The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 17, 1905, Image 6
Tte Application of Electric Light
Company for IKxtension of Hie
Contract Turned Down.
?; 3From The Baily Item, May ll.
Council held a regular meeting at 8
Trelock p. m. Present : Mayor Geo.
V, Dick^ Aldermen H. D. Barnett,
P, P. Finn, R. F. Haynsworth, B.
W. Hood, C. G. Rowland, W. G.
Stubbs and R. K. Wilder. Absent:
Alderman E. W. Hurst. ?
Mr. J L. Alnutt reo nested .an ex?
tension of the 90 days time allowed in
which to beg?H work oe bis -street
sail way. Be staled that the prelimi?
nary arrangements were progressing
satisfactorily, but slowly at a large
personal expense, and he felt quite
?ure that worw would be started about
September' 1st and pushed rapidlly
to completion. The request was grant?
ed.
The minutes of April 26and May 1st
?ae read and confirmed.
A telegraphic message was received
from Mr. D. M. Therrell through
Maj. H. P. Wilson notifying Council
nf the acceptance by the Bell Tele
JAOQA Co., of the terms by the Bell
Telephone Co., of the terms of the
amended long distance telephone ordi?
nance.
The police committee reported lights
not burning, and the purchase of 6*
pistols at $24 each, and that they bad
4B&ade certain requirements in regard
to handling trash and garbage where?
by it ls to be placed in boxes small
enough for convenient handling and
the cart drivers have been directed to
place the boxes back in the yards after
emptying them. They had removed
tbe police telephone station from the
Court Bouse to the corridor of the
city balL In reference to the ques?
tions referred t o them, ii? regard to
?eccad band clothing dealers, they
laked for further. time, which was
I.Taated.
; health Officer JL Lx Reardon read
^several letters in reference to second?
hand clothing.
? The committee of public works -
?ported that they bad investigated
the conditions as to drainage through
Sheland of Mir. T. B. Jenkins and re?
commended that Council agree io lay
-ft!? necessary pipe which should be
furnished by Mr. Jenkins as bas been
-don? by otbei? citzens under similar
circumstances. Toe report was adopt?
^sa. .
*~Y.M*? Haynsworth submitted a pro
-^oditiofi from the Sumter Electric
tifthii Iee and Power Company
through their attorneys Messrs. Lee >
a?d Moise, as follows:
The company proposes to erect an
entirely new system? ?nbject to ap?
proval of the committee of public
-works and conduct their service cpon
. ta? metre bains for domestic and com
Sletcial lighting, arch light to burn all
aright and every night, regardless of a
moonlight schedule, and the incan?
descent light?, also to burn all night.
For, this improved service the city
will be expected to pay eighty, dollars
Joreach arch light and extend the
contract fifteen years from expirtioo of
the present agreement. Improvements
?nd changes to be subject to inspec
tkm and approval of the committee of
public works. After due discussion
the Council decided not to consider the
p-oposition at present
Mr. Haynswoitb reported that
streets work is much hindered by
rains.
Mr. Finn for the special committee,
?tated that the city bell tower bad
been inspected and the committee con?
siders it good and safe. The follow?
ing bids were received for installing
JK& electric switch for ringing the city
hell separate from the fire alarm Sys?
tem? ?
Harth & Garren, $15.00.
E. H. Lynam, $1?C0. .
-Same were referred to the fire alarm
committee witb power to ac*.
Tbs Mayor informed Council that
i?e City Board of Education had
^manged with the First National
Biak to retire five of the high school
isailding bonds ont of their sinking
fund this1 announcement was received
with pleasure and approved.
The folio wing ordinances were read,
adopted and ordered published under
a resolution unanimously adopted,
dispensing with tbe rule .which re?
fines two readings:
(1) An ordinance to declare the re?
fait of an election on tbe question of
issuing bonds-to boy the water work?.
(2) An ordinance to protect the fire
miara system
(3) An ordinance to prevent the un?
necessary noise from antomobiles and
^vehicles using artificial motive power.
Tbe Clerk and Treasurer's report
far April was referred to the finance
committee as also were the following
claims:
v Gemewell Fir? Alarm Telegraph Co.
?3,000.
fl. W. Bcod, $10.25 and $2.50.
Jno. B. Haynsworth $10. CO.
' Council then adjourned.
.RAPID GROWTH OF GRASS.
Threatens to Cut Short the Cotton
Crop.
The recent rains is causing the
grass to grow at a rapid rate and it
-win* cut the cotton crop short as noth?
ing else wFI. Already the farmer*
?re complaining about the heavy
-rains and the rapi-? growth of grass
and they wi?T have to f.et a hustle on
themselves if they succeed in keening
lt down.
"Heavy rains have fallen throughou*
the country during the past week
?nd the grass is running away with
the farms. A well known farmer
said to an Item reporter this morning
that a reduction in the acreage of
cotton would not have been neces?
sary if it had been known that the
grass was going to have taken the
fields as it has during the past week.
tGrass, he said, would reduce the
acreage when nothing else would.
The farmers are hoping that the
Tains will let up for awhile so that
-they can catch up with their work
?and get the grass out of their fields.
While a bilious attack is decidedly un?
pleasant it is quickly over when Chamber?
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets are used.
For sale by all druggist?.
THE WRONG IMPRESSION.
The Cheapest Piece of Property Now
on the Market ls Court House
Square for $60,000.
Some people, staggered by the big
sound of $60,000 have become wed?
ded to the idea that a very big price
is being paid for the coust house
house square. If they will make the
effort to purchase, property on either
side or opposite the court house
square for $300 per front foot with a
liberal allowance added thereto- for
the value of the buildings they will
find that owners of adjacent property
value their holdings at more than
$300 a front foot The court house
square at $60,000 is the biggest real
estate bargain that has been on the
market in years.
A,QUESTION OF COSTS.
Poll Tax Delinquent Raises a Question
in Magistrate Harby's Court.
Magistrate Harby has been some?
what puzzled by a question raised by
a poll tax delinquent who is resisting
the payment of the tax with the costs
added under an execution issued by
County Treasurer Lee and placed in
his hands for collection. It seems
that the law^ does not fix the amount
ofvjcosts to be taxed up by the magis?
trate, but in this county it1, has been
the custom for the magistrate to tax
up and collect as costs ojie dollar for
himself and the same amqunt for the
constable. Until this year the "treas?
urer's cost has been fixed by law at
fifty cents, but at the session of 1905
the legislature passed an act fixing the
treasurer's cost at one dollar.
- Magistrate Harby has followed the
custom and on the tax executions
placed in his hands for collection he
has taxed up one dollar for himself
and one dollar for the constable in ad?
dition to the treasurer's fee.
One - of the delinquents refuses, to
settle and questions Magistrate Har
by's authority to collect the amount
of costs taxed up against him, al?
though the right of the magistrate to
collect costs is unquestioned and un?
disputed. Another fact that cannot
be disputed is that the magistrates
h?ve the authority. to sentence poll
tax delinquents to the chain gang and
Magistrate Harby will solve the prob?
lem by sending those who refuse to
pay the tax, penalty and costs to join
the good roads brigade.
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MEMORIAL BAY.
Exercises Held and a Crowd Present
Notwithstanding the Rain.
From The Dail Item, May ll.
The people of Sumter honor and
revere the memory of the heroes of
the Lost Cause and nothing prevents
on each occurring Tenth Day of May
the observance of the simple, yet sol?
emn ceremnoies commemorative of
the heroism and patriotic death of
those who wore the grey and laid
down their lives on the altar of their
country in the defense of State's
rights.
A more unpropitious season for the
observance of Memorial Day than
yesterday afternoon afforded could
not have been selected from the gar?
nered sheaves of Mays from a
cycle of years, but notwithstanding
the lowering clouds, the downpour of
ram, the flash of lightning and th<?
reverberating roar of thunder at in?
tervals throughout the afternoon, t?ie
Daughters of che Confederacy, th?:
Veterans and the Sumter vLight In
fantry, the Gralee* School Cadets, the
Second Regiment Band, the little givU
white clad, and bearing the choic?
est flowers of May in their hands, and
quite a large crowd of others assem?
bled at the cemetery at the appointed
hour and the programme as arrangeJ
was carried out.
Hon. Richard I Manning, of the
Sons of Veterans, presided and intro?
duced the speaker, Major H. F. Wil?
son. The invocation was offered by
Rev. C. C. Brown.
Just as Major Wilson began his ad?
dress a perfect down-pour of rain
came and he was unable to finish. The
introduction ?to his address, however,
which he delivered, was eloquent and
appropriate to time and'occasion.
Sumter Parties Interested.
The secretary of state has chartered
F. X. Wilson Insurance Agency of
Manning. Messrs. Perry Moses and
I. H. Moses, of this city, are among
the incorporators.
There is a lot of talk about the
blue blooded poultry that some of
our chicken fanciers are raising, but
what would interest common folks
would be a farm to raise a few mil?
lion plebian frying size chickens that
are not too blue blooded to grace a
dinner table.
The suggestion has be<-n made that
the county would do well to sell the
jail and adjacent lots for a sufficient
sum to build a new jail in a more un?
desirable locality. It is argued that if
the jail were removed the property in
the vicinity of the jail lot would im?
mediately be built up in residences.
I Will positively cure any case of Kidney
I or Bladder disease not beyond the reach
I of medicine? No medicine can do more.
I FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE
? strengthens the urinary organs,
H builds up the kidneys~and invig
B orates the whole system.
I IT IS GUARANTEED
I TWO SIZES 50c and $1.00
^IBiW SOLD ?ND RECOMMENDED BY
*3 SU TS/E TER DR TT GrO^O M:PPA 1ST TSr
Passed Stout and Gravel With Excruciating Pains
A. H. Thurnes, Mgr. Wills Creek Coal Co., Buffalo, O., writes:
"I have been afflicted with kidney and bladder trouble for years, pass?
ing gravel or stones with excruciating pains. Other medicines only
gave relief. After taking FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE the result was
surprising. A few doses started the brick dust, like fine stones, etc.,
and now I have no pain across my kidneys and I feel like a nsw man.
FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE has done me $1,000 worth of good.*'
Ho Other Remedy Can Compare With it
Thos. Carter, of Ashboro, N. C., had Kidney Trouble and
one bottle of FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE effected a perfect cure, and
he says there is no remedy that will compare with it.
REPEAT THE CONCERT
Ladies ot the Baptist Church Asked to
Repeat Their Successful Enter?
tainment.
There is a demand for a repetition
of the concert given at Opera House
recently by the ladies of the First
Baptist church. A large number of
people were deprived of the pleasure
of seeing this splendid performance
owing to the inclemency of the weath?
er. Those present, however, have
spoken sc highly of the performance,
particularly the baby show, that they
have created a demand for another
performance. The manner in which
the sixteen little girls executed the in?
teresting and complicated manouevers
of the drill, and the unique way in
which they were dressed the elocution?
ary ability displayed for children of
age, and their acting in general were
the subjects of very favorable com?
ment. Mrs. B. M. Lebby, of this city,
who trained the children did her work
well. Mrs. Lebby recently took a
course in elocution at St. Joseph's
Academy of Sumter, and was awarded
a diploma, which was accompanied
with a complimentary recommenda?
tion from her teachers. Her recita?
tion, "Music on the Rappahannock,"
at the concert last week was the work
bf an artist, and she held the atten?
tion of the audience throughout her
splendid recital, and displayed unus?
ual ability as an elocutionist. She is
now engaged in teaching elocution in
.this city and she deserves a liberal
support. Those who are fortunate
enough to secure her as a teacher will
not have cause to regret it.
TRUCK FARMING.
Big Profits Can Be Made on Very
Small Investment.
Much has been said recently as to
the reduction of the cotton acreage
and raising peavine hay, etc., and for
the benefit of those who cannot con?
vince themselves that there is money
in anything other than cotton the fol?
lowing is taken from the Elberton.
(Ga.) Star, showing what one gen?
tleman did on less than three-quar?
ters of an acre of land:
"People who are talking hard
times, that there is no money to be
made on the farm, would dc: well to
follow the example of Dr. B. F.
Smith. This gentleman has a lot in
Elberton containing less than three
quarters of an acre-to be accurate
70-100 of an acre-on which he has
2leared already this year $185. This
profit came from the production of
cabbage. Last fall he planted this plat
of ground in this vegatable, which
had been laid by, and Friday he sold
the crop for $250 to J. G. Ginn.
Within the n^ext month this crop will
be harvested and sold, after which
Dr. Smith proposes to put the same
ground in celery, on which he hopes
to again make a big profit. The doc?
tor says that he owns and operates a
three-horse farm, and has pitted his
lot against the profits of his farm for
this year."
HOTEL CONTEMPLATED.
Mr. R. B. Belser states that several
members of the syndicate that has j
agreed to purchase the court house
square are favorably considering the
erection of a four-story block with
stores on the first floor and a 75 or
100 room commercial hotel on the
upper floors. The hotel lobby, office,
etc., would be on the first floor, of
course.
A Creeping Death.
Blo^d poifon creeps up towards the
heart, causing death. J. ?. Stearn?, Belle
Plaine, Minu.. writes that a friend dread?
fully injured his hand, ?which swelled op
like blood poi-onicg. Buckler's Arnica
Salve drew out The poisin, healed the
wound, and saved his life. Bf st in the
world for burns and pores. 25c a: J. F. W.
DeLorme's drug store. j
Help the Sumter Light Infantry.
The Sumter Light Infantry is mak?
ing an effort to increase the number
of contributing members and it is an
effort, that should have the hearty
endorsement and uwiivided support
of the citizens of Sumter. This organ?
ization bas done much and is doing a
great deal now and means much more
to the community that it has ever
cost. Every business ard professional
man in the city should be on the roll
as a contribating member an** in that
way do a fraction of bis dt ty fori the
support of law and order in Snmter
and vicinity. The Snmter Light
Infantry represents law and order
and the protection of life and property ?
and the young men who compose it are !
doing more than their doty in main?
taining it. Those of ns who are not
members should help to snDnort it
and bold up the hands of the active
members.
Chief Bradford's Xew Quarters.
At a recent meeting of the grand
jury Chief Bradford was requested to
move the police telephone station
from in front of the court house.
He has complied with this request
and it is now located in the lobby of
the city hall building. Although it is
very small the chief has been mindful
of the comfort of the members of his
force and has arranged racks along
the wall, and the officers can use- it as
a locker. It is much more convenient
than the old one and* the chief is
highly pleased with the new arrange?
ment.
There are ri0 o^nco^i. M.t* this year ;
for the? Daugh*.-:i <. of the Confederacy
medals offerel f?." th-? ht^sc comp??si- j
tions written b.' the iiitth Schoo! pu- j
pils. Messrs. i-f. K Wilson, r*. M. '
Hurst and J. \\ Kr.5:;.it are the com- !
i
mittee to dec:?To which compositions
shall receive th-* medals.
Supervisor .*5eaTe was q.iick to take
the hint thrown cr.t by thc Manning
Times and reproduced by The Daily j
Item that Clarendon county might !
save money by.hiring out her convicts ;
instead of maintaining a chaingang. j
Supervisor Seale - immediately wrote j
Supervisor Owens of Clarendon mak- j
ing him an offer in behalf of Sumter j
county to hire all the Clarendon '
county convicts. In reply Supervisor
Owens writes that Clarendon county
has no convicts for hire.
The Sumter and Northern railroad
is still a live enterprise. One of the
corporators stated today that the
final survey to locate the road north
of Bishowille is now being made by
Major Lee and will be completed at
an early date.
Cleared for Action.
When the body is clf-ated for action, by
Dr. King's New Lifa pill-', you can tell it
by the blo?>m of health on the cheek??; tie
brightness of the eyes; the firmness of the
fle?h ana mu cle.= ; th* buoyancy of the
mind. Try them. At J. F. W. DeLorme's
drag store, 25c cents.
When will the Board of Public
w^ks organize and take action look?
ing to the immediate purchase of the
water works?
Hot Weather Piles.
Persons afflicted with piles should be
carefnl at. this ee^on nf the year. Hot
weather and bad drinking water contribute
to the conditions which make piles more
paiDfol and dangerous. Dewitt's Witch
Hazle Salve stop? the pah), draws out the
Fo enese and cures. Ge the ?*-nu;ne, bear?
ing the Dame of E. C. DeWitt x Co. all
druggists.
Don't worry because you are poor,
just remember that all of our million?
aires were born without a cent in
their pockets.
A Good Suggestion.
Mr. C. B. Wainwi ight of Lemon City,
Fia., has writen the manufacturers that
mach better resal?s are obtained froo- the
use of Chamberlain's Colic, Cholera and
Diarrhoea Remedy in case*- of pains in the
stomach, colic and cholera morbus by tak?
ing it in water as hot as can be draiik.
Thai when taken in this wav the effect is
double in rapidity. uIt seems to pet at the
ritfht spot instantly," he says. For sale by
all druggists.
W. A. BOWMAN, Prest. G J. BOSHMR Jec. ? Treas
The Sumter Banking
& Mercantile Company,
giiixitex% S, C.
*^^s#^Capital Stock $50,000^?*???
Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz
ers and Farmers' Supplies.
Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil?
cox &?[Gribb3 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 onaking
your arrangements for another.year.
Come to see us. We will save you money,
and give you a hearity, courteous welcome.
Sumter Banking I
Mercantile Company,
Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice.
Sumter, S. C.
GENUINE PERUVIAN
GUANO.
fl
Se ls itself. None better. 10,000 tons DOW offered for saie.
Nitrate of Soda,
Muriate of Potash,
German Kai nit
BARBY & CO.
Are Headquarters.
Get our prices, please.
Reduced Prices on Real Estate.
Cotton has fallen in price and with its fall comes business depression in this sec?
tion. Have several tracts ot 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 onlv
temporary and with the rally will come a profit. 3
ter, new 5-room hoase and new barn, with
stables for 4 horses. Frcm $3,000 to[$2,
500.
450 acres in Clarendon, four miles from
Summerton, 200 acres cleared ; reduced
from $7,500 to $6,50C.
Also several others tract reduced in
similar p? oportions.
Call and see me. Can offer some good investments.
R. B. BELSER,
Attorney at Law Rea] Estate Broker
Court Souare Phone 12
105 acres, 50 acres cleared, four miles
from Sumter. New house ^reduced from
$35 to $25 per acre.
1014 acres, ll miles from cit?, 500 clear?
ed, well tenanted ; reduced from $15 to
$12.50 per acre.f
108 aerie, 75 cleared, 6 miles from Sum