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L WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1904. The Sum?a' Watchman was founded in 2350 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papera, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. The suggestion made, by Mr. Mc? master in the Columbia State that Mr. 33. L Reardon be made secretary of the proposed Chamber of Commerce cf Sumter is a good one in many re? spects, bat it has one serions draw? back--the city would lose an invalu? able Health Officer. State Superintendent of Education -Martin's recommendation that the South Carolina Military Academy <the Citadel) be removed from Char? leston and .united with the South Carolina College will probably not pj^serionsly considered by the Legisla? ture. We do not believe the removal would be wise, for the two institu? tions would both lose their distinctive character and the result would be detrimental to both. The public schools of the State have received another installment of dis? pensary pronto, amounting this time to $75,000. If the estimate of Rev. lit. Hickson, of Gaffney, that for every cent tbat the schools receive the people of South Carolina consom? a ^dollar's worth of liquor, is correct, the s&pport of the schools through the instrumentality of the dispensary sys? tem is au enormously expensive pro Mrs. Chadwick seems to have rivalled the famous Madam Humbert in the skill with which she carried on her confidence operations, although she did sot secure as much mona? from her dupes as her Parisian prototype. President Roosevelt's message is a lengthy document, but it is well writ? ten and reads well. To those who Bave leisure and are interested in gov? ernmental affairs from the President's point of view will find it worth their while. I Dr, Crom of Charleston is again a live issue, but it is not as vigorous as formerly. The President has again Bent his nomination as Collector of the Port of Charleston to the Senate, sn? it is said in Washington that the -appointment will,in all probability, be confirmed at this session. The Presi? dent is determined not to . withdraw ihe nomination and it has become as a result of the President's determined attitude, a party question. Senator Tillman and his Democratic colleagues may oppose the confirmation, Sat it is "believed that they will not make as determined a fight as they have here? tofore. Old "Me Too" Platt, Republican feces and Senator from New York, has prepared a Bill at the instance of the 3&$onal Republican League which has as its object the reduction of the representation of tbe South in the -House of Representatives. The bili is said to be drawn along the lines of the Crumpacker measure, only it is more radical and drastic The bill is a par timtn and sectional measure, pure and simple, and is intended as a blow at tbe Democratic South* If it becomes a law it will reduce the representation sf the South by sixteen, of which South Carolina will probably fur? nish two. " The Spartanborg Journal bas pro pounded one question in the course of editorial discussion of the relations of ibo Richland Ditillery Company with the dispensary system, the banks and th? newspapers of Columbia, that we would like to see answered. It was. How does the Richland Distillery ^manage to make corn whiskey, rye whiskey, gin, brandy and various other liquors from corn and nothing else? and bow does it succeed in mak? ing sad selling liquor guaranteed to be seven or eight years old when the distillery has been in operation only ?bout half of that period. All of this may be a trade secret and susceptible sf a satisfactory explanation, bnt nev? ertheless excites the curiosity of a man xm the outside. The clay and sand mixture for road -bailing is growing in favor with road "builders and the experience of the past Ssw years has convinced some of the experts that clay and sand have ad? vantages over macadam for public roads and city streets as well, except where the traffic is of the heaviest ?f this view be found correct it would be well for our City Cuncil to call a bait on macadam work in this city ?ad use clay more largely. We have tbe sand in superabundance, and clay sf the best quality can assuredly be procured cheaper than the rock that is now being used for macadam. Some months ago it was stated that an ex? tensive bed of iron ora had been dis? covered within a few miles of the city sad that it could be mined and crush sd for road building cheaper than -sock could be purchased from the sTewberry quarry, but nothing has been done so far as the writer is in "terned, to make a practical test of ~$be matter or even to ascertain the extent of the body of ore, although it was stated at the time the matter was first discussed that the city and county authorities would join forces to develop the quarry and make a practical test of the rock as a road material. The good road question is the most important that is now be? fore the people and the future growth and prosperity of this section of coun? try is more dependent upon the con? struction of good roads than upon the price of cotton or the tariff or any otber of the. questions generally, re? garded is of the first importance. If clay and sand is as good as macadam for ordinary roads then Sumter coun? ty can .and should have good roads if it is necessary to resort to the North Carolina system of issuing county roads bonds to raise the money to con? struct them. Mrs. Chadwick developed talents of rare order of the school of frenzied finance and it is a wonder she was not enlisted in the promotion of Amalgamated copper, m United States Steel, the Shipbuilding Trust or some otber of the pet schemes hatched by those whom Lawson generally de? scribes as '*votaries of the system." Had she done so, she could have separated many more people from many more millions and remained a shining light of finance and a landed benefactor of nnmerous colleges. She made a mistake in not getting into the inner circle of high finance, and the penalty for that mistake is a cell in the Tomba The plan to hold cotton and curtail production next year, now being vig? orously agitated and earnestly advo? cated by the varions farmers associa? tions throughout the South, is ex? cellent in theory, and would attain the results desired, if carried out But I it is just here that the trouble comes in-it would not be carried ont. Every farmer is a free agent and will act as it* seems to him best, selling when he thinks it is to his advantage to do so and increasing his acreage if he becomes convinced that there is the probablity of a general reduction of the cotton acreage. This has been the history of previous efforts to con? trol the production of cotton and dictate the price, and it is not reason? able to suppose that the present effort will be attended by different results. It would . be profitable to the cotton growers as a whole and to the South if the farmers could get together on some basis and control the production and marketing of cotton, but we fear that this consummation so devoutly to be wished is but a dream that will never come true. The movement to establish a com? mercial club and the effort that is to be made to organize a Chamber of Commerce have, almost identically, the same objects in.eview, although the methods to be pursued are some? what different. Both 'plans contem? plate uniting the business men of Sumter to work for the development of the city by cooperation and by inducing outside capitalists to invest their surplus money in Sumter. It seems certain, however, that this city oannot maintain two organiza? tions to perform practically the same work and while we are and have been for several years heartily in favor of such an organization, as frequent articles dealing with this subject prove, yet we are free to say that it will be both onwiseand unprofitable to organize both a Commercial Club and a Chamber of Commerce. The busi? ness men of Smter, are, we believe ready to do all that lies within their power to maintain an organization to do the work needed and it remains for them to decide which of the two pro? posed organizations they will bup NEWBERRY DAILY SUSPENDS. The Evening Telegram, of New? berry a bright and well printed daily, which has been published a little more than sis months by Mr. E. H. Aull, bas suspended on account of lack of support. The paper has been put out in first class style and deserv? ed to succeed. Its suspension is a loss to Newberry, bet if the business men of that city did not give it sufficient support, Mr. Anil, did the right thing to suspend. The announcement of suspension closes thus : To those who gave us support we are deeply grateful. For those wbu did not we have only the kindest wishes. The Executive Committee of the j Fall Festival met in the City Clerk's Office at ? o'clock Monday afternoon with a majority of the committeemen Sresent. Vice President Wilson presi ed, President Haynsworth being ab? sent by reason of illness. The audit? ing committee presented a written re? port and a complete statement of the financial transactions of the officer? and various committees. The state? ment showed that the Secretary's and Treasurer's accounts were absolutely correct. The President, Vice Ptsi dent, Secretary and Treasurer were authorized and directed to proceed with the settlement of all outstanding accounts sud to wind up the affairs of the festival committee as exped? tions ly as possible. One more meeting of the full committee will be held, at which it is expected a final settlement will be reported and the committee will then dissolve. A full statement of the receipts and disbnrsements of the committee will be prepared for publication wben the final seulement shall have been made. THE SUMTER MACHINERY COMPANY. The Company Organized by the Election of Directors and Officers. The Sumter Machinery Company was organized today with a paid np capital of $12,000. The following directors were elect? ed : Thomas H. Siddall, Charles Dewey Geo. D. Shore, W. B. Burns, Neiil O'Donnell, C. G. Rowland, R. I. Manning. The directors elected the following officers: President, W. B. Burns, Vice President, C. G. Rowland, Secretary, Geo. D. Shore, Treasnrer and Gen? eral Manager, Thos. H. Siddall. This company proposp.? to mannfac tnre wood working machinery, ope? rate a fonndry and have a complete and well equipped shop for all classes of machinery repair work. The company will also carry a full line of mill supplies, fittings, etc. A site has been purchased from W. M. Graham, on the south side of the W. C. & A. R. R., near the old junction of the C. S. & N. R. R. The Site purchased is not only large enough for present need/1, but affords . room for future expansion of the plant as the business grows. The work of erection will begin in the near fntnre and it is expected that the plant will be in operation early in the spring. Mr. Siddall, the general manager, will move to Sumter at once and it is hoped that Mr. Dewey will also de? cide to make his home here as it will be to Sumter's advantage to gain such citizens, but as be is the head of the firm of Dewey Broa, of Goldsboro, N. C., which is one of the largest machinery supply honse3 of North Carolina, it may be that bis interests there will prevent his early removal to this city. THE CHRISTMAS MASS MEETIN6. The Sunday Schools Will Meet Sunday Afternoon to Raise Fonds for the Poor. The annual mass meeting of the Sunday schools of the city will be held in the Presbyterian church at 4 o'clock Sunday afternoon* the object ! being to raise money to provide Christmas gifts for the poor children of the city and to furnish povisions j for a Christmas dinner for every needy family. Not only the Sunday school children, bu.t their parents and ! all charitably disposed persons are ex? pected to attend the meeting. They will be cordially welcomed and their contributions to the fund for provid? ing Christmas cheer for those who are nnable to provide for themselves, will be gladly received. The canse is a worthy one, it should appeal to every? one and cause the purse stings to be loosened. For fully te# years the people of Sumter have seen to it that 1 no needy person has been without a substantial and appetite-tempting Christmas dinner, nor has any child been left Ead and heartsick because it was forgotten by Santa Clans, lt is a custom that is peculiar to Sumter and it snould be perpetuated for all time. It makes Sumter a better-town and her people better people by rea? son of its observance, aud each year the fund should be larger aud the Chistmas gifts to the poor more gen? erous. The Hotel Jackson Fire. About 11.30 o'clock today the Hotel""Jackson' "sent in a fire alarm, which was very promptly responded to. * One of the pipes connected with the large furnance in the cellar became heated to a cherry-red ; and, as the watchman had lett, it scorched the wood with which it was iu contact, causing large volumes of smoke to rise from the building. The small hose used in the yard of the hotel was put in play npou the smoking wood, and by the time the hose wagons ar? rived, the building was out of danger. The damage, if any, is. very small, but is fully covered by insurance. Straight Facts. A whole lot of fancy phrases can be written about remedies, but it takes facts to prove anything-good straight facts. Aud the strongest fact yon ever heard is that Tannopiline is the best cnre for piles on the market. It cures absolutely. Has a healing, soothing effect from tbe start. All druggists bave it for $1.00 a jar. Ask for Tannopiline and don't dare take a substitute. Coroner Flowers, who held an in? quest over the body of Hardy Wright Thursday afternoon, states that he examined two boys who witnessed the fight between Wright and Thomas Isaac and saw the latter strike Wright behind the ear with a brickbat which he beld in bis band. He also examin? ed Dr. Birnie who attended Wright, and he testified that Wright's death was due to concussion of the brain, resulting from a blow on the side of the head. Isaac left the neighborhood a few days after the difficulty, but a warrant for his arrest has been issued. The fight occurred near the bouse of Wright's father, a mile or more from the city, and not near Barwick's store as reported. Both Wright and Isaac were boys between fifteen and twenty years old. Thomas Isaac, the negro boy who is charged with causing the death of Hadiy Wright having strack him on the head with a brick several weeks ago, was brought in this morning by his mother and surrendered to the Sheriff. The ladies of the Presbyterian church will hold their Christmas sale of dressed Dolls in the store for? merly occupied by the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., Friday and Saturday, beginning at 2 o'clock, Friday after? noon. The display cf dolls will be larger and more elaborate this season than ever before and the children and their parents will be sure to find what tliey W8nt in the doll line if they attend this sale. The stand pipe has been repainted aud as soon as a new set of valves, required when the pressure is main? tained by direct connection from the pumps to the mains are received, it will be emptied and the interior given a thorough cleaning. The water com? pany has tiie stand pipe repainted at intervals of four years and at the some time has the interior scraped and scoured from top to bottom. LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED. j O'Donnell & Co., have today an advertisement directed especially to holiday shoppers. Read it and con? sider the suggestions it contains. At a meeting of the Sumter Ceme? tery Association held Wednesday after? noon, Mr. J. S. Kennedy was engaged i to take charge of the cemetery in ? place of Mr. R. S. Freeman resigned. Owing to a conflict of dates between the meeting of the City Conncil and the meeting to organize a Chamber of Commerce this evening, the meeting for organization of the Cham? ber of Commerce has been postponed until Thursday night, Dec. 15, at 8 o'clock at the County Court House. The telephone line was completed to Summerton Thursday" aud com? munication was established. The line is a part of the Sumter Telephone Company's system and will be a great convenience to the patrons of that company as well as to the people of Summerton. If the cotton that has been held is dumped on the market between now and January 1st the price will certain? ly go still lower, and it is said that some of those who were holding for fifteen cents when the price was ten are becoming panicky, and are hunt? ing buyers at any price. The City Council is having put in the City Clerk's office a long needed and a very substantial and convenient steel filing case for documents. This is well, as far as it goes, but what is I more needed is a fire proof safe or vault for the safe keeping of valua I ble papers and records. Should the City Hali, burn some night every re? cord and -book of the city would be destroyed unless there should be op? portunity to remove them. At the meeting of Game Cock Lodge, K. of P. Monday night, a con? tribution of $10 was voted to the fund to be raised by the Sunday sccbools for the poor of the city. Game Cock Lodge contributes this amount an? nually to the Christmas fund for the poor and the other lodges have been accustomed to make similar contri? butions. A report was circulated on the streets this morning that W. T. Grooms, Superintendent of the Lee County chain gang, committed suicide last night. The report aroused con? siderable interest, as Mr. Grooms was a former Sumter county man and for several years a guard on the conn ty chain gang. A telephone message to Bishopville brought the reply that Mr. Grooms was alive and well and at the present time has no intention of shuffling off this mortal coil. It is not safe to leave bicycles on the piazza, as the wheel thieves are very bold. Thursday night a wheel was stolen from H. J. Harby's frout piazza while thc family were sitting in the front room. The thief was seen in the act of taking the wheel and was pursued, but made his escape on the wheel. Mr. J. H. Scarborough, returned Saturday night from Savannah, Ga., where he went last Thursday to attend a meeting of the Southern Lumber? man's Association, which met for the purpose of conferring with representa? tives of the leading lumber dealers cf Baltimore and Philadelphia, New York, Boston and other lumber dis? tributing centers in reference to the adoption of a new classification to take the place of the classification that bas been in force since 1883. The old ' classification was adopted, when only tong leaf yellow pine was cut and shipped by Sotbern mills and it does not apply to present conditions since all mills are'now cutting long leaf, rosemerry and short straw pine. The old' classification was so rigid that few - mills can accept orders on that basis. The new classification wa-* discussed and a number of mills in the vicinity of Savannali were visited for the purpose of giving the Northern lumber dealers an insight into the real conditions of the Southern mill nusinesss. It is thought that tfhe new classification will be mutually benefi? cial to the mill men and lumber deal? ers and will place the busiress ou a more satisfactory basis. Messrs. J. H. Scarborough, of this city, D. T. McKeithan, of Lumber and William Godfrey, of Cheraw represented the South Carolina Association at the Savannah meeting. Toroughbred Colt Sale. Don't forget the auction sale of Kentucky bred thoroughbred colts which will take place at Graham's Stable tomorrow. If you want to own a horse of the best breeding in the world you should buy one of these colts. The man who wants a hor?e will have the opportunity to buy one at his own price on Saturday, Dec. 17th, when a car load of well" broke young horses will be sold at auction at Ep? person's stable. See the advertise? ment in this paper for further partic? ulars. NOTICE. Notice is hereby given that the health of the people of this county is in imminent danger and must be taken care of. It bas been decided that every precaution be taken to prevent prolonged cases of pneumonia, grippe, etc. The best thing to do is to give a good cough mixture as soon as the cough starts. Get MURRAY'S HOREHOUND, MULLEIN AND TAR. Only 25c. a bottle. At all druggists. N"OTIO E HAYING this day sold to Mr. J. McF. Spann, the book and stationery business conducted for the past ten years by the undersigned under the firm name of H. G. Osteen & Co.. this is to notify the public that all <unts due the firm of LI. G. Asteen & Co. must be settled without delay and that all claims against said firm should be presented at once. For our successor, Mr. J. M. Spann, we bespeak the continued pa? tronage of onr friends and customers. The business will be continued by him at the same stand, 16 West Liberty street, under the name and title of The Sumter Book Store. H. G. OSTEEN, C. P. OSTEEN. Dec. 13-lt TH m m ni S??S??. - I shidment, large, strong, healthy, these plants OFFICE OF ? are grown in the open air and will stand se vere freezes without injury. Early Jersey COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER COUNTY, Wakefield. Large Type or Charleston Wake . field, which are the nest known varieties of SUMTER, S. C., Dec. 14,1904-. | early cabbages, also Henderson's Succession, comiiienciujs January 1st. 1905. j Tindal'n Store. Monday, January 9th. ? |I51C /VI tl?hd'lf'l Privateer. (Jenkins^ Store) Tues. Jan. 10. ' VIltTOt ITl. VJlA/OVSll, Manchester. (Mr. Gardener, levi'si Wed-! YOUNGS ZSL?2TZ) S. C. nesday, Jan. 11th. Dec?amos. Wedgefield, Thursday, Jan. 12th. _ Stateburg. Friday, Jan. 13th. Hagood. Monday, Jan. 16th. R SH i 1 t f%\ Reoibert's. Tuesday, January 17th. I || I TA A Sf Af I IA AAAA Dalzell. Wednesday, January 18th. \Sf!l H ' l?lVvMv Gonion's Mill. Friday, Jan. 20th. ? 111 [Xiii ll I ll Ililli II Mayesville, Monday. Jan. 23rd. j 111 UlUUH Ul UlUUUUv Shiloh, Tuesday. Jan. 24th. _ Norwood's X Roads, Wednesdav, Jan. 25. I ^ , . OHwego, Friday. Jan. 27th. ; rrom which you can select any The law requires that all persons owning Style of glasses yOU COllld name, property or in anywise having charge of "_"^"^ *.u<? _j such property, either as ag*nr. husband. We guarantee the grinding and guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, the purity and the accuracy of etc., return the same under oath to che Audi- , ~ / .. A u , I tor, who rvquestH all persons to be prompt what we turniSh. AM the lenses in making their returns and save the 50 per arp nr Ti,p Vi*rv K^cr Tf it's cn^r cent, penalty which will beadded to tho prop- SIC Ol inc very OCbU ll lt S SpeC erty valuation of ali persons who fan to tades or eye glasses, we fit them make returns within the time prescribed bv . J 0 law. acurately. Taxpayers return what they own on the Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first No Danger of Bad Vis given name of the taxpayer in full, also make . ir\ry TXTVi?? TXT? XM^ a separate return for each township where; 1UH W JLLt/UL WU JC 1 w the property is located and also in each and ! *W\fiY? PTTAO every case the Number of the school district! X Ulu Xi jr US* must be given. I ??very male citizen between the age of . T vv:ci, tn annrmnrf that T will twenty-one and sixty years on the first day 1 WISH. IO announce mai 1 Will or January. 1905. except those incapable of move tO Asheville, N. C., in Jan earning a support from being maimed or , , , ?M . , J from other causes, are deemed taxable polls, uary, and WOUld like tO nave yOU tO age.onTa^ua???? 5? year* ?f take note of mV address as I will All returns must be made on or before the be able tO Supply VOU with dupli 20th day of February, next. I cannot take , , rr *j . . ^r returns after that date and all returns made Cate glasses and repairs JUSt as S?p?e^?d50??r^??,lary, are anbject wel1 as if 1 were in you neighbor j. DiGGs WILDER, hood. I have a record of all pre Auditor Sumter County. ... j j i? - scnptions and v.an duplicate any HID D?UT ?ID OUIDC PDflD lens by seeing the broken pieces riln If til I Ulf nflnt UnUr. or referring to the original pre - scription. Mail orders solicited. A FOUR horse or two horse farm, with or without equipment, near State- ff II 1 * 1 burg, Sumter county. Good land and j L U 1 IV il 0 ITI 111 culled. Nice set,eT,a Address, ? H { M ll ? lil I l L Claremont, S. C., or 1 # 11 1Q " ^ A. M. Lee, OPTICIAN P. 0. Box 326, Charleston, S. C. ' n ~ Nov2S-tf SUMTER, ------ S. C. Christmas Shopping. The near approach of the holidays sets the average person to thinking of their friends, and the most appro= priate gift to give them. We may be pardoned for suggesting tltfe advisa= bility of considering more, the useful? ness of an article, than its ornament tation, as a Christmas gift, and while we make no specialty of holiday goods our stock will be found to con? tain many things that make useful and appropriate presents. PIANO COVERS. $2.50, $3, $4. TABLE COVERS. .50, $1, $1.50, $2.50. KNIT SHAWLS. .50, $1, $1.50. FASCINATORS. .25, .50. $1. LADIES' GLOVES. .25, .50, .75, $1. GENTS' GLOVES. .25, .50, .75. $1, $1.50. LAP ROBES. $1.50, 2.00, 2.50, 3.50, 5.00, 7.50. FURS. $1, 1.50, 2,50, 5.00, 7.50, 10.00. RUGS. $1, 1.50, 2.50. 3.50, 4.00, 6.50. HANDKERCHIEFS. .5, .10, .15, .25, .50, $1.00, $1.50. TOILET SOAP. .10, .15, .20, .25 & .50 Per Box. COLOGNE. .25, .50, $1.00 in single boxes. LADIES' SHOPPING BAGS. .50, $1.00, $1.50. LADIES' BED-ROOM SLIPPERS. $1.00. $1.50, LADIES' NECKWEAR. .25, .50, .75, $L 00, $1.50, $2.50. UMBRELLAS. $1.00, $1.50, $2.50. GENTS' NECKWEAR. .25, .50, $1.00. TOWELS. .15, .25, .50. If you wish to be real generous, add a pair of "TAR HEEL" BLANKETS. O'DONNELL & CO. The Dixie Stalk Cutter-Wagon Attachment. Parties desiring A Good Stalk Cutter will find "The DIXIE" to be made of the Best Pennsylvania Steel and guaranteed not to clog and to give entire satisfaction. Ocr machines can be found at S. M. Pierson's livery stable, 6 and 8 S. Harvin Ftreet. The Dixie Stalk Cutter Co., Sumter, $. C.