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THE MASS MEETING. , COURT HOUSE PACKED-MUCH ENTHUSIASM DISPLAYED. Pew Candidates Stated Platform or Made Rinding: Promises-A Summa ry ot the Proceedings. i*rom The Daily Item March 23. There has seldom been such a crowd ^gathered in the court house as there "was assembled last night at the mass meeting to hear the speeches of the various candidates for aldermen and ?f the two aspirants to the office of mayor of the Game Cock City. While "there was no occurrence of a sensa? tional nature, yet each candidate was \ Tgiven the glad hand by his admirers and each one was in turn given a small ovation. The meeting was called to order at S .o'clock by Mr. E. C." Hayhsworth, ?hl^iiman of the city Democratic ex? ecutive . committe, wirb made some "timely remarks relative to the neces *Hy of citizens exercising their right -of Suffrage, and urged every man pres? ent to cast his ballot at the coming election. Mr. ?jr. L. Alnutt, candidate for the office of alderman, was first intro? duced. He said in substance, that "there were many questions of mom?n "tas importance to the city which must "be decided and acted upon by the -next council. He had been in Sum? ter but three years and had always done his duty as a citizen. He had proved himself a good business man. Be thought that the streets and side? walks were in a deplorable condition, and that they should be improved He advocated public debts for public im? provements, and stood for three things-sewerage, an honest adminis? tration and to bring manufacturing enterprises to the city. \ Alderman H. D. Barnett then ad? dressed the* audience. He thought that he was a conservative^ business . saan, and had served on two of the most important committees of the last council, [and believed that he had dis? charged his duties efiiciently. He read faro comparative reports of the past and present administration." He asked -.^tsr re-election. Hr. J. P. Booth was out of the city, tor* he wants it understood that he is 3a the race. Mr. W. A. Bowman paid some very ^Battering compliments to the present -eosrociL He had no promises to make, 2rat would do all in his power, if elect? ed, to build up the town in a judicious and would encourage all im ments of a permanent and sub a&aatial nature. The next speaker was Mr. J. H. ?Chandler. He said he had never been .a candidate before, and that his plat TSorm was to do everything that was to the best interest of Sumter. B?'.?r. D. M. Dick thought that there -vere no great issues which council 3sad to deal with directly. If elected, Jte would give his best efforts toward a. business like administration of all Hbo departments, looking toward per? manent improvements within the in? come of the city. Alderman P. P. Finn was the next candidate introduced If elected, he wonac. appreciate every vote cast for Wm Will always do his best for the .interests of Sumter. He took issue -with Mr. Alnutt as to the bad condi? tion of the streets, and commended ?fiie work of the street department. He -sroald abide the will of the voters as to sewerage,. 3Ir. R, F. Haynsworth was absent, 3mt sent, a lteer which was read by Secretary H. A. Moses. He had always ^served the best interest of the city, and was .willing to stand by his record. 33e urged the voters to make council ai safe, conservative and progressive body. Would make no promises. Mr. H. C. Haynsworth said that his candidacy was not a criticism of the -pr?sent administration. He thought titat there should be at least an al -dennan from Ward 1. Ke thought 1?at the dry well system was getting -worse and worse; but he would act ac? cording to the will of the voters in re? gard to a sewerage system. Sumter should lead in development, there was -room here for more manufacturing '-enterprises. Alderman H. W. Hood simply an? nounced himself as a candidate for re? election, and stated that he was in -favor af sewerage. Mr. J. C. Huger was next intro? duced and he received quite an ova? tion. He said that Sumter was his adopted home, he had always had the greatest interest in the city's welfare, and that he was proud of its phenom? enal and steady growth. If the peo? ple thought that he could benefit the city by being on the board of alder? men he wanted to be elected. He was in favor of sewerage, good schools, 4good police portection and in helping and keeping up the fire department ?nd the Sumter Light Infantry. Mr. E. H. Rhame then announced his candidacy. He made a very happy little talk, which took well with the crowd. He said that being a candi? date was a brand new experience for him. He said that he was in favor of sewerage, and would do everything to -further the interests of Sumter. In conclusion he said to the voters there assembled: "If you have any votes to spare, save 'em for me." Mr. J.* A Schwerin said that he would do what he considered right and for the good of Sumter. Would do what taxpayers say in reference to sewerage. Believed in putting city's money in permanent improvements, but would guard against useless ex? penditures of money. Alderman W. G. Stubbs said if elected he would do his duty as an al? derman, and would atend the meet? ings of council. He had no promises to make. Alderman R. K. Wilder said that he was before the people at the re? quest of friends for re-election. He had no string of accomplishments, but had always tried to do everything in ? his power for the benefit of Sumter. He urged the voters to elect men of the best judgment. He closed by thank? ing his friends for the. flattering vote received at the last election. Mr. E. L. Witherspoon read quite a lengthy speecy, which was chiefly devoted to the en? couragement of manufacturing en? terprise. Hee thought that the city did not hold out sufficient induce? ments to encourage their location in Sumter. He would do his duty if elected. Mr. W. B. Boyle, candidate for may? or, was given an encouraging recep? tion, when he arose to address the as? semblage. He said that he was no speaker, and would not attempt speech-making; but that he would say to the people of Sumter, that if they saw fit to elect him, that he would ex? ert his utmost endeavor for their ad? vancement and the welfare of Sumter. Mayor Geo. W. Dick's speech was of some length. He said that he de? sired only to make reference to his record during the past administration and allow the people to judge whether he had been derelict in the discharge of his duties as mayor. "If I have condemn me, if not, then I ask your endorsement for a second time." He then stated some of the things that had been accomplished during his term of office. He mentioned the pur? chase of the water works, street im? provements, putting in the immense drain from "Yankee Camp" to Tur? key creek, the dredging of Turkey creek, the placing of a permanent stone bridge over that stream at Lib? erty street crossing, ene equipment of the. fire department, the condition of the public schools and he referred beautifully to* the ''Old S. L. I." thai has always responded to the call of duty. He then took, up the matter of the city's finances, and showed a won? derful improvement therein dubing his administration. ? "My aim," he said, "has been to get just as much out of our income as possible and to reduce that floating debt To this end, I have neglected my private affairs to attend to public ones. I have endeavored to see that contracts great and small were carried out for our city as I would were they for myself. I have tried to use my best endeavors for the public on all occasions, and now I come before you asking for an en? dorsement of my actions. $100 Reward, $100. The readers of this paper will be pleased to learn that there is at least one dreaded disease that science has been able to cure in all its stages, and that is Catarrh. Hall's Catarrh Cure is the only positive cure now known to the medical fraternity. Ca? tarrh being a constitutional disease, requires a constitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken internal? ly, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system, thereby destroying the foundation of the disease, and giving the patient strength by building up the constitu? tion and assisting nature in doing its work. The proprietors have so much faith in its curative powers that they offer One Hundred Dollars for any case that it fails to cure. Send for list of testimonials. Address J\ J. CHENEY, Toledo, O. For sale ?>y all Druggists, 75c. Take Hairs Family Pills for Consti? pation. 3 18-lm CASES APPEALED. The Dry Well Ordinance Carried Vp to The Circuit Court. The cases of the City of Sumter against Messrs. H. D. Moise, T. C. Cut tino and Ebbie Wells, charged by the health officer with violating an ordi? nance by digging and maintaining dry wells within a half mile of the water works pumping station, have again been sent up to the circuit court, un? der appeal. Messrs. Haynsworth & Haynsworth represent the city of Sumter and H. D. Moise represents himself and the other two defendants. An effort will be made to have the cases heard at the next term nf court. 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 circle of friends. He says of his case: "Owing to severe inflammation of the throat and congestion of the lungs, three doctors gave me up io die. when, as :i last resort, I was induced to try Dr. King's New Discovery and I am h ip py to say it saved my life." Cures the worst coughs and colds, bronchitis, tonsilitis, weak lungs, hoarseness, and la grippe. Guaranteed at all druggists. 50c and $1. Trial bottle free. AUTOMOBILE ACCIDENT. ! _ Team of Monaghan Hose Company Collided With Mrs. Ferd Levi's Buick. I From The Daily Item March 21. The worst accident in the history ol automobiling in Sumter occurred to? day on the corner of Liberty and Washington str??ts. Mrs. F^rd Levi was driving her Euick car and in the machine with her were Mrs. Abe Levi and Mrs. Isaacs, both of Manning, who occu? pied the rear seat. Mrs. Levi was on her way home and was on Washington street between Liberty and Dugan, and as she neared Liberty street she saw the hose wagon of the Monghan team turning the corner, the horses running at a very excessive speed. She was cognizant of the impending dan? ger, and said that she believes that the driver h?d lost control of the horses, or else was criminally reck? less. Mrs. Levi put on the low gear and ran her machine up on the side? walk. Xo sooner had she done so, than the team crashed into the right of the car. completely demolishing the top and body of the machine. The left hand horse had his front feet in the machine; his chest bent the steer? ing gear, which alone saved Mrs. Levi from being terribly injured. One of the gas lamps was terribly bent, the running board broken into splinters and the body damaged so badly that to attempt repairing would be ab ? surd. How the occupants of the car [ escaped with their lives is a miracle. It seems to the writer that the speed rate of fire teams as well as automo? biles should be regulated, or else the lives of our citizens, pedestrians and those who ride in vehicles alike, are not to be considered. THE BISHOPVILLE AFFAIR. Attempted Lynching Promptly Pre? vented By Sheriff Muldrow-Will Not Take Prisoner to Columbia. From The Dally Item March 21. Last night a mob of from 20 to 30 men attempted to enter -the B?shop vilie jail and take possession of De Saussure, the negro who attempted to effect his escape by hitting the jailer in the head with a rod of iron. Sheriff Robert Mulrow was primptly on the scene, and when he discharged a few shots from his revolver the mob scattered like chaff before the wind. The town bell was then rung, and a goodly number of citizens collected around the jail to assist Sheiff Mul? drow in maintaining the dignity of the law. A vast majority of the people of Lee county and especially those of the better class are opposed to mob law, and will see to it that no violence comes to the person of the prisoner. DeSaussure is in jail charged with assault and battery with intent to kill upon Mr. H. R. Barnes, who is now in the hospital here in a very bad con? dition and though the chances of re? covery are in his favor he will never be the same man again. This incident will tend to incite public sentiment against the accused, and by this act he has lost the chance of obtaining any mercy from either the court or the jury. , Sheriff Muldrow is firm in his deter? mination to keep the prisoner in the Bishopville jail, and laughs at the suggestion to take them to Columbia for safe keeping. Sheriff Muldrow is a man of nerve, and a zealous and ef? ficient officer of the law. He will see to it that the prisoner is protected. CARRIED TO COLUMBIA. Columbia, March 22.-An unsuc cessul attempt was made Tuesday night to lynch a negro prisoner in the Lee county jail at Bishopville. Sheriff R. E. Muldrow, Jr., fired his revolver into the air four times and the lynch? ers ran away. But it was expected that there would be serious trouble last night and the prisoner was brought to Columbia and placed in the peniten? tiary for safekeeping. Sheriff Muldrow, accompanied by his deputy, Mr. H. F. Mooneyham. started from Bishopville yesterday af? ternoon just at dusk and slipped the prisoner down to Lynchburg, between Sumter and Florence on the Atlantic Coast Line, a distance of 18 miles. The passenger train between Lucknow and Sumter passed Bishopville at 4:30 o'clock and it had been suspected the sheriff would take his prisoner aboard that train, but he calculated more deeply than the mob had suspected and avoided the train. After it had passed, the mob was thrown off of its guai-d somewhat, as it was not suspect-: ed that the sheriff would attempt to take the prisoner across the country to a line of railway so far distant. The ruse worked successfully and no inter? ference was met with on the road. Dangers of Pneumonia. *A cold at this time if neglected is liable to cause pneumonia, which is so often fatal, and even when the pa? tient has recovered the lungs are weakened, making them peculiarly susceptible to tin- development of con sumption. Foley's Honey and Tar will stop tin- co*^gh. iieal and strengthen the lungs ai d prevent pneumonia. La prrippo coughs yield quickly to the wonderful c .rative qualities of Foley's Honey and '.ar. There is nothing else "just as good." Durant's Pharmacy. Petit Jury. The following- will serve the first I week of the April term of Court: j D. R. Mccallum, Jr., William Mo? ran, W. O. Cain. W. D. Lynam, M. L. Jenkins, J. L. Haynsworth, H. B. Cur? tis, J. D. Friers on, R. S. McLeod, J. A. London, J. B. Rafheld, Jr., W. G. Nel? son, W. G. Stubbs, J. H. Darr, T. J. Xirvin, W. F. Dennis, R. W. Weldon. J. B. Crouch, R. E. Wilder, G. E. Richardson, J. F. Pate, W. T. New? man, J. F. Player, J. H. Chandler, John Haynsworth, J. T. Brown, W. C. Broughton, S. R. Chandler. J. H. Mc? Leod, J. S. Tisdale, J. Dargan Osteen. R. M. Brown, S. B. Newman, M. C. Mayes, J. M. Chandler, A. A. Weldon. Grand Jury. The following gentlemen will serve as grand jurors for 1006: R. K. Wilder, H. D. Barnett, A. Ryttenberg, E. T. Mints, C. D". Schwartz, W. R. Eu-ge?s, ?. W. Raf field, H. W. Bennett,. Geo. H. Hurst, H. J. Harby. W. H. Ingram. L. M. Rembert, W. H. Jennings, Jr., W. A. Brown. W. S. Burkett. J. D. Norris, H. R. Brunson, R. L. Wright. New Bird Law. Governor Hey ward has signed the bill changing the bird laws of the State. The season is now. under the new law, from November 15 to March I, instead of from November 1 to April 1, thus cutting off 15 days of November at the start of the season ?.nd the whole of March at the end. Officer H. J. Seymour, who has served on the police force of this city for fourteen years, has resigned his position to accept the position of clerk in the county dispensary. Mr. Sey? mour will be missed on the police force. He was a faithful officer and vigilant and efficient in the discharge of his duties. Sumter is a Centre, Too. Says the Sumter Item. "It begins to look like Columbia don't want the Castle Hall of the Grand Lodge, Knights of Pythias. Sumter does and when the Grand Lodge meets here in a few weeks Game Cock Lodge and the people of Sumter should be ready to talk business." If Sumter Pythians win the Castle Hall of the Grand Lodge they will merit the prize. With Columbia's large Pythian population, and being the railroad and geograph? ical centre of the State, it is natural to suppose that Columbia would be the best place in South Carolina for the Castle Hall, but Sumter has good ar? guments to advance and her claim is certainly second only to Columbia's. What are the Knights of Pythias in this city going to do about it?-The State. Cleans the Complexion. ?Orino Laxative Fruit Syrup simu? lates the liver and thoroughly cleanses the system and clears the complexion - ! pimples and blotches. It is the best laxative for women and children as it is mild and pleasant, and does not gripe or sicken. Orino is much supe> rior to pills, aperient waters and all ordinary cathartics as it does not irri? tate the stomach and bowels. Du? rant's Pharmacy. President E. D. Smith, of the South Carolina Cotton Growers' Association, is resting at home this week after an extended speaking trip throng ti the West. He said that Texas farmers had held very little cotton this season, while in Arkansas where warehouses are plentiful two hundred thousand bales are still held.-Bishopville Vin? dicator. ?Don't frown-look pleasant. It you are suffering from indigestion or sour stomach, take Kodol Dyspepsia Cure. Hon. Jake Moore, of Atlanta, Ga., says: "I suffered more than 20 years with indigestion. A friend re? commended Kodol. It relieved me in one day and I now enjoy better health than for many years." Kodol digests what you eat, relieves sour stomach, gas on stomach, belching, etc. Sold by all druggists. The dogs of Sumter, though legion in number, are not taxpayers. Most doc owners seem to think that to pay taxes on a dog is to assome an unnec? essary burden. The business men of Sumter are learning that when tbt-y want quick work and prompt delivery, as well as good work, the place to carry their job printing is The. Osteen Publishing Company. They have the force and equipment to bandle rush orders on the minute and keep np with the reg? ular run of work also. The way to build up a business is to kee.p a good S'ock, price tbe goods right and advertise. Advertising is fully as necfssary a? either of the others. In Sumter f'e plate to adver? tise is The Daily Item ano The Watch? man and SUD thron. FRECKLES AND PIMPLES REMOVED !? Ten Days. Nad ?nola The Complexion Beautifier is en? dorsed by thousands of grateful ladies, and guaranteed to remove all facial discolora? tions and restore the beauty of youth. Thc worst cases in twenty days. 50c. and $1.00 at all leading drug stores, or by mail. Prepared by NATIONAL TOiLCT CO., ? Paris, Tena. Conviction Follows Trial When buying loose coffee or anything your grocer happens to have in his bin, how do you kn ow what you are getting ? Some queer stories about coffee that is sold in bulk, could be told, if the people who handle it (grocers), cared to speak oui Could any amount of mere talk have persuaded millions of housekeepers to use Lion Coffee, thc leader of all package coffees for over & quarter of a century, if they had not found it superior to all other brands in Purity, Strength, Flavor and Uniformity? This popular success ol LION COFFEE can be due only to Inherent merit. There is no stronger proof of merit than con? tinned and increasing popularity. Ii thc verdict ol MILLIONS OF HOUSEKEEPERS docs not convince yon of thc merits of LION COFFEE, it costs you but a trifle to bay a -package. It is the easiest way to convince yourself, and to make you a PERMANENT PURCHASER. LION COFFEE is sold only in 1 lb. sealed packages, and reaches yon as pore and clean as when it left oar factory. Lion-head on every package. Save these Lion-heads for valnable premiums SOLD BY GROCERS EVERYWHERE WOOLSON SPICE CO., Toledo, Ohio. ?^ Another Mccutcheon Story if you are sick or threatened with sickness or the blues, don't send for the doctor. Read BREWST MILLIONS THE NEW NOVEL BY George Barr Mccutcheon author of "finmstarK" and laugh yourself well Brewster's Millions stands head and shoul? ders above even the most talked of fiction successes of the day. Help yourselves boys." Wc Have a Scoop on K and will start it going soon in these columns. Don't mix your brain up with wishy washy tales for awhile. WAIT FOR BREWSTER'S MUIONS arid Mules All sizes and prices for cash or approved paper. Buggies, Wagons ? Harness Agent for DEERING HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in abundance. Disc Harrows, Disc Cultivators, Stalk Cutters, Peg Tooth Harrows, Binders, ' Mowers, Rakes, &c. Agent for JOHNSTON HARVESTING MACHINERY and Repair Parts in abundance. ? &, v ?a, 9 6, 8, and 9 South Harvin Street. : j ?j jog 'Bili ri Mt? tis % Ao o j -_i o o J j 'W mw WE GUARD OUR PATRONS' INTERESTS The Farmers' Bank and Trust Go. Capital Stock $60.000. -: -:- Undivided Profits $7.209.45 C. G. Rowland. Prst R. F. Haynsworth, V. Trst. R. L. Edmunds. Cashier. Deposits Dec 30, end of 3d quarter after organization. $248, 624 19. Be^in the New Year by open? ing an account with us and you will make no mistake. We make liberal kans on Cot? ton, enabling the farmer to get the best results from his labors.