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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 21, 1905. The Sumter Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now bas the com? bined circulation aud influence of both of the old pap?is, and is manifestly the best "advertising medium in Sumter. ? The Interest that has been mani? fested in the movement to bring "about the location of the Presbyter tan College of South Carolina in this "city, if it shan be removed from . "Clinton, speaks well for the enterprise fend public spirit of our citizens, but tt is an undertaking of considerable fcnagnitude, and before Sumter's rep? utation is pledged on the issue the tost should be carefully computed. *To induce the trustees of the college to decide in favor of Sumter a large feum ot money will be required and the ways and means by which this tnoney is to be provided is the matter Of first importance and should be the first thing to be taken into considera? tion. We are informed that York Ville has made an offer in property fend cash that is equivalent to $30,000, therefore it will be necessary for Sumter to make an offer that is at best as good as Yorkville's if we wish tt to be seriously considered. It is true that the geographical situation of. Sumter will count somewhat in our Xavor and will probably receive seri? ous consideration by the board of trustees. In fact, it may be the de? ciding factor in our favor, other things being equal, but unless the t>eople of Sumter are prepared to taise $30,000-, or more we may as well febandon all idea of securing the col? lege: We believe that the college would lie one of the best investments the people of Sumter "could possibly make ?ven though it cost? them $50,000 to bring- it to this city, and we trust it \rtll be possible to raise a fund by ipublic subscription sufficiently large to leave the trustees no option but to feccept the Sumter offer. The ques? tion is, can we raise the money that "Will be, needed? It can be raised if a balf dozen or more of our citizens of targe means will give liberally, but 5iot otherwise. If there are a few Subscriptions of $5,000 each arid a ^ bair dozen of $1,000 or more, the bal fence can be raised in smaller sub? scriptions from among the people of Bmaller means, but unless the men of large means give as liberally in pro? portion to their income as the men of ismall means will be expected to give the undertaking cannot be carried to fe-successful issue. ? * * . ,?Ir. Yates Snow*den, of Charleston, "Who has been elected to fill .the chair of history and political economy in the South C/rolina Col age is admirably fitted for the position and the collegs Ss fortunate in being able to secure bis . services. * * * ??OTiey is the only thing that will tand the Presbyterian colloge and if Sumter wants it the money will have to be forthcoming. . * ? ? Since Gov. Heyward has taken a band in the Pickens dispensary mat? ter we expect the dispensary to be olosed without further needless d? ?ay. ? ? * Sumter is making a strong move ?or the Clinton college. To get it ':he institution will have to be rolled right through Columbia. That is danger? ous; some of these wicked fellows of the capital might sidetrack the train fend roli off the college to. the Theo? logical seminary grounds.-The State. "We were of the opinion that Columbia ?olks had about ail they could do to fceep the Seminary itself at home. ? ?* . If the officers of the Cotton Grow? ers' Association have commenced al? ready to quarrel about money there fe little hope for it in future. We fenticipated that politics would bc- the tock upon which the association Vou?d be wrecked, and if to hunger tor office the leaders now add greed for money we may as well say good? bye to the fond dreams of industrial independence for the cotton farmers through the instrumentality of the Cotton Growers' Association. The exhaustive analysis cf the cot? ton situation which we reproduce to <?ay from the New York Commercial \vill repay careful reading by every? one at all interested in the prospec? tive price of cotton. Taken as a whole this review is the most encouraging fend, authoritative utterance that we bare encountered and should stiffen the backbone of the cotton growers, toerchants and bankers of the south fend encourage them to market this fear's crop slowly and systamaati ly, putting only such an amount of cotton on the market as the buyers take at fair prices. If the farm? ers, merchants and bankers will work together they can control the situa? tion and dictate the price of cotton this fall to their mutual benefit. The coital: mills, domestic and foreign, compelled to have American cot ton to fill their orders and they not escape paying the price dem? ed by the South unless the cotto thrown on the market, early in season, thereby bringing about a > dition of ruinous competition arno the cotton growers themselves, merchants and bankers are in a sition to ?assist the farmers to 1 ?their cotton back and marke slowly and the money made by ?course will remain in the Soutl ? strengthen the banks and increase trade of the merchants. . * * There is no doubt but that North and West is ill socially, mo i ly and industrially as a result of unassimilated f oregn populati quite as ill as the South has beer consequence of its negro quest There is a difference between the c ditions North and South, howe1 The conditions in the North appeal be growing worse each year and ery ship load of undesirable fore! ors adds to the gravity or the sit ; t?on, while in the South the cor ttions are gradually imorov ng and negro problem is not such a thing ? horror as it was a decade ago, ! though it is not by any means any 1 j a problem of the most serious p ! portions. It is now a racial and i dustrial problem, the negro hav been eliminated from politics for 1 time being, and there is the hope tl these phases of the negro quest: may yet be satisfactorily settled the influx of desirable white sett! from the other sections of the Uni, States and Europe. We do not 1 lieve the South is in any immedi; danger from a congestion Of forei j immigrants and in the south there j a better opportunity for people foreign birth to become ; America ized than anywhere else in the cou try, for the reason that there is n< no large foreign population in t South. * * * The prohibitionists will kno down many political fences if th put out a full state ticket next ye* ? ? ? The people of Union are going f j the ice combine with the anti-tru law club and the fight will be watcln with interest by everybody in tl state. If the ice manufacturers ha combined to regulate prices in viol tion of the law every man, wom< and child who has felt the oppre sion of the ice combine will appro1 of any puishment that the courts mi impose upon it. * ? * The attitude of the State Board i Control in reference to closing tl Pickens dispensary indicates that th board considers itself superior to tr law. * * ?.? j I Sumter must have sewerage withi i the next three years or the growt and progress of the city will be re tarded. It will cost money to put i the sewerage system, but no bette .investment could be made, for th health of the town is dependent ur on its sanitary condition, which mu: inevitably become bad if we continu to try to get along without sewerag< Thc multiplaction of dry weils an cesspools cannot continue much long er without affecting the genere health of thc community and thi evil should be eradicated wilhou further delay. It may be necessary t apply to the legislature for an amend nient to the constitution pcrmittin. the city to issue bonds for sewerag and for this reason the matter shoul be taken up for consideration ai once Sewerage is an absolute necessity am we may as well face the issue at once BETTER LIGHTS. From The Daily Item. June 13. The terms suggested by the Sumte: Ice. Li.^ht and Power Company ii their application for an extension o their contract with the city for a pei-' iod of ten years from the expiratioi of the existing contract, are eminently fair to both parties, and the extensior of the contract on the suggested term: would prove of decided benefit tc both the city and the Iee, Light ano Power' Company. The city will secure an all ni^ht lighting service far su? perior to the present service when ?t its best which has seldom been for sev? eral years. The public will obtain better service and a more just and reasonable basis, and those who desire day service for the operation j of fans and machinery can obtain it. j All things considered we favor the granting of the extension asked for on the terms suggested. The con? tract is fair to both parties and does not tie the hands of futur* councils nor is it a bar to municipal owner? ship of the lighting plant at the expi? ration of the present contract, for the right to purchase the plant at its intrinsic value as second hand ma? chinery is reserved to the city. There will be no complication similar to that existing in the case of the wa? ter works and the city will not be in a position where it will be forced to pay an excessive price for a franchise irrespective of the actual value of the real property to be acquired. If the electric light plant should be- worn out when the time comes for the city to purer it and valuable only as old junk, city would pay the junk price to and no more and turn it over t junk dealer at its actual value could lose nothing by the transact if the city's representative on the - uation committee performed his d honestly and fairly. If the extension is granted the . will obtain the improved service soon as the new machinery can be stalled, if it is not granted we si have to endure the abominable ? vice we now have for four and a 1 years longer, and this is a fact t should receive consideration i weigh heavily in favor of grant what the Sumter Ice, Light and P< er Company asks. MAY NOT RECOVER. Id?* James the nergo girl who < shot Wednesday afternoon by Rot Andrews, colored, is in a serions c dition. The boy and girl were playing the floor when the pistol was discba ed, the ball entering the girl's b; and penterating the lung. The to* who did the shooting is son of Postal Clerk A.. J. Audrey T&e boy's father always carries w him a pistol on bis trips, aud keeps in a band grip when at home. Yoi Andrews found tbe grip and took pistol out and playfully said to I girl if she bothered him he woi shoot ber, at which time the pis was discharged and inflicted the seri< wound already mentioned upon I girl. It was purely accidental a no steps will be taken to prosea the boy. Beck Bros. have broken ground 5 the erection of two more store bur ings on their South Harvin street 1 Mr. Ed Green, who was so ba( injured by his horse running aw and throwing him "from the buggy last Sunday, is able to be out again. The effort being made to kill t Mutual Ice Company will not succee More than enough money is in sig to pay spot cash for the plant and 1 and if those stockholders who agre to double their subscriptions if nece sary, will do so, there will be mo than enough money to erect t. buildings and provide all the workii capital necessary. The enterppri will not fall through, however, ev< though some of the stockholders < not take additional stock, the cor munity has too much at stake to gr up the fight for cheap ice, and tl factory will be built as planned. The proposed extension of the coi tract with the Sumter Ice, Light ar Power company does not appear ' meet with popular approval. A nun ber of citizens taake the ground th; the present contract requires tl company to give the city a first cia: service, and the city council shoul insist on having good service at one and throughout the remainder of tr contract period. They do not der that the proposition of the compan is a fair one on its face, apart froi the obligation of the company to fui nish satisfactory service, but the contend that the city council woul be stultifying itself by granting th proposed extension of the contract a an inducement or bonus to the com pany to perform its part of the cor tract which it now has with the cit> j The city council has a hard nut t crack. D-srlington will have a big crow of Sumter people, on July 4th. Don t this make you frei as. if chea ice and a heap of it is a iiecess:t\": O'Dr-nuell ? Co., advertise a specif sale of .-eas! nable goods at remarkabl j attractive prices,. I Th;' farmers are saying this is cott~> ! growing weather. They are proluibl telling tic truth if cotton flourishes i I a real torrid temp?rature. Efforts are bt i pg made to run a i ex'-ursion '.rain to Darlington on tb i morning o' .July -lib, and il the rrai i can be secured half of Sumter will g I over to help the Darlington folk j celebrare. If Sumter is to stand any cbance c capturing the Prebsyteriau Colleg some of our public spirited citizen of large means w ll have to i nu tat the good example of two of Ber netts ville's rich men and gave ?5,000 each There should be more benches on tb I Graded School square for the acccm modatiou of the crowds that attenc the Friady afternoon concerts. No one fourth of the ladies who attend th? conerts are able to obtain stats an( the attendance is not as large as i would be if there were seats to accom modate the crowds. There was a wagon load of spring chickens in town Thursday: when i was baited on Main street such f. crowd gathered to view the curiosity that Pcl:ceman Gallagher strolled U] to suppress the riot. Toe chicken! were all vouthfr.1 in tbe extreme, but they sold readily and rapidly ai I 20 cents apiece. j Mr. E. D. Smith who pass?e ? through the city Thursday on hii way to the upper part of the State ii enthusiastic, over the cotton warebom plan and feels sure that it will noi only succeed but will be of inestimable benefit to the cotton growers. Thc movement to establish standard ware? houses here, he says, will simplify the problem and he apprehend no difficul ! ty in obtaining from the railroads low freight rates. At the congregational meeting held immediately following tho morn in JJ I service in the Presbtyerian Church j Sunday the resignation ol Kev. N. I W. Edmund as pastor was accepted. i A resolution was adopted requesting Dr Edmunds to remain as pastor emer j itus. Dr. Edmuud has been pastor of the church since 1S79 and it was with the sincerest regret that tho congrega? tion consented to join lum in petition? ing Harmony Presbytery to dissovle : the rotation fcbafcfahaa S0 l0Dg existed College Honors. Mr. W. S. Manning, of this city, who is attending the University of the South at Sewanee, won the decision and the medal on the intercollegiate oratorical contest recently held at Vanderbilt University over a number of contestants. Mr. Manning was the last to speak and up to the time that he ascended the rostrum it was the opinion of the audience and judges that the victory would go to Vander? bilt's representative. But his oration swept everything before it and when he took his seat it was evident to all ' that Sewanee had won another vic ( tory. The medal was awarded to him j by a unanimous vote of the judges and the decision but reflected the ver? dict of the audience. Mr. C. J. Lemmon, of Lynchburg, who is now attending the medical de? partment at Sewanee, was awarded the senior essayists medal at the Clemson commencement. He was granted permission by the faculty of Clemson to stand his final examina? tion a month or more before com? mencement and leave college in order to enter the Sewanee Medical school at the beginning of the summer term. Before leaving he placed his essay in the hands of the faculty and the fact that he had won the medal was not announced until commencement. Another Cotton Bloom. Warren Burgess, an industrious colored farmer who lives on Mr. W. O. Bradford's place near town, brought in a cotton bloom today. He found his first bloom Saturday. mt i i i i ^ - Who will be the public spirited cit? izen to open the subscription to the fund to secure the Presbyterian Col? lege with a donation of $5,000? There is no foundaation for the re? port that the north-bound passenger train due to leave this city at 6.20 will be. transferred from the W. C. & A. to the M. &-A. (the old C. S. & X.) and sent north via Bennettsville, Gibson, and Fayetteville. Railroad men say that it would be impossible to handle the local business and to make the schedule on the run. An effort was made by the citizens of towns on the C. S. & X. to haye the change made, but the A. C. L. officials declined to do so. Murray's Iron Mixtttu "e. Xow is the time to take* spring tonic. By far the best thing to take is Murray's Iron Mixture. It makes pure blood and gets rid of that tired feeling. At all druggists 50 cents a bottle or direct from the Murray Drug Co., Co? lumbia, S. C Value of Heal Estate. Mr. W. W. Reese has bought a 50 foot lot fronting on Salem avenue, ad? joining his present residence, from the estate of H. Harby, for which he paid $4 00. Overworked Kidneys. Murray's Buchu. Gin and Juniper is prescribed and endorsed by eminent physicians. It cures when all else fails. Prevents Kidney Disease, Dropsy, Bright's Disease, etc. At all drug stores $1.00 a bottle or direct from the Murray Drug Co., Columbia, S. C. CSSJ??W? '.<ai?taWM>MMBWWMK*?WWaMMWWBB Master's Sale. BY VIRTUE of a decree of the Court of Common Pleas f r Sumter county. State or Sonth Carolina in the case of Marun Moise against Isaac Jamison. Chloe Jami son, Janies Felder Ida Felder, Joe Gary, Ana Gary. H. T. E.iens, H. L. B. vVells and R. H. Moise, i wilt sell io the highest bid der at public auction at the Court House ;n th*; City of Sumter, in tat- County o*" Sumter, in the State of South Carolina, on -aieday in J ly, 19 5, being t^e 3J day of said moLih, at the usual hours of sals, the following described real estate, to wit : All chat lot of land with t;.e dwelling hoa-e thereon r-ituate in the City and Cocn*y cf Sumter. State aforesaid, being designated a- lot No. i) on a general plat attached to '.he Dted cf the Bnnk of Charleston to H. W. Waties, recorded in Book Z, page 7'J the said lot bounded north by lo. No. IO on said plat, east b;. lot No. 6 on said plat, south by lot No. 8 on said plat, west by Sumter street. Terms of sale cash, purchaser to pay for necessarv papers. H. FRNK WIT SON, Master for Sumter County. June 7-tt Winthrop College Scholarship and Entrance Ex? amination. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County Court House on Friday, July 7th, at 9 A. M. Applicants must not be less than fifteen years of age. When scholarships are vacated after July 7, they will be awarded to those mak? ing the highest average at this ex? amination provided they meet the conditions governing the award. Ap- ? plicants for scholarships should write to President Johnson before the ex? amination for scholarship applica? tion blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition . The next session will open September fiUC 1905. For furth? er information and catalogue address Pres. D. B. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C. May 17-July 6. Thanking the Public for Their VERY EMOIS 111 For the past week, we again further their interests by placing upon our bargain tables : 50c linen Lap Robes, for this week 39c. 75c linen Lap Robes, for this week 55c. $1 linen Lap Robes, for this week 75c. 50c ladies' Sailors, this week 39c. 25c ladies' Sailors, this week 19c. 20c ladies' Sailors, this week 14c. A few numbers in iancy silk Parasols will go at h price. All of our 10c Toilet Soap at 6%c the cake. All of pur 5c Toilet Soap at 4c the cake. Violet Talcum Powder (glass bottles) 10c. Violet Talcum Powder in tins, 5c-8c. "Just Wright" Tan Shoes, in oxford and high cut, at cost. Ladies' Tan Oxtords (E. P. Reed & Co.) at cost. See our "Simplicity" Mosquito Nets, attached to either wood or metal bedsteads. "Climax" Mosquito Nets, full size, ready to put up, $1.25 to $2.25 each. O'Donnell h Company THE SUMTER IRON W 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, Hollers, ca\v Mills cf the fallowing makes : (Engines) Lidded and Wa? tertown : (Boilers) Lombard. Nagle, Erie City lion Works ai d. al>o, B-iiers manuf cturtd by The Sumter Iron "* Works ; (-aw Mills; Hager Mill, Chase Turbine Mfg. Co's Mill and, also, The Chattanoogi Machinery Co. Improved Drag baw The J 1 Case Traction Engine and Tresbing \*achines and all other machinery necessary lor the wants of the people kept in stock at ad times. We also make a specialty of repairing engines and boilers from 1 to 100 horse power ; also machine shop work and mould shop work, casti- gs made from 1 to 3,000 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, Pe? Tooth g* and Disk Harrows, Hay Balers. The above machinery being the best sold, the only bail bear? ing machines on the market. We are also in a position to offer the public the fo lowing wagons: The Weber Four Wheel Bro;td 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