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WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 1,1905. ?i*it/>.i. u ' ti*? i oct ?/i>*w* S<Mf7lC6T . S G. * a? ?ttouti Oluss Jd Itter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Ringling Bros'. Shows. J. - W. Ferguson-Milch Cows. W. B. Burns-Bankrupt Stock. = O'Donnell & Co.-Xew Arrivals. 'A.V D. Harby-Horses and Mules. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Hain Coats. PERSONAL. Mr. James Evans, of Smithville was in town yesterday. Mr. W. O. Cain, of Privateer, was io the city yrsterday. Mr. B I. Manning went to Charles? ton on business yesterday. ' Mr. Edmund Wilson, of Columbia spent yesterday in the city. Mss Janie Nelson, of . Stateburg, is visiting friends in the city. Hon. Tbos. G. McLeod, of Bishop viile was in tow 1 Thursday. Dr. and Mrs. W. K. Mood, of Sum? merton were in the city Thursday. Mr. J.. S. Durant, of Durants, spent k Saturday in town. Mr. Joe C. Scott, of Wisacky, was in the city Friday. CoL John J. Dargan, of Stateburg, -was in the.city Friday. Mr. W. W. Sumter, of Stateburg, . spent Friday in the city. ft Mr. W. McD. Green, of Bishopville? ~ was in the city Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Woodley, of Providence, were in the city Satur? day. Mr. J. R. Ligon, who has been on a business trip to Xew Jersey has re ? turned to the city. Mr. B. J. Grier has returned after a two months' stay with relatives and friends at Smithville. Dr. Leonard White, of Statesville, ST. CL, is spending- a -few days tn the city visiting his sisters. Dr. C. C. Brown went to Beau? fort county to assist in the dedication of Eu haw Baptist church. Rev. John Kershaw, Jr., of Charles on, who will have charge of the'Sum merton and Bradford Springs church? es, was in the city Saturday. Miss Rosa Lesesne, of Oswego, left on Monday for Atlanta, Ga., where she will take a course in stenography and typewriting in a business college. A few days ago Col. T. V. Walsh received a letter from Mr. Richard a Jennings* who is now in Orangeburg, p stating that be ' was stricken with paralysis about two months ago and bad been confined to his bed ever sin^w. Mr. Jennings worked at Mr. . W. P. Smith's marble yard for many years.. Mrs. Boucher DeLorme who for-the fe. ?ast week visited ber sister, Mr4 J. j. Watson, of Columbia, returned to the city Sunday afternoon. W. C. Pavia, Esq., of. Manning, and Thoa. G. McLeod, of Bisbon viile, who attended court in the city Monday, have*retnrned to their homes. Rev. J. Klein went to Darlington on Tuesday to officiate at the marriage of Miss Estella Iseman and ? Mr. Lee Julius Michael, of Macon, Ga. Mr. D. G. Zeigler hes gone to Spartan burg on professional business and will look after the work on the big" theater building, which he has in charge, while np there. Tbe pickpocket Alfred Everett Dan v?y has given a cash bond of $LG00, and bas left for parts unknown. The money was Telegraphed him from some city in Ohio in less than three hour from the- time that he suit tbe message for relief. Even airer be was ?et at liberty, he ieared that he would receive some seri DUS bodily barm, and kept in seclusion until his train left. At the depot be did not mingle with the ciowd, but remaiued in the ram nenind the building, and asked Officer Weeks to remain with him un? til he depaned. . Ks thougb? tha? the Sumter people were going to fit him with a rope collar. The Unloaded Pistol. Jimmie Wells, aged 15 years, the son of Mr. H. L. B. "\#ells, accidental ?y shot himself through the fleshy part of the thigh Monday and inflicted a painful wound. He was carelessly handling an old pistol, which he thought was unloaded, and rn some ? wey discharged it with the result above ctated. WILD CAT IN TOWN. Run Down and Killed Dy a Blow on the Head. ?_ A full grown wild cat was killed on Church street near Liberty Sunday about 12 o'clock. The cat was first seen on Church street near Hampton avenue with a chicken in his mouth, which it had caught in Mr. J. M. Knight's yard. When pursued it took refuge in a tree in Mrs. Ryttenberg's yard. Mr. Eugene Stansill went up the tree after the/ cat which finally leaped to the ground, a distance of nearly 50 feet. By this, time quite a crowd had gathered, the cat was cor? nered and knocked in the head with a stick. Everything in the oyster line. Cracker dust, oyster crackers, toma? to catsup, pepper sauce, Worcester sauce, Heinz pepper sauce, pickles, sweet and sour. Sumter Fruit Co., 6 W. Liberty street. Sumter. S. C. Tel? ephone 351, next to postoffice. A Coining Marriage. Invitations have been issued by Mr. aud Mrs. Geo. D. Bryac, of Charles tou, to me marriaae of their danghte Henrietta Campbell tc Kev. Henry J. Mikell, in St Michaels Church, Wednesday evening,'November 8tbv DEATH. After quite a long illness,. Mr. E. A. Lowry died at his home on South Sumter street Sunday morning. Mr. Lowery was a native of "Waterloo, but made his home in Sumter for a num? ber of years. He married a Miss El? lis, and at the time of his death was in his 64th year. He was buried by the Knights of Pythias Tuesday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock. The funeral services were held at his residence on Surnier street. Barbecue in Concord. A barbecue and hot supper will be given at Mr. Joseph Brunson's resi? dence in the Concord neighborhood November 9th for the benefit of the Alliance school. The public is cor? dially invited to attend. -A Case of Graft. There is a report in circulation thai a prominent young business man of Sumter was relieved of his overcoat while walking around the hotel in Columbia Thursday. This was pretty clever work on the part of the graft? ers or very negligent of ?he young man in question. The work on the cotton warehouse is progressing rapidly. The coming of the Ringling Bros. circus is the event of the year to the small boys. The Western Union telegraph office is being moved into the new quarters on* West Liberty street. Cotton has been coming in freely the last few days since the price in the local market' has been above 10 cents. The people of Sumter who voted for the purchase of the Sumter water system are beginning to wonder when the city will take charge. Two young men who went to the fair from this city had a portion of their wardrobe^tolen from their room at the hotel where they were stopping. The thief was considerate and did not take all and leave them clothless. Capt. Scrivin Doar and Mr. B. R. Sanders held a civil service examina? tion for mail carrier on the postoffice Saturday. There were three appli? cants for- the position, two negroes and one white man. i ? Don't fail to read Oconnell & Co.'s advertisement today. The school children are wondering whether or not they will be given a holiday on circus day. - The cotton warehouse would be completed in short order if the ma? terial could be obtained as fast as needed. The railroad cannot furnish cars to haul the material required and the work is dragging somewhat on that account. When in Sumter .buy your fruit from the Sumter Fruit Co., 'Phone 351, next to postoffice. We ship oysters in small and large quantities. Sumter Fruit Co., 6 W. Liberty street. Sumter, S. C. 'Phone 351, next to postoffice. ?Mothers every where praise Otto .Minute Cough Cure for the sufferings it has relieved and the lives of their little * ones it has saved. A certain cure for coughs, croup and whooping <eough. ' Makes breathing easy, cuts out phlegm and draws out the inflam? mation. Sold by all druggists. A Runaway Accident on Liberty Street. Saturday night about S o'clock Mr. Murray Nelson had rather a terrify? ing accident while on his way back to his work from supper. The left shaft came loose at the axle, which caused the right wheel to be pulled up on the horse, starting him to kick and run. This happened near Main street and the horse dashed at full speed un? til he got to Harvin street, and in turning the corner he ran against a post, throwing the driver over the dashboard for some distance on the sidewalk. Mr. Nelson had taken Mrs. J. H. McCollum home, but was alone when the accident occurred. His arm was sligthly sprained, but not serious? ly hurt. Every Ounce You Eat. ?Every ounce of food you eat that j falls to digest does a pound of. hann. ' Tt turn?; thf ^ntfre meal Into poison. "ils not only deprives thc blood of the necessary tissue-building mate? rial, but it poisons it. Kodol Dyspep? sia (Jure is a perfect digestant. It di- , gests the food regardless of the condi? tion of the stomach. It allows that ! organ to rest and get strong again. Relieves belching, heart burn, sour stomach, indigestion palpitation of the heart, etc. Sold by all druggists. One of the sinners who paid tribute in Recorder's Court Monday, on his way ont of town stopped to tell one of the policemen that be was due to make eight miles an hour ou a foot race to Summerton. He said that ho had only 53 cents left after paying his board to the city and the fare was 60 cents to Summerton, so he was going to the dispensary, get a pint of "good likker" and when lie got ont of town he would steam up He said he kuew be could make eight miles an hour and not known that he was walk? ing fast. If he comes up tn bis speed expectations h^ will probably teat the train to Summerton. A BABY SHOW. Daughters of American Kc volution Preparing for Exhibit of Infant Beauties. The Daughters of the American Revolution will give a baby show in the Sumter Light Infantry Armory on November 15th. The following prizes will be of? fered: 1. For finest baby under 1 year old* 2. For finest baby under 3 years old. 3. For prettiest baby. 4. For handsomest dressed baby. 5. Consolation prize to be drawn for by all not receiving a prize. In connection with the baby show a palm, fern and chrysanthemum show will be held. Prizes will be given for the finest ferns and palms and a prize for the finest single chrysanthemum and a prize for the finest bunch of chrysanthemums. The committee will endeavor to see each and every mother in the city, but as it will take time to canvass the city a general imitation is extended to all mothers to enter their babies. COTTON SHIPMENTS. The Amount Sent Out From This Market is Much Less Than * Last Season. Up to Monday, the 23d instant, the Atlantic Coast Line had shipped from this point 14,280 bales of cotton and the Southern Railway 4,824, making a total of 19,104. Up to the same date 2,7S8 bales of cotton had been shipped in from nearby points an*i reshipped without being included in the receipts of this market, making a grand total of 21,892 bales forwarded from Sumter. * * This shows a heavy falling off as compared with the shipments last year. The total shipments last year were 56,000 bales, and there is no possibility of the shipments this year approaching that figure. ENTIRE TRAINS ADDED. Phenomenal Enlargement of Ringling Brother's World's Greatest Shows. Ringling Brother's World's Greatest Shows, which will exhibit in Sumter Friday, Nov. 10, have been enlarged upon such a broad scale of liberality as ti almost preclude the description of its real magnitudcon paper. The Ringling Brothers, always modern and progressive, have had for years the biggest and best show on earth, yet this season they have more than tribied their immense amusement en? terprise by the addition of complete new trains, hundreds of horses and people, and by entire new shows. The crowning feature of these almost un? limited additions is the grand spec? tacular and pantomimic production, "The Field of the Cloth of Gold," in which are shown twelve hundred characters, twenty-five hundred mag? nificent costumes and fifteen carloads of special scenery. This spectacle is shown in the largest tent ever made for a circus-a vast canvass theatre, arena and aerial enclave, brilliantly lighted by electricity. The -?mon? ster free street parade-a glittering pageant fully three miles in length is alone worth the amount charged for the circus proper. It is replete with new and novel processional attrac? tions, displaying beautifully carved and decoated floats representative of every country on the globe, richly at tired horsemen from every known na? tion, and monster herds of elephants and camels, with a division for the children, and a full hundred cages of the rarest wild' animals known to zoologists. In the arenic performance the Ringling Brothers introduce 375 performers, each ono a premier artist. There are more than 200 acts in the circus programme and most of the acts are exclusively novel and sensational. In the train? ed animal display the Ringling Broth? ers present three herds of huge ele? phant actors, under the direction of Pearl Souder, troops of cute little ponies in acts that never fail to please the children; Harry DeForest's won? derful leaping dogs; and cake walking and high school horses in exhibitions of the highest type of equine intelli? gence and marvelous new conceptions. The circus performances is given on towo stages, in three rings and on a wide quarter-mile hippodrome track. Ringling Brothers' World's Greatest Shows will exh.?:c here ene da3/ or.". and give performances at 2 o'clock and S o'c'ock. Admission tickets and reserved numbered chairs will be sold at Ringling Brothers' down town tick 30 office at Sibert's Drug Store circus day at exactly the same price charged in the ticket wagons on the show? grounds. Nature Needs But Little. ?Nature needs only a Little Early Riser now and then to keep the bow? els clean and the liver active, and the system free from bile, headaches, con? stipation, etc. The famous little pills "Early Risers" are pleasant in effeet and perfect in action. They never gripe or sicken, but tone and strength? en the liver and kidneys. Sold by all druggists. MET$??Om^>X?R stops ti*? cottglx and Heals lunga Tho people living along the line of the Northwestern railroad between ?his city and St. Paul are anxious for an improvement in the passenger ser? vice on that road. They want a daily schedule that will enable them to come to this city in the morning in time to connect with the train from Columbia and return home the same night, the evening train leaving after the arrival of the train from Colum? bia. From statements made it would appear that the business of the road would warrant such a schedule. Don't Be Deceived. *Do not be deceived by counterfeits when you buy Witch Hazel Salve. The name of E. C. DeWitt & Co. is on ev? ery' box of the genuine. Piles in their worst form will soon pass away if you will apply Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve night and morning. Best for cuts, burns, boils, tetter, eczema, etc. Miss H. M. Middleton, Thebes, 111., says: "I was seriously afflicted with a feve* sore that was very painful. Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve cured me in a few days."' Sold by all druggists. Fresh Norfolk oysters received dai? ly. Sumter Fruit Co., 6 W. Liberty street, Sumter, S. C., 'Phone 351, next 351, next to postoffice. TAX NOTICE. The County Treasurer's office in Court House building will be open for the collection of taxes, without pen? alty, from the 15th day of October to the 31st day of December, inclusive, 1905. The levy is as follows: For State, 5 1-2 mills; for county, 3 1-2 mills; Constitutional School, 3 mills; Polls, $1.00. Also, School District No. 1, Special, 2 mills; No. 2, 2 mills; No. 3, 2 mills; No. 4, 2 mills; No. 16, 2 mills; No. 17, 1 mill; No. 18, 2 mills. 50 cents capitation dog tax. A penalty of 1 per cent, added for month January, 1906. Additional penalty of 1 per cent, for month Feb? ruary, 1906. Additional penalty of 5 per cent, for 15 days in March. 1906. T. W. LEE. Coun?y Treasurer. October 5th, 1905. R. B. BELSER. R. D. EPPS. Attorneys and Counsellors at Law. Pbone 309. SUMTER, S. C. Harby Bldg. Perfect Fitting Trousers. The best Trouser Makers ia the trade make our Trousers The Cut is the latest and the New Fall and Winter Pattern? are Beautiful. .'O Trousers for Hen, $1.00 to $8.00. Boys' Knee Trousers 50c. to $1.50. Phone 166 - Sumter, S. C: SuLintei*, Friday, _N"o-v'i? IO. Positively the Only Big Circus Coming this Season. ^^^^^^m The Most Lavish, Extravagant, Largest, Costliest Amusement Feature Ever ^^^l^^^^fe Devised. 1,200 Characters, 300 Dancing Girls, a Chorus of 2C0 Voices, 2,500 BMfi^^f^ll Magnificent Costumes. A whole Train load cf Armor, Ancient Weapons, ^kh^^^^? J? Paraphernalia, Banners, Golden Hangings, Scenery and Accessories. A whole W???SF W Clt-Y of ?eoPi?- Kali a thousand Gorgeously Trapped Horses. A Dazzling ^MoHt * Picture cf Beautv, Life, Color and Motion. p^^^THE GRANDEST SPECTACLE EVER DEVISED ^^^^*SW The biggest, most complets zoo! t>gical collection in the worid. Over ICO { cages? ^cns and tanks. 40 21e: .?ants a whole caravan of Camels and vi^V^H? J Dromedaries. The only pair of full-grown Giant Giraffes ever seen in Amer- t?$^*>fe l&sl?&W ^ ica. Only Rhinoceros' in captivity; only North Sea colossal Albino Ice Bear; fa?t?^l^ I w$W%^M giant 6-tbn Behemoth: curious monster-eared African proboscidian ni-1-^vel' ' vfcf^V^ ? iaSF %\ THE,VVORUD S GREATEST ZOO I W^M^M\ . . Ringling Brothers New, Big 6-fold Circus, fully 375 arenic artists, exhib- ^!J/j^^\P [^%g?fe^fe? iting ali that is new, unusual, sensational, novel and interesting in rho circus (jT^ ^^^g^^^^? world. -50 funny clowns, 30 premier bar-back riders, CO acrobats, in rc than i f/ l / \ > ^^^m?h^fii^ CO aerialists and whole troupes of gy nasts, contortionists ami other s pe- ?/ ,,,^,,'J? ^XY-'j ^^^S?fwm- cialists. All the world's best and greatest acts, combined with the greatest ^.j 'i&?z^jfes \ ! ' show of trained horses, trained elephants and -r-v. uig ' -rrr.ing rtt.^Sr's^W:-. 03????^Str I animals ever seen, constituting the* biggest, mos: ri highest class circus Iff?fo^ \ fis fcSsPnlBbi > thc world has ever seen. At 10.00 A. M., free unen the streets of every city j -^.f??..?\ M : Ir^??SB?&i visited> the GRANDEST, LONGEST. RICHEST STREET PARADE ever seen. ^W y***?; W*\ w????EB??tt'> ' 85 railroad cars. 1,280 people. S3,700.000 capita' invested. S7,400 daily expense lT?:^ i " j W^Mmf??m7? One 50-cent ticket admits to everything. Childn n irnde- i_ years, half-price. : ^%>^::'\ f" ' j HpfflragH j i Doors open at 1.00 and 7.00 i\ M., performances be-ni at 2 ?0 and S.00 P. M. (__. j_j Admission tickets and numbered raerVed seats will be on sale show day at ^iber?'s Drug Store at exactly the same price charged in ihe regular ticket wagons on the show grounds.