The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 27, 1907, Image 5
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WEDNESDAY, M?RUH 27,19?7.
littered at tho Postoffice at Sumter, S.
C., as Second Class Matter.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Bank of Sumter-Statement.
Bank of Sumter-An Early Start.
E. W. Vogel-Fancy Mantles, &c.
The I. Trager Co.-"Thee" Whiskey
O'Donnell & Co.-Seed Irish Pota?
toes.
E. W. Dabbs- Improved Cotton
Seed.
Miss S. A. Murray-Uu-to-Date
:3ats.
Farmers' Bank and Trust Co.
Statement.
O'Donnell & Co.-Just What You
Want for Easter.
Estate of Bonj. T. Williams-Xo
itice to Debtors and Creditors.
^PERSONAL.
o
Mr. H. C. Zermant, of Augusta, is
here on business.
Misses Pansy and Ruby Durant, of
Bisbopv-Ille, spent Monday in the city.
Dispenser E. T. Windham went to
.Columbia Monday on business.
Mr. J. V. Murray, of Rock Hill,
spent Sunday in the city.
Mr. J. B. Ryan, of Wedgefield, was
in the city Monday.
Mrs. T. B. Jenkins is spending some
time in Charleston.
Mr. James Reeves, of Durant, was
in the city on business Monday.
Miss Ruth Harrington, of Wedge?
field, spent Saturday and Sunday in
"the city.
Messrs. Isaac B. Slater and Frank
Dukes of Orangeburg, spent Sunday
in the city.
Dr. and Mrs. E. W. Palmer, of
Georgetown, are in the city for a few
'days' visit to Mrs. Palmer's mother.
Capt T. S. Doar, of the Sumter
Xigbt Infantry went to Colum?
pia to attend the annual convention
of the National Guard.
Mr. Ernest B. Patton, for several
months the popular clerk of the
Botel Sumter left lase week for Co?
lumbia, where he accepts a better
position with the Columbia Hotel.
Bis friends regret his leaving Sumter.
Be is succeeded here by Mr. T. M.
Garrett
Mr. John F. Jenkins, formerly of
?this city, but now a resident of Geor
3gia, is in town
Mrs. T. J., Jackson, widow of Gen.
Stonewall Jackson, is visiting friends
.at Mayesville.
Mr. W. R. DuBose has been recom?
mended to succeed Magistrate Wil?
liamson of Providence township.
Mr. W. S. Dinkins on Monday re?
ceived ir'jm Governor. Ansel his com?
mission as supervisor of registra
-t?on to succeed Judge T. E. Richard?
son, resigned.
Judge-elect John S. Wilson, of
"Manning, who has been quite sick for
several months, was operated on
"Thursday at Mood-Osteen Infirmary
-for the removal of gall stones. After
.the operation his general condition
-was good and it is hoped that he will
liave a safe and speedy recovery.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert S. Cooper and
"Mrs. N. D. Miller, who have been
spending the winter here, have been
called suddenly home by a telegram
announcing the death of Mr. Cooper's
mother, in Philadelphia. She had
attained the great age of 103 years
and four months, and up to a year or
*o ago was in full use of all her fac?
ulties.
Mr. W. R. Deljzar has accepted a
^position with Stubbs Bros.
Mrs. Dan Dove, of Rocky Mount, N.
?C., is visiting relatives in the city.
Miss Rebecca Palmer left Saturday
-for Eatawvilie for a few weeks stay.
Mrs. B. R. Nash is in the city OJ? a
.visit to her daughters, Mrs. Jas. R.
~L:_;on aud Mrs. D. China.
33 es Lula Cooke Boykin, cf the
.-- ter Hospital, ieft for Bishopville
E r: :ay night on a professional trip.
Dr. R. L. Hall went to Columbia
.yesterday to enter upon his duties
:at Durant's Drug Store in that city.
Mrs. N. G. Osteen and Mrs. W. B.
Jdurray have gone to Birmingham,
-Ala., to visit Mr. and Mrs. D. B.
-Anderson.
The gross sales of the dispensary
Saturday were $7SS.T5.
Attention is directed to the Easter
advertisement of 1 .*! ?nr .11 & Co.
The new addi! >n *o the Atlantic
Coast Line fr igh; depot has been
completed and today the clerical force
of the freight J^pa; i- ^ent ure quar?
tered in the new modernly equipped
offices, which will facilitate service to
the shipping public.
Captain Allen, of the Betts Lum?
ber Company, gave a large hog to
the chaingang on Saturday, and all
the members of the uniform rank of
that organization enjoyed a fine bar?
becue on Saturday night. Captain
Allen was toasted throughout the
meal.
Delgar Reel Squad has been reor?
ganized, and at a meeting held a few
nights ago seven new members were
elected. Mr. E. A Bultman was
elected president to fill out the unex?
pired term of the late W. S. Graham.
Vhe Court House committee of
Lee county, who were appointed for
the purpose of adopting plans and
specifications for the new Court
House to be constructed in that coun?
ty, met architect W. A. Edwards, of
.Columbia, here Thursday. After
a brief consultation they left for
Camden to make ar. inspection of
Kershaw's new Court House.
MARRIED.
W. Harry Yates, Jr., one of Sum
i ter's well known young business men,
was married on Wednesday at Daisy,
Ga., to Miss Marguerite Currie. Mr.
and Mrs. Yates arrived in the city
on Friday, and after spending a few
days with the formers parents on
Calhoun street, will leave for Darling?
ton, where the young couple will
make their future home, Mr. Yates
having accepted a position as book?
keeper with the Edwards Wholesale
Grocery* Co., of that city.
Thursday night at S o'clock Mr.
Julian David Chandler and Miss An?
nie Williams were married by Rev.
J. W. Daniel, D. D., at the home of
the bride's sister, Mrs. W. L. Gregg,
Jr. Only the near relatives and a
few intimate friends were invited.?
The bride was beautifully attired in
a costume of white silk, and carried
in her hand a large buch of Easter
lillies.
After the ceremony delicio"'s re?
freshments were served in the din?
ing room.
Mr. Chandler is the eldest son of
Mr. and Mrs. Joe David Chandler, of
112 South Washington street. He is
one of the high class employes of the
Sumter Telephone Manufacturing Co.
He has many frineds.
The bride came here a few months
ago from Marion, S. C., and by her
winsome ways and sweet disposition
drew to herself a host of admiring
friends. Mr. and Mrs. Chandler are
"at home," 22 Kendrick street.
BAND GOES TO COLUMBIA.
The 2d Regiment Band left Sun?
day night for Columbia to attend the
Annual Convention of the National
Guard, which convened there Mon?
day.
The organization is composed of the
Adjutant General, the brigade and
regimental commanders of the differ?
ent States of the Union, and besides
the officers of the National Guard
there are always in attendance on
these meetings a number of officers of
the regular army who are detailed by
the war department to attend and
read papers or deliver addresses upon
the subjects of interest and concern to
th-5 welfare of the National Guard.
The members of the band who went
to Columbia are W. S. Schumacher,
chief musician; D. J. Winn, Jr., Phillip
Eschenbach, F. S. Wilson, J. G. R.
Wilder, A. H. Wilder, R. E. Wilder,
J. D. Wilder, W. R. Parker, W. B.
Lynam, O. L. Yates, W. McConnell,
J. B. Bell, R. A. Burgess, H. T. Hart,
P. S. Finn, Geo, C. Warren.
DECLINES RICHMOND CALL.
Rev. H. H. Covington Announces That
He Will Remain in Sumter.
Rev. H. H. Covington, rector of
the Church of the Holy Comforter,
announced at the morning service to?
day that he had, after serious and
mature consideration of the cal! re?
cently received from the Monumental
Church, of Richmond, Va., decided to
decline the call and remain in Sum?
ter. The announcement gave great
satisfaction to ??Ir. Covington's par?
ishioners, all oi whom are loath to
consider his leaving Sumter.
From a financial point of view Mr.
Covington has made a sacrifice in
declining the call to Richmond, for
the Monumental Church is one of
the largest and most important Epis?
copal churches in the south. Mr.
Covington is attached to Sumter, and,
besides, he feels that his work here
has claims on him that he cannot ig?
nore, however flattering the calls he
may receive from other and larger
fields.
MR. MCKELL DECLINES CALL.
Rector of Charleston Church Will
Not Go to New Orleans.
Charleston, March 21.-The an?
nouncement was made today that
i Rev. H. J. Mikell, rector of the
Church of Holy Communion and of
"the Porter Military academy, has. de?
cided to remain in Charleston and
will not accept the call to St. Louis
church at New Orleans.
The announcement of Mr. Mikell's
declination of the call to New Orleans
will be received with satisfaction in
Charleston. The call to the church at
New Orleans, which is one of the
largest and most substantial Episco?
pal churches in the south, was a
flattering one, but Mr. Mikell was
prevailed upon to remain in Charles?
ton and as stated, there will be much
satisfaction and pleasure at his de?
cision. His administration at both
the church and military academy has
been most successful and the church
and schoool are now assured of con?
tinued success.
TAKING PASTEUR TREATMENT.
News From the Hutcherson Children
Who Were Sent to the Atlanta In?
stitute.
A letter was received today from
Dr. Jas. X. Brawner, physician in
charge of the Atlanta Pasteur Insti?
tute, containing the following infor?
mation relative to Mr. Hutcherson's
children, who were taken there for
treatment for hydrophobia:
"Mr. Hutcherson and his two chil?
dren arrived safely last evening
(Wednesday) and the younger child
was put under treatment immediate?
ly. I do not think the elder one is in
any danger, as the virus has never
been found in the saliva of a rabid
animal earlier than ten days before
symptoms develop. Nearly one
month elapsed before this dog showed
symptoms and for this reason I think
we are safe in advising that the treat?
ment is not necessary. The younger
child, however, is in considerable dan?
ger, the wound being on the face, and
we will immunize her as rapidly as
we can."
Two car loads of liquor was re
reived Thursday from the State dis?
pensary. The shipment consisted al?
most entirely of ch<-itp grade of whis?
key, of which the supply had been
exhausted.
You can't tell a woman's age aftor
she takes Hollister's Rocky Mountain
Tea. Her complexion is fine, she is
round, plump and handsome; in fact,
she is young again. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. China's Drug Store.
A MURDERER ARRESTED.
John Coleman. "Who Killed a Fellow
Workman at Dean Bros.' Saw Mill,
Captured in Clarendon.
John -Coleman, the negro who com?
mitted a brutal and unprovoked mur?
der at Dean Bros.' saw mill, near
Sumter Junction, on Sept. 14th last,
and made his escape, was arrested
Friday near Alcolu. He has been
working- for the D. W. Alderman Sons
Co. for some time. He was located
only a few days ago. The warrant
was sent to the sheriff of Clarendon
county, and Coleman was promptly
arrested and committed to Jail in
Manning.
Sheriff Epperson was notified of
the arrest and has sent an officer for
Coleman. He will be tried at the
next term of court, which convenes
April Sth.
The evidence brought out at the
coroner's inquest indicated that the
killing was a cold blooded and pre?
meditated murder. Coleman came
up behind his victim, William Berry,
while he was standing in Dean Bros.'
commissary and struck him on the
head with an adz, from the effects of
which Berry died almost instantly.
NEGROES RESISTED ARREST.
Strother Brothers Use Rifles to Evade
the Law.
Burrell and Edmund Strother, two
negro brothers living in Providence
township, about ten miles from Sum?
ter, have succeeded getting them?
selves into very serious trouble by
using their rifles in resisting arrest
Friday.
The Strothers had disposed of a
bale of cotton upon which Edens &
Co. held a mortgage, which mortgage
had been assigned to Mr. T. H. Edens,
and warrants were sworn out before
Magistrate Wells by Mr. Edens charg?
ing the brothers with disposing of
property under lien. The warrants
were placed in the hands of Constable
Burkett and Mr. J. D. Jennings for
service, and they proceeded at once
I upon the discharge of their mission.
I When these gentlemen arrived at the
home of the Strothers, they found
the culprits armed with Winchester
rifles, and as they were not properly
prepared for such a contingency, it
was impossible to effect the arrests.
The Strothers were aided by their
wives, who were also armed.
The conduct of the Strothers was
at nnce reported, and Saturday morn?
ing a posse was organized composed
of Messrs. J. H. Grady, Deputy Sheriff
Raffield, H. T. Edens, J. D. Jennings,
W. W. McKagen and Shirer, who
were all armed with repeating rifles,
left in two automobiles to capture the
Strothers. When they arrived at
Providence they found the houses
formerly occupied by the brothers de?
serted and they were forced to return
to the city without their men.
Burrell and Edmund Strother, the
two Providence negroes who resisted'
arrest on last Fri lay, voluntarily ap?
peared before Magistrate Wells and
each was bound over and placed un?
der a $300 bond, on charges of re?
sisting arrest, and $200 for disposing
of property under mortgage, to ap?
pear for preliminary hearing on next
Monday, the 31st instant.
City School Notes.
At a meeting of the City Board of
Education held Monday afternoon it
was decided to give holiday on Fri?
day of this week and Monday of next
week. This will take the place, of
course, of the two days usually given
during the spring. This is the only
holiday that the schools will have
had from January to June.
. . .
In the latest scholastic monthly re?
port made by the superintendent
there is a total enrollment in the
white schools of 804 pupils-439 boys
and 365 girls. This enrollment shows
an increase of nearly 500 pupils in
ten years. On March 9, 1906, there
was an enrollment of 724 pupils: an
actual gain of 80 pupils in a year. If
adequate school room is provided it
is safe to predict an enrollment of
1,000 within three years.
ARTHUR BURGESS STABBED.
Isaac Davis, employed by Mr. A. M.
Broughton at his retail grocery on
Main street, is now on trial for com?
mitting a very serious assault upon
Arthur Burgess, a porter employed
by Mr. Broughton, who reported Da?
vis for stealing.
Burgess happened to look under
the seat of the delivery wagon, and
found hidden there a dozen lemons
and another package. This he report?
ed to Mr. Broughton, but in the
meantime the packages had been re?
moved, and when Mr. Broughton ac?
cused Davis of the theft, he became
angry, and accused Burgess of lying
on him. He cursed the boy outrage?
ously, and then took out a pocket
knife and inflicted a wound measur?
ing over 12 inches, from the thigh to
the abdomen, being a deep and se?
rious wound, and nearly severing the
large artery in the leg.
Davis was arrested and required to
give bond for his appearance at trial
today. The trial has not yet been
had. Burgess was taken to the hos?
pital, where his wound was dressed.
He is still in a very serious condition.
PHELPS' STORE ROBBED
Tlie Thief was After Money Only and
Secured But Sixty Cents.
Phelps' grocery- store was entered
Saturday night and the cash register
was rifled of the small change left in
it when the store was closed for the
night. The whole amount taken was
60 cents, and four bread tickets. The
thief was after money only and so far
as can be ascertained he -stole no
goods at all.
He gained entrance to the store
through the trap door on the roof,
reaching the roof by way of the of?
fices on the second floor <>f China's
Drug Store, then to the roof of Chi?
na's wareroom and then, by a ladder,
to the roof of the building. He had
provided himself with a rope which
he used to lower himself from the
trap door to the second floor of the
store. The stairway leading to the
offices in th" China building is not
closed at ni^ht and to one familiar
with the premises the rest was easy.,,
A negro boy was arrested on suspic?
ion Sunday, but as th<-re was no proof
against him he was released.
Jurors for 1907.
The Grand Jury which will serve
during the ensuing year and the Petit
Jurors for the first week of Court
were drawn today. Court convenes on
Monday, April S th.
Grand Jury
J. F. Bland, Jr., A. S. Flud, C. E.
Stubbs, John W. Singleton, S. W.
Young, R. M. Brown, J. J. Team,
Sam G. Green, J. M Kolb, D. H.
Brimson Tv. C. Stiles R. C. Mayes.
Petit Jury, first week
J. H. Levy, Jr., T. S. Sumter, R J.
Geddings, J. G. Strange, H. M. Den?
nis, M. Levi, R. S. Moise, Ferd Levi,
Ben Holliday, R. F. Keels, F. O. Jen?
nings, J. Q. Branson, James C. Tru
luck, S. C. Newman, H. W. Cuttino,
Lampley Jones, J. B. Holliday, W. W.
Ramsey, H. S. Nesbit, W. S. Boykin,
P. Moses, Jr., M. A. Strauss, L. D.
Goodman, J. W. Durant, J. H. Hayns?
worth, W. D. Scurry, C. E. Sanders,
W. A. Weldon, J. S. Richardson, C.
F. McLeod, W. M. Graham, Warren
Moise, W. G. Pierson, Guy L. War?
ren, W. F. Newman, J. B. Ryan.
THE CRIMINAL DOCKET.
List of Cases That Will be Before the
Court of General Sessions.
The Court of General Sessions will
convene on Monday, April 8th, with
Judge J. C. Klugh presiding. On ac?
count of the illness of Solicitor John
S. Wilson, Mr. L. D. Jennings has
been requested and will act as solici?
tor at this term of the court.
The following cases will appear on
the criminal docket:
Ransom Williams, murder.
Willis McKnight, murder.
William Spiven, murder.
'Jack McCoomer, murder.
Thos. Murphy, murder.
Cephas Toney, murder.
John Coleman, murder.
John White, murder.
W. L. Osteen, murder. .
Orlando Brunsen, murder.
Thomas Lord, larceny of live stock.
David Boom, larceny of live stock.
Levi Henry, attempt to rape.
Jervey Woodford, car breaking.
Charlie Rumpt, bar breaking.
James Edward, housebreaking.
Isiah Gooden, burglary and lar?
ceny. :
John Moore, larceny of bicycle.
Chas. Logan, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Joe Cowan, assault and battery
with intent to kill.
Archie Boyd, larceny of bicycle.
.Lem. McKnight, larceny of bicycle.
E. C. Cooper, larceny of bicycle.
Several of those charged with mur?
der have never been arrested and
while their names appear on the
docket, the trials cannot take place.
RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT.
To the Memory of the Late W. S.
Graham. Adopted by Delgar Reel
Squad No. 3, of the Sumter Fire
Department.
Whereas is has pleased Almighty
God to remove from midst our lead?
er while in the performance of duty;
and
Whereas we do now desire to ex?
press our esteem and admiration for
the memory of our late chieftain, as
well as our grief at the irreparable
loss that . we have sustained; now,
therefore, be it resolved:
1st. That the headquarters of this
i squad be draped in mourning for a
period of 30 days.
2d. That our deepest sympathy be
i extended to the family of our de?
parted brother and foreman.
3d. That a page in the minute book
be inscribed to his memory.
4th. That a copy of these resolu?
tions be sent to the family of our late
foreman, a copy be published in each
of the papers of the city, and they be
spread pon the minutes of the
squad.
E. Carson,
J. G. DeLorme,
D. J. Winn, Jr.,
Committee.
Messrs. W. A. James, R. W. Mc
Lendon and A. M. Lee of Bishopville,
the Lee county Court House commit?
tee, inspected the new Court House
here Thursday moring and then
went to Camden to inspect the new
Court House there. They were very
much pleased with the Sumter Court
House, admiring its imposing ap?
pearance and the convenient arrange?
ment of the court room and offices.
As Mr. James remarked, "the Sumter
Court House is* big enough and hand?
some enough to do for a State capital
for a small State." The Kershaw
Court House did not impress them
favorably. They did not like its gen?
eral appearance, some of the offices
are dark and the arrangements are
not convenient. Lee county has about
$50,000 available for the purchase of
a site and the erection o' fthe Court
House, and the committee will en?
deavor- to build a Court House that
will be a credit to the county and
answer the needs for many years to
come.
Elks Elect Officers.
Sumter Lodge, No. 855, B. P. O. E.,
had one of its largest meetings last
night in the Masonic Temple. The oc?
casion was made interesting by the
initiation of three candidates and the
election of officers to serve for one
year from April 1st.
The following gentlemen were
elected to office:
Exalted Ruler-L. I. Parrot.
Esteemed Leading Knight-Philip
P. Finn.
Esteemed Loyal Knight-H. A.
Mood.
Esteemed Lecturing Knight-James
H. Clark.
Secretary and Treasurer-Geo. D.
Levy.
Trustees-James Calk, S. M. Mc?
Call and Alfred Owens.
House Committee-J. C. Huger,
chairman: D. J. Winn; Jr., S. M. Mc?
Call, E. W. Ware and E. Carson.
Mr. J. C. Huger was unanimously
elected delegate to the Grand Lodge,
which meets in Philadelphia from
July 14th to 17th.
There are many tories in the l ind
As by the papers you can se*-,
But none of them can equal
Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea.
-China's DiUg Store.
The ladies who constitute Sumter's
Home Chapter D. A. R. are busy ar?
ranging- for a mammoth card party
to be given April 2d. The entertain?
ment will be in Armory Hall and
there will be an afternoon as well as
an evening session, so as to afford all
an opportunity of going. Admittance
will be twenty-five cents end prizes
will be given the best players, whJls
refreshments of a cooling nature will
be obtainable. The Daughters do not
urge their needs or deserts upon the
public; what they ask is that every?
body should come and have a good
time.
Ladies, before buying your Eeastery
hats, call and see my up-to-date New
York trimmed hats. In rear of Weils
Dry Goods Store, 14 South Main
street. Yours to please,
3-26-4t Miss S. A. Murray.
Arrived at Last.
The genuine "Bliss Triumph" seed
potatoes are in our store. Send in.
your orders at once, and you will not
be disappointed. If you don't want
to plant, get them for the table at
same price as eating potatoes. They
are delicious. O'Donnell & Co.
March 23-lt
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An Early Start
is always an advantage. Sup?
pose you secure it and cele?
brate Easter by commencing
to save money.
THE BUNK OF SHER
will aid your good resolution
by accepting as little as One
Dollar to commence an ao
^^??=i count. Life is not all an Eas
ter pathway of flowers. When storms come you will be glad,
you started saving at this time.
R. I. MANNING, President.
W. F. RHAME, Cashier.
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