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Cfo ItUaJdjBtait m?s Sffuijram. O u U WEDNESDAY, MARCH 13, 1907. Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Mrs. Atkinson-Millinery Nouce. The Bank of Sumter-Making a Start. Charleston Biscuit Works-The Perfection of Taste. Schwartz Bros-Starting the March -Campaign. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. "Ready for Your Spring Suit? PERSONALL Robert H. Singletary, Esq., of Bish? op ville, spent the day here on profes? sional business. Mr. N. S. MeLeod, of Oswego, was in the city today. Col. J. A. Rhame, of Lynchburg, spent the day in town. Mr. T. M. Bradley, of Braun, was in the city today on business. Mrs. H. Dodenhoff, of Monroe, N. C, and Miss Means, of Spartanburg, are visiting Mrs. J. G. DeLorme. P. A. Wilcox, Esq., of Florence, !s in the city today on professional bus? iness. Mr. Earl C. Page, of the Columbia State, is spending the day here. Mr. R. M. Cooper, of Wisacky, is in town today. Misses Nelson, of Stateburg, are -visiting friends in the city. Mr. W. T. McLeod, of Lynchburg, .was in the city today on business. Mr. Jas. T. Burdell, of Camden, has accepted a position with the Sumter Jce, Light and Power Co. Mr. A. B. Brown, of Manning, is registered at the Jackson. Miss McCabe, a fashionable milli? ner of New York, has accepted a po? sition with the millinery department ?f Schwartz Bros. Mr. W. M. Plowden, of Manning, is cn the ciy. Mr. W. J. Parrott, of Darlington, spent the day in Sumter. Mr. Jack Edens, of Florence, was liere today on business. Mrs. Dr. DuBose, of Camden, is -visiting her sister, Dr. J. C. Spann. Miss Lillie Rabb, of Winncboro, is io the city visiting her sister, Mrs. H. X Witherspoon. Mrs. J. W. Branson has returned -from Florida, where she spent the past two weeks on a pleasure trip. ."Mrs. R. D. S pps was caged to .Cokesbury Tuesday on acount of the illness of her father. Mr. S. C. Merri? man, who died the following day. Mr. Robert Warren, who was in? jured at the Beck Block fire, is able to be out and will return to work at the telephone factory within a few Says. : Attention is invited to the adver? tisement of Schwartz Bros. Mr. Thos. E. Richardson this morn? ing received his commission as Judge of Probate, and has taken charge of the office. A lamp was turned over in Moore 3ros.' store Saturday night, causing some excitement and an alarm of fire. No damage was done. The more local business we can .give our mercantile and industrial en? terprises, the more stores we can rent and the more people we can keep em? ployed. The lecture by Dr. J. W. Daniel which was announced to be given in the Opera House Thursday evening lor the benefit of the Civic League, iias been postponed. Car Inspector Mixon, for the Atlan? tic Coast Line, was seized with an epi? leptic attack on Sunday evening at the passenger depot. Mr. Mixon is slow lying at his home in a critical condition. Madam LaRose, the palmist, left J *ihe city on Sunday afternoon for New York in response to a telegram an? nouncing the death of her sister, which occurred in Elizabeth City, N. J., very suddenly on last Friday. There seems to be a misapprehen? sion in reference to the position Mr. Moses J. Moore holds with the county board of control. He was elected clerk . and bookkeeper to the county board i and his office will be in this city. It ' was published at first that he was .clerk of the Mayesville dispensary, ; , but this was incorrect. The County Board of Commission? ers have decided to have one of the houses at the Alms House enlarged for the accommodation - of the in? mates as a place of worship and for Sunday school purposes. The worthy superintendent, Mr. W. P. Smith, has worked very faithfully and has suc? ceeded in getting up a flourishing Sunday school, not only patronized by the inmates, but also by the citi? zens of that vicinity. Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell, Mr. Bradley and Miss Hus? sey all deserve credit for their valua? ble assistance. The board authoriz? ed the expenditure of a sum not ex? ceeding $75 for the purpose of mak- j lng the necessary alterations in the j house. - ; j MARRIED. Married at the home of the bride on the 6th instant, by Rev. S. D. Bai? ly, Mr. William Newton, of Tarboro, N. C., to Miss Anna Freeman, of this city. DEATH. Mrs. Annie McQueen died at the home of her son-in-law, Mr. Fred Jones, in Atlanta, Ga., Saturday night, after a long and painful illness. The body was brought to this city and the burial services were conducted at the cemetery at ll o'clock Monday. Mrs. McQueen was the widow of the late Thomas P. McQueen, who died a few years ago. She is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Fred Jones, of Atlan? ta, Ga. Judge Williamson Resigns. Magistrate L. R. Williamson, of Providence, has sent in his resigna? tion! to Gov. Ansel, and the county legislative delegation have been asked to recommend his successor. Judge Williamson states that his resignation is made necessary by his business af? fairs which render it impossible for him to discharge the duties of the office. COUNTY MEDICAL SOCIETY. The following physicians were in attendance on the meting of the County Medical Society last Friday: Doctors F. M. Dwight, H. M. Stuck I ey, C. P. Osteen, F. K. Holman, H. A. Mood, S. C. Baker, M. L. Parler and A. China. After an interesting business ses? sion held in the parlors of the Hotel Sumter, Host Jackson spread for the meds a most elaborate dinner, ele? gantly served. Dispenser-elect J. Walter Dinkins, of Mayesville, was in the city Friday for the purpose of having his bond approved by the County Board. The dispensary in Mayesville cannot ?be opened until his bond is approved. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. advertises today the opening of the spring stock of fine and medium j priced clothing. The stock is one of title be^st selected and most attractive j this firm has ever shown, and it will pay everyone who needs a spring out? fit to visit this estblishment. The chaingang, which has been at work for the past several days grad? ing the road connecting the Oakland Avenue and Liberty Street roads, just outside the city limits, has completed the work-widening and . otherwise greatly improving this piece of road. The gang is now at work on Oakland Avenue. John D. Rockefeller sustained a terrible loss Friday. The shut off on his large portable oil tank" would not work that morning when oil was be? ing measured for Levy & Moses, and forty or fifty gallons was wasted in the street. There will likely be an advance in the price of kerosine Mr. J. B. Goodman, who has been placed in charge of the plant of the Sumter Lumber Co., operated by the Virginia-Carolina Lumber Co., is per? manently located here and expresses himself as being well pleased with his new home. Mr. Goodman, a thorough mill man, is an affable and congenial gentleman, who has already made many friends here. A dog on North Main Street, slob? bering at the mouth and acting queer? ly otherwise, was killed Monday by Offi? cer Barwick at *he suggestion of. the Health Officer. While the dog may not have been mad, nevertheless, ow? ing to the prevalence of hydrophobia among dogs in other places near Sum? ter, and the fact that this dog was somewhat aggressive, the offcials de? cided to take no chances. The ani? mal was a common cur dog, and it is not known to whom it belonged. Mr. Walter Dinkins, who was elect? ed dispenser at Mayesville, opened the dispensary on Saturday morning and there was a brisk business, but he is meeting with other and unexpect? ed trouble, in that he finds it impossi? ble to obtain board in the town. For the present, with the consent of the County Board, he will go to Mayes? ville every morning on the 8.04 train and return to the city on the 9.44 p. m. train. If we really desire more business: ?znd a larger city we should first show ^. confidence in Sumter by patroniz? es our retail and wholesale stores and our factories and repair shops. Send off for nothing that you can get made or repaired at home. Any? thing that you cannot get here, or? der through your local dealer, as in this way you at least keep a part of the cash here in his commission. Sumter wants more people, more houses and stores and factories, and more money and more employment j for more people. Then we can have j better streets, better sidewalks, cheap- j er lights, cheaper water, a sewerage system, electric cars, gas, city parks a ? iblic improvements. By ti .our town, helping to ad v 1 supporting home enter p ' this can be obtained in tr ! CALLED TO RICHMOND. Rev. H. H. Covington Invited to Ac cept the Rectorship of the Monu mental Church. On Sunday morning, after the reg? ular services in the Church of the Holy Comforter, Rev. H. H. Coving? ton, the rector, was waited on at his residence by a committee of the ves? try of the Monumental Church, of Richmond, Va., consisting of Messrs. Valentine, "Warren and Williams, who presented a formal call to the rec? torship of the church they represent? ed. A committee from the same church visited the city the preceding Sunday and attended the morning service in the Episcopal Church, and upon their return to Richmond made a report to the vestry of the Monu? mental Church that resulted in the call being extended. Mr. Covington has not arrived at a decision in respect to the call, but still has it under consideration. The call is ? flattering one. The Monu? mental Church, while not the oldest nor most famous Episcopal church of Pichmond, has the largest congrega? tion and is the popular church of the city, having a larger average at? tendance than any other church, ir? respective of denomination, in Rich? mond. The congregation of the Church of the Holy Comforter and Mr. Coving ton's numerous friends in the commu? nity are hoping that he will not ac? cept the call, but will decide to re? main in Sumter. They are encourag? ed to entertain this hope by reason of the fact that only a few weeks ago he declined a call from the largest church in Norfolk, Va. KILLED ON THE RAILROAD. Moses Britton, an Old Negro, Was Found Dead Beside the Central Railway Track. This morning while coming to the city Mr, W. H. Walton found the body of Moses Britton lying near the Central Railway opposite the farm of Messrs. J. J. Harby and E. H. Moses, about one and a half miles from Sumter. Coroner Flowers was notified and he at once empanelled a jury and went to the scene. The old negro, a cripple, evidently on his way home from Sumter Thurs? day night, was struck by some train and killed. The body was examined by Dr. H. M. Stuckey, who found the hips bruised and blood oozing from the nose. When or in what way the accident occurred is not known, and the verdict of the coroner's jury was as follows : "That the said Moses Britton came to his death by being knocked off of the track by a train on the Central Railroad." The body was turned over .to friends for interment. / Moses Britton, the old negro man who was found dead on the Central railroad Friday morning, was killed by train No. 47, Conductor Welch in charge, which arrived here at 8.30 o'clock Thursday night from Lanes. This fact was established by finding the step to the engine cab broken, one half of the board of which it was made having been split off. The broken half, which was found beside Britton's body exactly fitted the broken step remaining on the engine. No one on the train knew anything about the accident and did not hear of it until next day after the body was found. CONTRACTS AWARDED. County Board of Commissioners Ar? range for Furniture and Heating Apparatus for the New Court House. The board of County Commission? ers closed contraccs for the wood fur? niture and the steam heating plant for the new Court. House on Wednes? day. The contract for the metal fur? niture, filing cases, etc., had been awarded at a previous meeting. The contract for the furniture was awarded Fielder & Allen Co., of At? lanta, for $1,936. The steam heating contract was let to Mr. B. McKenzie, heating and ven? tilating engineer and contractor, of Greensboro, N. C., for $2,600. Street Complaints. Mr. Editor : The condition nf East Liberty Street is so notoriously bad that it has been up before Council on two or three occasions within thc last two years, and resolutions have been duly passed and orders given to have it put in proper condition. Some work hus been done on it, but there is still a part of it that would disgrace a cross road. The citizens who have oc? casion to use this street would be glad to have it made passable without dan? ger nf breaking their vehicles, and they respectfully ask what is the rea? son for the neglect of this street and thc grading of less important streets of the city? Citizen. He had no coat upon his back. But ha fl one on his tongue, And Rocky Mountain Tea, it's said, Kept him from being hung. (Bad breath.) FASSEXGER DEPOT CONFERENCE Atlantic Coast Linc Officials and Committee of City Council and Chamber of Comcmrce Discuss Im? provements. From the Daily Item March 12. General Superintendent A. "W. An? derson and Freight Traffic Manager R. A. Brand, of the Atlantic Coast Line, arrived in the city this morning on train 79, due at ll o'clock. They came in the private car of Superin? tendent Anderson, which was side? tracked opposite the passenger sta? tion. They were met on their arrival by the committee from the City Council and Chamber of Commerce, consisting of Aldermen J. H. Chan? dler and H. C. Haynsworth and Messrs. R. L Manning, W. A. Bow? man, R. D. Lee, E. I. Reardon and H. J. Mclaurin, Jr. Messrs. Thomas "Wilson, president of the Northwestern Railroad, C. G. Rowland and J. C. Cooper and H. G. Osteen were also present. The committees and other gentlemen were invited into the car of Superintendent Anderson, where the conference was held. Mr. Manning, chairman of the com? mittee, presented the recommenda? tions for needed improvements agreed on by the committee. Superintendent Anderson, Capt. Brand, President Wilson and members of the commit? tee discussed the suggestions of the committee in detail, more than two hours being spent in the discussion. The discussion was full, free and cor? dial and the net result was a fuller and better understanding of the mu? tual and inter-dependent relations of the public and the railroad. Superintendent Anderson stated i that he and other officials of the At? lantic Coast Line realized and were free to admit that improvements were needed in the passenger station accommodations and that they had already decided to make certain im? provements prior to the request of the committee for a conference, but that they were glad to meet the rep? resentatives of the people of Sumter and to confer with them in reference to the needs of the town. In a general way the railroad offi? cials granted that the recommenda? tions of the committee were just and reasonable, and that the improve? ments suggested would be made inso? far as possible. In respect to a big car shed extending over all the tracks at the passenger station they said that it would be impossible to grant that request, the cost being prohibi? tive. However, measures will be ta? ken to afford better protection to pas? sengers from the weather. ' It- was decided that the recommen? dations of the committee should be received in writing and a copy was given Superintendent Anderson. He and the other officials will give them careful consideration and will then inform the committee of their de? cision. Then if it is thought desira? ble another conference will be held, and the entire matter will be discuss? ed before a final determination is ar- i rived at. The conference today settled one thing, however, namely, that Sumter is to have a larger, better and more convenient passenger station and that in future there will not be so great and just cause for complaint that the patrons of the road are not provided with reasonable and adequate pro? tection against the weather while getting on' and off the trains at the station. DISPENSARY SALES. In the Seven Days Since the Local Dispensary Was Reopened the ..Sales Aggregate $3.55 J.65. The local dispensary was opened for business under the Carey-Cothran county dispensary law on Saturday morning, March 2d. The sales for the seven business days ending Satur? day night, March 9th, aggregated $3, 554.85, on which a gross profit of SS24.67 was made. The sales Satur? day were $966.30. The dispensary resumed business March 2d with a stock valued at $7,200, invoice price. The sales with? in seveft days have depleted the sto< : practically one half and there are - now less goods in the dispensary than at any time for years. Some grad< of goods are already exhausted, and j unless shipments aro recived from the j State dispensan,* within the next Xew days there will be another liquor famine in Sumter. It flows like fire through your veins; it does the work. If you're wasting away day by day, take Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. CHRISTIAN SCIENTIST ROW. Concord, X. H.. March 12.-The announcement that Dr. IO. J. Foster Eddy, of Waterbury, Vt., Mrs. Eddy's adopted son. had joinc'l the plaintiffs in the Christian Science suit was fol? lowed today by violent attacks upon him from the camp of the defend? ants. General H. M. Bakers, Mts. Eddy's cousin, has issued a statement in which he declares that the doctor has not seen Mrs. Eddy for ten years, that Foster Eddy was so negligent in <">?.>'? rr tV>n o /-./.>?. n n t... in +V>r> f'-iric tian Science Publishing House he was obliged to leave. This charge Dr. Eddy hotly denies. Mrs. Eddy Suppressed. Eoston, March 12.-That Mrs. Ed? dy was made to believe that he meant to kill her and this was the reason j for the rupture of their relations is ? the startling declaration made today j by Dr. E. J. Foster Eddy. Dr. Eddy declares that when his adopted moth- | er saw him she sprang to her feet, j asked for help and darted out of the j room. She shrieked at the top of j her voice. Later Dr. Eddy says he ? learned his mother had been convine- j ed he meant to kill her. He further declared that Calvin Frye was resent? ful of his adoption and soon it was apparent his mother was being sup? pressed and dominated and weaken? ing mentally under the pressure. BEWARE OF '-DIGESTIVES." The Only Way to Cure Si omach Dis- ! orders is hy Strengthening the Di- J gestive Organs. ; . i The ordinary "dyspepsia" tablet j has ruined more stomachs than all other causes combined. Giving tem? porary' relief, it leaves the digestive system weaker than ever, and the tablets must be continued with in? creasing frequency. The only way to completely cure stomach troubles is by strengthening ! the digestive organs with a Mi-o-na i stomach tablet taken before meals. Used in this way, Mi-o-na excites the secretion of gastric juice, and when the food is swallowed, the stomach is ready to digest it. Mi-o-na stomach tablets are never I sold in bulk, but in a neat box con- i venient for the purse or vest pocket, at 50 cents. A guarantee is given by J. F. W. I DeLorme v/Hh every box of Mi-o-na, ! that money will be refunded if the remedy fails to give satisfaction. This shows his faith in the merits of the remedy. TOWNSEND BOUND OVER. The Pension Swindler Will Be Tried in the United States Court in Char? leston. George Townsend, alias John BL Townsend, Dr. Wilson, Booker Wash? ington, etc., the fake pension agent? who has been geing up and down the country swindling ignorant negroes? was given a hearing before United. States Commissioner R. J. Bland Fri? day. Mr. E. H. Jennings, of Charleston? a special pension agent, represented the government. Townsend was not represented by counsel, but having a good opinion of himself undertood to manage his own case. He informed" Commissioner Bland that he knew his rights and would waive a prelimi? nary. Two of his victims were examined?, nevertheless, and a complete case was. made out against Townsend. Must* pher Fraser and Solomon Geddis, both old negroes who have been drawing pensions from the Federal government for years for services at? tributed to them as soldiers in the Federal army; both testified that: Townsend came to their houses rep? resenting himself to be a special pen? sion agerc sent out by the govern? ment to examine pensioners to ascer? tain if they were entitled to increased pensions under the new law. They accepted his statements as true and submitted to an examina? tion. They paid Townsend $8.50 each? the fee he demanded. Townsend has not made a complete statement covering his extensive ope? ration as a swindler, but he admitted Friday that he had worked the game in North and South Carolina, Tennes? see and Kentucky. . On the shewing made Commission? er Bland bound Townsend over for trial at the United States Circuit Court, which convenes in Charleston on March 19th. In default of bond he was committed to the county ?dil where he will be confined until court convenes in Charleston. Millinery Notice. Mrs Atkinson has opened her stock of SPRING MILLINERY in the store room recently known as E. A. Buitman's jewelry stand. - * - Mrs. Atkinson spent two weeks in New York buying and preparing for the spring trade. She will have her ANNUAL SPRING OPENING on Wednesday, March 20th. This season prom? ises the prettiest and luost picturesque little hats that one can imagine. Artists have tried to see what quaint. ' little shapes they could invent, and again the larger hats are more beautiful than ever. Leghorns graceful? ly bent and trimmed m Bowers tc suit the real "South? ern Girl'5 A choice selection of Gage Tailored hats. A few of New York'.- ehoicepattern hats will be shown also. Go to the opening and enjoy seeing Spring in the beauty of this season s select millinery, -:- -:. MRS. ATKINSON. NO. - SOUTH MAIN STREET. Mch 13-1m THE PERFECTION OF TASTE IS WHAT YOU GET IN OUR iscuits (PLAIN OE SALTED.) TRY THEM and be convinced of the quai? tty and worth of the BISCUIT. -ASK YOUR DEALER OR WRITE arlestoo Biscuit Works, CHARLESTON, S. C. Jan. 23, 1907-3m For Everything in the MACHINERY LINE. PLUMBING, STEAM-FITTING AND :-: ALL KINDS OF MILL AND ENGINE REPAIRING AND MILL SUPPLIES. FOUNDRY WORK A SPECIALTY. -CASTINGS ALL SIZES AND PATERNS. Manufacturer of the Famous SKINNER Portable Steel Cages for Chain Gangs. Edgar Skinner. FHOME 141. ... SUMTER. S. C.