WHY NOT CAMP HERE?
Sumter Offers Splendid Inducements
to Soldiers.
The militia of South Carolina will
T^O into camp this summer, an appro?
priation having been made by the
United States government to defray
She expenses of the encampment and
'to pay the officers and privates while
?en duty.
% As yet the place of encampment has
not been selected and it will be sev?
eral ?days before a* decision will be
xeached. Sumter offers as many in?
ducements as any other" town in the
"State and the encampment, it is ar?
gued by military men, should -be held
in this city. Encampments have been
iield in Anderson, Columbia, Green?
ville, Camden and Charleston and
Sumter should be given an opportuni?
ty to entertain the citizen soldiers of
South Carolina.
Sumter is well located for the next j
encampment. The climat? is delight?
ful, the nights being cool and there
?re no mosquitoes to worry the sol?
diers. Then besides there are several
??tes in close proximity to the city
that could be converted into a splen
?id camp ground. There is an abund?
ance of good fresh water and the
markets furnish good things to eat
that soldiers are so fond of.
Columbia is making a strong pull
?for the encampment, hut as yet no
-decision has been reached, and if the
people of Sumter want in^ military
encampment the right sort of effort
"should he made to capture it.. Sumte?.
should send in an invitation at once
and a delegation consisting of military
.men and business men should appear
before the proper military authorities
and set forth the advantages of Sum?
ter as the place for the military en?
campment
EARLY MORNING FIRE.
Ivesioenee of Mr. W. D. * Colclough
Burned to the Ground.
Prom The Daily Item, June 7.
The residence of Mr. W. D. Col
dough, on Salem avenue, was burned
this morning about 3 o'clock and the
house and contents were a total loss.
The fire is supposed to have originated
in the kitchen, but when it was dis?
covered the whole rear portion of the
house was in flames. When the alarm
vas given the hose wagons made a
^.prompt response, but little could be
done save to prevent the fire from
spreading to the adjacent houses.
The loss is estimated at $2,000 with
5750 insurance on the house and $500
*?n the furniture.
The house was owned by the estate
-<wf H. Harby.
Prom The Daily Item, June 7.
The third fire within twenty-four
aours occurred today between 1 and
2 o'clock at Mr. F. L. Adams' home
on South Washington street. The fire
?was started by a spark falling on the
roof, but the blaze was discovered be
iore much damage was done and the
alarm brought the firemen promptly
to the scene. The house is owned by
the estate of H. Harby.
Mr. Julian Gayden, who for some
time past has been clerking at Harris'
?cigar store, has accepted a position
as night clerk at the Hotel Sumter.
The Ministerlial Union does not ap?
prove of Sunday automobile trips, and
the resolution which was adopted on
Monday, puts that body squarely on
record in opposition of Sunday p'leas
are jaunts.
??? The third fire came on the heels
?? the other two as usual.
Sewerage for Sumter is a necessity.
Those who are most earnestly advo?
cating it do not do so because they
think it one of the trimmings that a
-growing and progressive town should
3iave but because they realize that the
public health demands it.
The City Board of Education will
2aa.ve to provide another school build?
ing within the next three years and
the time to buy a lot is not when you
must have it at once.
The fish traps in the streams of
-Sumter county have about done their
-work and fresh fish are so scarce that
they are seldom offered for sale on the
streets.
There is some probability of the
Presbyterian College being removed
?xom Clinton and as there is no col?
lege in this section of the State this
?Hy would he an advantageous loca
tl?tm for the college.
The boy that is not the member of
two or three Sunday Schools at pres?
ent is not regarded as very bright by
his companions. This is the picnic
season. j
The dust on the streets is already a
nuisance and grows worse daily.
Unless Sumter provides cotton ware?
houses for the storage of cotton the
market will be handicapped in com?
peting with other markets that have
these facilities. The cotton business
is in a state of transition and in the
future the warehouse is destined to
play an important part in it. The day
of selling cotton at any price the buy?
ers see fit to offer is past.
WEATHER HURTS COTTON.
Drop in Thermom ter is Harmful Farm?
ers Say.
From The Daily Item. June 10.
The sudden change in the
j weather, the farmers declare,
i wili not prove beneficial to the
cotton crop. The weather last
night chilled the cotton and this
morning the plants looked
droopy, but if the cold proves to
be of short duration the cotton
will soon recover.
The change in the weather
came suddenly, the wind shift?
ing from the southwest to the
northeast during the past twen?
ty-four hours. Many people be?
lieve that the change will bring
rain and in support of their be
WH?PPEDHIS WIFE
And is Now in Jail Charged With Murder
From The Daily Item. June 10.
On last Sunday Heyward
Smith, colored, who lives on the
plantation of Mr. Luther
Thompson, near Durwood, Shi?
loh township, administered to
his wife a severe whipping. The
neighbors did not report the
affair until Tuesday, when the
woman died. The authorities
were then notified and Magis?
trate H. H. Player, acting cor?
oner, had the body examined by
Dr. Tarrent, who found several
bruises on the head sufficient to
cause death.
jury was empanelled and
upon the report of Dr. Tarrent,
found that the woman came to
her death from the effects of the
whipping she received on last
Sunda;-.
Smith was immediately ar?
rested by Deputy J. W. Hines
and brought to Sumter and
placed in jail to await trial on
the charge of murder at the
next term of court. .
There are all Kinds of Fools.
About 5 o'clock last Sunday after?
noon J. B. Prevatt, lineman for the
Manning Telephone Company, created
somewhat of a sensation by putting
the contents of a laudanum vial into
his stomach, and then went oft! and
fell into a deep sleep. Marion Smith,
colored, saw Prevatt drink the stuff,
and gave the alarm. After sometime,
the services of Drs. Geiger and Dick?
son were secured. They made a con?
nection with the victim's stomach by
means of a stomach pump, which
brought up a lot of food, but no laud?
anum. It was then discovered that Pre?
vatt had faked, what for, can only be
found in the man's peculiar manner
of making himself notorious. What
gave the matter the appearance of
reality was a letter he wrote which
was very despondent, attributing his
desire to call up "central" of the other
world, being tired of this life, and do?
mestic trouble. A few days ago he
spoke to a lawyer about divorces, and
to some one else he mentioned his 1
family troubles. It was fortunate for
Prevatt that those who went to his
rescue did not know his fake game
sooner, had they, we believe they
would have resorted to a remedy that
taking laudanum would have been a
sweet dream to it. He would have
been placed across a barrel and sooth?
ed into a wakefulness that would
have for a long time driven away any
thought of drowsiness. Mr. Prevatt
had better not try such a game any
more if he appreciates the comfort of
a sitting posture when fatigued.
Manning Times.
A FEW DBIXKS,
The Dispensary Selig More and More
Liquor Each Year,
The hot barber has not decreased
the consumption of ardent liquors to
any sieat extent, and it is a good guese
tn say that if money was as plentiful
W?fh a certain class as during the cot
t n season, fully as much fire watpr
would oe consumed now as a cooling
beverage as is used in the fall and
winter on the plea that it is needed to
warm a body up.
The dispensers reports for the moi th
of May show the following net profh:
Sumter Dispensary, ?1,37C :?5
Sumter Beer Dispensary, 147 40
Mayesville Dispensary, 149 03
The g ro* s sales were:
Sumter Dispensary $7,4*22 10
Mayesville Dispensary 1.091 20
The sales during the remander of
the year maintain the average of
former years the Sumter dispensary
will dispose of about $130,000 worth of
liquor during 19.';5.
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Digest?? all ciases of food, tones and
strengthens ;he stomach and digestive or?
gans. Cures dyspepsia, indige.-tion, stom?
ach troubles, and makes rich, red blond,
health and strength. Kodol Dyspepsia
Cure rebuild* wornout tisMies. Gov G vV.
Atkinson, of W Va., pays : **f have u.-ed a
number of bottles ot Kodol y^p psia
Cure and have found it to be a ver-, effect?
ive and, indeed, a powerful remedy for
stomach ailments. I resommend it to my
friends.11* Sold by all druggists.
Many people who are neglecting symptoms of kidney trouble, hoping "it will wear away,
drifting towards Bright's Disease, which is kidney trouble in one of its worst forms.
are
stops irregularities, strengthens the urinary organs and builds up the worn-out tissues
of the kidneys so they will perform their functions properly. Healthy kidneys strain out
the impurities from the blood as it passes through them. Diseased kidneys do not, and
the poisonous waste matter is carried by the circulation to every part of the body,
causing dizziness, backache, stomach trouble, sluggish liver, irregular heart action, etc.
If you have any signs of Kidney or Bladder Trouble commence taking FOLEY'S
KIDNEY CURE at once, as it will cure a slight disorder in a few days and prevent a
fatal malady. It is pleasant to take and benefits the whole system.
How to Find Out.
You can easily determine if your kidneys are
out of order by setting aside for 24 hours a
bottle of the urine passed upon arising. If
upon examination it is cloudy or milky or has
a brick-dust sediment or small particles float
about in it, your kidneys are diseased, and
FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE should be taken
at once.
0. B.- Burhans Testifies After Four Years.
G. B. Barhans of Carlisle Center, N. Y., -writes:
"About four years ago I wrote you stating that I had been entirely
cured of a severe kidney trouble by taking less than two bottles of
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pain and symptoms of kidney disease disappeared. I am glad to say that
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years that have elapsed, and I am evidently cured ta stay cured, and
heartily recommend Foley's Kidney Cure to any one -suffering from
kidney or bladder trouble."
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MEETING HELD FRIDAY
Of Merchants, Bankers a~d Farmers to
Consider Warehouse Question.
From The Daily Item, June 10.
A meeting was held in the
Bank of Sumter at 12 o'clock
yesterday to consider the cot- :
ton warehouse proposition. All
of the banks of the city, the cot- j
ton dealers and farmers were
represented. Hon. Richard L
Manning was elected chairman.
A full discussion was held as
to the desirability and advisa?
bility of building . standard
warehouses in Sumter. I
A feeling of general ana wide?
spread interest in the enterprise
was manifested. And the opin- |
ion is universal that great ad?
vantage to Sumter will be the j
result of the establishment of
warehouses here.
There are certain questions
arising in connection with the
matter which the meeting con?
sidered wise to determine be?
fore attempting a permanent
organization. Committees were
appointed to take up these pre?
liminary questions', obtan ali
possible information and report
at a subsequent meeting to be
called by the chairman.
Should the reports of the com?
mittees be of a favorable nature
a permanent organization will |
likely be made at an early date. !
Fr0'ECT;0N TO PitfPIiUY.
- I
Ghiff ?radford Offers Suggestion
to Those Who go Away
During the Summer.
While with the limited force at his
command, Chief Bradford feels that
the residents of the city who go away j
for th? summer could afford some mea
sure cf added security to their proper-1
ty. ?
To that end he requests all resi-:
dents leaving the city for anv consiri- j
eranie length of tims to furnish police I
headquarters with tbe number of their!
residences and any other information ?
that will be of value in exercising a ?
sueeial care over the property and pro- 1
tect ng it against, burglarv. In form?
er times an officer on a beat, seeing
a light in a hou.-e, would not have bis '
suspicions aroused, hut under the
present arrangement should, fb,? r?rt? j
on the beat know that tho cecum-ts
of the rwidorT were a?f?y fiom the
city ho could invf"**{gate any seeming
irregularity about the premises.
, The plan of Chief Bradford appears I
to be a splendid one and the public 1
should cooperate with him heartily in
his efforts to protect property. He
gladly assumes the added responsibili?
ty and it is as little as residents nan
do to hand in their numbers to police
headquarters.
CONDEMN SUNDAY EXCURSIONS.
A pap^r adopted by the Sumter Min'
ist^ria' Association Monday June 5.
Whereas, on Sunday, June, an aut?
omobile excursion was run from Sum?
ter to Camden, and
Wherea-, we deem such exenrisons
on the Sabbath demoralizing,. and
Whereas, we believe the proper ob?
servance of the Sabbath is an import?
ant bulwark of our civilization:
Therefore, Be it resolved, that we,
the Ministerial Association of Sumter,
deplore such Sunday excursion and in
the kindest spirit raise a warning voice
against them, and most earnestly beg
the members of our churches and all
lovers of true moralitv to take no
further part in these S"t;day jaunts. I
T. B. Epting, Sec. (
If the officers make a few more raids!
on the colored gentry who put in their j
sparc time gambling, the city will'
tither lia ve a lot of money or the conn-;
ty will have to buy more uniforms for?
the new recruits to Supeivisor Stale's
home guards. ?
IO BUILD TO CH?RLESTOM.
Sumter Men Consult Wi4h Wan?
ning People on Project Gf Con?
structing a New Railway
Line.
Manning, June 9.-A meeting
of the business men of Manning
was held in the Court House yes?
terday afternoon to consider the
matter of joining in a movement
to build an independent railroad
from Charleston by way of Man?
ning and Sumter northward to
conect with the Seaboard Air
Line Railroad.
On motion of Major Louis Ap
pelt, Mr. J. H. Rigby was called j
to the chair, and Major Marion j
Moise, of Sumter, was called up- !
on to address the meeting. Ma- i
j or Moise's interest in the pro- '
jected railroad from Sumter
northward is well known, and it !
was his presence in Manning
that suggested the meeting yes?
terday afternoon. Major Moise
responded to the ''all, saying
that Sumter realized the need of i
railroad competition and had
determined to build a line north?
ward to conect with the Sea- j
board, with the view of either
selling or leasing to that road, j
He said it was agreed between :
the Southern, the Coast Line ?
and the Seaboard not to build I
new lines into each other's ter- j
ritory, but there was nothing in i
their agreement to prevent the ?
people in this section from build- :
ing a road and then leasing it to j
the Seaboard. He said that Sum?
ter had already secured the !
right of way for projected road, j
and since that has been done ;
and their determination to build
the road had been evinced, the>
have been approached by capi?
talists with assurance of co-op?
eration if they will extend their
road on an air line to tide-water
at Charleston. This he threw
out as a suggestion, withput de?
finite promise, that an opportun?
ity might soon be offered Man?
ning to secure another line of |
road by investing a little aio?cy.
There can be no doubt that there
is a possibility of great material
development in this section, bul
even now the amount of busi?
ness done offers no little induce?
ment for competition in railroad
traffic.
Major Moise's suggestion was
favorably received, and on mo?
tion a committee was appointed
to look into the matter and be in
touch with the projectors shouid
the movement take tangible
shape. It would not entail a very
heavy expense per mile to build
a railroad from Sumter to Char?
leston, on a practically air line,
and Manning would not be slow
in offering substantial encour?
agement to such a road.
The Salve that Penetrates.
DeWitt's Witch Hazel Salve penetrates
the pore.? ol the skin, Kiid by its antisept
ic, rnbifucient and healing ii thience it
subdues inflammation mal cutes boil*,
burns, cuts, eczema, letter, rin^ worm and
all skin diseases. A specific for Mimi,
bleeding, itching and pro;r?ding piles.
The orii?innl mid jennine Witch Hazel
Salve is made by E. C. Dc Witt ?St Co., aud
sold by all druggists.
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CONFEDERATE VETERANS REUNION
Louisville, Ky., June 14th to 16th, 1905.
One cent per mile for distance traveled, plus 25 c?nts.
Rate from ?umter. S. C., $14.00 via Richmond for the round/^j
trip. Tickets on sale June 10 h, 11th, 12th and 13th, with
?nal limit June 1^th. Exteiision of final limit to July 10th
may be obtained by depositing tickets with Joint Agent,
Louisville, Ky., and payment of fee of 50 cents on each ticket.
Stop-over will be allowed ot Petersburg, Richmond, White
Sulphur Springs and Covington, Ya., (for Hoc Springs) |
C^vciwi tr*iu a^iVioe and through ? ullman cars will be operat
sd irom convenient points. For other information see the
Agent, or consult "The Purple Folder "
WRIGHTSVILLE BEACH, N. C.
On account of crummer School. June 15th to 21st. 1905.
Tickets to Wilmington, N. C , will be sold June 14th. 15th aiad-#
17th, with final limit June 24th, for one first class fare, plus 25
cents, for the round trip. Rate from Sumter, S. C, to Wil?
mington. N C., and return, $4.70.
.For other information, write,
H. M. EMERSON, T. Mgr. W. J. CRAIG, Gr. P. Am
Wilmington, N. C._ w
Reduced Prices on Real Estate.
Cotton has fallen in price and with its fall comes business depression in this sec?
tion. Have several tracts o' 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 M
temporary and with the rally will come a profit. ?
105 acres 50 acres cleared, four miles | ter, new 5-room house and new barn with
from Sumter. New house : reduced from ^hles *>r 4 horses. Frcm $3,<X 0 to $2,
500.
535 to ?2o per acre. . . .
., e .. -<v> "Iao" 450 acres m Clarendon, four miles froro
IO"1 -l aor^ ll roi e-? from citv, SOO clear- < e . ,
iv.* acre , ii ron?. . ^ ? Summerton, 200 acres cleared; reduced
ed, well tenanted ; rednced from $15 to j from $7^00 to 86.500.
$12.50 per acre. j M$<> several others tract reduced in Jfi
108 actes, 75 cleared, t> miles from Sum- j similar pioportions.
Call and see me. Can offer some good investments.
R. B. BELSER,
Attorney at Law Real Estate Broker
Court ?auare Phone 12 ^