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% 'Semait at? WEDNESDAY, APRIL 5, 1905. Entered ai the Foti Office at Sumter,S <?., as Second Glass Matter. KEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Wanted-Orphan Girl. C. W. McGrew-Dog Lost. Dr. F. H. Newton. -Your Eyes. The Bank of Sumter.-Statement. Sumter Clothing Co.-Spring Suits. R. C. Richardson.- Strayed. The Sumter Savings Bank-State? ment The Sumter Dry Goods Co.-Spring Opening. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. -Good Clothes. PERSONAL. Mr. H. Y. Green, of Charleston, is in the city. Hiss Ella DeLorme is visiting friends in Bennetts ville. Mr. K W. Dabbs, of Goodwill, was in the city Saturday. Mrs. R. Ii Felder, of Pinewood, is visiting friends in the city. Mr. J. B. Witherspoon, of Colum? bia, is in town on a business trip. Mrs. E. R. Moses, of Washington, D. C., is visiting Mrs. R. M. Mikeil. Hon. Thomas G. McLeod of Bishop rille, is spending the day in tfee city. Mr. Hugh A. Phelps, of Columbia, is visiting the family of Mr". J. H. Levy. Mrs- B. P. Duvall, of Cheraw, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. H. G. ?steen. Messrs. R. P. Stackbonse and J. L. Thompson, of Dillon, spent Friday in town. Mrs. Mamie Fowell, of Rock Hill is vsiting her mother, Mra H. I. Din kins. The friends of Mr. Horace Harby will regret^ to learn that his condition is very serious. Misses Fannie Hearon and Blanche DesChamps, of Bishopville, are visit ting friends in the city " Mr. J. E. DuPre of Pisgah, was in the city Monday and attended the Cotton Growers' meeting. Mr.v and Mrs. Paul J. Kennedy, of Spartan burg, ari spending a few days with Mr. and Mis. W, H. Ingram. . ff Miss Marie Moise has returned from 2?ew YorK City, where she spent the past several months with relatives. Capt. E. B. Holman left Wednesday > for the Southwest, where he goes in the interest of the Dixie Stalk Gutter. i Mr. H. D. Barnett? has gone to Cuba on a pleasure trip. He will visit Havana and other cities on the island. Mr. Elvin Stubbs left last night for Tampa, Fla., where he will spend -several weeks on combined business '\ nd pleasure. * Mr. W. D. Bewley and son, Mr. sp\ liam rawley, arrived in the city, -ri^^ay from Chester. Mr. Bewley .-chased a large stock for the "Roosevc Hardware Co., and will open Daniel, siness as soon as Ms store is Lee pr for him, which will be within position3*two week& . R. L Manning, went to Mul ve p$turday, to deliver an address be governn?x^Qeeting of Marion county position, pu the subject of reducing the -^acreage. c On Monday he at -,_TR. similar ineeting in Lexington ning is in great demand as r at farmers' meetings and President lng numerous invitations to Ctang?dresses. sign?t Schilling who went to on on Sunday to accept a with the Charleston Light Washing er Co., returned to this city dent told 'morning, having been offered members * wifc? tbe Railway and Mill . ya He says that he prefers that ne exsumter an(j expect ^ tnake nary sessio here as long as he has em ation of ra? about Octcm Daily Item April 3. -.eph Sprott, of Manning, is in als LeConte, of Columbia, is Railroad Boday. 0n^y Emanuel, of Borden, spent i town. Paris. M - ? r>. Rhodes, of Mayesville, from St. P, _ . "ie city today, between H been cut 1 B* MuIdrow> ?? Mayesv?le, the heavy ;e today Arthur ha> J? Bradham, of Manning, tock. Gun day in town. south of imilton Boykin, of Boykin's, been ev? day in the city. a severe rjhas <j# Dantzler, of Orange -nt yesterday in the city. WOM-2 x Ryttenburg left this for Colorado Springs, Col. It Appears. ^ ^ Sanders H c Bethea, ocation . I imes, were in the city today. Pittsburg ^Emanuel- ?* New York, -_. 0- ?st of Mrs. Altamont Moses. KOV?Cg, ? ? last night H113* Solomons has returned the boardipft to relatives in New York, in this city?. Scarborough, of Summer ted while tied the farmers' meeting to result of tr % who earlie W. M. King and E. H. her down Columbia, are here on busi woman's v. two month B. Cody, of St. Louis, Mo., quent, butst of Mrs. J. W. Brunson at demand thon. ing a life <lis Appelt, of Manning, came rT77"iorning- to attend the farm BRUTAL ng. Two Youn T- Brown and James A. be Gaffney, are stopping at the nter. New Ye w. W. Dunlap and J.. H. Fritz and Rock Hill, are registered at and prettyon. girls, whop Gibson, of Bennettsville, ment, werie city t0{jay to attend the their lodg^^?jg. The girls R R Thomas, C. W. Chan Ja -es BrJohn R Ry?m> of WedgefieId> who wercthe ^ today have be* Mr. James Hawkins, of Manning, returned to his home today, after a short visit to friends here. Dr. Ray, president of the Richland County Cotton Growers' Association, attended the farmers' meeting today. Mrs. William Dixon, of Savannah, Ga?, is the guest of Mrs. Marthinson at the Hotel Jackson. Miss Fannie Ryttenberg returned Saturday from a trip to New York and Baltimore, in which places she has been for several months. Mr. and, Mrs. R. K. Jijuina, of To? kio, Japan, arrived in the city last night and left for Camden this morn? ing. They will return in a few days. Magistrate L. -R. Williamson, is in the city today for the purpose of hear? ing the preliminary examination in the case of the State vs. Thomas Bur? rows, indicted for larceny of a bicycle. HILL-McNAIR. A Beautiful Wedding at the Methodist Church. On Wednesday evening, at S o'clock, Miss Octavia Hill, one &f Sumter's most attractive daughters, and Mr. Charles Brandon McNair, of Fernan? dina, Florida, were happily married at'the First Methodist Church. * The building was beautifully de? corated for the occasion with qnanities of graceful smilax, ferns, pslms, and interspersed among these were large bunches of white double carnations. Mrs. H. M. Stuckey presided at the organ, and played appropriate selec? tions while the guests rapidly filled the church. At the appointed hour, the? sweet strains of Lohengrin annonnced the arrival of the bridal, party. The ushers. Messrs. Alston Stubbs, E. C.* DePass, William Auld and Edward McCallum, first entered. Following them came the maid of honor, Miss Mary Hill, the bride's sister, who wore a beautiful gown of pink a^d carried an exquisite bunch of pink carnations. The groom with Mr. Palmer, his best man, came next. Then entered the bride on the arm of her brother, Mr. Rembert Hill, and met the groom under a large arch from which was suspended a floral design of white carnations in the shape of a horse shoe ; under this the ceremony was performed by the bride's brother-in-law, Rev. T. G. Herbert. The bride's dress was a lovely creat? ion of white crape de chene, and she carried a bouquet of magnificent white roses and maiden bair fern. After the ceremony, the bride held a small reception to which only her most intimate friends were bidden. The newly married couple left last night for a trip to Washington and New York, where they will remain for two weeks before returning to their future home in Florida. Mr. and Mrs. NcNair were the reci? pients of many useful and valuable presents. Evangelistic Meeting in June. -_ The Church of Christ is preparing for an evangelistic meeting to be held at the tabernacle, which will begin abont tho first of Juro, under the direction of O. P. Spiegle, of Birmin^ ham Ala. .m, iiii m v The purchase of the wster works system by the city is the most im? portant" matter that hes been before the people for consideration in years. Sumter Clothing Co., has an ad. in today's issue that will pay all buy? ers of clothing to read. They sell strictly first-class goods, so call on them before yon buy. Don't forget; to see the World's Fair in the Opera House on Thursday night and learn how the Japs sunk the Russian Navy. Tickets from all Red Men. Open to the public. Nathaniel Evans, alias " Rabbit" and John Mack were before the Recorder yesterday charged with fighting and creating a disturbance. They were found guilty and sentenced to pay* a fine of 85 each or serve 10 days each on the chain gang. The fines were paid. Mr. W. H. Seale caught a negro boy in his back yard Monday night. The circumstances indicated that he was searching for the chicken house and. Mr. Seales had quite a eh ase before he was captured. He was turned over to the police. Supervisor Seale has a new ste ry of one negro selling his discarded wife for 75 cents to another negro who wanted to marry her, but was back? ward about doing so until be could secure a renunciation of all rights and claims by husband number one. A fire in the boiler room at Mc Laurin's lumber mill called out the fire department a few minutes ? before 8 o'clock Wednesday night. The fire s tar ted in apile of sawdust an de havings carelessly left too near the furnace door when the mill shut down for the night, but as it was discovered before it had gained much headway, no dam? age was done. The long distance telephone as at present operated in Sumter is to a great extent more of a nuisance than a convenience to business men of the city, lt may be a convenience to the people of other towns who wish to talk to Sumter, but the remote loca? tion of the only station in the city operates against the usefulness and popularity of the long distance tele? phone. Red Men and their friends must not forget the good things that are in store for them at the Masonic Hali next I Friday night It may be a long time before another opportunity presents it? self like the present. This is not a cheap Opera House attraction, but a series of art illustration direct from the World's Fair and presented by one of the leading actors and artists of the day, under the auspices of our local Red Men. Nathaniel Evans, commouly known as "Rabbit," was arrested yesterday in a colored pool room for disturbing the peace. After he was taken charge of by the police offict-rs, the customary search revealed thc fact that Rabbit had concealed upon his I person a pistol, the property of Mr. I. j H. Moses. A warrant, charging the offence cf j petit larceny, was immediately taken j out. and Rabbit will stand trial to- 1 SPECIAL TERM OF COURT. Sumter Bar Association Adopts Reso? lutions Petitioning Chief Justice to Order a Special Term. At a meeting of the Bar Association, of Sumter, held on Friday afternoon the following preamble and resolution was adopted : "Whereas, the Hon. J. C. Klugh, now holding the courts of the Third Circuit will convene the Court of General Sessions at Sumter on April 24th, prox, but has expressed a doubt whether, under the act approved Feb. 18th last, fixing the terms of Court, etc., he has the power to con? tinue to preside in this circuit after April 30tb prox. Therefore be it, Resolved, That the Bar of Sumter hereby request the Chief Jnstice to appoint a special term of Court of Commons Pleas to convene at Sum? ter, Monday, May 1st, 1905, if in the opinion of the Chief Justice, Judge Klugh is without power to continue the regular term on and after May 1st. In the event that the Chief Justice takes the view that 'Judge KTugh's power expires on April 30th, snd that it will be practicable for Judge Klugh to preside at the said special term hereinbefore requested, then that the Cnief Justice be requested to order v the said special term for the second Monday in May to be presided over by some other of the circuit Judges of the State. Resolved further, that Mark Rey? nolds, Esq., the Secretary of the Bar Association of Sumter be requested to bear this petition to the Chief Jus? tice at the earliest possible day." Mark Reynolds, Esq., Secretary of the Sumter Bar Association ap? peared before Chief Justice Pope at Chambers Monday and presented the petition of the Bar that a special term" of the Conrt of Common Pleas be ordered to be held in this county immediately subsequent to the ad? journment of the regular term; which will expire by statutory limitation on April 30th, Judge Elngh who will then preside at the regular term being without juiisdiction to hold conrt in the 3rd Circuit after April 30tli. Judge Pope after nearing the peti? tion and the statement of Mr. Rey? nolds issued an order directing that a special term of the Court of Com? mon Pleas be held iin this county on Monday May 8th and continuing for three weeks, if so much time be nec? essary. Judge R. O.. Purdy was ap? pointed to preside. The Conrt of General Sessions will convene Monday, April 2? and con? tinue in session one week. There is quite a heavy criminal docket and it is feared that, one week will hardly suffice to dispose of ail the cases. The cases that are not reached will go over to the summer term. President J. M. Knight of the Cham? ber of Commerce in compliance with the resolutions adopted by the meet? ing last night requesting him to ap? point a committee of three to obtain the signatures of free holders to a pe? tition to council to order an election on the question of issuing bonds to" purchase the water works system has appointed the following gentlemen: L. D.. Jennings, W. W. McKagen, E. I. Reardon. . *---T--T Messrs. W. W. "McKagen and E. I. Reardon have commenced the canvass for signatures to the petition to. city council to order an election to deter? mine upon the issue of bonds to pur? chase the wrater works system. They are finding no difficulty in securing the signatures of the freeholders and h?ve already secured almost the re# quired majority. There seems to be no question but that the election will be ordered. The property owners of Sumter have at last come to ? full . realization of the fact that the future ; prosperity of the city is dependent up? on the development and ext?nsion of the water system under rnunicipal ownership and controls A false alarm Of fire c?li?d out th? hose wagons last right about 8 j o'clock. The alarm was caused by a ! fire in the yard o2 Von Ohsen & Shi j rar's blasksmith shop, where some of the hands were at work. Those who saw the flames from Main or Liberty street were convinced that a serious fire was under way in the vicinity of Graham's stables and they immediate? ly concluded that a repetition of the Epperson stable fire was inevitable. mb nil ^ Mr. A. J. Moses has purchased the T. C. Scaffe house and lot on Sumter street. This* lot joins the Hotel Jack? son lot and by its purchase Mr. Moses \ now owns a lot extending through from Main to Sumter street. A Daredevil Ride Often ends in sad accident. To heal acci? dental injuries," use Back len's Arnica Slave. " A deep wound ia my foot, from an accident." writes Theodore Schuel, of Columbus, 0., "caused me great pain. Physicians wera helpless, but Bucklers Arnica Salve quickly healed it." Soothes and heals burns like magic . 25o at J. F. W. DeLorme, druggist. Dolphus Dnnham, a negro farm hand on the employ of Mr. Hermon Myers, while riding a mule from the field to the lot Monday afternoon was thrown against a stomp, striking on his head, and quite seriously in? jured. It is thouht^ that his skall was fractured. Make the breath a? sweet as a rose by curing Indigestion, and Sour Stomach with Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. A pleasant, palatable, reconstructive tissue-building d?lestant. E. L. Babcock, Amherst, Minn., says: I have taken a ^reat many remedies for indigestion but have found nothing to e.jual Kodol Dys ~>psia Cure*' Kodol digests what you t^c, care? Indigestion, Dyspepsia, Sour Stomach, Belching, Heartburn and all Stomach Troubles. Great care ishsed in tho preparation of ilodol-the greatest digestant that has ever boen discoverer). Sold by all drug GREGORY'S STORE ROBBED. Willie Michail Swipes an Outfit of Cloth ing, Arras and Jewelry, But Soon Falls Into the Hands of the Police. Willie Michau, a yoong negro who hae been in limbo more than once for violation of the law, broke into the store of Mr. T. S. Gregory last night and F tole goods to the value of about $50 or more. He gained entrance by breaking the glass transom above the back door and either squeezed between the iron bars across the opening or put a boy through and opened the back door by removing the bar across it. He stole parts of four suits of clothes, a Smith and Wesson pistol, a lot of jewelry, principally secret or? der pins and badges and perhaps other articles. The robbery was committed abont 9 o'clock. Mr. Gregory closed the store at 8.40 and shortly atfer 9 o'clock Policeman Tribble found the back door open. About 10 o'clock Willie Michau got into a row with another negro and drew a pistol on him. This negro reported the row to tbe police and Willie was soon put under arrest. When taken into custody he had on one of the coats stolen from Mr. Gregory's store and in his pocket was Mr. Gregorys pistol. These stolen articles being in his possession estab? lished his connection with the robbery and he was committed to jail on the charge of housebreaking and larceny. The other articles taken from the store have not been recovered and it is believed that Michau had an accom? plice in the robbery of the store. Late Monday afternoon Frans Teicherwas sent down town by his sister to buy some bananas. After he had made the purchase and was on his way nome he was met by Mr. Wesley Brad? ford, who playfully pretended as if he was going to take the fruit. About this time young Robert Carr came up and he suggested that Mr. Bradford should hold Teicher, while he relieved him of the bundle. This was done. As Mr. Bradford was only amusing himself he released Teicher as soon as Carr had gotten a few yards away, and then Teichner triedto overtake the boy with the bag of bananas. Teichner soon caught up with Carr, and the latter seeing that it was use? less to run further, dropped the the bag of bananas. Teicher approached within striking dis-1 tance of him he stabbed him in the back with pocket knife. The wound was a very painful one, and it was found necessary to take four stitches in it. I Young Richer passer a very good night and today is resting easily. His wound is not consid? ered a dangerous one. No arrest as yet has been made. The caose of the Snnday morning wreck at Badham on the Charleston division of the Southern is still an unexplained mystery, and the stopping of the freight engineer's watch ?8 tbe only solution offered. The freight crew is said to have been on the road for 40 consecutive hours, having left Rock Hill on Friday. The running of a" freight train on Sunday is popularly > suppose to be a viola lation of law. The matter is being investigated by the railroad people aud will be looked into by the rail? road commission. But it is a difficult matter to solve the mysteries manner in which almost all wrecks occurred. Recent ones which are still waiting solutions are those at Catawba and Fishing Creek. The railroad com? mission bas never elucidated any such poblem. Rsi load people admit that they are frequently due to recklessness on the"part of trainmen, who fall into the habit of taking chances. A wreck strikingly similar to this Sunday affair occurred about a year ago a mile or so north of Chester. A work train smashed into aregular sooth bound passenger running on time to the minute. Last Hope Vanisned. When leading physicians said that W. M. Smith art, of Pekin, Ia., had incurable consumption, his lagt hope Vanished; but Dr. King's New Discovery for Consumpt? ion, Coughs and Colds., kept him out of his grave. He says: "This great specific com? pletely cured me and saved my life. Since then, 1 have used it for over 10 years, and consider it a marvelous throat and lung cure." Strictly scientific cure for Coughs, Sore Throats or Colds; sure preventive of Pneumonia. Guaranteed, 50c and $1 bottles at J. F. W. DeLorme's drug store. Trial bottle free. It has been decided to improve Church street by putting down a clay and sand roadway as soon as the work on Washington street is completed. Cheated Death. Kidney trouble often endsl fatally, but by choosing the right medicine, E. H. I Wolfe, of Bear Grove, Iowa, cheated death. He say s: "Two years ago I had Kidney Trouble, which caused me great pain, suf? fering and anxiety, but I took Electric Bit? ters, which effected a complete cure. I have also found them of great benefit in general debility and nerve trouble, and kept them constantly on hand, since, as I find they havs no equal." J. F. W. DeLorme, dinggist, guarantees them at 50c. WANTED-A respectable orphan girl. A good home for the right party. Address Box 1, St. Charles. April 5-lt*_ DOG LOST-Male Setter Puppy, white^and black spotted, S months old, strayed from my house about two weeks ago ; answers to name "Joe." Retnm to me and be rewarded. C. W. McGrew. April 5-lt*> STRAYED-From my residence, a pair of Horses, one 1 mare and ono horse, both blaze face and roached : liberal reward for any information. R. C. Richard;Oi', Jr.. Pinewood, S. C. April 4 3t. ; ANYBODY Can make clothes, but the thing is to make them right. We sell Clothing that is 1 ''made right at the right price.77 When you buy one of our Suits you know that you have the maximum of style and qual? ity at the minimum price. If you are interested in GOOD CLOTHES You should see the "S. M. & S.77 gar? ments. $10.00 to $18.00 is the price range. Come in and try on one . of our COERECTLY MADE SUITS, .THE. II. 1 Mer liing k Phone 166. - - - - Sumter, S. C. A Noteworthy Display of Spring' Suits For Men, Youths and Boys. Noteworthy, because of the magnificence of the display, which consists of a great collection of the most superbly*tailored Spring Suits we have ?ver shown. Every garment is the ar-? tistic production of some noted maker and re? markable for the smartness of the style, the beauty of the fabrics and the elegance of finish^ Qonsider this a personal invitation to you to come and see the new style? for this season-it will be a pleasure for us to show them to you, and you will certainly enjoy your visit. Spring Suits for Men and Young Men Are here in so many styles, fabrics and pat? terns that you will be able to make a selection that will please you in every detail, and at the price you wish to pay. Besides the ever-dressy black and blue fab? rics, we show all the new patterns in light, me? dium and dark color effects-many exclusive design? that you will not find elsewhere, nor be able to dupli? cate at our reasonable prices. But come and see for yourself the big values we offer at $10 to $20. .woe mr ' SU1WOTRUL BB0TH?JB LC&| .UwVw? - Wi?-* Our Boys' and Juveniles' Clothing for Spring Is attracting wide attention among thrifty parents. If you have a boy whom you wish to dress tastefully at small cost, it will pay you handsomely to come here and examine our showing of spring apparel for little men-come at your earliest convenience. Yours respectfully, WVW?"/. raes Phone 9 170.