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WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 1906. Entered at the PostofSce at Sumter, S. C as Second Cl?ss Matter. NEW ADYERTISEMEXTS. O'Donnell & Co.-Fall and Winter -Merchandise. Sumt-r Hide, Junk & Fur Co. Take Xotfce. PERSOXAL. Rev. T. G. Herbert is in the city 'for a few days stay. Mr. J. E. DuPre, of Pisgah, was in the city Thursday. Mr. Cliff Dorn went to Columbia Thursday morning. Mr. W. G. Wells, or Piivateer, was in town Wednesday. Mr. J. R. Webster, of Florence, spent Sunday in the city. Mr. John C. Durant spent Saturday -in town on business. Mr. James Reaves, of Durants, was iin the city Saturday. ?Miss Edna Tryon, of Columbia, spent Thursday in the city. Mr. W. Dukes Carson, cf ?tatebnrg, . -.spent the day VJ t'w?. w. D. .Scarborough, of Dalzell was* in the city Thursday. Mr. M. G. Rettenberg has returned to the city fromXew York. x Mr. E P. Toomer, of Saratoga, N. Y.. s^ent Sunday in the city. Miss Lucile Randie left for Win? throp CoBege Tuesday morning. Misses Lemie and Mable Bowman . .'^returned Thursday frCffi Dalzell. ?ir. Louis Williamson, of Provi? dence, spent Thursday in Sumter. ?Mr. J. M. Reid, of St. Charles, ?pent Thursday in tcwn on business. Mr. Eugene Forshee. of Columbia, spent Saturday and Sunday in the .city. ?Mrs. W. D. Blinding and little 'Clsaghter are visiting Mrs. Mark Reynolds. Miss Elizabeth Satterwhite left yes? terday for Rock Bill to enter Win? throp College. Miss Louise Murray returned to Rock Hill yesterday for the opening of vWinthrop College. . XS?r. Mason C. Bronson, ?b? repre *-86zrtativ6'0f The News and Conner, *was iii ?heftity last week. Mrs. Kate Clarke, of Jacksonville, .fla., is visiting Mts, Neill O'Donnell .and Miss Ethel Cobb, her daughter. * Mr. Emile Nigels, of Duneden, Fla., ~who has been visiting the family of 'Dr. C. P. Osteen. left for his home -Monday morning. % ^38feB Inez McCullough returned to her home in Darlington on Monday. ^:he spent Sunday in Sumter at the . >home of Dr. Osteen. Mr. Walter Boyle left yesterday ?or Spartanburg. Wofford College tsg?ns today and Mr. Boyle will ?? ter the junior class. Mrs*. 4.3??s? Schilling and Mrs. John L Bfofison have returned from Charleston accompanied by Mrs. J. P. Lopez, a sister of Mrs. Schilling. Miss Alma Smith? who has been visiting Miss Marie Dorant, left last Saturday ' for Rowesvilley S. C., to take charge of the public school at that place. Mr. Alva Lnmpkin, of Columbia, ,gV*nt a few hours in Sumter Friday. Tftr Lumpkis is an old student at the '$Jsiwej?tj of South Carolina, and his trip th&\ morning was to look up some *of 'his eoL>Se toenda. 3?fe jL j? Sanders, of Hagood, was 'inSonrieron Thursday and left that afternoon ft* NJ*", Yo?toattend the Annual meeta? o/ **2*?SP P"?en Conference. This ,18 *he ?th meeting of the Soufewnce <Mr- Sanders has attended. ?r. -J. -E. King, whtf has ****** charge df the Sumter brao?u or fcott's Cigar Store, has been 3* ca.lled to Colombia. There he will ta**6 a higher position ander Mr. Abbov * Jlr. 'tony Mackey bas come to take. Mr. Kingle place, and from now nt D Will conduct'the-Sumter store. Mr. Richard -3L Maa Bing went to Washiigton Tboreaay ou busin?es ?connected with 'the Cotton Warehouse "Company. From 'there he will go OB I to Atlantic *C?ty, ?w?ere Mrs. Man sing has been taking medical treat? ment for some 'weeks. Hf. Manning expects to be gone several days. The city schools ?resumed work on JMonday with the larges* first day en? rollment in their history. In the white schools there were present over 1550 popils. Mr. C. F. Lowe, w"ho <.*n-e lb Sum? ter in the early .part of the year, from Greensboro, X. C., and, after purchas? ing the Bewley Hardware Company, organized the Carolina Hardware ? Company leaves Sumter tomorrow lor Winston, X. C., where he will make his home in the future. Mr. Lowe goes to Winston to accept the i .position of manager, at a salary of ? $3.000 a year, and a partnership in ! the oldest and largest hardware firm ! in Winston, which were offered him j a short time ago. The Carolina Hard- | ware Co. has been established on a ! . solid basis and has done such a pron- j tat^e business that Mr. Lowe had no i difficulty *n disposing of his stock to j his associates, at a premium, notwith- ? standing the fact that the business is less than a year old. Mr. Lowe's ! only reason for leaving Sumter is ! the flattering nature of the induce? ments offered him in Winston, and his friends here regret his departure, but wish him success in his new po? sition. Alderman Lebby, of Charleston, gave notice Tuesday in council that he would bring in a bill to transfer the duties of the city sheriff to the assessor's office. This will mean tho abolishing of the city sheriff. Richardson-Macbeth. i Invitations are out to the wedding of Mr. John Smvth Richardson, Jr.., formerly of this city and Miss Emily Hazzard Macbeth, of Greenville. The marriage will take plaee on the 26th of this month at 7 p. rr... at Moun ! ment Place in Greenville. Mr. Rich j ardson is now working in the express ! office in Greenville and expects to j make that city his home, j MARRIED. Rev. H. B. Covington officiated on Thursday afternoon at the marriage of Mr. H. J. Seymour and Miss Ger? trude McClellan. The wedding took place at half-past five in the Episco-. pal Church. The approaching mar-' riage had been kept very quiet and. only a few friends and relatives of the bride and groom were present. Mr. Seymour was for a number cf years a member of the police force of this city, and now works in the dis pensary. DEATH. * Miss Lily May Gordon, daughter of Mr. A. F. Gordon, died Saturday in thc fifteenth year of her age,, The funeral was held on Sunday morn? ing at half-past ten st Mr. Gordon's home, No. 8 Barvin street. Mr. H. G. Hill received a telegram Friday announcing the death of his brother, Mr. Sam Hill, in Hender sonville. X. C., Thursday. Mr Hill whose home was near Heriot's Cross Roads. Lee County, went to Hender sonville in April by the advice of his /physicians who hoped that his life would be prolonged by the change of climate 'vs; -. His body Was brought to this city Saturday afternoon and the in 't?rm?nt was at Rembert Church at 1 o'clock Sunday. Mr. Hill leaves a wife and four children and a wide circle of relatives and friends. Recorder's Court. Only one case was tried Thursday be? fore Recorder Hurst. Will Dickson, Colored? was the offender, guilty of drunkenness and resisting the officers. Five dollars was the fine. Four cases came sp for trial on Friday. The principals were all colored and nothing out of the ordi? nary transpired. Drunkennpsa, dis? orders and cursing were the charges, though a woman was accused without conviction of carrying concealed knucks. To those less fortunate ton dollars or twenty days was the impar? tial penalty. j Oflly three cases cam? fif? before the* ' Bese?der on Saturday and one of I {hese received the verdict "not | guiitp11 There was John Hannon, who pleaded guilty to the charge of drunkenness and fighting, and then paid the five-dollar penalty. Marion Williams is the colored boy who some time ago was caught in the act of stealing a coat from the store of Witherspoon Bros. He jerked ! away, however, and -ia now brought back by his father and made ta plead ? guilty before Recorder Hurst. Ten dollars or twenty days was his reward. ' Annie Martin, accused of disorder and cursing, was dismissed. liberty street was the scene of what trouble was reported to Re? corder Hurst Monday morning. There was little enough of it. First, Hazell Wright', colored, was charged with fast driving. He had been caught doing the racing match, so he plead guilty and was given five dollars cr ten days. The two remaining cul? prits were sam Garner and Lawrence Delane, both colored. The?- -plead not guilty to the charge of fighting kanci cursing, but the "facts were ^g^inst them and they were sen? tenced" five dollars or ten days apiece. Six ca?'<2* w3r*e tr*ed by Record?*^ Hurst on Tne ftrst UD was C. W. Burg&tev shitted with dis? turbing the pea^ev Wti&t Burgess ?ame to trial he had* .ifcre-ady* been one ? day in the guard hoiise? sick, SO bis prosecutor withdrew his' <Starge ?nd he was released. Jim Cafc/ co-?oreSt wa? the- next to appear, yielding guilty to a charge of public dn&lietf ness, the court gave him sentence^ ?? five dollars or ten days. Lot Po!$v also coloreds was prosecuted for no5 stopping his- automobile when sig? nalled by a. teamster whose horse was frightened. The evidence in this case was somewhat contradictory., so on Lot's agreeing to pay for repairing the broken vehicle, he was released with a word of warning from His Honor. Henry Lewis-, colored, denied tha: he was drunk and disorderly, but the witnesses did not sustain him. He regained his liberty at an ex? pense of five dollars. It seems that William Bossard and Tom Wilson, both friends of Henry Lewis had fol? lowed behind officer Pearson as he carried their companion to the guard? house, and one of them, at least, in? terfered with the officer, grumbling that lils friend was not guilty. This kind of interference, it is feared may at any time end in a disturbance, so the officer consigned the offenders to the guard-house along with Lewis. Tins is the account brought out today before the court, and a fine of three dollars was imposed on each. A strange white man named Hough was undei I ond of five dol lars to answer t<> a charge of public ! drunkenness. H<: did not appear and : his bond is ordered forfeit THE BRICK WORKS DAMAGED. The Storm Monday Partially Wrecked Sumter Brick Yard and Work Can? not Be Resumed Within Thirty Days as the Necessary Repairs Will Require at Least That Much Time. The storm that raged all of Mon? day and the greater part of the night did an almost incalculable amount of damage throughout this section of the state to the crop? in the fields thousands of bales ol unpicked cotton that whitened the fields from one end of the State to the ( he.' were seized upon by he furies that rode upon the gale and swept away be? yond the hope of recovery, thousands of tons of hay that had just been mowed or had been ?'left in shocks in the fields, were scattered to the four winds of heaven and then beaten in? to the earth a sodden and valueless mass by the furiously driven torents *of rain. This is a loss and damage that thousands of farmers suffered and that cannot be estimated a this time in dollars and cents. Here and there in this city and in every neigh? borhood in the surrounding country for miles ?nd miles are to be ob? served particular instances or ex? amples of the destructive power of the storm-barns and other buildings blown down or unroofed, chimnies toppled over, fences levelled to the earth and trees that have withstood the gales of a* hundred winters up? rooted and lying prostrate. Such sights are to be seen upon every hand and it would be an endless'- task to attempt to mention even a half of those reported. . J" > ; -. The most serious dam?ge that was? done in the vicinity of the city was at the Sumter Brick Works. The buildings were unroofed, the smoke stacks of the power house blown down, the big stack of the dry kiln wrecked, the sheds over the kilns and. dry sheds blown away, and in fact almost everything wreckable was wrecked. In addition to the damage to the buildings and machinery som? thing more than a half mellion green brick that were in the kilns r?ady for burning or under the dry sheas vere utterly ruined by Ijne downpour of rain that fell after the roofs were swept away. Mr. I. A. Ryttenberg manager of the plant, will not ven? ture an estimate as to the actual damage wrought by the storm; he simply says that everything on the premises will have to be overhauled and put in repair, that he does not know exactly what is ruined and what is only partially destroyed, but he iaf satisfied that at least thirty days will be required to make the necessary repairs2 and get the plant in naaning order again. * WIND PLAYS HAVOC. From Daily Item, Sept. 17. The severe -wind storm today Ka? played havoc all over town, and with the rain too, to make the trees heavy? many of them have corne down. Every street tells the same tale. Branches and whole trees were across them all, fences are down too, and wires are broken in many places. Hampton avenue seems to have suffered more than the rest. More big trees have fallen there, and one of them right against the big side window of the Jewish Synagogue. Strange to say,, as far as could be seen for the tangle of branches, not a pain was cracked and not a plank was splintered. Both electric wire*, however, were broken at this point and are now-with the current of course, cut off-dangling in the street. <i little nearer the Washington street corner ft??thef ?t'?? feil and gtraighf into a wltol? Set ?f telephone wir&i, A pole fm?ijj^?? off just beiyfW the cross am ?f?d landed ttt? whole upper half; Cross and all, ?efese the street in the" .tree tops. Four ?f nve* other poles are bent to an angle ?f\ 'Xorty-five degrees, and for a couple of blocks the line is out of plumb. ! ,In the graded school building near ? by things came near being more seri ???sr still. To begin with all benches 'o?r the greer: were upset. Many of tr?e' window sashes were blown clear out^?'hd- in-an<f many others par? tially' broken. A piece of the flying glass struck- Miss- Evans, one of the teachers on' the hand, cutting her slightly ar>d: another piece cut Mis? Cromer. Though' the cuts were pain? ful, they wer? not- serious, and both teachers expect to be in their class? rooms tomorrow. South Carolina at" Seagirt. Mr. George Warren, who has re? turned from the shoot at Seagirt, New Jersey, speaks interestingly of happenings there, and of the doings of South Carolina's contingent. Twelve men constitute the team of each State, but eighteen went from South Carolina, six of whom acted as substitutes. Mr. Warren, who is of the second regiment was the only member <>f the team not belonging to the third. H?- came out fifth in his team, while last year lie had been fourth. The team was thirteenth with forty-one te;!ms entered. Most of the team entered the in? dividual contest, and they have just reached home. COL' BLOODED MURDER. John Cc : d William Berry Within . . )? Warning-Re? sult of idge. Daily Ite: Coroner ! d Deputy Sheriff j Raffield i ? morning from I Dean En - : . I near Sumter Junction. : Zj went yesterday afternoon to hold an inquest over the body of William Eerry, who was Killed by John Coleman. Both were negro mill hands. Dean Bros. saw mill is in the river swamp and' is a very inacessible place to one going from Sumter. Cor oner Flowers and Deputy Sheriff Raffield. who were accompanied by Dr. Walter Cheyne, did not reach the mill until neariy S o'clock last night and it was necessary to procure the services of a guide to find it at all. The inquest was not concluded until nearly midnight as the witnesses had left the mill before thc arrival of the officers and had to be summoned. There were but two witnesses to the j killing, which seems to have been a j premeditated and deliberate murder, j It occurred, in Dean Bros. commissary I about noon on Friday, 14th instant. Daniel Rich testified that he and | Willie Berry and Mr.- Joseph Dean j were in Dean Bros. commissary when John Coleman came in. Coleman, without saying anything, picked up ah1 adze from the floor and struck Ber? ry on the back of the head with tn/J the back pf the adze. Berry feil back? ward to the floor and wis dead in a minute. He never spoke after being hi4-. Berry did not know Coleman, ?$??5 in the store as his back was turned. He had heard Berry and Coleman quarreling" at the mill, but there was no quarrel in the commissary. After knocking Berry, Coleman jumped out of the door and ran off. Joseph Dean said that he was in the commissary at the time Berry was kilted Dut did not see the blow struck, although he heard the lick. When he turned around he saw Berry fall. Coleman had the ?dae in his hand. Coleman left the store and ran off at once. About two months ago Berry and Coleman had? a quarrel, about Coleman accusing Berry of stealing to it om him. j It was stated further that no ef? fort was made to capture Coleman, as he is a desperate negro and those at the mill felt that they had no au? thority to capture him dead or alive. Coleman went to Wedgefield where he has relatives, and sent back to the .mill for his clothing. His messenger had left the mill only a short time before the officers arrived. After the inquest an effort was made to get out of the swamp and return to the city last night, but it was impossible to do so and the night was spent at the mill. Deputy Sheriff Raffield has gone to Wedgefield in quest .of Coleman; but as he had an all night start there is not much hope of his capture. DANCE AT PROVIDENCE. Tbe Last Dance of the Season Was a Delightful Affair. Wednesday night, out at that most delightful of resorts, the Providence Pavilion, was held the best dance of the season, and also the last Through the efforts of Mr. T. O. Sanders, the Northwestern ran a spe? cial train from this point to accommo? date the Sumter dancers. It left af eight o'clock and returned at about two-thirty. The Second Regiment Band was on hand and the m?si? discoursed .by them during the evening was all that could be desired. A large crowd was present and thoroughly enjoyed every minute un? til the strains of "Home Sweet Home" 1 put an end to the frolic, the dancers t dispersing, tired but happy. &ateb,urg turned oMt en tf??ss'e and addt?*1 greatly ttf the evening's pt??? ure. Teether with them, thttee in the imm?diat ri?ghborh??d' and the" Sumter cor.r?nge?t, ' there" Were abo^t seventy-five c^up-Tes" dancing';- besides many Who took ?o^an??ge of the oc? casion to come out' ?t?a' en joy the cool breezes of old Providence! Among those present from ' Sum? ter were: Mrs. Dr. Archie China, Mr?. ?, W. Bennett, Misses Lucile l>l#>orme\ Mabel Bowman. Florence Gordon. Tryon, Cornelia Kingman, Daisy BoW man, I^emie Bowman, Ellen. Harrell, Lachicotte and Messrs. Hugh Phelps'. Sam Gillespie, Robt. D. Graham, E. Scott Carson. Ransom Richardson, Henry Richardson, R. Dozier Lee, Ernest Bultman, James Lenoir, G. D. Levy, Hamp Flowers, Horace Hart"-, Wallace Brown. Cecil Schwerin and Hal Harby. Hon. Wyatt Aiken, member of Congress from South Carolina, rep? resent in? the Third District. was married at Louisville. Ky., last Satur? day, t" Miss Adair Monroe Taylor, of tin- eily named.-The Mountaineer. Landrum is to have a northern tourist hotel, but no consumptives ! are to be admitted. i A FIERCE STORM. THE EQUINOCTIAL GALE DOES CONSIDERABLE DAMAGE. Charleston Escapes Serious Injury. But Many Interior Towns Report Damage-The Cotton Crop Prob? ably Seriously Injured. Greeleyville, Sept. 17.-The storm that ^ruck Greeleyville today is the worst in a number of years. Some say it was even worse than the Aug? ust storm of '93. The wind blew with terrille force for about six hours, do? ing considerable damage to property but fortunately no lives were lost. The Mallard Lumber Company are probably the heaviest losers. The roofing is blown off their planing mill, jsheds over the smokestack were blown down, several small houses used for grain and hay blown down, and several other accidents to their plant, amounting to at least a thous? and dollars. Mr. J. F. Register was also a heavy loser. All of the chimneys were ; blown down aUhis house. One large chimney falling on a part of the house, crushing it like a shell. His j loss will be r*hree or four hundred j dollars at least. I The residence of Mr. T. W.. Boyle was also considerably damaged... One chimney is dowx. and a great quantity of glass broken, but his loss is not as heavy as Mr. Register's. Other re&U deuces in town were damaged more ?r less. ~ Among the business houses with which the wind played havoc was that of Mr. S*. Y? Taylor, who had f&e large glass windows in front of his store blowr. in,- and the Greeleyville Mercantile Company's building, which is covered wth tin, was partly un? roofed, doing considerable damage to their stock. The new ginnery was I also damaged, but the extent is not known . i j Mr. E. O Taylor's brick making plant was very much damaged. He h?d been running only about a week and, in addition to the loss of the brick, he had the shed over the machine blown down and it came very near catching nif? as it fell so near that a part of th? shed striick his toot as he made his escape. The Storni In Columbia. Columbia, vSepfc if. =-Col*mbia got a first class storm this evening. The wind and rain were heavy. The for? mer blew down trees and wires, and the telephone and telegraph lines were in trouble. Most of the lights were out. but the residence circuits were gotten in shape by night, and "The Toast of the Town" was pre? sented to a small and appreciative audience, whle it was raining and blowing outside in a strong gale. Many roofs leaked and a section of about twenty feet was blown from the warehouse of the Richland Dis? tillery. Two mules were killed here tonight and another one shocked by live wires Charleston Suffered Little. Charleston, Sept. 17.-The fag end of a storm struck Charleston today and for a short time the wind reach? ed a velocity of 47 miles an hour. It was accompanied by heafc-y rains. No damage was reported further than the falling of a few trees and mixing of some electric wiree, ,_r-f The city Was cut 8& ffoiri Mt Pleasant and Sullivans Isi?fid aftei1 mid-day. ?v The Damage in Florence. (Florence, Sept. 17.-This section waa itt the path of a terrible north? easter today, and the result is that there has been great damage done in the city and surrounding country The wind began blowing here early last evening, and continued in ve* locity throughout the night and all of t?d?y. At this writing, 8 p. m., it has not abated td ?f:f gY??? Extent, and Our people have been consider? ably excited, more or less, si??? Suh down- fe?t evening for fear of a cyclone approaching from the Gulf. .. The sivQzt* are piled with trees, broken limbs, fences and awnings, which were blown down during th& day. At the residence of Capt J. V. Harker two large chimneys were blown off from' the house. The electric light, the telephone ? and the Western Union Telegraph companies are almost completely put otft of business. The light company rtW-suffered heavily, as many ot their pole's- were broken and their wires snapped in twain. Tonight the cit?? is almost in total darkness, and prob? ably will be without lights all night. Death of Good Negro. On Thursday Henry Mack, janitor of the City Hall died suddenly He was buried Friday, the funeral services being held in the African Methodist Church. He was a good negro, re? spected by the whites and looked up ti* by the members of his own race. Winthrop College has received ap? plications from twice the number it can accommodate. CANT STOP EMIGRATION. Boer Leaders Fail to Stem Tide, Ar? gentina Benefiting. Johannesburg, Sept. 15.-For the last two years the Boer leaders have boen vainly endeavoring to stem the tide of emigration to Argentina, es? pecially on account of well-to-do far? mers joining the movement. According- to private letters from Boer settlers, the Boer settlements are doing well, and are receiving every encouragement from the Ar? gentine government. Churches and schools have been established, and the settlers are exempt from military service. Cme account has it that the Boers were asked why they did not emi? grate into the interior of Africa. The answer was that they feared an ex? tension of British dominions to ail parts of Africa, but that on account of the Monroe doctrine of thevUnited States they felt safe in South Amer? ica. CHECKS FOR FIREMEN. Property Owners Appreciate the Hard Work of Volunteer Fire Fighters Chief R. S. Hood, of the fire de? partment has received the following letters which are self explanatory: Sumter, S. C., S'pt. 15. Sumter Fire Department, . ./* Sumter, S. C. - . Gentlemen-We inclose you here? with our check for $100.00 which is a very small token of our appr?cia^ tier, of your, heroic s&orts to save eur- plant from fire on last Sunday.. afternoon'. ^^-2t^>^ With best wishes for each and every member of the department, we are, ( 'Tours truly, *^^|^ m Sumter L??nfeer Cd: t, ,/ W. J. Jackson, S?gik Mr. R. S. Hood.-In behalf of the*' fire companies pelase find enclosed check for $25.00. I would like to have made it more, but my in? surance was so small, that I find I will lose more than I can afford to> just ndW; Thanking you again for your efforts in my behalf, I remain, {Very trulyV H. E. DuRant. Attention is directed to the adver? tisement of O'Donnell & Co. whick appears today. As usual, this firm has made extensive preparations in. the way of purchasing a full and ?.complete stock of all lines of goods that they handle, and the fall and winter stock is one of the largest and best selected they have ever had. DESPERATE STRUGGLE WITH NEGRO FUGITIVE. Beaufort, Sept. H.-The negro. Ed? ward Smalls, bound over by the mag? istrate at Bluffton, for assaulting ? colored woman, who escaped handcuff? ed from a constable while on the way to Beaufort two weeks ago, waa cap? tured today by Deputy Sheriff Mat? thew White at Jacksonboro, after ? desperate struggle. The capture was made ou Mr. Bissel's rice plantation, where Smalls had been working. Dep? uty Matthew White, accompanied by Mr. Padgett, one of Mr. BisseU's manager?,I found the negro in a rice field. He refused to throw up bis hands and Mr. White fired four times? missing him, but overtook the fugi? tive, engaged him in a deepetate strug? gle, and was about to shoot him when Mr. Padgett came up and assisted in overpowering the negro. Small* said he would not be taken alive and cams i neat* carrying out his threat. Mr. White came sear collapsing after his battle. Letter to J. Wells. Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: We shall feel obliged ii you write us how you came-out on you:: first few jabs Devoe, as to gal-., lons expected and used. Take Job A. You made your price, expecting to use 25 gallons Devoe, and used 15. Job B. You expected to use 15 and used 10. And tell us what paint you had used before. Of course, you judge Devoe by what you have used before. gm9m Here's how a few came-out. M A Thomas, painter, Lynchburg; Va, writes: My first job with Devoe. J estimated 37 gallons; it took 25. SinCe then I have used nothing else. O B Edwards, Raleigh, N C, had used 30 gallons paste paint on hi? house, and bought 80 gallons Devoe; ? g Glenn, his painter, said it Wo?rdn't be enough. Had 16 gallons left. May# rt . W. Carroll, Monticello^ Florida, wzragrr Painter estimated 35 ' gallons for m'y house ; took 20 gallons Devoe. Gilmore & Davis ??/J^nty?c^?xs, and painters. Tallahassee; Florina,- say & gallons Devoe spreads as' far as 3 of ?ny other paint they know, and covers' better. S A Bullard, painter, Sanford, Flor? ida, estimated 50 gallons for Odd Fel? lows and Masonic Halls; they took 2S Devoe. Jones & Rogers, Merkel, Texas, estimated 10 gallons Devoe for Mr Pratt's house and bought 5 gallons fo first coat: it painted two coats. Erb-Springall Co, San Antonio. Texas, painted two houses same 3ize for D J Woodward, one lead-and-oii. the other Devoe. Devoe cost $12 les* for paint and labor. Tom Masey's painter, Walnut Springs, Texas, estimated for hi* house 10 gallons Devoe ; be had 4 left" "iou see iiow it goes. Even the best painters can't guess little enough at first. 6 Yours truly, F. W. Devoe & Co., P. S.-Durant Hardware Company sell our paint.