Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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lu ?S;u?i>uiuii aub ^jutiji"^ WEDNESDAY, ?ECEM8ER 6, t^U?. &*, u.? A?.conj (j?ass ifitttr NEW ADVERTISEMENTS, . Want-For Sale. Howard Caldwell & Co.-Lots for Sale. German Kali Works-Good Pota? toes. J. J. Harby & E. H. Moses-Over? seer Wanted. _ The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Overcoat Weather. PERSONAL. Mr. W. P. Mills, of Camden, spent Sunday in town. Mr. N. S. McLeod, of Oswego, was in tbs city today. Miss Lillie LaGrone is vsiting Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler. Gol. J. J Daraus, of Statebarg, was in town yesterday. Mr. NS. W. Raffield, of Goodwill, was in the city Saturday. Mr. W. T. McLeod of Magnolia, spent yesterday :u town. Dr. N. G. Osteen has* gone to Smithville tn spend the week. ' Mr. English Williamson, of Provi? dence, spent Saturday in town. Mr. John F. Kelly, of Bishopville, was iu the city yesterday on business. Miss Daisy Bowman bas gone back to Remberts to resume work at ber school. .Mr. M G. Ryttenberg returned from New York yesterday aftor a ten day stay. Mr. Lide Nettles, of Dalington, was ? amoug ~tbe l-umber cf visitors in the' city Thursday. Miss Armina Mose?, who bas been visiting relatives in New York return? ed home yesterday. Miss Ethel Brunsen and Mi?s Saidee Ellis, of Summerton are spending a few days iu town with friends. Misses Hattie and Nela Sanders, of Eagocd, have returned to their home after a stay of several days in the city. Hon. Altamont Moses has been critically lH for several days and his many friends here and throughout tbe state will hear with sincere regret tl at there has been no improvement in ? his condition. Mr. R. D. Ti mai ons. of Beniah, was here last week and sold cotton. This is his first trip to the city to sell cotton and he was attracted by the "higu prices (hat the buyers have been paying. Mes??. Leon M. Green, Henry Boshamer. Ii. Dozier Le<. J?bn Lee., E. . W. Barby and Robert Cooper, students of South Carolina College who <ce?i~ a few idays ot' Gs. la Week - ?til their iamiiies, ?ave returned to Columbia. Mr. T. D. BnBose, rf Mecbanics ville, has been quite sick with pneu? monia, and is still cuu?ned to h s room, .consequently be was not al le - to meet witn his colleagues of tue County Board of Registration last Mondav. *The dispensary receipts were more than $4,000 last week. City taxpayers are slow in paying this year ar.d City Treasurer Hurst has written comparatively few re? ceipts. The time for payment with? out penalty expires on the 15 Mi in? stant. For the first time in many years not a few stores were open and doing business on Thanksgiving day. It is a great pity that we have so many peo? ple here with nothing to he thankful for. Sumter needs another letter carrier to properly handle the posta! business and effort will be made to induce the postofSce department to make an al? lowance fer an additional man. Con? gressman Lever will exert his influence to obtain the alowance for Sumter. The cotton receipts on this market to date are more than ?0 per cent, less than lost season's receipts to the same date, and there is far less cotton in the hands of the farmers. Cotton is valuable property now and the man who sells it may regret doing so be? fore March 1st. -* Friday night a negro hid himself in the store o? the Wnilden Furniture Co., for the purpose of robbery, arl endeavored to open the large safv Sn the store. Two railroad spikes, a chisel and a large iron ba. withj a nut on one end were the implement^ used. The safe was badly scratched, but the thief was unable to fore?, it open. All trjat was missed was and iver & John? son revolver from the officce of the store. A number of rugs were piled up on a sofa, where the thief evident? ly spent a comfortable night. Officer Pierson examined the back door of this store at 5 o'clock and found *t closed, but it was ope i when Mr. Chandler wont io the store in the .morning. Indigestion, consipation. dyspepsia "kidney and liver disorders, and ail stomach troubles, postively cured by using Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. FOR SALE-To make room for au? tomobile, one two horse carjge in perfect condition. Will be sold cheap. Can be seen at 35 Sumter street. 12-6-tf WANTED-First class farmer to take charge and oversee our farm. Must be industrious, sober and intelli? gent; married man preferred. Ad MAJ IKIED. Mr. D. F. Stoudenn;ire of this city and Miss Sandel of Orangebur? were maried at the home of the bride at ,4.30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon. A? ? ter the ceremony was performed a I delightful dinner was served to the j bridal party. Mr. and Mrs. Stouden I mire spent Thursday in Columbia, and ? after ?.oday they will be at home on j West Calhoun street in this city. Miss Janie Ingram, daughter of Mr. S. E. Ingram, and Mr. E. C. Horton were married Thursday evening at the home of the bride's parents in Manning, Rev. J. M. Holloday per? forming the ceremony. Miss Olivia Ingram was the maid of honor and Mr. W. E. Burgess was best man. Mayesviile, Dec. 2.-Miss Annie Burgess of this place and Mr. W. H. Burnside of Richland county, were married in the Presbyterian church Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in the presence of a lar?e congregation. Married at Beulah. Max, 3. C., November 29.-In Beulah cburcb last night at 7 o'clock Mr. Homer R. Tomliuson ana Miss Bettie White were marred by R;v. Carl Barth. - A iarti8 crowd witnessed the impres? sive Ceremony. DKATH. Mrs. Theresa Spann, wife of Mr. >. G. Spann, formerly of this county diedLof heait disease at her home in MaRn, Miss., Monday. The funeral was held in Macon Tuesday. She was the mother of Mrs. J. L Haynsworth, Mrs. J. H. Chandler and Mrs. M. S. Chsse, of this city, Mr. R. H. Jen? nings, of Orangeburg and Mr. W. H. Jennings, of New York. BICYCLE THEIF CAUGHT. From The Daily Item. Dec. 1. Several days ago Mr. B. F. Estridge lost his bicycle, and immediately no? tified- the police of its, disappearance. Nothing more was heard of the wheel until yesterday, when a phone mes? sage was received from Summerton by Chief J. K. Bradford, informing him of the peculiar conduct of a negro who had recently arrived in the town, I and who was making repeated efforts to dispose of a bicycle. The descrip? tion of the bicycle was given, which Chief Bra-1 ford-thought tallied suf ficiently well with that of Mr. Es tridge's to warrant the arrest of the negro. Immediately upon his arrest, ana when the negro saw visions of pnsoa life he fainted instantly and has ever since been trying to keep up the bluff. He says that he does not know his name, and acts in the mest ridiculous? ly absurd manner. He will possibly come to his proper senses after a lew weeks of confinement. BOY' BURGLAR CAPTURED Jacob Cawley, a young Orangeburg negro, thought he was about to make his exit from this world of trouble and strife Sunday morning, and pass into the great beyond. Mr. Mose Green's store was the scene of the narrowly averted tragedy, and there with thc rope around his neck and with the admonition to pre-. pare to die, the trembling negro con? fessed the crime and told the name of his accomplice, and thus the ii* tie rope comedy served its purpose. Jacob Cawley is an Orangeburg ne? gro, who recently came to Sumter, and he, with a young fellow towns? man, John Washington, secreted themselves in the store of Mose Green on Saturday night, with the avowed intention of cracking tin- safe. They secured an axe and when the wee small hours had come and they they completely severed from the safe the combination iock and the icp hinge of the door; but even with the safe^ in that mutilated condition ? hey could work with comparative safe; ?*. were unable to open it. They were, however, determined not to go way empty handed, so +bey turned .noir attention to tthe mojiey till m th - of? fice, which was easily opened ami eight dollars in cash removed, live of . which went to Cawley and thre^ to j Washington. Washington seems to have been the sharper of the tn. . for he effected his escape at early ! -norning, through the sk>'ight, but Cawley j remained in the building too scared t<? j try to escape until Mr. Green cam . j down on Suaday morning to put oil; lamps that were burning in his s orr during the night, lie was then de? tected and captured, and tb lynch? ing scene ensured, which worwed ad? mirably in bringing about thc name of his comrade in crime. Cawley is now m jail, and frankly stated all tht details of his crime to The Item reporter. He told how he hid in the store, how he tried to open the safe, and expressed his utmost de? light at his escape from lynching. If Sumter ever has another carnival the whip, stick and feather duster man should be barred. It makes io difference how long you have been sick, if you are troubled with indigestion, constipation, liver and kidney troubles. Hollister's Rocky MK. s. Y. D?:LGA;: SHCX. / -- Shot By Unknown Negro on Main Street-Serious Wound in Thigh. Leg Broken. j _ I From The Daily Item, Dec. 1. Mr. S. Y. Delgar received a very serious wound from a pistol in the hands of an unknown negro on Main st. Thursday night between the hours of S.30 and 9 o'clock. The reports con? cerning the unfortunate occurrence are so numerous and varied that rath? er than publish any misstatement -of facts, The Item will not endeavor to publish an exact account until defi? nite and correct information is obtain? able. This much, however, is generally agreed upon. Mr. Delgar was trying to avert a quarrel between a white man and a negro, when the negro seemed to take offense at the interfer? ence, and totally without provocation on the part of Mr. Delgar, pulled a pistol and discharged one bullet which took effect in Mr. Delgar's thigh. Immediately upon wounding Mr. Delgar, the negro dropped his pistol and disappeared among the crowd, and has not yet been captured. Mr. Delgar fell to the ground and was car? ried to Dr. DuRant's pharmacy suf? fering intensely. He was romo ved to the Sumter hospital. The wound., 'while not fatal, is a very serious one, and there is danger of Mr. Delgar's losing his leg. His leg was also broken a few inches be? low the place that tho bullet entered, which resulted from his leg being caught under his body when he fell. He is resting well today. RECEIVED HIGHEST AWARD. The Alford Dental Motor Awarded a Medal by Lewis and Clark Ex? position. Mr. W. B. Burns has received official notification that the Alford Dental motor had been awarded a bronze medal by the jury of awards of the Lewis and Clark exposition, which re? cently closed at. Portland, Oregon The medal was the highest awarded in the class in which the Alford motor contested -and represents the disin? terested opinion of a committee of ex? perts. The Alford motor really stands alone in the realm of dental appli? ances and wherever exhibited to a body of dentists has been enthusias? tically praised as the best and most complete motor yet designed for their jse. Gir's, if you want red lips, laughing ? y : . sweet breath and good looks use Hoilis'-er's Rocky Mountain Tea. The greatest beautifier known. '?I cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. ! Harmon y Br osby I cry. This booy will nola a:: adjourned meeting in the Pri-sbyf?riHn church in this citv on Thursday, December 7th, at 10 o'clock a. rn. GALA WEEK NOTES. . Horse Races, Automobile Floral Pa? rade-Tile Winners and Prizes -Automobile Races Today. The horse races Wednesday after? noon on Oakland avenue attracted a large number of people and were pulled ol? in fine shape. There were entries sufficient to make the contests of the most interesting nature, and excitement was not lacking. In the first event, the trotting racce. Mr. C. W. Smith won the first prize of $30, and Mr. W. B. Boyle got second mon? ey, $10. The running race resultled iin a tie between the horses of #Mr. Willie Buitman and Mr. T. O. San? ders. Mr. Bultman's hors? fell on his jockey, which so injured him as to prevent the running of the third heat. The race was, consequently, declared a tie, and the purse was divided. There were 48 entries for the auto? mobile floral parade. It was a fine spectacle to witness, and a surprising? ly good advertisement for the pros? perity and thrift of our city. The first pize was awarded to Mr. S. W. Stubbs, whose car was beutifuly deco? rated in harmonizing shades of laven? der, hiliotrope and lilac and which was driven by his little daughter, Miss I Kathryn, who is not six and one-half ! years of age. Mr. Douglas China's j car, beautifully draped in white pa j per festooning, was declared the sec j or.d best decorated machine. Mr. j Waverly Levy, driving a burlesque 'automobile, attracted much attention and proved a. very laughable feature of the event. The streets w< thronged Friday af? ternoon to witness the automobile races which were scheduled to take place at 3 o'clock this afternoon There were but two cars entered, an 18 honse j o wer Reo, driven by Mr" T. B. Jenkins, with detached tonneau and a 22 horse ^ower Bennick, with Mr. E. A. Jenkins at the steering gear tonneau, undetachable. Both cars ran at the same time, side by side, for the full distance of the race course. The Reo held the lead from the start and won. The Carnival Rall. The social event of the gala week was the grand carnival ball, which was given in Armory hall from 9.30 j until 2 o'clock Wednesday evening. The attendance, while not as large us that of the Fall Festival ball of last 3'ear, waa surprisingly good. Px CL Sch auu> cher's full orchestra iva? engaged tor The evening, and de ::-i.tfcl all w io Mere present. L\t.."t reircshments, consisting uf sand? wiches, olives and a fruit punch, were daintily served by the Hotel Jackson. I Yhe evening proved a very delightful (one arid the occasion was a decided s cia'. ss. The dispensary last week took in fully 'c'- much in five days as the carnival shows did the entire week. The Secret of Good Cottee Even the best housekeepers cannot make a good cup of coffee without good material. Dirty, adulterated and queerly blended coffee such as unscrupulous-jdealers shovel over their counters won't do. But take the pure, clean, natural flavored LION COFFEE* the leader of all package coffees the coffee that for over a quarter of a century has been daily welcomed in millions of homes-and you will make a drink fit for a king in this way : HOW TO MAKE GOOD COFFEE. Use LION COFFEE, be? ange to get best results you must use the best coffee. Grind your LION COFFEE rather Sue. Use "a tablespoonful to oach ?up, and one extra for thc po;." First mix it with a little lld water, enonch to make a thick paste, and add vliite of an egg (if egg is to be used as a ;ttler), then follow one of the following rules : _1st. W?T?I BOILING WATER. Add bolling water, end let t boil THREE MINUTES ONLY. Add a little cold water and set aside five minutes to settle. Serve promptly. 2d. WITH COLD WATER. Add your cold va ter to the paste and r inq lt to a boll. Then set aside, add a little cold water, and In live minutes it's ready to serve. Q (Don't boil it "Loo long. " < Don't let it stand more than ten minutes before serving. DOXTS (.Don't use water that has been boiled before. \ TWO WAYS TO SETTLE COFFEE. 1st With EJJ?S. "Cse part of the white cf an egg, mixing it with the ground LION COFFEE I ?et ore boiling. 2d. With Cok Water instead of eggs. After boiling add a dash o? cold water, and set aside for eight or tan minutes, then serve through a strainer. Insist on getting a package of genuine LION COFFEE, prepare it according to this recipe and yon will only use LION COFFEE in future. (Sold only in 1 lb. sealed packages.) (Lion-head on every package.) (Save these Lion-heads for valuable premiums.) SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. On February 1st, Durant's Pharmacy will give away a hand some - :?t."h v/fxi-th ?40.00. or it< equivalent, to be s? lected at Fol.-o ?;'s Jj.ielry Store. The watch will be awarded to the person who guesses near? est the number of seed contained in the big pumpkin now on exhibition. A disinterested committee will be appointed to cut the pumpkin ?nd count the seed the day the contest closes. With each fwe ?5) c^nts purchase one guess is given. Ask for a "Pumpkin guess" ticket, and recoid one guess for each 5 cents you spend. ?lfiMtsfV PhQraia ?'? CK I THE FCCHMCIMCR 9 - FORM FIFTY-TWO December, January and February Are the months for Long Overcoats. Fome weather forecast? ers predict the coldest winter in many years. We are prepared to make you comfortable with Heavy Overcoats, Heavy Suits, Heavy Underwear, Sweat j ers, Woolen Half Hose, Gloves, Etc. EVERYTHING SOLD AT REASONABLE PRICES M J. HES HI CO. Phone 166 Sumter, S. C. We secured a very choice line of samples from The H. B. Caflin Co.5 the largest dry goods jobbers in the country, at practically 50 cents on the dollar The lot consists of Bureau Scarfs, Table Center Pieces, Aprons, Laundry Eugs, and many other items. Bureau Scarfs Worth $1 to $1.50 at 50 and 75 cents, 36 Inch Linen H. S. Tray Covers Worth 50 cents to $1 at 25 and 50 cents, A beautiful assortment of Lace Center Table Covers At 25 cents to $1, worth double Lawn Embroidered Table Covers and Bureau Scarfs At 20 and 35 cents-Just half their value. A very choice lot of plain white and embroid eied Aprons at 15 and 25 cents regular 25 an 50 cent values. Embroidered Laundry Rugs Lmen Eifects 50 cents values at 20 and 25 cents. Persons who are looking ahead for Christmas gifts would find these very interesting, as they make useful and inexpensive presents. Remem? ber they are only samples, no two pieces alike, if you are interested call early, they will not last long.