The third quarterly conference o: the First Methodist church will to held at the parsonage th if (Wednesday) evening at 8.30 o'clock, instead of this evening as previously announced. The crowded condition of the streel , Saturday rendered it extremely danger? ous to race the hose wagons at break? neck speed, through Main and Liberty streets. When someone is accidental? ly killed regrets will not bring the dead back to life. There has been some talk of start? ing a movement amoug the merchants to close their stores during the winter months promptly at 7 o'clock every night except Saturday. It is an exce? lent idea, but before any step is taken it would be just as well to devise some means to pursude all those who signed the agreement to close at 10 o'clock every Saturday night to live up to that agreement. There is no sense in signing agreements unless they are binding upon all who sign. Recorder Hurst had Messrs. Ashleigh Mood and Cari Mason before him Tuesday for driving their auto? mobiles tfcrough Main street at an ex? cessively high speed. There is no or? dinance forbidding automobile racing j on the streets of the city, consequent? ly Recorder Hurst had no authority j to try or impose a sentence on the young men. An ordinance will be passed at tte next meeting of City Council prohibiting fast automobile driving on tbe streets and prescribing a suitable penalty lor violation of the law. Mr. D. James Winn returned from Columbia Saturday after a stay of three|weeks,during which time be was engaged in equipping the Granby Cot? on Mill with bis recently patented ap? pliance for cleaning ci.tton of dust and trash more quickly and economically than has heretofore been possible with the machinery in nse. The other Co ! iumbia mills will be equipped wich j Mr. Winn's appliance as soon as a I trial in the Granby has demonstrated I to the Columbia mill men that the ap? pliance will accomplish the results claimed for it. As Mr. Winn gave bis invenion m?>re tban a year's trial in the Sumter coton mill before he j made any effort to put it on the mar ket he has np-fear of the result of the test in the Granby. M ill. j MARRIED. Mr. Wilmot D. Kershaw, the eldest son of R?v. John Kershaw of Charles? ton, and Miss Lula Paul were married in Christ Church, Savannah, Ga., Wednesday, August 31st. No cards. Mrs. W. G. Wells died at 3.30 o'clock Saturday, after an illness of about six weeks. The funeral/ took place at 10.30 a. m., Sunday, at the Cemetery, and was attended by many sympathizing friends. Dance at Cherry Vale. A very largely attended leap-year dance was given at Cherry Vale, the Frierson's home at Statesburg, last Wednesday night. A number of Sum ter.:people attended it, and are very en? thusiastic in their praises of the affair, all pronouncing it a great success. Soldiers en route to Manassas. The Lee County Guards, Company M., of the 2d Regiment, were in town Saturday, preparatory to leaving for the Manassas encampment. The cDm pany is thirty-two strong, and under the command of Capt. G. F. Parrott and Lieut. M. B. McCutchen. Ten Sumter boys and eighteen from St. Stephens joined the Bishopville boys here, which made a total of fifty-nine men in the company. With such a large number of men in ranks, the company should make a very good appearance. The Second Regiment Band did teot go to Manassas with the regiment from this State as it was impossible for many of the members to leave their business at this time of the year. Di? rector Schumacher and the members of the band regret that they were not able to attend the encampment, but it came at a most inconvenient season for the men. 'THE COMPRESS TO BE OPERATED A Big Thing for the Sumter Cotton Mar? ket. The Sumter Banking ahd Mercan? tile Co., bas leased the Sumter Cotton Compress and it is now being over? hauled and iepairedf It is expected that the repairs will be completed and the plant in readiness for operation to? day. The operation of the compress means a great deal for Sumter as a cotton market and will do morn to make tb/v market the best in this section of . ^ State and thereby in? crease the ?eipts than any other one thing thai we could have. As long as the compress is operated Sumter cot? ton shippers retain the compress rate granted by the railoads to all compress shipping points, and this lower rate enables the buyers to pay more for cotton than the buyers located in other places. There is no doubt about the move of the Sumter Banking & Mer? cantile Co. being a good thing for Sumter and for every farmer who sells his cotton on this market^ and it is to be hoped that their enterprising pub? lic spirit will be profitable to them. A VIGOROUS INFANT INDUSTRY. A Solid Car Load of Window Glass Re? ceived by a Local Concern-An Indi? cation of Development. The Sumter Door Sash and Blind Factory, John W. McKiever, proprie? tor, received the first solid car load of window glass ever brought to Sumter. This is an item of news that on its face appears to be of small importance, but it shows in the most substantial and convincing matter that Sumter is growing and developing as a manu? facturing and distributing center with a rapidity that few of us realize. A car load of window glass a few years ago would have supplied the needs of Sumter for two or three years, but today it "will suffice to supply the Sumter Door, Sash and Blind factory for only a month or two. When Mr. McKeiver established his factory about two years ago he had to begin at the bottom and build up a trade in a line of goods that the people of Sum? ter and surrounding country had been accnstomed to buy from manufacturers in other towns and it is an uphill business, as every one knows to change the long standing habits of a people. But this Mr. McKeiver has succeeded, in a measure in doing al? ready, and his business is growing and spreading out to cover surrounding territory in a most satisfactory man? ner. When he began business he put in first class machinery only and from the outset he had a well equipped plant. He used first class material and turned out only first class work at a price that enabled him to compete with the older and well known estab? lishments. At first only a few bands were employed, but the number has steadily increased until the pay roll is now between five and six thousand dollars a year. For a small enterprise, two years old, this is not a bad show ing and besides it is just beginning to grow. The fight to gain recognition and establish a reputation bas been made and won on the basis of the best workmanship and material and rea? sonable prices The patronage of the people of this city has been liberal from the first, and each month increas? es, but too many orders are still sent out of town for material tbat can be sup? plied by the Sumter Door, Sash and Blind factory. The way to make a town grow and prosper is to patronize home industries: spend your money with home people and keep the money circulating in local channels of trade and industry. Local Cotton Market. Middling, 30 10%. Receipts yesterday, 101 bales. Receipt? Monday, ?3 bales. .. Receipts Saturday, 225. Receipts to date this season, 444. Receipts to same date 1903, 69. - - ??-.?. i Call and see us in our .new quarters, next dcor to Postoffice. M; B. Randie. Aug. 5 6r * Warron Nelson, the negro boy who is serving a three years term on the chain tang for breaking into O'Don? nell &? Co.N storn made a break from the yang Thursday wh"ii there was but one gcard on duty. He succeeded in getting away, but was pursued and captured and was back at work on the road within an hoar. THE COMING CARNIVAL. A Largely Attended Mass Meeting Enthu? siastic for the Fall Festival. The Carnival is coming, sure. A large and enthusiastic meeting cf rep ? resentative bnsines men of Sumter met last evening in the Court House to discuss the matter and to decide whether or not the Carnival should be held. Mayor Geo. W. Dick presided. Earnest talks, all favoring the propo? sition, were made by H. G. Osteen, Editor the Daily Item, by Maj. Mari? on Moise, Hon. R, I. Manning, J. j H. Chandler, of the D. J. Chandler Clothing,Co., G. A. Lemmon cf the Sumer Dry Goods Co., Abe Rytten berg and W. B. Boyle. Mr. Osteen reviewed the character of the Carnival held ten years ago and gave a brief resume of the ex? penditures devoted to the several feat? ures of that show. Major Moise I thonght that the occasion was ripe for Sumter to hold up again before the world her many excellencies, her cen? tral and commanding location, her splendid streets and general attractive? ness to outsiders and homeseekers. He thought a general fund of some ?5,000 or $0,000 would be needed and that the committee to be appointed to raise the money might do well to assess each citizen and business concern with the sum deemed to be his or its proportionte share of the total. He thought that it should be and usually was understood that such enterprises were not for the purpose of making money, but were for advertising pur? poses pure and simple. Tne sense pf those present seemed tc be that the proper time for the Carnival would be the last of November cr early in December when the rush of fail work would be fairly over. A motion by Mr. J A.. Schwerin that the sense of the meeting and of the community favored the Carnival was unanimously and enthusiastically carried. By a vote as unanimous and enthusi? astic Dr. S. C. Baker was elected per-, manent Chairman of the Carnival as? sociation; and took the chair under protest about lack of time and press of duties of which the house gave no heed whatever. Mr. E. I. Reardon was elected Sec? retary and Mr. H. G. Osteen, Treas? urer by acclamation. Time was al? lowed the officers elect to select the committee of general managers whose initial duty it' will be to solicit the necessary subscriptions. With the un? derstanding that there would be anoth? er meeting two weeks hence, the meeting adjourned. v THE CARNIVAL COMMITTEE. Chairman Baker Names Central Finance Committee. Dr. S. C. Baker, permanent chair? man of the Carnival committee today anounced the appointment of the cen? tral finance committee to have general charge of all arrangemaents for the proposed fall festival and to raise funds to make it a success The com? mittee is as follows: Ward 1-J. H. Levy, Edgar Skin? ner. Ward *2-D. J. Chandler, H. J. Harby. fl Ward 3-R. I. Manning, Abe Ryt tenberg. Ward 4-W. B. Boyle, Marion Moise. The committee will meet in the office of the City Clerk and Trasurer at S o'clock this evening. --. -? The committee of City Council ap? pointed at the last regular meeting to investigate the charge against Alder? man Hurst in connection with tbe con? tract for repainting the hose wagons, met in executive session last night. The re? sult of their investigations and delib? erations will be reported to the next meeting of Council. Don't forget that M. B. Randie has moved into the Masonic building next door'to Postofiice. Aug. 5-6t. August is the dullest month of the year in business circles generally, and J the dispensary is no exception to the 1 rule, yet the receipts last month from I the sale of liquor by the local dispen? sary were 86,645.50. If the average monthly sales for the remaining months of the year equal those of last I year the total for the year will exceed 8100,000. I All kinds of best sewing machine i needles and repair work done, at j M. B. Randie's, next to Postoffice. ! Aug 5-Ot A CARD. - To the People of Sumter County: I wish to express my sincere appre i elation for the handsome vote which 1 I received for Sheriff in the primary j just held, and to say that I will al : ways be deeply grateful for it. Very truly yours, Sept 3-lt J. E." Gaillard. MU un . ii i -? "TEETH IN A" as its name implies. Is used by every mother wise, To stay convulsions that come on When teething time begins to dawn. For nausea, vomiting and the weak, irritable stomach of children: nothing equals Dr. Moffett's "TEETHINA" (Teething Powders). It aidsjdigestion and regulates the bowels. Sept. 7-2t OSTEOPATHY (.orrects the cause of disease and cures when nothinjrelse wi!!. Its cures are per manent because Natural. All diseases treated. Discasts of Women a Specialty.' DR. H. V. KENNEDY. Office over Bultman Bros." shoe Storr. Sumter. S. C. - Consultation Free Stylish School Suits. SCHOOL SUITS are a specialty of ours, and we don't think any one can beat our gpdds and prices. Not only do we give you good wearing clothes, but give you styles that are new and desirable. Knee Pant School Suits, $2 to $5. Long Pant School Suits, $5 to $15. 600 pair of Knee Pants, 50 cts., 75 cts. and $L Note the Change: SVTtR Ryttenberg building, corner of Main and Lib? erty streets. \ The D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO., Phone 166 - - - Sumter, S.IC. HELP! HELP! HELP! Help yo?r wife get her fall sewing done quickly and with little labor by buying her a new sewing machine. Then when she has fin? ished her sewing give her a fine piano or organ to amuse herself with. I can sell you the best machine made, and save you money ; either a Wheeler & Wilson for a rotary motion, or a White for the best shuttle machine. When you are ready to buy an organ or piano I can save you from $50 to $100 on the best in? struments. Bring all' your repairing to me. It will be done promptly and guaranteed. Headquarters for supplies of all kinds for the sewing machine, organ and piano. Give me a trial. I am now in my new quarters in the Ma? sonic Temple, next door to the Postoffice. Sumter Music House M. B. RANDLE, Mgr. TEM CEMTS jinn ww na fllWHIIIIinBBMBW Buys a Box of Nice . . Paper and Envelopes A T Osteen's Book Store, 16 West Liberty Street.