Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 8, 1906. Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. PERSONAE Mr. J. W. McCoy has gone to Glenn Springs. Hon. R. I. Manning spent Sunday in the city. ^ Mrs. J. R. Clack has gon8 to . Waynesviile. ~ Mrs. M'. P. Cordes is visiting rela? tives at Heriots. M?93 Vera Satterwhite has gone to the mountains. 2 Mrs. W. M. DeliOrme has gone to Horseshoe, N. C. Mrs. A. S. Ledbetter has gone to Hendersonville, N. C. Mr. E. M. Doar, of Georgetown, was in the city Friday. s Mrs. S. R. Smoak has returned from a visit to Orangeburg. Miss Estelle Crampton has goae to Saluda for a few days. Mr. E. E. Aycock, of Wedgefield, -was in the city Friday. Mr. J. A. Foxwortb, of Mayesville, was in the city Monday. Dr. H. M. Stuckey has returned from Cleveland Springs. Miss Marie Durant has returned from Wrightsville Beaci^. Mr. Ray Ryttenberg has returned irom Wrightsville, N. C. The Misses Winburn are spending xa few weeks in New York. Miss Annie Jamison, of Newberry, is visiting Mrs. R. J. Bland. Mrs. Bettie Archer bas gone to An? derson for a few week's stay. 3?rs... W. H. Ingram is spending .some time in Hendersonville. Mrs. Henry Hill and Miss Mag Gra? ham left for. Saluda yesterday. Mr. and Mrs. John R. Haynsworth have gone to Waynesviile, N. C. Mrs. A. G. Warren has gone to Jer? sey City for a few month's stay. Mrs. Frank Zemp has gone to Hen? dersonville for a few week's stay. Miss Lucy Hyman is visiting her grand-mother in Smithville, K. C. Mr. H. D. Barnett has gone North purchase his fall stock of goods. *Mr. S. M. Pringle has gone to .Saluda, N. C., to spend two weeks. Mrs. J. D. Graham and Miss Annie .G: anana have gone to Waynesviile. Miss Stella Abbott is the gnest pf Miss Arrie Stuckey on Salem Avenue. Dr. C. P. Osteen returned from from Saluda, N. C., after a ten day's stay. Mr. John T. Green and family "have gone to Wisacky to spend some time. Miss Lucile Randie, of Sumter, is -visiting in the city.-Orangeburg -News. .Miss Nettie Owes? !eft Friday for a tco week's visit tc relatives near Wisacky. Miss Ntia Sanders, of Hagood, is in the city as the guest cf Miss- Lemie Bowman. Mr. Marks Cohen and family are spending some time in the city with .relatives. Miss Hattie Sanders, of Hagood, is in the city as the guest of Miss Lemie ?Bowman. Messrs. B. F. Estridge and E. D. Witherspoon have returned from Phil? adelphia. Mr. Geo. P. Booth has removed to TJlmers, S. C., where he will engage in business. Miss Annie Stubbs left on Tuesda> afternoon for Philadelphia, where she will visit friends. Mr. Willie Manning has returned from Saluda, where he has been for the past several weeks. Mr. W. G. Brearley, of Wisacky, who is a Carolina graduate of .'06, was in the city Friday. Miss Fannie Ryttenberg has return? ed home from Wrightsville, N. C , after a stay of several week? Misses Marie DeLorme, Lucile DeLorme and Clarabelle Williams left -for Sullivan's Island Saturday. Mr. and Mrs. Abe Ryttenberg re? turned home Sunday from Atlantic City, where they spent several weeks. Mrs. Martha Ard and her grand? daughter, Miss Bertha Bultman, have gone to Stapleton, N. Y., on an ex? tended visit to relatives. Mr. anp Mrs. R. H. Mason have re? turned to their home in Greenville, Tex., after a pleasant visit to friends .and relatives in this city. Mr. and Mrs. C. G. Rowland re? turned on Friday from their trip to California, Yellowstone Park and oth <ei points in the far West. Mrs. H. i. Dinkins, Miss Lizzie .Dinkms and Mrs. L. D. Jennings and -children have gone to Saluda, N. C., to spend the month of August. Mrs. A. P. Vinson, Jr., or State ?burg, who has been visiting in ?Charleston and Isle of Palms for the ?ast two months, has returned home somewhat improved in health. An Opportunity For Everybody lo Visit the Mountains or Seashore. -ANNUAL-' Mountain I Seashore Excursion -VIA-. Southern Railway Wednesday, August 15, 1306. Exceptionallv low rates to Summer Resort Points. Special j service arranged for the occasion. ! For full particulars, consult any ? Southern Railway ticket agent, or j write R. W. HUNT, Division Passenger Agent, MARRIED. Mr. J. Stuart Booth, of New Or? leans, but formerly of Sumter, and Mrs. Nannie Mahau, of Washington, D. C., were married on Wednesday, July 24th. DEATH. Rev. T. P. Lide, pastor of Bethel Church, Privateer, and the Wedge? field Baptist Church, died Thursday about 1 o'clock while seated at the dinner table. The death was altogeth? er unexpected as Mr. Lide had been in as good health as usual up to the moment of the untimely seizure. Mr. Lide was in his sixty-second year and wa9 a native of Darlington county, where he has a large family connec? tion. One son. Mr. Robert Lide, has represented Orangebnrg county in the Legislature for several terms. ^ Mr. J. B. Roach, one of the oldest and most highly esteemed citizens of Sumter, died in Charleston Friday night. Mr. Roach was a native of Charleston, but came to this city to engage in the mercantile business be? tween fifty-five and sixty years ago. In the early fifties be was a member of the firm of Roach & Blackwell, who conducted a general merchandise busi? ness. \ Subsequent to the war he was for many years in the employ of the late A. A. Solomons, whose store was the largest and most important in the place at that time. For a number of years Mr. Roach has not been actively engaged in business, owing to his age and increasing infirmities. He was a man of the highest character, a sin? cere Christian, and had the esteem and confidence of ail who kuew him. He is survived by two daughters, Miss Lucia, of this city, and Mrs. Lane, of North Carolina. His body arrived from Charles Sunday morning on the 9.30 train and the funeral services were held immediately in the First Methodist Church. Mrs. T. C. Reese, widow of the late W. W. Reese, of .Stateburg, S. C., died on Sunday, the 5th, at her resi? dence in Stateburg, in her 77th year. Sue was buried at the Church of the Holy doss on the evening of August 6th. The funeral was largely attend? ed. The deceased leaves several chil? dren to survive and mourn her loss. DRAWING THE LINES. An Anonymous Attempt to Revive the Couny Against Town Feeling. The following circuir has been distributed broadcast Throughout this city and county by someone interes? ted in the county campaign. These responsible for it * are evidenly ashamed of the work, for nc name is signed to the circular. As the cir? cular says: "Comment is useless" on this sort of campaign work. For the consider??ion of the vo? ters of Sumter County: ~~?-?* City-J. D. Wilder, Aulico? City-L. I. Parrott. Clerk of Court. City-T V. Walsh, Probate Judge. - City-W. H. Eppersoo, Sheri?". City-R I. Manning Senator. City-J. H. Clifton, Legish-.loi-. City-T. B. Fraser, Legislator. City-W. H. Seale, Co. Supervisor. Country-E. W. Dabbs, Legislator. Country-S. D. Cain, Sup. Educa? tion. ... - -. v County T. W. Lee, Treasurer. Until the recent death of Mr. Alta? mont Moses, the State Senator and every Legislator was a resident of the city of .Sumter. Comment on the above table is useless. A Museum In Enibyo. Some of the boys in Warren street and the neighborhood, have gotten up. with most commendable enter? prise, a,museum. v They have collect? ed together quite a number of speci? mens consisting of stuffed birds, the skeletons of various animals and quite a lot o? varied curiosities. The building in which these valuable specimens are stored, is a small house on Warren street. The boys take quiite a pride in this enterprise, and devote a great deal of their time to its furtherance. They do a great deal o? the work themsel-ve... though some of the specimens have been donated. This modest attempt may be the germ for a more pretentious field for the advancement of science. The members of the association consist of the following bovs: Leon Le Grand, Ewing Gibson, Ryan White, Durword Bultman and George Epperson. Secretary- Sanders of the civil ser? vice board held a Rural Carrier' ex? amination Saturday in the court hous? for a .-oute to begin at Rembert, S. C. Only three applicants were pres? ent. Buildings still continua 'o g) u;> all over the city. \\\ the available carpenters and brick lay?rs are em? ployed at present. The Atlantic Coast Line Passen? ger Depot will soon be lighted by electricity. Through tho < ff or ts of ihf Chamber of Commerce thirty two lights will be placed at the sta? tion. These will considerably im? prove the app< arance of the depot* at night. I Mr. T. K. Hinson. Sr.. who super intends the ''arm "f Messrs. .1. .j. by and E. H. Moses brought two stalks of corn to t ii is office Friday as speci- j mens of his crop. Om stalk had five very large eurs and the * other 'four: j There are sixty acres of corr: = his j farm, heavily manured .-ind cultiva? ted on the Williamson plan. Mr. Hin-, son say;: the yield wi?] be not less STYLISH SUITS SACRIFICED. This is the Season of the year we take for Clearing Out Things. We will not carry Stock from one Season to another if it will sell at any reasonable price. NOTE THE FOLLOWING PRICES: $20.00 Suits Reduced to $14.50. $18.00 Suits Reduced to $13.50. $16.50 " " " 12.00. 15.00 " " " 11.00. $12.00 " " " 8.50. 10.00 " " ? 6.75. $3.50 Straw Hats Reduced to $1.75. $3.00 Straw Hats Reduced to $1.50. $2.50 " " ? ? 1.25. 1.50 ? ? ? ? 7l5c> WL25 " " ? ? 63c. 1.00 " ? ? " 50c. 50c. " ? " ? 25c. 25c. " " " " 15c. "Mothers' Friend" Boys Wash Suits, Sailor or Russian Blouse Style. With Bloomer Pants. They are the Best Made Wash Suits We've Ever Handled. 5izes 2 1=2 to 9 Years. r $3.50 Wash Suits Reduced to $2.25. $3.00 Wash Suits Reduced to $2.00 $2.50 41 " " " 1.50. 2.00 '.: " " " 1.25 $1.50 " " *' " 1.00. 1.00 " '? " 75c. AS EVERYTHING ADVERTISED IS BE INO SOLD AT COST OR BELOW NOTH INO tVILL BE CHARGED. Terms Strictly Cash. PHONE l??. - = - SUHTER, 5. C. t Mli FRASER'S IpOSITIOV. I agreed to pay no attention to at-J undertaken to reply to all the attacks j and which was mustered into service _ tacks made upon it or its members and charges made against the mern- with the First, has received a letter int ll?- s.?itl iii Reference to thc while the investigation was in pro- bers of the committee, to distract I from the War Department iu refer ." , , ..... /-i ?ress as the attacks were made for ? them fr<au the work of investigation- ence to the pay "f the men for their ' ?the purpose of drawing them off from [He says that in the matter <>L" the , time between the organization of the M the brief synopsis of Mi T. B. the investigation." ! double pay charge, he was treated I company here and the date it was iser's speech at Privat. pub- ' Mr. Fraser asks that it be stated in Keith the utmost courtesy by the Co- ! mustered into service in Columbia, ted elsewhere ia this paper. I correction, that ia- did not say, or . Iambia Record, ir.: ] that ia thc cir- ) Every maa who joined the company. ,,. following paragraph appears: ? at least had not intended to convey j cumstances, the Itecord was fully j whether he was accepted or rejected .?j.. too Up ri,,, charge that ail ?the impression that the charge was ; justified ia making the charges. by the examining e-rficer, will be en :nl~ers of th<! Dispensary investi- 1 more"for tho specific purpose; of draw- j-j titled to pay for this time. There lng Committee, except Senator j ing the comnu'ttoe off from the ia- Mr. T. li. Moses, who was First J wil; be same expense attached to j please had taken double pay. vestigatton. W hut bc said was th u a- . ? the company raised in making ap the roll, and Mr. Moses ? ??'l why he ard no! cohi ?cted lila- rn*, er af this and other charges this city ?Iren a eal! was made for j wishes to have all the men connected had tho committee troops ;.: tra- gpanish-American war, j with him concerning the matter.