The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 30, 1907, Image 5
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WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30, ?907.
filtered at the PostofiSce at Sumter, S.
C., as Second Class Metter.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Charleston Biscuit Works-Skidoo
3>rops.
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.
At a Sacrifice.
PERSONAL.
Messrs. R. M. and A. T. Cooper, of
"Wisacky, spent the day in town.
Messrs. J. H. DesCaaaps and Ellie
Xaw, of Elliotts, were in town today
on business.
Miss Celeste Hughson returned to
JM anning Sur lay night after spending
several days at home.
Mr. T. D. Fields, who was formerly
?connected with the Hotel Jackson,
spent Sunday in the city.
Miss Esther Dick, who has been vis?
iting relatives in the city, returned to
Seri o ts this morning.
The members of the Cu rr? ter dele?
gation of the genera1, assembly spent
?Sunday, with their families.
. Mr. Mont. Moses and Mrs. Robert?
son, of Croue, Colorado, are in the
?city on a visit to friends.
Messrs. A. S. Ledbetter, T. B. Rey?
nolds and E. Wells have returned
irom Cuba, where they have been for
"the past two weeks.
I>r. D. J. Burns, who has been with
the Iseman Drug company ,of George?
town, has accepted a position with
Tyrant's Drug Store.
Rev. V. L Masters, editor of the
"Baptist Press, of Union, filled the pul?
pit of the First Baptist church, at
"both morning and evening, services
Sunday.
* Mr. H. L. Ti m mo ns, of the firm of
Timmons & Johnson, architects, left
*this morning for Montrear, N. C. He
will, be gone for a few days on busi?
ness.
Kev. James McDowell was in the
?city today.
Dr. M. S. Kirk, of Hagood, came
*?o the city Saturday.
* Mr. R. E. Carnes, of Bishopville,
spent Saturday in town. .
Mr. O ar ry Bull, of Remberte, was
in the city Saturday.
1 Miss Pearl Peat, of Colombia, is
"visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Elizabeth Satter white is at
home from Winthrop on account of
ber father's illness.
Col. J. A. Shame, of Lynchburg,
?came over Friday to attend the meet?
ing of Claremont Lodge.
Miss Rosa Ford, of Columbia, is
-visiting in the city, the guest of her
uncle, Bev. Louis E. Ford.
Mr. H. L. Leaford, one cf Sumter's
hustling contractors, spent Friday in
Alcoln, looking to putting on a con?
tract there.
Mr. W. A. Sparks, Snorter's "Hap?
py Hooligan" as to casualties, xs mach ?
improved from injuries received in his !
la=s accident, and his friends are glad j
tb's?? him." on the streets ~ag?in.
Contractor D. ?. Kelly went to Tim-j
monaville Monday, where be put a;
squad of mechanics to work on several j
new store houses to oe built in
that place.
MARRIED.
Mr. Alex. M. Broughton, of this
city, and Miss Rose Marion Goldsmith
were married at 8 o'clock last even?
ing, at the home of Mr. August Kohn,
In Columbia, Rabbi Lowenstein, of
Augusta, performing the ceremony.
DEATH.
Mrs E. F. Larousseliere died in
Charleston Friday morning after an ill?
ness of about a month. Te body will
be brought to Sumter for interment,
and will arrive on the 9.30 a. m. train
tomorrow. The funeral esrvice will
be at the cemetery immediately after
the arrival of train, the procession
proceeding from the depot.
DROPPED DEAD.
Malinda Thompson, an aged color?
ed woman, who lived near the old
Hoyt place, dropped dead this morn?
ing about 8 o'clock. Coroner Flowers
was at once notified and making a
thorough investigation of the matter
decided that an inquest was not nec?
essary. The woman was in destitute
circumstances, therefore an order
was issued by the Board of Commis?
sioners for the interment of the re?
mains at the county's expense.
Tom Murphy, Who Killed Another
Negro December 23, 1905, A_ rested
in Camden.
. Tom Murphy, who shot and killed
another negro named Dickson, at
Rembert, on Dec. 23, 1905, and who
has been a fugitive since, was cap?
tured in Camden Thursday and was
brough to Sumter Friday and lodged
; in the county jail. The difficulty !
leading to the murder grew out of a
gambling game in which the two
negroes were participating, and as
a result Murphy shot and killed
Dickson in his own house.
Murphy made good his escape at
the time and since his whereabouts
were unknown to the authorities here,
until Thursday, when the chief of
police of Camden telephoned the
sheriff that had. captured Murphy.
Get ready to ride on the electric
cars-they're coming.
. Misses Sarah and Theo Dargan and
Mr. Dick Cantey, bf Stateburg, and
Messrs. Phillip and Charley Gaillard
and Judge Louis Williamson, of Prov?
idence, attended the production of the
Message from Mars last week.
Sumter will have at least two can?
didates in the race for solicitor of the
3d circuit to succeed John S. Wilson,
Esq. They are H. D. Moise, Esq., and
A. B. Stuckey, Esq. The other coun?
ties included in the circuit will also
be well represented by candidates.
{
John Missouri was lodged Sn the j
county jaii here Friday upon com-!
mitnient issued by Magistrate L. R.
Williamson, of Borden, charged with
disposing of property under mort?
gage. The indictment was made by
Mr. C. L. Emanuel, of that place.
COUNTY COMMISSIONERS MEET.
County Physician Elected-Bids for
Medicine Passed Upon and Court
House Lot Sold.
A special meeting of the Board of
County Commissioners was held this
morning at the office of the county
supervisor.
Bids for county physician were re?
ceived and passed upon. Dr. H. A.
Mood, whose bid was considered the
lowest, was duly elected for the en?
suing year.
In the matter of furnishing medi?
cines for the county, the bid of De
Lorme's Pharmacy, which offered to
furnish such medicines at regular
prices, less 33 1-3 per cent., was ac?
cepted.
The question of smallpox was dis?
cussed and a report of the situation
referred to the State board.
In the matter of selling the Court
House lot, north of the old Court
House, it was bargained to C. G. Row?
land for $6,675, $250 to be paid upon
i execution of contract to purchaser.
Turkey Creek canal is now being
enlarged and a large force of hands
Is at work on it. The canal will be
made wider throughout its length and
deeper in places where the grade per?
mits.
The clearance sale of winter goods
at the store of the D. J* Chandler
Clothing company, will end February
1st. If you have not supplied your
clothing needs the opportunity is still
open to you.
The sewerage system should be un?
der way before summer. Valuable
time is being- lost and so far as the
public is informed there is no par?
ticularly good reason for postponing
the advertisement for bids. Even aft
er the contract is awarded there will j
be considerable time lost in getting
things in shape to begin work.
The annual meeting of the stock?
holders of O'Donnell & Co. was held
last night The annual report was made
by the officers and the showing was
entirely satisfactory to the stockhold?
ers. The board of directors was re?
elected for another year.
Work on the new baseball park has
been commenced. The park is lo?
cated on West Liberty Street, ad
oining Mr. Joe Barrett's place, and ls
only three and a half blocks from
Main Street. Grand stands* and
bleachers sufficiently large to accom?
modate the largest crowds will be
erected, and the park wlil be made
one of the best in the State.
I Considerable excitement was occa?
sioned Sunday afternoon at the Ho?
tel Sumter by the porter, Tom Rich?
ardson, falling from the stairway and
striking his head against an iron
safe in the office on the first floor.
While ascending the stairway he had
an epileptic attack and fell over the
railing to the floor below. As a result
an ugly wound across the forehead
was inflicted, but otherwise he suf?
fered no bruises-a miraculous es?
cape from serious injuries.
When Frcedon from the Mountain j
high,
Unfurled her Standard for ali to
see.
These words appeared in black and
'white,
"Drink Rocky Mountain Tea."
-China's Drug Store.
RECORDER'S COURT.
Two Fast Drivers Pulled by the Po?
lice and Fined by the Recorder.
In the Recorder's court Friday
four" prisoners appeared before Judge
Hurst:
Isaac Weils and Jim Owens had
violated an ordinance of the city pro?
hibiting fast driving through the
street. These teamsters, from all ap?
pearance, were driving in pleasant
anticipation of the exciting sport in
store for Sumter when the new race
track is completed, and forgetting
their environments proceeded to
make their "thoroughbreds" do a
"Dan Patch" clip down Main street,
and no doubt would have had a close
finish had not che police interferred.
His honor doesn't believe that Sum?
ter can afford two race tracks, how?
ever, he did not object to doing the
"bookmaker's" act In the case of Jim
Owens, who passed a "fiver" over the
shelf. Isaac Wells hit the "bumpers"
heavier. He was sacked for $10 or
20 days.
Isaac Wright, Ben Nelson and ?
quantity of "fuss x" on Thursday
evening called at the Investment hall
on Liberty street, where a social func?
tion was in full blast. Just to let the
folks know all three had arrived
Wright and Nelson put on a few
trimmings and were having a gay
time when a cop entered upon the
scene. Judge Hurst gave them the
option of paying $5 each into the
city treasury or of relieving the labor
situation on the chaingang for 10
days.
Only one prisoner appeared before
the Recorder today, however, the
charges against him were many. Jim
Coots was charged with being disor?
derly and cursing on Council street
Friday, a second charge of cursing,
drunk and disorder1}', and still an?
other for resisting arrest. On charge
No. 1 Coots got $5 or 10 days, No. 2,
$15 or 20 days, and No. 3, $20 or 30
days.
A. Bogus Pension Agent Who Had
Been Fleecing Negroes Sent to the
Chaingang.
On Monday the E.ecorder's court
was an interesting session for several
old darkies, who had been fleeced by
a "greasy negro."
An ostentatious, mahogany colored
coon had been doing a land office bus?
iness since his arrival in Sumter on
last Thursday under the feigned title
of pension agent for Uncle Sam. He
told an alluring story of his mission,
actuated purely by his great love for
the oppressed of his race, but in or?
der to carry on his philanthropic
work he needed a little cash. His
scheme was to secure from the ne?
groes who are now drawing pensions
from the government a fee of $8,
#rhich would place them in line for
greatly increased pensions under an
Imaginary act of congress. His vic?
tims became incredulous after passing
over the requested amount and re?
ported the matter to the authorities.
The astute personage, who gives his
name as J. H. Townsend, of Ken?
tucky, was Dlaced under arrest Sat
I crday night and appeared before his
! horkr 'on .Monday. Townsend could
?not produce a commission of authori
: ty or show visible means of support,
j therefore he was sentenced to 30 days
j on the chaingang fer vagrancy.
Later he was arraigned before
Magistrate Harbyr charged with ob?
taining money under false pretense.
Under ' this' charge he'confessed Lis"
guilt and was soaked for 4.0 days
more. He is now doing the time.
Sam Peterson, as a result of do?
mestic infelicity, was arraigned for
disturbing the peace. His ideas of
the privileges of the breadwinner of
the home did not coincide with those
of the Recorder, and he was fined $5
or-10 days.
Julius Frierson had, in December,
taken a special liking to a bicycle
owned by Mr. T. A. Scarborough. He
hsrrowed the wheel for a short spin,
but forgot to return it. He was over?
hauled by the police on Saturday and
was committed yesterday to the coun?
ty jail in default of $200 bond.
When the curtain went up at the
Recorder's matinee today a scene
typical of a San Francisco public
school, only the cast was black, was
presented to the spectators. Wrong?
doers from the picaninny to negroes
who had long passed the meridian
were lined up before the judge.
Hampton Evans, colored, who was
well known in police circles, had
mixed his drinks Monday and was
found in the dispensan' yard in a
helpless condition. Hampton made
a clean breast to the judge and was
sorry that he "slipped up," but as it
was his third offence the judge fined
him $5 or 10 days. Hampton paid
the fine and promised to never do so
any more.
Eugene Porter, colored, a juvenile
crook who had made appearance In
the court on several previous occa?
sions for similar offences, was charg?
ed with larceny of two small safes and
$3.65 in cash from Mr. V. H. Phelps.
Fer his age, the young crook cleverly
maintained his innocence, but the
evidence against him was overwh- Im- \
ing. He was fined $15 or 30 days, j
His mother, a thrifty negro woman,
paid the fine and promised to send
the boy to the country for reforma?
tion.
John Ridgell, drunk and disorder?
ly, was fined $20 or 30 days. He will
j do time.
John Lary and Eugene Easley, two
! negro boys, Charge?? with larceny of
an axe from the premises of the
Sumter Telephone company, plead
not. guilty. Case continued, pending
further investigation.
I yen McKnight. was arrested Mon?
day night at a late hour prowling
about the streets. McKnight had In
his -possession a turkey and chicken,
and acknowledged having stolen the
turkey from his mother, who lives at
Providence. He is being held under
suso'cion on another charge of lar?
ceny.
It's healthful, wholesome. It's good
for one as the other. The more you
take the better you sleep . and eat.
Makes people happy. That's what
Hollister' Rocky Mountain Tea does.
35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug
Store.
John Henderson has been taken to
the State penitentiary in Columbia to
enter upon his life sentence for the
murder of his wife.
Candidate for Judge ot Probate.
The undersigned respectfully an?
nounces himself as a candidate for
the office of Judge of Probate for
Sumter county and would be proud
of i:he support ol' his Fellow-Demo
crats for that position.
Thos. E. Richardson.
Jan. ll, 1907.