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WEDNESDAY, APRIL 3, 1907. Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. P. Meliett-Cook's Cotton Seed. Schwartz Bros.-A Sale of Silks. The Sumter Clothing Co.-Snappy Spring Suits. The Southern Railway-Low Races lo Jamestown. The Carolina Hardware Co.-Re? frigerators, &c. . A. K. Sanders-Toole and Hawkins . Cotton Seed. PERSONAL. Miss Hattie Sanders, of Hagood, ?pent Monday in the city. ; Mr. F. E. ?horaas, of Vvedguield, spent Thursday iu the city. Miss Louisa Gillespie, of Columbia, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Sosa Jen? kins. Messrs. R. C. Blauding and G. W. Mahoney, of Concord, spent Tuesday in town. Mrs. Dicks; of Greensboro, N. C., is visiting her parents, Mr. and Mrs. 3. D. Lee. Mis9 Hallie Kennedy, of Ridgeway, is visiting her sister, Mrs. Sam B. M itch ell. Mrs, A. J. Stokes and Mrs. w. O. Kirkland, o? Dillon, are visiting Mrs. W. B. Burns. Messrs. E. "Wells, A. S. Ledbetter and W. S. Reynolds have returned from New York. ? Miss Lula Cooke Boy kin nas'neturn <?d to the city after a visit to her pa? rents in Camden. Mrs. J. E. Edwards, of Spartan tmrg, spent Thursday in the city with Miss Virginia BarDy. Mrs. J. A. Kennedy of Ridgeway, is visiting her daughter, Mrs. Sam B. Mitchell, on Broad Street. Miss Carrie Yates, of Greenville, is on a visit to her uncle, Mr. W. H. Yates, on West Calhonn Street. Miss Marada Walker has left for Henderson ville, N. C., where she will ?pend tho summer with her sister, Mrs. H. L. Scarborough. Mrs. Stonewall Jackson and her granddaughter, Miss Julia Christian, of Charlotte, N. C., passed through the city Friday morning on their way ?orne after speuding some time -with Miss Witherspoon, of Mayes ville. Mr. Neill O'Donnell who has been in New York for about a month, has ireturned home. Rev. H. H. Covington received a "telegram Wednesday from the ves? try of the Monumental Church, Richmond, Va, renewing the call unanimously and requesting him to i ? i ?withdraw hi3 declination. Mr. Cov? ington will not reconsider the matter, .having determined tc- remain in Sum? ter/ . . -- }-'- - M r. H. ' C. Woodley, of Sumter, of "the senior class of Wofford College, will go to.< Due West on next Tuesday to attend a committee meeting of representatives of all colleges of the State to arrange a date for the inter - oollegiate oratorical contest to be held in Greenwood sometime in May. Mr. W. W. Carson, of the senior class will Ti.present Wofford in this contest Mr. Woodley is a member of the exe? cutive committee on ." intercollegiate functions.-Spartanburg Herald. Owing to the bad weather che Flaster services in the First Method1 ist Church were postponed until 8 o'clock Tuesday evening. The ladies will be interested in Schwartz Bros.'s silk sale advertise? ment today. S. H. Edmunds and H. G. Osteen nave been reappointed members of the County Board of Education. Attention is invited to the adver? tisement of Luzianne coffee, of which ?Crosswell & Co. are the local repre? sentatives. An artistically decorated show win? dow in the dry goods department of O'Donnell & Co. has attracted a great of attention and comment. . A few days ago Mr. E. J. Hedge, of Tindal, brought a lemon of his own raising to town and shoved it to some of his friends. 7 lemon weighed 1 1-2 pounds ano. was one of the largest ever seen in Sumter. The Sumter Clothing Company has an attractive advertisement that all men should read. This company carries a large and complete stock of clothing, furnishings and shoes, and in price and quality they challenge comparison. A freight train was wrecked on the Northwestern Railroad near Dalzell Wednesday afternoon. Three box cars and two coal cars left the track and the track was torn up for a dis? tance of two hundred yards. Wednes? day afternoon and Thursday morning it was necessary to transfer passen? gers at the wreck, as the track had not then been repaired. The local dispensary was opened under che county dispensary law on March 2d, and has therefore been in operation just one month. A state? ment made up Monday morning shows that the gross sales for the month were $9,815.80, as compared with $11,505:95 for March, 1906. Every month this year has shown a falling off in sales as compared with last year. The sales in January," 1906, were $13.180.25, and in January, 1907, $11,048.40. DEATH. Mr. J. C. Dove, who recently re ' moved to this city from Doves i ville, 3>arIiiigton county, died sudden I ! ly at his home on West Hampton avenue at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. Mr. Dove has been suffering with or? ganic heart disease for a long time, but his general health was as good j as usual and his death was wholly I unexpected. After suffering greatly for twelve days with a bronchial affection, An? nie Isabelle, the 15-months-old baby of Mr. and Mrs. Wi T. Hough, 104 South Washington streec, died at 3.45 o'clock Saturday afternoon. Rev. F. M. Satterwhite conducted the funeral services Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The attending physician and friends did all that could be done to sdVv; elie little one's life. - Elmer Clark, the little son of Mrs. L. Clark, of Wilmington, Del., who is visiting her uncle Mr. Isaac Strauss, died Sunday night. Funeral of Mr. Dove. The funeral of Mr. J. C. Dove, who died suddenly yesterday afternoon, was held from his late residence on West Hampton avenue at 3.30 o'clock this afternoon. The services were conducted by Rev. J. P. Marion, Jr., who also read the burial services at the cemetery where the interment was made. Although Mr. Dove had made his home in Sumter but a few weeks he had many friends here and his sud? den and untimely death i3 felt as a personal bereavement by many. The deceased is survive! by his wife, who is a sister of Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme and Mr. W. M. DeLorme, .and by one son, Mr. Leon Dove, of Darlington,. and five daughters, Mrs. D. W. Cun? ningham ,of Darlington and Misses Nina, Octavia, Pauline and Bessie Dove. Mr. Dove was a native of Darling? ton county, and was for thirty-four years agent at Dovesville for the At? lantic Coast Line, which position he resigned January 1st, shortly before coming to this city. Ciyic League Meeting. The Civic League held its regular meeting on Monday, in the pleasant parlors of the Elks' Club. It is to be regretted that the attendance was rather small, as many matters of im? portance were discussed. Mr. Hugh Haynsworth gave a very interesting and instructive talk on "Parliament? ary Law." The treasurer's report shows that the money in hand is inadequate for the wrork which the League wshes to accomplish this spring. This condi? tion makes it all the more necessary for every member to help writh the spring festival, which the Civic League is planning to give the latter part of April. The committees having charge of special work for the festival are urg? ed to perfect their plans as soon as possible in order to be able to report at an early date. The commissioners who are in charge of the State dispensary will find it difficult to sell the balance of the stock on hand to county dispen? saries if they charge all the county boards the prices that they taxed up against the Sumter board on the two car loads of liquor recently bought. Whiskey that has always retailed for 15 cents a half pint is billed at 14 cents, whiskey that hr.- retailed at 80 cents a quart is billed at 70 cents. When freight and drayage is added to this cost there is practically no margin of profit left to the county and there is nothing left to the coun? ty board but to buy liquor elsewhere or advance the prices. p There was a small fire at the Sum? ter Hotel Sunday afternoon, but it was quickly extinguished and the damage done was not great. The g-, ate in the parlor fell out scattering coals on the rug in front of the fire place. The rug and two chairs were burned before the fire was discovered and this was the extent of the dam? age. The fire department was called out twice Sunday night by a fire at Mrs. Ferguson's boarding house on South Sumter street. The first alarm was sent in about 7.30 o'clock and the hose wagons responded promptly. In a short time the fire was apparenily wholly extinguished, and the wagons returned to their .houses. About 11.30 o'clock the fire broke out again and the fire department was called out. but this time the flames had gained too great headway before the alarm was given and the firemen could do little when they arrived save to pre? vent the spread of the fire to nearby buildings. Wry little of the furniture and household goods were saved. Mrs. Ferguson had no insurance. The house which was owned by Mr. A. J. Moses, was insured for about two thirds its value. PETIT JURORS. A. C. Troublefield, J. W. Cox, J. B. Crouch, H. B. Curtis, G. H. Strickland, E. R. Sanders, W. W. Rees, J. H. Tobias, Li. I. Strauss, J. W. McCoy, J. L. Kaynsworth, Blanding Ardis P. A. W. McGee, L. Tv. Jenkins, J. X. Betts, R. E. Wilder, R. F. DesChamps, A. V. Cauthen, R. X. Gentry, E. A. Bult man, H. C. TVadford, J. H. Chandler. J. H. Dorrity, W. L. Saunders, D. R. Mccallum, Jr., H. S. Barclay, Willie Shaw, H. D. Cain, T. L. Jones, Perry Moses, E. L. McGee, 3. R. DuRant, M. E. Rivers, A. F. Boatfield, E. Ran? dal, P. M. Parrott. Y - Nelson Robinson, colored, found a naked negro infant near his house in Shannontown Friday night. The child was apparently not more than an hour old, and was not even wrapped up, but il: was still alive. Robinson reported his find to the police, but as Shannontown is beyond thc city lim? ite the case was turned over to Sher? iff Epperson. He made an investiga? tion next morning, but could learn nothing as to the parentage of the waif. Robinson's wife asked to be allowed to keep the child and her request was granted. John Fair, a negro who claims Co? lumbia as his home, was arrestde on Saturday by Officer Owens on the charge of robbing the grocery store of ; * Foggie ?Sb GcoJ, colored. When taken ' into custody he had a sack in which was found an assorted lot of goods worth about $6. The goods tallied . exactly with the list of articles re- j ported by Foggie & Good to the jolice j as'having been taken from tb err store. Fair was arraigned before Recorder Hurst today, but waived a prelimi? nary and was committed to jail. You'll find our Hart Shaffner & flarx Varsity suit not only good to look at and easy to pay for, but easy to wear. We'll fityouper fectly in it ; and you will think so your? self. All wool aual KNOX ECLIPSE HATS, SHIRTS, It is incumbent upon the Atlantic Coast Line to do something at once toward rebuilding the passenger sta? tion. A roofless building can be en? dured by the patrons of the road in dry weather, but on a day such as Sunday, when the rain fell in a steady drive at train time, the sta? tion in its present condition affords no protection at all, and those who were at the station had to take the rain or seek refuge in near by houses. Sumter has needed a larger and bet? ter passenger station for a long time, but at present the need is for any sort of station that will afford pro? tection to passengers when it rains. ARROW COLLARS, Keiser Neckwear and Wilson Brother's Fur= n is hing Goods. Ladies, don't don't forget to ex? amine my up-to-date Spring Hats before buying. In the rear of Wells Dry Goods Store, 14 S. Main street. Yours to please, Miss S. A. Murray. 4-2-5t* The DJ. Copyright 1907 by Hart Schaffner 6? Marx Phone 166. Its virtues have been established for many years, and thousands of peo? ple have been made happy by taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. The Board of County Commission? ers met yesterday in regular monthly session. The Favorite Range offered by the Carolina Hardware Company was won by Miss Esther Gentry, the award having been made by drawing a number from a hat. Gymnastics alone can never grive that elasticity, ease and graceful fig? ure winch comes by taking Hollister's Rocky Mountain Tea 35 cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug Store. Sumter, S. C. O'DONNELL ? COMPANY ?:- JUST MIT 1011 WINI FOB EASTER. -: The Newest Styles in Belts, Hose, Long Silk Gloves, Neckwear, and all the other Dainty Little Things that go to make up A Woman's Perfect Wardrobe for Spring. One lot Ribbons No. 6o worth 15c. the yard. Easter price lOc. 300 doz. or 3,600 yds. Val. Lace, value 8 to 10c. the yard. Your choice 5c. the yard, or.50c. Doz. 90 inches, or 2 1-2 yds. all linen sheeting per yard 93c. 36-inch all Linen Plaid, something new and very sheer, for la? dies' waists, worth 60c. the yard, now . 45c. 36-inch Linene-Irish Linen finish for skirts, worth 15c. at 13 1-2 30-inch Mercerized Lingerie, very dainty for shirt waist at 22 1-2 SILKS The time has come to buy spring: goods, such as WINDOW SCREENS and DOORS. GARDEN HOSE. REFRIGERATORS, ICE BOXES. WA? TER COOLERS, GARDEN TOOLS, &c. You will find thgt we carry a full stock of anything in this line and will be glad to have you give us a call before purchasing . l?. WARE CO. 98c. 50c. 36-inch Black and Colored Taffetta Silks, value Si.25, at Black water proof Japanese Silk the yard White Japanese Wash Silks at . . . .25, 50, and 75c. Beautiful line of Plaid Silks, Two-Tone Silks and Figured Silks at. 75c. SEE OUR LINE OF Voils, Panamas, Taftettas, Poplins, Henriettas and lots of other weaves. Also our Colored Dress Goods in Novelty Plaids, Cream Serges, Brilliantines, Albatross, Veilings, etc. Our Jine of India Linons, Persian Lawn, Wash Organdies, French Organdies, etc , are complete and prices as low as you have ever bought them. Be sure to look over our Colored Wash Goods, Checked Batiste, Harlequin Zephyrs, Silk: Tissues and host of others too numerous to mention -:- EMBROIDERIES! The best assortment of Insertions and Edgings to match we have ever offered. Marked 25 per cent less than their actual value. Our SHOE and CLOTHING Departments are Complete. Mg ^^^^ST AND LAST^^ J Bf Mean $ $ made to all who 1 mm buy or wear them. In style,' WB ease and durability, "Shield Brand Shoes" %M SOLD BY RELIABLE ONLY ^^M^?K8 SER CO,, Manufacto^^ Millinery Opening' adnesday,the Mrs. Atkinson will have her Spring display of trimmed hats. All are cor dlaily invited to attend.