Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ARCHITECT SELECTED. mt. C E. Bartge, of Raleigh, X. C., Will Draw the Plans for Presby? terian Church. JFrofn the-Daily Item March 22. The building committee of the ^Presbyterian Church met in the office ?f Maj. H. F. Wilson last night and after hearing the report of the com? mittee on plans decided to select as architect Mr. C. E. Hartge, of JSaleigh, N. C., who is most highly endorsed as a practical and successful architect with wide experience in designing and superintending the con? struction of cherches, rle has been -notified of his selection and that the committee desires him to draw plans fer abuilding to cost $15,000. fie was ?ko given a ?genera! outline of the Ideas of the committee as to the character of building wanted. Until Mr. Bartge submits prelimi - nary plans very little can be done by the committee on materials. It is shoped that work can be commenced -an the new church within sixty or -ninety days. PRESIDENT R. I. MANNING. ~Tice President ^fanning Elected Pres? ident of the Bank of Sumter. From the Daily Item March 22. At a meeting of the board of di? rectors of the Bank of Sumter held today Vice President Richard I Mar> fiting was elected president to succeed ! ?r. W. P. B. Haynsworth, deceased. Major Marion Moise was, elected vice -president and solicitor. Mr. Edgar C. Saynsworth was elected director to 331 the vacancy in the board. NEW METHODIST CHURCH. "ttaflflmg Committee Meets and Or * ganizes. 3?*rom the Daily-Item March 22. The building committee of the First "Methodist church met at the parson? age last night with all members pres? sent except Dr. J. A. Mood, who was, ?ut of the city. Mr. W.^ B. Burns was ??ected chairman and Mr. D, J. Chan? cer secretary and treasurer. The committee discussed various ; ^soethods of raising funds and feel en eouraged by the evident sentiment in *avor of a new building of modern and commodious design. Another meeting wrff? be held next Monday evening at j ?r. I?. D. Jennings' residence for the j purpose of definitely' mapping out and ?viding up the work" among the va- j -rions committeemen. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. ^Oao Woman's Cir o Holds an Import? ant Meeting. The Woman's Club met at the Elks' ;^?tab rooms on Wednesday afternoon i at 5 o'clock with tweftty members j -present. After the routine business; -was disposed of everal matters of gen? eral interest were brought up for dis? cussion. It is earnestly desired that all v the women in Sumter who are inter ? ested in civic improvement will be come active members of this club, arid in order to bring it to the attention of as many as possible there will soon be held # mass meeting, at which several gentlemen will be asked to make ad dresses explaining the object of th* xdub. The committee on^ decorations will 'begin work on the Court House Squar e j at once, and^a very pretty iron fence j has been selected to enclose it. A great deal has been done and may be done by the women of a tow .1 toward beautify :i-g it, but in all their work the co-operation of the men is .necessary and this the women of Sum? ter confidently rely upon. >? Bemire ef Ointments for Catarrh that Contain Mercury, as mercury will surely destroy the sense of .smell and completely derange the whole system when entering it through the mucous surface. . Such articles should jnever be used except on prescriptions from reputable physicians, ss the damage they will do is ten fold to the good yon -can possibly derive from them. Hall's -Catarrh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheyrey & Co., Toledo, On contains no mercury, and xs taken, internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous sur? faces of: the system? In buying Hall's ^Catarrh Cure be sure yon get the genuine. It is taken internally and made in Toi eco, Ohio, by F. J. Cheney & Co. Testimoni?is ires. Sold by Druggists. Price, 75c per bot? tle. Take Hall's Family Pill* for constipa? ron. Mch 18-lu. At the Carlisle Indian school in Pennsylvania a few days ago, an Apache physician wanted to mak?. a ?peech, but Captain Mercer got be? tween him and the audience and pre? vented the Indian from having his jwy. Why do they continue to throw a wet blanket on Poor Lo, while .Booker T. Washington is welcome to "eat heap" with the pale face? Wil? mington Star. ? Dinner Invitation. After a hearty meal a dose >of Kodol .Dyspepsia Cure will prevent an attack of indigestion. Kodol is a thorough di post? ant anda guaranteed cure for indigestion, .dyspepsia, gas on the stomach, sour ris? ings, bad breath and all stomach troubles. J?. Watkins, Lesbos, Ky., says : "I san testify to the efficacy of Kodol in the cure ?af stomach trouble. I was afflicted vith ??omach trouble for fifteen years and have Hssken six bottles of your Kodol Dyspepsia Core, which entirely cured me. The six boi?es were worth $ 1,100 to me." Kodol Dyspepsia Cure will digest any quantity of all the wholesome food you want to eat while yoar stomach takes 8 rest-recupe? rates and grows strong. This wonderful preparation is justly entitled to all o? its many remarkable cures. Sold by all drug " ANOTHER WHOLESALE HOUSE. Beck Bros. & Co., Will Establish Large Wholesale Dry Goods and Notion House. : Sumter is to have a wholesale dry goods and notion house in the near fu? ture, the members pf the Beck Bros. Company having decided to go out of the retail business in the near future and establish a wholesale house. They have contemplated this move for some time btu have been unable to secure a suitable site for their ware? house and offices until the last few days. They have now succeeded in purchasing the lot on which the Epis j copal church and rectory now stand and as soon as they can obtain posses? sion, which will be about August 1, they will begin the erection of the warehouse. They have planned to erect a building 80x150 feet, two stories and basement, so constructed that if the need for more room arises additional stories may be added. It is expected that the buildings, will be completed and everything in read j iness for business early next year. It j will be imposible to erect the build? ings and make the other necessary ar? rangements to begin business in time for fall trade, but even tohugh the building cannot be., completed by the time they are ready to put men on the road to solicit" orders for the spring trade they will secure temporary quarters and, begin business. They expect to carry a large stock j and will travel several men from the ! start who will visit the trade in this | and adjoining states. If the business develops as they hope they will travel j a number of men. The enterprise of Beck Bros. Com? pany means a great deal for Sumter in a business way and their success will he the means of inducing others to embark in the same line of business, for the geographical situation and'the railroad facilities of Sumter are such as to make it certain to become a .wholesale centre for this section of the state. For tue time being Beck Bros. Company will have the field to . them? selves in the wholesale dry goods and notions line and they shoulc succeed in building up a large and profitable business. They will have the best wishes of the community and they can count on the support and hacking of Sumter people. INFORMATION WANTED. . ________ Dispensary Investigation. Committee Appeals to the FubSc to Ten What. They Know. . Al? persons in this " or any other stzte are requested to send any infor? mation in their possession relating to the affairs of the South Carolina State dispensary, which is the. cause of any complaint. They are also requested to state fully any facts that they have as to irregularities, mismanagement, or corruption therein, or of any one con n?ct?d therewith, with suggestions as to how the trufh of the same may be properly ascertained. No communication will be consid? ered unless signed by the parties send? ing it, but the name of the sender will not be given to the public if such be desired. Communictions should be sent to either of the undersigned: J. T. Hay, Camden. Cole L. Blease, Newberry. Niels Christensen, Jr., Beaufort. A. L. Gaston, Chester. T. B. Fraser, Sumter. D. A. Spivey, Conway. J. Fraser Lyon, Abbeville, j All newspapers will please copy.) W. E. Curtis, writing, to the Chica? go Record-Herald from Birmingham says: Southern iron is said to make the smoothest castings of any produced in the United States, and for many purposes satisfactory foundry work cannot be secured without it. No oth? er state produces so large a quantity of foundry iron as Alabama, and yet very little is used here. The largest domestic buyers of Birmingham iron, I am told, are manufacturers of ma? chinery and machine tools in Ohio and the west, while the New England manufacturers of cotton mill machin? ery consume large quantities. Some one who bas been looking up the sub? ject asserts that nearly ali of the cot? ton mill machinery nsed in the south is manufactured in New England out of Birmingham iron. It is especially adapted to locomotive building, also, and large quantities are being sent to Philadelphia. Providence, Chicago, and Richmond locomotive works for that purpose. That is the reason why the new International Power company, which has consolidated nearly all of the locomotive works of the United States, has secured control of one of the largest pig iron concerns in Bir? mingham. If it is a bilious attack take Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets and a qtick cure ia certain. For sale by all druggists. Topeka, Kans.,' March 23.- The battleship Kansas will probably be christened by breaking a bottle of Kansas crude oil over its prow in the place of a bottle of champagne, as is the usual custom. This is the idea of Gov. Hoch. By the Tonic Route. The pills that act as a tonio and not as a drastic purge, are De Witt's Little Early Hipers. They cure headache, constipation, biliousness, etc. Early Risers are small, easy to take and easy to act-a safe pill. Mack Hamilton, hotel clerk at Valley City, N. D., says : "Two bottles cured me of chronic constipation." Sold by all drug WHEN YOU CATCH COLD Do not take chances on it wearing away or experiment with some unknown preparation which may leave the bronchial tubes and lungs weakened and susceptible to attack from the germs of Pneumonia or Consumption. s HONEYS not only stops the cough but heals and strengthens the lungs and prevents serious results from a cold. Contains no opiates. It Saved His Life Alter the Doctor Said He Had Consumption. W. R. Davis, Vissalia, California, writes: "There is no doubt but what Foley's Honey and Tar saved my life. I .'had an awful cough on my lungs and the doctor told me I had consumption. I commenced taking Foley's Honey and Tar and found relief from the first and three bottles cured me completely." A Policeman's Testimony? J. N. Patterson, night policeman, of Nashua, Iowa, writes: "Last winter I had a bad cold on my lungs and tried at least a half-dozen advertised cough medicines and had treatment from two physicians without getting any benefit. A friend recommended Foley's Honey and Tar and two-thirds of a bottle cured me. I consider it the greatest cough and lung medicine in the world." Three sizes-25c, 50c and $1.00. The 50-cent size contains two and one-half times as much as the small size and the $1.00 bottle! almost six times as much. Refuse Substitutes. SOLD AND RECOMMENDED BY -VI ATLANTIC C Special rate of One Fare plus $ return, the SUMTER, S includes meals and berth on the March 29th for trains with P. & that night. Tickets will be goo leaving Havana until April 16th over will be allowed at any poin of Jacksonville, within final iimi Take advantage of this oppor! the Antilles," at reasonable cost chance to investigate the^busmei lie. The party will be limited, promptly For reservations, pa: tion, call on your nearest ticket H. M. EMERSON, Traffic Manager, WILKINS COUNCIL MEETING. Suggestion to Have Washington Street Paved by Chaingang-Other Im? portant Miitters. The city council met in regular ses? sion at 8 o'clock Wednesday night. Present-Mayor Dick, Aldermen Barnett, Haynsworth, Hood, Rowland and Stubbs. -Absent-Aldermen Hurst, Pinn and Wilder. The minutes o? the 15th inst, were read and approved. Letters were r?.iid from the city derk's of Aike\>, Green? ville and Newberry, S. C., and Jack? sonville, Fla., : dative to m?ii'Cipal ownership of waterworks and lighting plants, and received as information. The finance committee reported that they had disposed of all claims refer? red to them and that the report of?the clerk and treasurer for February had been examined and found correct. On suggestion of Mr. Haynsworth the county supervisor was requested to have the chaingang clay Washington street in payment of labor due to the J city. I Request of Mr. A. D. Harby for the privilege of rolling a small cottage a short distance through Church street was granted on the following condi? tions: First, the city shall be saved harmless from loss 01 damage which might result in any way. Second, the street to be repaired if injured. Third, the removal to be made under direc? tion of the committee of public works with such restrictions as they may find necessary and prudent. The mayor stated that smallpox had been recently reported to him in a negro family living a short distance south of the city, and that he had sent the health officer there to vaccinate people in the immedite neighborhood. He had also authorized that officer to go to Columbia and consult the State Board of Health in regard to the smallpox situation in Sumter county. Council approved the course pursued by the mayor. Health Officer Reardon reported that he had consulted the board as di? rected and was informed that each city and county would have to manage smallpox and vaccination within its territory, and that he had consented to serve as temporary superintendent of this work for Sumter county. Further time was granted the com? mittee to which was referred the of? fer of Mr. H. J. Harby to sell the al? ley east of Monaghan Hose Company building. The clerk was directed to prepare an ordinance for abatement of nui? sances. arnon OAST LINE. 2.00 to Havana, Cuba, and rate from . C., $40.25, steamer. Tickets will be sold C. 8. S. Co's, steamer leaving d returning on any steamer . On the return journey, stop t in the State of Florida, south t of ticket. tiinity to visit "The Queen of , wnich will afford an excellent ss situation of our sister repub 80 make your reservations mphlets or any other informa agent, or write, W. J. CRAIG, Grenl. Pas. Agt. TON, N. C._ -* Claims presented were referred to the finance committe and council ad? journed. NEGROES IEELI> SCOTCHMAN. Scotch Immigrant Living in Lower Richland Claims Brutal Treatment at the Hands of Highwaymen. F. W. McDonald, a Scotch immi? grant, who has bought a farm in the lower part of the county and settled there, is not particularly pleased with Richland on the whole. Late on Monday night he was held up by two negroes near his place of abode avd beaten and robbed. He appeared] in the city yesterday morning and went to Magistrate McMaster to have a war? rant sworn out against two men whom he thinks are the parties, but later he returned and withdrew the warrants, preferring to have them issued at Ea s tc ver. McDonald says that he was on his way home whsn the negroes met him in the road tmd seized bim. One held him while the other went through his clothes. After the little money that he carried was taken, he says that the nergoes attacked him with their fis tn and then ran away j into the dark cess of some nearby woods. The young man has only been in the United States about one year. He likes the country and says he will re- j main here. His reason for the attacks ? is not wholly the motive of robbery, but a jealousy of the negroes, for he says that the feeling of envy against him is something decided in character. The negroes have the idea, be thinks, that the immigrants, will come here and'4run them away," as he expressed i';. When he left town yesterday ?he took a shotgun with him.-The State, March 22. -? ? t ? ? - COTTON IX AFRICA. It Turns Out That Cotton Cannot be Successfully Raised in East Africa. London, March 20.-The report of the commissioners sent out by the British government to investigate the cotton growing- possibilities in East Africa is published this evening in the formof a White Paper. It says: "Unless difficulties which at present appear to be insuperable can be re? moved, cotton cultivation in East Africa will never be undertaken on any considerable scale.* First among the difficulties the com? missioners place labor, on account of the apathy of the natives and their disinclination for work. The to^al area devoted to cotton growing unde- Eu? ropean supervision can scarcely ex? ceed a fewthousand acres. The com? missioner's opinion is that the only solution of the difficulty is indentured labor from India or China. 11. BOWMAN, Prest. G. W. BUSHIER, Sec. S Treas The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, S\imter, S. C. * ????Capital ?tock $50,000--?-y Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz- ? ers and Farmers'Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil? cox &;Gfribbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest j cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Jf Cometo see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. > Sumter Banking I ? Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2cL door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. ^ GENUINE PERUVIAN GUANO. Sells itself. None better. 10,y00 tons now offered for sale. Nitrate of Soda, Muriate of? Potash, German Ka i nit. 4 4 CO. Are Headquarters. T?S* Get our prices, pleaise. Reduced Prices/on Real Estate. Cotton has fallen in price and with ita fall comes business depression in this sec? tion. Have several tracts of land on which the prices have been reduced in conse? quence. Now is the time for the man with money to buy. The depression is only temporary and with the rally will come' a profit. 105 acres, 50 acres cleared, four mj?les from Sumter. New house ^reduced fjrom $35 to $25 per acre. / 1014 acres, ll miles from city, 500 clear? ed, well tenanted ; reduced from $fl5 to $12.50 per acre.f 108 acres, 75 cleared, 6 miles from sum? ter, new 5-room house and new barn, with stabler for 4 horses. Frcm $3,0C0 to $2, 500. 450 acres in Clarendon, four miles from Summerton, 200 acres cleared ; reduced from $7,500 to $6,50C. Also several others traci reduced in similar proportions. 4 Call and see me. Can offer some good investments. R. B. \pELSER, Attorney at Law \ Real Estate Broker Court Square \ Phone 12 4