WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 20,1905.
- The Sumter Watchman was founded in
1350 and the True Southron in 1866. The
Watchman and Soutttron now has the com?
bined circulation and influence of both of
She old papers, and is manifestly the best
advertising medium in Sumter.
Senator Tillman's hot^ air has no ef?
fect upon Governor Heyward Just ?a?
Was anticipated. Governor Heyward
knows his duty and will perform it
Without senatorial promtpings. When
Senator Tillman furnishes proof that
the dispensary- directors are guilty of
.dishonesty he will be in a position to
demand their removal . by Governor
Heyward, It is up to the senator to
tnake good or to quiet do^rn. \
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The Honea Path mob-murder was
Worse, if anything, than the butchery
Ot Kitt Bookhart ?t E?tawville and
the men who are known to have killed
the negro Pendleton should be pros?
ecuted promptly and vigorously. So
brutal and inexcusable a crime should
tot be winked at by the local au?
thorities, nor condoned by those
higher in authority.
Charleston's latest railroad to the
West seems to be in imminent danger
Of getting lost in one of J. P. Mor?
gan's deals. Morgan is the ruling
Ipower in the Southern Railway and as
lt ls not to the interest of the South?
ern for Charleston to be unbottled it
ts not surprising that he should seek
to forestall the construction of the
Proposed road by the purchase of the
Cincinnati, Hamilton ana Dayton
Which has ventured to formulate
plans to invade the Southern territory.
H Charleston wants to be unbottled
her business men should join forces
With those who are arranging to build
tre-m this city to connect with the Sea?
board Air Line at Bethune. A rail?
road from /Charleston to Monroe, N.
C, via Sumter would give Charleston
fc. ?ew outlet to both the West and
Korth.
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The AAenln-.railroad was inspected
by the Railroad Commissioa?rlast
Week and formally declared open for
regular service. The regular schedule
Will be inaugurated tomorrow. This
railroad opens np a large and fertile
country and its development will add
to the wealth and prosperity of this
^action of South Caroma.
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The big life insurance companies in
New York seem to . have been infested
by all sorts of grafters;-personal, po
.' .-Jeal and business. Everybody got a
r>.;ke off except the policy holders and
the Democratic party.
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The Anderson Mail har fallen* into
the same pitfall that was the undoing
Ot the Daily Item, a short time ago. It
kas taken to boasting that the Ander?
?son dispensary is the only immacu. .
late and unbesmirched rum shop in' I*
the State, We thought the same
thte^ef the Sumter -gin mill, but the
Bav?stigation developed the fact that
<?tt;te a thriving business was done
tBtt empty whiskey cases, etc. The
??aii had better find out about the
empty cases and other side lines be?
fore it brags any more.
BennettsvUle's Bid.
An entfansisstic meeting of our citi?
zens was held Mondav night. Able ad?
dresses were delivered by Gol. Living
ton, Hon. J. L. McLaurin, and Mr.
F. Everett The subscriptions to
date foot up about $36,000. In addi?
tion to this Mrs. Harriet Beckwith
has offered under conditions to con?
tribute 12 acres of land and $20,000 in
cash to secure the college.-Marlboro
Democrat.
Remberr. S. C. Sept. 15.-Mr. D.
Vernon Keels, one of tte best known
t&en of this community and one of our
largest and mest successful far meir
wes caught in his gin today about 12
O'clock and seriously injured. One
hand and arm were badly mangled
*?nd amputation may bt necessary, ak
though this is . ot known positively, as
the physeian bad not arrived when
$his message was sent.
A tonic that makes sick people well.
I)rlves out all impurities that collect
tn your system, A family tonic for the
Sick and afflicted. Hollister's Rocky
fountain Tea. 35 cents. Tea or Tab?
lets. . China's Drug Store. .
j. O. Yaugher, a traveling sales?
ian fer a s-pcol lOt??itt reese. w;-o s
v-e?l known in this State attempted
fe? commit suicioe in Wilmington cn
^snday.
If you want your little ones strong,
healthy and robust, give them Hollis
. -r's Rocky Mountain Tea. A tonic
. r the whole family. The children's
. rend, 85 cents. Tea or Tablets. Chi
: j's Drug Store.
Ghycer-nor Key*.\ard bas a reque.-t for
ii special terni of Court, ai which
-?ina Padgett can be tried for assanlt
og a young lady, near Johnston. The
a-equsst for the special term of Court
nae toe approval of Solicitor Timmer
saan and will be forwarded to Chief
Jostice Pope. ^ ^ ^_
You will need to prepare your sys
I sm for the coming cold weather, get
oar organs to work like clock work.
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea taken
this month will do the business. 35
cents. Tea or Tablets. China's Drug
Store.
Oo to W. M. Graham if you need
.USythrng like a good horse.
AX OLD SUBSCRIBER.
Junios Gregg, a Good Citizen, *Avn<
Has Solved the Race Problem. .
A few days ago Junius Gregg called
at this office to settle his annual sub?
scription to the Watchman and South?
ron. While waiting for his receipt he
asked if we recollected how long he
had been taking this paper and look?
ing up the records it was found that
he had been continuously on the sub?
scription list for twenty-six years. He
is by no means the oldest subscriber,
but he is one of the old guard. Junius
Gregg is, however, in some respects,
one of the most remarkable men in
Sumter county, and, while unknown
beyond his immediate community, is
a man whose attainments make him
a worthy example to his race. He was
born a slave 75 years ago' on the^plan
tation of the late Capt. J. D. McFad
din, in the Concord neighborhood.
Subsequent to nds* emancipation he re?
mained with his former master and
continued in his service until he pur?
chased a farm in the neighborhood.
His entire life has been spent within
two and a half miles of the place of
his birth, and no man, white or black,
has a higher reputation for honesty,
industry and reliability in that com?
munity. .He has raised and educated
a large family-seven sons and two
daughters. Five sons and two daugh?
ters were given a college education,
the youngest being now.at college in
Pennsylvania. This is a record' of
which any man might be proud, a
record that few men equal, no matter
how great their opportunities. Con?
sidering the fact that Junius Gregg
has done so much handicapped as he
was. one marvels that so many men
make a failure of life, although they
have every advantage when they begin
life.
SMITH OX THE SITUATION.
President of Southern Cotton Associa?
tion Says Price Will Go Above
Eleven Cents.
Mr. E. D. Smith, the president of
the State organization, recently elect?
ed field agent, was in the city yester?
day and put in a busy day at. the of?
fice of the association in the sky?
scraper, answering letters and attend?
ing to the accumulated work of the
last few days.
Mr. Smith said last night that the
important question now before the as?
sociation is the matter of warehouses.
He is constantly in receipt of inquiries
from farmers who want to hold their
cotton and who write for advice as to
vhere to store it. He has had a large
amount sent here to the local ware?
houses, even if-it is sometimes expen?
sive to ship here from different points
in the State. Mr. Smith fully realizes
"be importance of the warehouse sys?
tem to the organization which he has
done so much t?o foster and he will
probably have something to say on the
subject within a few days that wit.
bf of more than usual interest.
As to the price of cotton, Mr. Smith
said yesterday that his advices from
Texas are that the farmers there are
holding for ll cents or better. The
Farmers' Union is very strong in that
State and the organization is following
the lead of the Southern Cotton assor
ciation in this and similar matters.
The State.
AX OLD TRADER DEAD.
Mr. W. S. Epperson Dies, Aged 99.
at His Home in Kentucky.
Sheriff W. H. Epperson recently re?
ceived a letter informing him o? the
d?ath of bis uncle, Mr. W. S. Epper?
son at his home in Ballard county,
Ky., at the advanced agtd of 99 years.
He leaves ene son and a daughter.
Mr. Epperson died cf measles, which
he contracted while on a visit to his.
sister. Mrs. Elizabeth Chilton,of Pem?
broke, K\.. who is 101 years old.
Mr. W. S. Epperson was formerly
well known in this county and many
cf the older citizens remember him.
For many years prior to the war ard
f r tee erst decade thereafter he made
regular trips through this county sell?
ing tobacco. ^zt
One incdest that occurred a few ve8is
before the war, while, be was on one
of bi.-: trips is oftef related by old
eitizei s as an example of a quick trade.
One sale day just as Mr. Epperson
drove into town with five cr six four
horse North Carolina wagons loaded
with tobacco, he met the late John
A. Colclough, who was one cf bi> reg?
ular customers. After exchanging
the customary greetings, Mr. Epper
so said to Mr. Colclough, "How
much tobacco do you want this time'?"
Mr. Colclough replied instantly.
"What do you want for the whole out?
fit-tobacco, mules and wagons':''
"Let me figure a little," said Mr.
Epperson, "and I will tell you "
"All right," said Mr. Colclough,
"be quick about it."
Mr. Epperson made a calculation
and named his price-something over
?t5,000.
"I take the outfit," said Mr. Col?
clough, woo wrote oaf a draft for the
money and took possession of the to
tac< o tram.
I Mr. Epperson bought a team and
returned to his home in Virginia to
obtain another outfit of wagens and
mules and a supply of tobacco.
<^n* ? t ? ? -
Meetings were held ii: a numil r cf
counties Mciiday at which the farmers
adopted resolutions to bold their cotti n
for ll cents._
About a year ago an unsueces^ul
effort was made to bring about the aj
! pointment of another mail carrier for
! this city. The city has grown coasid
! erabi;' since that time and four car?
riers would not ba too many to do the
work now.
Weekly Crop Bulletin.
Columbia, September 19.-The
mean temperature for the week end?
ing Monday, Setember 18th, was
slightly below normal, due to very
cool weather early in the weak and
warm at its close. The extremes of
temperature were a maximum of 86
degrees at Blackville on the 12th, and
a minimum of 57 degrees at Cheraw
on "the 15th. There was slightly less
than the normal amount of bright
sunshine over the southern and east?
ern counties and about normal
amount in the central and western
counties.
There were numerous showers over
the eastern and southern counties, and
very little rain, in many places none
over the western ones. Excessive rain?
fall occurred ^n Florence and Dar?
lington counties, in the lattter there
were 8 inches recorded in 24 hours.
Lands were washed, streams flooded
and bridges carried away, and crops
were seriously damaged on uplands,
as well as low lands. Generally the
week's precipitation was needed and
proved beneficial. Over the western
and northern counties the ground is
very dry an? late crops are suffering
for moisture. Streams and wells are
J becoming low,. and it is too dry for
fall plowing and for seeding oats.
Frequent showers interrupted farm
work, along the coast and to a lesser
degree in a few interior southern
counties, while the weather was favor?
able for continuous work over the
greater portion of the State.
There was a slight deterioration in
the condition of cotton due, mainly,
to premature opening caused by rust
and drought. On sandy lands the
crop is nearly all open and most of it
picked While over the State generally
it is opening fast. Growth and fruit?
age have stopped, but this is imma?
terial, as what fruitage. would be
taken on after this time would not
mature. Caterpillars have appeared
in Berkeley county on cotton, which is
the only report of damage by insects
this week .
Late corn is in need of rain. There
is a slight deterioration of minor
crops due to. want of moisture, over
the western parts and a slight im?
provement in the eastern portions.
Fall truck has improved, and recently
planted seeds are germinating well.
Rice harvest made good progress.
Much hay and other forage was saved
in prime condition.
WHO WAS HE?
The New York Police Puzzled by a
Suicide.
New York, September 16-The body
of the suici<fe who hanged himself
last night at Mamaroneck. near this
city, was positively identified today
as that of a young man who had rep?
resented himself to be Wm, A. King,
the son of a wealthy cotton mill own?
er of Augusta, Ga. The identification^
was made by Mrs. George E. Jardine,
at whose house young King ^topped
for shelter last Monday during the
height of a severe storm. The identi?
fication was confirmed by Mrs. Jar?
dines son. Young King had told Jar?
dine that he was penniless, having
spent all the allowance from his fath?
er. He had - been warned by the lat
ter that if h? overlived his income he
would have tb shift for himself until
the next installment was due. Kin:?
said he had met a number of women
while stopping in New York and had
squandered his money on them. It
was at first reported that the suicide
was Paul Kelly, motorman of the ele?
vated railroad train which - was wreck?
ed recently with a loss of twelve lives.
King's Story Probably False.
Augusta, Ga., September 16.-Ab
solutely nothing is known here as to
the identity of W. A. King. The King,
whose son he is said to be, has but one
son. who is in the city at the present
time. There is no W. A. King in the
directories of the past half-dozen
years. A canvass of every known
King in the city has brought out no
information.
LEE COUNTY COURT.
. Bishopville, September 16.-In the
Sessions Court on Friday afternoon
in the trial of G. M. Barrett for mal?
feasance and misappropriation of pub?
lic money, after speeches by B. F.
Kelly, for the defense, and Solictor
Wilson and the charge of the Judge,
the case was turned over to the jury
at 5:30 p. m., who brought in a ver?
dict of guilty, after being out about
three hours.
Thc case of J. R. DuR?nt, violation
"f tin- dispensary law. was eontinuea
t" the nexfsession of court.
Jam?->. Parton, charged with bur- !
glary. pleaded ''guilty." and was sen?
tenced ;.> twelve months on the
The
Carolina
Sanitarium
L. G. Corbett, M. D.
Solely for the Treatment of
Whiirkey and Drug Habits
and Nervous Troubles
Detailed information upon application.
405 Perry Ave. Greenville, S. C.
chain gang, or th same time in the
penitentiary.
This morning Robert Kilgo,' alias
Robert Wright, found guilty of man?
slaughter, vras sentenced to seven
years on the chain gang or in the pen?
itentiary.
G. McD. Barrett was sentenced to
three months in the county jail and
a fine of $100. Pending an appeal, he
was released on a bond of $500.
It would pay you to see W. H. Gra?
ham's horses. They are good. 9 13-4t
There were 614 pupiis enrolled at
the white city schools Monday. This is
the largest first day enrollment in the
history of the schools.
The members of the Fairfield
County Cotton Growers' Association
will organize a 825,000 company to
build a cotton warehouse.
Mrs. William Bowie has gone to
England to attend the settlement of au
estate in which she is vitally interest?
ed. Bv the-death of a sister she in?
herits a fortune of about $40,000. This
property originally belonged to two
maiden aunts who left it to their
two neices they had adopted with the
understanding that the property was
to go to the last one of them to marry.
The sister got the property, but not
having married she leaves no heir but
Mrs. Bowie who bas gone to see after
the settlement. She will "visit several
places in the old country before her
return home.-Florence Times.
If you want a good harness horse
W. M. Graham is the man to sell you.
Master's Sale.
By virtue of a Decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Sumter County,
in the State of South Carolina, in the
case of George G. Mayes against Lau?
ra McLeod, Harvey McLeod and Mar?
garet Montgomery, I will sell to the
highest bidder/ at public auction, at
the Court House in the city of Sum?
ter, in the county of Sumter, in the
State of South Carolina, on saleday
in October, 1905, being the second
day of said month, during the usual
hours of sale, the following describ?
ed real estate, to wit:
All that lot or parcel of land situ?
ate in the town of Mayesville, in the
county and State aforesaid, fronting
on Sumter street in said town, meas?
uring in front on said street sixty-six
and two-thirds feet, and running back
southeasterly the same width for two
hundred and nine feet, and is bound?
ed on the northwest by Sumter street,
on the northeast and southeast by
lands of J. E. Atkins, and on the
southwest by lands of Geo. P. Ran?
dolph; the said lot measuring about
one acre, a little more or less.
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for all necessary papers.
H. FRANK WILSON,
Master for Sumter County.
Sept 6-4t
Master's Sale.
By virtue of a Decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Sumter Coun?
ty, in the State of South Carolina, in
the case of Catherine M. Werber
against W. O. Cain, in his own right
and as guardian, Marion Moise,
William M. Cain, S. R. Cain, Carrie
E. George, Helen E. Ramsey, Thomas
J. Jackson, B. J. Jackson and J. B.
Harvin, I will sell to the highest bid?
der, at public auction, at the Court
House in the city of Sumter, in the
county o* Sumter, in the State of
South Carolina, on saleday in Octo?
ber, 1905, being the second day of
said month, during the usual horns
of sale, the following described real
estate, to wit:
AU that tract of land situate in the
County of Sumter, State aforesaid,
containing one hundred and thirty
three acres, bounded on north by
lanes of H. D. Cam south by lands
of John J. Rowland and Isaac Bal?
lard, east by estate of R. B. Cain,
known as the Mill tract, and west by
land of A. J. China.
Second: All that tract of land sit?
uate in said county and State, con?
taining one hundred and seventy-five
acres, bounded north by lands of J.
S. Richardson, south by land of J.
R. Cain, east by land of F. 5l. Mel?
len and by the estate of R. M. Cain
ii nd west by land of J. T. Jackson.
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for all necessary papers.
H. FRANK WILSON.
Master for Sumter County.
Sept 6-4t
R. B. BELSER. R. D. EPPS.
? EPFS,
Attorneys and Gcunsellors at Law.
Phone 309. SUMTER. S. C. Harby Bldg.
HOLLISTER'S
I Rocky Mountain Tea Nuggets
A Busy Meiiciue for Easy Pecple.
Bringa Goldea Health and Renewed Vigor.
! A specific for Constipation. Indigestion. Live
! an<1 Kidney Troubles. Pimple?. Eczema, Impure
? Blood. Bad Breath. Slupjrish Bowels, Headache
! and Backache. It's Rocky Mountain Tea in tai?.
let form. 33 cant? a box. Genuine made by
j HOLLISTER DRUG COJTPAKV, Madison, Wis.
GOLDEN NUGGETS FOR SALLOW PEOPLE
EVERYTHING
Ready for Fall Business.
This heading means a great deal, for it is no easy task to
perfect every department of an establishment like ours, to
handle the volume of trade that we have every reason to ex?
pect will be tendered to us this season. September so far has
shown a very liberal increase over the corresponding period of
last year, and if
"Corning Events Cast
Their Shadows Before"
THIS PROMISES TO BE
Our Banner Season.
It is indeed gratifying to note the unusual increase in the
volume of busines*, and to say that we appreciate the confidence
reposed in us, gives but a faint idea of our feelings We regard
the interest of every person that does business with us as ours,
and we will do everything in our power to protect them. We
cannot give away gold dollars for ninety cents, no reasonable
person expects that, and whenever you find a merchant offer?
ing staple merchandise at less than cost, his object is to attract
you to his store with a view n selling you something the value
of which you are not familiar with, and make up his loss on the
leading article, as well as a comfortable profit Gn the other
items. Nothing of that character will be tolerated in this store;
we despise it. Our business is based upon a legitimate percen?
tage of profit, and that figured on as close a basis as is consist?
ent with intelligent merchandising. It is true we sometimes
sell goods at and below cost but that only occurs at the end of
a season, or when we have erred in bujing something that did
not prove to be as good a seller as we expected, or bought too
freely of certain lines, then we make our loss as quickly as
possible, for experience has taught us that the first loss is al?
ways the lightest Our ambition ought to be satisfied for we
are said, by those who are in a position to know, to be
The Largest Retail
Dealers in the State.
And'while we might be satisfied to remain just in the
position we are, that would be practical! impossible, we must
go backward or forward, and our -mercantile, pride will not per?
mit of a backward s^ep, and each year will find us in the front
rank, seeking new fields, new customers, and keeping fully in
touch with the spirit and progress of the city in which we take
such pride.
'Donnell
A NEW ENTERPRISE.
Sumter Machinery Company
INCORPORATED )
SUMTER, S. C.
W. B. BURNS, Pres.
T. H. SIDDALL,
Treas. & Gen. Mgr.
DIRECTORS:
W. B. Burt s. C. G. Rowland, T. H. Siddall, Charle* Dowry,
Richard I Manning:, Neill O'Donnell, Geo. D. Shore.
First Class New Equipment for all
Kinds Machinery Repairs, iron and
Brass Castings, Grate Bars and
Building Irons a Specialty.
Agents for Winship, Pratt, Smith, Munger and
Eagle Cotton Gins, Ginning Machinery and
Presses. Steam Engines and Boilers in Stock.
Give us a call and you will be convinced that our prices are
right. Shops situated on W. C. & A. R. H.. east of passenger
depot-one block South of E:\st Liberty Street.