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WEDNESDAY, APRIL Jl, I9??. Enured at the Postoffice at Suinter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Carolina Hardware Co.-When Buy? ing: a Pernee. D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.-Eas? ier. Ind-jpou?c.-v: ?.?-YUO? t.*U C. -Sank rupt Sa?e. E. TV. Dabbs, County Chairman-A .CalL . v . .. , PERSONA!*. Mr. W. T. Brogdon was in the city 4oday. Mr. and Mrs. E. B. Colclough axe iii the city. Mrs. R. H. Keels; Sr., is visiting in Marlboro. Miss Lizzie Pringle spent Sunday at Wedgefield: Mr. E. Alexander, of Rural, spent Thursday in town. Mr. W. H. Browne has gone to Pinewood on business. Miss Mildred Mellett visited friends un Wedgefield Sunday. Mis. Georce E. Windsor bas gone to "Timmonstii)? for a visit. H Dr. Jesse A. Clifton, of Orangeburg, 'was in the city on Saturday. Mr. Eugene BraiJsford spent Sun day with friends in Piuewood. . Mr. Todd Folsom is spending sev? eral days in town with relatives. Mr. Robert B. Jennings, of Orange f -burg, spent Friday night in the city. 1 Mr. knd Mrs. E. *7. Re&rson, of Bishopville, were in the city Sunday. ? Mr. Ansley Davis, of Nev? York -?City, is visiting the family of Mrs. E. W. Moise. Miss Brown, of Anderson, is visiting IMrs. George L. Kicker on Washing L ton street. 9 Mrs. Manning Brown and Miss Rebecca' Palmer are visiting at Adams .Run, S. C. Mrs. M. Alexander, of Asheville, IN. C., is visiting her sister, Mrs. V. VH. Phelps. Messrs. B. F. Patton and Geo. D. C .Levy have returned from a short trip j to Columbia. Mrs. S. K. Sm oak has gone to .Orangeburg, where she will spend a month with relatives. . * i Judge Earnest Gary and Solicitor .John S. Wilson came to the city Monday to attend court. Miss Mazie Braiisford has returned to her home in Pinewood after a pleas? ant visit to friends ur the city. Miss Kate Ingram, after spending a few weeks in the ?ity with relatives, has returned to her home in Manning. Miss DaSsy Green, who has spent several months with Mrs.7 Bonner Ken? nedy, has returned to her heme at ^Shiloh. . ' Miss Jones, who has been visiting her sister, Mrs. T. A. Scarborough, returned to her home in Newberry .Saturday. Misses Blanch, Annie and Alice Ivey, of Manning, who visited Mrs. J. H. Bell on Thursday, have gone to -Orangeburg to visit relatives. Mrs. Nan Sp mill and little Coreine, who have been visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J. H. Bell, have re ~turned to their home in Charleston. Mr. Edwin W. Hurst, Jr., who left here a few months ago to attend the ""Wofford Fitting School, Spartan burg, has been elected treasurer of the col Jege Y. M. C. A. Edwin is also doing nicely in his studies. Mr. E. M. Smith, of Chattanooga, Tenn., with his two daughters and ? son, Misses Bessey and Mary Lee, and Carl, are ou a visit to Mrs. Geo. W. Reardon, who is a sister to Mr. ?Smith. \ In the Recorder's Court. There were four cases docketed for trial in the court of Recorder Hurst .on Monday. Press Wilson, who was -arrested by Officer Tribble, plead guil? ty to the charge of being drunk and disorderly. He was fined $3.00. Isaac Newman was arrested by the same officer for the same offense. He forfeited his $5.00 bond by 'non-ap? pearance at court. One white man named Wilifred, for? feited a like amount for being drunk ^and cursing on the streets of the city. The arrest was made by Officers Ow -ens and Tribble. Jim Wilson, hearing that a warrant had been issued for his arrest for dis? turbing the peace, surrendered to Re? corder Hurst. The nature of the of? fense against him compelled the Re? corder to impose a sentence of $15 or 30 days. The money was paid. If you would lose that old headache. And feel as lively as a flee. Make haste to your druggist And buy some Rocky Mountain Tea.. China's Drug Store. Mr. Harvey Williams, formerly em? ployed at China's Drug Store, and pleasantly remembered by a number of friends in this city, graduated Mon? day from the Charleston College of Pharmacy at the head of his class. "This will be welcome news tb all the people of Sumter who knew him. Sa lela di os! Wanted, two salesladies at once. Permanent positions. Only those ex? perienced. Splendid place for right parties. Schwartz Bros. 4 10 1 " Its equal as a curative agent does not exist. So perfect is the medicinal action as to challenge the admiration of the medical profession. Such is Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. Likes to be attired well on .Bj EASTER SUNDAY. . it's the day when EVERYBODY ap= m?I pears to be on DRESS PARADE. Now is a splendid time to select the NEW SUIT, WM the NEW HAT, the NEW TIE and many other dress accessories. fGreet the new season with a bright smile and a new outfit-they're better than a SPRING tonic. ? i D. j. ein an wi Pnone 166 - . Sumter, S. C. Copyright 1906 by Hart Schaffner Marr 1 THE NEW COURT HOUSE. PLANS ACCEPTED BY COUNTY BOARD CF COMMISSIONERS. Building Wqi Bc Very Handsome and Will Cost About $70,000. Messrs. Edwards & Walter, archi? tects, of Columbia, came to the city on Thursday, and met in the afternoon at the office of Col. T. V. Walsh with the County Board of Commissioners, a committee selected from the local bar and Clerk of Court L. I. Parrott for the purpose of selecting plans for the proposed new court house. The plans were explained by the architects, and were so well suited to the taste of the joint committee and were so ideal in design for a court house that it was with no difficulty, whatsoever, that an unanimous vote was had approving and adopting the same. The material of which the court house will be constructed has not been definitely selected It is, however decid? ed that the cost should not exceed in amount $70,000. If a stone building can be had at those figures, granite will possibly be used. If not, the court house vail be built of the very best brick obtainable, and will be orna? mented with stone. The gentlemen comprising the com? mittee are of the opinion, and they do not hesitate in expressing the belief that the Game Cock City is to have the handsomest, best arranged and j most ideally equipped court house in the State. COURT HAS CONVENED. A Heavy Criminal Docket-Judge j Gary's Charge. The spring term of the Court of General Sessions and Common Pleas convened on r.Ionday at 10 cTclock. Judge Earnest Gary is presiding. Solic? itor Wilson is in his accustomed place, and Mr. L-. E. Woods occupies the place at the stenographer's table formerly occupied by Mr. Robert Latham. The criminal docket is unusually heavy, there being eight cases of hom? icide alone for trial at this term. A large number-of bills were turned over to the grand jury to be acted upon. Judge Gary's charge to the grand jury was of particular interest. He brought to their attention the fact that so many citizens try to shirk their duty as jurors, some of them going to the extent of depriving themselves of the right of franchise in order to dis? qualify themselves. He thought that was largely responsible for the heavy j criminal docket. He said that there j were more cases of homicide at this! term of court than occurred in Lon- f don, with a population greater than ' that of the entire state of South Caro- ; i lina during the entire past year. It j would have been a benefit to Sumter j i county if every citizen within her bor j ders could have heard that charge. Court of General Sessions yesterday ; ir.ade up for some of its lost time by I disposing of six cases during the j morning's session. This was accom? plished by pleas of guilty being enter? ed in four cases and by two remarka j bly short trials. j Harry Mccutcheon plead guilty to ! the charge of highway robbery and was sentenced to serve on tue county chain gang for one year. He is the negro, boy who robbed an Item deliv? ery boy. Paul Young and Jacob Cantey both i admitted their guilt when arraigned respectively for larceny of a bicycle and entering a house with intent to steal. They were each given a sen? tence of one year. Lucius Kendrick, charged with as? sault and battery with intent to kill, was permitted by the solicitor to enter a plea of guilty of an assault and bat? tery of a high and aggravating nature. An explanation of the circumstances of the offense was made by Mr. O. C. Scarborough, of Summerton, and in consequence thereof the facts that brought about the difficulty were di? rected to the judge's attention. Judge Gai y must have thought the action of j the defendant justifiable for the sen j tence imposed was the minimum one ; prescribed by law, $10 or 30 days. James Hunt, was convicted of priv- : ? ily stealing from the person. The jury j was not out long before a conviction j as to his guilt was reached. He was i sentenced to the State penitentiary at j hard labor for five years. Sam Taylor was convicted of larce? ny and sent to the county chain gang for one year. He stole S.000 tobacco tags from Mr. Moses Green. t_ HOTEL JACKSON Leased by Messrs. Williams and Fields For Five Years. From The Daily Item Aurii 4. A complete and final transfer of the Hotel Jackson was effected today af? ter the dinner hour. Mr. A. J. Moses, the owner and former proprietor of the hotel, has leased it for five years to Messrs. W. Theo Williams and T. D. Fields. The lease was made with the privilege of a renewal for an additional period of five years. Mr. Williams was associated with Mr. Geo. W. Loring in the manage? ment of the Hotel Sumter, where he proved himself both a popular and successful hotel man. Mr. Fields is a "knight of the grip" and has a host of friends among "the boys.." With two such popular young men in charge the prospects for great success are most auspicious. Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea is a wonderful spring tonic, lt drives out all impurities. A good thing for the whole family. Keeps you well all summer. 35 cents. Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. THE REO WINS. MK. T. B. JENKINS' REO DEFEATS ' MR. E. WELLS' FORD IN CLOSE RACE. Phenomenal Time Made Under Ad I verse Condition-A Convincing De i monstration of the Power and Ser? viceableness of a Runabout-Thc j Details. j _ j From The Daily Item April 6. j The automobile race that has been I agitating the public mind for more ! than a week is over. Mr. E. A. Jenk j ins driving a Reo Runabout of S horse j power today defeated in a close race ja 10 horse power Ford machine with j Mr. Eb Wells at the steering gear. The race was scheduled to start at ll o'clock and the run was to be made from Mr. John T. Green's house on Broad street to Camden, a distance of about 32 mifes. The Buick car in which Mr. HoraceSHarby was station? ed just outside of Camden was to be the terminal of the race, and the car reaching that point first was to be de? clared the winner.' An hour before the time for the race the starting point was crowded with i interested spectators and friends and I supporters of the contestants. Ma ? chines crowded with enthusiasts were scattered along the road at various in? tervals, and several cars went all the way to Camden. Dr. J. A. Mood was chosen to act as starter. As the hands of the watch I indicated the hour ll a report from i his pistol sent the two cars out upon their long run like pigeons released from a trap. The Ford had the best of it for about one mile and shot through the air at phenomenal speed, the Reo running about 15 or 20 yards behind, i but was gaining perceptibly When Mr. Wells struck the first sand bed I which ..was on a rather steep up-grade : he continued to keep his machine on j the high gear, the engine, or some part j of the running gear failed to work j and when the little Ileo, graceful in ? its lines and running beautifully, pass? ed the Ford, the fate of the race was practically determined, and odds were ofTered on the little green car. Mr. Wells lost at least a full minute, some say more, in getting his machine off again. When seen about four miles from the starting .point, it was running well, and was said to be gaining on its fleet opponent. Mr. Jenkins said he could see the Ford in the dim distance until he de? scended the steep and treacherous in? cline of Ballard's Hill, he then lost sight of Mr. Wells' car, and sawpit no more until the race was concluded. When Mr. Jenkins reached the judge's car. the watch of Mr. Horace Harby registered I hour and 27 min? utes from tho starling time. Mr. Wells drew up 8 minutes later. Considering the condition <>f the roads, and the wind. \vhi< ii was blow- 1 ing- at a terrific rate directly in the face of the contestants, the time made was most excellent, and demonstrated beyond all question t ? doubt that a low horse powar runabout is not on'y serviceable for city use, but is a mar? vel for power on heavy country roads. The race has created such gre\t in? terest in automobile circles, that it is likely that several more races of a similar nature will be run in the near future. Mr. jenkins says that he is con? vinced ??ow, more than ever before, that the "Reo is Right." Estates of Julia A. Canley, nee An? derson, and Mary K. Anderson, WARDS. I "WILL apply to the Judge of Probate of Sumter County, S. C., on April 28th prox for a Final Discharge <is General Guardian the aforesaid Wards. W. W. ANDERSON. JB., 3 28-4t General Guardian. MONEY TO LOAN. This is cotton-planting weather and the farmers who are ready are put? ting it in. -WAITER On farming lands, long time, no commission charged. Borrower pays actual cost c; perfecting loan. For further information address John B. Palmer St Son, 1 3 6m Box 2S2, Columbia, S. C. "Here's a qarter for you, you're on to your job, and the restaurant you're working at can't be beat." That's the universal verdict of all who eat here. 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