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COUNCIL PROCEEDINGS. Council held a regular meeting last "Wednesday night at 6 o'clock., Present: Mayor Geo. W. Dick; Al? dermen H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, Pw. P. Haynsworth, H. W. Hood, C. G. Rowland, W. G. Stubbs and R. K. Wilder. Abesent-Ale dr man E. W. Hurst. Minutes of November 22 were read } and approved. Major H. F. Wilson submitted a proposition for straightening Church street in lieu of his offer of November 22 os follows: That the city pay the nominal sum of five dollars for the land required and SSOO for the build? ing which will necessarily be removed or destroyed in making the improve? ments. He explained that his offer is made in this way so that no precedent shall be set for buying land for streets as he thinks the city should not be re Quired to do that. He stated that the "value of the house had been estimated at $1,000 by a building contractor and represents an investment of $1,200. ;<-Upon acceptance of this offer Ma^or Wilson will make a deed to the city of the land in question and council may dispose of the biuldig as they see ?t. He and Mr, H. D. Moise urged the value and importance of the im? provement and declared that it would be an investment which would pay a large profit to the city in taxes from residences which would soon be erected in that section. Council dis? cussed the offer and realizing the ad? vantage to the city concluded to pay $400, if Major Wilson will accept it, for the building and $5 for the street* Aldermen Haynsworth, Rowland and Wilder were appointed to arrange de? tails. Request was received from Mr. Geo. W. Reardon to be refunded $54.63 paid by error in 1902 and 1903 on city "taxes. Upon written endorsement by the county auditor that the claim ap? pears to be correct, council ordered its payment The Calendar Clock Co., asked to be granted annual license for one peddler in the city. Council refused to make ?ny concessions to them. An invitation to council to the Cen* tennial -Celebration of the incorpora? tion of Georgetown, S. C., was re? ceived through the Chamber of Com? merce and acknowledged with thanks. The mayor announced the appoint? ment of Mr. F. D. Knight as supervis? or of city registration, to take effect January 10, 1906. Requisition was made by Mr. R. S. Hood, chief of fire department, for rubber coats and boots, and same was referred to the fire department com? mittee to investigate and report. The finance committee reported that the report of the clerk and treasurer for October had been examined and found correct; and that all claims re? ferred to them had been approved. The committee on public works re? ported that the location of the electric Ught near Croswell & Co.'s warehouse "bad been changed, as ordered by coun? cil. The mayor announced that the Sumter Library Association offers to donate their books to the city as a aecleus for a public library privoded ?e city will provide a place for them and for the services of a libra? rian two'afternoons in each week. He ?avored the proposition and appoint? ed Aldermen Stubbs and Wilder to consider, and report at next meeting. . lir. Rowland stated that Congress? man ' Lever had suggested that the city council and the Chamber of Com? merce memorialize congress in refer? ence to a public building for Sumter. The suggestion was adopted and Al? dermen Rowland and Barnett and the clerk were appointed to prepare a memorial. Mr. Rowland was also ap? pointed specially to further this in? terest in any way that opportunity of The clerk was instructed to write the Sumter Electric Light, Ice and J?ower Company that council has no recommendations to make in regard to Professor W. M. Riggs' recent re- ? port, but simply ask that the company j make such improvements as are nee- j essary in complying with their con? tract to give satisfactory service to the city. I Council ordered an extension of Time for payment of city taxes with? out penalty to January 1. Ten per cent, to be added to January payments aaod 20 per cent, on subsequent pay? ments. A number of claims that had been paid by the clerk wer * referred to the financial committee; they were ap? proved and council then adjourned. .Don't drug the stomach to cur* a cough. One Minute Cous^ he mucus, draw jut of thc ; tubes, heals. soc:: <iuick cure--/ - croup - .? C?agh. Sold Cy ;;????StS. Mr, A. T. Brown has been elected mayor of Newberry. Waler Cure for Constipation. .Hali a pint of hot water taken hali -an hour before breakfast will usually Jceep the bowels regular. Harsh ca? thartics should be avoided. When a purgative is needed, take Chamber? lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. They are mild and gentle in their ac? ion. For sale by all druggists. HOLD UP MAX CAUGHT. ? Harry McCutchen Committed to Jail for Highway Robbery for Holding Up Daily Item Carrier. From The Daily Item Dec. 14. Officer Seymour this morning ar? rested Harry McCutchen, a young negro, man, on suspicion that he -was the man who held up and robbed one of the Daily Item carrier boys on Sat? urday night last. While the evidence that pointed to McCutchen as the guil? ty one was not conclusive it was strong enough to warrant his arrest. When taken into custody the negro denied all knowledge of the crime with which he was charged, but finally confessed that he did stop the carrier boy and ask him for money and that the boy gave him 25 cents. He was particular to state that he did not put his hands on the boy and did not go through his pockets, appearing to think that this furnished a complete defense. After? wards he told Officer Seymour that he got the money but would like to pay five or six dollars to compromise the case. With the testimony of Wade Willi ford, the Item carrier who was rob? bed, that of Mr. G. R Richardson, and the negro's confession* a clear case was made out against him at the prelimi nary before Recorder Hurst today and he was committed to jail in de? fault of $500 bond for trial at the next term of the court of General Sessions. The quick arrest of the robber is gratifying to the Daily Item manage? ment and Officer Seymour who work? ed up the case deserves full credit for his prompt and skillful detective work. It is to be hoped that the other criminal vagrants who have ambition to shine as hold-up men will be warn? ed by the fate of Harry McCutchen to give the carriers boys of The Daily Item a wide berth," for it is the un? alterable determination on the j Item to see that its carriers are per? mitted to go about their duties un? molested. The person who interferes with one of them will be run down and punished as severely as the law j permits. For Cracked Hands ?Rough skin and cracked hands are not only cured by Dewitt's Witch Ha? zel Salve, but an occasional applica? tion will keep the skin soft and smooth. Best for eczema, cuts, burns, boils,, etc. The genuine Dewitt's Witch Hazel Salve affords immediate relief in all forms of blind, bleeding, itching and protruding piles; Sold by ail druggists. SUMTER'S PUBLIC BUILDIXG. Congressman Lever Asks for an Ap propriation of $100,000. Washington Dec. H.-Represe nta tive Lever today introduced a bill to appropriate 8100, ?00 to build a federal building at Sumter. Tomorrow Rep? resentative Patterson will introduce a bili to build a postoffice and cn>tom house at Beaufort and another provid? ing for the holding of federal court at Aiken. These are about all the new district and federal buildings develop? ments for today, except that Solicitor J. K. Henry is here to represent the cairns of Chester ES one of the places for holding conit. Rock Bill ha.; been practically de? cided upon finally and it seems that Chester will have to content itself with at $75,000 postoffice, which both Messrs. Latimer and Finey hare pro? posed and introduced bills for. Mr. Benry saw several members of the dele? gation today.-The State. Hon. Altamont Moses. ? The State of South Carolina bas sus? tained a great loss in the d(a;b of Altamont Mosed of Sumter. -It was the privilege of the editor of this pa? per to know Mr, Moses weil. W*? bave been thrown with bim a number of times at. Democratic State Conven? tions and elsewhere, and last summer were closely associated with him for a week >at the Democratic National Convention at St. Louis. There are few nen in public iife in South Caro? lina that have so impressed ns with a belief in their patriotism. trs?lfish ntss and general usefulness to their state and community, as has Mr. Moses He bas been conspicuous in the public lite cf the state evtr since we can remember. As a legislator he has been widely known and appre? ciated for is wisdom and industry, and the Stat? bas had few law makers of eqnai vaine to her.-Earlville Mes? senger. Cure for Sore Xipples. ?As soon as the child is done nurs -g apply Chamberlain's Salve. Wip3 t off with a soft cloth before allowing he child to nurse. Many trained nuis s use this with the best results. Price ?r uent-s per box. For sale by ; .?ists. Th Supreme Court has granted an tion to prevent the closing of vnderson dispensary until the constitutionality of the Brice law can ix- passed upon on January Sth. Xo Opium in Chamberlain's Cough Remedy. ?There is not ti . least danger in giving Chamberlain's l'util Remedy to small children, us contains no opium or other harmful drug, it has in established reputation of more than 30 years as the most successful med? icine in use for colds, croup and whooping cough. It always cures and is pleasant to take. Sold by all druggists. MR. JAMES COUNTERS NEATLY. CAPT* A. C. PHELPS' RISE. A Rejoinder That Gives His Clerical Re l?as Accepted Position of Vice Critic a Point or Two to Think j President and General Manager About. ! of -Million Dollar Plant. I >T T*. * I From The-Daily Item December 13. ! Mr. Editor: It was not exactly} f'?ir to turw rn- over to the faays of a j Mr. A. C. Phelps, ri ?.strict manager preacher, for y oz kno.v opposition j of the Southern Cotton Oil Co.. with se;s them on h\v and they can only j headquarters in this city, will soon ssy vnu fi.e crazy, "crippled in your \ sever his eon nee ton with that company bead." "tyiaft at horne," "nunan- io become vice pnsi.J.*-nt ?nc! general mental m-s'? etc., etc. *j manager of f-e German-American VVDICD, cf course, I do not induise j Co. of Spray, N. C.. a miUiou collar ir, c ns-quei:tly there is nothing for i plant nov? nndei process i f construc me to acsiver, and I shall roi; have to tioD for the manufacture cf cotton te* apologize for not accenting his invi- j tile fabrics. tition to quit writing. Mr. Phelps stated i-:sr night that his j Lady Jane Gary, ? believe, was be- resignation had been rendered and ac : beaded for treason : as to the other .eepted but tbat|it wcuia not take effect : party mentioned, I nave not bad the ? until S"me time curing t'ne spring. I opportunity to make her acquaintance. At tbat time he will ?nove with bis I Tho' ;n ber behalf, I find Jesus saying I family to Spray w; ere his future : t ii a t they, "tne Harlots." will eo in j home will be. I before the religious leadeis of an Though a NoTth Caioliniau hy birth, j u?tra religio cs people. Mr. Phelps bas spei?< mrs? ci his life lhere is absolutly noti?ing more j in this State. Fie cmua lu Sumter i in thc rejoinder worthy of notice, ex- j when quiie young ;>na ;.a?U np a n:er j capt "Jefms" as be is with me al- I cantile and iu.eo?anc ' rs. ess whicli j ways, I shall not refer *o bim. J he eave np to b-. cuni- tnt secretary and W. .A. James, j treasurer ot theSomtrr Cotton Oil and Bishopvtflo, December 15. . Fertilizer Co. in 1895. This company -absorbed several other plants in sur _ c*\- f_ i_ o^' rounding towns and the merger was Postmaster bbore has been notified : organized into the Atlantic Cotton Oil that, at t? e n-ques* of Congressman ! c0. in 1901, with Mr. Pbelns as S'-c Lever, an, inspection lias been detailed ? retary and treasurer. "When the to this city at once tor the pnrpose of j Atlantic Oil Co. sold out to the Vir mkirg an investigation with a view of Uiuia Carolina Coe ? ioal Co. he was recommending the appointment ef au | made district manage?, tbeposiiton he additional letter carrier, should the j is now n-linquisbinii (hs businss ca couditions be found such as to require I reer bas beea on? of ^tet t sac; ei?S: a!?d another carrier to make tbft service | be has many D6TS n,j ull? busiue-s efficient. As another earner has been : frieuds who will re?rtt t0 Ste him needed for some time it gees w ithout j i8aVe the state. saying that Sumter will have four let- j -j-be other officers of this hie r*o?:cern ter carriers in the near future. j ar8 B Frank fll?bane, the Atil known - j manufacturer of that to-.TU, president, In Mad Chase. A?D ARTBUF P< Draper, formerly sec " , ,, - . retary and treasurer of tbe Pell Cit\ ?Millions nish m mad chase after ? Manufacturing Co.. of Pell City. Ala., health, from one extreme of faddism j and a son of Gen. Gilliam F. Draper, to another, when, if they would only ! of Massachusetts, ambassador to Italy eat good food and keep their bowels \*?T?,tbe &econA? term.of. President . " . - , ." McKinley, and prfsiornt; of the regular with Dr. Kings New Life Draper company of Hopedale, Mass., Pills, their troubles would all pass j who are known throughout the cotton away. Prompt relief and quick cure | manufacturing world ?e builders cf for liver and stomach trouble. 25c at ! cotton machinery.-The State, all druggists; guaranteed. _ Clear the Way. W. Carnell Brown has been ap- . *The mission of "Early Risers" is pointed postmaster at Belton. The to clear the way and give nature full salary of the office is $1,100 a year. sway. These famous little pills rid _ - the stomach and bowels of all putrid Doctors Could Not Help Ker; matter, thus removing the causes of *"I had kidney trouble for years," headache, constipation, sallow corn writes Mrs. Raymond Conner of Shel- plexion, etc. Dewitt's Little Early ton, Wash., "and the doctors could j Risers never gripe or sicken. A safe, not help me. I tried Foley's Kidney j pleasant, perfect pill. Mack Hamil Cure, and the very first ?ose gave me j ton, hotel clerk at Valley City, N. D., relief and I am now cured. I cannot j says: "Two bottles of these famous say too much for Foley's Kidney j httle pills cured me of chronic con Cure." It make the diseased kidneys j stipation." Sold by all druggists. sound so they will eliminate the - poisons from the blood. Unless they Cotton Receipts. do this, good health is impossible. The public cotton weighers have Durant's Pharmacy. weighed to date 26,330 bales of cotton. - To the same date last year they had A Peculiar Accident. ? weighed 34,866. From the most re Mr. John McCathern while going ; liable information obtainable it is ev from his blacksmith shop one night ider.t that there is much less cotton last week was tripped up by a wire which a negro woman had stretched across her back yard to keep buggies off and got his collar bone broken. He was taken home by Dr. B. Mc? Laughlin and treated and is getting on very well.-Bishopville Vindicator. in the hands of farmers than at this time last year and a larger per cent age of the crop has been gathered and marketed, consequently it is evi? dent that the receipts on this market will fall much below those of the last cotton year. Trellis that Strike lome Your grocer is honest and-if lie cares to do so-can tell you that he knows very Httle about the bulk coffee he sells you. How can he know, where it originally came from, Kow it was blended-or With What -or when roasted? If you buy your coffee loose by the pound, how can you expect purity and uniform quality ? LION COFFEE, tbe LEADER OF ALL PACKAGE COFFEES, is ol necessity uniform ia quality, strength and flavor. For OVER A QUARTER OF A CENTURY, LION COFFEE bas been tbe standard coffee In millions of bornes. LION COFFEE is carefully packed at our factories, and until opened in your nome, has no chance of toeing adul? terated, or of coming in contact with dust, dirt, germs, or unclean hands. In^aTh package of LION COFFEE you get onC fill! pound of Pure Coffee. Insist upon getting the genuine. (Lion head on every package.) ("Save the Lion-heads for valuable premiums-.) SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. ll I For your Fruit. For Fruit Cake. Christmas at hand. Call for Xmas' goods. Full line Toys, Candies and Frui?s==a?? kinds. Dealers in General Merchandise, Dry Goods, Groceries, Notions, Shoes and Hardware. SPECIALTIES : Cake chocolate for baking. Jello. Evaporated Apple?, Evaporated Cream, Canned Oysters, Peaches, Toma? toes, Columbia Hiver Salmon, etc. Fresh Fish and Oysters every Saturday at 1 o'clock. ?F|iS a renovator o? seil and as a MJ food for stock, the cow pea | is unsurpassed. To got the larg? est possible yield of cow peas from any given soil, a plentiful applica? tion of POTASH is necessary. The best methods leading to certain success are fully explained in the 65-page illustrated book, which we send free to farmers who wcte f.;r it. Ii; tells of the remarkable: results attained with cow p-ns nourished upon POTASH. Address. G2E2SA2? EAXX J?e*w york-93 XTassa? Gcrftf So. Broad Street AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS. Hore Horses and Mules and Better Horses and Mules. Two carfully selected carloads just in. They are right, the price is right and they need selling badly. A full line of Buggies, Wagons and Harness always on hand. I sell the celebrated MILBURN" WAGON. i Respectfully, A. D. Received Tuesday, October the 17th, OF. CHOICE Four Matched Pairs of Horses in the Lot. A FAIR PROPOSITION. if you have PROPERTY FOR SALE, it is my business io seil it for you. But in order to make the sale, I must have the matter in business shape. Write me for Inscription Blank, sign the contract on the back of same ami return to me. It the piica given is reason? able, I will adv?rase and sell the property for you. The contract I wish you to sign is as follows ! The State of South Carolina. County of Sumter I.herebv list for salt- the within described property with R. B. Heiser for a period of.months from date aud authorize him to negotiate a salo for same at ; the rate of.dollars per aere or.dollars for the whole property, ou terms as follows: And further agree that durins tin- period herein al>ovo mentioned. I will not offer the said property to any one nt a price lower ir..m that above specified, nor on terms more favor? able than aboye authorized, and that I \\i?: refer :dl applicants to EL B. Belser: Provided it is understood and agreed, that I shall have the privilege of revoking the authority above conferred after bavin-' given I hin v da\ > w ritten notice of such intention : hut no attempted withdrawal will be effective under th is* agreement without such previous nouer. And further, in ease of sale made ?>y K. B. Heiser, or through any agency employed by bim. whether through personal solicitai Lons, by advertising or otherwise: or if he basin any way contributed to a sale of said property, even though concluded by myself, I agree to pavtosaidK B Belser as compensation for his services in affecting the sale.per eeni. commission on the purchase price for said property, to l>o paid to him immediately up? on the receipt ofthetirsi installim ti! paid m by the purchaser ol the said property. Witness my hand and seal this.day bf .ISO In the pr? senceof: .L>eal] .[Seal] 1 HAYE DEMAND for several KICK FARMS, E.g. : A 10 j horse farm in high state of cultivation in good community. ATTORN LY-AT-LAW O D Rpi CCD REAL ESTATE BROKER HARBY BLG COURT SQ K. O. DCLJCK, PHONE NO. 309.