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A NARROW ESCAPE. J. J. Harby Severely Burned Hand? ling a Live Wire-Conies Near Re suiting Fatally. ? From the Daily Item August 2. On Tuesday af cern Don an alarm of fire was sent in from box 32, which is situated at the coiner of Washing? ton and Liberty streets. When the hose wagon responded it was founl '.hat two electric light wires had be? come crossed, thu? causing the ex citment. When Messrs. Eugene Moses and 3. J. Harby come from the Sum? ter Light & Power Company to in? vestigate, a wire was noticed lying in the grass near the transformer in Mr. Abe Ryttenberg's yard. Mr. Karby think :-.g the wire "dead ' attempted to mo/? it out ot the way for fear some one might become en? tangled. As his hand touched the wire he was severely shocked and thrown to the ground. Moreover he could not turn the wire loose, the force of the current folding him fast. He called to Mr. Charles Hurst who was nearby at the time, to tele? phone to ?.he station to have the pow? er cut off. In the meantime Mr. Moses attempted tc knock the wire from Mr. Harby with a stick, and ho also was shocked and rendered help? less. . In a short time the current was cut off and both men relieved from their precarious position. It is fortunate that the wire did not carry the direct current of a large voltage, but was from the "transfor? mer,'* which considerably, lessened the current. Mr. Harby was severely husrned about the hands also receiving slight burns on h's legs and back. His top clothing exhibited numerous small holes while his underclothing showed turns the s?e of a dollar. BIG COTTON DEAL. F. C. Hyman, Representing Rogers McCabe & Co., Buys Nine Hundred Bales. From the Daily Item August 2. Mr. F. C. Hyman, who represents the cotton firm of Rogers McCabe & Co., of Norfolk, Va., today purchased 900 bales of the cotton that has been stored in the Sumter cotton warehouse since last fail. Recently a good deal of the cotton that has been held for higher prices has been turned loose, and the sale to Mr. Hyman today will greatly reduce the supply of old cotion. J. W. M AH AN SENTENCED. A Man With a Reputation For Vio lenee Sent to Jail 'For One Year. From the Daily Item August 2. J. W. Mahan has a bad 'reputation in his community in? the Oswego sec? tion. He has been accused of all sorts of crimes, has been on the chsingang, and hasp come near be? ing lynched by his fellow citizens. The last charge <. n which he was ar? rested i5; that of uttering threats and menaces against his wife, whom he has frequently beaten. The case came up before Magistrate Harby this morning. The verdict was "guilty," and he was sentenced to put up $1, 000 as a peace bond for one year, or be committed to jail. The accused was unable to raise the $1,000 and he was conducted to jail to remain one year. Mahan is one of the men that es? cape?! from jail yesterday and was recaptured. The triad attracted a cT'wd from the Oswego section. SENATOR RICHARDSON. The Man Clarendon People Should Vote For. The many friends of Maj H. B. Richardson are delighted at the idea of his entering the race again for the senate from Clarendon county. He is just the man our people need, hon? orable, conscientious, cultured, edu? cated and with good judgment and common sense. He served as legislator from time to time, which place he filled satisfactorily, and is sure, if sent to the senate, to do his duty. He is just the man. Clarendon will feel proud to have in the senate, as he :s sure to make every possible effort to upbuild h.'.> people. I am cermin all those that are not giving him their hearty support are not acquainted with his noble qualities. A Voter. Pinewood August 1. 1906. ?The intense itching characteristic of salt rheum and eczema is instantly allayed by applying Chamberlain's Salve. As a cure for skin disease this salve is unequalled. For sale by all druggists. FREC?ii,_ Af?ii PIMPLES REMOVED Ia Ten Days. N?di?Yola! The Complexion j ?eau*.ifier ia en- ! J-./r. by thousands j >-r ,ra:otu: ladies, and ? laranteed to remove 1 -.1 iariil ciscolora- j ticas and restore the ' heauty of youth. Th; j worst cases in twenty Says. 50e. and $1.00 i at all leading drug stores, or hy mail j Prepared by NAT'. ,. tXlxZ C3..# Paris? Tea* j BROKE FROM JAIL. Three White Prisoners Overpower Jailer Hancock and Escape-Frank Builiington is Still at Large-Malian and Collins Ara (raptured By Of? ficers-Plot to Escape Was Well Planned. From the Daily Item August 2. As the result of an attack o n Jailer Hancock at che county jail last evening, Frank Bufhington, who was hound over on the charge of passing counterfeit mono;*, is now at large. The two other prisoners that escaped with him were recaptured hy officers Barwick and Owens, and are now securely locked up. It was about 7.30 last night when j Jailer Hancock went to what is called j trne "office room," where- Buffington j and Mahan, one of the recaptured ; men, were seated playing cards. This "office room" is a large sized room in which some of the prisoners are al? lowed to remain until the "lock-up" hour. As Mr. Hancock opened the door one of the men threw a chair into the opening and quickly advanced toward the door. A deck of cards was thrown into the jailer's face and the small bunch of keys opening the cells upstairs were taken from him. One of the men held Mr. Hancock, while the other went up stairs and released Collins, a young white man, who was in jail on the charge of stealing goods at the Atlantic Coast Line depot. The three men'then ran over Jailer Hancock and made good their escape. The police were notified of the af? fair and officers Barwick and Owens started in pursuit. Mah an and Col? lins were overtaken , near the water? works plant and brought back to the city. The men must have deemed it best to separate, for Buffington was not in the company of the other two. Every effort is being made to cap? ture the escaped prisoner. Long dis? tance 'phone messages have been sent to towns in the vicintiy of Sum? ter and the trains leaving the city have been carefully watched. The charge upon which Buffington was ar? rested is a serious one. He was ac? cused of passing off counterfeit mtoney and was bound over for the court of general sessions. 1 The prisoners evidently had a well planned plot arranged. The little daughter ol' Jai'er Hancock says she heard them in. conversation yester? day, but did not realize the purport, until afterwards. A woman who came to the city with Buffington was seen driving along the streets yester? day afternoon. She left on the Augusta train this morning and her movements will be watched in the hope of leading to the capture of Buffington. Patterson, N. J., Aug. 3.-William H. Belcher, farmer mayor of Patter? son, pleaded non vult when arraigned in the court of special sessions this morning on six indictments charging embezzlement, and was sentenced to two years labor in the Trenton prison on each indictment, making a sentence of 12 years in all, the terms not to run concurrently. Don't drag with a du'!, bilious, heavy feeling. You need a pill. Use Dewitt's Little Early/Risers, the fa? mous little pills. Do not sicken or gripe, but results are sure. Sold by all druggists. London, Aug. 3.-Charles Kodser, for thirty years clerk of the American Embassy, died this morning. He leaves a unique collection of unpub? lished Lowell's manuscript and poe try. A Mystery Solved. *"How to keep off periodic attacks of biliousness and habitual constipa- j tion was a mystery that Dr. King's New Life Pills solved for me," writes John S. Pleasant, of Magnolia, Ind. The only pills that are guaranteed to give perfect satisfaction to everybody or money refunded. Only 25c. at Si berfs Drug Store. Given Vp to Die. *B. Spiegel, 1204 N. Virginia St., Evansville, Ind., writes: "For over five years I was troubled with kid? ney and bladder aff?ctions which caused me much pain and worry. I lost flesh and was all run down. I had three of the best physicians who did me no good and I was practically i given up to die. Foley's Kidney Cure ? was recommended and the first bot- j tie gave me great relief, and after < faking the second bottle I was en- 1 tirely cured." Durant's Pharmacy. Another Good Man Gone Wrong. i ?He neglected to take Foley's Kid- j m-y cure at first signs of kidney trou- j ble, hoping it would wear away, and ; he was soon a victim of Bright's dis- ! ease. There is danger in delay, but if ' Foley's Kidney Cure is taken at once \ the symptoms will disappear, the kid? neys are* strengthened an ! you are soon sound and well. A. Tt. Bass, of Morgantown. Ind., had to get up ten or twelve times in the night, and had : a severe backache and pains in the ! kidneys, and \v;is cured by Foley's ! Kidney cure. Durant's Pharmacy. THE FLORENCE CARNIVAL. I Secretary Reader Boosting the Labor Pay Celebration. Many thousands of dollars are spent annually with the wholesale and retail merchants, and manufact? uring and other industrial establish? ments of Sumter by the business men and other people of Florence and Florence county.. The ties of friend? ship between the two cities are' very s:rong. And as Florence has al? ways stood by Sumter in every gala week, or other forms of amusements, such as firemen's tournaments, mili? tary prize drills, etc., by sending her firemen, her soldiers and great crowds of her citizens to ' Sumter whenever Sumter, celebrates it is noth? ing more than right fhat the bust rcss men of Sumter, and all Sumter r.oop'e should interest themselves n the coming gala wve>- at Florence, commencing S eptemjber 3, Labor Day. It would be a very .graceful act upon the part of the merchants and manufacturers of Sumter to close up their places of business on Labo: Day, and not only allow their employees time to go to Florence, but for the business men to go themselves. Sumter is now the recognized com? mercial center of Eastern South Car? olina, and our wholsale and retail stores and various manufacturing en? terprises are constantly increasing their business with the neighboring towns and cities of Florence, Dar? lington, Camden, Bennettsville, Bish opville, Orangeburg, 'Mayesville, Lyr.chburg, Hartsville, Marion, and many other towns and counties, and it i:9 not only very pleasant for the merchants of Sumter to cultivate a closer acquaintence with the good people of those places by visiting them as often as possible, but as a matter of fact it is a good business .policy for the business men to visit thei;* customers once in a while in the homes of the latter, and no better way of showing appreciation of the custom of people can be inaugurated by our business men than by paitici-* pating in the various Labor Day and othe:* celebrations of our sister towns. The Sumter Chamber of Commerce is doing every thing it can to adver? tise the coming Florence gala week, and is using its efforts to carry a great crowd over to Florence . for Labor Day, as this organization has done before for Darlington, Orange burg and other towns within the trade territory of the Game Cock City. The famous Second Regiment Band of Sumter has been engaged to fur? nish music for the Florence Labor Day celebration, and the committee in charge of the gala week attract? ions are anxious to arrange for the Sumter band for the week. Efforts will be made to secure special train service for Labor Day from Sumter so as to accommodate the crowds from this section. There is nothing so pleasant as that bright, cheerful, at-peace-with the-world feeling when you sit down to your breakfast. There is nothing so corriucrve to good work and good results. The healthy man with a healthy mind and body is a better fellow, a better -workman, a better citizen than the man or woman who is handicapped by some disability, however slight. A slight disorder of the stomach will derange your body, your thoughts and your disposition. Get away from the morbidness and the blues. Keep your stomach in tun? and both your brain and body will respond. Little indiscretions of overeating can be easily corrected and you will be surprised to see how much tetter man you are. Try a lit? tle Kodol For Dyspepsia after your meals. Sold by all druggists. USE EVERY YEAR. Plenty of Sumter Readers Have the Same Experience. Don't neglect an aching back. It -?ill .^et worse every year. Backache is really kidney ache. To care the back yon must core the kid? neys. If yon don't, other kidney illb follow Urinary troubles, diabete?, Bright's dis- | ease. A Sumter citizen tel jon how-the 1 cure is ea*y. George W. Hancock, jailer. 27 Canal street. ' says: "Dean's Kidney Pills will always have j my endorsement. I have used Hiern for my ? kidneys and t>a<-k. 1 havebeen down iii bed on accoun nf my nark several times and suf? fered theiaost intense pain ri^ht across the loins, I could not tum over without using my lands, and then it seemed as if my bael? i would breik. My urine was very dark, full ol" * seaiment ana <-.-i'is< ?i me to rise several times : during the night. I used everything 1 could j get bold of hut nothing seemed to do me any | good; a::<l 1 have '.n confined to rny bed j weeks at :i time and jusi hobbled around !h<- j rest.. I heard of Doan's Kidney Pills and got j ah?ox at Di. A. J. China's dru? store. I have. ' used three boxes of them, and the |>ain immy ! back has U ft. my urine mis no sediment, and J I can go around -.viihour a '-an., and feel !iU'4' a new man. Doau'sKidney Pills are the '?est . kidney remedy." For sa!?' >>y ali dealers. Price ;'.'> cents j Foster-Mil ITO rn Co.. Buffalo. N.V.. soie agents \ foi i lie i':ii-?-o States j Remember the name-Doan's- and take no other. > J j Tho General Sumter Memorial Acad? emy Will begin its next session on Monday. Sept. 17th, 1906. at 9 o'clock a. m., in the Acton House at Stateburg, ir. charge of the regular faculty of three teachers, as follows: John J. Dargan, principal and in? structor in History, advanced Latin. Greek, Rhetoric and Composition and in the higher branches of Mathemat? ics. Miss Janet McClure in French. Lat? in and in the next grades of the pub? lic school, going down as low as the fifth grade. Miss Theodosia Dargan in the first to the fifth grades. Music, vocal and instrumental, will accompany much of the teaching in several lines and all students in mu? sic will be allowed to Oead in the mu? sical exercises for the whole school from day to day in alphabetical order. Ia addition to the above regular course in the public school work,which will be given to students from School District No. 6, free of charge, there will be afforded instruction in sight singing, vocal music (voice training) and ir. instrumental music on piano and violin and in stenography, type? writing and bookkeeping. It is expected, too, that before the session closes, sewing, cooking, agri? cultural and horticultural departments of instruction will be opened. The echool is located in one of the healthiest and loveliest sections of the State, full to the brim of historic memories and is taught by teachers who count personal sacrifice for the upbuilding of the - school a pleasure and high privilege. Eoard may be had for boys at the principal's home near the school building and for y>ung ladies in the school building under the care of the Misses Dargan. There are also many attractive homes in the neighborhood wher*> board may be had at low rates for boys or girls, who attend the school. Several of these are in easy reach of the school house, but when not so near as to be accessible by walking, seats may be had in the school trans? portation wagons at 25 cents per month each, and when taken for less, 10 cents a week. For further information apply to John J. Dargan, Principal. P. O., Dalzell, S. C., R. F. D. Xo. 1. . Stateburg, S. C., July 23, 1906. In this state it is not necessary to serve a five day's notice for eviction of a cold. Use the original laxative cough syrup, Kennedy's Laxative Honey and Tar. Xo opiates. Sold by all druggists. Lecture By Prof. Hand. Prof. W. H. Hand, of the faculty of the South Carolina University, now engaged in the extension work cf that institution, will deliver an address at the opening of the Gen. Samter Mem? orial Academy on Monday, Sept. 17th, at 12 o'clock m. The public, town and country, are invited to attend. Further notice of this address and the opening exercises of the Academy, which promise to be of unusual interest, will appear later in your columns. J. J. D. CASTOR IA k for Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears the Signature of SA CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH PEKNYBOVHL PILLS Original and Only Genuine. ^SAFE. Alway* reliahie. Ladle*. a?k Druejriit for CHICHESTER'S ENGLISH ia RZI> ar.-: Gold metallic boxes, sealedv ?with MoeribboD. Take no other. Refuse l>a?Keron? Substitution? and Imita? tion*. Bur of your Druggist, or fend 4e. in ?amos for I'rirtK-ulnm, Testimonials *nd "Relief for Ladle*," tn uttar, bj re? turn Mall. 10.OOO Testimonial?. Sold bj ?Il Prug^i?i?. Chichester Chemical Co., VtBtlon this paper Uadi.oo Scunre. PIULA.. t>?~ FOLEY'S KIDNEY CURE WILL CURE YOU of any case of Kidney or Bladder disease that is not beyond the reach of medi? cine. Take it at once. Do not risk having Bright's Dis? ease or Diabetes. There is nothing gained by delay. 50c. and $1.00 Bottles. REFUSE SUBSTITUTES. IK HAN T'S PI IA Ii M VC V. Kl LL THE COUCH AND CURE THE LUNGS WITH /CONSUMPTION HR I OUGHSand jn WOLDS Price 50c & $1.00 Free Trial. $ Surest and Quickest Cure for all THROAT and LUNG TRGU3 ;S, or MONEY BACK. f!?ffrr^i|i||||iJi|)l|IUl||||lltllllllllllll)ll'llli'llllll?lllllllilii?nn. ir."i.i.i.ni.""'" ~ j^egefeblefrepararionfbrAs simulating ?eYood andRegula ting theS tomachs andBowels cf IMAMS /CHI?DRKX ?TDmotes?%sHon?Cl?ceTru? oess aid r^Con?^ns neither Opium Morphine wtWasiaL KOTNARCOTIC. Pumpkin Sed" AbiStram* ?xkdUSJtt JuutSetd ? Bi Carionatt Stirn* ?enfodSagtr ? stfo&yreea- Fiaran Aperfecf Hemedy for Constipa? tion, Sour Stomach.Diarrhoea, W<?nns?onvuisionsTeverishr ness and Loss OF SLEEP. tac San?le Signature of NEW YORK. At b months old JJ DOSES-35CE>?S EXACT C0P3T?F VHAEPEB. For Infants and Children. The Kind You Have Always Bought Bears For Over Thirty Years JUST RECEIVED Another Car Load of HORSES AND MULES. Booth Live Stock Co. Ring up No. 30-That's the Daily Item's Telephone number when you want to place an advertisement that will bring results? W. A. BOWMAN, Pres. . ABE RYTTENBERG, V: Pres P. G. BOWMAN, Sec. & Treas. The Sumter Banking & Mercantile Company, Smelter*. S. C. ' ?#^s?a#?Capital Stock $50,000*?*??M???? Wholesale Grocers, Fertiliz? ers and Farmers' Supplies. Sole agents for the celebrated brand of Wil* cox & Gibbs Fertilizers. We are prepared to quote the very closest cash or time prices on all lines of Groceries, Fertilizers and Farmers' Supplies, And invite your investigation before making your arrangements for another year. Come to see us. We will save you money, and give you a hearty, courteous welcome. Sumter Banking I Mercantile Company, Masonic Building, 2d door from the Postoffice. Sumter, S. C. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULS?.- C.