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THE FIRE WORKS DISPLAY. Tfce Finale of the Festival Entertainments Was a Magnificent Spectacle. The last, but by no means the least of the entertainments provided by tbe committee fer the Festival visitors was the display of fireworks Friday night. There were between four and six thousand persons massed in and around tbe field on East Hampton avenue where tbe exhibition - was held. The fireworks were furnished hy the Rozzi Company,'of New Castle, Pa., and one of their representatives personally superintended the exhibi? tion, i It was nnqnesionably ene of the vrey best fire works displays ever given ia this State and the entire crowd was enthusiastic over it. There were twenty-six set pieces, one of which displayed excellent portraits in fire of President Haynsworth and -Secretary Reardon, of the Festival committee. Tbe display included all of the best and most spectacular fire works with which the public is fami lar and many novelties only recently in trounced by the Rozzi Company. Not only the public, but the Fire? works Committee were thoroughly pleased with the display. It was one of tbe most successful and generally pleasing features of a most successful week of festivity. The Fall Festival .of 1904 west out in a veritable blaze of pyrotechnical glory. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. Tbe K? Too Have Always Bought Signature of , 1,000 e ffcvnP Young Men TO QUALITY FOR GOOD POSITIONS J GUARANTEED IN WRITING. SOO FREE SCHOLARSHIPS OFFERED GA.-ALA. BUS. COLLEGE. MACON, GA r WE WANT ALL INTERESTED IN MACHINERY TO HAVE OUR NAME BEFORE THEM DURING 1905 Write us starting what kind of MACHINERY you use or win install, and we wilt mail you FREE OP ALL COST A HAN OSOME ANO USEFUL POCKET DIARY AND ATLAS OR A LANCE COMMERCIAL CALENDAR Gifttes Machinery Company, COLUMBIA, S. C. A STOCK OF HORSE POWES H Ar PRESSES TO 8E CLOSED OUT AT SPECIAL PRICES 1 It should be borne in mind that j every cold weakens the lungs, low? ers the vitality and prepares the system for the more serious dis? eases, among which are. the two greatest destroyers of human life, pneumonia and consumption. Chamberlain's Cough Remedy has won its great popularity by its prompt cures of this most common ailment. It aids expectoration, re? lieves .the lungs and opens the secretions, effecting a speedy and permanent cure. It counteracts any tendency toward pneumonia. Price 25c, Large Size 50c. N. G. Osteen, Jr., SURGEON DENTIST. OFFICE : Ifo. 18 W. Liberty St., (Over Osteen?s Book Store), SUMTER, S. 0. Office hours, 9 to 1.30 ; 2 30 to 6 $100,000.00 Capital. THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK of Sumter, S. C. THE Comptroller of the Currency hav? ing approved the increase of the Capital of this Bank to $100,000.00, depositors now have as security for their deposits : Capital, - - $100,000 00 Stockholders' Individual Lia? bility, - - - '00,000 00 ?Surplus and Undivided Prof ? its, - 25,000 00 Total Security for Depositors, $225,000 00 OWLY MATfOPLA BANK tk Ch Y OF SUMTER. Largest Capital of any Bank in this section of South Carolina. Strongest Bank in Eastern part of this State. Interest allowed on deposits to a limited amount. BOARD OF DIRECTORS. A. J. CHINA, President. NEILL O'DONNELL, Vice President. H. D. BARNETT, R. D. LEE, G. A. LEMM0N, JOHN REID, E. P. RICEER. R. L. Er MUNDS, Cashier. R. D. LEE, Solicitor. BOOKKEEPERS. J. L. McC^?lum, D. J. Winn, Jr. Oliver L. Yates. <~r,l..M???ifc.r>'S tNGLISH NNYROYAL PILLS Origin*: a.:<. Only Genning. SAFE. >. '? "-ITH ntl tl ir Ludio?. **k ;>r<ir<?(?t for cnicu?vrKK's KNGLJSU in UZl> ?M (?old tovtailic b-xe% -fait.! with Mn*ribbon. T?).<-*iooll<fr. Rvra-r ]>s?tjccr*n? Mih*tIct>:to?:- ard Imlr* t?Mfi?. Cufof j fi - r?-at?r' i or -..ii Sr. in ??*r>:.# r-.r Par*;, ?i??'?, 'ir??ttaotu?tt at... ..iirliot f:>r I.wHh"-,'-' ?7? .r'frr. tr re rum Vrll. 1 ?.<!'.': - -iv. ??.?.. <. ..i N, -X- ti-'.rnt 1 -n.J fn. a \. ,...<-. .. . ;-?... fx. THE ALUMNI BANQUET. A Pleasant Gathering o? Old College Men, Footballists and Military Men. The banquet to Ui* foot bali TUTTIS of Washington ?n i Lee and South Carolina College at the Rotel Sumter Thursday night, tendeied by the al? umni of the two in titutions. deserves more than the brief notice it has re ceived. The Washington and Lee team was unable to remain over for it, and a notable feature of the informal speeches was regret for their absence and praise for their 6ne bearing while in Sumter. Maj. Marion Moise was esi^cially happy iu his references to Viignia and South Carolina, and his son, Mr. DeLeon Mois?, and Major Loring Lee, the two latter Washing? ton and Lee alumni, responded grace? fully when called upon. Governor Bey ward was an avowed Washington and Lee "rooter," and lost no friends in Carolina by his loyalty to his own col? lege. Mayor Geoge W. Dick's speech pre? senting the cane to tbe Governor, was an uncommonly happy effort, even for George Dick whom, by the way, one of the younger speakers alluded to as the "Mayor of Souh Carolina" and brought down the house. It's a great thing for a town to have a mayor who is credit to it in public as well as in private, and such is the Game Cock mayor. Mayors are selected with cara in Sumter. The fol? lowing from the mayor's presentation speech must have gratified the Gover? nor to the fullest: "We love you, Governor. We have all watched your career since taking your seat in the Gubernatorial chair with the keenest interest, and in your many tials have sympataized no little. Ws fully re? alize that there are matter?, espec ialy those touching executive clemen? cy, that at times weigh b>avy upon you, but knowing your faith in our One All Wise Guider, and believing that your actions in all euch affairs are the results of your direct appeals to His throne of grace and mercy, may rest assured that our country's ; cause is safe in your bands. "Allow me in behalf of my?people, ' th? citizens of Sumter, to present this cane, mounted as it is in pure gold, the emblem of that high stand? ard of morality and character with when (iod has blessed you. Receive it as a token of.their love, their friend shio, their genuine affection. " Gov. Heyward's response was equally as felicitous and had the same r'i:g of sincerity. Gov. Hey ward was taken : completely by surprise for he had been given no hint of what was com? ing. He spoke of the warm and sincere affection he had always had for the people of Sumter, all cf whom had given him so many evidences of their friendship. Next to bis own Colleton home, he said he knew of no other place he would rather claim as home tb aa Sumter He expressed his pleasure a being in the city as one of the Festival visitors, not ouCbf the thousands, be said, could have en? joyed the. magnificent entertainment provided and the warm welcome and generous hospitality vouchesafed to each and every visitor by the ev6r hospitable Sumter people. AN OLD ADAGE SAYS-A ?.A light purse is a heavy curse" Sickness makes a light purse. The LIVER is the seat of nine tenths of al! disease. go to the root of the whole mat? ter, thoroughly, quickly safely and restore the action of the LIVER to normal condition. Give tviie to the system and so3id flesh to the body? Take No Substitute. THE SUMTER SAVINGS BANK. HORACE HARBY, President. L C. STRAUSS. Vice-president. GEO. L. RIC FER, Cashier. Capital Stock, $25,000 Liability of Stockholders, 25,00c Every Facility For the transaction of business is Afford? ed those who deposit their money with The Sumter Savings Bank, Ia?portant papers can be drawn up and signed in a private roo:u Ker a^ide for use j of our clients and any information de sired will be cheerfully furnished by the management. Savings deposited hare draw interest at the rat? of 4 per cent per annum. $1.00 will open an account and secure a bank book. THE BANK OF SUMTER, SUMTER, S. C. City and County Depositor)'. Capital stock paid ii*, $75.000 OL' Undivided surplus, 16,000 00 Individual liability of stockhold ers in excess of the ir stock. 75,(XXl 00. Transacts a genera! banking business: also ha* a Saving Bank Department Im? posit* of $1 and upward receive'), [utri est allowed at the rale of 4 per cent, pei annum, p-iyable semi annually. W. V. B. HAYNSWORTH, Pre*ideiiL R. I. MANNINO. W. F. RHAVTK. vice-President. Cas u.->r. Jan. 37. The Trades Display ! The Trades Display Thursday night was a Fuccess of the same magnitude as the Floral Parade and other fea? tures of the Festival. It exceeded the expectation of the committee in num? ber of floats and in every other re? spect. There were twenty-three floats in the parade bnsides a number of the handsomely decorated vehicles that participated in the floral parade. The float of Levi Bros. was burned just as the parade assembled.- The Minor Store float bad to be withdrawn as it could not pass under the electric light wires and Schwartz Bros., float was .almost demolished by having the top torn off by coming in contact with electric light wires. The first prize was awarded to O'Donnell & Co, for the handsomest float, the second prize to Von Ohsen & Shirer for the most representative float and the third prize to Schwartz Bros for the second handsomest float, despite the accident which deprived it I of the chiefest part of its beauty. When Levi Bros' float caught ! afire Mr. Claude Lesesne, Sydney White and Ray Ryttenberg were cu it I and were burned, Mr. Lesesne seri? ously on the hands, Sidney White, j painfully and Ray Ryttenberg slightly. The following business houses were represented by floats. : Sumter Iron Works, a miniature ! machine shop and foundry, with me? chanics at work at lathes and forges, drawn by a traction engine. V. H. Phelps, a complete grocery store. g Moses Green, large transparency on a float. Von Ohsen & Shirer, complete black? smith shop with smiths and wheel? wrights at work. Sumter Electric'Light & Ice Co., displayof ice, in which fraits, flowers and game had been frozen. The ice was of various colors and made a pretty show. Sumter Bottling Works, fine display of soft drinks bottled by this compa? ny. Sumter Dry Goods Co.. a well equipped dry goods establishment fill? ed with busy clerks and eager shop? pers. T. C. Cuttino, the plumber, a mod? ern bath room. Southern Cotton Oil Co., represent? ative display of products of this com? pany and a dozen negro employes who sang negro melodies. J. D. Craig Furniture Co.,, a hand ? somely furnished apartment. Southern Fruit Co., of Charleston j a large transparency. Diggs Bros. a well stocked general merchandise store. D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., a per? fectly appointed clothing and gents' furnishing establishment Sumter Clothing Co., a large and handsome float representing! their business. China's Soda water, a pretty repro? duction of a perfectly equipped soda water parlor. , Whilden Furniture Co., a large and handsomely designed float, represent? ing a well furnised house. China's Drug Store, a drug store in miniature. Levy & Moses, a Twentieth Cen? tury fancy grocery. A. A. Strauss, a cotton wagon on the way to market. O'Donnell & Co., a beautiful and artistic float, decorated in pure white, the top was supported by Corinthian columns and on the float was chariot drawn by a flock of white doves, driven by a ^f ai ry that stood in the chariot. A. D. Harby, a white horse stand? ing ou a platform-a capital represen? tation of a sale stable. Burns Hardware Co., a large, float ingeniously constructed of tin plates, tin utensils and other articles from stock. E. A. Bultman, the Jeweler, a handsome and tastefully decorated ! float. Schwartz Bros., a white palace modelled on classic linets. It was ex? tremely handsome and artistic and worthily represented., the Palace Dry Goods Emporium, but the accident above, referred to deprived it of the greater part of its beauty. Harby & Co., a float representing Peruvian guano followed by a squad of little negroes wearing red guano sacks. Peterson ?b Sons, undertakers, a hearse and coffin. The Minor Store float which was one of the largest and most elaborate, did not appear in the parade for the. reason above stated. Levi Bros.', float which was burned just before the parade started was elaborately decorated to represent "King Cotton." Mr. Claude L?sesnn was King. Messrs. Ray Rettenberg and Sidney White were pages. Mr. Walter Folsom was dressed up as a negro rcauma. Mr. Lesesne was cov? ered with cotton sewed on to his outer garments. The float which was fes? tooned with cotton caught fire from one of the lights and in a moment, fire was everywhere and bejore he realized it had caught the ?otton in which Mr. Lesesne was decked and he was badly burned, though not seriously. I Messrs. Levi Bros. much regret that their float failed to appear in the pa? rade and still more that Mr. Lesesne met with this painful accident. The rente of the parade bad to be changed at the la?t minute owing to the fact that a number of wires were down on one of the streets and a re? port was circulated that they had be? come crossed with the electric light wires and were dangerous. W. B. Boyle, large and handsomely decorated float upon which theie^ was a line buggy drawn by a team c. life size reindeer. The Star Bakery, a miniature bak? ery, with bakers at work making bread and rolls. Wbite & McCallum, a large fleat upon which there was an artistic cot? tage of modern design, a fine repre? sentation of the real estate branch of the firm's business. ? -Mao?- - A Good Complexion. ! 'Sparking * yes and ro.*) cheek* j r?. ?.,r?ni IM D-ing J 1 Wi tl*? Little Early i Et saiH? <*?te- S. P. Moore, ??? j r^Hc??g<io? he . T>x A certni?) cure for : M iou ii<^.<- n tipKt .>n etc Small ptl! ? #.? v M> t k SK*j to act. Sold by O. B. L>HVI.-. THE AUTOMOBILE RACES. Lots of Time Wasted and Crowd Grew Weary, Yet the Races Were a Success. The automobile races, owing to the crowds of people who were coming into the city over the Manning road, the blocking of the coarse by box cars at the A. C. L. crossing for as mach as a half hour at a time and other untorseen occurrences, were delayed for several hours beyond the time fix? ed in the programme for this competi? tion and everything else was held at a stand still. The waits were tiresome, end from 9 until 1 o'clock there were between twenty and thirty thousand people tied np on the sidewalks along Main street from the railroad to War? ren street, a distance of a mile and a half. While the delays were tiresome and the crowd lost interest to some extent, the races wt re a success aud very fast time was made. The following were the winners in the automobile races: First race, steam cars, mile and a half, E. A. Jenkins, Sumter, first, time, 1.48^4. Harth, Columbia, second, time, 1.48}4. George L. Rick ers's machine, driven by J. C. Huger, was entered, but was damaged by another machine running into it, which prevented its contesting. Second race, gasoline cars, two and five-eighth miles, R. J. Alderman, time, 6.23i?. Harry Brewer, time 6.17^. These were 8V? horse power cars. Brewer was the winner. Third race, gasoline machines, over S}-2 horse power, J. A. Mood, Sumter, first, 10 horse power machine, time, 4.38*4. Pope Manufacturing Company, Wm. Jose driver, second, time, 4.45 1-5. E. A. Jenkins, Sum? ter, third, time 5.46 4-5. Other con testanats were Thad Jowett, Augusta, R. J. Alderman, Alcolu ; J. A. James, Charlotte. Copid race, run mile, stop and take lady and run y2 mile further, Wm. Jose, 5.()i?. J. A. Mood, 5.01. Thad Jowett, 5.54, third, E. A. Jenkins, fourth 5.3574. All told there were twenty-six en? tries, but owing to poor time other records were not taken. The Festival Sail. The social event of tho Festival was the splendid ball given at Armory Hall Wednesday night', immediately after the coronation of the Queen at the Academy of Music. The Second Regiment Baud was engaged for the occasion, and the dancers waltzed and two-8teped to the delightful music that it furnished until after 3 o'clock. Fully two hundred people were on the floor, who so crowded the hall that daucing was a -eery difficult undertak? ing. A grear, number of the ladies' dresses were surpassingly beautiful, and the picture that they presented in evening gowns in the midst of the happy assemblage was very entranc? ing. The German was beautifull}'. led by Mr. W. S. Graham-until 1 o'clock, at which time an elegant supper, with punch was served. - Everyone unites in praises of tue great social event of the Festival, and in pronouncing it a wonderful succa<=s. A NEW STORE AND NEW FURNITURE. Is an item of great interest to the whole household, from the small? est child to grandparents. I can supply you with everything to furnish the house at prices and on terms that are sure to please all. R. H. Bigham 112 and 114 S. Main St. Phone 311. THE ONLY AGENTS THE COUNTY THAT WILL INSURE YOUR TENANTED COUN TRY PROPERTY. Let us protect your home for you. COTTON AND GIN INSURANCE IN THE BEST OLD LINE COMPANIES. Fins, LIPS, ACCIDENT AND HEALTH :NSUEAI?:E.J? The Sumter Insurance Agency, Sumter, S. C. Aujrio Iv Tho Kind You Have Always Bought, and which lias been in use for over 30 years, has borne thc signature of -7? - and has been made under his per f\S yj^-ffl-f-^-. sonal supervision since its infancy? ^vtafv/, /'CC??/u/l? Allow no one to deceive you in this. AU Counterfeits, Imitations and" Just-as-good99are but Experiments that trifle with and en?anger thc health of Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment. What is CASTORIA Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare? goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups. It is Pleasant, It contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep? The Childrens Panacea-The Mother's Friend. GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS The KM Yon Haye Always Bought In Use For Over 30 Years. WHISKEY I MORPHINE j CIGARETTE I ALL DRUC AND TOBACCO HABIT. I HABIT. ? HABIT. I HABITS. Cured by Keeley Institute of S. C. 1329 Lady St., (or P.O. Box 75) Columbia, S. C. Confidential correspondence solicited AN OPPORTUNITY. We are now offering the magnificent plantation known as Shad}' Side, containing 750 acres, situated 3? miles West of Sumter. This place has a nice 8-room dwelling, thirte?n ten? ant houses, and a fine orchard. In fact 'tis an ideal home for you. Better see us about it. WHITE & MCCALLUM, Real Estate and Insurance Agents, PHONE NO. 143. SUMTER, S. C. OFFICE NO. IS S. MAIN ST. Mck 9-ly The First of the Season. A choice car load of horses and mules jur* received and need sell? ing. Among*them are some extra nice drivers, some good smoothe, full made work horses and a few nice mules. All young and sound. I will appreciate a look from you whether you are ready to buy or not. Respectfully, A. D. HARBY. OUR SECOND^ Car horses and mules due to arrive Friday Oct. 14th, Bought in St. Louis, at the World's Fair, i j conceded to be the largest horse and mule market in the U. S. If you want a [ I good selection see this bunch before they I are picked over. j SPECIAL. I ll ? : Several choice drivers and family broke i j harness horses. I Ten (10) smooth young mules. i South 1 Carolina Rust Proof seed oats, the heaviest on the market, 65c per bushel. Booth Live Stock Co.