Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ul @?3tri;in;m sib Iba!jrm :f: sss WEDNESDAY, MAY IO, 1905. EJniereaar tilt fozt O?ce ac Suinter.S <?., as Second C?as* Miiter. NEW ^JDTEKTISEMEXTS. A. D. Barby-Jersey Cows. R. H. Bigbam-To the Farmers. O'Donnell & Co.-Summer Fabrics, i S. D. Cain, Co. Supt. Education Jr Teachers' Examination.* Bewley Hardware Co.-A Fresh Launching. Tho D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Men Who Love Comfort. PERSONAL. j Mr. J. L. Gourdin, of St. Stephens is in the city. Miss Anna L. Mingo, of Campobello, is. visiting here. Mr. D. V. Keels, of Rem berts, was in the city Monday. Dr. J. F. Wilson, of Darlington, was in the city yesterday. Mr. D. B. McLaurin, cf Bishopville was'in town Moiuday. B. Frank Kelley, Esq., bf Bishop ville is attending court. ,Mrs. R. L. Heriot, of Heriots was in the city Monday. Mr. Geo. M. "Sanders, of Hagood was in the city Monday. Mr. D. J. Bradham, of Manning ' was in the city Monday. Mr". N. S. McLeod, of Oswego spent Monday in town. Mr. W . K. McCoy, of St. Charles was in the city Monday. Miss Louise Bell, of Kings tree, is in the city with friends. Mr. J. DeJojn, of Florence is in the jj.ty attending court. Mr. JJ. J. Kettles, of Foreston, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. J. M. Lawrence, of Columbia is in the city on business. Mr. E. E. Kembert, of Rem berts, spent Monday in the city. Mr. J. G. Cooner, of Columbia, is stopping at the Jackson. Mr? William Godfrey, of Cheraw was in the city yesterday. - Mr. W. F. Early, of Darlington, is registered at the Jackson. Mr. S. A. Harvin, of Privateer was in town on business Monday. Miss Etta Bryan, of- Charleston is visiting Miss Tasie Manning, f Mrs. Henry Stackey, of Bishopville is visiting Dr. H. M. Stuckey. Mr. Wilton Barrett, of Conway, has been in the city for several days. Rev W. J. McKay, D. D., of Goodwill was in the city Monday. . Mr. E. B. Muldrow, of Mayesville was in the city. Monday on business. Mr. R. S. DesChamps, of Pine? wood is stopping at the Hotel Sumter. Messrs. A. K. and Crawford Sand? ers, of Hagood, spent last night in the city. Mr. Paul Simpson, of Glenn Springs spent the day in the city ou business. Miss Tasie Manning, after a stay of a week in Columbia, returned home Saturday. Miss Taylor, of Columbia, is in the city on a vi ist to her sister, Mrs. A. B. Holland. Rev. H. J. M i kell, of Charleston is in the city vsiting his mother Mrs. R. M. Mikel!. Mr. H. W. Scarborough, Special Agent of the Atlantic Coast Line arrived in the city Monday. Mr., H. L. Scr borong h left on Saturday afternoon for Chicago to attend a lumbermen? meeting. Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Quattlebaum of Anderson who have been visiting Miss Mary Hughson have returned home. Dr. and Mrs. C. S. Kingsmore have returned from a visit to Dovesvilie, S. C. Mr. L. L. Baker, of Columbia pass? ed through the city Monday re? turning from Bishopville where he spent Sunday. Dispenser George P. McKagen, of Mayesville was in the city Monday to make his monthly report to the County Board. Messrs. A. H. Boykin, Jr., of Cam? den, F. P. Covington and J. C. Wil? liamson, of Florence, were registered at the Jackson Monday. Gen. W. E. James, and Mr.. C. S. McCullough, of Darlington passed through the city yesterday on their way to Columbia. Messrs. M. S. Heiser, G. E. Sh and, W. A. Edwards, J. W. Hearne and C. T. Williams, of Columbia, are st the Hotel Sumter today. Misses Mitt Dunant and Theo Gregg are attending the Music Festival In Spartanburg. Messrs. S. H. Edmunds and H. G. Osteen have been appointed mem? bers of the County %oar<r of Educa rion for Sumter county. Engineer Charles J. Alphonse, at one timo a resident of this city, was painfully injured in a freighbs wreck os the Southern Railway near Edisto Station on Monday. He waa taken to the Charleston Hospital sftMt a late hour last night waa,doing, .as weil as could be expected. , . msm * > i - j . . Clerk of Court Parrot* is now ready to pay the pensioners of Sumter county. - The cotton recepta last week as re-. ' ported Ivy the public weighers were 885 Mr. T. S. MeLendon who farms on the Lee plantation brought in 33 bales of cotton yesterday which be sold to O'Donnell & Co. J Mr. lu W. Folsom, on Saturday, ^pu;-cnased the store on the corner of Main and Hampton avenue, occupied by W. H. Yates, for $6,000 from Cresswell & Co. SThere is said to be a plan on foot to evelop the water power at Swimming Pens and establish an electric plant to furnish light and power for this city. It is a good plan and can't materialize too soon. Martha, the wife of Joe G Logan, of Maysville, S. C., died May 3rd. She was born September 15th 1837. he was the daughter qi Morries and ancy Morris. OP-? COURT HOUSE TO BE SOLD. The Offer of $60,000 Will Be Ac? cepted. At a meeting of the Board of Coun? ty Commissioners Saturday, it was decided tc accept the offer of $660,00:) made for the Court House bj Mr. R. B. Belser, as agent for unknown parties. Mr. Belser bas expressed bis willingness to pat up several thousand dollars to bind the trade, and so the sale is practically complete. There is but one point upon which the com? missioners cannot agree, and that is whether to purchase the entire premises of the Solomons lot for the erection of a new building for $25,(00, or whether to purchase nearly . the entire portion for 822,500, and Cleave the remaining portion to Mr. t?elser to sell tor building lots to lawyers desiring to locate: in the imm?diat? vicinity of the Court House Mr. Seale and Mr. Brogdon favor the latter plan, while Mr. Thomas wishes to buy the lot in toto This question, however, will be definitely deter? mined this afternoon., as the entire board is willing to submit the pro? position to the county delegation, and they will abide by their suggestion. The sale ie, nevertheless, a settled fact, and Sumter is at last to have a long-needed modern Court Hoase. The board of county commisioners reached a positive decision at the after-' noon session Saturday to sell the Court House square and to purchase the Solomons lot as a site for the new Court House. There were two propositions be? fore the board. (1) To sell the Court House for $60, COO and to purchase the Solomons property for $25,000. Leaving a balance of $35,000 with which to" build the new Court House. (2) To sell the Court House square for $60*000 and purchase such part of the Solomons property as was offered for $22,500, leaving a balance of 837,500, with which to build the new Court H oe se. It was decided to refer the matter to the county legislative delegation and ask them to advise which of the two propositions it would be mest advan? tageous to the county to accept. On motion of Commissioner Thomas it was decided tc buy the entire Solo? mons property, including the five lots reported by Mr. Belser to have been bargained for bj lawyers who es peet to erect officers near the Conrt House. Ail contracts for said lots to be con? cluded on or before May 10th. The legislative delegation, after consultation, recommended the accept? ance of the first proposition as provid? ed on Commsisioner Thomas7 motion, provided the contracts for the safe of the Conrt House square and lots are closed before the option on the Solo? mons property is exercsed and con? tracts submitted and satisfactorily secured; all forfeiture to be put up prior to the 10th intsant. All office furniture, file boxes, etc., tc be re? served and all papers to be dated as j due on or before March 1st 1906. Mr. R. B. Belser, who is managing the deal stated today that the con? tracts would be eic sed Wednesday and he would tten be in a position to give out full information respecting the plans of the purchasers of the square. A six foot alley way will be left on each side of the square, and an alley way will lead from the northeast corner of the square to Hampton avenue, to connect with a ten foot alley way across the back of the entire square. ? - mm i i i n ^ The electric street railway is still something to look forward to. If hen eggs are worth fifteen cents a dozen what are guinea eggs worth a peck? O'Donnell & Co., announce a full stock of summer goods for male and female, also for children. The Bell Telepohne Company still bas a hankering to get into Sumter with a local exchange. More building is going on and more is in prospect than ever before in the history of Sumter, and still there is a demand for more houses. One gang of bicycle thieves has been broken np, but it is still a risky busi? ness to leave a wheel on the front porch. The morning train from Florence has demonstated its usefulness'by the number of passengers it brings in every morning. Monaghan Hose Company will have to get that new pair of horses before lons to keep up with the new fire alarm system. Tibe jail population was reduced by the recent term of court and Sheriff Epperson ia willing to accommodate a few more boarders to help pay the expenses of keeping the county board? ing house open. A Scotchman who once lived in Sumter for a few years, but who has made his home in Pennsylvania for more than twenty years wrote back a short time ago for a package of Brad? ford watermelon seed. He still be- j lieves the Bradford to be the best melon grown on earth and he is going to try to raise them on Northern soil. Attention is invited to the announce? ment of the Bewley Hardware Co., which appears today. The stock of this company is now practically com . pie te, although goods are still arriv? ing daily, and the public is invited to visit their store whenever ia need of anything in the hardware line. The injunction to prevent Mr. fi. J: Har by from closing the alley'east of Monaghan Hose Company 'a house must nave got lost lost in the shuffle, for the alley is not only closed, op, bot dog np also and will soon be built np. Did the lawyers make a failure of their own case, or did they hare the sort of client that the old lawyer told the yonng lawyer he would have if be undertook to defend his own case in court? THIRD WEEK JURORS. J. P. Wilson, Reid Ard, E. D. Witherspoon, P. L. Bronson, H. M. Sanders, H. E. Betts, Lampley Jones, D. E. Wells, M. B. Witherpsoon, H. A. Hodge, R. S. Tisdale, Samiel Newman, F. W. Winkles, Jos. S. Tisdale, Ashby Bradford, A. H. Wilder, Wm. F. Jenkins, W. J. Frierson, Jr., A. D. Owens, F. Levi, Dave Locklair, W. J. Norris, Thos. Benenbaly, Jr., A. C. Tronblefield, R. L. Burkett, S. C. Newman, J. H. Christmas, J. D. Shirer, I. P. Davis, W. W. Green, Geo. E. Haynsworth, J. L. Gillis, J. M. Woodley, W. G. Moses, J. E DuPre, V. B. Keels. Mr. T. A. Scarborough Wins the Prize offered by Bewley Hardware Co. the contest closed at 12 o'clock and he had only a margin of one minute to his eredit. The agitation in favor of the city enlargiug Tor kev Creek Canal is about due again. Buy your binder twine from W. B. Bovie. The Huck Cook stove offered by the Bewley Hardware Co., as a prize to the farmer bringing the greatest number of people to their door on one wagon was won by j -n Mr. Theodore Scarborough, whose j _ , ?H *l? SHED IS up and'halted in front of the Bew? ley Kardware company's door at 11:59 o'clock. The wagon was a bie affair drawn bv four mules and WL BEST,. had eieht wheels. Ninety-one looks like a big load but the wag? on was not crowded to its capaci? ty and it was estimated that twen? ty-five more passengers could have been crowded in. The other contestants for the prize were: J. C. Dawkins, 75. Fr, W. Brogdon, 58. , ! B. R. Durant, 71. The' wagons all arrived within a few minutes of each other and there was a big crowd of people gathered around to witness the counting of the human freight. The successful contestant ar? rived just in the nick of time as Thc Sumter Banking and 3Iercan- ; tile Company, of Sumter, S. C.. will ! epen a saving depart nient and receive 1 deposits of one dollar and over on [ which 5 per cen::, per annum will be allowed, payable quarterly. The way to have a bank account is to start, and you will find it, easy enough to keep it growing. Save your pennies and nickles and you will soon have dollars. Call and get particulars as to in ?rest, deposits, etc. Deposits, suhje<t to check solicited. SUMTER BANKING AND MERCAN? TILE 'COMPANY, Sumter, S. C. Mar 21-tf Jersey Cows. Cows That M&tke Good Butter. I am headquarters for good Jersey and Grade Cows. Ali gentle and have young calves. Also some nice Springers. Other cows taken in exchange. Prices reasonable. A. D. H ARB Y THE SUMTER IRON WORKS Phone 237. JOHN I. BRUNSON, President. W. E. BRUNSON, General Manager. E. W. MOISE, Jr., Sec. and Treas. We are now in a position to furnish you Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills of the following makes : (Kngines) Liddell and Wa? tertown ; (Boilers) Lombard, Nagle, Erie City Iron Works and, also, Boilers manufactured by The Sumter Iron Works ; (^aw Mills) Hager Mill, Chase Turbine Mfg. Co 's Mill and, also The Chattanooga Machinery Co. Improved Drag; Saw The J I Case Traction Engine and Trashing Machines and all other machinery necessary for the wants of the people kept in stock at all times. We also make ? specialty of repairing engines and boilers from I t?^ lOO horse power <f^^^f^a? shop work and mould shop work, c^&gs made from 1 to 3,?0r>lbs, such as iron sills, columns, gratings, ventilators, andirons, fire backs, etc. We also handle The Deering Harvesting Machine, including Reapers and Binders, Corn Harvesters and Threshers, Mowers and Rakes, Peg Tooth and Disk Harro ws, Hay Balers. The above machinery being the best sold, the only ball bear? ing machines on the market. We are also in a position to offer the public the fo lowing wagons: The Weber Four Wheel Broad Tire, and The Colum? bus. And to the Mill men we offer the Hattiesburg & Lindsay eight wheel wagon. Come and see us, Corner of Washington St. and Oakland ave One block north of the Southern Railroad Depot, Sumter, S. 0. EN who love comiort should wear SERGE SUITS. They are the dressiest summer suits and the coolest. M Our Serges are the sort that hold color and shape-beware of the flimsy, fadeable ma? terials, falsely called Serge. Any Serge bought here is guaranteed for perfect satisfaction in every respect. -:- Serge Suits -: $10, $12, $15 to $16,50. THE D. J. CfliDLER CLOTHING CO. Phone 166 - Sumter, S. C. i j nute * BuaonttL BBonnas kcaj 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 ofthemo8t superbly-tailored Spring Suits we have ever 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. Consider this a personal invitation to you to come and see the new styles for this season-it will be a pleasure for us to show them to you, and you will certainly enjoy your visit. Spring Suit s 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 designs 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. - Our Boys' and Juveniles' Slothing for Spring Is attracting wide attention unong thrifty parents. If 4 pou have a boy whom you ^ wish to dress tastefully at ?mall cost, it will pay you ? handsomely to come here j Hid examine our showing J rf spring apparel for little ? men-come at your earliest ^ convenience. Tours respectfully, Sumter Clothing Co., Phone ?70.