Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^'Mlifi?toan ?lit? ^aiitijron. .- _-'_ _?__ _? - - -- WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 21. ?987. .**J--: II ?III ?IM..????????i The Zbzmter Watchman was founded in . and the truce Southron in 1M>6. The W\7,tckvta,n and Southron now has the com? bined circulation and innuence of both of ne ol ? papers, and is manifestly the best ?dveMisinir medium in Sumter. <? ... - IMPORTAXT NOTICE. .Subscribers are requested to ex Vroine trie label on their papers, Vhich show the date to which the tiibscription has been paid. Those Vho find that they are in arrears are >eq-*ested to call and settle or remit ' J %t t?e earliest convenient date. The ttoount that each subscriber owes is _ '-RKa!!> but in the aggregate the Amount due us for subscription is ^uite 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 botH closed and no telegrams are be ' ??g 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, Light & Power Co. was shut down Vr-om. 3 a. m. until S.30 Tuesday on account of a leaky boiler flue. The engme that is kept for just such emergencies as the failure of the elec? tric power was put into service and no time "was lost in the office. Elec? tric power is more convenient and sat? isfactory,- but a daily paper print shop ' "Sci^hout a duplicate power plant to "keep the wheels 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 nearly $800, and lhere may still be other bills and ?claims to come in. The bills now on rHe 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 S S 00 debt with only $500 in cash. The countv commissioners, it will be re -membered, appropriated $300. "if so much should be necessary," and the city council appropriated $200, with a similar proviso hung to it, to defray the _ necessary expenses#of thetunveil .ij?g. 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 ?led with them." and it looks like the county commissioners and city coun? cil will have to come across again. WEST POIXT SCHOLARSHIP. Examination to be Heid in Columbia on August 29th. Senator-Tillman has an appoint? ment to make to the? United States -Mili-'tary Academy at West Point this .V^ixnin* r and in order to give all young toer* in the State an opportunity to secure this most desirable place will RO1? a competitive examination at ! the' office of Hon. O. B. Martin, State ? superintendent of education. Colum- S bia, S. C.. at 10 o'clock. August 29th, ; "to select a principal and two alter? nates, '.rhos examination is ?pen to. "bona ride white residents of this State betwt-n the ages of 17 and 22 years. Xo candidate can be admitted to tie* ?Cad<*my who is less than 5 feet 4 inches n height at the age of 17. *>! 5 feet 5 inches in height at the age of and upwards. The mental ? xami SSarion will include Algebra, Plane xjrooir.etry, English Grammar, Geog? raphy. History (both United States <>L'MI ancient). For further information apply to &[oTk. P. lt. Tillman. Trenton, s. c. Weekly papers please copy. WAST LINE 1NL\Y CUT WAGES. Sweeping Changes Wi!! bc Made in Clerk's Salaries, ii is Said. Wilmington. X. C.,-Aus. 17.-Atlan? tic Coast Line officials are said t<? i>.. planning sweeping changes in clerks' salaries. A canvass of th? entire sys .tem for the purpose of looking closely into the matter cf salarb-s has been .suggested by a high officials of the ^ead and it is probable that this idea Xc?'l tff% carried out within the next few ^months. Several salary ch :n^?-s have trendy been made in the office force &t T&?tiky Mount and Florence, head? quarters, respectively. for the first <?JYd second divisions of th.' system. At the beginning of th- present year the Coast Lino granted a sub? stantial inervas*- in th- p.:y <?f its clerks. Th?'se who were then getting ?Tom $50 to $80 were given $5 more. Salaries from $S0 ur? were raised 1" "per cent. Just how deep th*- contem? plated cut will go is not known. The officials of the ro;;ri have not decided 'thJy ??omt. Th" widespread agitation "<8fc?ainsi railroads is the reason given tor the proposed reduction in Coast Line salaries. It is thought th? changes will affect only the clerks. Card of Thanks. Sumter, S. C.. Aug;. 17. 1907. j In behalt of "The Sumter Family/' j I wish tb thank \h.-- 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, j Next, I wish io thank the orators. : one and ali, 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 ' past, I have never viewed it in this . way, knowing, as we all do. through what tribulations she has passed, ix 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 I patriot, Col. J. J. Dargan, and to con . grat?late him on the entire success of his undertaking, and sincerely hope the Sumter Memorial Acaaemy will prosper and in years to come be there ts commemorate the 14th of August. Very respectfully, Thos. S. Sumter. Dr. W. A. Guerry will be conse ! crated bishop coadjutor of the Diocese of South Carolina, on September 15, in Trinity Church, Columbia. Several weeks ago Dr. Guerry announced that i he had decided to "* select Trinity i Church as the place for his consecra? tion, but no date ,was fixed for the ceremony until a day or two ago when a private letter Trom a member of the standing eoVnmittee announced J September 15. THE GEORGIA LEGISLATURE AD? JOURNS ALMOST IX A RIOT. Torrent of Abuse Poured on Head of Georgia's Chief Executive in the 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 thac he had promised. The hardest fight was over the bill increasing the powers of the railroad e<^omission and giving the governor the right to appoint two more corn-, missioners, fchus making its member? ship five instead of three. At present the commission is hostile to Gov. Smith. He has only one man on it. but he will control it under the measure which he forced -through. ; This ii ve member provision provoked j the riot. I The house endorsed the provision. [ but 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 saved by a vote of 22 to 21. Then the storm broke, and sena? tors began to denounce the governor j f<?r lobbying. Attacking Gov. Smith. I Senator Hayes saki: . "I 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 i done what has bein don,- cn this floor j within the last few minutes a cry j would have gone up which would [have been undying. - This voce shows j that senators who ten minutes ago j voted against the increase have been changed. I would resign my seat in the senate before 1 would be whipped into line by the lash of the governor." Senator Hayes was especially bitter, saying. ' In the years I have served the State a* a legislator I have nevc-r seen the agents of a railroad or any other corporation act as I have seen th-- agents of the governor act in this Capitol tonight, and I wish to say that if I were the governor of Georgia, and had preached against lobbyists from every hilltop in the State I would not be the tirst to deserve the nam.-." Gov. Smith secured the passage o? only tw.? .,f his reform measures. th> disfranchisement bill and the bill strengthening the railroad commis? sion. The prohibition bill, which wai passed, was not one of the governor's measures. The governor failed to secure billi against the lobbyists and free" passes A nti-lobbyinir and anti-pass bills passed both houses, ha? failed be? cause th*- house and senate conld uoi agree. The ?rovernor abo failed ? ti get through his bill putting an in? come tax of l per cent, on tho pros* receipts of railroads and other publh service corporations.-News and Cou FLECTION LOST IN ANDERSON; Anderson. Aug-. 13.-Today was election day in this county. All measure? voted upon were overwhelm? ingly defeated. The county court system was defeated by a vere of 4 to 1. while the issuance of ?300.000 of ; bonds for permanent road improve? ments and the levying of a special ; tax of 2 mills for permanent improve j 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 5HJ00 io C.000 in pri : maries. LOST IN CHESTERFIELD. Dispensary Voted Out~ by Three toi One Majority. Chesterfield, Aug. 13.-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 frorru by CJ o'clock tonight and the J vote was 2IS for the dispensary to : 521 against. MR. WM. F. EARLY DEAD. Prominent Citizen of Darlington Goes to His Reward. Darlington. Aug. IC.-Mr. William Early, of this place, died tonight at ll o'clock, after an illness of about six weeks, following a stroke of j paralysis. Mr. Early was in his fifty-ninth year, having been, born in Boston. Mass., May 17, 1848. He was well known throughout the eastern part of this State, and in parts of North Carolina and Georgia, having travel? ed in this territory representing va? rious cotton seed oil companies for a number of years. ' Mr. Early had scores and hundreds of friends, who will regret to learn of his death. He was a man of the most generous impulses, genial in his 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 raising the water rents. President Roosevelt may visit Co lumbia in November and deliver an address before the Southern Associa? tion of Agricultural Commissioners. Ri ry m & Ri m m m m No. 8 South Ma ri ? R? f? Ri m RI m ta m m m GI R? Ri Ri Ri R? Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Ri Drugs and ? Medicines. Our line is larger th; would be glad to m in this line. Toilet Soaj We have a large lin prices are very low f Jobber's Prices in q Seed and Oi We are large dealer! Sets. We have nev ion sets on hand no Soda Wate We have our Soda 1 pert Soda Wrater m guaranteed to be pi If y< and se hands guarai L NIGHT PHONE-Ro? k aaaaaaaaaaae MR. KAMI,O 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 Friday evening. Prof. Rambo was principal for ll years of the Sumter Graded School and resigned a year ago to enter bus? iness. Liking teaching so well he has . decided to take up that work again. He. comes \yery highly recommended and has had a ni pie -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, k while in Camden on business yester? day, was taken suddenly ill and had j to be taken to a room at the hotel. ; The attending physician did not think it advisable to move him for a few J days at least, sn he will be cared for j at the hotel. We trust that he may . soon recover. Something like paraly-1 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 I served under Gen. Marion, who was j Gen. Sumter's colleague in the war of j I ; .the revolution. It is eminently fit to ? : raise a memmorial to the memory of? Gen. Sumter." On the argument it is not only fit but essential. And it ISA now understood why a monument. I i which should have been reared long; jago, has now been erected.-Charles? ton Post. ! * _ j How's This? We offer $100 reward for any case : ; >f catarrh that cannot be cured by Hall's Catarrh Cure. F. J. - Jheney & Co., Toledo, O. j j We, the undersigned, have known I F. J. Chene / for the last 15 years, and I j believe hint perfectly honorable in all .'business transactions and financially! ! able to cs.rry out any obligations j I made by h's firm. Waining, Kinnan & Marvin, . ? Wholesale Druggists, Toledo, O. ; Hall's Catarrh Cure is taken in- : j ternally, acting directly upon the I blood and mucous surfaces of the I system". Testimonials sent free. Price j 75c per bottle. Sold by all druggists. ? Take Hall's Family Pills for consti- i pation. 4-18-lmj FOR SALE-Three roi', r cane mill, portable furnace and evaporator cheap. J. H. Myers, R. F. D. No. 4. Sumter, S. C. 'Phone 712. S-J4-tf aaaaaeaaaeeeas ir\ Street, Telephone N Patent an lt has ever been and we ake you prices on anything )S.. e of Toilet Soaps, and the or class of goods. We make .uantity nion Sets. $ in Garden Seeds and Onion v crop Turnip Seed and On w. r. 7ountain in charge of an ex an and everything used is ire. )u should need any thin !e us. We have lots of ome gifts, Telephone itee everything we sen rt's Di w. w. SIBER om 25, Jackson Hotel. saaaaaaaaaaaaa* WANTED-Purchasers for several fine milch cows, fivsh in milk, at moderate prices. "You pays your money and take? your choie--." Also untanned sheep skins. E. W. Da bbs. aiayesvile, v<. C., R. F. D. No. 1. S - 2 -11-w2t Summons for Relief (Complaint Served.) The .State of South,Carolina, County of Sumter: Court of Common Picas. C. S. Williams, Plaintiff, against Janies Spears, Defendant. To the Defendant above named: You are hereby summoned and re? quired to answer the complaint in this , action, of which a copy is herewith | served upon you, and to serve a copy j of your answer to the said complaint j on the subscriber at his office in the j city and county of Sumter. S. C., within twenty days after ser- . vice hereof: exclusive of ' the I day of such service: and if you fail to answer the complaint within the time aforesaid, the plaintiff in this action will apply to the court for the relief , demanded in the complaint. Dated July 23d. A. D. 1907. To the Defendant above named: I You are hereby notified, that the Complaint in this action was filed in the office of the Clerk of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter county on the 19th day of August. 190?. and said Cern-i plaint is now on file in paid office. L. D. JENNINGS, | S-21-6t Plaintiff's Attorney, j The Time your money is before it has won't have any to bank aft* possible events have taken THE BANK ? is responsible for double th? any loss by theft or fire. E insurance you can place on cost?. Your fire insurance cash. Read it. Richard aa aaaaaaaaaaaa Sumter, S umber 285. Cut Glass. Have just received a sh the prices are very low ry bowl at $3.00. Pitcl $!2.0<>. Come and see Fine Perfum We are receiving daily filled with the most del handsome gifts at all tin here. Cigars and T The best line of Cigars found anywhere. Fine and Freneh Briar. All Fine Candie* 1 Pound Chocolate Ah late Cherries, and fine 1 pound boxes. Every t g in the way of Gifts Nice Things that wilJ 283 or order from i d you or refund your n ST, Proprietor. sa aaaaaaaaaaas '..OTIC?:. My office xiii be closed from the l.>th to the 31si of August. Z. F. Highsmith, S-?4-2W Optician. THE CONFEDERATE HOME COLLEGE FOR GIRLS. wit ii Preparatory Department. f>2 Broad street. Charleston. S. C. Session of 1907-190S, begins Tuesday. October 1, 1907. students ?ire required to report at the College to the marron on that date. One hundred and fifty dollars covers cost of board, uniforms, medical attendance and tuition in English. Latin. French and Draw? ing for Term of nine months, ilusic. Steno? graphy and Typewriting extra. The department of Belle-Letters will be ?Hider the charge of Prof. Hugh Swinton Mcgillivray. The faculty irill be increased by the ad? dition of Miss Susana Kins: Mazvek. of Rad? cliffe College. For particulars apply to Mrs. J. T. Dil!, President Board.of Control. 19 Legare street. Mrs. S. G. Stoney, Chairman School Com? mittee. 101 St. Philip street.' Prof. P. B. Winn. B. S.O. E.. Columbia Uni? versity. Professor of Physics and Chemistry. Mrs.'W. Bran ford Frost. 22 South Battery. Corresponding Secretary. S-7-St HARRIET F. ROtilAN. Principal THE STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA. COUNTY OP S??MTEB. By Tho?. E. Richardson, Esq., Probate Judge. Whereas, Leon C. Dove has made suit to ire to grant him Letters of Ad? ministration of the Estate of and effects of John C. Dove, late of Sumter County, d*ce: sed. , These are therefore to cite and admon? ish all and singular the kindred and credi? tors of the said John C. Dove, deceased, that they be and appear before me, in the Court of Probate, to be held at Sumter C. H., on the 30th'day of Aa<r, next, after publication thereof, at il o'clock in the forenoon, to show cause, if any they have, why the said Administration should not be granted. Given under my Hand, this 13sh day of Aug. A. D., 1307. THOS. E. RICHARDSON, 8 1 -2t. Jud-re of Probate. to Bank been lost or stolen. You ir either of those more than place. OF SUMTER s amount of its capital for >o you know of any other your money and without policy doesn't cover your ft I. Manning, Pres. A "llii il I Hi ill lu ?I ll WI i> IM IIHMIWXIIill I cm th Carolina.. W? - .y- . .. - ^V^^v^^"-^^' m (M IS m m m m m m m ipment of Cut Glass and j jjs \ We have a 7-inch ber- j tier and six Tumblers at ? fj& it ? A I m m m m erv. Fancy Cut Glass Bottles icate odors. These niSke n?s. Ail the fine lines are obaccos. ?, Tobaccos, Etc.,? to be ; Pipes, both Meerschaum prices. nonds. 1 Pound Choco box Candies from 1-2 to 5 ?ox guaranteed. come make is; we ?oney. tore,