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Jj ._' * _ ." WEDNESDAY. AUGUST 2i. 1987. The 'Jv.futer Watchman vfas founded iu . \S56 and the Tn? Southron in 1S66. The f^x?cfewwtn and Southron now ha.* the com? bined circulation and induence of both of tie ol ? papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium iu Sumter. IMPORTANT NOTICE. Subscribers are requested to ex? amine tt?e label on their papers, Vhich show the date to which the Subscription has been paid. Those %ho find that they are in arrears are requested to call and settle or remit ."mt t?*e earliest convenient date. The "t?tount that each subscriber owes is maali, but in the aggregate the bymount due us for subscription is large-and we need the money. There has been no change in the telegraph strike situation insofar as " Sumter is concerned. The Postal and "Western Union Telegraph offices are bots closed and no telegrams are be? ing received or sent by wire. A few telegraph messages are received daily $>y special mail, being forwarded from : Augusta or Columbia, where the Strike is*not as effective as here. The power plant of the Sumter Ice, L-jght & Power Co. was shut down | from 3 a. rc. until 9.30 Tuesday j on account of a leaky boiler flue. The j engixie that is kept for just such j emergencies as the failure of the elec? tric power was put into service and ho time was lost in the office. Elec? tric power is more convenient and sat- j .?sfactorjy but a daily paper print shop j ^Kd^hout a duplicate power plant to "keep the wheerls truning when the * electric motors are out of service would be badly handicapped. The various and sundry expenses : attending the ceremonies at the un , Veiling of the monument to Gen. -Sumter aggregate nearlj- $800, and lhere may still be other bills and claims to come in. The bills now on file with the finance committee of the Chamber of Commerce foot up nearly .'tight hundred dollars, and that com? mittee, which had nothing to do with contracting the debts, is grappling with the problem of paying an 8S00 de'bt with only 8500 in cash. The county commissioners, it will be re? membered, appropriated 8300. "if so much should be necessary," and the city council appropriated 8200, with a similar proviso hung to it, to defray the _ necessary expenses of thetunveil .ing. The finance committee is composed of pretty good bus? iness men, but they are not shrewd enough to devise a scheme whereby they can pay in full the bills filed with them,' and it looks like the j county commissioners and city coun- J eil will have to come across again. WEST POINT SCHOLARSHIP. * 1 . Examination to he Held in Columbia on August 2;>th. Senator -Tillman has an appoint? ment to make to the* United States vi ;;iiary Academy at West Point this tttmmr r and in order to give all young tuen in the State an opportunity to secure this most desirable place will ? &ol? a competitive examination at ! the' Office of Hon. O. B. Martin. State j superintendent of education. Colum- ? bia, S. C.. at 10 o'clock, August 2t*th. lo- s- iect a principal and two alter 'l?tes. Thos examination is ?pen to. "bona ride white residents of this State bet wen the ages of 17 and 22 years. Xo candidate can be admitted to the Academy v. ho is less than 5 feet 4 . j inches fn height at the age of 17, oi j ? feet 5-inches in height at the .-ige of ?5.8 and upwards. The mental exami? nation will include Algebra, Plane xsroon>try, English Grammar, Geog? raphy. History (both United states Suacl ancient). For further information apply to ' '.?or>. P. R. Tillman. Trenton, S. C. j Weekly papers please copy. j - ?COAST LINE MAH (Ci WAGES. Sweeping Changes Will be Made in Clerk's Salaries, it is Said. Wilmington, N. Cv Aug. 17.---Atlan? tic Coast Line officials are said to be planning sweeping changos in clerks' ^salaries. A canvass of the entire sys 'lern for the purpose of looking closely into the matter of salaries has been suggested by a high officials of the ^ead and it is probable that this Idea "WrSJDi kt* carried out within the next few ^months. Several salary eli :n^?-s have trendy been made in the office force l-ttfeRy Mount and Florence, head? quarters, respectively. for th- first second divisions of the system. At the beginning of the present year the Coast Line granted a sub? stantial increase in the pay .or its clerks. Those who were then getting Srom 850 to $80 were given -vote. Salaries fro rn ?S0 up were raised 1" "per cent. Just how deep th*- contem? plated cut will go is not known. The bfficials of the road have not decid -d :thl>: >?ft?ni. Th" widespread agitation esterains*i railroads is the reason given tbr the proposed reduction in Coast Line salaries. Ii is thought the i ^h?aiges will affect only the clerks. Card of Thanks. Sumter, S. C.. Aug. 17. 19'">7. In behalf of "The Sumter Family,'" j I wish tb thunk the assembly of la? dies and gentlemen and the military for their attention and kind courtesy on the occasion of the unveiling of j the monument to Gen. Sumter. i Xext. I wish io thank the orators. I one and all, for their tributes to Gen. Sumter. Xext comes the committee who conducted this affair with such taste and perfection, who have our thanks \ and aprpeciation. j And I wish to say that if it has ; seemed to some that South Carolina j has been neglectful of this in the I past, I have never viewed it in this j way, knowing, as we all do. through i what tribulations she has passed, it . was excusable, and it makes it more to be appreciated at this time of her prosperity that she has remembered the old soldiers who gained her in? dependence, and we thank her. Last, but not least, we wish to extend our thanks to our friend and patriot, Col. J. J. Dargan, and to con? gratulate him on the entire success of his undertaking, and sincerely hope the Sumter Memorial Academy will prosper and in years to come be there tZ commemorate the 14th of August. Yen- respectfully, Thos. S. Sumter. Dr. W. A. Guerry will be conse S crated bishop coadjutor of the Diocese j of South Carolina, on September 15, i in Trinity Church, Columbia. Several : weeks ago Dr. Guerry announced that ! he had decided to " select Trinity Church as the place for his consecra? tion, but no date ??vas fixed for the ceremony until a day or two ago when a private letter Trom a member of the standing committee announced ? September 15. THE GEORGH LEGISLATURE AD? JOURNS ALMOST IX A RIOT. Torrent of Abuse Poured on Head of Georgia's Chief Executive in thc Session's Dying Hours, Because He Went to "Lobbying for Some Re? form Measure He Had Promised to Give the People of the State. Atlanta, Ga., August IS.-Almost in a riot the general assembly of Georgia adjourned at 4 o'clock Sun? day morning after being in continuous session nearly 20 hours. ' The riotous scenes were due to the hard fight it was necessary to make to put through measures which Gov. Hoke Smith had promised the people in his campaign last year and to the presence of the governor the lobbies in the interese of his measures. The governor was forced to work in this way, or the legislature would have adjourned without enacting any Of the reform legislations that he had promised. The hardest fight was over the bill increasing the powers of the railroad commission and giving the governor the right to appoint two more corn-v missioners, i.l?us making its member? ship live instead of three. At present the commission is hostile to Gov. Smith. He has only one man cn it. but he will control it under the measure which he forced -through. This five member provision provoked the riot. The house endorsed th.- provision, out it was defeated in the senate at 3 o'clock this morning. Friends of the provision moved reconsideration, and Gov. Smith goc so busy with certain senators that reconsideration "was or? dered and the provision saver! by a vote Of Tl to 21. Then the storm broke, and sena? tors began to denounce the governor for lobbying. Attacking Gov. Smith. . Senator Hayes saki: . "1 have sen members who are against this in? crease button-holed and toe-trodden around this building all night." "It is a disgrace to the State," Sen? ator Flynt said. "If the railroads had done- what has been done on this door within the ?ast few minutes a cry would have gone up which would have been undying. - This voce shows that senators who ten minutes ago vol.,] against the increase have been Changed. I would resign my seat in the senate before 1 would be whipped into line by the lash <>f the governor." Senator Hayes was especially bitter, saying. "In the years I have served th-- State a.s a legislator \ have never s.-en the agents of a railroad or any other corporation act as 1 have seen j th" agents of the governor act in this Capitol tonight, and 1 wish to say that if I were the governor of Georgia, arni had preached against lobbyists from every hilltop in the Stat*- I \v<iuM not be thc- first to deserve th?- nano." Gov. Smith secured the passage of only tu?? .,}" his reform measures, the disfranchisement bill and the bill strengthening the railroad commis? sion. The prohibition bill, which was passed, was not one of the governor's measures. The governor failed to secure bills against the lobbyists and free' passes. Anti-lobbying ami anti-pass hills passed both houses, but fail id )? - cause the house and senate conld uo1 agree. The governor also failed * to get through his bill putting an in eome tax of 1 per cent, on the gross receipts of railroads and other public -ci vic.- corporations.-Xews and Con ELECTION LOST IX AXDERSOX. - Anderson. Aug. 13.-Today wa. election day in this county. All measures voted upen were overwhelm? ingly defeated. The county court system was defeated by a vote of 4 1? 1. while the issuance of ?300.000 of j bonds for permanent road improve ' ments and the levying of a special ; tax of 2 mills for permanent improve ' ment of roads were defeated by a vote ' of 2 to 1. Only about 1,500 votes ; were cast today when Anderson coun? ty usually votes 5H?00 to 0.000 in pri ? maries. LOST IX CHESTERFIELD. - Dispensary Voted Out~ by Three to One Majority. j Chesterfield, Aug. 7 3.-The prohi ! bitionists of .Chesterfield 'county are rejoicing tonight in no uncertain terms. They have won a decided vic? tory in the election on the dispensary unless some steps are taken to defeat the will of the people as expressed at the polls. Seventeen out of a total of '21 precincts in the county were heard fronv by ?? o'clock tonight and the j vote was 2IS for the dispensary to j 521 against. -" MR. WM. F. EARLY DEAD. Prominent Citizen of Darlington Goes to His Reward. Darlington, 'lug. IC.-Mr. William ] Early, of this place, died tonight at i ? , j ll o'clock, after an illness of about six weeks, following a stroke of paralysis. Mr. Early was in his fifty-ninth ! year, having been, born in Boston.! Mass., May 17. 1S4S. He was well 1 known throughout the eastern part; of this State, and in parts of Xorth 1 Carolina and Georgia, having travel-, ed in this territory representing va- j rious cotton seed oil companies for a 1 number of years. 1 Mr. Early had scores and hundreds j of friends, who will regret to learn of j his death. He was a man of the j most generous impulses, genial in his i manner, and of a bouyant, happy na ture that made friends of all who knew him. _?_ The waterworks commission of Co? lumbia is considering the gestion of j raising the water rents. President Roosevelt may visit Co- j lumbia in November and deliver an j address before the Southern Associa- ? tion of Agricultural Commissioners, j MK. RAMBO TO TEACH. Walterboro, Aug. ir..-Pr^f. D. L. Rambo was elected principal of the Walterboro Graded School at the meeting of the trustees here Fri lay evening. Prof. Rambo was principal for li years of the Sumter Graded School and resigned o year ago to enter bus? iness. Liking teaching so well he has decided to take up that work again. He. comes ;very highly recommended and has had ample experience in teaching. He is a man of about 4 0 years old. His family consists of a wife and two children. Mr. W. S. Smith of Smithville, while in Camden on business yester? day, was taken suddenly ill and had to te taken to a room at the hotel. The attending physician did not think it advisable to move him for a few days at least, so he win be cared for at the hotel. We trust that he may soon recover. Something like paraly? sis seemed to be his trouble.-Camden Messenger, Aug. 13. In his letter to Col. Dargan, chair? man of the Sumter monument com? mission, read at the unveiling of the memorial at Stateburg on Wednesday, the president said: "My ancestors served under Gen. Marion, who was I Gen. Sumter's colleague in the war of the revolution. It is eminently fit to \ raise a memmorial to the memory of ? Gen. Sumter." On the argument it is j not only fit but essential. And it is j now understood why a monument. [ which should have been reared long : ago. has now been erected.-Charles- ? ton Post. How's This? We offer $100 reward for any case1 >f catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. -Jheney & Co., Toledo, O. We, the undersigned, have known F. J. Chene / for the last 15 years, and I believe him perfectly honorable in all business transactions and financially! able to cs.rry out any obligations j made by h;s firm. Walding, Kinnan & Marvin, . | Wiolesale Druggists, Toledo, O. ; Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in- j ternaily, acting directly upon the j blood and mucous surfaces of the j .system". Testimonials sent free. Price 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. ? Take Hall's Family Pills for consti- i pation. 4-18-lm? M ll WM IMIII lllHIIHil? I FOR SALE-Three roi', r cane mill, portable furnace and evaporator cheap. J. PI. Myers, R. F. D. Xo. 4. Sumter, S. C. 'Phone 712. S-J4-tf WANTED-Purchasers for several * NOTICE. fine milch cows, fresh in milk, at - My office aili he closed from the moderate pnces. iou pavs vour . ., * , l.'th to the 31st of August, monev anil takes vour choice. Also . . " "T, i Z. F. Highsmith, . r.manned sheep skins. E. W. _ . . .. . ~ _ _ _ S-14-2w Optician. Dabos. Mayesvile, S. C., ft. F. D. -mm-~mm~-~mmmmmmm^m^mmmaJ?Lm-mmm*m .- ,.THE CONFEDERATE HOME Summons for Relief COLLEGE FOR GIRLS with Preparatory Department. u2 Broad - street. Charleston. S.O. Cession of 1907-190S, begins Tuesday. October 1. 1907. students (Complaint Served.; arc required to report at the College to the matron on that date. Thc .State of South, Carolina, One hundred and fifty dollars covers cost of r..,.n+1. ^f c"_t?_. board, uniforms, medical attendance and count} ot sumter. tuition in English. Latin. French and Draw Court of Common Picas. ingfortermof nJne months. Music. Steno? graphy and Tv pr writ i ncr extra. C. S. Williams. Plaintiff, against The department of Belle-Letters will be James Spears, Defendant. B^llSw?0*6 ?f ^ ^ ^lmon To the Defendant above named: The fa.-ufty will be ircroased by the^ad? dition of Miss Susana Kin<r Mazyck. of Rad You are hereby summoned and re- cl iffe College. Quired to answer the complaint in this .paient l? action, of which a copy is herewith^ Mrs-s-p-^10"^: Chairman School Com ! mittee. 101 >t. philip street.' served upon you. and to serve a copy ? Prof. P. B. Winn. B. S .C. E..ColumbiaUni _f "rrt" ?-. f-. """","?"1 versity. Professor of Physics and Chemistry, of your answer to the said complaint j Mrs;w. Branford Frost. 22 South Battery. on the subscriber at his office in the . Corresponding Secretary. s-7-St HARRIET F. RONAN. Principal city and countv of Sumter. S. C., ?_ _ within twenty days after ser- THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. vice hereof: exclusive of ' the i C0TT2TTY OP STJMTS??. day of such service: and if you fail to By Thos. E. Richardson, Esq., Probate answer the complaint within the time Judge. aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action Whereas, Leon C. Dove has made will apply to the court for the relief \ ?g t0 g? J*3*?T ?T'X*' , , ministration of the Estate of and effects demanded m the complaint. of John C. Dove, late of Sumter County, Dated July 23dr A. D. 1907. 'd*ce?sed. To the Defendant above named: I These are therefore to cite and admon You are hereby notified, that the j* d Mdf?f; tors of the said John C. Dove, deceased, that Complaint in this action was filed in they be and appear before me, in the Court the office of the Clerk of 0f Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on the Court of Common pleas ?he 30th'day of Aajj, next, after publication for Sumter countv on the 19th ?"reof, at " 0?dock m t?e forenoon to show cause, if any they have, why the said day of August. 1907. and said Com- ! Administration should not be .granted, plaint is now on file in said office. j Given under my Hand, this 13sh day of L. D. JENNINGS, ? An?- A- 1907 n A? fi p, .nn,r. ittrtrT1"r i THOS. E. RICHARDSON, s-21-ht Plamtitt s Attorney. I 0 _ 0, T , " . D "c,." ' 8 1 -2t. Jud^e of Probate. The Time to Bank your money is before it has been lost or stolen. You won't have any to bank after either of those more than possible events have taken place. THE BANK OF SUMTER M is responsible for double the amount of its capital for (ff any loss by theft or fire. Do you know of any other ? insurance you can place on your money and without (jj cost?. Your fire insurance policy doesn't cover your y cash. Read it. ^ Richard I. Manning, Pres.