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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1905'. " _?_ _ F ''?Si**** G*l t? i i Cr!, a?'o?ci>?<? (y4a*s Jf'i#?r SEW ADVERTISEMENTS. . Drake-Inness-Green Shoe Co. O'Donnell & Co.-Taking Stock. PERSONAL. A. C. Phelps, of Colombia, is the city. . Uss Edith Dn vail t?as gone to her ie in O hera w. Liss Lena Kirkley bas son? to i th vi lie for the holidays. ir. L H. Moses, cf Manning, is iting his family iu the city. 1rs. O. C. Fishbnrne, of Colum is visiting relatives in the city. idet Jas. D. Graham, ,of Clemson is at home for the-holidays. fr. Barry Green, of New York ia in town for stay of ten tr. J. M. Hodge and daughter, ^Estelle, of Concord, are in town Mack Bass spent the holidays pus parents at Scotland Neck, James Lenoir- of Wilmington, , is spending a few days tn ty. jistrate Horace H ar by made a Manning on Saturday in his an? nie. jinnie McCullough bas gone to ;ton to spend the Christmas iys. Ellen Harrell has gone to Rem ?to visit her sister, Miss Daisy Sam!. Carter, of Ashland, Va., iting her parents, Col. and Mrs. Lee. A. C. Phelps and children, of ibia, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Wj Dick has returned ?Spray, N. C., where she went to lex son, A. Gillon Fishbnrne has gone t larleeton to spend the holidays his mother. and Mrs. Frank. Parrctt, of ay, are in the city as the guest L. I Parrott L, Hoyt, Henry P. Moses, , jard jJones; . Barto w Walsh, of iaoxi Coil ese, ?re'ix? the" city." t Edwin Eingman. of Jackson Fla., will visit relatives in the for the t arning three-months. N. W. Edmunds and Miss ie Edmonds, who have been visit Fiartsville, are at home for the iys. Pauline Epperson, who has sttendi.g scb?ti in Wilmington, is 'at'-nome for the Christmas jlidays. pPrci.--and Mrs. W. S. Schumacher jve gony to th^ir obi hom? in Ar jsas. where .tbey .will >pend the ??s holidays, j Samuel H Lander," of Juiz d9 [Brazil, is spending the holidays ?essrs. H. C. and J, M. Wood DalxeHj-S. C. Essie Murray went to Rock Saturday1 to spend* the holi ? Uh her sister, Miss Lon is. cay,.at Winthrop College. [essrs. Leon M. Green, Heury shamer, H. W. Harby. Frank San ars, Jnnius Smith and David Loring, : South Carolina College, are at home for the holidays. Ia ere was quite an abundance of works used in the city Monday, e possiibly than on any 'other istmas lon? in the histcry of Sum It was a very noticeable fact, ever, that the quality ol' the fire ks was apparently inferior, espe _ly is this true of the Roman can? dles, the great majority of which dis? charged net more tbau one balf of tb** guaranteed number of $ Dalis /There "** were nevertheless more than the usual ?amount of injuries resulting from the celebration ot Christmas.. Mr. Carr's son received a painfnl injury as the result of using fire works; Mr. Beck's ?on has bis face end chin badly burn? ed, and Fred Niglee was badly bum? ed, cn the btw. Christmas is not al? ways made up entirely of pleasure. It seems as if one must leave home &4n order to be appreciated. The BFytK?ans of the city put on the local Wstage lat week the best amateur per? formance ever staged in the State, and financially the play resulted in a failure. So much to the shame of the people of Sumter. Tbe Columbia Knights have beard of toe excel- ; lenee of roe play, and at a meeting of one of tbe lodges in that city rpcent W ly, it was unanimously deciaeJ to ask ^Gamtj Cock Lodge to put tue great j Pythian drama, Damon and Pjtnias. on tbe stage in the Columbia Opera Hon e io February. It is to r?e boped that the Sumter Knights will accent t?e offer; and, if they do, standing roon) will be af a premium cn tv'e Jljght tbe.performance will take dace. In the Recorder's Court. There was but ene case before Re CordtT Hurst jesrerday aud' that was against,Nora You. i? f r as-auiting Officers Pierson and MeKagen wi,tm they went to her home to ex?*cu<"<' * tax warrant. Sae wss represented &tt coonsel, who assured the court rna? *^Bts cl ent was greatly penitent for her rash fret,- that she desired to atter a plea of go i s fy aud tbrew herself upo?; tbe n^.ercv of the court She ?as fined $5. CO. ' , For Sumter County Medical Associa ff The county medical association met last Wednesday afternoon at the Hotel ? Sumter and elected the following offi? cers for the ensuing year: President-Dr. S. C. Baker. -A* Vice President-Dr. Salley, of Pine ^pvood. Treasurer-Dr.*, Walter Cheyne. It was decided at this session of the association toi have monthly instead MARRIED. Mr. J. Chapman Huger and Miss Pauline Sanders were married at the home* of Mr. H. M. Sanders, the bride's brother on Washington street, at 4.30 o'clock Wednesday afternoon, the ceremony being performed by Rev. H. H. Covington. The ceremony was performed in the parlor, which was tastefully decorated in honor ol the happy event. The bride who wore a handsome grey traveling dress, en? tered the parlor- accompanied by her sister, Mrs. F. A. Bultman and Mr. Huger was accompanied by Dr. W. L. McCutchen. The marraige was witnessed by a large number of the friends of the bride and groom. After the ceremony cake and wine were served. Mr. and Mrs. Huger left on the evening train for Norfolk. DEATH. Mrs. Sarah Aon Dinkius died at 12 o'clock Monday night in Savannah, Ga., aged 83 years. She was the wid? ow of the late Thomas W. Di ti kins, of this city, who died here 32 years ago, and a sister of Messrs. Howard and Philip Moise. The - remains were /brought to tn:s city and the inter? ment made at the Jewish cemetery on Thursday. She is survived by two sons, Messrs. ^Jeff and Waties Din kins.' - The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. E. F. M iller died Wednesda? afternoon. The funeral services were held at their residence at 3.30 o'clock Thursday. BURNED TO DEATH. Negro Child Left Alone Catches on Fire From a Match. The 3-year-old child of Chester "Wil? son, a negro man who lives on Canal street behind Epperson's stables, was left hy its mother alone in the house Friday morning while she went to see a neighbor. While the mother was away the child began to play with a match on a table in one of the rooms, and as a result the table cover became ignited and it is supposed that while endeav? oring to extinguish the flames that the clothing of the child caught. The child must have become frantic with terror because charred pieces of its garments were found around the ta? ble and over the room, showing that it I must have been running helter skel? ter everywhere. ? When Officers Seymour and, Hodge went to the house the dead body of the child was found divested of all wearing apparel lying on its face in the adjoining room, j The house was not locked and there j is no evidence of any foul play, and lt is the opinion of these officers that .the child came to its death in the manner above described. _? JOE LEVAN'S MONUMENT. The Veterans Endorse the Suggested Memorial. Mr. Editor: I have read with pleasure the sug? gestion in your editorial in yester? day's Item with reference to the erec? tion of a suitable memorial stone over the grave of Joseph Levan. I have during this morning spoken to several concerning the matter and think that I can safely say that so far as the vet? erans are concerned they look with favor upon the proposition. I will cheerfully take charge of any contri? butions for the purpose and avail my? self of your kind offer to acknowl- ! edge the same through the columns j of The Daily Item. Since your issue of yesterday I have had the following contributions to the fund: John E. Mccutcheon, Jr.$ .1.00 W. M. Graham. 5.00 j Cash.L'?. ?.00 ? J. M. Knight_._5.00 j D. J. Chandler. 5.00 j It is hoped that contributions may come not only from veterans, but all who knew Joe Levan will assist in paying this last tribute to one who was faithful to his citizenship even to the end. . J. Diggs Wilder. Sumter, S. C., December 21. Why suffer with your stomach, kid? neys and liver when Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea wiil make you weil. If taken this month, keeps you well ali the year. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. BURNED TO DEATH. rho Second Cas- Within a Week. Child Loft Alone. Joe Long, colored, who lives on West Liberty street, just beyond thc city limits, applied Tuesday to Health Officer E. i. Reardon io:- a burial per? mit for his eight-months' oH child. Upon investigation of t>j2 applicant it was lea: ned that Long's little boy was in a box alone in the house by a fire Monday, that the box became ignit? ed and the little one was so fearfully burned that it died from the injuries sustained at S o'clock that ni.<?ht. The child was discoveri-d in this condition at about 12 o'clock in the day. and it seems to be a most remarkable inci? dent to the case that no physician was summoned to alleviate tho suffering of the infant. As the death occurred out of the city and consequently be? yond the jurisdiction of the health of TO CELEBRATE HANUKKAH. Jewish Feast of Lights Will Begi? Friday Evening, Dec. 22, 1905. The Jewish feast of "Hanukkah," the festival of Dedication began December the 22d and will continue for eight days. The feast commemorates the triumphs of the Jews under the Mac cabes in their struggle with Antioch us Epiphanes after a war lasting for a number of years, as described in the Apocryphal books of the Maccabes. The struggle for independence and deliverence from the persecutions of Antiochus, who sought by all means to make the Jews t forget their re? ligion and their national identity, be? gan in B. C. 165 with the revolt of Mattathias, and ended with the triumph of the Maccabes and the re? dedication of the Temple. According to Jewish tradition, on this occastion none of the sacred oil for lighting the perpetual sacred lamp in the Temple could be j found unde? filed, but after prolonged search a small cruse was discovered, marked ?with the seal of the High Priest. This was sufficient only for a short time, but by a miracle it lasted eight days, until sufficient time had elapsed for the gathering and pressing of olives and the making of new oil. The observance of the festival con? sists in joyous celebration and the lighting of small wax candles, one on the first night of the festival and an additional taper on each succeeding night* until eight are burning. This custom is still observed by all faithful israelites. The story of Hanukkah tells us of many: heroes and heroines, martyrs for God and our religion, men and women as brave and as noble as any in the history of any country. J. K. THE ANNUAL BANQUET Of the Police Officers of the' City a Grand Success-The Speakers. There .is no occasion to which the ?city officials look forward to with more pleasure than the annual ban? quet of the municipal police officers. Friday night was the time appointed for the event, and a more tempting repast was never spread before a lot of hungry men than that which ladened the dining table in the office ji the city recorder that night. There was an abundance of barbe? cued pig, fried oysters, celery, coffee, nuts, raisins, fruits of all kinds, cigars and speeches. E\'en with such an in? viting and tempting spread before him it was necessary for Chief Brad? ford to get an appetizer for Officer Tribble before the latter c?uld be in? duced tb participate of the feast. Ev? eryone present enjoyed the evening immensely; expressions of praise were everywhere to be heard, and Mr. L. I. Parrott was so enthusiastic in his ex? pressions of pleasure at being able to attend that he expressed the hope that th?' event would be continued every year during his life and he hoped if it was that he would never die. Speeches were made by Dr. Geo. W. Dick, mayor; Rev. Dr. Kilgo, Dr. J. C. Spann, chairman of the board of health, Mr. H. Lee Scarborough, for the water works board of control; Mr. Hugh C. Haynsworth, for the Evening News; Mr. Geo. D. Levy, for The Daily Item; Col. W. M. Graham, Drs. S. C. Baker and Archie China and Mr* E. I. Reardon for the board of health, Messrs. L. I. Parrott, D. L. Rambo and H. D. Barnett. Those present were: Mayor Geo. W. Dick, Aldermen H. D. Barnett, C. G. Rowland, R. F. Haynsworth, H. W. Hood, W. G. Stubbs, R. K. Wilder and P. P. Finn, City Clerk and Recorder C. M. Hurst, members of board of health, Drs. S. C. Baker, J. C. Spann, Archie China, D. W. Cuttino and E. I. Reardon; Press representatives, Messrs. Hugh C. Haynsworth and Geo. D. Levy; Messrs. H. L. e Scarborough, R. L. Edmunds, D. L. Rambo, E. H. Moses, L. I. Parrott, W. M. Graham, W. B. Boyle, H. T. Edens and Rev. Dr. Kilgo; officers, J. K. Bradford, chief; A. H. Weeks, J. W. Barwick, W. W. McKagen, Peter Gallagher, W. G. Pierson, A. D. Owens, W. A. Trib? ble, L. Hodge and Street Commission? er L. E. White. Notice of the special election to be held on January 4th, for the se? lection of a representative to fill the vacancy in the Sumter county delega? tion in the House of Representatives, created by the death of Hon. Altamont Moses, is published today. Ta affney ca.ce for in? stant is not a shadow of a dout man Hasty is guilty of a i murder. In view of the ie killing occurred in his ? and that his victims were -re is no possible hy poth- ch the thing can be justi just watch. If this fello y or influence, it wiP be s trial that he acted i just 1 all the way through, and lity is that there will be r The very fact that ever} s that Hastv should KEEP THE MOX J Vi : tE. Farmers Should ' nish tl e City With Produce it. The citizens of - -d thous? ands of dollars each jr vegeta? bles, chickens, . .Uer. Every article of pro in the city should be su: he farmers of the cou1 ty ? great deal of the produce that Ss . . . :*e comes from the farms fr ind nice from Ten? nessee an . . -lons of the coun? try and tr i- that a considera? ble arno;; . oi ey is sent out of the cou ry every year. A well known citizen . discussing the produce questi . -aid: "The pfccx..' -f Sumter spend sev? eral thousands of dollars a week for vegetables, fruits, chickens and eggs. This is a cash business which proper? ly belongs to the farmers and truck? ers of Sumter and adjoining counties and they do not get it. "They do not furnish eggs, chick? ens, ducks, guineas and turkeys on this market./ The farmers refuse to furnish the butter that the city needs. These things would supply the farm? er with cash every month in the year, and make him too rich. "The money spent every day for the things mentioned, if it all stayed in Sumter, as it easily could, would make this the richest country in the United States. This county could supply the but? ter and fowls and vegetables and po? tatoes for certain season of the wear and for months at a time and this money would go right to our farmers who spend the money with our own merchants. . "What a splendid and constant prosperity would be ours. In one month it would mean $30,000 or more in our business channels. It would mean lands worth hundreds of dol? lars an acre. It would mean per" roads and bridges and fine stock. All this is coming. If one set of farm- \ will not do it, another set will u them out and take the money. This is easy money." \ Hester's Weekly Cotton lieport. New Orleans, Dc. ::2.-Secrets ry H'-s'er's weekly cotton statement U sued todsy shows for the 22 days ol December a decrease under last year ci 209,0ou ?nd a decrease under the san:^ period year before last of 218,000 For the 113 days of the season that have tlats'd the aggregate is behi the same da;. - ni last year ?91:000 ard [ahead of the erne c&vs veai bef< last 207,000 The an; on ot brought into si iitduring the pa*t week bas been 345.559 bales against 37;'.379 for the saan day: year and 4lu.540 >ca: helor-1 The movement since September shows receipts at ail Ur . . -states ports lo be 4.848,081 again '.. ^2 3f?4 last year. Overland across . > sippi, Ohio and Potomac : rers ?>i Northen? mills and Can . 357, against 474,706 last year interior stocks i is excess of these held ... th< close o/ t*e commercial - aginst C49.278 la,st year Sou mili- '.ak.mg is 860,0G0 aga . The total movement since ? iprem? ht is 6,651,384 as against7,??2,I03 ; m year. foreign exports for the week have been 241,633 against 237,590 last yesr, making the total thus far for the sea? son 3,262,744 .against 4,015,104 last year. The total takings of American mills, North, Smth. and Canada, thus far for tho season have been 1,988,394 against 940,344 last year. Stocks at the seaboard and the 29 leading Southern interior ceutrcs hsve increased durin* the week 34,737 bales against an increase during the corres? ponding period of last season of 16, 491. Inclcdng stocks left over at ports and interior towns from the last crop and the number of .bales brousnt into sight thus far from the new trop, the supply to date is 7,095,915 against 7.704,163 for the same period last year. The Investment in Cotton Milis. During the past year there W8S in? vested iu cotton mills and related in? dustries the sum of $0.073,650. These plants included cotton mills, cotton warehouses, cotton seed oil mills.knit? ting mills, hosiery establishment, compresses, etc. In 1904 tne in vest? al tnt was 112,953,500, makins a total for the four years o? 839,868,000-a troly remaikable showing,still further emphasized when results are measured by the nubmer of spindles which this great investment has pot in motion the cities and mill towns reached by the lines of the Southern Rilway. Wirb, the addition of spindle? installed since January 1. 1005-OP which date the last yearly record of mill equip? ment for this territory was closed there are at the present time 6,778.186 coito ; spindles immediately tributary tu the Southern Railway line, which rs about 28 per cent of the total num? ber of spindles in the United States aL>d 82.5 per cent, of the spindles ct the en!ire South. There are some SOO c-stbitshment* in the Southern States which consume ;a\v cotton, :;nd of this number all but 95-L ss than half the uuu:-'er located in North Carolina alone--are established ia Southern Railway States. This number in? cludes spinning mills and those estab lishin-?t- windi us/ raw cotton in the manufacture or mattresses, bat? ting, felt, etc. The number of active and'idle spindles in Southern mills, as compiled by Mr. Hester is S.685, 393: the number as compiled by an? other authority for the Northern mills is 15,325,000 and the total number of spindles compiled from these two sources is 24,010,393, which corres? ponds snbstantially with recent re? ports of thc bureau of the Census. ^jaud-Isn't 5 and 30 too old to nope for any improvement? 1 should say not One just begins to live, rake Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. THE PERSONALITY OF TOYS. An Address Delivered by Mr. S. H. Edmunds at tile Mass Meeting of the Sunday Sehools. One of the saddest pictures that I ever saw was in the New York World several* years ago. It represented a little child in a poorly furnished attic room who having heard that some one whose name was Santa Claus was go? ing to visit the earth to give presents to children, hung her little stocking and went to bed early that the night might the more quickly pass. She could not sleep; for bright visions of the beautiful tirings she was going to see in the morning would come before her closed eyes and she could hardly wait for the peep of day. She imagined that she could hear in her room noises that were unusual and through the darkness she coul$ al? most see some one take her stocking down and put it back again. As soon as it was light' enough for her to make her way in her room she jump? ed up and in her eagerness ran with outstretched arms to seize her stock? ing with all the good things that she heard it would contain; but the stock was empty. Some how Santa Claus had passed this little one by. We have met this afternoon to see to it that Santa Claus will know the way to the home of every little boy and girl in ?Sumter. We have determined that no little child in our town shall suffer that keen disappointment that an empty stocking would surely give. Christmas is a time of joy and glad? ness. Death is at all times sad; but never so sad as when its ruthless hand breaks the family circle at Christmas. Sorrow always saps the vigor of life; but there seems to be no surcease when sorrow comes at Christmas. Eever since the heralding angels :?eace on earth, good will to . lack of harmony at Christmas i soul as at mo other time. Pially at this joyous season, which :o us typifies the talcing away j from v:eaven of the chiefest among ?ten thousand and the one altogether lov ly .hat the world might be eter? nally rich, it is our duty and should :: pleasure to do all the good can, to scatter only seeds of kind bring sunshine and gladness .to s in gloom; to see to it that . : are made warm, the hungry ?ind the naked clad ; but not to h< r-e. Christmas seems to have ? en especially as a blessing to 'childhood and children should bc 5 me de happy--made "nappy with the [things that .-..ld so tt.'w .*: ?.-t ?*2v~r M^ie ?lives-their toys. With children toys have a personality. There is -' >re In that little rag doll than cotton or sawdust; to the child there is a soul. The little toyhorse has life and he must needs eat and sleep, for he will get hungry and tired. And the eyes of these toys seem to grow fonder when their little master or mistress draws near. There is between the toy and the child a psychic sympathy which philosophy scorns and love adores. , The whole idea has been beautiful ly expressed in one of Eugene Field's delightful little poems "The little toy dog is covered with dust, But sturdy and staunch he stands; And the little toy soldier is red with rust, And his musket molds in his hands. Time was when the little toy dog was new, And the soldier was passing fair, And that was the time when our Lit? tle Boy Blue Kissed them and put them there. "Now, don't you go till I come," he said, And don't you make any noise! So toddling off to his trundle bed He dreams of pretty toys, And as he was dreaming, an angel's j song Awakened our .Little Boy Blue, O, the years are many and the years are long^ But the little toy friends are true!: "Ay, faithful to Little Boy Blue they stand, Each in the same old place, Awaiting the touch of a little hand, And the smile of a little face. And they wonder as waiting the long years through In the dust of the little chair. What has become of our Little Boy Blue Sine*- he kissed them and put them there!" If fortune disregards thy claim. Don't hang thy head in fear and shame, Put marry tho girl that you love best: Hollister's Kooky Mountain Tea will do the rest. China's Drug Store. New Electric Light Tested. Tho management of the Sumtei Electric Light, Icc and Power Co. made a test Friday night of an in? candescent enclosed arc light that they expect tn replace the old lights with. This light is 100 per conU-r ter than the old, and il" they are in? stalled it is not likely that any kick on inadequate service will he heard. ! FOR SALE-Lot and 7-room dwell ing, barn and stables, on Church strret, Lynchburg, S. C. Also, car? riage, two-horse wagon, one-horse wagon, one disc harrow. For terms, apply to Mrs. Jane M. Haw? kins, Lynchburg, S. C. 12 13 2t* WANTED-First class farmer to take charge and ove-see our farm. Must be industrious, sober and intelli? gent; married man preferred. Ad? dress with reference J. J. Harby & E. H. Moses. 12-6-4t I am asain ieady to fill your orders for par!}7 and late varie? ties of Cabbige Plants. They are grown in open air, near salt wnUr, and will stand ?hard cold without injury. Prices $1 50 per 1,000 ; larger the lots, smaller the price per 1 OOO. Special in? ducements to dealers. W. F. CARR, 12 20-?M . MEGGETTS. S. C. THE "BOSS" COTTON PRESS! SIMPLEST, STRONGEST, BEST THE MURRAY GINNING SYST rv: Gins, Feeders. Condensers, Etc. GIBBES MACHINERY CO. ; Colombia? S. C. . THE CHAMPION STUMP PULLS (Improved) strongest, th? simplest at ra I economical o? ali Htiirr-'.j PU11**TS. . i-f> r<; yon pay fot ir. Guaran i p.her?. W ri tl? for Free "Book;ef"giv?flg ? THE CKAHPI?N STUMP PULLER CCMPAR?Y, ? Johnston S. C. J Mention this paper. 10-11-x aster'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 Marion Moise against William R. Allen and A A. Strauss, I will seil to the highest bidder at public auc? tion, at the Court House, in the city of Sumter, in the county of Summer, and State of South Carolina, on sale day in January, 1906T the same being Tuesday, the second day of said month, during the usual hours of sale, th following described real estate, ta wit: All of that fot of land in the town ot Mayesville* in Sumter county: in said State, measuring fifty feet front on Congress street, with a depth of two hundred and ten feet; bounded north? west by lot of C. G. Rowland, north? east by Congress street,, southeast by lor. of Rachel Holleman and land of M. V. Izlar and T. D. Fox worth, and southwest by lot of T. D. Fox worth." Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser tr> pay for necessary papers. H. FRANK WILSON Master for Sumter County Dec. 13-3t Esiate of Jin. A? A. Frierson > : I WILL apply to the Judge cf 1 <; of Sumter County. S. C., on DEC^T :i*05. for a fiual Discharge tts A - :rhtO" of said Estate. TV. J. XLf. NOT 'JS-lt Administ HOl.L?STZRrS ?seky iounisir? Isa k Basy iledicirs for Sisy Pecpic Brians Ooldea Er.alt.li aaa* Ranewed \ A soeeific for Cr.ns'ipritirn, In.iieesii? ftnd l?? Inev Troubles. Pi:r,r>':es. Eczema Elcod. E.ui Preath. Smsrsrish Bowell L .ir-j Knc'.caci'e. li's Rooky Jlountaic Te i ia Jet forra, '<". o^ats a box. nannine i Hoaa)STj;?i Puno COMPANY, Madison, TV aOLDENJWGQETS FOR SALLOW f' for children? tafe, eure* -.Vc- ap WHISKEY, MORPHINE an er DRUGS, and nervous d treated. Charges more reasonable tho er like institutions. $25.00 pei pays for treatment, remedies board. Results absolutely the same. Address for particulars, THE CAROLINA SANIT?R] Greenville, Or Dr. L. G. Corbett.