The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 27, 1905, Image 3
THE MUTUAL ICE COMPANY.
_
Trouble Over the Side Track Settled
at Last and Plant Will Be in
Operation Early Next Spring
"From The Daily Item Sept 20.
The board of directors of the Mutual
Ice Company met yesterday afternoon
to receive the report cf the committee
appointed to arrange with the Atlantic
Coast Line for a side track to the site
selectea for the factory. This com?
mittee bas encounted numerous and
unforeseen delays and obstacles and
for a time it appeared that it would be
necessary to seco re some orb er site as
tbe price demanded by the raiload for
putting in the side track was prohib?
ti ve. At last, however, through tbe
efforts of President McKiever an
ageement has been reached and the
side track matter has been sa ti sf ac
torily arranged and it will be put in
at a reasonable price. Supt. Ander?
son of the Atlantic Coast Lin?* wrote
Mr.. McKiever a few days ago that the
side track would be put in at once
and enclosed the customary contract
td be executed by the Mutual Ice
Company.
At a meeting yesterday afternoon
the President and Secretary were
directed to execute the contract for
the sidetrack and to have the side?
track put in so as to have everything
V in readiness to begin work on the fac?
tory at an early day, as it is proposed
to have the machinery erected and the
plant in readiness to begin making
g? ice at the opening of the spring seasoi?,
when there is always a heavy demand
for ice for the refrigerator cars.
The last obstacle having been re?
moved, the option on the site has been
closed-and title to it will be obtained
frcm Mr. W. M. Graham within the
next few days.
The Mutual Ice Company will sap
lily its stockholders and the public
cf Snmter with ice next season, which
will guarautee cheap ice to consumers.
Although not a pon nd of ice has been
made this season, the organization of
the Mutual Ice Co,, resulted in a re?
daction of 33 1-3 per cent, in the re?
tail price of ice, and the amount thus
saved to the ice consumers of the city
this year alone has been fully half
enough to pay,for the plant ?hat the
Mutual Ice Co., will erect. The
Mutual Ice Co., has been the most
successful and most beneficial corpora?
tion the people of Sumter ever took
stock in and its future usefulness will
be even greater.
MARLBORO'S SIX LOCK COTTON.
CoL C. F. 3Ioore Breeds New and
Very Novel Variety.
Col. C. P. Moore, proprietor of.
the Excelsior seed farm of Bennetts
ville, was in Columbia yesterday and
brcngtft to The State office a new and
-distinct variety of cotton-quiet a
novelty-cotton growing with .six
locksv to the boll. Mr. Moore said
tbas-he bad been experimenting and
breeding up this six lock cotton for
three, or four years,: tbe type of which '
hasvnow been fixed. To show the
value and novelty of this new variety
of, cotton. "Mariboro'5 Sis Lock "
Mr. 7vlcore said that 'he sent ' ? sp?ci?
men bell to the department of agricul?
ture at Washington and all the ex?
perimental stations of the* south and
they write that it is the first boll with
six locks they ever saw that would
reproduce itself. It may be of interest
to cottrn growers to note that 40 or
50 years ago cotton bolls we^e.not only
swall a*-d scattering on ?talk but had
only three and four locks to- tho bell.
Simpson and David Dickson, of
GBcrsia were the first, to breed cotton
to four and five locka to the - boll
Since then there have been . many
changes and improvements. .? Many
new types and valuable characteristics
were introduced in the breeding up of
?the cotton plant, but the size bf b<5Hs
and the number of locks to bolls have
remained unchanged. To be able to
produce cotton with six locks: is not
only something remarkable but shows
that ihe sciene of breeding is progress?
ing, a*?d what can be done in breed?
ing up cf the plant industry. A speci?
men of this cotton will be shown at
the State fair in October.-The Stat".
The Spartanburg Cotton Growers'
Association has decided to purchase a
majority of the stock of the Spartan?
burg Cotton Warehouse Company, to
store their cotton and hold ' for ll
cents.
State of Ohio,- City of Toledo,
. Lucas County, ss.
Frank J. Cheney makes oath that
he is senior partner of the firm of F.
J. Cheney & Co.. doing business in the
City of Toledo, County and State
aforesaid, and ihat said firm will pay
the sum of One Hundred Dellars for J
each* and every case of Catarrh that i
cannot be cured by the use of Hall's j
Catarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney.
Sworn to before me and subscribed
in my presence, this 16th day of De?
cember, A. D. 1886.
A. W. Gleason.
(Seal.) Notary Public.
Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter?
nally, and acts directly on the blood
and*- mucous surfaces of the system.
Send for testimonials free.
F. J. Cheney ?r Co., Toledo, Ohio.
Sold by all druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for consti?
pation. 9 18-lm
- 11 11 ^?
S. C. Campton, ot St. Lonis has
located in Rork Hill to run an ice
factory which he will erect at ence.
Like Finding Money.
.Finding healtn is like Hiding
money-so think those who are sick.
When you have a cough, cold, sore
throat or chest irritation, better act
promptly like W. C. Barber, of San?
dy Level, Va. He says: "I had a
terrible chest trouble, caused by
smoke and coal dusr on my lun^s;
but, after finding no relief in other
remedies, I was cured by Dr. King's
New Discovery for consumption,
coughs and colds." Greatest sale of
any cough or lung medicine in the
world. At ali druggists; 50c. and
fl; guaranteed. Trial bottle free.
SALE OF SOLOMONS' RESIDENCE
Considered by the County Board-Mr.
Belser Not Authorized to Sell.
Bids Advertised For.
From The Daily Item Sept 20.
Tbe County Board of Commissioners
met yesterday at noon in the office ot
Probate Judge T. V. Walsh, secretary
of the board. The minutes of the meet?
ing were unobtainable, but the follow?
ing facts concerning wbat transpired
were obtained from one who was
present :
Mr. R. B. Beiser, who carried
tbrongh wn^t is commonly known as
the "Court House deal," was under
the misapprehension that a resolu?
tion of the board vested in bim the
authority to dispose of the dwelling
bouse on the lot of" the Misses Solo?
mons. This he accordingly did,sell?
ing to Mr. H. J. Barby for $1050.00
and he m turn transferred bis right
in the property to Mr. S. H. Edmunds
for ?1075. lu order to consummate
the deal, it became necessary to get
the assurance of tbe county delegation
that the sale at the price above men?
tioned would be recommended by them
to the General Assembly. It was dis?
covered, however, that the contract
for sale was made through a mistake,
and the' determination was reached
that it would be more advisable t1"? ad?
vertise for bids on the house. This
was the prevailing sentiment of the
board, consequently the sale was de?
clared ol?, and bids for the building
are now being solicited in the daily
papers of the city.
In justice to Mr. Belser be it said
that the sale was perfectly bona fide
on his part, and was made entirely
through a mistake.
What One Keg of Beer Costs.
The saloonkeeper iu whose posses?
sion it was said he paid $1.25 for it.
A couple of men came in an asked for
some beer. He drew them each a mug
full out of the keg and they paid ten
cents apiece. They liked it and call?
ed for another and another. After
drinking three or four they began to
set drunk. They kept on . and got
thoroughly intoxicated. Then they
began to quarrel and finally one man
killed tbe other. It cost the county
of Los Angeles, iu which the event
occurred, $32,000 to get the murderer
arrested and punished. So that one
keg of beer cost at least tho sum of
S3.25, one life and $32,000: quite a
sim to pay for so small a thing.-New
Voice.
?WP ? ? - i 'i i
No Unpleasant Effects.
*If you ever took Dewitt's Little
Early Risers for biliousness or consti?
pation you know what pill pleasure
is. These famous little pills cleanse
the liver and rid the system of all
bile without producing unpleasant
effects. Sold by druggists.
Fred -Wannamaker of Orangebnrgj
has resigned his positiou as examiner
for the civil service commission to en?
gage "in private business.
Best for Children.
?Mothers, be careful of the ^ health
of your children. Look out for
coughs, colds; croup and whooping
cough. Stop them in tim?-Ono
Minute Cough Cure is the best rem?
edy. Harmless and pleasant. Con?
tains - no opiates. Sold by all drug?
gists.
? i,, -,
It is stated that Mrs. Manny Fuller
of Greer has en te rfd suit against
Sheriff Giireath of Greenville and :32
citizens'*of Greer fCT damages to the
amount"of $10.000 for the searching of
her residence Several months ago.
Got Off Cheap.
*He may well think he has got
off cheap who, after having con- I
?racted constipation or indigestion,
is- still able to perfectly restore, his
health. Nothing will do this but
Dr. King's New Life Pills. A quick,
pleasant and certain cure for head?
ache, constipation, etc. 25c. at all
druggists, guaranteed.
Lee County Presentment.
? To the Honorably R. C. Watts,
Presiding Judge: The Grand Jury
bee leave to submit the fellowing re?
port :
? First, we commend your Honor's
and tbe Solicitor's p/cmptness in
opening tbe session of this! court on
time the first day of conrt*?vVe have
passed upon all bills handed ont by
the Solicitor.
?J We would recommend that the coun?
ty Attorney insritute the necessary
proceedings to determine the dat? at
wnich the acts of the Lesisiature in?
creasing the . salaries of different
bounty officers applied.
Also for the refunding of over
drawals in all cases where such ex?
ist. We are gratified to know that
There has been a marked improvement
in the coll ction of delinquent poll
taxts in the county. We have given
ocr attention to ail matters reported
for our considertion.,
Tbere are several item* to which our
attention has benn called and for
which suitable committees have been
appoint-d to make the necessary in?
vestigation and report at a subsequent
period.
We find the jail building and sur?
roundings neatly kept, also the differ?
ent county officers in a satisfactory
condition. We ask that your Honor
order the payment of one dollar and
fifty cents per day for services ren?
dered by special committees appointed
by this Grand Jury to make an inves?
tigation of the county offices.
Thanking your Honor and the Soli?
citor for courtesies extended to us.
We are respectfully,
Jas. E. McCutchen,
Foreman.
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Cl lamberla in's Cough Remedy Aids
Nature.
.Medicines that aid nature are al?
ways most effectual. Chamberlain*.;
Cough Remedy acts on this plan. It
allays the cough, relieves the lungs,
aids expectoration, opens the secre?
tions, and aids nature in restoring
the system f<> a healthy condition.
.S"M bv .'??1 drucreists.
j ARBES!E? WITH THE HORSES.
!
j PECULIAR CONDUCT LEADS TO
* rlREST OF SUSPECTS.
They Were Trying to Dispose of
Horses Under Lien-A Pe?
culiar Affair.
From The Daily Item September 21.
A man, Waters by name, came to
! the city yesterday with a splendid pair
of horses, which he offered for sale
I to Mr. A. D. Harby at such a sacri?
fice price that it aroused the suspic?
ions of Mr. Harby and Police Office/
Pierson, who, having learned the cir
' cumstances of the proposed transac?
tion, kept a igilant watch for furth?
er developments. Later in the day
similar propsitions weije made to the
Booth Live Stock Company and
Boyle's stable, which were of such a
tempting nature as to put one on the
lookout for crooked w-ork.
It was learned that the horses were
purchased of the Cheraw Live Stock
Company by a Mr. Harris, who paid
a small amount of the purchase mon?
ey and gave to the company a bill of
sale for $350, which has never been
satisfied. It seems as if Harris sold to
Mr. Moore in Bishopville and Wa?
te s, in whose possession the horses
were found, could not render a ver}
accurate account of the manner in
which he secured them.
Deputy Sheriff Mooneyham, of Lee
county, was in the city nearly the en?
tire day yesterday, but failed in his
efforts to apprehend and arrest Wa?
ters for whom he had been sent. Of?
ficer Piereon and Deputy Sheriff Gail
lard pursued them last night after
they had left the city and captured
Waters and his comrade near Grooms
town. They were turned over to Sher?
iff Muldrow, of Lee county, and were
taken back to Bishopville.
The Would Be Poet.
The "would be poet" sits with pen
His soaring thoughts to scrawl,
And seeks a subject in the glen
Or takes the waterfall.
Now fast, while thought and words
unite,
A beauteous figure's drawn:
Alas! his sentiment takes flight.
The form, the words are gone.
A flitting bird now takes his eye,
A subject grand :s he;
"O, warbling thing that rom'st the
sky
From morn till night in glee."
'Tm gone at last, my subject's found
O, warbling-let me see;"
This work's no ploy, so help mc \
zound!
From morn till night In glee."..
Vexed with himself, vexed with his
head
He turns and squirms around,
Vexed with himself he starts to bed.
What on earth has he found*"?
A picture, see the raptured coy!
The change would all amaze.
No trouble now molests his-joy.
Thc change would all amaze.
7?ts? ? .'. . ?' -":
"My darling sweet, my sugar dear,"
My innocence, my life.
My future hope to move my care,
My partner in my strife.
Tis thy kind look that cheers my
heart,
God bless thee, darling fair;_
In every grief she'll bear a part
But look now, who comes there?
The mail man with a bag of news.
A message from my belle
A message? Yes, how did I choose,
In drawing lots so well?
Her dainty hands did trace these lines,
But let me see within,
I know it all. my heart opines,
Such love as ours is sin.
What means this formal thing from
her?
A formal thing indeed,
A Mister John, not a de'ar sir.
I do not surely read.
Yes, yes, tis true. I feel the scawl,
And trace the lines along.
Good heavens can I take the fall?
Good-ble, I end my song.
-"Hago*>d."
Charlotte. N. C., Sept. 20.-A
special from Asheville to The Observer
I says that Rev. W. T. Capers, rector
I of Trinity Episcopal church, today
j announced his resignation .to take
effect Nov. 1st. This action is taken
that he may accept a call recently
I extended to become dean ol' tne
j cathedral at Lexington. Ky. Mr.
Capers is a son of Bishop Ellison Ca
! of South Carolina.
Always Successful.
?When indigestion becomes chron?
ic it is dangerous. Kodo] Dyspepsia
Cure will cure indigestion and all
troubles resulting therefrom, thus
preventing catarrh of the stomach.
Dr. Newbrough, of League, W. Va.,
says: "To those suffering from indi?
gestion or sour stomach I would
say there is no better remedy than
Kodo] Dyspepsia Cure. I have pre?
scribed it for a number of my pa?
tients with good success." Kodo]
Dyspepsia Cure digests what you eat
and makes the stomach sweet. Sold
by al] druggists.
NOT MONEY ALONE.
Tlie First Consideration for Location
of Presbyterian College Will Not
Be Amount of Money Offered.
The following letter from the com?
mittee that will decide where the
Presbyterian collage shall be located
will revive hope of .Sumter people that
the college may. after all, be vron io*
Sumter. As will be seen from the let?
ter the committee regards the suita?
bility of the location of first impor?
tance and the amount of money of?
fered as of secondary consideration.
This being the case Sumter still has
an even chance for the college. If
published reports be accurate other
places have offered more money than
Sumter has been able to raise and on
this score Sumter is out of the race.
But as for desirability of location
Sumter has the advantage of the oth?
er places that are bidding for the col?
lege. Sumter is double the size of any
of the other towns and would there?
fore give the college a iriuch larger
local patronage. It is centrally lo?
cated and easy of access from all parts
of the State. The climate is unsur?
passed and the health record com?
pares favorable with any town or city
in the United States. The water sup?
ply is abundant and pure, and it
would be a distinct advantage to th-*
college to be located in a growing,
progressive and widely advertised
town.
The letter from the college commit?
tee follows:
To the Subscribers to the Presbyterian
College of South Carolina:
Dear Friends:
As president of the college and
members of the board of trustees, vre
desire,
1. To express to you our most cor?
dial appreciation of your interest in,
and efforts on behalf of, the move?
ment to locate the college.
2. To assure you that the sole ob?
ject of the board is to do that which,
in its judgment, is best for the col?
lege and for the church. In trying
to decide what is best, we believe that
location should be the first and chief
consideration and the amount of mon?
ey contributed, the second.
3. To assure you that absolute fair?
ness and justice will characterize the
board's consideration of the various
propositions presented to it. No mere
personal preferences and prejudices,
if any such exist, will control the
members of the board. The interests
and claims of each particular place
will be given full consideration in
their relation to, and bearings upon,
the larger interests of the church,
which we represent.
4. To appeal earnestly to all the
Presbyterians in every place to abide
loyally by the decision, whenever it
is rendered. As we ere working sole?
ly for the great interests of the col?
lege and the church, we beg you to
have confidence in the decision and
be united in a future desire and ef?
fort to build up the college. Of course
every place cannot secure the college.
All but one must be disappointed. Eut
for the sake of the church and the
cause of Christian education; we en?
treat you to take a broad-minded view
of the matter, to submit graciously to
the final decision and to rally to tho
college wherever it shall be loacted.
Respectfully,
W. G. Neville.
W. M. McPheeters.
S. C. Eyrd.
vThe committee solicitas subscrip?
tions for the removal of the college
now at Clinton to Sumter bas been
very much sratified aod encouraged by
the contribution of $l,iKX) by" Mis.
Tuomey. It comes doubly welcomed.
Cause cf insomnia.
^Indigestion nearly always disturbs
the sleep more or less and is often
the cause of insomnia. Many cases
have been permanently cured by
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. For sale by ail druggists.
Downward Course
Fast Rein sr Realized by Sum?
ter People.
A r*"le hcHd^che F.* fi-st..
Daily iuoreashig till, the back is lame
and weak.
U'irtarj i i--or.?ers quirkJy follow ;
Idabete?; and Snaily Bricj'-r.'s disease.
This is the downward conrso of kidney
ill?.
DOD'! fake this cour-e. Follow the ad?
vice of a Sumter citizen.
George W. Hancock, keeper of thc jail. 2?
Canal St.. says: "? Lave been down in wi!
on account of my back several >:mes and suf?
fered thc most intense nain righi a?TOSS tin?
.?.mall of my back which Celt just as if a lo;; of
wood was laying on it and crushing the life
out of roe an?l I was unable to iret from un?
der it. ccu.<? not tum over without taking
both handsto pull myself. The kidney se?
cretions were very <!ark\ full of sediment and
called me out of bed every little while. ?
think I contracted the disease during the
war. away back in 1S62 and.lS63 laying out in
all kinds of weather, exposed to lu ?it and
cold. ??ince then during later years I have
suffered everything a man could >u!"'er and
liv?'. I used everything I could get hold <;f
hut nothing seemed to touch it. I finally saw
[loan's Kidney Pilis advertised and went to
!>r. A. J. China's drug store ami procured a
hox. They acted like a charm. I have used
three boxes and a!? the pain in my back has
I ?eft. ?lu.- kidney secretions have bren natural
i and I f?_.. -i A No. 1. !>oan'> Kidney Pills an- the
best kidney n aiedy on earth."
[*or sale hy all dealers. Price 50 cents.
Foster-^iilbufn Co.. Buffalo. X.Y.. sole agents
for the L"nite<l States.
Remember the name- ?oan's- and take no
ollar. CS
F?lEYSKlDNEYC?RE
i Stakes Kidneys and Bladder Right
The Kind Yon Have Always Bought, and which has he&*.
in use for over 30 years, has borne the signature or
^0 -? and has been made under his per
?? /L>?^$fljt~~^~ s sona* supervision since its infancy?.
Allow no one to decei ve you in this
Ali. Counterfeits, Imitations and "?Just-as-good" are but
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health ofT
Infants and Children-Experience against Experiment?.
What is CASTOR IA
Castoria is a harmless substitute for Castor Oil, Pare-*
goric, Drops and Soothing- Syrups, lt is Pleasant, lt.
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic*
substance. Its age is its guarantee. It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness. It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and nattirai sleep?
The Children's Panacea-The Mother's Friend,
GENUINE CASTOR IA ALWAYS
Bears the Signature of
Tie Kind You Have Always Bongin
Cv
In Use For Over 30 Years?,
THC CENTAUR COMPANY, TT MUSPHf STREET, NEW YORK CtTY.
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FARMS FOR SALE.
Tract '3 acres 1 mile N. E. of City. 2"-?0 acres cleared. All easily brought
ender cultivation. Drairage facilities good. For a quick sale $2.000,,
Tract 577 acre?; 300 cleared. Buildings worth ?3000.* P.?.c= on Mayesville
road 7 miles from Sumter and 3'from Mayesville. Price $30 per aere.$17310.
Tract 170 acres, 60 cleared, 4 miles from ciry on Bishopville and Brewing
ton roads. Frice 8v0 per acre. $3400,
Tract 265 acres on Moses road 3 miles from city, 100 cleared, good build?
ings. Price $30.. $7950,
Tract 256 acres within half mile of city. 160 ac: ess in high state of culti?
vation. Buildings insured for S3C00. $12500,
112. 105 acres 4 miles from city, near Bishopville and Brewington road?, 50,
acres cleared, new 3 room dwelling. $2630
SEE CITY LOTS IN DAILY ITEM AND EVENING NEWS.
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164.
R. B.
Attorney at Law
Harby Bldg. Court. Pqr.
BELSER,
Real Estate Broker
Phone 309.
I. ?. BOWMAN, Prest , G. W. BOIUIEL Sec. I Treas
The Sumter banking
& Mercantile Company,
Sumter, 3. C.
mmase^Capita\ Stock $50,000?^*?*^
i
Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize
ers and Farmers5 Supplies.
Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil?
cox & Gibbs 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 making
your arrangements for another year.
Come to see us. We will save you money,
and give you a hearty, courteous welcome.
Sumter Banking &
Mercantile Company,
Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice.
Sumter, S. C.
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