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WEDNESDAY, JUNE 6, 1906. Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. W. J. Andrews-A Reward. Sumter Restaurant-High Living. The Durant Hardware Co.-Build ers' Hardware. PERSONAL. Col. J. J. Dargan, of Stateburg, ?spent yesterday in town. B Mr. Wilton Barrett, of Conway, ?pent Sunday in town. Mr. A. A. Brearley, of St. Charles, ?pent Monday in town. Capt. John M. Miller, of Lynch? burg, was in the city Monday. Mrs. E. A. Lowry and children are spending some time in Florence. Mr. and Mrs. Forman Tisdale have fe . returned from their bridal trip. Mrs. D. G. Zeigler and children are ?pending some time in St. Matthews. v.:- Prof. J. E. Dowd, wife and daugh ? ter, of Raleigh, N. C., are visiting relatives near Samter. Jg Miss Lessie Jones, a graduate in the - business department of the W. N. H. >"**N- S., has returned home. I > Misses E. W. McLean, May Brock and Editn Duvall left Saturday for their" homes in Cheraw. Miss Lena Barnett has returned from Wrightsville Beach, where she has been for the last ten days. Miss Daisy Bowman has gone to I Chattanooga, Tenn., where she will spend two months with relatives. Col. John M. Knight came down from Asheville, N. C., Thursday af? ternoon to spend a few days in the city. Midshipman Hazel H. Dick, of the U. S. Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md., is at home on a furlough until ' June 18th. Rev. W. S. Dorset, of flartsville, S. C., came in Monday morning and is stopping at the Bartlette Street Bap? tist parsonage. Mr. P G. Bowman h?s goue to New York City on business. He will also stop at Washington, D. C., and Newark, N. J. . Mrs. J. C. Heaner and daughter, Miss Marion, of Orangebnrg county, are visiting Mrs. T. E. White -on Sooth Harvin, street. Miss Hattie Sanders and Misses Irene and Estelle Moore, who have been visiting the family of Mr." P. G. JBowman, have returned jfco their - homes. Mr. E. Bonrqnin, who bas decided to locate in Summerton to publish a i weekly newspaper, was in the city ! Saturday. He expects to issue his first I edition on or about June 15th. j Mr. M. A. Thompson, of the Agri- j cultural and Mechanical College of j North Carolina, f^iive/2 in the city J Friday night, and /.Ul commence his work as catcher for the Sumter team. Mrs M. B. Randie left Saturday j ?or R Bill ir attend the Winthrop College commencement. Mr. Randie left for Rock Hin, S. C., Sunday. Their daughter, Miss Grace, isa mem? ber of the graduating class. Mr. Edwards, of Columbia, onsxof the architects who prepared the plans ?for the new Court Hohse, wa* in the city Friday, and brought with him the plans and specifications for Sumter's handsome Court House. ""Messrs. Smith and Turner, of Wake Forest College, are in the city, and are getting in trim for the Sumter team. Mr. Smith- is the third base? man and Mr. Turner a pitcher and outfielder. Miss Grace Brogdon is visiting lier .cousin, Miss Willena Cook, No. 30 South Washington Street. Miss Brog don has just returned from Greenville Female College, where she met with much success as a etndent. Hon. R. I. Manning represented Sumter at the meeting in Greenville last week of representatives of the various towns in the State that are interested in obtaining better railroad service. Dr. Ashleigh Mood has decided to locate at Pinewood for the practice of his profession until December 1st when he will return to Riciiroond to -enter upon the discharge of his duties as one of the house staff of the Memo? rial Hospital. Mr. A. Gilbert Flowers, who has been employed in tbe Government Printing Office in Washington for the past four years, graduated from .George Washington University on June 3rd with the degree of Bachelor of Laws. He has taken the fall law -course in the University in his spare time, while doing full duty in the Government Printing Office. The County Board of Commissioners advertise for bids for the construction .of the new Court House. Chief R. S. Hood, of the Fire De? partment, states that the fire alarm system has been overhauled and pot in thorough order and is now working perfectly. It is expected to keep it in perfect order in futnre as the city has ?employed Mr. Hoger Lynam to look after it and make all needed repairs when needed. The gross receipts from the High "School commencement exercises amounted to $121.3?. After the ex? penses of the Opera House, lights, ?drayage and printing have been de .dncted the balance will be used for the purchase of books for the library. A picture of the new Ccurt House as it will appear when completed is on exhibition in the front window of the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. The picture was reproduced in water colors from" the drawings of the architects, Messrs. Edwards & Walter, ot Colum? bia. The building will be a very handsome and imposing structure and will be an ornament to the city. Woodmen Picnic. Pine Camp, Woodmen of the World, of Timmonsville, is sending ou: invi? tations to the Joint Annual Woodmen MARRIED. Mr. Willie F. Muldrow, of Bishop ville, and Miss Lorraine Leavell, of Winnsboro, .were married Tuesday evening, May 29fch, at 6:30 o'clock, at the home of the bride's friend, Miss Hattie Team, on North Main Street. Rev. J. P. Marion, Jr., officiating. DEATH. Mr. J. M. Jenkins, of Remberts, died on Monday afternoon after an illness of several weeks. He had been se? riously ill, but a few days prior io his death there was an apparent change for the better and it was hoped that .he would recover. He grew much worse on Sunday and sank rap? idly until the end on Monday after? noon. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. G. J. Myers died Friday morning at 4 o'clock. The funeral service was held at the cemetery Saturday at 9.30 o'clock. Edward Gibson, the 15-year-old son of Mr. B. G. Gibson, died Wednesday afternoon at 6 o'clock after a long ilness. The funeral services will he held at the Episcopal Church tomor? row afternoon at 5 o'clock, Rev. H. H. Covington ^officiating. The interment will be at the cemetery. Mrs. Harriet J. B. Miller, widow of the late John I Miller, died Wednes? day at her home on North Main street. Mrs. Miller was well known in Sumter, and had a number of friends who will greatly miss her. She was the sister of the late Judge Fraser, and the mother of Messrs E. F. ? and E. S. Miller, both of this city, and Mr. John B. Miller, of Washington. The funeral services were held at the Presbyterian Church this afternoon at 4 o'clock, the services being conducted by Rev. Mr. Marion. Mr. J. F. Quick dropped dead at the Telephone factory where he was .at work on Monday. He had been suffering from heart disease and was being treated by Dr. Areme China. After an investigation Coroner Flow? ers decided that an inquest was un? necessary. Tlie Opening Dance. Mr. T. O. Sanders announces that the opening dance of the season will be given at the Providence Springs pavilion on Tuesday. June 14. A spe? cial train will be run from this city to Providence and will return to the city after the dance. The Second Reg? iment Band has been engaged to fur j nish the music and a large crowd is j expected. Raseball. There will be two games of base ball at the Park ou Thursday and Friday afternoons of this week between tbe Sumter league team and Summerton's first nine. The Summerton team has a reputation for good, s wi it ball and only last week won ont against the Manning league team in a score of 9 to 8. Dunn, the well-known Columbia player, reached Sumter Sunday. He, it is understood, will be a member of Sumter's league team and the real Game Cocks will look to see him make good. w^t The chaingang has done good work on West Liberty street and the public road leading to the Second Mill will soon be one of the best driveways in the vicinity of the city. The schedule on the Atlantic Coast Line, which went into effect Sunday is published today. This schedule gives the arrival and departure of ail trains carrying passengers. A series of meetings are being held this weeic at the Bartlette Street Bap tist Church. The hours of service are j 4 p. m. and S.30 p. m. Preaching by the Rev. Mr. Dorset, of Hartsville, S. j C. The public is cordially invited to attend. Ben Carson, colored, for a number of years in the employ of O'Donnell & Co., was stricken with paralysis on Thursday and died about 12 o'clock Friday without regaining conscious? ness. Hfc was about 50 years old and a faithful and deserving negro. A mad dog was killed on Washing? ton street, near the graded school | square, yesterday. There was no doubt about the dog having a genuine case of hydrophobia, as several peo- : pie who saw the dog before it was killed, say that'it had every symptom. The dog bit one other dog at least, and others may have been bitten. There was a washout on the North? western railroad between this pace and Camden Monday morning and another Tuesday. Traffic was. of course, delayed. The heavy rains not only in terferred with the railroad service, but in the hilly sections around Providence farm lands were badly washed and the crops seriously damaged. Mr. J. T. Ramsey, manager of the Sumter office of the Western Union Telegraph Company, has tendered his resignation, which has been accepted. Mr. Ramsey is a perfect gentleman, a most efficient operator, and made a host of friends during his stay in the city. The office has been checked up. and everything was found in correct shape. Miss Beulah Lynam, assistant ope? rator, has also resigned. Mr. J. E Anderson, of MayesviUe, who is well known in Sumter, has been appointed to succeed Mr. Ram Commencement at the Lincoln Colored Graded School. The commencement exercises of the Lmcoln Graded School were held in the Opera House Friday night. The usual large crowd "was present to wit? ness the graduating exercises. The programme was a very attrac ive one. The songs, essays and decla? mations were all well selected and ad? mirably rendered. I The annual address to the pupils of the school was made by Prof. Pier? son, formerly pricipal of the school. j school. The Lincoln School has never had a better commencement. Mr. Theo. A. Scarborough and Mr. J. P. Booth, hile driving in a buggy on Main street on Monday ran into a negro on a wheel at the corner of Main and Liberty streets. The negro j was not hurt, but the bicycle was bad \ ly damaged. The automobile owners of Sumter ! are going along ignoring the law re? quiring them to register their machines with the clerk of court, as if they were above and beyond tht law. They may serenely ignore the law, and by act and deed imply their contempt for it, but the first one that is prosecuted under this law and made to pay the penalty provided for refusal to comply with its terms, will raise a howl that caa be heard forty miles. There will be cries of persecution, prejudice, etc., when the truth will be that refusal to comply with the law is the cause of the trouble. The law is a . reasonable one and every automobile owner, if he pretends to be a law-abiding citizen, should comply with its provisions at once. BASEBALL SCHEDULE. ? A List of the Games to be Played by s the S. C. S. League. The following is the schedule of games agreed to be played by the South Carolina State League during the summer: June 11-13. I Camden at Manning, j Sumter at Orangeburg. Georgetown at Darlington. June 14-16. Manning at Georgetown. Darlington at Sumter. Orangeburg at Camden. June 1S-20. Darlington at Manning. Georgetown at Orangeburg. Sumter at Camden. June 21-23. . Manning at Sumter. Orangeburg at Darlington. " Camden at Georgetown. June 25-27. Orangeburg at Manning. Georgetown at Sumter. Darlington at Camden. June 2S-31. Manning at Camden. Orangeburg at Sumter. Darlington at Georgetown. July 2-4. Manning at Georgetown. v Sumter at Darlington. Camden at Orangeburg. July 3-7. Manning at Darlington. Camden at Sumter. Orangeburg at Georgetown. July 9-11. Darlington at Orangeburg. Georgetown at Camden. Sumter at Manning. July 12-14. Manning at Orangeburg. Sumter at Georgetown. Camden at Darlington. July 16-1S. Manning at Camden. Orangeburg at Sumter. Darlington at Georgetown. July 19-21. Georgetown at Manning. Sumter at Darlington. Camden at Orangeburg. July 23-25. Manning at Darlington. Camden at Sumter. Orangeburg at Georgetown. July 26-28. Sumter at Manning. Darlington at Georgetown. Georgetown at Camden. The schedule will begin over again in the universe order, in like series of taree games, until 60 gaines shall have been played. In the Recorder's Court. Recorder Hurst had enough cases Monday morning to occupy most of his time. Sidney Durant was the first to be heard from. He was arrested by Offi? cer Owens for being drunk and dis? orderly. He pleaded guilty and paid a fine of $5.00. Rosa Dozier and Boozer Dozier were having a lively scr-^.p when they were interrupted by Officers Barwick and Owens. At the trial Monday Boozer was discharged, and his wife vas fined $2.00. Robert Hussey was arrested for be? ing drunk and beating his wife. He interposed the plea that his drunken condition had so taken possession of his faculties that he had no knowl? edge of the offense. He was fined $l">. A Spencer Wilson was before the recorder f*n failure to pay street tax. He rendered a reasonable excuse for BIG BANK DEPOSITS. FARMERS* BANK AND TRUST COMPANY PASSES HALF MIL? LION MARK. From, the Daily Item June 2. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. today received from a customer a de? posit of $367,S73.60, which was, so far as the writer knows, the largest amount ever received on deposit by a Sumter bank at one time from a cus? tomer. At noon this bank had on deposit nearly $600,000-be exact, $5S2,$73.60-which was a greater amount than the, records available show any Sumter bank to have pre? viously had on deposit at any one time. The deposits for the day were still coming in and it is estimated that between noon and the closing hour the deposit account would be swelled by the addition of several thousand dollars. For a local bank to have more than a half million dollars on deposit at the beginning of June, when money is usually scarce and and business in financial circles as dull as it ever gets to be, is an event of sufficient importance to - cause com? ment, but for a bank to receive the phenomenal deposit of $'367,S73.60 from a single customer is in the na? ture of a sensation. It is'a sensation of a substantial nature that business men would be glad to see repeated at frequent intervals, for it is an indica? tion of thej^owing importance of the city as a financial center and a most gratifying recognition of the strength, stability and high reputation of one of the city's financial institutions. It is stated on good authority that the deposits of the four banks of the city today aggregated considerably more than a million dollars. ! Baseball is now a very live topic in the Game Cock City. The players are coming in daily, and they are a nice gentlemanly looking set /of young men. Manager Huger continues to re? ceive numerous applications for try? outs, and he now has a pretty fast bunch to pick from. Sumter's team will be "all .to the lilies." ! John Purdy Escapes Serious Conse? quences of-Rattlesnake Bite, Thanks to Mrs. Dick's Heroism. John Purdy, who was bitten by a rattlesnake Friday, is now out of dan? ger and will suffer no ill effects from the bite of the reptile. His escape from death or a serious illness was due in a great measure to the pres? ence of mind and nerve of Mrs. J. M. Dick, who sucked the venom from the wound as soon as John told her heshad been bitten by a snake. After taking this heroic means to relieve the suffering boy, Mrs. Dick gave him whiskey and then sent him home where he could quickly obtain the treatment of a. physician. A REWARD-BIG red steer, 1 inch" of his horns sawed off. Wattle about 4 inches long under his neck, both ears marked. Possibly stolen. $5 will be given for his capture. W. J. Andrews, Oswego, S. C. 6 6-2t For Sale. A nice lot of carefully selected Milk Cows, arrived today. Come early and get your choice. A. D. Harby. 30-2t THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OP SUMTES. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas. George T. OesChamps made suit to me to grant him Letters of Admin? istration of the Estate of and effects of Miss Julia De*Champs, deceased. These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and creditors of the said Julia DesChan?p?, 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 14th, 1906, next, after publication thereof, at 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 May A. D., 1906. THOS. V. WALSH, 5 30-2t_Judge of Probate. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY OP SUMTES. By Thos. V. Walsh, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Mrs. Mary A. Yoong, widow, made suit 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 James A. Young; 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 June 14 th, 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 29th day of May, A. D. 1906. THOS. V, WALSH, 5-30-2t Judge of Probate. THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, COUNTY CF SUMTES. 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 edfects of Mrs. Julia Ann Prescott. These are therefore to cite and adrnon ish all and singular the kindred and j creditors of the said Julia Ann Pre? j cott, late of said County and State, deceased, that they be -.and appear ?before mc, in the Court of ^Probate, to ! be held at Sumter C. H., on June j 14th, 190C, next. after publication thereof, at ll o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the ' said administration should rot begranted. I Trousers Of Grace Our kind of Trous? ers may well be call? ed "Trousers of Grace." They are pefect fit? ting, weil cut, and well tailored. There's quite enough discomfort in life with? out your adding to it toy 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 ox^t 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, suitabJe 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. IC fl. Phone 166 Sumter, S. C. _iSm^i We are now prepared to furnish at short notice any of the following fertilizers, which we unhesitatingly recommend as being A No. I for top dressing. 4 per cent Available Phos. Acid ; 7 per cent Ammonia ; 2% per cent Potash. 4 per cent Available Phos. Acid ; 7% per cent Ammonia ; 2% per cent Potash. / 3 per cent Available Phos. Acid ; 7% per cent Ammonia ; 2% per cent Potash. ll per cent Ammoniated ; 2% 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 ELEflENT Or 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. ^ ': ; iii ill MIHI ?4