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W^t tU^wm w? Soii?^?i ""WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 20, I907~ ~ Entered, at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs. Hannah M. Bethune-For ?Sale. The Bank of Sumter-A "Valuable "Birthday. Atlantic Coast Line-Arrival and Departure of Trainsl PERSONAL. Mr. J. J. Britton, Jr., was in the city Monday. Mr. J. J. Ragin is in the city for a .few day's stay. Mr. O. D. Harvin, of Pinewood, was in town Monday. Mr. J. B. Slater, of Orangeburg, was in the city Monday. Mr. J. N. Bardee, of Wateree, spent Sunday in the city. Col. J. A. Rhame, cf Lynchburg, spent Friday in town. E. C. Haynsworth, Esq., went to -Darlington on Friday. Mr. E. E. Aycock, of Wedgefield, was in the city Monday. Capt. S. A. Brand, of Wilmington, .spent Sunday in the city. .Mayor C. S. McCullough, of Dar? lington, spent Friday in the city. Mr. S. W. Gillespie returned on Monday from a trip to Charleston. - Magistrate L. R. Williamson, of Providence, was in the city Monday. Mr. Frank S. Wilson, cf Richmond, Ta., spent Sunday hsre.with friends. IContractor D. P. Kelly left on Monday for Tirorncnsvilie on busi? ness. Capt. H. W. Lucius, of Wisacky. S. <U., spent Sunday in the city with friends. Mi. Mack Bass has gone to his home in Scotland Neck/ N. C., on a visit to his mother. Mr. W. J. Archer has accepted a position with O'Donnell & Co., in the grocery department. Mr. James Crowell, a well-known lumber mt?n of Philadelphia, is in the ?city for several weeks. Mr. W. W. Brown, of Sumter, has accepted., a position with the Lake Drug Co., of Florence. Mrs. Caro Spann, of Greeleyville. is visiting in Sumter, the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Eugeue Hogan. Messrs. H. W. Woodward and W. R. Scaiborough, of Bishopville, spent friday in the city on business. i'CMrs. Jndge Witherspoon, of York Tille, is visiting in the city, guest of Mrs. Dr. McKay on Broad Street. Miss Marian Heaner. of Orangeburg ?county is visiting her sister, Mrs. T. ?E. White, on South Harvin street. Mr. H. L. Kennedy, of the Santee Cypress and Lumber Co.. Ferguson, "was ia the city with friends Sunday. ? Be v. A T. Jamison, superintendent I of the Connie Maxwell Orphanage of i Greenwood, spent Thursday nigh:- in j $ ie city. ' j Mrs. L. J. Tucker, of Fair Bluff, N. j C., is spending a few weeks with her parents, Mr. and Mrs. Eugeue Hogan, "On Salem Avenue. Mrs. C. W. Kingman, Miss Eva .Kingrnan and little Sidney have re? turned to Sumter and are now living a!; No. 112 Broad Street. 5 Mr. Neill O'Donnell left on Satur? day for Florida to spend a few days ^ifch his brother, Father O'Donnell, who is wintering in that State fer the benefit orchis health. 2 Senator John H. Clifton and Rep? r?sentatives T. B. Fraser, Geo. W. Dick and W. G. Stubbs are at home after a forty day's service in the ?State General Assembly. Mrs. T. B. Reynolds, who has beer, sick for several weeks, is improving slowly. Mr. W. Bultman, of Bultman Bros., is in Boston purchasing the spring ?tock for the firm. Mrs. J. Frank Pate and J. Frank Pate, Jr., left this morning on a vis? it to Bishopville, S C. Mr. W. K. Ellis, of Greenwood, is in the city on business. Mr. D. E. Cromer, cashier of the Bank of Bowman, is in the city Mr. E. M. Wells, of Darlington, is registered at the Hotel Sumter. Messrs. J. J. Wescoat and J. J. j Wescoat, Jr., of Summerville, are vis? iting in the city. Dr. Sam R. Riddell, of Charleston, in the guest of the Hotel Sumter. Mr. Aug. M. Deal, of Columbia, is here on business. Mrs. E. W. Palmer, of Georgetown, who has been visilin gher mother, Mrs E. C. Keels, returned to her home on 31onday night. Mr. R. V. Low, of Bishopville. is in the city, the guest of the Jackson. Mr. D. V. Keels, of Rembert, is registered at the Jackson. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Ussery and little ' .son, of Columbia, are in the city for a few days stay at 124 S. Main street. Mrs. C. G. Bultman left for Co? lumbia this morning to visit her son. Mr. L. L. Bultman. Mr. Robbie Carr, of Bishopville, is on a visit to his mother, Mrs. R. T. .Carr. Mr. S. W. Raffield, of Salem, was in the city today. Mr. R. C. Blanding, of Durant, spent the day in town. Col. J. J. Dargan will lecture in the Opera House Friday night, the 22d, under the auspices of the G?nerai Sumter Memorial Academy. The subject of his lecture will be "Souta Carolina in the Revolution." MARRKED. Miss Katherine Recs Sumter and Dr. Joseph Herbert Haynsworth were married on Tuesday evening- at 7.30 o'clock in the Church of the Holy Comforter by the Rev. H. H. Coving? ton. The church was beautifully deco? rated with white and green, and tax? ed to its fullest capacity in entertain? ing the number of interested friends who had assembled to witness the ceremony, which was conducted in an impressive manner. The wedding march was rendered by Mr. L. C. Moise, to which the ush? ers, Mr. H. C. Haynsworth and Mr. Thos. Sumter, a brother of the bride, entered first, followed by the maid of honor, Miss Beatrice Sumter, sis? ter of the bride, who wore white silk and carried a boquet of pink roses. The bride, lovely gowned in white, with veil and orange blossoms, car? rying a shower boquet, entered upon the arm of her father, Mr. Thcs. Se? bastian Sumter, who gave the bride away. At the altar under a beauti? ful white wedding bell, decorated with white chrysantemums, she was met by the groom, attended by Mr. Edward Haynsworth, a brother, as best man. After the ceremony the bridal par? ty, including only the immediate members of the families, repaired to the Sumter home, on Salem avenue, where a most 'delightful reception was held until 9.30, when the young couple, after receiving many congrat? ulations, left on their bridal trip. The bride is one o2 Sumter's most charming young ladies and is popu? lar among a large circle of friends. The groom, a rising young dentist here, is held in the esteem and confi? dence of all who know him, both in social and professional circles. The first quarterly conference of the Magnolia Street M. E. Church, South, will be held Feb. 2Sth, at 8 o'clock p. m. Dr. Baj's will preach, and after preaching the quarterly conference will be held. The public is invited. Chief Constable Grady, of this divi? sion, received notice Monday night that the dispensary constabulary had been abolished. A case of smallpox is reported at Lynchburg and it is rumored that there are other cases in Sumter and Lee counties. The farmers are evidently hard at work getting ready for the year's crop, for few of them are seen in town these days. The Sumter delegation held a meeting yesterday for the purpose of considering the matter of recom? mending appointees for the new dis? pensary board. No action was taken in the matter at the morning session, which was adjourned until the after? noon at 5 o'clock, when no final ac? tion was taken. Mr. J. K. McElveen, of Shiloh, has a Berkshire sow which he claims to be the champion of the State as a breeder. She has given birth to SS pigs within the past 12 months. There were 16 in the last litter. The management of the Hotel Jackson was changed Saturday. Mr. A. L. Jackson, who has been connect? ed with Mr. A. J. Moses, Jr., in the conduct of the hostelry, has sold his interest to Mr. Moses, who. in the future, will have the sole man? agement of the house. The mass meeting of citizens held on Tuesday night of last week in the Court House for the purpose of discussing many questions looking to the betterment of Sum? ter was well attended. That the ma? jority present were enthusiastically in sympathy with and ready to aid any project calculated to promote the interests of Sumter -was evident. Many resolutions were adopted which, if properly carried out, will result in much good for the town as a whole. The Sumter Light infantry was en? tertained Thursday night after drill at an informal smoker. Tho occasion had been elaborately planned and ev (\ itali for a thoroughly enjoyable : ' ; at been carefully studied and !<. carried out to a nicety. The supp' embraced an elaborate menu and \ is served in the best style. All pr. at, which included only a few outriders, were exceedingly delighted with the smoker, which was only the initial entertainment proposed by the S. L. L's. Miss Lynam, who has been acting manager of the Sumter office of the Western Union Telegraph Co., has been superceded by Mr. F. L. King. Miss Lynam will retain her former position as chief clerk to the new manager. Of Mr. King, the Plant City (Fla.) Courier has the following to say: It is with regret wc announce the removal of F. L. King, manager . of the Western Union Telegraph Co., who has been transferred to Sumter, S. C. During his stay in our city Mr. King has won golden opinions for himself, not only as a man of busi? ness, but a Christian gentleman as well. He will be missed in church and business circles, and the com? mission men especially feel "broke up" over his removal. DEATH. Mr. M. E. Witherspoon died at 2 o'clock Sunday morning: at his home on Magnolia street, after an Illness of only four days. He attended the mass meeting in the Court House Tuesday night, and was then appa? rently as well as usual. After the ad? journment of the meeting he stood on the street talking to a friend for a half hour or longer, and it i's thought that he thus contracted the cold that developed into pneumonia. Between then and 12 o'clock he was seized with a chill and was desperately ill from the first, and grew rapidly worse until death relieved him of suffering Sunday morning. The funeral, which was held from the residence at 4 o'clock p. m., was conducted by Dr. C. C. Brown, and the interment at Sumter cemetery, where he was laid to rest, with full Woodmen honors, was under the di? rection of Hollywood Camp, Wood? men of the World. There was a very large attendance, which attested io the popularity of the deceased in this community. Mr. Witherspoon was a native of Darlington county, and was 3 S years old. He came to this city about 12 years ago. and, with his brother, E. L. Witherspoon, established the firm of Witherspoon Bros., from which has grown the Witherspoon Bros. & Co. coffin factory and the Sumter Coffin & Casket Co., which are among the most successful manufacturing en? terprises in. the State. He was a suc? cessful business man and an enter? prising citizen, whose death is a loss to the community. He is survived by his. wife and three children, the eldest of whom is only six years old. Mrs. J. C. Hill died at her home in Camden on last Friday. She was a sister of Capt. J. X. Phillips and Mrs. J. B. Reynolds, of this city. Mr. W. S. Chinnes died at his home in this city yesterday morning after an illness of several weeks. The body was taken to Dake City, his former home, for interment. Mr. Chinnes has been a resident of Sumter for about two years, during which time he was engaged in the grocery business. He made many friends who sincerely re? gret his death. He leaves a wife, and two children. Sunday night fire broke out in the house of a negro woman, Mat. Single? ton, situated beyond the cotton mill, and the building was completely de? stroyed before assistance from the fire department could be given. Only a small portion of the household ef? fects was saved. There was no in? surance and the origin of the fire is not known. NOTICE. There will not be any prayer meet? ing at Magnolia Street M. E. church, on account of the Missionary Insti? tute, which will meet at the First Methodist church Thursday morning and evening. S. D. Bailey, Pastor. Jewish Ladies' Aid Society. The Jewish Ladies' Aid Society met Tuesday afternoon, at which time the annual election of officers was held, with the foiloming result: President-Mrs. Ferd. Levi. Treasurer-Mrs. C. D. Schwartz. Secretary-Mrs. A. M. Broughton. Mr. Weekly Fails. Spartanburg, Feb. 12.-William T. Weekly, president of the W. T. Week? ly Company, owners of the ten-cent stores in this city, Anderson and Sumter. h?s made a voluntary assign? aient for tho benefit of his creditors. The assignment was made to H. E. Ravenel, a well known attorney. The amount of the liabilities is not known and tho figures will not be availabel until Monday, when a moe .ing of the creditors will beheld. }Ir. Weekly came to Spartanburg fiv? years ago from Charleston and opened a five and ten-cent store. He met with great success and one year ago he opener! stores in Anderson and Sumter. He is a popular young man and his many friends regret to learn I of his failure. COUNTY BOARD MEETS Declines Proposition of City for Draining Saratoga Branch and Tur? key Creek. At the special session of the Hoard of County Commissioners, which was concluded Saturday, the board declined to grant the request of the city conucil in r--gard to the draining of Saratoga branch and the opening of the Turkey Creek canal on the terms proposed by the com? mittee from that body. At the meeting also a resolution was proposed and adopted counter? manding a portion of tho order placed with the Art Metal Construc? tion company, of Atlanta. Ca., for the furniture for the new Court House. I The resolution specifies that thc order for wardrobes for all county offices be countermanded. RECORDER'S COURT. j One VagTant Sent io thc Chaingang I and Two Fighters Pay for Their ! Fun. In Recorder's court Wednesday, the I case of Shadrach Vaughn for vagran? cy continued from yesterday was re? sumed. Shadrach got 30 days on the gang-. Vinson Wilder and Moses Jamison, two negro boys, had a fight on Main street Tuesday afternoon. Vinson was fined $3 or 6 days, and Moses got $2 or 4 days. The following cases were disposed of in the Recorder's court Monday: John DeLeon, disturbing the peace; fined $2 or four days. The fine was paid. Hicks Carson on Saturday night entertained an audience at the At? lantic Coast Line depot. As a comic popular song vocalist and parodist Hicks "has 'em all skinned," but on this occasion his parodies were vul? gar and obscene and the judge thought if he was not abusing his tal? ent, he certainly was violating a city ordinance. Carson was fined $5, which he paid. The docket of the Recorder's court was composed of three trivial cases, which were hadled with dispatch and strictly on a cash basis. Harvin Thomas had violated an ordinance relating to hackmen, and pleaded guilty. Kc was fined SI. Moses Minser, Jr., was up for rid? ing a bicycle on forbidden sidewalks. He passed over $2 for his first of? fence. Frank Edmunds was charged with public drunkenness, disturbing the peace and cursing. The evidence did not substantiate all of the charges, and Frank only had ^o pay S3 for his little fun. THE 31 ACE TRACK. Completing Preparations for thc First Meet. The last work toward completing the new race track was begun Tuesday morning when Surveyor Moise com? menced a resurvey of the track for the purpose ol' double railing it, di? viding the course proper from the renee and also the exterior grounds. As soon as this is completed the track will be in apple-pie order for the first meet, which will occur early in March. The management of the Sumter Turf Exchange say that the horses that have been in training at their stables are all ready for the races. These horses are from the best stock in the country and some of them have already become famous winners' on tracks in this State. The initial meet of the exchange promises to be up to the standard and will doubtless at? tract many visitors to the city. THE DISPENSARY CLOSED. At 11:56 This Morning County Dis? penser Windham Shut the Doors in Face of Eager Customers. There was much discussion Monday morning when the morning daily pa? pers, containing what was construed as an official executive proclamation ordering the close of all local dispen? saries, were circulated in the city. The Board of Control at once sought the legal advice of some o'f the most eminent and able attorneys of the Sumter bar, who gave as an opin? ion that the Board, nor the local dis? penser, had authority to act in the matter upon any statement pur? porting to be an official doc? ument given by any newspaper as merely news matter. Upon this counsel the Board advised that the dispensary remain open until an offi? cial notification to close was received through the regular channel. However. later the board was advised by Hon. T. B. Fraser, to close the dispensary in view of the signed proclamation of Gov. Ansel published in the News and Cou? rier. A majority did not concur with Mr. Fraser in this opinion, but to avoid complications the Bon rd deem? ed it wise to act upon his advice. When the order to close was given at 11.56. many who seemed to think that it was the last chance lay in a supply, but the click click of the lock from within revrbu rated the proverbial, "too late," and the concourse of anxious purchasers turned away with dejected counte? nances. But across the street the picture was entirely of a different cast. The wiser ones, who tarried not when the first alarm was sound? ed, with arm's full paraded down Main street with light tread and beaming smile. Heal ch Officer Reardon has discov? ered another case of smallpox in the suburbs of the city. This case was also contracted from the negro living on West Liberty street beyond the city limits. A tissue builder, reconstructor, builds up waste force, makes strong nerves and muscles. Some people do not realize what a great remedy Hol? lister's Rocky Mountain Tea is. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. . , Tin: ELECTION: j Returns From the Special Election for Judge of Probate. Richardson. Cuttino. Wedgefield- 20 1 Ward 1- 26 21 Ward 2- 164 59 Ward S- 23 32 Ward 4- 26 26 Mayesville- 18 6 Dalzell- 16 4 j Oswego- 13 9 Rafting Creek- 16 4 Stateburg- 10 0 LINSON LUMBER COMPANY. The New Company Has Transformed the Old Dixie Mill Into a Modern Plant. The Linson Lumber Company, suc? cessor to the Dixie Lumber Company, an enterprise of considerable magni? tude and one that will figure largeiy in the general aggregate of Sumter's commercial and manufacturing im? portance, is erecting one of the most substantially constructed saw and planing mill plants in the State. The plant will be equipped throughout with modern machinery and wiil have a daily capacity of forty thou? sand feet of lumber. The buildings are nearing completion and the enter? prise will be in full operation within 30 days. The deal transferring the Dixie Lumber Company to Linson Lumber Company was made in December of last year, and the work of rebuilding the plant was begun early, in January., The company is composed of well known lumber men , and its officers are as follows: J. W. Johnson, of Raeford. X. C., president; J. W. McLauchlin, of Rae ofrd, X. C., vice president, and W. B. McLauchlin. now of Sumter, secre? tary and treasurer. The business here will be under the direct manage? ment of Mr. W. B. McLauchlin, who has had a long and successful experi? ence in the manufacture of lumber, having for years been the manager of the Purvis Lumber Company, of Purvis, X. C., which position he still holds. In the work here he will be assisted by Mr. Wm. LaMont, for? merly of Raeford, X. C. Both of these gentlemen are sagacious and enterprising young business men, whose residence in Sumter is heartily welcomed by all who have the inter? ests of the city at heart. How's This? We offer $100 reward for any case of catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Caia.rrh Cure. F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Cheney for the last 15 years, and believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially able to carry out any obligations made by his firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken inter? nally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. Take Hall's Family Pills for con? stipation. (1) DEATH IN DARLINGTON. Capt. J. E. Bass. Former County Treasurer and Prominent Farmer, Succumbs to Pneumonia. Darlington, Feb. 16.-Capt. J. Ed? ward Bass died at his home, in the Swift Creek section of Darlington county, yesterday afternoon, after an illness with pneumonia lasting abo vit a week. Capt. Bass was 6S years old. He entered the Confederate army as a private and came out captain of Com? pany F, in the S th regiment. Capt Bass was born and raised in Darling? ton county and has been a farmer all of hi life. He served two terms, 1890 to IS94, as county treasurer. Letter to F. 15. Grier. Sumter, S. C. Dear Sir: If you should bake bread that people like better than any other, and at less cost by the day, you'd have a pretty good business, wouldn't you? We" have just such a business as that in paint; a gallon goes further than any other gallon of paint in the country-that's bread at less cost by the day; but the difference isn't so small as it is in bread. And a job wears longer-that's bread at less cost by the year. People hate to paint; and they hate the fuss. They like our bread by the year. If your bread is better than any- j body-else's, and costs less too. you've i got a good trade; for the people like good bread: and people like money. It doesn't take long to find out; give 'em time. But you can't bake better-than-any body-else's bread for half the usual price for a breakfast, can you? Devoe is just such paint as that. The price by the gallon or loaf is n-"> matter. Count by the day week month year lifetime. Devoe is the bread. We hope yours is as good. Yours truly 24 FW DEVOE & CO j P. S. Durant Hardware Co. sell our paint. \N ACT To Declare the Leaglity of Certain Sewerage Bonds of the City of Sum? ter and to Authorize Their Sale. Section 1. Be it enacted by the gen? eral assembly of the State of South Carolina: That the validity and le? gality of sewerage bonds to the amount of fifty thousand dollars?, voted by the citizens of the city of Sumter at an election held on the 18th day of December, 1906, shall not be impaired or affected by reason of the fact that no board of commis? sioners of public works was voted lor at the said election, there being al? ready in existence a board of com? missioners of public works for the said city of Sumter, and the said election is in all other respects here? by ratified and validated. Sec. 2. That the present board of commissioners of public works o? the city of Sumter and their success? ors are authorized and empowered to sell the said bonds, and to do and perform all duties pertaining to the construction, operation and mainten? ance of a sewerage system, as pro? vided in Sections two thousand andi eight to two thousand and thirteen inclusive, of the Civil Code of Soutlt Carolina, and as they the board of commissioners of public works of the City of Sumter and their successors would have ,been mpowered to do had they been eiecud at such elec? tions. Approved the thirteenth day of February, A. D. 1907. State of South Carolina, Executive Department-By the Secretary of State. This is to certify the foregoing and hereto attached copy of an act to de? clare the legality of certain sewerage bonds of the city of Sumter, to be a true and correct copy of said act as taken from and compared with the original act now on file in this office; and further that said act was read three times on three several days in each house of the general assembly has been approved by the governoi and the great seal of the State has been affixed thereto. Given under my hand and th? seal of the State, at Columbia, this the 15th day of February, ?. D. (Seal) R. M. Mc Gov r.. Secretary of State. ANOTHER RAILWAY WRECBL Freight Car Derailed Near Lykeslan? and Blocks Traffic-No One In? jured. From The Daily Item, Feb. 19. Another wreck occurred early this morning on the Columbia division of the Atlantice Coast Line railway near Lykesland, nine miles this side of Co? lumbia. Information regarding the particulars of the wreck is meagre? but it is understood that a car at? tached to a freight train en route be ween Sumter and Columbia was de? railed in some mann?r and tore up the track for some distance near Lykesland. Traffic has been blocked on this division all day and the in? coming passengers from Columbia and points beyond had to be trans? ferred, reaching here this afternoon some five hours late. Pasengers te Columbia suffered the same delay in transferring. From information received here no body was injured in the wreck, but the extent of the damage is not known, nor how long it will be before the tracks is repaired and through traffic resumed. It's the highest standard of quality, it's a natural tonic, cleanses and tones your system, reddens the cheeks, brightens the eyes, gives flavor to all you eat; Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea does. China's Drug Store. Our ! "?troductory Sale open d -nday morning. Thc at: - ire was larger than anticipated and ev? erybody kept busy. Ev? ery purchaser went away pleased because each one received full value for the money. The sale will continue the remainder of the week, and as new goods are arriving it will be a new sale each day. Nothing but the best eoods at the lowest prices. NOTIGK NOVELTY COMPANY. 16 W. Liberty St. The Red Front.