The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 03, 1907, Image 3
THE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE.
President Manning Announces Ap?
pointment of Standing Comniitttees.
Executive Committee-R. I. Man?
ning, chairman; H. L. Scarborough,
H. F. Haynsworth, E. I. Reardon, D.
R. McCailum, Jr., H. C. Haynsworth,
Neill O'Donnell, C. G. Rowland, S. H.
Edmunds.
Committee on Passenger Arrange?
ments-R. I.v Manning, chairman; _W.
A. Bowman, J. W. McKeiver, W. H.
Ingram, H. J. Mclaurin, Jr., E. I.
Reardon J. H. Chandler, H. C. Hayns
worth.
Committee on Freight Arrange?
ments-J. K. Crosswell, W. H. Ing?
ram, J. K. Whilden, R. I*. Wright. J.
F. Glenn, Mitchell Levi, H. J. Harby.
Committee on Manufactories-J.
W. McKeiver, H. J. McLaurin, Jr., C.
. T. Mason, J. H. Scarborough, R. B.
Bel3er, J. R Lig?n, D. J. Winn, Sr., J.
L. Alnutt H. J. Harby. T. B. Jenkins.
Committee on Public Works-J. H
Chandler, A. J. Stubbs, W. W. McKa?
gen, H. D. Barnett, H. L. Scarbor?
ough, R. F. Haynsworth, L. W. Fol?
som, F. D. Knight
Committee on New Enterprises
W. H. Ingram, J.- L. Alnutt E. Lt
Witherspoon, E. S. Booth, J. R. Lig?
?n, H. D. Moise, Isaac Strauss, A. W.
r Orcsswell.
Committee on Streets and Roads
J. A. Mood, S. C. Baker, L. E. White,
I>. D. Moise, W. B. Boyle, L C.
Strauss, S. M. Pierson.
'Committee on Entertainment-Ma?
rion Moise, G. W. Dickr G. A. Lem
mon, R. D. Lee, W. B. Boyle, W. M.
Graham, J. H. Levy, C. M. Hurst,
Ferd* levi, J. K. Bradford. ?
. Committee on Finance-Neill
O'Donnell, S. B. Mitchell, G. A Lem
mon, C. G. Rowland.
Committee on Constitution and By
Laws-H. A. Moses, H. G. Osteeo, H.
C. Haynsworth, S. H. Edmunds.
Committee on Monthly Smoker
W. W. McKagen, J. H. Levy, D. R.
McCailum, Jr.
Committees* on Membership-Ward j
No. 1-Business Section-J. W. Mc?
Keiver, F. D. Knight H. C. Hayns?
worth. Ward No 2-Business Sec
. tion-W. W. McKagen, Isaac Strauss,
J. H. Levy, E. F. Miller. Ward No. 3
--Business Section-H. A. Moses, C.
M. Hurst J H. Grady. Ward No. 4
Business Section-E. I. Reardon, P.
P. Finn, J. I?. Alnutt Manufacturing
and Wholesale Section-E. L. Wither?
spoon, J. R Clack, Geo. D. Shore
The first named member of each ,
committee will please act as tempo- ;
rary chairman, and call the commit?
tee together for organization. Each
committee will elect its . permanent
chairman and secretary for one year.
Each standing committee will meet at
least once a month for transaction of!
business, and shall report to the
Chamber of Commerce at every
monthly meeting of the Chamber.
All citizens Who desire to join the
Chamber may do so by giving their
manes to some member of the mem?
bership committee from the ward in
which applicant resides. The mon thy
dues are fifty cents. No membership
fee is charged. As soon as each
standing committtee is organized the
secretary of each committee will
please notify E. I. Reardon, Seoretary
Chamber of Commerce, giving name
of chairman and secretary of the
committee.
THE TURF ASSOCIATION.
The Sumter Turf Association met
Thursday and perfected an organiza?
tion. The following directors were
elected:
R. C. Richardson J. L. Alnutt, J.
H. Chandler, W. Bultman, C. F. Mc
Faddin, H. J. McLaurin, Jr., W. R.
Burgess.
The officers elected were:
President-R. C. Richardson.
Vice President-J. L. Alnutt.
Secretary and Treasurer-W. R
Burgess.
William Bultman was elected gen?
eral manager and C. F. McFaddin as?
sistant general manager.
A grand stand to seat fifteen hun?
dred people is now. being erected at
the race track of che association, and
it will be completed in time for the
first race meet, which will be held in
the latter part of April.
Band Made a Hit.
Mr. Wilbur S.' Schumacher, chief
musician of the Sumter military
band, was highly complimented by
the visiting guardsmen upon the ex
cellent music furnished ?:' ing the
convention. Col. Henry T. Thomp?
son, commander of the Second South
Carolina infantry, said last night: "I
am proud of the way the band show?
ed up. The mu?ic furnished was sec?
ond to none and delegates from every
State commented most favorably up?
on the quality of the music furnish?
ed." South Carolinians are especial?
ly proud of the Sumter band. Mr.
Schumacher himself is a musician of
national reputation.-The State,
March 27.
Gentle and Effective.
*A well known Manitoba editor
writes: "As an inside worker I find
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver !
Tablets invaluable for the touches of 1
biliousness natural to sedentary life,
their action being gentle and effect?
ive, clearing the digestive tract and
the head." Price 25 cents. Samples
free. DeLorme's Pharmacy.
CHARGED WITH LARCENY.
R. E. Miller, Bookkeeper for the
Sumter Co?in & Casket Company,
Arrested and Committed to Jail.
R. E. Miller, who has been in che
employ of the Sumter Coffin & Cas?
ket Manufacturing Company as book?
keeper, was arrested last night about
10 o'clock on the charge of larceny,
and committed to jail The warrant
was issued late yesterday afternoon
by Magistrate Wells on the affidavit
of Mr. Witherspoon.
It is alleged in the indictment that
Miller had appropriated to his own
use money belonging to the Sumter
Coffin & Casket Manufacturing Co.
An official of that company stated to?
day that so far they have found a
shortage of $609.07 . in Miller's ac?
counts, that being the discrepancy be?
tween Miller's last statement showing
the amount on deposit in bank, and the
amount actually in bank. The same
official stated that Miller had been
given authority to sign checks in the
absence of Mr. Witherspoon for the
payment of freight bills and other j
minor current expenses, and that he
took advantage of this to isrue and
sign chcecks, which he cashed and
appropriated co his own use. As he
had charge of the books., including
the check and bank books and at- j
tended to depositing money , in the j
bank it was easy for him to keep his
shortage covered up until an investi?
gation was made and the books check?
ed up. He was first suspected several
weeks ago, shortly before the death
of Mr. M. B. Witherspoon, the Gene?
ral Manager of the Sumter Coffin &
Casket Manufacturing Company, but
his illness and death prevented an in?
vestigation being made at that time.
As soon as Mr. Roy Witherspoon took
charge of the business "he began a
thorough investigation and checked -up
the books from the time Miller enter?
ed the employ of the company last
April. The investigation confirmed
the suspicion previously entertained
and the, arrest: followed.
The young man came to Sumter
from Newbern, N. C., to enter the em?
ploy of th9 Coffin & Casket Company,
having been engaged by correspon?
dence. He was well recommended
f
and he was trusted by his employers
from the first.
Application will be made for bail
for H. E. Miller, the bookkeeper of
the Sumter Coffin & Casket Co., who
is in jail charged with larceny.
A NEW SCHOOL HOUSE.
An Election to be Ordered to Author?
ize a School Bond Issue.
A petition for an election -to vote
j on the .question - of issuing bonds to
the amount of $30,000 to erect anoth?
er school house is being circulated
among the freeholders of the city. It
goes without saying that a large ma?
jority of the freeholders will sign the
petition and that the election will be
held in due time and the proposed
i bond issue ordered by the qualified
electors.
Another school house is needed and
needed badly to accommodate the
children of school age. and unless it
is provided without delay a large
number of children must be denied
admission to the schools at the open?
ing of the next school year. The two
school houses are now crowded to the
limit of their seating capacity, and
there is no makeshift left by which
more pupils can be crowded in, the
assembly hall in each of the buildings
having already been cut up into
school rooms.
The attendance has grown beyond
all expectations, and it . is necessary
for the city to provide school facilities
adequate to the needs of the popula?
tion.
*What is it that tastes as pleasant
as maple sugar and quickly relieves
coughs and colds? Mothers who have
used it will quickly answer: "Ken?
nedy's Laxative Cough Syrup." Thc
pleasant cold remedy that expels the
cold through its laxative acci?n on
the bowels. Conforms strictly to the
Pure Food arid Drugs Law. Contains
no opiates. Sold by all druggists.
FIRE AT PINEWOOD.
Pinewood, March 2?.-The resi?
dence and store house of Mrs. W. E.
Barwick was destroyed by fire last
night about half past 9 o'clock. Only
a small quantity of goods were saved
from the store, but most of the house?
hold furniture was saved.
The loss is about $7,000 with in?
surance of $4,000.
.Use Kennedy's Laxative Cough
Syrup. Children like its pleasant
taste, and mothers give it hearty en?
dorsement. Contains no opiates, but
drives out the cold through the bow- j
els. Made in strict conformity to
Pure Food and Drug Law. Recom?
mended and sold by all druggists.
Peat fodder for cattle is made in
Germany of the top layer of peat,
mixed with 70.75 per cent of molas?
ses.
CASTOR IA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have Always Bought
Signature cf
I AMERICAN GOVERNMENT TAK?
ING A BLIND IN ASIATIC AF?
FAIRS.
j Constantinople, March 27.-Acting
j under instructions from Washington,
j P. A. Jay, secretary of thc American
! embassy here, will soon leave for
I Bagdad, Asiatic Turkey, to inspect the
j Bagdad railroads, designed to con
j nect the Mediterranean with the Per?
sian gulf. He will inspect the work
which the Germans are doing and
make a detailed report to Secretary
I Root, regarding German political ac
I tivity.
The English View.
London, March 27.-Unusual im?
portance is attached here to the ac?
tion of the Washington government
ordering Jay to Bagdad. It is be?
lieved that the reference of Ambassa?
dor Bryce that the near east offered
the only war cloud, meant the Ger?
many's designs on the Persian gulf
through the Bagdad railway. Am?
bassador Bryce made the remark in
his New York speech recently.
STATE LEAGUE MEETING.
Held in Columbia With Only Three
Cities Represented.
The meeting held in Columbia Tues?
day night for the purpose of taking
steps to organize tho State Baseball
League was not as encouraging
as was expected by those who have
been agitating the scheme. Only An?
derson and Sumter, with a proxy from
Darlington, were represened at the
meeting.
Messrs. W. Bultman, of Sumter,
Wm. E. Earle, of Anderson, and a
proxy from Darlington were the rep?
resentatives who showed up. It is
not understood why the meeting fail?
ed and it does not necessarily indi?
cate that .the State League has fail
j ed altogether.
j A message from Greenville states
that that city will not go into the pro?
posed league.
I , Those mostly concerned in the
matter have not yet decided what
will be their next move, but will by
no means let he matter rest until a
strong league is organized.
Whooping Coutrh.
*I have used Chamberlain's Cough ,
Remedy in my family in cases of
whooping cough, and want to tell you
that it is the best medicine I have ev- j
er used.-W. F. Gaston. Pasco, Ga.
This remedy is safe and sure. Fori
sale by DeLorme'? Pharmacy. j
One of the quickest ways to get
rid of money ij to try to get mere in
a hurry.
j OUTRAGE OX FRENjpH SUBJECTS
BRING QUICK PUNISHMENT.
-
Troops From Algeria Rushed into
Morocco and an Important Town
Seised-Moors Made No Resist?
ance.
Paris, March 27.-French troops i
arrived today in Oaijda, Morocco, ac?
cording to private dispatches receiv?
ed here. No details are given. It is
assumed that the Moors offered no
resistance.
With the French troops in control
the Sultan will soon feel the effects,
asheavy taxes are collected for the
Sultan in Ouijda, which is a big com?
mercial center.
The Price of Health.
*"The price of health in a malari?
ous district is just 25 cents; the cost
of a box of Dr. King's New Life Pills,"
writes Ella Slayton, of Noland, Ark.
New Life Pills cleanse gently and
impart new life and vigor to the sys?
tem. 25c. Satisfaction guaranteed at
Sibert's Drug Store.
A bird in the bush is worth three
in the hand-from the bird's view?
point. *
Bitten by a Spider.
. ?Through blood poisoning caused
by a spider bite, John Washington,
of Bosqueville, Tex., would have lost
his leg, which became a mass of run?
ning sores, had he not been persuaded,
to try Bucklen's Arnica Salve. He
writes: "The first application reliev?
ed, and four boxes healed all the
sores." 25c. at Sibert's Drug Store.
While repairing broken insulators
on the main wires of the Greenville
Carolina Power company Thursday
morning William Godfrey, a lineman,
touched a live wire and was stunned.
He fell to the ground, SO feet below,
breaking his right arm and fractur?
ing his skull.
?"Good ior everything a salve is
used for and especially recommended
for Piles." That is what we say about
Dewitt's Carbo lized Witch Hazel
Salve. That is what twenty years of
usage has proven. Get the original.
Sold by all druggists.
Joe Hart, colored, aged about 30
years, and a switchman on the Sea?
board Air Line railway, working in
the yard of the road at the old Sidney
park, Columbia, was ground to death
beneath the heavy wheels of shifting
engine No. 563 on Friday morning.
?Kodol for dyspepsia clears the
stomach and makes the breath sweet
os a rose. Kodol is sold by druggists cn?
a guarantee relief plan. It conforms
strictly to the National Pure Food
ind Drug Law. Sold by all druggists.
Thc way of ths transgressor is a
wen-beaten path.
flSSppp Thc New
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jT8!! Stove
Different from other oil stoves. Superior because j I
of its economy, cleanliness, and easy operation. The tl
I NEW PERFECTION I
I Wick Blue Hame Oil Cook-Stove I
saves fuel expense and lessens the work. Produces iff
Ul a strong working flame instantly. Flame always \m
under immediate control. Gives quick results Iff
without overheating the kitchen. Made in three |1
g sizes. Every stove warranted. If not at your IB
dealer's, write our nearest agency for descriptive jil
gf| j circular. ii
I T Fjd?$f@ Lamp AM
PMS . is the best lamp for all-round household usc / \
Made of brass throughout and beautifully nickeled. W-? i-yL*
? Perfectly constructed; absolutely safe; unexcelled
PL H in light-giving power; an ornament to any room. ^ga^jj?fc.
ffajpl Every lamp warranted. If not at your dealer's, ^ \\
Bm write to our nearest agency.
STANDARD OIL COMPANY iST
FIGURING TBE ff ER?ST
you lost on the money in your
home or office, where does the
wisdom come io ? You have
"to work for your money. Why
nor mfike it work for you?
THE BUI OF SOMIER
puts your money to work at
once. ri he wages in the form
of interest keeps right on, day
and night, Sundays and holi-i
days If you want your money to make more for you, start an j
account with the bank to-day
All Saying Deposits Received up to the 10tn of April will Draw Interest From April 1st.
R. I. MANNING, President.
W. F. RHAME, Cashier.
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SOTNAHCOTIC.
For Infants and Children,
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
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JUST RECEIVED
Another Car Load of
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W. A. BOWMAN, Pres. A BE RYTTENEEFC
P. G. BOWMAN, Sec. & Treas.
Pres'
The Sumter
& Mercantile Company,
uniter. &. CJ.
?es#s#as##Capital Stock $50,000**** .?*?.
Wholesale Grocers, Fertilize
ersand Farmers' Supplk s.
Sole agents for the celebrated brand o? Wil?
cox & Gibbs Fertilizers.
We are prepared to quote the very c *est
cash or time prices on all lines of
Groceries, Fertilizers and Faniiers'
Supplies,
And invite your investigation before m?kin?
your arrangements for another year.
Come to see us. We will save you m tey,
and give you a hearty, courteous welcome
Sumter Banking I
Mercantile, Comp?s?,
Masonic Building, 2d?door from the Postoffice.
Sumter, S. C.
IV. G. OSTEEIN, JR., Dentist.
_ 18 WEST LIBERTY STREET. UP STAIRS
I HOURS: 8:30 TO 1. - P. M. 2 TO 6.
I OFFICE PEONE 30. HOUSE PHONE 3e2.
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