The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 15, 1906, Image 4
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WEDNESDAY. AUGUST I5? 1906.
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*The Sumter Watchman was founded
1850 fud the True Southron in 1866. 1
Wwt&iman and Southron now has the cc
bined circulation and influence of both
%h? old papers^ and is manifestly the b
advertising medMim'in Sumter.
Cole L. Bleaee eeeks to convince t
public that he was not and is r
?Lanahan's secret agent in South Caj
lina? He produces an imposing arr
. affidavits dxna Lanahan hims
???b Evans, Boykin, Black and oth
.dispensary officers, all certifying th
fee is no: the man. The old unanswer
question comes up again-"Who w
& ianahan's man?"
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The gubernatorial candidates a
"OB. the home stretch now, and Ma:
feing is the one all the others a
watching.
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The State Fair will have Wi.llia
sTenaiags Bryan and John L. SullivE
.as attractions tbis year. The Fair o
ffc?als have not announced the class?
of live stock these aotables will be e:
-hihited-in.
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Secretary of.#ie Navy Bonaparl
admits that he is worried over th
spread of anarchism in .this country
The ordinary people of the countr
.are more worried over the growth c
the monopolies and trusts. If ther
"were no robber monopolies, such a
"the Standard Oil and Mr. Bonaparte*
-friend, the Steel Trust, there woui<
be fewer * "home-raised" anarchists t<
disturb his serenity of mind.
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The Sumter base ball team is hav?
ing a hard struggle to hold iourtl
place in the percentage column, bu
the local fans have the consolatior
that Man-nng has a title to the celiai
gp -that cannot be disputed.
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If the State League is reorganized
taext season provision should be made
. . for the employment of competent,
honest and non-partisan umpires. The
^ season, now neaj-ing a close has been
little better than a farce, if one is to
"believe the stories of those who have
^attended the games and kept track of
the box score?. A ?majority of the
?games seem t* bave been decided by
the umpires rather than by the piay
>ars. There have been charges and
counter charges of .cheating, fraud
robbery, dirty playing and all sorts
of cussedness wotii the lovers of clean
i>ail and honest sport ?have become
thoroughly- distrusted. What is the
use of employing a team of first-class
players who not only can, but do play
. ?ood ball if a ?ertisan or purchasable
Himpire is to defraud them of a ma- j
Serity of the game?. We like good j
ba& a-nd hope Sumter can maintain \
a team every fear, but if this con- !
Linual jawing over umpires is to b
a pa.rt of the game as played in the
State League, we say cut out base
ball altogether.
MURDER IX AXDERSOX.
A Man Shot to Death By Lib?
er tine.
Charleston, Aug. 12.-A special from
Anderson says: T. F.'Drake, a promi?
nent farmer of this county, was shot
and instantly kilied shout midnight
Saturday by J. Alleu Emersou, a cous?
in, the tragedy occurring in the bed?
room of Drake's daughter. Emerson,
who came to Anderson immediately
after the shooting, surrendered and
said that Drake, entering the room at
a late hour and finding him there
had opened fire and that he, in self
defence, shot Drake. Both men were
welL known in Anderson. Drake was
59 years old and was prosperous and
respected. Emerson, who is 35, held a
minor county position. The daughter
who was with Emerson at the time of
the shooting left for parts unknown.
Autoists In Trouble.
Columbia, Aug. 10.-Dr. A. E.
Knowlton, Mr. J. W. Bond and Wil?
liam Porter were before^he Recorder
today for violating the automobile
law, which requires machines through?
out the State to have name plates at
the rear, showing number and county
operated in. None of their machines
bore the full name plate required, but
all were numbered. Dr. Knowlton
explained that he was anxious to com?
ply with the law and had ordered
a name plate, but the maker numbered
it incorrectly and was now eng?ged in
changing it. Messrs. Bond and Por?
ter had ordered correct name plates
from New York, and they had been
delayed on the road. The law on the
subject has been in force since the last
General Assembly. Recorder Pro Tem
Collins continued the case until to?
morrow so that he might have time to
read up on the statute ordinance.
There are still a number of cars on
the streets which do not bear the re?
quired name plates. The law is gene?
rally disregarded throughout the
State, it is said.
Where the Candidates Stand.
The one essential difference between
the Manning and Ansel dispensary
platforms is that Mr. Manning favors
the State dispensary and Mr. Ansel
would abolish it. Both Mr. Manning
and Mr. Ansel are willing that conn-1
ties shall decide for themselves-wheth?
er or not intoxicants shall be sold
within their borders; though Mr.
Ansel goes further and says that he is
personally a prohibitionist, and would
vote against even a county dispensary
in his own county.
The voter who favors a State dis?
pensary and county option will sup?
port Mr. Manning. %.
The voter who opposes a State dis?
pensary but favors county option will
vote for Mr. Ansel,
pensary law as it stands with the con?
dition that the "Brice Law" shall be
repealed, and who is opposed to any
kind of conn ty option will support
Mr. Blease.
Mr. A. C. Jones is for no State dis- ij
pensary but would include high license
under the dispensary regulations in
the options. Col. J. T. Sloan and Mr.
J. J. McMahan are for the State dis?
pensary and we do not know what
they think about the "Brice Law."
Mr. W. A. Edwards is against the
State dispensary.
Mr. Joel E. Branson is for a bone
dry world.-News and Courier.
That's Al!.
The profit feature will not be consider?
ed in the balance of our
Spring and Summer Stock
ll I'll MIIMII IN III BBMMMBWpnPWWWMMMWM
All we want is to exchange
You have the dollars, ours are repre?
sented by the goods on our shelves. You
need the goods, we want the dollars.
Come and let us make the exchange. We
need space, too. New arrivals of FALL
GOODS are crowding us, and our buyers
are now in the market, and all summer
stuff must go regardless of cost.
DIU i COU.
Would you like to get a good Suit of
Clothes, Pair of Trousers, Suit for the Boy,
a New Hat or anything in the Toggery line,
and to buy it for much less than it's
worth ? if you would,
Here's Your Golden Opportunity
Real opportunity like this knocks at
your door but once during the Summer
Season. Don't overlook it. We're clearing
out stock to get in readiness for Fall and
Winter trade. We can use the money,
but not the stock. We've pinched our
prices as much as it is possible to pinch
them. Read just to get an idea of what
we're doing here.
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$20 Suits reduced to
$18
$16.50
$15
$12.50
$10
50 cents Negligee Shirts now *
75 cents Scriven's Elastic Seam Drawers
$3.50 Boys' Wash Suits now
$2.50 44 44 44 44 ="
All $1 Straw Hats now =
AH 50 cents Straw Hats now =
Ali 25 44
$13.50
$12.50
$11
= $10
$ 8.50
$ 6.75
40 cents
60 cents
$2.00
$1.50
= 50 cents
25 cents
cents
PHONE 166.
SUflTER, S C.
Wantage In Summerton.
Summerton, Aug. 7.-In the Pres?
byterian Church this morning at 6.30
o'clock, Rev. John Kershaw, Jr., was
married to Miss Helen Tindal. The
ceremony was performed jointly by
Dr. John Kershaw, father of the
groom, and Rev. Mr. Porter, the
bride's pastor. Mrs. Lining nee Miss
Harriet Kershaw, sister of the groom,
presided at the organ, and Dr. Theo?
dore Kershaw, a brother, was best
man. Mrs. McFaddin Plowden, nee
Miss Mary Anderson was Dame of
Honer, and Mr. W. H. Anderson, the
bride's brother-in-law, gave her away.
The other attendants were Miss Lillie
Harvin and Miss Grace Carson, with
Miss Ransom Richarson, of Summer?
ton and Stanley Burroughs, of Provi?
dence. Messrs. Willie Rhame j'?and
I Fred Lesesne acted as ushers.
1 The bride is one of Summerton's
most attractive daughters, and her
chosen Knight tilted with more han
one opponent.
Mr. Kershaw is rector of the Epis?
copal Church here, and has become
quite 'a favorite in his community,
being universally liked and admired
fur his many sterling qualities and
amiable disposition. We wish the
young couple all the happiness that
! can come to them. They left on the
j early train on their bridal trip. When
j they return to our villaje they will
reside at the rectory.
Old papers at this offce 20 cents per
1 hundred.
FOR SALE-5-horse farm, Rafting
Creek township on Charleston road,
opposite Mr. E. R. Alston's T. P.
Sanders. !
THE ALCOLU RAILROAD CO.
Will offer for sale every Friday, Satur?
day and Monday during June, July,
August and September, 1906, round
trip tickets over its road at reduced
ra'-es. gjod to return until the follow?
ing Tuesday. This notice is subject to
change or withdrawal without notice.
Your patronage is solicited. For fur?
ther information, address P. R. Alder?
man, Traffic Manager, Alcolu, S. C.
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