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WEDNESDAY, MAY 30,1906. Entered at the Postomce at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. - O'Donnell & Co.-Top Dressing. ! ' A. D. Harby-Milk Cows For Sale. Estate of Miss Julia DesChamps .Citation. Estate of Mrs. Julia Ann Prescott Citation. Estate of James A. Young-Cita? tion, i W. H. Seale, Co. Supervisor-Notice | to Contractors. PERSONAL. Mr. and 'Mrs. Joe Freeland were in % the city Monday. Capt. R. A. Brand, of Wilmington, f N. C., is in the city. Mr. L.*R. Tm luck, offLake City, -was in town Monday. * Mr. Elwood Myers, of Sumter, spent Sunday in Bisnopville. Mr. J. J. Britton, Jr., of Brogdons, was in town Monday. J. A. Weinberg, Esq., of Manning, ?pent Sunday in the city. Mr. J. Merrick Reid, of St Charles, ?pent Monday in the city. H Mr. A. F. Pringle, of Charleston, y spanfc Thursday in town. Mr. J. L. Cooper, of Korfolk, ^Va., was in She city Thursday. * Mr. R. W Roach, of .Louisville, 3?y., was in town Thursday. Mr. J. C. Mason, of Foreston, is 1 visiting relatives in the city. ; Miss Armida Moses has gone to "Washington to visit relatives. Mr. R. R. Crawford, of Winston, JK". C., was in the city Sunday. Mr. W. R. Barksdale, of Wilming? ton, N. C., was here Monday. Miss Mayifeile Flagg, of Foreston, Xi is visiting Miss Hattie Mason. fjf Mr. W. R> McLeod, of Lynchburg^ was in the city Monday on business. Miss Nellie Osborne, of Columbia, "visited friends in our town Thursday. Mr. Ellison Capers, Jr., of Sum? merton, was in town Thursday on busi? ness. Mrs. A. S. Ledbetter has gone 9^ to Atlanta to visis her father, who is sick there. Mrs. M. A. Flowers has gone to "Washington to visit her son, Mr. A. G. Flowers. Mrs. M. C. Martin, of Mullins, is visiting her mother, Mrs. Charles Thames, on Harvin Street Dr. Charles Ryttenberg, of New !York, is in the city visiting his another, Mrs. Rose Ryttenberg. ^ Mrs. A. ?. Ducker, has gone to Wilmington, N. CT, to spend several weeks with her sister, Mrs. Fowler. Miss Lula Rouse, who has been visit::;;; Mrs. H. M. Stuckey, left last Monday icr h?r home in Bender ' son, Ky. Cel. Hobt. W. Hunt of Charleston, Division Passenger Agent of the Southern Railway, spent Wednesday ?in the city. Col. T. V. Walsh, who bas been ?quite sick recently, was better today, and it is hoped that he will be able to M be out in a lew days. Mr. and Mrs. A. C. Phelps are in the city on a visit to Mr. and Mrs. Perry Moses. Mrs. Phelps has been in New York City for the past* two months. . Rev. W. S. Bean, of Clinton, was in the city Monday. Mr. Bean was formerly pastor of Mt. Zion Church, ne will spe?d this week in that neigh? borhood. 2 Mr. E. A. Jenkins has gone to Co? lumbia to take charge bf the Colum? bia branch of Mr. T. B. Jenkins' au? tomobile business, which he recently .established. Miss Sallie Cobb, who has held a position as stenographer with Mr. .J. R. Ligou for several months, has .gone to her home in Reidsville, N. C., to spend the summer. Mr. G. N. Marshall, who made his 3home in this city for several years, . was operated on for appendicitis at Phoenix, Arizona, a few days ago. At last accounts he was getting on welL Mr. J. L. Sims, of Orangeborg, spent Thursday in the city. Mr. Sims is edi? tor of The Times and Democrat and . one of the best known and most suc? cessful publishers in the State. Miss Marion Satterwhite left Thurs? day to attend the funeral in Spartan burg of Miss Marie MontgDm -ery, her class-mate and friend. Some in our city will pleasantly remember her visit to Sumter last summer. Judge James M. Blauding, of Corsi <cana, Texas, a delegate to the General Assembly in Greenville, arrived in the city 02 Saturday, and will remain here for several days with ais brother, Mr. D. M. Blanding. Rev. Geo. L. Petrie, D. D., of Charlottesville, Va., passed through the city on Saturday from Greeu Tille, where he has been attending tbH Presbyterian General Assembly, .and will visit Mr. R. M. Cooper at Wisaeky. He preached nt Mt Zion ^Sunday. : Dr. H. M. Stuckey left on Mon? day for Chicago, where he will take a course in the Chicago Post-Gradoate School cf Medicine. ^He will devote special attention to the diseases of children. He was accompanied by Mrs. Stuckey and children, who will spend the summer with Mrs. Stuckey's j parents in Henderson, Ky. Mr. Douglass G. Richardson, one of I Columbia's most popular young men, ! left the city last evening to make his home in Camden for a period of some length, if nor permanently. Mr. Rich? ardson is a native of Clarendon Coun? ty, a son of Mi. H. B. Richardson, and is well known throughout the State. He has been in Columbia for about six or seven years and has been connected with the Virginia-Carolina Chemical Company as stenographer. He gees to Camden to take the posi? tion of cashier in the Virginia-C?ro lina Company's mill at that place and will also learn the practical operations of the mills.-Columbia State, May 2)th. DEATH. Mrs. Annie Barksdale, wife of Mr. Trabue Barksdale, died on Sunday, , after a brief illness, aged 2S years. She was a native of ..this city, the eldest daughter of Capt. A. X. Freeland, and a large number of relatives and friends mourn her untimely and un? expected death: She leaves an infant child about two weeks old. The funeral services were held at No. 10S North Washington street at 4 o'clock Monday afternoon. f The infant sou of Mr. and Mrs. A. E. Gregg, aged three weeks, died Sunday morning at 8 o'clock a. m. The funeral services were held at the cemetery at 5 o'clock Sunday after I noon. TAXES EQUALIZED. Board of Equilizstion Makes Changes. ' The Sumter County Board of Equal? ization was in session for three days, and during that time they made some radical changes in the tax assessments in the county. ? .A number of individual cases were taken up and properly adjusted. Besides these, the assessment in Provi? dence Township was reduced per ceDt, in State burg 10 percent, and in Rafting Creek 15 per cent. The assessment at Mayesville was increased 1234 Per cent Base ball is going to divide interest with politics this summer. Tc many people in Sumter it will mean more for the local team to win the pennant in the State League than for Ben Tillman to be re-elcted Senator. The passenger station in this city is said to be the only one in a town of any size on the Atlantic Coast Line that is not lighted by electricity. That the station is not properly light? ed is apparent to the most casual ob? server, and the fact is conceded by not a few of the railroad people them? selves, and as they know the need for more and better lights it seems strange that they do not make seme arrange? ment to h?ve the station properly lighted. ' The Graded Schools will close this week. The attendance during the ses? sion has been the largest in the-his? tory of the schools and another school house will be needed if the attendance shows the same percentage of increase that it has each year heretofore. The electric fire alarm is still on the bum. The new court house will he the biggest contract ever given out in this city and. it is expected that there will be a large number of contractors bid? ding for it. Report has it that there will be sev? eral candidates for the Senate to suc? ceed Mr. Manning and that there will be no scarcity of candidates for the House. It seems as if there will be two Game Cock teams in this State. It would not be a bad idea to have the two pitted for a mortal combat after the conclusion of the season. The city council has riot yet, had time to consider the removal of the signs from the business section, but it will probably get around to this mat? ter in a short while. These signs may be useful, though that is a disputed point, but they are certainly not orna? mental. THE PRIZE DRILL. Thirteen Best Drilled Boys to Partici? pate in Commencement Exercises. From the Daily Item May 29. At 9 o'clock this morning on the parade . grounds at the Sumter City Schools, a prize drill was engaged in for the purpose of selecting thirteen cadets to participate in a drill for a medal at the commencement exercises next Thursday. Both companies were arranged in file, which made a line extending nearly across the grounds. The judges were Maj. C. B. Yeadon, Capt. Scriven Doar and Lieutenants Geo. W. Hutchinson and J. W. Brad? ford, Jr. After a very lively and tiresome drill, the following cadets were se? lected as the best drilled corps: Boyd S'ng Ernest Rhame, Jr., George Man? ning, Windham Manning, Gabio! Bradford. Perry Brown, Alex Hayns? worth, Walter Jones, Frank Chandler, John Stuckey, Hammond Bowman, John Duffie and Robert Bultman. Jewish Festival. Pentecost, or the Feast of Weeks, began yesterday evening. Services at the Synagogue were held Tuesday evening at S:30 o'clock and this morning at 10:30. This festival commemorates the giving of the Ten Commandments on j Mt. Sinai. (A. M. 244S.) According to Deuteronomy, 16:10, it is called the "Feast of Weeks'' because occuring at the expiration of seven full weeks af- j ter the second day of Passover. Originally a festival of harvest. (Ex? odus 23,16) when the Hebrew hus? bandman, having gathered in the fruit of his fields and orchards, proceeded to God's Temple to offer thanks for His blessings. This custom of bring? ing the offering of the first fruit has been replaced in the Synagogue by decorating the Jewish house of wor? ship with plants and flowers. Of late this feast has been fittingly utilized as a day of confirmation, opening the portals of Israel's fold to all those children who have passed the age of 13 years and beyond. The Biblical scroll read on this fes? tival is the Rook of Ruth, because it tells of Ruth's acceptance of the" true faith and the harvest of the first fruits in the field of Boaz. J. K. NEW TRAIN OX COAST LINE. It Will Run From Eliott, X. C, to Co? lumbia and Will Prove a Great Convenience to Those Living in Eastern Carolina. Florence, May 2o.-The Atlantic Coast Line officials have at last de? cided to grant the wishes of the people of the eastern part of the State and will on Monday next put in ser? vice a local passenger train from El rod, X. C., on their (Short Cut) divis ion, to Columbia, via. Pee-Dee, Flor? ence and Sumter. This new train will leave Elrod about 7 o'clock in the morning, arriving here about 9:25 and leaving at 9:45 for Columbia, making connections here with the trains from the South, East and Xorth. Returning, th<^ train leaves Colum? bia in the afternoon in time to con? nect with all trains north, east and south out of Florence. THE XEW SCHEDULE. There Will Be a Decided Change in the Passenger Service on Monday. The new train from Elrod^X. C., to Columbia, via. Pee Dee, Florence and Sumter, will arrive in Sumter at ll a. m., and Columbia at 12:40 p. m. Will leave Columbia at 4:30 p. m., and ar? rive at Sumter at 6 p. m. Will leave Sumter at 6:05 p. m., arriving at Flor? ence at 7:20 p. m. This train will make ho connection at Sumter in the morning or evening, running straight through front Elrod, X. C., to Colum? bia, but connecting in the morn? ing with trains out of Florence. In the evening it makes connections at Florence and Dillon for many points in the Pee Dee section. The morn? ing train from Florence to Lucknow, via. Sumter, which arrives at Sum? ter at 9:15, making connections for all morning trains, will no longer run through to Lucknow; but Captain Wells and his crew will start from El? rod, X. C., instead of Florence and go through to Columbia. There will be two crews for this train. The morning train from Bishopville, which connects at Elliotts with the morning train from Gibson. X. C., will, after Sunday, leave Lucknow at 6 a. m., and arrive at Sumter at S : 30 a. m., and returning will leave Sumter at 11:30 a. m. There will be another train leaving Sumter for Bishopville at 4:30 p. m.. and ar? riving at Bishopville at 7:30 p. m. People from the Pee Dee section will have seven hours to stay in Sum? ter to do their trading against four and one-half hours in Columbia. In thc Recorder's Court. Joe Fuller created some excitement Tuesday afternoon by running into a Fythian while riding a bicycle, and for assaulting the gentleman with his fist. He got all that was coming to him in the ?treet, but, in order to be sure that the incident would be remembered. Recorder Hurst imposed a fine of 823.00 er 30 day3. Chief Bradford arrested Fuller. John DeLeon was taken in by Offi cer Tribble for neglect to do street duty. A fine of S3.00 was imposed. Alma Davis, B. C. Lampley and Linwood Cannon were docketed for trial on the charge cf public drunken? ness, cursing, quarrelling and fight? ing. Only Alma Davis, who wa? arrested by Officer Boykin, appeared for trial. She was sentenced to im? prisonment in jail for 30 days. Georgie Williams for keeping a bawdy house was arrested by Officer Weeks. She was found guilty and sent to keep Alma Davis company for 20 days. Ben Suber for wife heating was finei 80.00. The arrest wa3 credited to Officer Tribble. A golden harvest was reaped in the court of Recorder Hurst on Monday, which goes to show that the police of? ficers of the city are wide-awake and vigilent in the discharge of their duty. Isaac Wallace was heard first on the charge of neglect to do road duty or pay commutation tax. Officer McKa gen was responsible for the arrest of this delinquent, who was charged the regular $1.50 tax and a like sum in ad? dition as a penalty. Officer Gallagher turned over to the court Dora Sanders, charged with reckless driving over Richard, who was on a bicycle. A fine of $3.00 was imposed. The big raid was made by Officers Gallagher. Boykin and Pierson, who placed under arrest Josie Wells. Dora Sanders, Florence Woodruff, Lula Brown. Martha Sumter and Olive Lo? gan for conducting a house of ill-re pttfe. They were ali found guilty and were requested io pay respectively $19. $30 $20, $20. $30 and $20. All of the fines were paid. The location of the postofiice is soon to be changed from the building now occupied on West Liberty street to the store on South Main street former? ly occupied by the Sumter restaurant. The people of Sumter certainly hope that it will be only a temporary ar? rangement and that we will soon have a new postofiice building. The proposed change in the sched? ule of the passenger trains on tho Bishopville railroad does not meet with approval in Bishopville. and it is plain that these people have good cause for making a protest The sched? ule that they have now is entirely sat? isfactory while the change proposed will give them a poorer and more in? convenient service than they have had for some time. CIVIC IMPROVEMENT. An Interesting Paper Read Before Local Woman's Club. From The Daily Item May 2.r,. Last evening m Armory Hall there j was a goodly gathering of the mem ? hers of the Woman's ciub of Sumter io hear the reading of a paper on Civic Improvement by Mrs. Sarah B. Vis an ska. Mrs. Visa-?ska was well received. Her lecture v as an interesting an I highly iutelL'gent discussion of th.: work of the Civic League, of its ac? complishments in the past and of its hopes for the future. In the popular demand for civic improvements she pointed out the fact that the voices of women had been heard in no uncer? tain tones, and that their influence is felt and appreciated. The most cour? teous attention was paid to the read? ing, and the appreciation of the au? dience was evidenced by the great ap? plause that was accorded the reader. One behalf of the Yeoman's Club of this city Mr. Hugh C. Haynsworth gracefully presented Mrs. Vissanska with a basket of beautiful flowers. City School Notes. The commencement exercises will be held in the Opera House at 8 o'clock on Thursday evening of this week.' Tickets will be on sale at all of the drug stores during this week. It will be advisable' to purchase tickets now so as to avoid confusion later. As is customary- the seats directly in front are reserved for the relatives of the graduates. The box on the right will be reserved for the members of the city council; that on the left for the city board of education. On the evening of the 31st the city bell will sound at 7:10. This is in? tended as a signal for the pupils of the high school building (grades 6 to 9) to assemble. The members of the graduating class go directly from their homes. The funds raised from these com? mencement occasions go to the librar/ fund and the schools are slowly ac? quiring in this way many good books. For Sale. A nice lot of carefully selected Milk Cows, arrived today. Come early and get your choice. A. D. Karby. 30-2t NOTICE IO CONTRACTORS. Contractors wishing to bid on the Court House to be erected at Sumter, S. C.. must file their request for draw? ings and specifications at once with Edwards & Walter. Architects. Colum? bia. S. C.. accompanying said request with a certified check for $25 payable to the architects, contingent upon tht return of the drawings. Bids must be accompanied With a certified check for $3.000 payable to the Supervisor, and all bids must be delivered to the Su? pervisor at his office. Sumter, S. C., at or before 12 m. Tuesday. June 19. 1006. at which time it is proposed to award the contract. The right to reject any and all bids is reserved. . W. H. Seale. Supervisor. J. I. Brogdon. F. E. Thomas, k 5-30-eod-3t County Commissioners. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OP 5UKTEE. By Tho?. V. Walsh, Esq.. Probate Judge* Whereas, George T. OesChamps made suit to rae to grant him Letters of Admin? istration of the Estate of and effects of Miss Julin De^Champs, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Julia De ^ Chao, ps, late of said county and state, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on Jane 14 :h, 1906, next, after publication thereof, at il o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 29th day of May A. D., 1906. THOS. V. WALSH, 5 30-2t_Judge of Probate. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OF SUMTES. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Mary A. Yoong, widow, made snit to me to grant her Letters of Administration of the Estate of and effects of James A. Young, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and credit ors of the said J.-.mes A. Younis la!e of said county and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at S amter C. H. on June 14 ;h, 1906, next, after publi? cation thereof, at ll o'clock in the fore? noon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my hand, this 29 :h day of Mav, A. D. 1906. THOS. V. WALSH, 5-30-2t Jadqe of Probate. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA^ COUNTY CF SUI&TZ23. By Thos. V. Walsh. Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, W. M. Prescott made suit to me to grant him Letters of Administra? tion of the Estate of and effects of Mrs. Ju'ia Ann Prescott. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred .nd creditors of the said Julia Ann Pres? cott, late of said Comity and State, deceased, that they be and appear before me. in the Court of Probate, to j be held at Sumter C. H., on June j 1 Ith. 1906, next. after publication | thereof, al ll o'clock in the forenoon, to! show cause, if any they have, why the said administration should not be granted. Given under my hand this 29th day of Mav, A. D. 1906. THOS. V. WALSH. ?-30-2t Judge of Probate. 9 J| /%Troyscrs jp J ! !Our kind of Trous I I j m I ers may well be call I I /Jj ed "Trousers of They are pefect fit " well tailored. There's quite "enough discomfort in life with? out your adding to it by wearing an ill-fitting pair of Trousers. The right making of Trousers is an under? taking at once Artistic, Scientific and Mechanical. Years o? experience has given the makers ot our Trousers a decided advantage in turning out Trousers of grace and good wearing quali? ties. And they have learned to do this economi? cally-which is greatly to your advantage. Spring Trousers of all kinds, suitable for all purposes-work, play or dress-$1.50 up to $7. Go to the exclusive tailor and .you'll* pay nearly double our prices and get no better Trousers. Phone 166 Sumter, We are now prepared to furnish at short notice any of the following1 fertilizers, which we unhesitatingly recommend as being A No. 1 for top dressing. 4 per cent Available Plios. Acid ; 7 per cent Ammonia ; 2k per cent Potash. 4 per cent Available Phos. Acid ; 7% per cent Ammonia ; 2k per cent Potash. 3 per cent Available Phos. Acid ; 7% per cent Ammonia ; 2k per cent Potash. ll per cent Ammoniated ; 2k per cent Potash. 8 per cent Available Phos, Acid ; 3 per cent Ammonia ; 3 per cent Potash. We believe either of these high grade goods will give as good results as nitrate of soda and cost very much less. Prices for cash or Fall payment furnished on appplication. When asking for prices please state how you wish to buy. * ASH ELEMENT. This is the fertilizer you need for a good pea crop. This material we will furnish in car load lots, or mixed cars, of not less than ten tons, at $12.00 per ton delivered cash, on a basis of $2.00 freight. Less than car load lots will be subject to the usual charge for cartage and extra freight