The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 25, 1905, Image 5
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 25, 1905.
Smterea at the t o? ispice O? Sumter ,S
<?., as Second Class Matter.
NEW ADV2RT1SEMEXTS.
Royal Baking Powder.
J. H. Uppard-Wanted.
J. R. Weatherley-For Sale.
Messinger, Buhie Co.-Man Wantei.
Estate Mary E. Hclladay-Citation.
The IX X Chandler Olothing Co.
Only One Week, More. v
PERSONAL,
Mr. K. E. Wells, of St. Charlss, is
ts town.
Mr. Louis Levi has returned to
Manning.
Miss Emmie Saunders of Hagood, is
in the city.
Mr. W. McElveen, of Shiloh, was in
the city Monday.
Mr. Whilden Nettles, of Privateer,
is in th? city'today.
Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Holland spent
Sunday in Columbia. ;
Mr. C. T. Evans, of Smithville, was
in the city yesterday.
Mr. T. M. Cresswell, of Dalzell, spent
y in the city. *
R. C. Blanding of Concord, was
the city Saturday.
Seriator X W. Ragsdale, of Florence,
spent Monday in town.
Mr. W. IL Brown, of Spring Hill,
was in the city Saturday.
Miss Anna Mciver of Darlington, is
visiting Mrs. A. R. Flowers. =??
> Mr. Henry Spann went out on a
business trip this morning..
Mr. B. McLaurin,.of Bishopville,
is registered at the Jackson.
Mr. Theodore Scarborough, of Dal?|H
zel. spent Saturday in the city.
Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Colclough, of
Heriots, spent the day in town.
Mr.^W. J. Young, of Remberts, was
n the city on business Saturday. A
Solicitor John S. Wilson, of Man
ning, was in the city Monday on busi?
ness.
Dr. Weinberg, of Camden, passed
through the city Saturday enroule to
his. home.
Messrs. W. W. Taylor and J. A. Mc
Lauchlin, of Orangeburg, are at the
Jackson.
Mr. Virgil DuRant and his bride, of
-BJshopv?le, are spending a few days
inthe~city.
Mr. W. A. Bowman has gone to New
Orleans to attend the Cotton Growers'
convention,
Mrs. L. W. A?kisson, of Irvington,
Ky., is visiting her daughter^ Mrs. W.
R. Phillips.
Miss Nita Stuckey has returned
from a visit to relatives and friends
j at Bishopville.
'. Messrs. L. A. Emerson and H. R.
Boykin, of Cahrleston. are stopping at
the Jackson today.
> Messrs. Alfred and Eward D'Anco
na, of Chicago, will return to their
"homes this afternoon.
Mrs. Alfred D?AncOna will remain
in the city for two weeks as the guest
of Mrs. Mitchell Levi
Mr. H. S. Briggs, now of Silver, but
f at one time a resident of this city,
spent Saturday in town.
Mrs. S. F. Flowers, who has been
? visiting her mother, Mrs., John O. Du- j
rant , of Bishopville. has returned
home. .
Mrs. B. J. Grier has returned, after
spending a week in Manning with her
sister, Mrs. Joe M. Bradham, and at?
tending the family reunion.
Mrs. Eugene Hogan, Jr.. has been in
I Orangeburg for several days, having
.gone to that city to attend the funeral j
of her grandfather. Dr. J. W. Lowman. I
Mr. Hartwell M. Ayer, ,the versatile
editor of the Florence Times, who at- j
tended the Pythian banquet Thursday j
night, went to Columbia Friday morn- j
ing.
Mr. J. R. Weatherly, the Dixie Cot- j
ton -Stalk Cutter man, has returned
from Philadelphia, where he has been
for sometime superintending the con?
struction of the new Dixie Stalk Cut?
ler.
Professor L. W. Dick has bought the
"handsome residence on Chestnut street
recently occupied by W. P. Green,
Esq. The house is of modern style and
^comfortable. The location is ali that
could be desired. He will take posses?
sion this week.-Abbeville Medium.
The many friends of Mr. Horace
Barby were shocked la^st night to learn
?hat he had had a slight stroke of
paralysis. He has temporarily lost the
nae of his vocal cords, and is unable to
talk. It is sincerely hoped that he will
soon recover from the stroke, and that
he will regain his power of speech. His
condition this morning was unchanged.
Mr. Claude Lesesne has received an
appointment in the treasury depart?
ment of the civil serv'ee branch of the
.government. The appointments were
made by competitive examinations,
-and it is exceedingly gratifying to Mr.
Lesesne and his nummero js friends
-in; this city to know that out of a long
list of applicants, he came first. Mr.
Lesesne will soon leave for Washing?
ton to enter upon the duties of his
position.
if the Sumter Water Company can?
not furnish pressure from hydrants
located on the Main street main, the
largest in the city, it is time they
should do something to bring their
system up to contract requirements.
MARRIED.
W. Albertus Seymour and Miss An?
nie Marie McEiveen, of Mayesviile,
were united in matrimony Sunday
afteroon af the residence of H. J. Sey?
mour on Harvin street, by Rev. C. C.
Brown, pastor of the First Baptist
I church.
A DOUBLE FUNERAL.
Hie Remains of Mrs. Moses Levi and
Mrs. Louis Levi, of Manning, Laid
to Rest.
A large number of relatives and
friends accompanied the remains of
Mrs. Moses Levi and Mrs, Louis Levi,
both of whom died in Manning within
a few hours of each other from
Manning to this city, where the
bodies were interred Friday morning.
The funeral services were conducted
at the residence of Mn Mitchell Levi,
in East Liberty street, Rabbi Jacob
Klein officiating. Many hearts were
saddened by the double affliction, and
there was great and manifold sorrow
to all who heard the impressive ser?
vices. The floral offerings were numer?
ous, and many handsome designs at?
tested the love of a host of friends.
The sympathy of the entire commu?
nity went out to the bereaved family
in, its affliction. An aged mother and
lovable ?wife were laid to rest in the
Jewish cemetery at 1 o'clock. The
graves were veritable banks of beauti?
ful flowers*. ??
The pall bearers for Mrs. Moses
Levi were: Messrs. Marcus Rytten
berg, Marion Moise, Louis, Appelt, A.
A. Strauss, J. H. Levy Irving Rytten
berg, Isaac Schwartz and Sol J. Ryt
tehberg.
For Mrs. Louis Levi : Messrs. W.
sj- Schumacher, Clifton Moise, I. C.
Strauss, G. E. Haynsworth, A. D. Kar?
by and Geo. D. Levy served as pall?
bearers. '
Rev. P. L. Kilgo ?reached a fine
sermon Sunday morning to a packed
house at the First Methodist church.
Rec. Mr. Kilgo has already won
the hearts of his people.
Good audiences greeted Pastor
Small Sunday morning and evening
|at the Hall of Music and the address
I es were much appreciated. Mr. Small
is - a brother to Evangelist James
Small, who spoke here several months
ago, both brothers being superior
speakers and of national note among
the disciples of Christ.
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At the meeting of the male mem
I bers of the Presbyterian church last
night the resolution adopted at the
meeting reeently held that the work
on the new church be not commenced-!
until the spring of 1906, was recon?
sidered and it was decided to report to
a congregation meeting next Sunday
that it will be advisable to begin work
on the church this spring with the
funds available and the remainder
of the money required, about $3,000,
be raised when needed next fall.
Mr. D. G. Zeigler is in correspond?
ence with one of the leading manufac?
turers of wall plaster, cement-brick,
etc., who desires to locate a branch
factory in this section of the south.
From the tenor of his last letter it
appears that he is favorably inclined
toward locating in Sumter. He asks for
[detailed information respecting the*
supply and character of sand obtaina?
ble, cost of labor, transportation fa?
cilities, of freight rates and extent of
building operations in this immediate
section. This is a case for the Cham?
ber of Commerce to take up.
Hicks Carkson, a negro boy, while
riding a wheel on Main street Wednes?
day run over and knoked down
Mr. Winiam H. Jennings, injuring him
quite seriously. It is feared that his
arm Ms broken. The boy was arrested
and was subsequently released on
bond, furnished by W. T. Andrews.
Hicks Clarkson, the negro boy, who,
while riding a bicycle on Main street
Wednesday afternoon, ran over Mr.
W. H. Jennings, the aged father of
L. D. Jennings, Esq., was tried before
Recorder Hurst last Thursday. Clark?
son was defended by C. L Cuttino,
Esq., and L. D. Jennings, Esq., ap?
peared for t!f N prosecution. The boy
was found guilty and sentenced to pay
a fine of $5.00 or serve ten days on
the chaingang. The evidence showed
that the accident was the result of
carelessness, but that the boy did not
intenionally run over Mr. Jennings.
The injury sustained by Mr. Jennings
was not serious, his arm and shoulder
being severely bruised, but no bones
were broken.
Bank of Sumter Electkm
The annual meeting of the stock?
holders of the Bank of Sumter was
held on the 19th with a majority of the
stock represented. The president and
cashier made their annual reports.
The directors were re-elected and Mr.
R. F. Haynsworth was added to the
[hoard, which is now composed of the
following gentlemen: W. F. B. Hayns?
worth. R. I. Manning. W. S. Manning,
Marion Moise. Altamont Moses. R. L.
Cooper. C. G. Rowland and R. ' F.
Haynsworth. At a meeting of the di?
rectors held immediately after the ad?
journment of the stockholders' meet?
ing President W. F. B. Haynesworth
and Vice President R. I. Manning were
re-elected.
THE DOINGS OF SOCIETY FOLK
WHAT THEY FIND TO MAKE
THE TIME PASS PLEASANTLY.
Mss. H. M. Stuckey was the hostesss
at a very pleasant meeting of the La?
dies' Social club at her residence on
Hampton avenue on Wednesday after?
noon. Instead of playing whist as us?
ual, the guests were given four series
of pictures, representing subjects in
music, poetry? drama and fiction to
guess. Mrs. E. S. Booth guessed all
correctly and was given the first prize,
a copy of "Maurine." The second
prize, a bunch of beautiful red carna?
tions, was cut for by six ladies and
won by Mrs. Hubert Osteen. Char?
lotee russe and cake were served and
a red carnation presented to each
guest as a souvenir. The entertainment
was cleverly planned and most artis?
tically carried out and was thoroughly
appreciated by all who were fortunate
enough to be present. They were:
Mesdames R. S. Hood, Douglas China,
H. H. Covington, S. H. Edmunds, Hu?
bert Osteen, Geo. D. Shore, Charles
Cuttino, S. C. Baker, Agnes Bogin, W.
H. Ingram, E. S. Booth, Perry Moses
and R. L. Temple.
* * *
The regular meeting of the Thurs?
day Evening club was postponed this
week on account of the banquet giv?
en by the Knights of Pythias. It will j
meet on next Tuesday evening with j
Miss Marguerite Cromer at the resi- j
dence of Mrs. Hubert Osteen.
* * *
The Thursday Afternoon club had
a most enjoyable meeting this week
with Misses Kate DeLorme and May
Brock. Mrs. Henry Hill; having dis- j
played the greatest science in whist
playing, was awarded the prize, a
dainty tape measure.
Refreshments, consisting of cake
and chocolate, were served at the close
of the game. Those present were:
Misses Marguerite Cromer, Annie
and Sharlie Graham, Ella DeLorme,
Tasie . Manning, Edith Duvall, Jessie
Moise, Theo Lopez, Lydia Lee and
Mrs. Henry Hill.
* * *
Tuesday evening at the residence
of Mrs. Mikell on Hampton avenue,
Miss Isabel Mays entertained the
Bridge Whist club.
Those playing were: Mesdames Bo?
gin, Solomons, F. Spann, W. H. In?
gram and R. S. Temple; Misses Janie
Mikell, Minnie and Alice Moses and
Isabel Mays; Drs. Baker, Holman and
Kennedy; Professors " Parker and
Moise; Messrs. Manning, Ingram and
Lemmon. .
The ladies' prize, a bon-bon dish,,
was won by Mrs. Temple; the gen?
tleman's prize, a leather match hold?
er, by Professor Moise. At ll o'clock,
a salad course with coffee was served.
Tuesday evening has been decided up?
on as the regular time of meeting for
this club.
FIRE IN TOOMEY BLOCK.
Once more a fire has occurred in
the Tuomey block and while the fire
was extinguished by the firemen after
a hard fight the loss was quite large.
The fire, which originated in the
store room in the Dugan street cor?
ner of the block, occupied by Christo?
pher Gazes as a restaurant and gro?
cery, was discovered by Officer W. H.
Hodge, who was. on duty Wednesday
night. He passed the store on his
round at 3:40 a. m., and saw no fire,
but returning 15 minutes later, his
attention was attracted by a glare and
looking through the glass door saw
that the partition between the front
and back parts of the store was on
fire. It is supposed that the fire was
caused by the explosion of a lamp,
which was sitting on a box near the
partition. Officer Hodge observed the
lamp burning in its accustomed place
15 minutes before he found the place
afire.
The fire spread from Gazes' store to
the one next adjoining, occupied by
J. Doby Jenningss as a grocery.
The stocks of goods were not en?
tirely consumed but were so badiy
damaged by heat, sm?ke and water
that they will be a total loss. The fire
burned through the roof and the dam?
age to the building is estimated to
have been between $350 and $500.
Christopher Gazes states that his
stock was worth $2,500. He carried
$2,000 insurance.
J. D. Jennings' stock is said to have
exceeded $1,500 in value while he had
only $1,000 insurance.
The usual comment remains to be
made: The water pressure was so
deficient that it is a wonder the whole
block was not burned.
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There was another fire Thursday
morning. A negro tenant house on
Kicker Lane, North Main street, was
burned. Practically no water pressure
again.
The fire department was called out
yesterday afternoon by a fire in the
gin room of the Farmers' Sin Com?
pany at the foot of Liberty street. The
fire was extinguished, however, before
much damage was done and the fire?
men had little work to do. The fire
started in one of the gins, originating,
it is thought from a match in the cot?
ton. A part of a bale of cotton was
burned and the gin's feeders and con?
densers slightly damaged. The loss i
was not great. j
WOODMEN MEETING.
Officers of Hollywood Camp Installed
Last Night.
The annual meeting of Hollywood
Camp, Woodmen of the World, was
held Wednesday night with largest at?
tendance that the camp has ever had.
As is well known the camp has mem?
bers in every neighborhood in Sumter
county, and a large number of repre?
sentative citizens of Lee county also
hold their membership here. That
night the Woodmen had gathered
from every quarter and the meeting
was one of the most enthusiastic
and interesting; in the history of the
camp.
One candidate was obligated and re?
ceived into the camp, the regular initi?
ation being postponed until the next
meeting.
Three applicatibhs for membership
were received and eight members
were received by transfer from other
camps.
An election was held for delegates
to the head camp, which meets in Sa?
vannah with the following result:
Delegates-J. M. Brogdon, Marion
Dorn, C. M. Hurst and L. I. Parrott.
Alternates-F. A. Bultman, E. W.
Hurst, J. P. Booth, W. B. Murray.
The session was brought to a close
with the installation of the officers
elect, a list of whom was published
at the time of the election.
Mr. L. I. Parrott, the new Consul
Comamnder, who was called on for a
speech, made a short and appropriate
response, thanking the camp for the
honor done him and pledging himself
to do his utmost to make 1903 the
banner year in the history of Holly?
wood Camp.
Then came the annual banquet,
which the committee had arranged to
have served at the Hotel Sumter. The
less said on the subject the better, for
it was a distinct disappointment to all
concerned. The committee had origi?
nally contracted for 100 plates with
the privilege of 135, but they under?
stood that there would be seats for
150 if that many were present. One
hundred and forty-seven tickets were
issued by Secretary Hood, but when
the Woodmen filed into the dining
room about forty could not find places
at the tables. Many left at once, al?
though the manager of the hotel
stated tha$he was prepared to set a
second table and would do so as soon
as the first crowd had been served.
The writer was one of those who
failed to find a place at the banquet
board, and he did not remain for the
second edition, so he cannot say any?
thing, of his own knowledge, of the
menu and service.
It is a fact, however, that the Wood?
men who were present were disap?
pointed and are kicking today in the
most energetic manner.
There was no speech-making, al?
though the regulation number of
toasts had been prepared and speak
ear invited to respond, the committee
not caring to carry out the programme
as arranged, after so many of the
Woodmen were unable, through no
fault of their own, to be present.
TAX RETURNS FOB 1885.
Office of
County Auditor, Sumter County.
Sumter County, Dec. 14, 1904.
Notice is hereby given that I will
attend, in person or by deputy, at the
following places on the days indicated
respectively, for the purpose of re?
ceiving returns of personal property
and poll taxes for the fiscal year com
mencing January 1st, 1905.
Tindal's Store, Monday, January ?rh.
Privateer, (Jenkins's Store"> Tues.
Jan. 10.
Manchester, (Mr. Gardener. Levi's)
Wednesday, Jan. 11th.
Wedgefield, Thursday. Jan. 12th.
Statesburg, Friday, Jan. 13th.
Hagood, Manday. Jan. ISth.
Rembert's Tuesday, January 17th.
Dalzell, Wednesday, Jan. 18th.
Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jan. 20th.
Mayesville, Monday, Jan. 23rd.
Shiloh, Tuesday, Jan. 24th.
Norwood's X Roads, Wednesday,
Jan. 25th.
Oswego, Friday, Jan. 27th.
The law requires that all persons
owning property or in anywise having
charge of such property, either as
agent, husband, guardian, trustee, ex?
ecutor, administrator, etc, return the
same under oath to the auditor, who
requests all persons to be prompt in
making their returns and save 50 per
cent penalty which will be added to
the property valuation of all persons
who fail to make returns within the
time prescribed by law.
Taxpayers return what they own
on the first dayof January' 1905.
Assessors and taxpayers will enter
the first given name of the taxpayer
in full, also make a separate return
for each township where the proper?
ty is located and also in each and ev?
ery case the number of the school dis?
trict must be given.
Every male citizen between the age
of 21 and 60 years on the first day of
January. 1905, except those incapable
of earning a support from being
maimed or from other causes, are
deemed taxable polls, and except
Confederate soldiers 50 years of age,
on January 1st, 1905.
All rturns must be made on or be?
fore the 2.0th day of February, next.
I cannot take returns after/ that date
and all returns made after the 20th
day of February are subject to a pen?
alty of 30 per cent.
J. DIGGS WILDER,
Auditor Sumter County.
THE PYTHIAN BANQUET.
i
A Thoroughly Enjoyable and Success?
ful Event.
Unlike the banquet on Wednesday
night, the one given by Game Cock
Lodge. No. 17, Knights of Pythias, at
the Hotel Sumter Thursday night, was
a great success. The menu was an ex?
cellent one, and was properly served,
and the uanimous vote of thanks ex?
tended by the banqueters to Manager
Alnutt evinced the appreciation of the
Knights.
Col. J. M. Knight very gracefully
presided as toastmaster. The toasts
were as follows:
Pythianism-Grand Chancellor J. A.
Summersett.
The Objects of Our Order-Grand
Keeper of Records and Seals, J. H.
Thornwell.
Fraternalism-Editor H. M. Ayers,
of the Florence Times.
North Carolina-Past Grand Chan?
cellor Lyles, of North Carolina.
South Carolina-Hon. Thomas G.
McLeod.
Honor to Whom? Honor is Due-Pro?
fessor S. H. Edmunds.
The responses of Dr. Thornwell and
Mr. Thomas G. McLeod were particu?
larly brialliant. and were received
with great applause by the assembled
Knights. Mr. Lyles was given quite an
ovation and his talk was thoroughly
enjoyed.
As a whole the banquet was one of
the most enjoyable ever given by the
Pythians of this city.
00T7NTT OF STJI?TEB.
By Th?s. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge.
Whereas, Isaac M. Nichols, made suit to
me to grant him Letters of Administration
with the Will annexed of the Estate of and
effects cf Mary E. Holladay, deceased.
These are therefore to cite and admon?
ish all and singular the kindred and
creditors of the said Mary E. Holladay,
late of said county and state, deceased, that
they be and appear before me, in the Court
of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on
February 8th, 1905, next, after publication
thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to
show cause, if any they have, why the said
Administration should not be granted.
Given under my Hand, this 25th day of
January, ?. D., 1905.
THOS. V. WALSH,
Jan 25-2t Judge of Probate.
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have your size it willi
buy what you need.
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Phone 166
Cotton receipts Friday were the
largest for a single day since January
1st. About 35 bales were, purchased jby
local buyers. Good cotton sold for
6 3-4 cents.
WANTED-Man to introduce new
patent specialties as produced.
Steady employment. Salary 27 cents
per hour and commission. Address
for interview, M.-33. Co., care The
Watchman and Southron.
FOR SALE-Good farm mule, one
horse wagon, single buggy and har?
ness. A bargain. J. R. Weatherly,
Sumter, S. C..
WANTED-All young men or ladies
who are interested in a business ed?
ucation to write to Profesor J. H.
Lippard, Florence, S. C.
INSURANCE VALUE
OF THE EYES.
The accident insurance policy that
yields $5,000 in case' of death provides
an idemnlty of $2,500 for the loss of
both eyes.
This means that a blind man is
practically half dead.
Gus.rd your eyes with due care. If
anything is the matter with them that
glasses will remedy, consult
Dr. Z. F. Highsmith,
Scientific Optician,
Sumter, C. C.
GLASSES FURNISHED WHICH ARE
FITTED AND MADE FOR YOUR
EYES.
February 1st, 1905, is the time that
I have set to move to Asheville, N. C.,
and I would like to have you take
not of my address as I will be able
to supply you with duplicate glasses
and repairs just as well as if I were
in your neighborhood. I have a record
of all prescriptions and can duplicate
any lens by seeing the broken pieces
or referring to the original prescrip?
tion. Mail orders solicited.
i save money on
ercoats, Trousers,
ip Robes
Now.
77 75c.
LOW 38c.
vr 75c.
LOW 50c.
.ow 38c.
Lous Eclipse Stiff bosom
oi>in our north show
me dollar to 75c. If we
>e a good investment to
IE--~
. Clothing Co.,
Sumter, S. 0.