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Cjt? S&attjimaii aii? ^ot?jirou 3 Ci ? WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 9, 1905. The Siumler Watchman was founded in 1850 and the True Southron in 1866. The Watchman and Southron now has the com? bined circulation and influence of both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Sumter. Weather Forecast. Washington, August 8.-Weather forecast for South Carolina: Fair; partly cloudy. Explanations are awkward things at ? - best, and the newspaper that has to explain why it accepted rayment for the pnbllication of articles in advoca? cy cf the dispensary is particularly unfortunate at the present time when public sentiment is inflamed against the immoral institution. We cannot believe that the Spartanburg Journal sold out to the dispensary machine for tho petty sum of $230- the influ? ence of the paper was worth a great deal more than that, if it was worth anything-and if the influence of the paper had been on the market the price would have been marked up higher. o * * Darlington sud Florence counties will hold Brice election laws in the near future and the probabiliy is that the dispensary will be voted out of bosh counties. Prohibition will have a fair trial, we presume, in both coun? ties, for if there is sufficient prohibi? tion sentiment to vote out the dispen? sary there should also be moral back? ing sufficiently strong to insure a de? termined effort to enforce prhibition. If absolute prohibition, or anything approaching it, is obtained in Florence and Darlington, Sumter county ?ill not be long in catching the anti dis? pensary fever. It is admitted by all that absolute prohibition would be preferable to the dispensary, but free liquor would be ?orse than the dis? pensary. It is the feeling that an at? tempt to bring about prohibition in Sumter county by voting out the dis? pensary wo nid result in a worse con? dition of affairs than now exist that i? responsible for the indifference to the ' Brice law agitation that has taken snell a strong hold in other counties. If Hon. John L. McLaurin should be sent to China to argue with the Chinese over the boycot of American goods he would be able to tell them how it feels to be boycotted. His ex? perience in Spartanburg last Saturday brought the matter home to him in a 7ery pointed way. ' ? ? . The cotton season will open in a few weeks but if the farmers adhere to the policy of the Cotton Growers Associa? tion there will be no rush to get the crop on the market. If they sell slow? ly the price will not break as it usual- ? ly does in tl e fall when the market 1 becomes glutted. * * . The Sumter Fair Grounds Associa? tion will do much for Sumter if the ? business men of the city will give the > enterprise their support and hearty co? operation. ? * ? Ten years ago when everybody was hard-up there was lots of talk of : building a cotton mill in Sumter county to manufacture a part of our staple crop, but now that there is con- ? siderable surplus money in the county, nothing is heard of the cotton mill proposition. We cannot say that we would like to see a big cotton mill erected within the city limits, but Sumter county grows too much cotton % for it to be good business policy to send it all away to be manufactured, and it is but a question of time when there w ill be cotton mills in the coun? ty to use a laige part of the forty thousand bales that are now shipped out annually. The Lee County Settlement. The commissioners for Sumter, Lee, Kershaw and Darlington counties have settled their financial differences and tne report i f cbc special commis? sioners will be bled with Governor Heyward uexr we k. The chief hitch was ro the account between Lee and Kershaw conn ties. The iaigest amount was betweeu Le- and Sumter counties but the^e figures nave been fixed for some time, and ccnld not be paid until the entire matter 1 ad been adjusted. This nas now been done and the report of the final settlement has been filed. The automobile fever attacks new I victims every few days. Every auto? mobil! st is a foci of infection. $ Some of tbe people who were fore? most in demanding the public cotton weighers law are now most auxicus to have it reptaied. In the midst ot a torrid-summer, whilfi yellow fever is seizing on the country, wi*;h the Equitable about to be probed to its lowest depths and Roosevelt preparing to wrestle with Congress, Peary's excursion to the North Pole does not appear to be such a foolish venture, after all.-Charles? ton (S. C.) Post. The Cotton Growers' Association demand the resignation of Secretary Wilson, not because he is dishonest but because of incompentency, cs shown by tbe revelations of graft in ?is department. Why Wilson more than any of the others? If all were to resign because of graft in their de? partment there would bs none left, likely.-Columbia Record. CAMDEN OUTPLAYED SUMTER. Takes the First Game by a Score of 14 to 5-The Company Seems to Be Too Fast for Posey. Camden, S. C., August 7.-Rather a slow game of ball was played at the park this afternoon between Camden and Sumter, with a final score of li to 5 in favor of Camden.. The game was very interesting, though, until the third inning, when Camden learned Posey, Sumter's pitcher. Battery for Sumter, Posey. Weath? erly and Moore; for Camden, Durant and Mabry. Mabry knocked a home run for Camden in the first inning, scoring two men, besides himself. There will be one more game played in Camden, when the home team will go to Sumter for two more games. The game was called at the end of the sixch inning on account of dark? ness. Sumter's battery was evidently re? sponsible for the terrible defeat that the team sustained. The other play? ers have been seen on the local dia? mond, and the fans are well acquaint? ed with the article of ball that they play. Posey is simply out of his class, and no matter how effective our batters are there will never be much chance of taking a game with Posey on the slab and Moore behind the bat. It is evident that our boys batted out five runs in six innings, and that number of scores should have been sufficient to make the game safe for Sumter. Our team is expected to take the game this afternoon, and to win the series by making it two straight on the home grounds. WHAT WAS DONE I At the Meeting of the County Board of Commissioners. The County Commissioners met in the office of Probate Judge T. V. Walsh the clerk of the board, at 10 o'clock Monday; present, Supervisor W. H. Seale and Commissioners F. E. Thomas and Jno. . I. Brogdon. The application of W. H. Hair, an ex-Confederate soldier, for aid was first considered. Relief was granted in the sumof $3 per month. The presentment of the grand jury, July term, 1905, as to county matters, was read and filed as infor? mation and for future action. Lambert Pinckney and Sarah Bart? lett were admitted to the alms house. Other applications for admittance were taken under consideration, but final action was postponed until the next meeting. The following resolution was adopted by the board: "Resolved. That the county supervisor and coun? ty attorney be authorized and are hereby authorized to receive and receipt for the amount due by Leo county to Sumter county as determin? ed by the commission appointed by the general assembly to apportion the indebtedness between Lee coun? ty and the other counties out of which it was formel." And the board signed a receipt in settlement of the claim referred to in aforesaid r?solu tion in blank amount, and delivered same to the county attorney. The board approved the bonds of E. W. Nettles, John F. Reid and E. W. Scarborough as public cotton weighers; sureties respectively, H. J. Harby, John Reid and H. L. Scarbor? ough. Numerous claims were presented, approved and paid. 11 mn j-i - YELLOW FEVER SITUATION. Marine Service Doctors at Work Archbishop, Chappell at Crisis. New Orleans, August 8.-With ad? vent of the Federal forces the fight against yellow fever will be carried on with an earnest strenuousness. The doctors of the Marine service are ar? riving in considerable numbers. The city will be districted and one placed in charge of each district. All suspects are strictly quarantined and cleaning up on a prodigal scale is going on. They are hopeful that the disease will be checked within a. fortnight. So far today three deaths and 13 new cases have been reported. Archbishop ChappelFs condition is uncnanged. The crisis will come late today. If he passes it he will surely live. The doctors in attendance are hopeful. A WOMAN RILLED. Portsmouth, N. H.. August S.-The train which brought M. Witte t<? the City killed a woman at Andover, Mass., and when it reached the city the engine front \\;?s dripping with blood. The superstitious declare it to 'oe a bad omen. M. Witte staid lace in his room in the hotel this morning, leaving at 10 o'clock in an automobile and proceeding to the navy yard, where he awaited the ar? rival of Baron Rosen and the Japa? nese on board the warships Dolphin and Mayflower. COUNTY FAIR ASSURED. The Sumter Fair Grounds Associa? tion Organized-50 Per Cent, of Stock Called For. j The subscribers to the stock of the Sumter Fair Grounds Association met in the Court House Friday morning at ll o'clock. Mr. A. K. Sanders was elected temporary chairman and Mr. E. L Reardon was made secretary. On motion it was decided perfect a permanent organization by the elec of officers. The election resulted as follows : President-R. F. Haynsworth. First Vice President-A. K. San? ders. Second Vice President-W M. Gra? ham. Third Vice President-II. B. Rich? ardson. Treasurer-H. C. Kaynsworth. Secretary-E. L Reardon. Assistant Secretary-W. W. Me Kagen. j The President was given power to appoint an executive committee to consist o:' eight members of tbe asso? ciation. To this execution committee was delegated the authority to appoint a finance committee and such other committees as may be necessary. It was decided to collect fifty per cent of the stock immediately, and to proceed with the arrangements for holding the connty fair this fall. The land for the fair grounds will be pur? chased and the necessary fencing and buildings will be erected. Picnic at Cherry Vale. One of the most enjoyable picnics of the season was held yesterday, at "Chery Vale," the hospitable home of Mrs. ?. N. Friersou. The spacious parlors were throwu open, and the young folks enjoyed dancing, etc; the principal feature of the occasion was the exquisite music, rendered by the gifted family, of Cel. John J. Dargan. Amoung those present were: Misses Lily Hogan, Bessie Cribbs, Kitty Boyle, Felicia Studemire, Edna Randal, Mabel Randal, Mary Lowry, Marvin, Lizzie Hall, Lesesne, Edna Broughton, Emma Arial, Helen Frier son, Bettie Friersou, Julia Frierson. Messrs Joe Epperson, Henry Holli day, Walter Boyle, Eugene McCollum, James Reynolds, C. Woodley, A R. Bobbitt, Lonnie Vogel, C. Bruner, Jas. Jagan, Heniy Frierson Davis, Sprott. Mesdames W. S. Reyuolds, C. C. Reynolds, J. T. Frierson, E. N. Frierson. DID WU INSPIRE BOYCOTT ? Fx-Minister Wu ling Fang Beiicw.l to Have Instigated Chinese Merchants Washington, Aug. 4.-The state de? partment was today informed by United States Consul Harris at Naga? saki, Japan, that the Chinese mer? chants there have decided to co-oper? ate with those of Shanghai and other Chinese cities in boycotting Ameri? can goods. While this is unimportant in itself, the trade with Chinese at a Japauese port being insignificant, it is said at the state department that it serves to show the far-reaching extent cf the movement and the earnestness of the feeling which is spreading not only over the whole Chinese empire, but is extended to every place in the East where Chinese merchants deal iu Am? erican goods. Although United States Minister Rockhill a? Peking recently sent word to the state department that the Chinese government would do all that it ccnld to prevent the spread of the boycott, the Chinese merchant guilds are a good deal more powerful in this matter than the government, and apparently nothing will appease them except a complete repeal of tbe exclut >n laws of the United States. Wu Ting Fain* former Chinese min? ister in the United States, is believed by many to be at t^e bottom of the boycott movement. During the time be was here Mr. Wu mad steuuous ef? forts to have the Chinese exclusion l?iws modified, but without success. Since his return to China and since the unpleasant experiences of the Chinese commissioners at the St. Louis Exposition, Wu Ting Fang, it is thought, planned the boycott to bring the United States to terms. Evan P. Howell Dead. Atlanta, Ga., Aug. 6.-Capt. Evan P. Howell, long prominently indenti fied with southern journalism, died at noon today after an illness of three weeks brought on by a carbuncle com? plicated with diabetes. Capt. Howell was oom Dec. 10, 1S39. in Milton co"nty, Georgia. He wa> a gallent Confederate soldier, en? tering the service as a member of the First Georgia regiment, later com? manding Howell's battery of artillery during practically the whole ot the war. First Bale of New Cotton. Charl; ston, August C.-The first bale of South Carolina cotton fer the season 1905 1906 was received at F. W. Wagener & Co's stores, East Bay street, yesteiday morning, having been sent down from Bamberg by express Friday night from the farm of H. C. Folk. Mr. Folk has for several years sent the first bale of new cotton to Charleston. This season he has broken the record by about nine days. The cotton was classed as good mid? dling and was sold to the Goldsmith Mercantile Company at 13 cents per pound. The bale weighed 425 pounds. - i wm -ODOM Another car load of Automobiles is expected to arrive next week. Sumter is the automoble town of the South. lt was stated a few days ago by a mau who professes to have inside in? formation that the projected South? bound Railroad from Wiuston-^alem to^Wadesboro to make a through line from the Tennessee, Kentucky and West Virginia coal fields to Charles? ton will not be built. If all the counties in which Brice j anti dispensary elections are to be held j vote out the dispensary we shall have j a fair test of prohibition between this time and the StHt?- campaign next summer. By this time the fence-strad diing candidates will probably know : which side of the dispensary issue they will advocate for compaign pur? poses. FREIGHT KATES. Secretary Reardon Says no Com? plaints Have Been Filed With Chamber of Commerce. Secretary Reardon of the Chamber of Commerce says that the wholesale merchants of Sumter have made no complaiut to him about high and dis? criminative freight rates against the merchants of this city. Had any of them referred tbe matter to the cham? ber of commerce the matter would I have been taken up long ago for ad? justment. Some of the Sumter whole? sale merchants are members cf tbe chamber of commerce1,ell as was members of the two most important committees of that organization viz "committee on transportation" and "committee cn internal trade and 'im? provements." He will, however, im? mediately investigate tbe complaints referred to in the Daily Item, and will refer the question to the proper com? mittees at once. The chamber of commerce is anxious to hear of any discriminations against tbe merchants of Sumter, wholesale cr retail, and wants them all to report anv unjust discrimination promptly. Some re? quests were made to take up the ques? tion of improved schedule? which was promptly done and accomplished, and efforts are now being made for addi? tional freight and passenger trains which will greatly improve trade con? ditions in Sumter. Feeding Young Birds. Or rather giving food to an old bird for his young. You have seen little blind, naked, scrawny-necked, new? ly-hatched birds in a nest in the mid? dle of May. And you have shaken the bush or tree, and seen the little naked things stretch up their long skinny necks and open their months wide, un? naturally wide, thinking that the mother, or sometimes the father, was about to drop a worm down their throats-a worm or, God knows, any? thing else. Well, we were emphatical? ly the old bird at the Lanham Spring picnic on Thursday last. Our gener? ous and beloved friends, Mrs. John M. Mays and Mrs. D. T. Mathis they have inherited the custom from their dear father and mother before them-took us with them to the dining table, and seated us on a bread basket behind them, to feed us on biscuits aud fried chicken, potato salad and home pickle, jelly-cake and lemon-pie. And no sooner were we seated and en? deavoring to hide, when five hungry girls came and stretched up their necks'and opened their wide mouths at us. They were named dear little Sal? lie Simkins and Raven Simkins and Curran Hartley and Wigfall Cheatham and David L. Adams. And as often as the two generous ladies shook the bush, which was ever and anon, the five ravenous birds stretced up their necks and gaped upon us with their voracious mouths. We were very much ashamed of them, but still we had to drop the worms down their throats. Nor did the suply ever give out. The two generous ladies continued to shake the bush, and the naked birds contin? ued to distend their shameless jaws. And in the'long run, the hungry bird named Curran Hartley-who has never yet opened her appealing mouth in vain-got the last piece of lemon pie her third piece. And we got none. Well, alackaday, it is very often that the old bird gets none. We have been an old bird all our life-and open mouths have always been gaping be? fore us.-Col. Jas. T. Bacon, in Edge field Chronicle. THE MAGISTRATE'S COURT. Parish Pinckney Acquitted of the Charge of Petit Larceny. Parish Pinkney was arrainged ?Ved nesday before Magistrate Harby on the charge of larceny of a cotton seed scoop. The defendant was represented hy L. D. Jennines, Esq., and plead ""not guilty" Col. W. D, Scarborough from whom the scoop was stolen was the prosecuter in the cause, and ap? peared with several witnesses. The I State failed, by inadequate evidence, i to properly connect the defeudtnt j with the crime and he was dismissed. JOHX BETHEA CAPTURED. An Escaped Convict Picked Up By Deputy Sheriff Gaillard. John Bethea. a notorious negro crim? inal, who escaped from the chain gang a short time ago, was recaptured Sun? day night bv Deputy Sheriff Gaillard, assisted by Policemn Barwick, at the house of his wife in tne city. When he escaped Bethea weet to the phos? phate mines near Charleston and be was located by the letters be wrote to his wife. It was thought that he would soon return to tbe city and Mr. Gail lard waited anH watched for him. He was informed yestrday that Bethea j was in town, and waiting until night- ? fall he went to the house and made the arrest without trouble. IX THE RECORDER'S COURT. i Two Offenders on the Green Bench. I Robert Hancock, colored, sat upon j the green bench weary ann di scon- 1 solate. He wa* not nearly so boisterous j as he was yesterday when he tried to j cheat a black man out of his fare, and j then enrsod the poor fellow with un- ! usual fervor, when be endeavored to ! collect it. On tbe double charge he entered a plea of "not guilty," but the Record? er was of the opition that the facts in the case justified a conviction and he was accordingly finad ??. or offered i the alternative of serving on the chain ' gang S days. Tamer Rowe was found guilty on the charge of disorderly conduct and curs- j ing, and a fine, of ??3. was imposed upon him. Dispenser Windham has accumlated quite a bunch of autographs this week. sj The way basa ball players are swap? ped around from one team to another makes it diHicult to work up enthusi? asm. The municipal election will not be held until next spring; but there is already talk of who will be in the. j campaign. Some of the candidates are grooming themselves for the pre- 1 liminary heats. Bagging and Ties. The season is now fast approaching when every cotton pro? ducer will be looking around for the cheapest place in which to buy the wherewith to cover it. As usual we are well supplied in this line, having made our contracts in the early Spring and a large percentage of our purchase has been in our warehouse since the first of June. Our purchases are made direct from those who manufacture and produce the material, and in such quantities as entitle us to THE INSIDE JOBBING PRICES. Our Stock Consists of New Jute Bagging. Second Hand Jute Bagging. New Sugar Sack Bagging. New Arrow Ties. FLOUR, FLOUR, FLOUR. There has been a sharp decline in flour owing to the milling of new wheat, and while we have some on hand that cost us more than we can buy at today, we base our price on What We Can Buy at Not What We Have Paid. And Quote as Follows: Milibourne $6.00. Semper Idem $5.40. Devon $4.40. Oar Milibourne may seem high evan at this ?gure compared with other patents, but those who have tried it pronounce it THE BEST THEY EVER USED. O'Donnell 6 Company 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 ia a position to furnish you Engines, Boilers, Saw Mills : f i he f.] in wing makes : (Mngines) Liddell and Wa? tertown : (B<iirs) Lombard. Ni-gie, Erie City Iron Works and. al*o. B i?ers mnnuf ctmvd by The Sumter Iron Works ; (-aw Mills bhuer Mil!, Cha-e Turbine Mfg. Co's Mill and, also, The Chattanooga Machinery Co. Improved Drag Saw The J i t aso Traction K? gine and Treshing Machines and all other machinery necessary tor tue wants of the people kept in stock ut a 1 limes. We also make a specialty of repairing engines and boilers from 1 to 100 horse power ; also machine shop work and mould shop wor*. casti gs made from 1 to 3,000 lbs, such as iron sills, columns gratings, ventilators, andirons, fire backsj etc We also handle The Deering Harvesting Machine, including Reapers and Binders, Corn Harvesters and Threshers, Mowers and Rakes, Peg Tooth B??? anc* ^1S* Harrows, Hay Balers. ^^W^^^^^?-r.-^ne shove machinery being tf^5fc?^S?=?: - the best sold, the only bail bear? ing machines on the market. We are also in a position to oiler the public the following wagons: The Weber Four Wheel Broad Tire, and Trie 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. 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