The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 23, 1907, Image 5
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23, 1907.
Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S.
C as Second Class Matter. .
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Royal Baking Powder.
.C. B. W. M'lk Biscuits.
D. C. Richardson-For .Sale.
Dalzell Mercantile Co.-For Sale.
The Bank of Sumter-Home Banks.
ffc PERSONAL.
Mr., W. P. Newman, of Elliott?, was
in the city Monday.
Rev. J. W. Keeley, of Elloree, was
in the city Thursday. -
Mr. R. P. Stackbcuse, of Dillon,
"was ia the city Tuesday.
Col. J. A. Rhame, of Lynchburg,
?pent Thursday in town..
Rev. S. O. Cantey, of Lynchburg,
?pent Thursday in town.
Mr F. E. Thomas, of Wedgefield,
was in the city Thursday.
Mr. C. D. Schwartz bas returned
from a business trip to New York.
Rev. Jobn Kershaw, Jr., of Sum?
merton, spent Monday in the city.
Mr. D. W. Cunningham, cf Dar?
lington, spent Thnrsday in the city.
Mr^~ T. N. Grirao, of Lynchburg,
?was iu the city os business Thursday.
Clerk of Court L. I. Parrotfc re?
turned Mouday from Birmingham,
Ala.
Mr. B. C. McLeod, a prominent
planter of Rembert, spent Thnrsday
in the city.
Miss Dora L9w:s, of Paxville, who
has been visiting in the city, has re?
turned home.
Miss Nettie Weinberg, of Manning,
is in the city visiting her aunt, Mrs.
^Mitchell Levi.
Miss Bertha Bultman has returned
from an extended trip to New York
and Richmond.
Mr. James McCutchen bas returned,
to the city after a visit to rela-H
ti ves in Kingstree..
Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Brown left on
Monda} for Beaufort, where they will
?pend several days on a pleasure trip.
Mr. Joe Hog m left Frtday for
Edgefteid, where be will enter the
South Carolina Co-Educational Insti?
tute.
Mr. J. "V. Murray, superintendent
.of agents for the Life Insurance Com?
pany of Virginia, is in the city for
several days/
Miss Ly lie La G rone, of Johnston,
who has been spending a few days
with Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler, re?
turned home Friday.
Miss Julia Keller, after spending a
:few weeks with friends at Durant,
passed through the city Thursday
?en route to her borne at Creston.
Misa Bessie Felder, one of Orange
burg's most attractive young ladies,
rafter spending some time in the city
with relatives, bas returned home.
Mr. W. H. Walsh, manager of tbe
Walsh Directory Co;, of Charleston,
is in the city, perfecting plans for
issuing a new city directory ' for
Sumter.
Mrs. Usgsry (nee Miss Mabel Carr)
after a pleasant visit to her mother,
lias returned to her home in Oolam-'
- a->iiriii? i m ? rrmwrei i ? Minmi II fnnnw ??? ? in? <
bia, accompanied by her little son and
Miss Mande Ussery.
Mrs. Benj. Hodges and Miss Mar?
garet Reynolds, of Topsfield, Mass.,
formerly of Stateburg, S. C.? are now
on a visit of two or three months to
Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reynolds.
They were on the special train from
the North that collided with the
freight at Bensons, N. C., but expe?
rienced no injury.
Dr. and Mrs. D. R. Mccallum, who
have so long resided on Church
street, have moved into their new
stone house, No. 126 Broad street.
, Dr. J. W. Daniel spent Sunday in
Charleston where he lectured at the
Y. M. C. A. in the afternoon. His
pulpit at the First Methodist church
was filled by Dr. W. W. Daniel, presi?
dent of the Columbia Female college.
Dr. Daniel is recognized as one of the
most forceful speakers of the State,
and was greeted here by a large con?
gregation.
MARRIED.
i At the parsonage of the Magnolia
I Street Methodist church, Pastor Bai
I ley celebrant, on Sunday afternoon,
j Miss Hattie Powell and Mr. Wesley
Bradford were quietly married. The
j event was unannounced and came as
j a surprise to the friends of the young
i couple, beth of whom are well known
in the city.
The marriage . of Mr. Stanyarne
Burrows and Miss Julia Richardson
which was celebrated at St Philip's
church, Bradford Springs, at 3.30
o'clock Wednesday afternoon, was
witnessed by a large -assemblage of
the friends and relatives of the bride
and groom, many of them having
gone out from this city. The church
was tastefully decorated writh smilax
and pot plants and made an harmo?
nious setting for the simple yet sol?
emn marriage service which was read
by Rev. John Kershaw, Jr.
The bride was given away, by her
mother, Mrs. Guignard . Richardson,
and her only attendant was her sister,
Miss Dora Richardson, with whom
she entered the church, as the Wed?
ding March from "Lohengrin" was
played. The groom, accompanied by
his brother, Mr. William Burrows,
met the bride at the chancel and
there they plighted their troth.
Mr. and Mrs. Burows came to this
city imlmediately after the ceremony j
to take the 6.20' train for Florida,
I where they will sj>end the honey
moon.
Hymeneal.
Invitatio ns to the marriage of Miss
Marie Kincaid, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Charles K. Rabb, and Mr. H.
-Leroy Witherspoon, at noon, January
.30th in the Associate Reformed Pres?
byterian church, Winnsboro, S. C.,
have been received in this city.
DEATH.
I:. Frank Moses died at 4.30
o'c morning in Washington,
D. C., where he has made his home
for the past few years. Dr. Moses
was a son of the late Judge Mont.
Moses and was a native of this city.
He removed to Augusta shortly after
the war, where he resided until a few
years ago, when he went to New York
to live.
Mr. Daniel McKiever died at 7.30
o'clock Saturday at the home of
his son, Mr. J. W. MeKiever, on Ken?
drick street, after a brief illness, aged
S3 years. Mr. McKiever was a native
County Downs, Ireland, but prior to
his removal to this city about fifteen
years ago had made his home in
Charleston for many years. He is
survived by his wife and one son, Mr.
J. W. McKiever.
The funeral services will be con?
ducted at St. Joseph's chapel at 3
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
j Capt. C. M. Smith, of Columbia,
died at the Mood-Osteen Infirmary at
9 o'clock Thursday night, of apoplexy.
He was brought from Ferguson on
j the 6.20 train that afternoon, naving
i been stricken with apoplexy at that
place a few hours before. Capt. Smith
was a native of Marion county, but
had made his home in Columbia,
where he was in the railway service
for' many years.
Mr. Elijah Morgan Weston, form?
erly of Sumter, died at his home in
Jacksonville, Fla., on January 6th,
within a few days of his 79thbithday.
He was the youngest child of the
late Jonathan Weston, and was born
at the family home near Concord
church, in this county. He removed
t Jacksonville, Fla., about 50 years
ago, and married there. He is sur?
vived by his widow and one son.
MUNICIPAL ELECTION.
Mr. K. L. Wright Elected Alderman
By a 3Iajority Over AU.
The special municipal election held
yesterday for the purpose of naming
the successor of Alderman W. A.
Bowman, resulted in the election of
Mr. R. Lu Wright. The total vote
cast was 413, of which number Mr.
Wright received 225, a majority of
37 over all. The votes of the other
candidates follow: J. L. Alnutt, 78;
Geo. C. Warren, 58; J. A. Schwerin,
52.
The home of Mr. D. L. Shaw, of St.
Charles, was destroyed Sunday morn?
ing by fire. The building was entirely
consumed. Mr. Shaw had his home
partially covered by insurance with
the Citizens' Insurance Agency, of
this city.
THE RECORDER S COURT.'
Abram Bossard Gets Heavy Sentence
for Reckless Driving-Other Cases.
The docket of the Recorder's court
Saturday was not lorge one, but made
up of cases out of the ordinary, and as
a result the attendance was unusual?
ly large.
The first case on the blotter was
against Abram Bossard for careless
and reckless driving. Late Friday
afternoon Abram seemed to think he
held the right-of-way over every?
thing in sigght, and meeting little Fred
Xigels on a bicycle on South Karvin
street, ran over him without any ef?
fort to check his horse. The bicycle
became entangled in the vehicle and
was dragged some distance together
with the little fellow, who was con?
siderably bruised. Bossard ""did not
seem to have any concern in the mat?
ter, but drove on laughing at the vic?
tim of his gross carelessness. He was
fined $50 or SO days.
An old Confederate veteran bowed
by his 63 years and scarred by con?
flicts of the CO's, was the next pris?
oner called before his honor. The
charge against the man was public
drunkenness, having been found in an
helpless condition upon the streets
after midnight this morning. "While
the prisoner pleaded not guilty the
evidence was conclusive. The judge
hung his head in shame for what
should be a humiliating lesson to the
old veteran and sentenced him the
minimum fine-$2 or four days.
Eddie Dinkins, colored, was charg?
ed with larceny of tobacco from the
store of Cuttino & McKnight. On this
charge Eddie was fined $5 or 10 days,
and when this sentence is satisfied he
will be bound over to the circuit
court on a charge of larceny of a
bic3rcle from the Crescent Restaurant.
The following cases were disposed
of in the Recorder's court Monday:
Betsey Pierson, colored, drunk and
disorderly and cursing on Church
street, sentenced to 30 days.
John Wesley, assault and battery
and assault with a knife, referred to
magistrate's court.
Dock Jenkins, cursing on Liberty j
street, $2 or 4 days.
Susannah Evans, larceny of clothes
from Hattie Bradford, $15 or 30 days.
A commission for charter has been
issued to Schwartz Bros., authorized
capital $30,000. The corporators are
Isaac, Charles D. and Emma
Schwartz.
OflScial notice of the commutation
of the death sentence of John Hen?
derson to that of imprisonment for
life in the State penitentiary was filed
Friday with Sheriff Epperson, so
the execution fixed for today did not
take place. Henderson will soon bc
taken to Columbia to enter upon the
service of his long sentence.
i Reckless Driver Runs Over Child an?
She Dies Within a Few Hours.
I Reckless driving culminated Monda;
in the death of a little negro girl
?Surprise may be expressed, but then
is no occasion for surprise; the onl:
. surprising thing is that many mon
J have not been killed.
The accident-if it can be callee
' an accident when the facts all?g?e
I show that it was carelessness of th<
worst sort-occurred on Counci
street, in front of the Lincoln Schoo
house, about 12 o'clock. The victin
was a little negro girl, the daugter o:
Lily Holman, about eight years old
who was crossing the street as Jobi
White, colored, came along in a two
horse wagon. He was driving in ?
sweeping trot and was hitting th(
team a lick with his wrhip every fen
moments to keep them on the move
The child was knocked down, th<
wagon w'heels passed over her body
and John White whipped up his tearc
and went dashing on his wa> writhoui
stopping to see whether the child wa<
dead or only injured.
j A doctor was summoned and thi
i child was given every attention, bul
she died about 3 o'clock. Death was
due to internal injuries, some of th?
vital organs having been ruptured bj
the great weight of the wagon.
John White ,whose carele-.:ness
caused the child's death, has bc-i ar?
rested.
Work on the extension of .the At?
lantic Coast Line freight depot is be?
ing rapidly pushed to- completicn. and
this much needed addition to the
shipping convenience of Sumter will
soon be ready for service.
The newr residence of Mr. Neill
O'Donnell, on/E. Liberty street, is
nearly or quite ready for occupancy.
It presents an attractive appearance
and is one of the handsome homes in
the city.
The county chain gang which has
been at work at Lightwood Knot
branch for some time, passed through
the city this morning en route for the
Mayesville road, where it will be lo?
cated near Mr. Reames' farm, for sev?
eral weeks.
Mr. J. B. Morris, county supervisor
of Barnwell county, is in the city.
His visit here is for the purpose of in?
specting the portable steel cages
j built especially for use on county
j chain gangs in lodging convicts when
not at work or over night, thereby
curtailing in no small degree guaid ex
: pense. The cages in question were
built by Mr. Edgar Skinner and since
being used in this county have at
! tracte d widespread attention. It is
! said that while they are exception
' ally substantially built and safe in ev
i ery particular, accommodating thirty
! prisoners each they are neatly built
I and by far the lightest on the market.
PLAYING WITH FIRE.
For the past two days a street ven?
der of tooth powders has been ope?
rating on the corner of Main anet
Liberty streets, offering as an induce?
ment to prospective purchasers a
chemical compound which will ignite
when coming in contract with any
liquid, or when placed upon any
damp iiflammable object it will catch,
fire and burn like tinder. We sug?
gest to those in charge of issuing li?
cense to such people, the possible
danger arising in this particular case,
especially in the event that this
compound should fall into the pos?
session of very careless people or
those who may entertain incendiary
j motives.
A compulsory education law that"
devolves the duty of enforcing it
upon the school trustees will be just
a little better than no law.
Finishing touches are being put
onto the residence of Mr. E. C.
Haynsworth, on E. Calhoun street?
and it will be ready for occupancy
shortly.
Flower Seed.
I have been allotted 500 packages
?of flower seed, and I shall be glad to
sena a package to any lady in my
district who will write me a letter or
po^:..i furnishing me her address.
Very truly,
A. F. Lever,
Member Congress, 7th Dis. S. C.
Washington, D. C.
Its wonderful power goes to tho
seat of your trouble, vitalizes,
strengthens every part, of your body.
That's what Hollister's Rocky Moun?
tain Tea does. 35 cents, Tea or Tab?
lets. China's Drug Store.
Candidate for Judge of Probate.
The undersigned respectfully an?
nounces himself as a candidate for
the office of Judge of Probate for
Sumter county and would he prouA
of the support of his Fellow-Demo?
crats for that position.
Thos. E. Richardson.
Jan. ll, 1907.
FOR SALE-Sunflower and Southern
Hope Long Staple Cotton Seed. Ap?
ply to D. C. Richardson, Oswego, S?
C., R.^F. D. No. 1. 1-23-It*
FOR SAL?i
A LARGE QUANTITY OF DRAWN"
SHINGLES AND BRICK, DELTVED
ED AT DALZELL, S. C.
FOR PRICES, ADDRESS OR AP?
PLY TO
DALZELL MERCANTILE CO.,
1-23-tf Dalzell, S. C.
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This is our time for CLOSING OUT WINTER
*]iy^ STOCK. ' Everything io the way of Overcoats, Suits, ^?^,,,,
Trousers, Underwear and Lap Robes will be sold ; mS?????^
!? At Cost or Below for Fifteen Days. \W?F
^?{.ftr. Mirv;" * Z1" -
SALE ENDS FEBRUARY FIRST.
No goods will be charged at the cut prices.
STRICTLY CASH.
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Phone 166
ClOTHING.CO.
SUMTER