Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WEDNESDAY, MAY 22, 1907. Entered at the Postoffice at Sumter, S. C., as Second Class Matter. PERSONAL. Hon. A. F. Lever spent Tuesday in the city. Mr. H. D. Barnett has returned from Florida. Mr. IC L Manning has returned jg^ from Columbia. Mrs. Harris, of Rock Hill, is visit ing Mrs. H. J. Carr. J. H. Lesesne, Esq., of Manning, was in town Monday. Mr Sanford Wheeler, of Mayesville, ?was in town Thursdav. L Col- John J. Dargan, of Stateburg, f was in the city Friday. T Mr. T. B. Rhame, ot Lynchburg, spent Monday in town. Mr. J. D. Clark, of Lynchburg, was in the city Friday. Mr. Richard Gillespie is visiting his aunt, Mrs. Rosa Jenkins. Miss Daisy Gates, of Elloree, was ^ in the city Monday'night. Mr. Eugene Hogan went to Colum bia on a business trip Friday. Mrs. J. J. Ward, of Darlington, is the guest of Mrs. C. P. Osteen. Mis. John Burch, of Darlington, is . visiting' Mrs. E. S. DesChamps. y v. A. A. Strauss,, of Mayesville, at bended the carnival Friday night Mr. Koy M. McCoHoagh, of Colum bia, was in the city Mcnday night. Dr. Charles Ryttenberg, of the i Sinai Hospital, New York City, is at horne on a short visit. Mr. Louis McCullough, of Hender Tille, N. C., who has been attending i_ .school here, has returned home. & Mrs. C. L. Sprott and Misses Mayme ] Mayes and Leila Burgess, of Mayes -ville, were in the city Tuursday. . j Mr. Perry Moses has gone to James town to attend the annual meeting of I the Inter-State Cotton Seed Crushers' Association. Mr. H. E. Scott, of Sumter, who ^Ifjhas been here for a few days, returned j home this morning.-Orangeburg l ews, May 20. Miss Sai e Patton, after a stay of j .several months in the city, returned | to her home in Henderson ville, N. C., i Saturday morning. Mrs. Asbury, of Clarksville, Ga., tttgf rac has been visiting her parents, T 'Ai. and Mrs. P. G. Howman, left for auer home yesterday. Mr. J. E. Flowers, who has been -nbsent from this city for-some time and who is now located in Atlanta, is on a visit to his father. Mrs. L. B. Phillips, of Sumter, who has been visiting Mr. J. L. Phillips, W returned to her home this morning. Orangeburg News, May 20. Mr, Ernest Bradford, who has been with J. J. Nettles & Co., of Alcoln, has accepted a position with the Southern Railway, of this city. Senator B. Frank Kelly, of Lee county, and Representative Z. T. Ker-. ^ ^haw, oriFlorenee, passed tbrougn the m 2 i ty on Monday en route to Clemson ' College. Messrs. ? J. H. Villeneuve, of St. Augustine, Fla., and L. S. Villeneuve, of Waycross, Ga., are in the city, having been called here by the criti cal illness of their mother. The concert by the Second Regi ment Band on the monumental square I'Tiday afternoon was greatly enjoyed . >y ali lovers of good band music. Quite a large crowd was out and a very pleasant time was spent there in the ^arly evening. A number of the old, dilapidated -. elephone poles were removed from .Main street Friday and the appear ance of the street is greatly improved. Most of these poles were rotten and were dangerous to toe left standing .on the street. The Sumter Dry Goods Company's new ad. is tolling about the proper things to buy for a summer trip. They say it doesn't matter whether you go by land or water, they can correctly by lan dor water, they can correctly and conveniently outfit you. li ls proposed to make a beautiful park out of the giounds surrounding the depot. The Civic League has' the matter in charge and work will com mence soon on the beautifying of these grounds. When the new sta tion i completed and the park put in order, there will be no more attract ive place to be seen than this locality. A pretty and neatly kept park around a depot makes a wonderful impres sion on travelers coming to a town or passing through. Work i* progressing satisfactorily on the new Court House and soon Sumter county will have one of the most handsome court buildings to be lound in the State, if not the finest. Hollywood Camp. W. of W., will hold a fish fry at Swimming Pens on ; the night of June 25th. The Wood- ! men are looking forward to the event with pleasant anticipations, and there -will be a large attendance. The city should post the names of the streets on the different corners. It is very confusing to strangers not to have any guide while hunting for a .certain' street. The fact that signs are needed is noticeable every day. Sumter leads all of the cities of the State in the number of automobiles. The handsome machines and the large number of them to be seen here is frequently commented on by stran gers. They give the city a metropoli tan air. A woman never forgives a man for forgiving her for not forgiving him. ! DEATH. j Rev. H. S. Webb, of Darlington county, the father-in-law of Mr. S. D. Cain, of Privateer, died Sunday and will be buried Tuesdav. THE SEWERAGE COMMISIOX Very Satisfactory Trip to Florida Engineer Elected-The Gravity System Adopted. The sewerage commission appoint ed by City Council and which left here on Saturday for Florida, has com- the trip. Messrs. Geo. L. Rici , R. F. Haynsworth, Perry Moses, Jr., and J. P. Booth have re turned to the city. The other mem bers of the commission, Messrs. H. C. Haynsworth, H. D. Barnett and D. J. Chandler have gone on a visit to the east coast of Florida and Havana. The business of fe commission was completed in t\ days' time and the result of the trip was most satis factory in even* respect. The sewer age systems of Palatka and Gaines ville, Fla., were inspected by the com mission. The location of these towns is very similar to Sumter and the conditions of putting in sewerage \ there gave the commission a good knwledge of what will be necessary here. The commission elected as engi neer for the work here, Mr. W. M. Lyons of Palatka. Mr. Lyons has put in about half a dozen systems in Flor ida cities, which have proven very successful and he comes highly rec ommended to the commission. The proposition given the commission by Mr. Lyons was better than any other they have received yet and the secur ing of a contract with him is consid ered very satisfactory and advantage ous to the city. . He will report here in about ten days for the commence ment of the work. The system decided upon for this city and as installed by Engineer Ly ons is the gravity system. This sys tem is far less expensive than the other systems in which expensive pun. ping outfits have to be used and is sad to give much more satisfactory service in a level locality like that of this city. In every way tho commission is well satisfied with their trip and its results. Mr. R. A. Weldon, formerly dispen ser at Mayesville, is now superintend ent of the bottling department of the county dispensary. The brigade of ditchers now at work on Turkey creek canal will probably reach the upper end of the big ditch at Calhoun street by Saturday. O'Donnell & Co. have a big, attract ive advertisement today, which may be read with profit by the shopping public. Look it up and see if it don't interest you. Mr. Warren Moise had one hand se verely mashed in the machinery at the Sumter Iron Works today and it was necessary to amputate one finger at the first joint. Congressman Lever will meet the members of the City Council and offi cers and committeemen of the Cham ber of Commerce in the council chamber at 5.30 this afternoon to confer with them in reference to sev eral matters -of importance to the city of Sumter. The Elks of Sumter Lodge, B. P. O. E.,. returned from Orangeburg this morning and several prominent mem bers express themselves as well pleas ed with the meeting and the hospital ity of the Orangeburg Elks. The closing of the stores and busi ness houses yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock on account of the carnival was greatiy appreciated by the clerks and showed the public spirit of the merchants of the city. Hoiiywood Camp, W. of W., had a delightful smoker last night after the work of initiating the large number of candidates was over. Ligrk re freshments were served and the social feature of the evening was thorough ly enjoyed by all present. Much comment is made by passen gers at the depot every day at the de lay in rebuilding the station. The present partly burned building is somewhat of an eye-sore and looks I rather bad in a city like Sumter, but ! better things are ahead and it will I not be long before a larger and more j convenient depot will be in evidence. Read Schwartz Bros.' advertise ment today for the latest shopping news. : The xiln-sheds and a large lot of wood on the yard were burned at tb Sumter Brick Works Saturday night. The sheds caught from the fire in the kilns and it was impossible to extinguish them. The less was quite heavy, as the sheds were not in sured. Ladies, don't forget the special sales in my millinery, in the rear of Wells Dry Goods . ore, 14 S. Main street. Yours t<> please. Miss S. A. Murray. 5-15-2t W. H. BROWN & BROS. Pocahontas Perfume Ail the Race. For Sale hy MULDROW DRUG COMPANY. 4 i CLEMSOX AGRICULTURAL COL I LEGE. - j Scholars!::}) and Entrance Examina tion to Freshman Class The examination for the award o scholarships from Sumter County and ADMISSION TO FRESHMAN CLASS will be held at the County Court House on Friday.July 5, at 9 a. m. Applicants for scholarships may se cure blank application forms from the county Superintendent of Educa tion. These blanks must be filled out properly and filed with the county Superintendent before the beginning of the examination. Those taking the examination for entrance to the Freshman class and not trying for a scholarship should file their applica tion with President Meli. The schol arships are worth $100 and free tui tion. One scholarship student from each county may select the Textile course, others must take one of the Agricultural courses. Examination paper will be furnished, but each ap plicant should provide himself with scratch paper. The number of schol arships to be awarded will be an nounced later. P. H. MELL, President, Clemson College, S. C. 5-15-St Hot air is the motive power that operates the human talking machine. SHERIFF'S SALE. By virtue of sundry executions for taxes, issued by the County Treasur er of Sumter County, and directed to me as Sheriff the following parcel of land or ^o much thereof as may be necessarv tc pay the taxes and costs thereon, will be sold at public outcry in front of the Court House, Sumter, S. C, on Monday, the first day of June, next, 1907, or the day follow ing, between the hours of 11 a. m., and 4 p. m., purchasers to pay for papers: All that lot of land situate in State burg township, Sumter county, in the State of South Carolina, containing two (2) acres, with three buildings situated thereon, bounded on the I north and east by lands of Mrs Ma- j rion Pinckney, south by public road leading to Claremont, west by Cam- j den branch of Southern Railway, lev ied upon and to be sold as the prop erty of Mrs. Rosa G. Jackson, at the suit of the State for taxes. W. H. EPPERSON, Sheriff Sumter County. 5-8-15-22 A CA i ID. I invite the farmers and residents >f the rural community to meet me at die Court House next Saturday week, Vlay 25th, at 12 m. to make arrange ments to attend the unveiling exer ?ises on August 14th. J. J. Dargan. Little Pocket Physician. Thousands who have been cured by Eyomei call the inhaler that comes ivith every outfit the "Little pocket Physician." as it is sn small that it 2an be carried in the pocket or purse. There is really no excuse whatever for anyone having catarrh now that Hyomei is so readily obtainable. If you have any doubt about its value, J. F. W. DeLorme will let you have a complete outfit, with the under standing that uniess it cures catarrh, it will not cost a cent. The complete Hyomei outfit con sists of the "Little Pocket Physician" and a bottle of Hyomei and costs $1. 5-S-2t We always have Can dy Fresh. The Very \ Best. In All Size Boxes. Site" HP Ste, W. W. Siliert, Proprietor. No. 8 South Main Street. i Commencement Suits! m YOUNG MEN'S CLOTHES If the Young Man is going to graduate this year, he will certainly need a new outfit. Every Young Man wants to appear at his best during Commencement Exercises. 3 the Event of His Life! We have several lines of Handsome Suits, made in Single and Double Breasted styles from fabrics especially adapted for. dressy occasions. WeVe had these Young Graduates in mind and have prepared for the Young Man a select ion of Suits that are so handsome that they Can Not Fail to Please Him! Modest prices too, for such excellent clothes. SUITS AT $12 1-2, $15 $16, $18, $22. To complete the ? outfit, we have the choicest styles in Eats, Shirts, Collars, Cufis j and other necessary Toggery. o ny, Telephone 100= Sumter, So. Ca.