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Grand Auction Sale Of Choice Residential Lots, Jenkins Division of Edwards Park, Sutnter, S. C, Thursday, November 7, and Friday, November 8, 3.30 p. m. Each Day. $500.00 in Beautiful Presents Distributed in the Usual Way. SUMTER? County seat of the most thrifty, up-to-date city in the State. Population about 13,000. Its Railroad and other fa? cilities have increased the population rapidly for the past five years. Public improvements in the City oi Sumter cost more pro rata the last two years than in any other city in the State. Its population has increased correspondingly. A word to the wise is sufficient. Edwards Parke Edwards Park was sub-divided about eighteen months ago, and the first division was sold by us in three days time. Second division six months later was sold in one week's time, a portion of the third division, belonging to Mr. E. A. Jenkins is now offered for sale by us on easy terms. Since the opening of this estate, eighteen months ago, fifty houses or more have been erected for residences, which is unprecedented in any sale we have held. FARMERS! Farmers living in Sumter County cannot afford to miss this opportunity to get property in this, the best residence section of the city. If you do not need it now, you will doubtless need it in the future. This property is destined to be the best residence section in the entire city and it is now fast becoming so. Look it over and select your lot before the sale begins. TERMS: Terms 1-4 cash, balance in one and two years. We invite the men and women of Sumter County as well as people from adjoining counties to attend the sale and participate in the Grand Auction and Private Sale on the dates above named. HOWARD CALDWELL & CO., . . COLUMBIA, B. 0. ASSISTED BY JOHN FRANK, of Anderson, S. C. JOHN McELREE, Auctioneer. FROMIJTJBNT MERCHANT ?HOT IN H? ?TORE AT MIDNIGHT. - Mr. H. F. Weeks, off Danharton, W as ^ AssMMstswted White Standing Before Wtectow la Roosa Orr? Has Store. Psrnwell. Oct. 17.?Another atro dam crime was committed In Barn wall county last night This Urne the deed occurred at Dunbarton. a small jown about nine mllea from here, Mr. U4fr\. rrlendly Weeks, a prominent bu*t aeas man tn hla section, being aesas ernat? i tn a room over his stora. Mr WmIu closed bis store about 11 o'clock and weat up to his room to rtrtlre. H? was standing near a win? dow when some one shot him from A?t} - ground on the outside. The Kun was loaded with buck shot and ral of these struck Mr. Weeks In the head killing him. It la thought, In? stantly EThe a ?s??in got away unnoticed and the crime was not discovered un J^i early this morning when a light 1 was seen burning In the room and It was noticed that the glaw in tbe win? dow had been ahot through. Parties . went up to Investigate and found Mr. Weeks lying oa the floor where he had fallen whea shot The art me waa first discovered by Staley. an R. K. b. carrier. It Wae at first thought the crime might hav? been committed by some one who Intended to rob Mr. Weeks, but thla ttoeory waa soon exploded as all mis money waa found InUct In his <am. the amount checking up with a books. It hi Underwood that Mr. Week^ had hud some unpleasantness with parties In hla neighborhood some time ago. but so far aa your corres? pondent can learn no proof has been obtained against any one c ?nnectlng Jfjfk?) i with thin crime. ftherlff Creech and Coroner Warner - tiurrkvl to th?- er?>ne of the Killing us *r?on aa they heard of it and are now ! holding the In^ue?? behind ? iosed doom. It is rumored thnt tbe In . agent will bring oat many Inter- ting 9%*''* ^j(r Week* was a native <?f CHren dnn munty und hui been living h? r?? for many years. He v. as marrl.-d mi l 1* *rr lv? I?n his wlf- and ? ?nr rhlld. At the time of (he killing Mrs Weeks and her rhlld were in Augusta on i sit. ?Obstinate caaes of constipation and aasty. mean headaches promptly dis? appear when you take DeWltt'e Lit? tle Eearly HUar Pill*. Sold by all druggies. NINETEEN BRIDES ON ONE BOAT Returning Bridal Couple* From Ber? muda Island* on Uio Steamer "Ber? mudlan." New York. Oct. SB.?Nineteen bri? dal couple* returned from their hon? eymoons yesterday on the Bermudlan from Bermuda. This 1* a favorite trip for newly-wed*, owing- to the cli? mate of the "Lilly Isla" and also the short time required to make the tour of the 365 little Islands of the group. The Bermudlan is known as the "bri? dal boat" They come from all part* of the country and Include Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Trainer of Portland, Me.. Mr. and Mr* T. L. Small of St. Louis, Mr. and Mr?. J. M. Bratton of Milwaukee, and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Jennings of Chi? cago. ?Thomas A. Edison, the great Amer? ican Inventar, says: "fully 80 per cent of the Illness of mankind comeu from sating Improper food or too much food; people are Inclined to over-In? dulge themselves." This Is where In? digestion finds Its beginning In nearly every case. The stomach can do Just so much work and no more, and when you overload It, or when you eat the wrong kind of food, the digestive or? gans cannot possibly do the work de? manded of them. It Is at such time* that the stomsch needs help; It de? mands help, and warns you by head ? aches, belching, sour stomach, nau? sea and indigestion. You should at? tend to this at once by taking some? thing that will actually do the work for the stomsch. Kodol will do this. It Is a eombinstlon of natural digestants and vegetable acids and contains the same Juices found In a healthy ? torn ach. It Is pleasant to take, it di? gests what you eat. Sold by all drug? gists. Holiness people of Bennettsvllle have raised over $1,300 to educate for the ministry a barber of that place whom they converted. ?Trial catarrh treatments are h^lng mailed out free, on requt st, by Dr. ?btapt Itaclnr, WK The-e tests art* ^roving to th?" people?without a pen? ny's c-st?the great value of this sci? entific prescription, known to drug * 1st* everywhere as Dr. Hhoop's Ca? tarrh Remedy. Sold by Slbrrt'a Drug Store. John McMillan of MoColl, was s?n eaeed to ton years in th<- penitentiary for loirnln* a Imrn. which e*U**d the death Of two people. ?if you taUt DeWltt's Kidney and Bladd? r Tills you will get prompt re* \\ff from backache, w< ak kidneys. In? flammation of the Madder and urinary troubles, a week's treatment IScts Sold by all druggist*!. There were 3,500 visitors at tho Lexington county fair Wednesday. SOUTH CAROLINA NEW?. Item* or Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Quick Reading. Dr. Ralph Edwards, formerly of Orangeburg, died in a hospital In Co? lumbia. Robert Hedgepath, a young man of Rock Hill, was killed by a live wire at the Catawba Power Co. A movement la on foot to connect Bluffton, Beaufort county, with Sa? vannah with a road and bridge. There Is talk of organizing an au? tomobile line in Union for handling travel from one section of the city to another. J. P. Erven, a well known citizen of Darlington, died In a hospital in Sum ter. He was a veteran of the Span? ish-American war. The residence of Miss Mary Boland at Little Mountain was destroyed by fire. The family barely escaped with their lives. Bishop Ferguson, the colored bish? op of the Episcopal Church, who was dined by Bishop PotteT in Richmond, Is visiting In Charleston. H. C. Halm's ginnery in Aiken County waa destroyed by fire. A great deal of cotton, machinery and cotton s?t?d were destroyed. The loss is more than $6,000. The town marshal of Prosperity and his nephew had a serious fight, the marshall being badly hurt. Capt. R. V. Gist, of Union, a son of the late Gov. Wm. H. Gist, died on Thursdav night. Florence will probably own a municipal ligit plant in the near fu? ture. A young ?.on of Mr. J. Hurt Xeal was killed In a cotton ginnery near Xewberry Friday afternoon. The grand Jury of Marlboro Coun? ty in its presentment warned the young men In that county that rowdy? ism must Mop among them or they may get Into trouble. John Sweeney, colored, of Green rllle, died from the effects of a rat bite. Bengtneer Root. Mack, of Florence, was Injured by a brick being thrown Into hla cab while running from Char? leston to Florence, The Audubon Society Is doing a good work over tiio State Just now preventing t>m -hooting of birds be? fore the season opens The congregation of the First Meth? od! I Church at Union will build n $33,000 church building in the near fjturo Luke Chlsolm was convicted In Dor? chester county on the charge of kill? ing Kftbeit Graham. He has been sen? tenced to be hanged Nov. 29. In the suit of Charles Shafer, of Greenwood, vs. the Grendel Cotton Mills, for damages in the sum of $10,000 for the loss of two fingers, the Jury returned a verdict for the defendant. The Christian Church of Columbia worshipped in their new church for the first time Sunday. D. A. Layton, a well known citizen of Marion, died at his home In that city. Tom Gambrell, colored, was shot and killed by John Dill, also colored, in Anderson. Dill was arrested. Gov. Ansel has granted a pardon to an Oconec man who was convicted of violating the dispensary law. He should have stamped an injunction on him, however, before setting him* free. ?Charleston Post. The railroad commission holds the engineer responsible for the recent freight wreck on the Southern at In* man and he will be prosecuted. He was running too rapidly. There will be a river and harbor convention in Georgetown on Nov. 26th. Crpt John G. Capers says he be? lieves that President Roosevelt will run again for tho presidency. Rev. K. G. Finlay. of the Piedmont section, has l.^en called to the rector ate <>f Trlnlt} Church in Columbia. i iti got io sonio work at I a ! d I air in Greenville. Sen jov Latimer addressed the crov.i tl: ?xtngton fair on last Wednesday. State Spi?rlntendent of Education Martin will take a six months' trip abroad when his term expires. A deposit of the finest quality of shale lias boon discovered on lands of P. H. Hyatt near Columbia. Bishop S. D. Ferguson, the colored I Episcopal bishop who was dined by Bishop I'otter, will visit Charleston, the place of his birth. Some mallcloui person shot and killed a mule owned by Edgar How Ian, an Abbeville county negro. F. \v. Smart, a machine agent of I Allendale, died by drinking a quart of blind tiger whiskey. It is learned that he had been told that he would be j discharged from his position unb *s ho quit drinking, and it is supposed he was brooding over the matter when ho drank the whiskey that proved fatal to him. A wife and two children sur? vive him. J. H. Hyatt and Wesley Driggers, two well known farmers of Camden, have been arrested on the charge of presenting a forged check for $200 for payment. Walt Ltipscomb recently victimized several citizens of Gaftney out of large sums of money before being caught.^ The prohibitionists of Alken held a meeting on Thursday and passed res? olutions concerning State prohibition CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. . The Kind You Have Always Bough! Bears the Signature of . SORES, EWRH 6* Rheumatism* YOUR LIVER is your best friend or your worst enemy. Active it's your friend. Torpid it's your enemy, and its army is Constipation, Biliousness, Sick Headache, etc. AMD TOKIO PELLETS make active, strong and healthy livers, preventing and relieving liver troubles. Complete Treatment 2^o. MULDROW'S Dl;UG STORK." PATENTS PROCURE O AND DtFENDtO. Si-iidmodd. (ir iwinK orpuoto. lorezuvrt Boaroti and free report Frro ivlMt*?', how ti> obtain patWOa t ratio mark?, ooprnabt*sea, in all countries. Statt StrW raten? Oflc?, G?'SNOWi: Mskss Kltseyt and Gladder Right I The banks in this section are not worrying* about the financial troubles In New York. They all have plenty of money. ?Foley*s Kidney Cure will cure any case of kidney trouble that is not be? yond medical aid. Sibert's Drug* Store. Weak ~~ Hearts Are due to indication. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart trouble* can remember when it was simple indiges? tion. It is a scientific fact that all cases of heart disease, not organic, are not only traceable to, but are the direct result of lnb> gestlon. All food taken into the stomach which fails of perfect digestion ferments ant swells the stomach, puffing it up against the heart. This interferes with the action of the heart, and in the course of time that delicate but vital organ becomes dlseasecL Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada. O , says: 1 had stomach trouble and was in a bad state as I had heart trouble with It. I took Kodol Dyspepsia Cure for about fees months and it cured me. Kodol Digests What You Eat and relieves the stomach of all nervous strain and the heart of all pressure. Bottles or. r. $1.00 Size hoidinf 2H times the trtst size, which sells for 50c. Prepared by K* Q* DeWITT a CO., OHIOAQQb. For bale by all Druggists. Stop That Cold I 1 To check early colds or Grippe with "Pre venues* means sure defeat for Pneumonia. To stop a ?old with Prevent!qs is safer than to let It run and be obliged to cure it afterwards. To be sure. Pie* yentics will cure even a deeply seated cold, bos taken early?at the sneeze stage?they break, et head off these early colds. That's surely bettet? That's why they are called Ereventlcs. Prevent:esurv little Candy Cold Cures. No Qnhs* ine. no physic, nothing sickening. Nice for the children?and thoroughly safe too. If you feel chilly, if you sneeze, if yon ache all over, think of Preventics. Promptness may also save half your usual sickness. And don't forget your child, tt there is feverishness, nlghtordsry. Heroin prob? ably lies Preventics' greatest efficiency. Sold is 5c lx)xes for the pocket, a'so in 2-Sc boxes of e) Preventics. luaist ou your druggists giving yon Preventics SIBERTS' DRUG STORE. StlLLiHi COUCH swo CURB the LUNCS c ir W,TH Dr? King's Um Discovery OR C Consumption OUGHS and jOLOS Price 5Cc&$1.Q0 Free Trial. Surest and Quickest Cure for all THROAT and LUNO TROUB? LES, or MONEY BACK.