The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 11, 1906, Image 4
~ WE??SGSDAY, APRIL fi, 1906.V
Th&~?$uin.ter Watchman was founded in
1850 and me True Southron uv 1866. s Tba
Watchman and Sotdhron now bas the com?
bined circulation abd influence of both of
the old pape;s, and * manifestly the best
adv?ctising medium ?c Sumter.
Captain George L. Dyer has report?
ed for duty as "commandant of the
Charleston, "navy yard and Port Royal
^stations, succeeding Capt. J. A. H.
tickles, who has been placed .on
-gaiting orders. '
Greenwood is to have a new bond?
ed warehouse. It will be built by the
3E^armers'Warehouse-Company. This
^company will have a capital st oe ic of
-?10,000 with the privif?ge of increas?
ing it to $25,OGS.
The books of the city treasurer
show that the taxable property fof
the city of Anderson has increased
4275,000 since lasfyear. This increase
is due almost entirely to new dwell
'v * ..." . .
lng houses that have gone op.
At the meeting in Newberry Thurs
??ay night of the executive committee
?of the State Press Association it was
decided to hold the annual meeting
"?"tor 1906 at the Isle of Palms some
.. "time in June, the exact date to be fixed
by President Aull. \
The board of appraisers met in
Greenville Thursday and appraised the
Union cotton mills plant, including the
mills, houses and real estate, at $1,
250,000, and bills payable and ac?
counts at $400,000, a .total of $1,650,
f 'OOO. When and what date the Feder
?al judge will fix for the sale of the
plant is yet unknown.
Mr. J. H. Evans, a prominent mem?
ber of the Marion bar, died Thursday
. - afternoon at the St. Francis Xavier In?
firmary in Charleston. Mr. Evans's j
?eaih was the result of a fall received
"by bim about five weeks ago from the
second story window of the McMillan
building of this city. He was talking
to Mr. J. C. McMillan and was sitting
In the window which was open. In
some way he lost his balance and fell
to the street below? a distance of about
17 feet. He struck on his head and
received injuries, which yesterday
produced his death. He was taken to
Oiar?eston two weeks ago for hospital
treatment.
By reason of the substitution rates
given Columbia on cotton that city will
be made one of the large cotton cen?
tres in the country within the next few
months. By substitution rates is meant
that cotton can be shipped from a
point in Alabama or. Mississippi to
mills in this section and Virginia and
-can be warehoused for several months
"until needed. Afterwards it can be
staken out and shipped to destination at
the through rate from the starting
point, with a slight advance-so slight,
' however, that it pays theNconsumer. to
? Store the cotton until it is needed.
Mr, Charles Pinckney, of Stateburg,
jttas bought the house now occupied by
.Mrs. R. A. Mclaurin on ?orth Wash?
ington street and will remove to thi-:
"City to live in the fall.
Improvement League Organized.
Statebu!^, April 5-The Rural Com?
munity Improvement League met in
the assembly room of the Gen. Sumter
Memorial Academy on April 5th and
.effected a permanent organization
"With the following officers: Mrs.
"Frierson, president: Miss G. Dargan,
secertary: Miss T. Dargan, treasurer.
Executive C</mmittee: Mrs. Carson,
Miss A. Burgess, Mrs. Stuckey, Messrs.
G. Nelson, Frank Eurgess. Every sec?
tion of the community is.intelligently
represented on the executive commit?
tee. The meeting was enthusiastic
and full cf business. Great good will
come of this work. S. B. D.
GUARANTEED KY DR. DeLCRME.
Simple Way to Cure Catarrh by Hy
omei Without Stomach Dosing.
It is the hc:.ght of folly to dose the
stomach with internal medicines to
cure nasal catarrh. It cannot be cured
except the catarrhal germs that are
present in the nose, throat and lungs
bave first been killed.
Direct local treatment by breathing
Hyomei through the pocket inhaler
that comes with every outfit, is abso?
lutely necessary to kill the catarrhal
germs and preyent their growth and
formata on.
The soothing air of Hyomei heals
the smarting and raw membrane of
the air passages in the nose, throat
and lungs, kills off the catarrhal
germs and rids the system of the last
traces of catarrh.
T&e complete Hyomei outfit con?
sists of a hard rubber inhaler which
?can be carried in the purse or vest
pocket, a medicine dropper, and a
bottle of Hyomei, and costs only one
dollar, while extra bottles can be ob?
tained for 50 cents, thus making it
the most economical treatment for the
cure of catarrh, as well as the most
reliable.
J. F. W. DeLorme positively guar?
antees a cure when Hyomei is used in
?accordance with the simple directions
on the package, or he will refund the
money. This certainly shows their
Saith and belief in the virtues of Hy?
omei.
TARIFF VIEWS OF MK. CAXXOX.
The Speaker Says, in a Formal In?
terview. That the Only Way to Re?
vise the Tariff is to Make a Com?
plete Revision of lt.
Washington, April 6.-Speaker Can?
non today authorized the following
?tatemen: concerning the-tariff views
which he expressed in a letter to the
pottery manufacturers of East Liverr
pool, Ohio, who had written him rela?
tive to the renomination of Represen?
tative Kennedy, of that district: "I
was not aw?re I was writing a letter
for publication, although I have no ob?
jection to its publication. There are
many people in the country who be?
lieve that the single schedule or sched?
ules tariff may be amended This is
entirely " impractical for while an
amendment to the single schedule
might please some single interest it
could not command enough votes to
enact it. In my judgment nothing can
be done except by a complete revision
of the tariff, which would be a com?
promise that would command' a ma?
jority vote of the 396 members of the
House and 90 Senators. The enact?
ment of such a revision and time nec?
essary to adjust it to conditions would
halt commerce for at least twelve
months.
Mr. Cannon declares that the pres?
ent conditions are the most prosper?
ous, and concludes as follows: "Con?
gress reflects the will of the people
and the "House of Representatives, is
chosen everjr two years. There is to
be a general Congressional election
next 'November. Our friends, or our
enemies, insist on immediate revision
of tariff. If a majority of the people
demand immediate general revision
they will elect a majority of the mem?
bers of the House in favor of imme?
diate general revision."-News and
Courier.
SELLERS ACQUITTED.
Blind Tiger Bang. Acknowledged That
He Did a Recall Liquor Business,
But Xot Wholesale.
Charleston, April 6.-W. H. Sellers
of Columbia, generally spoken of as
the "king of blind tigers" was on trial
today in the United States circuit court
on the charge of engaging in the
wholesale liquor business under a re?
tail dealer's tax, and also for conceal?
ing liquor.
The indictment was found against
Sellers at the Greenville term of the
court last April, the offenses charged
having bee ii committed, according to
the indictment, in December, 1904,
and Januar}', 3C05. The case was de?
ferred to the Columbia term and then
again to the present term.
Upon the case being called this
morning the attorney for Sellers made
a motion to quash the indictment. The
motion was argued ar length, the at?
torneys for the defense contending
that the government had not definitely
stated the grounds for prosecution.
District Attorney Cochran combatted
this theory and the court refused the
motion and the trial proceeded.
The pury selected ls composed of
white men, with one exception, ano
there is only one Columbia man among
them, he being C. Arthur Odell.
Sellers denied that he had sold liq?
uor,in any quantity to exceed four and
a half gallons, denied that he was
consignee of some of the shipments
seized and among other things said he
knew of four dealers in Columbia who
ordered liquor by the car load lots.
Sellers pleaded ignorance of the pack?
ages being unstamped and took issue
with the prosecution's witnesses in the
matter of any concealment of the liq?
uors. Ke made no secret of being en?
gaged in the retail liquor business.
The question of the guilt of Sellers
depended largely on the fact whether
he was in collus:on with the distillers
which are alleged to have used the
four and a half gallon, kegs to defeat
the payment of a wholesaler's tax
which is required for a five gallon keg.
Judge Brawley charged the jury
that it should weigh the ?vidence and
that no presumptive inferrences
should be drawn in reaching a verdict.
The jury returned a verdict of not
guilty after being out five minutes.
Letter to L. D. Jennings.
Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: What's the penalty for
making or selling short-meagre paint
iu your state?
And docs it make any difference, if
three-fourths of the paints are sncrt
meafcure?
IR seven pints a full-gallon or a fool
gallon?
What's the penalty for making or
selling whitewash for paint?
Is whitewash paint, if mixed with a
little paint and labeled "Pure mixed
paint'', or something like tnat?
But we dr:n't intend to go into the i
business. We make Devoe lead-and
zinc full-measure and true.
Yours truly,
F. W. De Voe & Co.
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P. S. Durant Hardware Co., sell our
paint.
The merchants are beginning to feel
the good effects of the Mutual Protec?
tive Asscoiation. Accounts, some of
them of long standing, are being paid
up by degrees by the' debtors, and
some wiped out all at one blow.
There is talk of more long distance
automobile races.
NELSON ACQUITTED.
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Camden, April 6.-Richardson Nel?
son who was yesterday placed on trial
for the murder of Mr. R. A. McDow
el in October last, was today acquitted.
The State had no direct evidence and
very little circumstantial evidence up?
on which to ask for a verdict, and the
jury did not deliberate long before
bringing in a verdict of not guilty. An
acquittal was expected in thc circum?
stances, but there are many who firm?
ly believe in the guilt of Nelson. The
horrible assassination of a good and
peaceful citizen is still a great mys?
tery.
The public building for Sumter is
not altogether an uncertainty now.
The claims of Sumter have been rec?
ognized by the House committee and if
any appropriations are allowed for
public buildings by this session of
Congress Sumter will receive an ade?
quate appropriation. Senator Lat?
imers flim-flam game in the Senate
to cut off all towns except Anderson
has been knocked in the head and An?
derson will stand or fall with the oth
er towns having equal claims for con?
sideration.
Two lunatics were sent to the State
Hospital for the Insane Saturday.
They were Lucius McFaddin, from
Concord, and Julius Thompson, of this
city, both negroes.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Bears the s^y Z?f/?-*-i?~
Signature of C^^75^^ j
New A. C. L. Appointments.
Wilmington, N. C , March 31.-The
appointment cf R. A. Brand to thu
position of traf?ic manager of the
Charleston and Western Ca roi ina Rail?
road is announced. Mr. Urana suc?
ceeds Horace M. Emerson, deceased.
The office of se?era! traffic manager cf
the Arlantic Coast Line is abolished.
Effective April 1, are the following
appointments : G. L. Meiste r, mechan?
ical engineer; G L. Allen, chief
tsman; Neil Leerson, electri?
cal engineer.
For Reorganization of Democratic
Clubs on April 2Sth and the County
Convention on May 7th.
In accordance with the constitution
of the Democratic party, presidents of
the clubs in Sumter county will as?
semble their respective clubs at the
usual meeting place and hour on Sat?
urday, April 28th, to reorganize by
the election of officers, a member of
the county executive committee, and
delegates to the county convention on
the basis of one delegate for each 25
members, and majority fraction there?
of. Said delegates are hereby called
to meet in the court house in Sumter
at 12 o'clock noon, on May 7th to
I elect delegates to the State convention
called to meet in Columbia, May 16th,
to elect a county chairman for the j
next two years, to confirm the club
elections of the county executive com
j mittee and transact such other busi- j
j ness as may properly .come before it.
The retiring executive committee is j
called to meet at-ll o'clock a. m., to
close up the business of the last cam?
paign. Copies of the constitution and
rules may be procured from H. L. B.
TOells, Esq.. Secretary, or to the un?
dersigned. Goodwill. S. C.
E. W. DA ABS,
County Chairman.
4 12-3t.
JJ. C. V. Reunion.
Headquarters South Carolina Division
United Confederate Veterans.
Greenville, S. C., April 4, 1306.
General Order Xo. 16.
Comrades:
1st. Tho South Carolina Division U.
C. V. will meet in Columbia, S. C., at
their annual Reunion on the. 16th,
17th, and lSth of May. 1006. All vet?
erans are earnestly requested to at
; tend as this will probably be the last
; time that roany of us will ever have
the privilege of attending again. Co
: iurr.bia, our beautiful capital city, has
; Invited you and she wants you to
come.
2nd. Commanders of all camps ?in
the State will call them together , at
once and elect delegates to attend
I said reunion.
3rd. The commanding general re?
grets to call attention to a large num?
ber of camps that are still in arrears
as to dues, both to general headquar?
ters and also to division headquarters.
. Please forward dues at once-any
way not later than April 20th. They
are small and should be paid.
4. All rairoads will give usual fare.
Ey order of
Thomas W. Carlisle,
Maj. Gen. S. C. V. U. C. V.
J M. Jordan,
Adjt. Gen. and-Chief of Staff.
IN THE
District Court o? He ?iM Sates
FOR THE EASTERN' DISTRICT OF SOUTH CARO?
LINA.
ZN BANKRUPTCY.
In the matter of the Independent Cot?
ton Oil Company, Bankrupt:
Ey vi: tue of an order of sale, made
and filed in the above entitled proceed?
ings on the 3rd day of April, 1906, and
by virtue also of a certain Order an?
cillary to said Order entered in the
I o?Sce of the clerk of :he District
! Court of the United State- for the
! Western District of North Carolina;
! the undersigned will sell at public
I auction, as an entirety, and not in
?separate parcel-, before the Court
J House of the Court of Common Fiefs
j i rr the county of Darlington in the
j State of South Carolina, on Friday,
I the Eleventh day of lucy, A. D., li>?>6,
' ar 12 o'clock m.:
j Oil mili plants and ginneries where
respectively located, at Darlington,
Manning, Marion, Hamer, Che
raw, Kingstree. Timmonsviiie, Mul?
lins, Syracuse, Lamar, Swift
Creek, Auburn, Davis Station,
Summerton and Paxville, in
South Carolina, and. at Wadesboro, in
North Carolina, with all the land,
buildings, engines, machinery, gin?
neries, side tracks and other appur- /
tenances connected therewith and
forming part thereof, or rights there?
with connected as set out in said Or
j der of sale, and also all tools, office
furniture, safes, seed houses and
scales wherever located, now in the
hands of the trustees in Bankruptcy,
? and being formerly a part of the prop
! erty of The Independent Cotton Oil
Company.
j Terms cash. No bid less than $100,
000 will be received. The Trustees are
authorized to require a deposit of
$5.000 before receiving any bid. For
a fuller description of the property to
be sold, and further particulars as to
the terms and provisions of said sale,
reference is made to the said Order on
?le in the office of the Clerk of the
District Court of the United States for
the District of South Carolina, in the
City OJ." Charleston.
John C. Simonds,
C. E. Taylor, Jr.
Daniel T. McKeithan,
Trustees in Bankruptcy.
4 12-4t
The near approach of Easter indicates the opening of Spring, and
with the exception of Christmas it is the most important shopping
period of the year. We are amply prepared to meet the rush which
we anticipate, but would thank our friends not to defer their pureba
es, as the sooner they buy the more intelligently they will be served.
The stock in our various departments wilt be found unusually
attractive, and as to our prices, they have never been questioned.
OUR LINE OF BLACK DRESS
Black Brilliantes 50 inches wide at 50, 75 and
$1.00 per yard. .
JBlack Voiles 38 to 44 inches wide at 50c. to
$1 50 per yard.
Black Albatross 40 inches wide, 50, 75c. per
yard
Black Poplin 44 inches wide 75c. to $1 per yard.
Silk Finished Henriettas 44 inches wide
75c, $1.00 per yard.
GOODS IS VERY STRONG.
Silks, Silks-The success of our 98c Black Taf?
feta has forced u* to include a complete line of colors
at this price every yard guaranteed and full 36 inches
Those who have been buying this number from us say
it is equal to any $1.25 goods on the market.
At 75 cents we are offering a beautiful, assort
mei't of silks, in plaids and stripes in ail the delicate
spring shades
47% Cents will buy a very pretty silk, and a
choice lot of patterns to select from.
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All indications point to this being the lead?
ing white jrcocs season, and it is the strongest
point in our dry goods department. vV'e have
always enjoyed an enviable reputation for i his ?ne,
but feel that cur collection this season far surpasses
any previous effort. Our assortment embraces every?
thing from an India Linen at 5 cents to the ii ne Per?
sian Lawns at 50 cents.
The active demand at present seems to be for the soft
finish Pique and Madras effects of which we have at least
50 patterns from \2)A to 25 cents.
Embroideries--You cannot make up white goods without
embroideries, and this line seems to be a weakness with us,
but one which is annually gaining strength, judging from
the verdict of the ladies.
White Lawn Waists-Handsomely embroidered, 50 cents
to $2.50.
White Ghina Silk Waists- Beautifully trimmed with val
lace and insertion -S2.50 and ?3.50.
White Parasols $1 to $2-The higher priced numbers are
handsomely embroidered.
Lace Curtains -It is surprising what a good curtain you
can buy from us at 50 cents, but we have better ones from
that up to $5.
Colored Organdies-In a beautiful assortment of patterns
and large figures at io cents.
Muslin Underwear-This is a new departure with us, but
one that promises to be profitable and attractive. The line
embraces evervthing in ladies' underwear.
3,000 Yards of Ribbons at Unmatchable Prices.
This is positively the greatest bargain ever offered by us. They are the result of a receiver's sale, every yard pure silk
and perfect goods, widths 4 to 6 inches, not a yard worth less than 25 cents, they go while they last at .''io cents a yard.
Ladies' Trimmed HatS. It would surprise our millinery friends to know the business we do in this line. Values Si to S;
It matters not how many you have in family or what
their age or shape may be, they can be suited and fitted
here. The boy who fails to get his Easter suit from us will
feel that he has not the correct thing when he sees his
neighbor wearing one of ours. Prices Si to S5
Youths' Clothing-A swell selection of patterns from $5
to Sio.
Men's Clothing-The two piece suit has come to stay, and
rightly so. A vest is the warmest garment a man can wear
in the summer unless he should want one just for Easter
Sunday, if so, he can be suited here from Si to S2.
Our line of two piece suits is very complete, and we par?
ticularly call attention to our blue serges at $12.50. This
suit is as perfect in fit as if made by a merchant tailor.
Easter Hats-All the nobby effects from $1 to S3.
Easter Neckwear-No need of paying 50 cents for a tie.
We will sell you as good as you want at 25 cents.
Easter Oxfords-A very swell line, including white, Si.50
to S3.
Men's and Boys' Easter Shoes-In oxfords or high cut,
vici kid and patent leather. There is no better shoe sold
anywhere for the price than our "Just Wright" at S3.50.
Do your Easter shopping with us and do it early.
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