The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 21, 1906, Image 6
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
_
Hatters of General Public Interest
Considered-Street Extensions Re?
quested and Ordered.
City council held a regular meeting
ai 8 o'clock Wednesday night.
Present: Mayor Geo. W. Dick, Al
?Sennen H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, R.
F. Haynsworth, H. W. Hood, C. G.
^Rowland, W. G. Stubbs and R. IC
"Wilder.
Mr. L. D. Jennings requested council
to open certain streets through land
Tecentiy acquired by him in the south?
western part of the city and offered to
snake deed of conveyance to the city
-of so much land as may required for
streets. Same was referred to com?
mittee of public works with power to
?ct
Minutes of February 28th were read
?nd approved.
Report was received from Commis?
sioners of Public Works for month of
Feb. ur ry and received as information.
? A letter was read from Health Of?
ficer Reardon advising a sub-surface
?rain on' South side of Liberty street,
? distance of three or four hundred
feet, connecting with the Salem ave?
nue drain. This drain was also rec?
ommended by the committee on sani?
tation, and council ordered that it be
Haid at once. ^
The mayor suggested that a sub?
surface drain should be laid in Oak?
land avenue from Sumter to Council
or Washington street, and same was
referred to committee of public works
with power to act.
Mr. S. H. Edmunds presented a let?
ter from the Civic League requesting
that two water spigots be placed on
"fiie Graded school grounds for the
parp?se of watering flowers which
they propose to plant there, and that
the dilapidated wooden benches on the
grounds be replaced with iron benches.
Mr. Edmunds urged the encourage?
ment and. assistance of council in these
matters. The request for water was
referred to the commissioners of pub?
lic works and the clerk was directed,
to ascertain cost of iron benches.
Mr. Haynsworth for the committee
of pubhc works reported that all open
drains have been cleaned out, and the
drain and clay work on Calhoun is
progressing satisfactorily.
The mayor advised that deeds
should be taken, for Grier and Wells
streets and the houses thereon should
be numbered. Same was referred to
tiie police committee.
The mayor reminded council that a
light had been ordered at corner of
Haskell and Calhoun streets some time
ago, and asked the attention of the
commissioners of public works there?
to.
The mayor stated that he had re?
ceived a letter from . Superintendent
Anderson of the Atlantic Coast Line
Railroad Company in reference to
Mary street, in wrhich Mr. Anderson
said that he would investigate the
.questions at issue and hoped for a
^friendly adjustment in a short time.
The request of Officer W. G. Pier?
son to be allowed pay for time recent?
ly lost by sickness was granted.
Mr. Hayiisworth stated that the A.
C. L. Ry. Co. had offered to bear one
y ' half the cost of a terra cottta drain on
southeast side of their track to replace
-wooden drain now in bad repair, and
the committee of public works was au
"thorized to accept the offer and have
the work done.
Clerk's report for February was re?
ferred to the finance committee, to?
gether with the following claims:
Booth Live Stock Co.$ 5 26
Sumter Iron Works. 10 26
T. B. Jenkins. 9 75
^ W- Bradham. 3 85
Epperson Feed & Coal Co_ 6 50
Thirant Hardware Co. 3 50
Council then adjourned.
Report of Commissioners of Public
"Works for month of February, 1906:
Receipts: Balance from January,
333.95; collected on accounts, $223.39;
sorrowed on note. $436.40. Total.
5753.74.
Expenditures: Wood, $124.60: pip?
ing; meters and other supplies, $195.
28; laborers, $5.40; incidental ex?
penses, $2.50; A. Schilling for Janu?
ary and one-hair of February.
$109.65. Total, $437.43.
Balance to March, $316.31.
The board has found it necessary to
-expend some money in improvement
ot machinery at the station, which has
hettered conditions there very much.
We have heard no complaints of in?
adequate pressure and the plant seems
to be operating successfully. We have
made some extensions and are con?
stantly adding to the number of con?
sumers. The board has notified all
customers that the present contracts
must be renewed with the city on
April 1st. They are contemplating
the adoption of rules that will he to
the best interest of the public. These
will be published during the present
month. Respectfully submitted,
C. M. Hurst.
Sec. Bd. Com. Pub. Wks.
Sumter, March 1, 1906.
?The best safeguard against head?
ache, constipation and liver troubles is
jDeWitt's Little Early Risers. Keep a
vial of these famous little pills in the
house and take a dose at bed time
when you feel that the stomach and
'2?wels need cleansing. They don't
j?ripe. Sold by all druggists.
i Rambling Thoughts
The man who bought Sumter dirt at
the "high prices" of a year ago is pat
; ting himself on the back as a wise guy
! with lots of foresight.
The mass meeting is a serious prop?
osition for the canddates for municip
! al honors, and it should be equally
j as serious to the voters, ^he tax-payers
I especially. It should be utilized as an
opportunity for ascertaining as nearly
as may be exactly where the candi?
dates stand on the issues of import?
ance.
There is talk that now is the time
to elect a "do something" council.
That is to say a council that will go
in for big things, create a stir and
spend money like it grew on trees for
public improvements, even if it is
necessary to bond the town for a
quarter of a million. Such talk may
sound big in the ears of the talker,
but it don't sound good to the tax?
payers and wont appeal to them, un?
less there is a decided change of
mind and heart.
A fuss and feathers council with a
violent attack of the public improve?
ment and big bond issue mania is the
worst calamity that could slip up on
the blind side of an unsuspecting mu?
nicipality. May the good Lord spare
Sumter from such an evil visitation in
this year of grace.
Necessary public improvements are
good investments no matter what the
cost, but it takes level headed business
men to differentiate between what is
necessary and what is mere outward
show.
For a good many years Sumter has
been fortunate in having such men in
the council; taking the record by and
large, it shows that the money that
has been expended has been, as a rule,
well spent. Mistakes have been made
here and'there, but they are recog?
nized as mistakes by the light of ex?
perience. Hindsight is better than
foresight- because it is hindsight and
for no other reason
There are more than enough abso?
lutely necessary public improvements
? already in sight to occupy the time, at?
tention, talents and executive ability of
the very best council that can be se?
lected without thrashing around ? to
stir up some imaginary improvement
that will have the appearance of being
up to the minute, progressive, etc.,
etc.-you know the rest of the talk.
If the council to-be will take hold of
the sewerage proposition and put ft
through or even get it well under way
the duty that lies nearest to their
hands will have been discharged. Sew?
erage for Sumter is a big proposition,
but it is the essential and vital neces?
sity at this juncture in the town's his?
tory. . The present and future health?
fulness of the community is wrapped
up in the sewerage proposition and
the whole future of the town is abso?
lutely and entirely dependent upon its
healthfulness.
The town has managed to get along
passably well without sewerage in
spite of our folly and disregard of the
consequences that must result from
the persistent violation of the simplest
and best proven sanitary rules, but
this happy exemption from immediate
penalty has been due to the character
of the soil upon which Sumter is
built. The sandy, porous, absorbent
soil staved off the evil day, but the
limit has about been reached, and if
our people display ordinary wisdom
and discretion they will not tempt
Providence too far, they will not go on
and on until the fact that the limit has
been overstepped is brought home to
them forcibly by the penalty that is
the price of disregarding sanitary laws.
A sewerage system will cost a good
deal of money, but health and happi?
ness are worth a great price. We may
not be altogether happy because we
are healthy, but we can't be happy at
all without health.
It is the opinion of those whose
opinions are of value and worthy of
acceptance that a sewerage system is
the price Sumter must pay for a con?
tinuance of the exceptional good
health the community has so long en?
joyed, and the sooner and more cheer?
fully we pay it the better it will be for
us, one and all.
?Indigestion is much of a habit.
Don't get the habit. Take a little Ko
dol Dyspepsia Cure after eating and
you will quit belching, buffing, palpi?
tating and frowning. Kodol digests
what you eat and makes the stomach
sweet. Sold by all druggists.
J. E. Xorment. private secertary io
Governor Hi'yward. is in the race for
ecretary of State.
* Mothers everywhere praise One
Minute Cough Cure for the sufferings
it has relieved and the lives of their
little ono.s it has saved. A certain cure
for coughs, croup and whooping cough.
Makes breathing easy, cuts out
phlegm, and draws out the inflamma?
tion. Tt should be kept on hand for
immediate use. Sold by all druggists.
CONCERT AT ST. JOSEPHS.
Hie Pupils of the Academy Pay Their
Tiihute of Honor to Their Pastor.
From the Daily Item March 14.
Ihe celebration of Mgr. McXeal's
golden jubilee was brought to a close
yesterday afternoon with a very en?
joyable concert given by the pupils of
St. Joseph's Academy "in honor of
the golden jubilee of their beloved
pastor." The programme was as fol?
lows:
Opening chorus, "A Festival Greet?
ing," Wilkins, by the vocal class,
j Instrumental duet, "Golden Trum?
pet," gallop, Eehr, Misses Gertrude
Conlon and Irene Hoine.
A sonnet, "A Golden Cycle," dedi?
cated to Rev. A. J. McXeal on the fif?
tieth anniversary of his ordination to
the priesthood by the Rev. P. L. Duf?
fy, LL. D., Miss Annie Conlon.
Instrumental duet, "Golden Chimes"
! Waddington, Misses Louise Epperson
I and Cleo Spears.
.'A Golden Wand Drill," by the
young ladies of the physical culture
I class.
Piano. Miss Helen Conlon.
Instrumental duet, "A Festive Sere?
nade," Low. Misses Julia Eurns and
Susie McKenny.
"A Golden Bell Drill," introducing
the song, "Auld Lang Syne," by the
pupils of the elocution and physical
culture classes.
! Piano, Miss Helen Conlon.
Instrumental duet, "Sparks of Gold,"
Goerdeler. Misses Naomi Blitch and
Ruth Gooding.
"Jubilee March," Misses Louise and
Cylde Durant.
Recitation, "Sacredos in Aeternum."
Concluded with a "Jubilee Song,"
by the young ladies of the elocution
class.
Piano, Miss Helen Conlon.
Instrumental duet, "The Golden
Chariots," Misses Lizzie Britlen and
Ila May Evans.
Closing chorus,, "Jubilee Hymn."
Ha ^erel, by th? vocal class.
? _ snowing the concert the visiting
clergy and other distinguished visitors
who attended the jubilee were taken
iii an automobile ride over the city
! and suburbs.
Before leaving the city for their
homes the Charleston clergy express?
ed themselves as charmed with the
gracious hospitality of their Sumter
hosts. They said that the jubilee cele?
bration was a most successful one and
a happy event tb all who participated
in it.
TEE COLUMBIA ELECTrOX.
Mayor Gibbes Re-elected by Over Two
Hundred Majority.
Columbia, March 13.-The newly
elected city council of Columbia is
made up as follows: Mayor T. Hazel
Gibbes.
Aldermen:
Ward 1-Ernest M. Dupre, Allen
Jones, Geo. W. Collins.
Ward 2-Wm. S. Reamer, Chas. J.
Lynch, Iredell Jones, Jr.
Ward 3-Frank W. Seegars, Jno. A.
Willis. L. E. Marshall.
Ward 4-T. E. Feagan, W. F. Steig?
litz, R. C. Keenan.
Ward 5-W. P. Hamrick, J. E.
Moorhead, F. A. Norwood. ,
The election was held without spe?
cial incident. The chief interest was
in the mayorly contest. Mayor Gibbes
was re-elected, and Col. J. Quitman
Marshall was defeated. Mayor Gibbes*
election was largely an endorsement
of his two year's administration. Col.
Marshall's late announcement and the
feeling that Mr. Gibbes deserved an
endorsement operated against him.
Mayor Gibbes gave the city an honest,
progressive and clean administration,
and was entitled to consideration. The
result of the election for mayor fol?
lows:
Total for Gibees, 1.022.
Total for Marshall, S16.
Total vote cast, 1.S29.
Gibbes' majority, 206.
AX EMBEZZLER CONVICTED.
Public Pull Did Not Save Indiana's
Rascally Auditor.
Indianapolis. March 15-This morn?
ing the jury in the case of David E.
Sherrick, former auditor of the State,
returned a verdict of guilty of embez
blement of state funds on ten of the
eleven counts of the indictments. The
verdict carries an indeterminate sen?
tence of from two to twenty-one
years. The announcement of the ver?
dict was followed by a motion for a
new trial. Pending a decision Sher?
rick will be held in the custody of the
sheriff.
Doctors are Puzzled.
*The remarkable recovery of Ken?
neth Mciver, of Vanceboro. Me., is the
subject of much interest to the med?
ical fraternity and wide eire!" of
friends. He says of his case: "Owing
to severe inflammation of thc throat
and congestion of the lungs, three
doctors save me up to die. win n, as a
last resort, i was induced to try Dr
King's Now Discovery and I am hap?
py to say it saved my life." Cures ile?
worst coughs and colds, bronchitis,
tonsilitis, weak lungs, hoarseness, and
Ia grippe. Guaranteed at all druggists.
50c and $1. Trial bottle free.
I Running a Daily Newspaper,
i The News, a daily paper at Sum
j ter. has suspended publication. The
! News was started about a year ago
with strong financial backing but in
j the face of many predictions of
failure on account ->f the fact that
I Sumter already haa one daily news
' paper and is too small to support
another. The inevitable result has
come. There are only four towns in
South Carolina that could be thought
large enough to support two daily
newspapers and in not ail of these is
it a demonstrated fact that two can
be operated profitably. It costs at
least $25 a day to publish even a very
small and poor daily newspaper and
from that the expense runs rapidly on
up almost without lirmt. The expense
of publishing such a.s newspaper as
the Journal is $60 a day. It requires a
liberal and steady ccsh income to
keep from going into the hole on a
proposition of this kind, but this is
usually overlooked by persons who
are enthusiastic to get into the
newspaper business. Only , -a-short.,
time is necessary for such enthusiasm
to ooze out and the strongest kind of
financial backing wants to get from
under when called on with unceasing
regularity to put up a big weekly de?
ficit. It is no fun running a daily
newspaper with the balance pe ^'st?
ernly going the wrong way.-Spartan
burg Journal.
Magistrate's Court.
The case of the State vs. John Bur?
gess, indicted for petit larceny, was
heard by Magistrate Harby last week.
The defendant was charged with steal?
ing a board off a fence belonging to
Messrs. L. D. Jennings and W. W.
Mellette. He was convicted and paid
his fine which was fixed by the mag?
istrate at $10.00.
Thursday afternoon the trial of the
case of James Robertson vs. J. R. Al
brooks was concluded. The plaintiff
sued under claim and delivery pro?
ceedings for the possession of a' mule
unlawfully withheld- from his posses?
sion and damages for the loss sustain?
ed by the unlawful seizing thereof. The
appearances were Major Marion-Moise
for the plaintiff and L. D. Jennings.
Esq., for the defendant.
Magistrate Harby turned the case
over to the jury late in the afternoon,
and after a short deliberation, they re?
turned their verdict, awarding the
plaintiff the immediate possession of
the mule and $25.00 of the $30.00
asked for.
The regular fishermen are getting
their hooks and lines in order, for fish
are beginning to bite.
When the water mains are extended
so as to supply all who desire to use
city water the income that the city
derives from the water system will be
largely increased and the cost of oper?
ation will be practically unchanged
and besides the fire hydrants can be
increased in number indefinitely with?
out extra cost to the city except for
the actual cost of installing the addi?
tional'hydrants. There is no rental to
pay for each additional hydrant, as
was the case when the* water system
was owned by the American Pipe Co.
It ought not to be news to the pub?
lic that it is a violation of the laws
to send any written communication in
a package of third or fourth class maii
matter-merchandise or printed mat?
ter-but the frequency with which the
law is violated would appear to indi?
cate that many are ignorant of the
?aw. It will be news, however, to
many that the postoffice officials are
now making a systematic effort to en?
force the law and to collect the $10
penalty for each violation. Packages
of these classes of mail matter are be?
ing inspected and wherever any com?
munication is found enclosed the per?
son guilty of violating the law will be
required to pay the penalty.
Mr. R. H. Barnes, of Bishopville.
who was shot so seriously a few weeks
ago that it was thought impossible for
him to survive, is now able to sit up a
short while each day. and his recov?
ery is confidently expected.
The mass meeting for the municip?
al election will be held in the court
house on Thursday night. March 22,
at S o'clock. The primary election
will be on the 27th inst.
Dr. R. F. Divver of Anderson says
he will enter the race for secretary
of State.
A petition was circulated among the
merchants a few days ago requesting
them to close their store* at 6 o'clock
D. m. from April 1st to September 1st.
The petition was drawn ap and circu?
lated at the sugesti?n of r?verai of
the merchants who favored early clos?
ing: beginning April 1st instead of
May 1st, hut the movement fail- d of
s ccvs< because two cf the lr ai' ir tr
nier'-hants dtclmed to sign the agree?
ment.
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echdjiic
Desires the best Tools human skill
produces. Our line is the following :
Starrett's Fine Tools.
Plumb's Hatchets and Hammers.
Disston's & Bishop's Saws*
Us ion and Stanley Planes.
very Farmer
Desires the best in quality at lowest
price. We can furnish you :
E. P. Guano Distributors.
Dow-Law Cotton Planters.
Handled Hoe?, Forks, Rakes,
Hames and Singletrees.
Ever/ department is complete Prices very lowest, and
quality very best.
Horses and
All sizes and prices for cash or approved paper.
ug'gies, Wagons
arness
Agent for
DEERING
HARVESTING
MACHINERY
and Repair Parts in
abundance.
? Disc Harrows, Disc | Agent for
JOHNSTON
Cultivators. Stalk
Cutters, Peg Tooth
Harrows, Binders,
Mowers, Rakes. &c.
HARVESTING
MACHINERY
and Repair Parts in
abundance.
?
6, 8, and 9 South Earvin Street.
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-:- Undivided Profits S7.2G9.45..
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K. L. Edmunds, Cashier.
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quarter after organization, S24S,
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will make no mistake
We make liberal loans on < "ot
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the best results from his labors.
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when you want to place an advertisement that will bring results.