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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 2, 1907. Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. O'Donnell & Co.-Happy New Year? Estate of Thos. V. Walsh-Citation. Schwartz Bros.-This Week Ends ?J, Geo. F. Epperson-Sale of Good ''.] .".Horses and Mules. PERSONAL. Mr. and Mrs. Ferd Levi spent Sun? day in Manning with relatives. Cadet Ives, of the South Carolina ? Citadel Academy, is at ?orne for ! the holidays. Dr. M. M. Michaux and wife, of Dillon, are visiting their parents in the city. Miss Louise Parrott is visiting the family of Mr. L. I. Parrott on Hamp i ton Avenue. Mr. David F. McGrew has returned.' K from a very pleasant visit to friends in Wilson, N. C. Miss Sallie H artin, of Ridgeway, is visit! cg Mrs. D. M. Campbell on Salem Avenue. Mr. Charles Williamson left for his home Friday, after a few dcy*s _ stay in the city. * Miss Hecnie May Bradford, of Pri? vateer 2s spending the holidays with friends in Marion. f Miss Lucile Iseman, of Manning, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Levi on Liberty Street. J. ?. Weinberg, Esq., was in the L *c?ty Sunday as the guest of Mr. and f Mrs. Mitchell Levi. Mrs. J. S. Hartzell, of Cheraw, is ?pcsding a few days in the city with" Mrs. H. G. Osteen. '^T- Mr. vigneron Parrott, of Dariing -> ton, is in the city as the guest of Mr. VanCleve Parrott. Mr. Willie Gillespie, of Bock Hill, ft^is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Bose Jen? kins, on Warren Street. Miss Marie Bothol tz, who has beer, visiting relatives in Darlington, re? tuned to the city Friday. Dr. W. L.. McCutchen, who has been visiting relatives in-Kingstree, S. C., has returned to the city. ?f? ^ Mr. Jas. H. Clark, who has been at ? home in Clarkton, N. C., for the holidays, has returned to the city. Miss Kate Bradford, of Privateer spez t Sunday night in the city with relatives. She was enronte for Bishop villo. Miss Ethel B. H ute fa arson, of Ken ^ tucky, reached the city Monday and will remain here with her sister, Mrs. fi. M. Stuckey. Mr. Edward Waddill, of Cheraw, brought his twelve-year-old son to the Sumter Hospital Monday night to be creased fer appendicitis. Dr. E. ?. DuRant has returned tc j the city, affcwr spending the hclidsys. ? t with friends and will continue his \ practice in tbs Beiser Building on ! Court House Square. Miss Emmie vSanders, of Hagood, :spent Friday in the city with rela? tives. Miss Lula Boykin left for Colum? bia Saturday for a few days' stay with her family. Mrs. J. W. Lowman, of Orange fcnrg, is in the city on a visit to her L -daughter^ Mrs. M. B. Randie. Kiss Marguerite Fobes, who has "bc en on a visit to Miss Marie Moise Xor the past month, has gone to Ala? bama to visit friends. Mr. S. H. Edmunds went to Colum? bia Saturday to assist in conduct? ing an examination of applicants for the Annapolis scholarship. Mr. J. J. Screven Smith, of New || Mexico, and who is engaged in sheep raising, is on a visit to his uncle, Dr. H. T. Abbott, Mr. James Henry Clay Harvin, who had been living at Harvin, S. C., for the past 56 years., has moved to Sum? ter, and will make this place his fu p tere home. MST. L. G. Corbett, of Greenville! S. C., spent Thursday in the city on her .way home from Red Springs, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. Palmer Commander '?rent to Florence Thursday to attend the marriage of Miss Mamie Com? mander and Mr. Simpson. ? Mr. and Mrs. H. G. Osteen have returned from Cheraw after a stay of several days. Mr. Mark Reynolds, Jr., left on Wednesday morning for Charleston for a visit to his aunt, Mrs. W. B. j Nelson. j Mr. W. Ed. Dick, formerly of this city, bat now of Sioux City, S. D" is in the city spending a few days with relatives. Mrs. Hugh Fraser, of Charleston, j is visiting her brother, Mr. D. M. ? Dick. ! Messrs. T. B. and E. A. Jenkins j ?were both in Charleston Saturday tak- j ing part in a Glidden tour automobile I endurance test. The run was from j Charleston to Summerville. Mr. Ben F. McLeod has gone t Clio, S. C., where he will be engaged j in the drug business. The many i friends of Mr. McLeod regret to see i *him leave, but wish him much sue- j cess in his new position. Dr. W. R. Register, of New Orleans, j La., spent Saturday in the city. Dr. Register practiced his profession in this eily for several years in the ear? ly 90Ts and established the drug store now owned by Dr. O. B. Davis. Dr. ^Beginer came ^ut to spend the holi 'day.- with relatives his old home in iD?i?ngt?ri county. MARKTET). Mr. Charles Jackson, of Privateer, and Miss Viola Geddings, of Wedge? field, were married at 7.30 o'clock on Wednesday evening at the home of the bride's father, Rev. F. M. Satter white officiating. I Wednesday evening, Mr. Alfred Bryan and Miss Katie Moses were united in marriage at the home of the bride's mother on West Liberty street. The marriage was a quiet affair, only i the relatives and close friends of the contracting parties being present. The bride is the youngest daughter of Mrs. H. C. Moses, and is one of Sumter's most accomplished young ladies. The groom is well known in the city, being in the employ of the D. J. Chandler Clothing conmpany. Congratulations are extended to the couple and a happy married life is wished them. At the home of the bride's parents, Summerton, S. C., on the evening of Dec. 25, 1906, by the Rev. John Kershaw, Jr.,, Paul H. Seabrook, Jr., and Julia V., daughter of John Tem? ple Frierson, Esq. No cards. On Dec. 26th at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Lawrence, of the Graham church neighborhood, Sumter county, there was celebrated the pretty home wed? ding of their daughter, Bertha, to Mr. G. A, Brogdon. The ceremony was performed by Rev. J. N. Taylor. The parlor and dining room were tastefully decorated with holly and ferns; these and the Yule log's cheer? ful glow presented a picture that would please the most artistic eye. The charming personality of the bride was enhanced by the exquisitely beautiful dress she wore. The only i ornament was a handsome pin pre? sented by the groom. The popularity of the young couple was evinced by the many elegant and useful presents they received. , The good wishes of many friends will follow Mr. and Mrs. Brogdon to their future home ia. Florence. -/ - ' DEATH. Capt^yames M. Ross died at his home about seven miles from this city Wednesday afternoon, aged about 70 years^ The funeral services were held- at Tirzah church Thursday aft? ernoon. Mrs. Alfred Owen died at the fam? ily horne on Karby avenue on Mon? day night, after an illness of about 10 j days. While she had been quite sick, her death was very sudden and unex? pected, and was a terribie shock to her friends. She is survived by her husband and a large family of chil dren. The funeral services will be conducted at thie residence at 10.30 o'clock tomorrow, Wednesday, morn? ing. . Mr. H. H. Hammond, one of the oldest engineers on the road, died in Camden at 5.20 o'clock yesterday. The remains were brought to Sumter this morning and will be taken to Laurens for burial. Mr. Ben T. Williams, of Concord, died Monday night after about two weeks' serious illness. He had been a sufferer for many years with chronic rheumatism and had been almost a helpless invalid for the past eight or ten years. His death, however, was due to pneumonia The funeral was held at Concord church at 3 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Williams was a native. of Marion county, but had lived in this county for twenty years or longer. He is survived by his wife and several daughters Read O'Donnell & Co.'s New Year advertisement. The banks and the cotton exchange observed New Year's as a holiday; other folks worked as usual. The great cost sale at Schwartz Bros.'s store will continue until the end of the week. The year 1906 will go down in his? tory as a year of disasters and ca? lamities of all kinds. There are said to be four candi? dates for the office of Judge of Pro t bate already in the field. Clerk of Court Parrot will dis? charge the duties of Judge of Probate until an election can be held and Col. Walsh's successor qualifies Main street would not be damaged by the removal of some of the mud that has accumulated on the macad? am. Work will be pushed as rapidly as the weather permits on the new Court House, and it is expected that it will be completed by mid-summer. The lien merchants will be the most popular folks in town for the next few vveeks-they will have a host of callers. At a meeting of the County Board of Commissioners Friday, Mr. Thos. E. Richardson was elected clerk of the board to succeed Col. T. V. Walsh, deceased, who has filled that position for so many years. Mr. Richardson served as clerk pro tem during the ??LD< ss of Coi. Walsh. PRETTY HOME WEDDING. Miss Mamie Commander is Married to Prominent Nashville Man. On Thursday evening, Dec. 27, at 7 o'clock, Mr. W. H. Commander gave in marriage his daughter Mamie to Mr. John McKimmin Simpscn, of Nashville, Tenn. At 6 o'clock the carriages brought the invited guests to the home, where all were welcomed and ushered into the cozy parlor which was daintily decorated with lace curtains, and a profusion of trailing bamboo vines interlaced with mistletoe and ferns, forming a most beautiful alcove in one corner of the room. At 7 o'clock Miss Louise Hoffmeyer at the piano rendered the same sweet familiar march known to the. hearts of all married people as Mendelssohn. Miss Lizzie Carter, of Dillon, with Mr. Henry Hoffmeyer, entered first. Next entered the maid of honor, Miss Yona Hoffmeyer, who was beau? tifully attired in a white broadcloth skirt, waist of heavy Irish lace over white satin and a large white picture hat, carrying an armful of pink La France roses and <ems tied with, white satin ribbon. Following the maid of honor the bride and groom entered, faced the friends and were met by the Rev. E. C. Bailey, of Timonmsville, who very beautifully and appropriately solemn? ized the marirage vows, which made them man and wife. During the ceremony the soft, sweet strains from the piano of the "Awak? ening of the Cupids" seemed to vi? brate in the wedding bells overhead. , The bride was exquisitely gowned' in p heavy biscuit colored broadcloth traveling suit, trimmed with a touch of velvet and Persian bands, waist of heavy Persian silk fastened at the. throat with a handsome pearl and diamond crescent, a gift from the groom. She wore a bewitching hat of corresponding shade, exquisite feathers, gloves to match; and in her arm a high bunch of lazy drooping ferns, tied with satin ribbon, extend? ing to the floor. Miss Commander is well known and thought of by her friends here, and she will be missed in many ways-in her church and Sunday school, where she was verj faithful and a most lib? eral giver to the support of her pas? tor and Sunday school. Mr. Simpson is a prominent young merchant of high standing in Nash? ville, Tenn. After receiving the con? gratulation? ot friend? th? crowd dis? persed, leaving tho young couple io make ready for their long wedding! journey. . The bride received many handsome i presents. > A sumptuous dinner ' was served yesterday at 1.30. The out of town attendants were Mr. and Mrs. Commander and Miss Phillips of Sumter, also Mr. Huggins of Timmonsville.-Florence Times. It will be necessary to hold a spe? cial election to select the successor of Col T. V. Walsh, as Judge of Probate. The Governor is not permitted by law tb appoint a Judge of Probate, where the unexpired term is more than one year. The total amount collected and turned over to Chairman Parrott for distribution among the poor of the city on Christmas eve was $298.88, of which sum the Elks contributed $25 after the general collection was taken up. The First Methodist church .is crowded at every service held by Dr. J. Walter ; Daniel. His sermon Sunday morning was a gem of thought and one of power. Many people who have not been to church in years are now going out to hear him. The singing of ^JLiss Odorine at the morning service was pleasing. Little Maurice Randie, son of Mr. and Mrs. M. B. Randie, was painfully wounded in the hand Friday by being shot with a rifle in the hands of some wantonly careless person. Maurice was playing in his father's yard un? suspecting any danger, when without the slightest warning a rifle ball struck his hand, penetrating it en? tirely through. Such reckless use of fire arms should be summarily dea1.*" with when the offender is detected. At the meeting of the board ofi county commissioners Friday the only business of importance transacted was the trasfer of title to the Court House square lotn. Deeds were made to the several purchaser^ the final payments on the purchase mon I ey being made. A contract was also j mad*' with the Farmers' Bank and Trust company for the lease of the old Court House until the new build? ing is completed and ready for occu? pancy. The rf nt ?to be paid is $100 per month, but there will be an off? set against this in the interest paid by the bank on Court House funds deposited in the bank, which will bring the rent down to about $65. " 9 Have you Indigestion, constipation, headache, backache, kidney trouble? Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea will make x',>" weih T<" il r " . *'iu get FIRE. 'At 5 o'clock a. m. Monday a small store on Manning avenue, the prop? erty of the estate of Horace Harhy, and occupied0 by a negro named Rogers, who used the same as a re? tail grocery store, was discovered to be on fire. The building burned very rapidly and was almost totally de? stroyed when the fire department reached it. The insurance on the store was adequate to cover the loss, and was with a company represented by the Sumter Insurance Agency. The insurance on the stock of goods is said to be with Mrs. Andrena Moses. Now that the sewerage system is assured it is time to be looking ahead and laying plans for street paving to be undertaken just as soon as the sewerage system is completed. The next thing in order is a vitrified brick pavement for the business parts - of Main and Liberty streets. The mac? adam has been badly worn already by the heavy traffic and it is at best a dusty and unsatisfactory substitute for a first class pavement on a busi? ness street. The South Carolina conference of the M. E. Church, South, has assign? ed Rev. H .C. Bethea to work in Dar? lington, the charge'; embracing Ep? worth, in the city of Darlington, and Lumber, in the country. He goes next Tuesday, Jan. 1st, to enter upon his work. Mr. Bethea has made his, home in Sumter.-county for a number of years, and is. both well known and liked in all sections of the county He" has -been, a valued correspondent of this paper for sev? eral years, and his letters have been read with interest. , Standard Oil's bad name as an all powerful and gluttonous factor in all fields where profits promise is well established ,in Canada as far as the American magazines penetrate. ' Pro? fessor Hidden, .the mining ?ngineer whose report on Nipissing was sub? mitted to the directors} last week, says that when he first visited the Cobalt field, two years ago, "Standard Oil" was mysteriously whispered in con? nection witji the property now owned by the Nipissing Mines company. It was accepted as gospel all through the silver field that the Standard Oil crowd were the real owners. For this reason Professor Hidden, as did most of the other investigators of the ditrict, passed "Nip" by. NEGROES CUT ROOSEVELT. .'.'ashlngton. Jan. i.-A noticeable and significant feature of the White House reception today was the ab? sence of the usual humber:of negroes. At ll o'clock only two negroes were among the thousands waiting to shake the president's hand. Last year there were two hundred. Reconstructs your whole body, makes rich red blood. Drives out impurities that have collected during the winter. Hollister's Rocky Moun? tain Tea,is ;a family tonic '35 cents. Tea or Tablets.- China's Drug Store. DISPENSARY PROFITS. / Gross Sales und Net Profits of the Lo? cal Dispensary Break Record. * v The final statement for 1906 of the gross sales and net profits of the local dispensary was completed this morning by Dispenser Windham. The statement shows that, the gross sales for 1906 were $134,648.50 and the net profits $27,503.99. The sales during 1906 were greater by $2,000 than in any previous year, and the net profits were nearly $1,000 greater. The gross sales in 1905 aggregated $132,630.90, and the net. profits were $26,883.81. The increase in sales was made in the first half of the year. If the sime percentage of gain in sales had con? tinued throughout the year the gross sales would have exceeded $150,000. The four last months of the year have heretofore shown the greatest in? crease in sales every year, but this season the sales each month were less than for the: same months last year. For this reason it was thought, until the final report was made up, that the gross sales for the year would be somewhat less than' last year. Mr. P. A. Wilcox, State Counsel. Florence, Dec. 31.-Announcement is made today of the appointment of P. A Wilcox of this city as State counsel ot the Atlantic Coast Line railway company. For several years Mr. Wilcox has been acting as division counsel of the company, and his pro? motion comes as a just recognition of his able services in behalf of the cor? poration. Those -who are acquainted with Mr. Wilcox and his splendid le? gal ability will not wonder at the ap? pointment. Into each life some sorrow must fall; Wise people don't sit down and ball; Only fools suicide or take to flight; Smart people take Rocky Mountain Tea at night,-China's Drug Store. District Attorney Jerome's offer to take up charges of coercion in the recent insurance election against President Peabody, of the Mutual Life were met by a refusal from the secretary of the policy-holders com? mittee. Clemson College, Dec. 29.-Th"e re? opening of Clemson College is post? poned until January 9, on account of a shortage ir. the coal sunni:.-. . . ." . . ' i - '!' . . - -'. -j . ? .: ? \ ? ?" - - - ' i j A Washington dispatch save- that i ? based cr. letters rece ived in '.ne last i ic v.- year?, officials of the postoffice department estimate that no less than 150,000 letters will find their way to the dea.dlett?!r office within the next nie nth, addressed to Santa Claus and Kris Kringle. Children all over the country have a habit of writing Santa Claus about their desires during this time of year. A good proportion of them bear mo stamps, which is just as well for the children, as all the let? ters, whether stamped or not, finally reach the same place and are de st-dyed. THE JAIL VISITED. Committee of Civic League Finds it Well Kept. The interest in the jail still con? tinues, as was shown by the' visit of the ladies , of the Civic League on. Saturday morning. Everything was found m as good, condition as the funds at the com? mand of the jailor would allow. . There is a crying need for lights and better laundry facilities. The prisoner, Spivens, was cheered Dn Christmas day by six dinners sent Ln by kindly outside folks, besides sev? eral baskets of fruit The ladles found that new blanket? and cots- had been sent in, which add ed much to the comfort of the prison? ers during the cold weather we have just had. ; The colored prisoners were passing the time in cheerful song, though they expressed themselves as being regretful on the approaching depart? ure of Mr. Norris. * TAFT MAY BE A CANDIDATE. Secretary of War is In the Hands of His Friends in Regard to the Presi? dential Nomination. , Cleveland, Dec. 28.--A special dis? patch from Washington to the Leader says: "William H. Taft, Secretary of War, will be a c?ndidate for Repub? lican presidential nomination in 190S If it shall appear that there is a -de? mand for his candidacy. Mr Taft's future, politically, is in the hands of bis friends in Ohio and throughout the country. "If any considerabble element of the Republicans of Ohio and of the entire country regards Mr. Taft as the man best qualified and most available to carry out the policies of President Roosevelt, if the crystalization of the party sentiment within the next few* mouths points to Mr. Taft as the logi? cal leader in the next great national struggle, then he will be a candidate. "Mr. Taft is not an active or ag? gressive aspirant for the Presidency.. On the contrary, it has been with considerable reluctance that he has consented to place himself in the hands of his friends as an active can? didate." v A visitor in Washington the other day was in the capitol when he no? ticed a tall, angular form capped with a shock of hair and a mighty beard moving noiselessly about the corri? dors. The visitor thought he had seen the face before, in cartoons or somewhere, and asked that the spec? ter be identified to him ?Why, that's . Peffer of Kansas," he was told. "Why, is he still here?" "Yes, and in the government's employ He has been - on the government pay rolls ever since the first spasm cf Populism shook-Kansas and v,iH probahly stay there." It seems that for several years Peffer has been engaged in compiling some sort, of an index for . congressional use. TPeffer is how a v Republican, and it seems the Repub? licans think they are under obligation: to reward him for his conversion. THIS fi. Saturday Will Be the Last Day of the Profit-Giving or COST SALE rAT: chwa Everything in our store will be offered you for this week only -AT OUR COST ATURDAY IS TH AY.