The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 10, 1905, Image 6
THE WATER WORKS ISSUE.
Interesting Correspondence Between
Alderman Rowland and President
Keen of-American Pipe
Manufacturing Co.
The subjoined correspondence that
1?s passed between Alderman C. G.
% Howland, chairman of the committee
on water works and President Keen
of the American Pipe Manufacturing
" Company should satisfy those who
*ave desired an investigation of the
i
physical condition of the water sys
. tem before purchase is made. Mr.
Keen's lotter indicates a willingness
to do tlie right thing and if the plant
3s put into a condition to fully meet
?31 the conditions of the contract as
to supply and quality of water and
pressure for fire purposes there can
'1>e no further objection to the pur?
chase on that score. Those who per?
sist in a captious opposition to the
purchase win prove themselves op?
ponents to municipal ownership.
. . Sumter, S. C. April 27, 1905.
American Pipe Manufacturing Co.,
112 North Broad St, Philadel
|j| phia.
3?r. Keen:
Dear Sir-Referring to our com?
mittee's visit to your city on March
3 in the interest of purchasing the
Sumter Water Company and of your
letter to us of a subsequent date nam
||- 4ng us a price on this plant, as chair?
man of. this committee I am pleased
itx> advise yon that an election to de
; dde whether or not it was the wishes
of om- citizens to purchase this
plant, and issue bonds for payment
of same was held on yesterday, April
glpSCtn, at which election permission to
purchase was given.
Now, before we proceed further in
the premises I am directed by the city
-council to write you and ask that you
3di*diy have the plant put in first class
condition, having the pipes cleaned
cf sand and the like where necessary,
?sd nave the pumps and wells so
overhauled and repaired as to reme
<edy the matter of the pumps sucking
?Sr and otherwise failing to perform
-the functions for which they are in
-teadecL . ' .
The citizens naturally expect the
city council to see that this is. done
"before purchasing the plant, and the
.^"orriter feels that you will readily real?
ise the prudence and justice in their
-requesting this done. I am glad to
?By that the city of Sumter has per?
formed its part of the contract with
'.f. 3?ic company to the very"letter, hav?
ing paid it's rentals promptly, and
?J. wflealt in good good faith with yon all
?long* the line, and although we have
?sot had the pressure and volume of
"water which our contract provided
"SOT for nearly a year we have sub
knitted to this state of affairs quietly
-jjenSer the promise of your company
' %o rectify the trouble. We hope that
t 3TOU will now deal with us in a like5
Hberar spirit, putting your plant in
?cst class condition so that the peo?
ple may. be satisfied that they are
?purchasing .a plant that is capable of
-supplying them with water without
??y immediate additional outlay, and
jJEbat they have not been led by ^the
'~ -?onlmitt?? into making a purchase
that will prove disastrous to the
finances of that town by a failure on
part of the water plant to do
'what they reasonably expect it to dd
-without immediate additional outlay-.
Thanking you for a favorable re?
ply, I am yours very truly,
C. G. Rowland,
Chairman Special Com.
Philadelphia, May 1, 1905.
?tr. C. G. Rowland, Chairman, Spe?
cial Committee, Sumter, S. C.
3>ear Sir:
Tours of the 27th inst., received and
T do not think your, city is making
?ny mistake in accepting the propo?
sition as made by us. I am very glad
to hear the kind expressions toward
cor company and we will endeavor
to meet you- in every fair way and
-3M>P* we will be able to put the plant
^3n a condition satisfactory to you.
Ifr son, MTV-H. P. Keen, will be in
Sumter within ? few days and I nave
directed him to look over the plant,
afeo to hay? a talk with you and get
irom you just what you think is nec?
essary to do whieh will he satisfactory
to the others. Tours truly,
The Ameriacn Pipe Mfg Co.
By JOS..S. Keen, Jr. President. .
Billions Bill was getting bloated,
And his tongue was muchly coated.
Patent "tonics" wouldn't cure him,
Companies would not insure him.
All his friends were badly frightened,
But their ppirits soon w*re lightened,
For Bill said-and they believed^ him,
Early Riser pill? relieved him.
All druggist*.
Ice is a necessity and not a luxury,
therefore the public will not consent
to pay famine prices for it.
Strictly Genuine.
M oft of the patent medicine testimonial?
?r- probably genuine. The following no?
tice recently appeared in the Atchison
(Kan?) G obe: "Joe TM*, a well known en
jrmeer, running on the Missouri Faoific be?
tween Wiebita and Kiowa, lately appeared
ia a big owe, wi th a picture,an d when he was
3u this office today, we asked him about it.
He says be had terrific pains in his stomach,
and thought be had cancer. His druggist
Teoommended Kode! and he says it cared."
Kodoi Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat
s cd cures ail stomach troubles. Sold by all
SUDDEN DEATH.
John Mack Dies of Hcait Disease
Yesterday.
From the Daily Item May 3.
John Mack, a negro v;ho lived on
Mr. Joel E. Brunson's place on the
Mayesville road about five miles from
this city, was found dead in front
of his stable yesterday afternoon.
There was no reason to suspect that
he had been killed, but Coroner Flow?
ers was notified and he went out to
hold an investigation. Dr. S. C. Baker
examined the body and made the fol?
lowing report:
"I have examined the dead body of
John Mack, found dead in the door
of his stable. There are no marks
of violence upon the body. I have
been his physician for a number of
years. He has been suffering from
organic heart disease for five or six
years and from symptoms described
to me as accompanying his death I
feel sure that he died as a result of
heart disease.
"S. C. Eaker, M. D."
A DELIGHTFUL CONCERT.
A Large Audience Was Charmed Last
Night.
From the Daily Item May 4.
The concert given in the opera
house last evening by the ladies of
the First Baptist church was attend?
ed by a large audience notwithstand?
ing the inclement weather. The con?
cert was a complete success and was
enjoyed by all present. Many of the
audience were unstinted in their
praise, saying that it was far and
away the best amateur concert ever
given in this city.
The "little mothers" taking part in
the "famous baby show" and who
acted their parts so creditably were:
Aline Harby, Kathleen Walsh, Cora
Duffie, Sallie Hamilton, Nell Gregory,
Reeta Schwartz, Pearl Seals, Bessie
Walsh, Minnie Moore Blanding, Ethel
Green, Emma Pauline Blanding, Ma?
mie Edmunds, Marie Murray, Lillie
Gregg, Glady's Hurst and Alethea
Reardon.
Overture, "Semiramide"-Orches?
tra,
Unique Doll Baby Show-Sixteen
lit girls, Van Gregory as judge.
Recitation, selected-Mrs, W, S,
Schumacher.
Vocal Solo, Selected-Mrs. Willie
Butmaru
Violin Solo-Selected-Prot Schu?
macher.
Musical Recitation, "Music on the
Rappahannock"-Mrs. Laura Walsh
Lebby.
Saxophone Solo, "Simple Aveu,,
Mr. T. P. Godfrey.
Overture, "American Patrol,"-Or?
chestra.
Male Chorus, "Goodnight"-Messrs.
Hamilton, Walsh,- Flowers,. Stubbs,
Gliek, Cuttino, Haynsworth. Fraser,
McKeown, Edmunds.- Rambo, Hurst
and Scarborough.
Bad, Luck.
Henry Slater, colored, has fallen on
evil fdays and cross-eyed luck has
played him a scurvy trick. Henry is
a negro of uncrossed lineage, and, as
such, deemed himself privileged to di?
vorce the wife of his bosom and take
unto himself another and younger
ebon^-hued damsel without a trip to
Georgt? or consideration of the com
mahdment.He did so and that was
where he fell down. The wife of his
I bosom remembered that there was
such a thing as law and she appealed
to Judge Hurst for satisfaction, the
term being to her synonymous wi tn
revenge, and she put the law m
Henry.
The bare idea of taking a negro in?
to court for deserting one woman for
another has an element of the bizarre
or outre and the actual occurrence
with names and dates specified and
set down in due form and circum?
stance is absolutely stunning.
Fate reserved for Henry the dis?
tinction of being the exception that
proves the rule, and he must go to
the big court for doing no more and
no worse than thousands of: others of
his race have done with impunity.
That.-, is where his luck went wrong.
If all of his race in Sumter county who
are guilty of the same offense he is
charged with were bound over for
trial, the Court of General Sessions
would have to sit continuously for the
next six months to clear the docket.
London, May 5.-A private telegram
received from Singapore, says Admiral
Xebogatoff's Russian squadron, when
sighted this morning, was proceed?
ing to Saigon for provisions and coal
before sailing for Admiral Rojestven
sky's rendevzous.
Why Suffer From Rheumatism?
Why suffer from rheumatism when one
application of Chamber- in's Pain B^Im
will relieve the pain? T ie quick relief
which this liniment afford* makes rest and
dleep possible, and that alone is worth
many times it? co*t. Many who have used
it hoping only for a short relief from suf?
fering have been happily surprised to find
that after awhile the relief became perma?
nent. Mrs. V. H. Leggett of Yun? Yum,
Tennessee, U. S. A.. wites. "I am a great
suffer?- from rheumatism, all over from
head to foot, and Cnamrx rlain's Pam
Balm ? the only thing that will relive the
pain." for sale by all druggists.
So many people who have apparently recovered from an attack of La Grippe are stricken
with Pneumonia. This is due to the fact that the Bronchial Tubes and Lungs are left weakened
and unable to resist disease.
not only cures La Grippe Coughs, and prevents Pneumonia, but strengthens the Lungs so they
will not be susceptible to the development of serious lung troubles. Do not take chances with
some unknown preparation that may contain some harmful drug when FOLEY'S HONEY AND
TAR costs you no more and is safe and sure. Contains no opiates.
I bad a bad case of La Grippe about ten years ago which left my Lungs
so weak that I have been troubled more or less every winter since until I used
FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR, which cured me completely and my Luags
no longer trouble me.-J. H. BROWNING, D.D.S., Oxrick, Mo.
G. VACHER, 157 Osgood St., Chicago, says: "My wife had a very
severe case of La Grippe, and it left her with a very bad cough. She tried
a bottle of FOLEY'S HONEY AND TAR and it gave immediate relief.'*
Three sizes-25c, 50c, $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*
TVE
SOLD AID RECOUMEIDED DY
THE HEALTH OFFICER IS BUSY.
Streets and Sidewalks Being Cleared
of Boxes, Barrels, Signs, Billboards
and Other Obstructions.
From the Daily Item May 4.
Acting under instructions from the
police and sanitary committee of city
council to rigidly enforce the ordi?
nance against obstructing the streets
and sidewalks, and enforcing the scav?
enger ordinance, the police force and
health officer started out yesterday to
carry out orders. The health officer
rode around the city and wherever he
found a box too large to conform to
the scave. ,'er ordinance, or any gar?
bage or rubbish from yards not prop?
erly boxed or barreled, he notified the
people to get the boxes off the streets,
and to properly box or barrel the
same. The city cart drivers began
putting in the boxes and barrels after
emptying them, and the consequence
is that the sidewalks and streets are
being cleared of bose? and barrels
and other obstructions and present a
much neat?r appearance. A regular
system of registration is now kept of
ali parties who are being notified not
to violate the law. The name of the
party violating the law, the nature of
the violation, the number and street
and the date of notice all recorded.
After this week all violations will be
followed by prosecution before the re?
corder. Not a person objected to
complying with the law, in fact most
of them expressed themselves as be?
ing heartily in favor of the rules, say?
ing.that they were only-too glad to do
anything to help improve the general
appearance of the city. The citizens
of Sumter can always be depended
upon to do their share in carrying out
any orders of the city council which
are for the good of Sumter. Our ci?
tizens always back up the officers of
the law. Put out your trash, gar?
bage .and rubbish before 10 o'clock in
the morning and put it out every day, j
except Sunday. Do not let it accumu- j
iate. The oftener you put it out the j
less you have to put out each time. J
Your yards t hen look better, and it is
healthier not to have accumulated
garbage and other matter around the
yard. Be certain to put out all tin
cans, and all useless receptacles which
hold water and breed mosquitos. Look
OUt for water on premises in which
mosquitos can breed. Look out for
the evening papers and read them
carefully so you can look out for the
police in.the "good old summer time.".
Don't wait to borrow your neigh?
bor's paper, for while you are wait?
ing you might miss seeing something
which you should know in time to
get ahead of the police and the health
officer. Most of the sinners before,
the Recorder's court are people who
never subscribe to The Daily Item.
How to Ward Off Old Age.
The most successful way of warding off
the approach of oH age is to maintain a
vigorou- digestion. This can be done by
eati g only food .-uite? to \On a^e and
02cupation. and when-any di-o^der of t->e
stoniHch appears take a do*e of Chamber?
lain's S. omach snd Liver Table s to cor?
rect it. If ynu have a weak stomach cr ate
troubled with indigestion, you wi'l find
these TaMet* to be jn.-t wh;4t you need.
For sale by ah drnpgists.
Would you sign an agreement to
buy all the-ice you used for five years
from an independent ice factory at
forty cents a hundred pounds no mat?
ter how cheap others might sell it?
leaved by Dynamite.
Somerimes, a flaming city is saved by
dynamiting a solace that the fi?e can't
cross. Sometimes, a cough hangs on 90
long, you feel as if nothiDg but dynamite
would cure it Z. T. Gray of Calhoun,
Ga., writes: "My wife had a very aggravat?
ed cough, which kept her awake nights.
Two physicians could not help her; so she
took Dr. Kinik s New Discovery for con
sumption, uougas and colds, which eased
her coagh, gave her sleep, and finally cured
her " Strictly Ecientifiic cure for bronchitic
and lagrippe. At J. F. W. DeLorme's
drug store, price 50c and $1.00; guaranteed.
Trial bottle free.
NEW SCAVENGER REGULATIONS.
A More Rigid Enforcement of the
Rules Decided Upon.
Aldermen H. D. Barnett, W. G.
Stubbs, of the police and sanitary
committee, Health Officer Reardon,
Superintendent of Streets White, Chief
of Police Bradford and Recorder
Hurst met yesterday afternoon to ar?
range for a rigid enforcement of the
scavenger ordinance and to stop the
habit of people leaving boxes and bar?
rels on the sidewalks and streets.
The ordinance now m force requires
all trash, garbage and rubbish from
yards to be put out before 10 o'clock
a. m., and to be put in a box or barrel
of such size as can be conveniently
j piccked up and emptied by the cart
drivers. But a great many people put
out large boxes, barrels and other
large receptacles, too large to be
handled by a driver and many pile
out a wagon load at one time. Here?
after the cart drivers will only move
such trash and other matter as is so
boxed that they can pick up the box
and empty it. The drivers must re?
fuse to move any trash or rubbish
from yards not boxed as required by
law, and will report every day at 12
o'clock, noon and at 6 o'ciock in the
evening to Superintendent of Streets
jail trash not properly boxed, and the
I superintendent of streets will report
to the health officer the names, who
will then request City Recorder Hurst
to issue warrants for those persons ;
who permit violations of the law at j
their homes or places of business. All j
cart drivers will be required after
emptying each box to put the empty j
box off the street just, inside the yard '
from whence it came. Any person '
placing the box bacii on the street I
empty, or putting oui: a box after 10 I
o'clock a. m., will te arrested. No
person at any house or store or place
of business can place empty boxes or
barrels on the streets or sidewalk. It j
is also unlawful to place on the side?
walk or street any thing of any na?
ture whatsoever, except when loading i
or unloading goods sold or freight,
etc., and that must not be permitted
to remain any longer than is neces?
sary to remove the same.
The Police and Sanitary Committee j
notified the Chief of Police, Superin- j
tendent of Streets ar d Health Officer, j
that the police force and other officers j
vested with police powers will be held
responsible for the rigid enforcement j
of this law. Parties violating must be j
arrested. The streets and sidewalks j
must be kept clean and clear of un- I
sightly boxes and barrels and other
things. This rule will go into effect in
a few days. .
In February, 1904. the Hon Charles
A. Towne, former United States Sena?
tor from Minnesota, and now a mem?
ber of Congress from New York City,
gave the Hou William R. Hearst a
promissory note tor $6,000. Tbe Su?
preme Coort of New Y-.irk bes ordered
.judgment against Mr TowDe, whose
.defence was tbat Mr Hearst had lent
him the money with the understanding
that he was to write various newepaper
articles, but that he bad'-not done so
because he had not been aekad to do
so, ab bough he has been ready to per?
form theserv.ce for which he bad been
paid. When Mr Towne borrowed the.
money be was an active supporter of
Mr Hearst for the Presidency, but
when he went to tbe St Louis Conven?
tion be was himself; a candidate for
the nomination, and, according to; the
New York Evening Post, "the es?
trangement of tbe borrower and the
lender dates from tbe charge of atti-'
tnde on the part of the former."
News and Courier.
A Good Suggestion.
Mr. C. B. Wainwright of Lemon City,
Fla., has WTiten the manufacturers that
much better jesuits are obtained fro?;- the
upe of Chamberlain'* Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in cases of pains in the
stomach, colic and cholera morbos by tak?
ing it in water as' hot as can be drank.
That when taken in this way the effect is
double in rapidity. "It seems to get at the
right spot instantly." he sajs. For sale by
all druggists.
W. I BOWMAN, Prest. S. W, BOSHAMER. Sec. & Treas
The Sumter Banking
& Mercantile Company,
Sumter, &. C.
??^^^Capital Stock $50,000??*????
Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz?
ers and Farmers' Supplies.
Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil?
cox &;Gibbs Fertilizers.
We are prepared to quote the very closest
cash or time prices on all lines of
Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers'
Supplies,
And invite your investigation before making
your arrangements fer another.year.
Come to see us. We will save you money,
and give you a hearty, courteous welcome.
Sumter Banking I
Mercantile Company,
Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice.
Sumter, S. C.
GENUINE PERUVIAN
GUANO.
Se Is itself. None better. 10,000 tons now offered for sale.
Nitrate of 5oda,
Muriate of Potash,
German Kainit.
Are Headquarters.
$???=* Get our prices, please.
Reduced Prices on Real Estate.
Cotton has fallen in price and with its fail comes business depression in this se
tion. Have several tracts o land on which the prices have been reduced in cens
quence. Now is the time for the man with money to buy. Tine depression is onl
temporary and with the rally will come a profit.
105 acres. 50 acres cleared, four miles
from Sunter. New house ?Jreduced from
$35 to $25 per acre.
1014 acre?, ll miles from citv, 500 clear?
ed, well tenanted ; reduced from $15 to
$12.50 per acre.l
1C8 acres, 75 cleared. 6 miles from Sum
Call and see me. Can offer some good investments.
ter, new 5-room house and rew barn, wit
stables for 4 horses. Fr: m $3,0 0 to $2
500.
450 acres in Clarendon, four miles fro
j Summerton, 200 acres cleared ; reduce
' from $7,500 to S6.50C.
Also several others tract reduced
shxiia?- pioportions.
R. B.
Attorney at Law
Court Sguare
BELSER,
Real Estate Bro
Phone 12