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Continued from Page 1. _ vl'm going to the lodge." she begins to think about the coffin that they have there, about the goat that he is "going' to ride and about the greasy pole that he is. going to climb-those things which you sometimes hear about in talking about Masonry and in talking about the lodge, but I think .wc have demonstrated to you today who in this presence have heard these ceremonies here, that we blieve in a God who rules the earth: that we be? lieve in law and order, and that we believe in the square-you saw it placed upon the corner stone: that we belive in those things that square up our lives and .make them. what they should be, and, ladies, if your husband is a Mason, and young ladies, if your sweetheart is a Mason, if he is not a good man it is not because he is a Ma.-om but because he is not a good Mason; because if he lives up to the principles of our order, if he lives up to. the teachings that he received at the altar of the lodge room, then he will become a better citizen, will become a better husband and a bet? ter sweetheart, and by the fact of his becoming a Mason he becomes a bet? ter man and a better citizen. I shall not inflict anything further of a speech on you. my friends, I could speak for another hour, but I .sympathize with you. You have been here long suffering and patient and have the fortitude that ray brother " Lumpkin was talking about to stand in this sun and to remain where you are until this present moment. I shall not therefore inflict a longer speech cu you and I congratulate all of you upon this beautiful structure-upon this Court House, the corner stone of which is laid this day on this; auspici? ous occasion, and can say to you, God speed in the great work 3-ou are doing :cr law and for order and for justice -.nd for truth throughout the length .md breadth of this county and this Slate. (Applause.) description of Building. The Court House is situated on the southeast corner of Main and Ca? na! streets, facing on Main and about - ixty feet back from the street. It has a frontage of 12 S feet. 2 inches, ;in? a depth of 98 feet, 6 inches. The materials used in the building are In? diana limestone, buff pressed brick, jlcjsed. terra cotta and composition stone. The foundations and basement .story are built of dressed limestone. The body of the building is buff press? ed brick and the doors and windows ' are trimmed with composition stone, "tr?ade of pulverized coral rock and ^Portland cement. The frefee. cornice .and parapet are composed of orna? mental glazed terra cotta. The roof is made of sheet copper and is war? ranted leak and rust proof. The illustration which accompa? nies this article gives an excellent rep? resentation of the building as it is ! viewed from the front. The main 1 entrance is reached by a flight of j fourteen granite steps, 62 feet in j length, extending across the full | width of the recessed portico. This I portico is 57 feet long and 21 feet j wide. The six columns supporting ? the portico are 29 feet 6 inches in height, 36 inches in diameter at the j base and 30 inches at the top. They j rest on square bases, four feet in j dimensions and have carved capitals. Eases, columns and capitals are of Indiana limestone. The floor of the portico is made of dark red ceramic tile and the ceiling is composed of ornamental plaster made into panels. The distance from floor to ceiling is S3 feet. From the portico a wide doorway opens into the main v-stibvie. which is 12 feet wide and 1' eet iong. It is floored with white *e. has marble bases, enameled walls and ornament? al plaster cornice and ceiling. The wood work is of polished quarter sawed oak finished in darli green. The vestibule opens into the main corridor, which extends lengthwise through the building. It is 12 feet wide. SO feet long, with 13 foot ceil? ing. It is finished in the same ma? terials as the vestibule. At each end of this corridor is a stairway hall 20x 2* feet in size, in each of which there is a double stairway leading to the second floor. The stairways are mode of qnarter-sawed oak and the finish ir; in keeping with that of the corri? dor. To each stair-hall there is an entrance roo ched by flights of granite SK-ps. On the s* c-r.d f!<?or are squated the court room, grand jury and witness rooms, jury rooms, judge's room, so? licitor's room, stenographer's office, and consultation room. The main entrance to the court ro?m is in the south end of the building and is reached by the double stairway previously mentioned, which lands in a large and ample vestibule. To the right of tbis vestibule as you fice the entrance to tn-- court room, s.re situated the grand jury room, 37x 18 feet, with coiling 1*1 feet and the witness room 16x16. The dimensions of the court room .?are. length SO feet 2 indies, width y.-.: - 2 inches, height of ceiling 2<? feet 6 inches; Ti is lighted by IS windows. S? on either side, the walls are finished with marble base, ornamental pilas? ters and capitols and ornamental Jim.1_muon wimi.mtmiomaBauwanmemmm??mmtma?Bm arched ceiling:. The room is lini with substantial oak opera chairs, affords ample seating capacity fo most any crowd that will assex except on extraordinary occas The judge's stand, situated in north end of the room, the two p< ?ric jury boxes and thc bar-rail made of art metal. In the north end of the buil< are situated two jury rooms 1 feet each, the judge's room. 12x12 court stenographer's office, 12x12 consultation room, 12x12 feet, four toilet rooms, finished with amelled walis, marble bases, w tile floors, and sanitary fixtures. In the stair hall in the north of the building there are five le; art glass windows that open into court room just above the jud stand, affording a soft and sube light. In the north end there is a tl floor, reached by a stairway lea< from the stair hall. Here are siti ed four rooms, two 3 7 x IS i and two 14 x 14. One or ii of these rooms will probably be ted up as bed rooms for the acci modation of juries that cannot as on a verdict within a reasonable t and have to spend the night in court house. One of the large roc will be turned over to the C League to be used as the members lit. The offices of the county ?ffie are situated on the first floor and open into the main corridor or si halls. The clerk's offices and record ro occupy the entire front of the bui mg south of the main entrance, has one room 33 feet x IS feet, e a private office 10x18, while the r ord room is 32 feet x 20 feet, with feet ceiling, and opening into it is recessed room, 12 feet x IS feet, si oted above the clerk's private roo for old and seldom used ^records. T record room is as nearly fire proof it is possible, to make it. It has cc crete floor and ceiling, double wa of extra thickness, with air space I tween. There is no wood used in t room at all, the window frames I lng of steel and the windows a made of wired prism glass. All t furniture and fixtures will be of m< ah and there will be a steel fran glass floored balcony extending aroui the room for convenience in reachii the records stored in the upper tie of the filing cases. The cement flo will be covered with a fire-proof co: carpet, one-half inch in thickness. The probate judge's of?ce is in tl rear portion of the south end of tl first floor, with entrance from tl stairway hall. It is 20 feet x 33 fe size and opening into it is a fir proof record room, completely fu nished with metal filing cases ar furniture. In the rear portion of the south er of the building, entered from tr main corridor, is the sheriff's office, 2 feet x 18 feet, with SxS fire-pro< vault connecting w:;h it In the front part of the north en of the building are the offices c the county commissioners, 12 feet IS feet, county treasurer, 21 feet IS, with entrance from the corrido] and the auditor's office, 33 feet x 2 feet, with fire proof vault adjacer 10 feet x 18 feet, having entra?e from the stairway hall. In the rear portion of *he north en of this floor are situated the office o the master in equity, 33 feet x 20 feel with fire-proof vault 10 feet x 12 office of superintendent of education 12x18; and ladies' waiting room, 1 feet x 24 feet, with toilet room ad jacent. The entrance to the basement i either from the stair halls on eithe: end of the building or by way of th* main basement entrance under th< rear balcony, which entends out fron the rear vestibule opening on tin main corridor. The basement vesti? bule is 12 feet x IS feet in size. Or the right of the vestibule as you entei is the furnace room. 33 feet x 1$ ? ret. containing the low pressure stean heating plant, which will supply hea1 fui the entire building. Adjacent tc Thc furnace room is a large room fot the storage of fuel. In the basement, also, are situated the offices '>f the coroner and super? visor of registration, who have large, well lighted and ventilated rooms, finished in the same style as thc rooms on the main floor. in the I south end of the basement, with en I trance from both the stair hali and j the main corridor of the basement, is situated a large -toilet room for j whites. 33 feet x 20 feet, ami in the I north end a similar toilet for negroes, f 12 fe t x 20 feet; The entire base ; ment has concrete floors; j Although th*, building is st* arri i heated throughout; every office has jan ornamental pressed brick open j fire place. ?? it* tl with club house grate, ? while the large offices and jury rooms ? h; ve two such fir places. j The building is wired through >O? tor electric lights and/ telephones, v. beiniT carried into th.- building through an underground conduit. The court room, corridors and all of the of? fices, record rooms and vaults will be I lighted with electricity, the electric Chandeliers and fixtures being of the i handsomest anil most substantial d< I seription. What the Building Cost. A point of considerable interest is the cost of the nt\v Court House. Summarized briefly the cost was as f<_ Hows: Lot $25,000. contract price of building $85,000, metal furniture for record rooms, etc.. $10,300: other furniture, electric light fixtures, etc.. $2,900, heating plant $2,600: making a total of $126,450, to which the ar? chitect's fee is to be added, which vv ill bring the grand total up to ap? proximately $131,000. Tho sources from which funds were derived to meet the outlay were: Sale of old Court House square $60,000, Court House bonds $30,300, sale of lots on Law Range (part of new Court House lot) $7,000, from sale of Solomons' residence $950. loan from sinking fund commission $16,200, and the balance of $16,550 will be loaid out of ordinary county funds. There are stili a number of lots on Law Range to be sold that are worth at current prices approximately $5,000. An an? alysis of these figures will show that Sumter county has secured a magnifi? cent Court House at a comparatively small outlay and without imposing a heavy burden upon the taxpayers, j The building itself and the manner in which the undertaking has been financed reflects credit* upon Super? visor Seale and his associates on the board of county commissioners Messrs. Thomas and Brogdon-who have had sole charge of the matter from its inception. They merit and have received the commendation and thanks of the people of Sumter coun? ty, and they will continue to receive the well done of their fellow citizens and of future generations who will view with pride and admiration the beautiful and enduring edifice that has been erected under their direc? tion. Thc Architects. When the board of county commis? sioners determined to build the new Court House their choice of architects fell upon Edwards & Walters, of Co? lumbia. In making this selection from among the number of architects of which they had the choice they were guided largely by the fact that the Darlington Court House had been designed by them and they had pre? pared plans for several ether court houses in this State. After selecting the architects the next step was to request the Sumter Ear Association to name from among its members an ! advisory and consulting committee. The several preliminary sketches and pians submitted by the architects j were discussed and dissected, so to j speak, and out of time, patience, per- | j severance and a multitude of counsel the plans ' that were finally agreed upon were evolved. The result at? tained as shown in the completed building is satisfactory to all and > speaks for itself. The claim is made by those who assert that they speak out of an abundance of knowledge, that Sumter's Court House is the handsomest and most conveniently arranged for the purposes for which y i<5 to be used to be found in this State. This may be the sober truth, and the writer is not prepared to gainsay ft, but it is a symmetrical ! building, built of the best and most enduring materials, without a trace of gingerbread or superfluous orna? mentation. It is designed for use and built for permanence, and of it the architects may well feel proud. Contract. The plans for the building were drawn by Edwards & Walters, the well known architects of Columbia, and they have supervised the con? struction. When the completed plans and ..specifications prepared by the archi? tects had been accepted, bids were advertised for and more than a dozen were submitted by contractors repre? senting all sections of the country. The bid of Mr. Moise DeLeon, of At? lanta, was the lowest, and the con? tract was awarded him. As soon as thc contract was signed, he placed orders for material. When sufficient material had been received hi- had a large force of competent workmen on the ground and work w as commenced. Mr. H. J. Carr, of Atlanta, has had charge of the construction from tho first, and the rapidity with which the work has progressed and the high eh-ss of workmanship that character? izes every part of the building is due to his unremitting energy, his pains? taking and car< ful oversight, his thor? ough knowledge ->!" what constitutes goo J work, and his remarkable urifts as direct -i and manager <?f a large force of men- The building is a mon? ument and ;< testimonial *.> his abili? ty rt* a builder, for it is his handi? work. Tire design is' tia- architects* iis harmonious 'ines and artistic pro? portions may; and many vii!. civ-' t.? them the credit. Ic is true that much is dm- them, and they have re? ceived th? ir du- me? d '>;" praise from al? who have seen the building, oat they will h.- remembered and praised is tia- creators of the building long .cars after the man. who mad.- it so tro.- to ohms and so strong it! struc? ture that it will stand f"?- u' aerations lo be admired, is forgotten: and if he is not given his small word of com I mcndation he will not receive it ever. Nor must thc contractor. Mr. DeLeon, i>e forgotten, for it was his organiza? tion, his resources and his executive ability, and skill that made possible the prompt, thorough and workman? like execution of this large undertak? ing according to contract and within the time limit. Historical Notes. This is the third court house that .Sumter county has built, and the handsomest and most substantial. Prior to li00 the courts for Sumter District were held cl Stateburg, but neither available records nor tradi? tion afford any facts as to the char? acter of the court house there situ? ated. But that courts were held at tnat place for a number of years sub? sequent to the close of the Revolu? tionary war is an approved fact, as testified to by the records. Judge James, the author of the ''Life of Gen. Francis Marion," in that work speaks of holding court at Stateburg. In 1S00 or the early part of 1S01 it was decided to remove the court house to a more central locality, and the present site of Sumter was select? ed as the most central and convenient point in Sumter District, which then included what is now Sumter, Claren? don and the greater part of Lee county. The place selected is - desig? nated in the old records as the plan? tation of John Gayle. Esq., and com? missioners were appointed to take the necessary steps for the erection of a suitable court house and jail. The first court was held at the new court house town of Summerville, in the latter part of 1801, probably, and tradition has it that court was held it? the house of John Gayle, before mentioned. A house that was stand? ing until a few years ago was pointed out as the identical house of John Gayle, in which the first court met, but this was disputed by some of the older citizens. This house was situ? ated near the northeast corner of Main and Canal streets, facing on Canal, just across Canal street from where is now situated the new Court House, and only fifty or sixty yards distant. It was a small one story frame building and con? tained four or live small rooms, a^ most, hence if the first court was held in it, the attendance must, neces? sarily, have been limited in number-. A square in the center of the vil? lage was set apart for the court house and jail. The square contained two acres, approximately, and was di? vided in the center by Main street, then a broad sandy public road. On the west side of the road che first court house, either a log or frame building, was erected on the site of the old court house in which the last court it will know will convene on July 1st. The writer has heard it as? serted that the first court house was j log building, which was displaced within a short time by a larger and more pretentious building, while oth? ers claim that the first court house j erected was a frame building. On the opposite side of the street, where the city hall now stands, the county jail was built, and this building was still standing within the memory of a number of people now living, al? though few recollect when it was used as a jail. The half of the square on the eastern side of Main street on which the jail stood, was sold many years ago. The other half, containing one acre, was retained as a court house lot and about 1S20 the trick court house now standing was erected. It was a handsome and substantial building for those days, and substantial it still is. as any one who has examined the thick and massive walls will testify. The orig? inal building was not as large as it row is. additions having been made to the rear on two occasions-once only a few years ago. at a cost of $12,000. This last enlargement was only a temporary expedient, for it was then recognized that the old building was altogether inadequate to the needs of the county. But at that time the county was in debt and it was out of the question to borrow money at a reasonable rate. The idea <>i; a new Court House had, however, become rooted in the public mind and the people were merely bid? ing their time. Thor was no thought but that when the time came to buiid thc long desired new Court House the cid building .would be razed and the new erect? d on the same >-ite. In fact j no one could conceive of a Court j House anywhere else than on the] Court HoiiS' Square. But in 1905 al syndicate bf business men organized by Mr. R. B. Belser, the real (state, man, approached the. County Com? missi ?ners with an offer of $60,000 j cash for the Court House Square, which had a frontage of 210 feet on Main street and contained exactly one acre, it happened that Sumter coun? ty then had a board composed of three hard-headed business no n-VC. ll. Seale and Commissioners F. E. Thomas and John ?. Brogden:-and they at once saw that this proposition opened :'i- way for a sr'?. ??] streak of business for the county an?l would provide the means for building the low <'<eirt House; The offer was ac? cepted ami contract of sale, drawn up. conditioned upon the passage of an enabling act by the Legislature at its next session-that of 1906. Then arose the problem of a suit? able site for the new Court House. After careful consideration the Solo? mons property on North Main street, tess than two blocks distan I from the centre of the city was selected and purchased for $25.000. This lot con? taining nearly four acres extends through the block from Main to Har? vin street and is bounded on the northern line by Council street. It was conceded to be the most desir? able property anywhere near the centre of the city. On it was situated the large hand? some home of the late A. A. Solo? mons and the grounds were orna? mented and adorned by beautiful Howers and' shrubbery and magnifi? cent oaks, magnolias, cedars and oth? er trees. The price paid appeared high a site, but it was a bargain nevertheless, a nd Supervisor Seale and his associate commissioners lost no time in closing the trade. A strip along the southern border line was set apart for a Law Range, and $7, 000 worth of lots have already been sold to members of the bar who will j thereupon erect law offices. The Solomons residence was sold and removed by the purchaser and on its site amidst the ideal surround? ings of an old fashioned southern garden with its hedges of box, and roses and lilacs and magnolias and wisteria and other flowering trees and plants the new temple of justice has been b'uilded, and it is a good work, '.veil done. VISITING MASONS. ' The following is as nearly a com I piete list as could be obtained of the visiting Masons who were present and took part in the laying of the coiner stone of the new Ccurt House by Claremont Lodge, No. 64: F. E. Harrison, Grand Master, Ab? beville. W. C. Davis. D. D. Grand Master, Manning. Gov. M. F. Ansel, Recovery Lodge, Greenville. W. W. Lumpkin. Richland Lodge, Columbia. J. L. Michie. D. D. Grand Master. Darlington. Springhill Lodge, No. 1SS-Sylves? ter W. Allen. H. D. Bull, J. M. Reames, A. Sanders, W. J. Young, J. L. Mc? Leod. J. L. Gillis. "Summerton Lodge. No 105--W. R. Mood, J. C. Lanham, Chas. B. Ay cock. V/. S. Ward. N. G. Broadway, G. \\ . B. Smith. H. A. Tisdale, W. E. Da? vis, W. A. Seymour, F. M. Harvin. Inglesby Lodge, No. 267-B. E. Clarkson. F. J. Hogan, S. V. Taylor. J. M. Brow der, St. Peter's Lodge, No. 54-J. L. Wells, J. P. Coleman, F. J. Speigner, C. A. Harvin, W. T. Lesesne, L. M. Jones, L. Appelt. C. W. Wells, M. B. Lesesne, S. W. Barron, L. H. Harvin, J. H. Lesesne, L. R. McIntosh, C. R. Sprott. H. D. Clark, Leon Weinberg, I. L. Krassnoff. Clarendon Lodge, No. 198-J. H. Johnson, C. S. and C. M. Mason, T. P. Sprott, Thos. E. ' Wilson, W. H. Plowden. L. L. Krass. E. D. Law, Bishopville. John Irvin. Hiawatha, Ky. J. R. Stuckey. Jackson, Ky. C. S. Hutchison, Garrettsville. L. E. Williams. Hampton. E. Alexander, Mannville. J. W. Allen, Acacia, La. A. D'Ancona. Philadelphia. M. A. Mahaffy, Wilmington. H. E. Vandervoert, Roper. . C. F. K. Shuler. Yance, S. C. F. L. King. Oneida, N. Y. J. A. Parrish. Alabama. J. W. Du la p. Jackson. B. C. Ellis, Acacia. State of Ohio, City of Toledo, Lu ras County, ss.-Frank J. Cheney nakes oath that he is senior partner >f the firm of F. J. Cheney & Co., do? ng business in the city of Toledo, .ounty and State aforesaid, and that >aid firm will pay the sum of $100 for .ach and every case of catarrh that .annot be cured by the use of Hall's """atarrh Cure. Frank J. Cheney. Sworn to before me and subscribed n my presence, this 6th day of De ember. A.. D. 1SS6. A. W. Gleason, (Seal) Notary Public. Kali's atarrh Cure is taken inter lally. ant acts directly on the blood J ind mucous surfaces of the system. ! -".end f<>i testimonials free. P. i. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O. Sol.i by aii druggists, 75c. Take Hall's Family Pills for con- : .tipatior. NOTICE. ??n account South Carolina day nt j Jamestown Exposition th.- Atlantic Coast Line wi]] s.-ii round trip coach i excursion tickets. Sumter to Norfolk j ?Mid return .it rate $7.".".. g ?od for sev i days. Tickets will be on sale j dun.- 25th and 27th. Tickets not good in parlor >>;. sleeping ear. J. T. Chtua. 6-24-21 " Ticke* Agent. *When you feel ;h.> need of a pilli take a Dewitt's Little Early Riser. I Small pill, ?<tfe pill, sure pill. Drives ? away benda da s. Sold by all " i ' gists. THE HAYWOOD TRIAL. Attorney Darrow Makes a Powerful Speech for thc Defense, Denounc? ing Orchard. Boise. Idaho. June 24.-Clarence Darrow opened for the defense in the argument in the Haywood trial today. He made a strong plea, promising to prove that Orchard killed Steunen berg for revenge alone and that Hay? wood -A-as in no way connected with the killing. The denunciation of Orchard bv Darrow was scathing'and a masterful oration. The first witness following Darrow will be Mrs. M. J. King, the Cripple Creek boarding house keeper, who will swear that following Orchard's initial trip to Denver, as related by him. ho returned to Cripple Creek where he consulted K. C. Sterling, one of tho chief witnesses for the miner's' association. Other witnesses will swear that Orchard threatened Steu nenberg. Tonight. *If you would enjoy tomorrow take Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets tonight. They produce an agreeable laxative effect, clear the head and cleanse the stomach. Price l'y cents. Samples free at DeLorme's Pharmacy. Five Ki??cd in Collision on the Xew York Central Sunday Xight. Rochester. X. Y., June 24.-Five persons dead and nearly two score, some of which are expected to die. were injured in a head-on collision on the Auburn branch of the Xew York Central Railroad, at Mitchell's farm, nine miles east of here, at ll o'clock last night. A passenger run? ning slowly eastbound crashed into a westbound freight running at top speed. Both trains were completely telescoped.- All the injured passengers were on the passenger train except a boy who was riding in his father's engine cab. The officials decline to give any ex? planation'of the cause, but it is re? ported that the freight mistook sig? nal orders. An investigation has been begun. *For scratches, burns, cuts, insect bites and the many little hurts com? mon to every family, Dewitt's Car bolized Witch Hazel Salve is the best remedy. It is soothing, cooling, clean and he?ling. Be sure you get De? witt's. Sold by all druggists. The jury in the case of L. F. By? ers, charged with killing his stepson in Columbia, failed to agre J after be? ing .out all night. A mistrial was ordered. Will Cure Consumption. '*A. A. Herren. Finch. Ark., writes: "Foley's Honey and Tar is the best preparation for coughs, colds and lung trouble. I know that it has cured consumntion in the first stages." You never heard Of any one using Foley's Honey and Tar and not bv ing satis? fied. Si Oer l's Drug Store. The citizens of Jonesville have roted in favor of establishing a high school at that place under the high school act. Xot a single vote was cast in opposition to the school. A Fortunate Texan. Mr. E. W. 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