Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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IUI CISCOS ESCAPADE NT WEEKS ROUGHLY HANDLED BV ELEPHANTS ?ATVRDAT. to Cohasnhla to Arrest Attache MQfWfttecj; From Kemter Man Upon by Ctrvns r Stephan ta l?A,The account In ths Columbia State %?nday of the experience that 8er Weeka and otheravhad with the and "grafters" connected Wrtn Ragenbock A Wallace'a circus, ejal Saturday afternoon, waa not cor Sergeeat Weeka waa teen this eg and gare a correct >Lnte t of the fair. Weeke had a warrant for C. H. Hood, a raeer red seat tick* aaikr with the circus which wie out by Mr. H. T. Eden?, charg Hood wfth robbing him of It. Wecke aad Mr. Eden* w? nt to ?ntntta on Saturday morning. They tang,let rate Fowlee, who tinted the warrant bui a mistake made tn net arranging the war? en ae te five Officer Weeks the of an officer la Columbia. ^Brouen. of CohtmMa. and anoth aocompanied Mr. Weeka to otrvue tents. Mood was located tdentiflsd. He was arrested by On coming out of the Bream* the so-called detective ths show, came up and aaked the trouble eras. Upon being that Meed ares arrested and was so the lock-up to be as engirt to Sumter. Brown said he ehonld not be taken and Cali? ent aosssthlng to a man standing tety, about fifteen attaches. Including one reeked la and at P*HI an take Hood from M Week* Thea tear elephants were tun-.. .i hj and Mr. Weeks and the jMeer sMsim were roughly handled. 4>ejk?er Weski. with his usual grit >? l-hend<tatas. pot up a plucky I > held has earn, but the ele sjnv ajsst the circus "roughs" over wered him. The big beasts were ?nthr trained for each emergen and fhep tossed the officers right t raj Mr. Weeka and the others aek to Magistrate Fowler to ore nmnenii for the ehow peo !? owm same tn and. offered to ar things. Mr. Bdena received o. but Mr. Weeks says poaii.hrely i? ae od the eaVer* or Magistrate aattp hay of his party would re? ap eeenpllmentary tickets from eWb tferr ?at Weeka says hs Is glad to tiadt with whole bo nee, bat that next time he Is ready to tackle a tu who know Mr. Weeks are ? it that he held hie own as h<? could ander the circumstances gnd ' <u he is not afraid of men. (van re us "rouerhs." ' Th^ affair was eery unfortunate, but v. is not the fault of the Sumter fumble ofheeta and It la ex > 'y fortunate that no one was t injured, still it will hslp to mwi e the H?gen beck st Wallace saw esjtsnslvely. snd in not a very I light, either. The chief of po Hse of Darlington has been notified ?hsrscter of some of the clr ? people aa the show is operating t 'day. to Saipt. Cain. 8urater, S. C. r Mr: A few years ago a New ? ry got-up a great agitation for |B|oi??r i as, ant got it The state fe^aa 1 n# **w ?n<s the people liked QOsft urea, till the bills came-ln. i were bigger, not less; the i't say what the gaa ahould Kork ? ?k Eh aw is. T th* r ?i rice of a gallon of honest II 71: but there's "paint" all from It centa to 11.75. A price Is |1.IS; there are "paints" st that price. Like [r rnsa . Ii TS la the price of a gallon of tint, you may be quite nure i scores of "paint*" at all n fr tag that down, with paint y them to puss for paint, are you going to do about ? ft t - w ? from II to |4 a gallon to Bp r painter for doing his work, jj* if h while to psy 12 to |4 s igsll r brushing-*.n paint half Ffssti ?? * eap^n^e of that extra and H>r makes counterfeit paint than true, i - nsdv la Devos. There ghr r ' eat palnla; Devoe Is ?f the eight. Tours truly fts||> F W DEVOE it CO r >ursnt Hardware Co. sells IT paint. are tin hooner Ethel Davenport, h lumber, and for New sintered a storm off Hit Br> was driven bark south by The schooner loat a deck Tiber and was disabled. She harleston for repairs. JOo iphsnt wn? stl ^* I kill. I '.ray at a net Mpper* f? I -. r ? I n- i ?? ^el-t. J BN KINS WINS TWO HACKS. Came Off With First Honors In Last Day of Auto Races. The following account of Friday's auto races at the fair to taken from the State and will be of Interest to Sumter people: The automobile races were contin? ued yesterday at the fair grounds and there were three interesting events. The first was the ladles' two-mile race and In this lira. Cl?renj> F. Jones came out first, with Mrs. E. A. Jenkins a close second^ Mrs. Jones drove a Ford runabout and Mrs. Jenkins made tho run in one of th i new Maxwell runabouts. The horse? power of the cars is, respectively, 16 and IS, and they time made was very aood. \ The second event was a five-mile race and In this three cars took part. E. A. Jenkins won first place In a Maxwell and the second honor was taken by Richard Marks In his Ford runabout. Marlon Colcock came out In the third place, driving one of the Reo cars. In the three-mile race E. A. Jen? kins was agsln the winner In his Maxwell car, the second and third place being taken, respectively, by Mr. Burkett in a Reo and Mr. Cul lum of Orangeburg In a Ford run? about, i The automoble races have attract? ed very much attention this fair week and they have drawn large crowds each day they were on. The ? vents of yesterday were not In the regular programme as arranged for the week, but It was decided to .hold the extra races on account of the great interest that was being mani? fested by the automobile enthusiasts. MEBVIirU WAS ENTHUSIASTIC. Tnrf Association Held WeU Attended aad Interesting Meeting Last Night. The meeting of the Sumter Turf As? sociation last night in the city clerk's office was well attended by the stock? holders of the association and City Council was wall represented, fa too, having been Invited to attend this meeting aad aid In making the com? ing Thanksgiving meet a great suc? cess. Matters regarding the coming meet were generally discussed and commit? tees on arrangement were appointed to get everything In shape for the oc? casion. The meeting was a very en thustasak: one in every way and the prospects for the success of the meet are very bright. The track will be In fine condition and as good or better than any new track In the country Comfortable and commodious stables are being completed for the large number of race horses expected. The races are now on at Augusta and Spartanburg and these strings of horses will come here for the meet on November 26, 27 and 28., In addition to the regular Thanks? giving rate on the railroads, the asso? ciation, through Mr. E. I. Reardon, Is trying to secure a special rate to Sumter for this event There will be fine horses each day and very attractive purses will be of? fered. It Is a well-known fact that the "Oame Cock" city always does what she starts out to do and this occasion will be no exception unless all signs fall. There will undoubtedly be a big crowd here on the 'days above men? tioned. INSANITY THE PLEA. In the Defense of Harry Thaw, Whose Second Trial Is Set to Begin on the Second Day In December. New York. Nov. 2.?Insanity Is the plea In the defense of Harry Kendall Thaw, whose second trial for the slaying of Stanford W?hlte will begin on December 2. Martin W. Littleton, chief counrel for Thaw, has decided on this course. He Is convinced that Thaw Is Insane and has not adopted this course as merely a theory on which to conduct a successful defense, but because he feels certain of the unsound condition of his client. Ever since he took charge of the ca^e, It is said. Mr. Littleton has given the question of Thaw's mentality rareful study. He hus traced the Thaw family tree. and. It 1m said, has decided that the Insanity of Thaw msf have been an Inheritance. ThlM U Worth Remembering. ?As no one is immune. every per r??n should rSSSSSaSSf that Folly's Kidney Cure will euro any case of kidney or bladder trouble that is not beyond the reach of medicine. Sihert's !)-ug Store. C. C.rcsham & Son, who operate rSStSarSBtS and catln? BjOasea at Im? portant stntlens along the line of the Soalhtf? road, has secured tho prixiiego of operating the restaurant In the new ur.lon station, in Charles? ton. Sam Andrews und Will Kenstngtoni two Darlington men. became Involved In a quarrel shout a young woman, and Kensington was cut In the face and on the nrms by And reu? f ii Daatsl has . led |w4i;s of probate of ch< i MANY MEDALS AWARDED. TO SOUTH ^CAROLINA EXHIBIT? ORS AT JAMESTOWN. Cotton Mill Products Make Excellent Showing nt the Big Fair?Outlook for Grand Prize hi Bright Norfolk, Va., Nov. 2.?The follow? ing gold medals have been awarded Individual exhibits in the South Car? olina State exhibit: Brogan mills, Anderson, cotton flannels. Columbia duck mill, Columbia, cot? ton ducks. Glenwood cotton mills, Easely, per? cales. Highland Park Manufacturing com? pany, Rock Hill, ginghams. McGee Manufacturing company, Greenville, wool blankets. Andrews Reed, Loom and Harness company, Spartanburg. South Carolina Co ton Manufactur? ing association, textiles. Union Bleaching and Finishing company, Greenville. Victor and Appalachie cotton mills, Spartanburg, lawns, nainsooks. MaJ. Julian Mitchell, Charleston, long cotton. South Carolina Crushers' associa? tion. State of South Carolina, collective agricultural exhibit. S. ?. Stoney, Charleston, rice. BenJ. F. Williamson, Darlington, tobacco. Mclver Williamson, corn. Chas. T. Shepherd, tea. State Fair association, fruits and vegetables. Atlantic Coast Lumber company, Georgetown. Santee River Cypress Lumber com? pany. Sliver Medals. Clemson college, high education. Pelton mills, Belton sheetings. Blue Ridge Hosiery company, Lan drum, hosiery. Buffalo mills, Buffalo, sheetings. Darlington Manufacturing, compa? ny, Darlington, percales. Deerlng, MUllken & Co. Laurens cotton mills, Lauren*, per? cales. Mollohoii Manufacturing company, madras ckth and percales. Piedmont mills, Piedmont, drills and sheetings. Royal Bag and Yarn company, Charleaton, seamless bags. Springstein mills, Chester, ging? hams. H. C. Townsend, Anderson, colored twines. Victoria cotton mills, Rock Hill, ginghams. Excelslon seed farm, Cheraw. J. S. Horlbeck, Charleston, pecans. E. J. Watson, Columbia, cotton ex? periment. Bronso Medals. Chamber of commerce, Charleaton. Columbia Lumber and Manufactur? ing company. Enterprise Manufacturing company, Rock Hill, bagging. i Excelslon knitting mills, Union, ?hosiery. Granitevllle Manufacturing compa? ny, drills and sheetings. Lexington mills, tickings. Muckenfuss Manufacturing com? pany, Spartanburg, brooms. Bombay Reed Jardiniere compa? ny, Columbia. J. H. Barnett, Westminster, can? ned fruits and vegetables. Chick Springs company, water. Glenn Springs company, waier. Harris Lithia company, wat??r. Earl Sloan, economic minerals ol South Carolina. All awards not yet made public. South Carolina has received her share and confidently expects tha gran'', prlie. Hard Working Scales. This is the time of year when the family grocer's scales are made to work overtime by the returning va? cationist. Thin women want to see how much "they have gained," and stout women how x much they have succeeded in "losing" by their sum? mer's holiday. And this is also the time of yegf when the scale-makers ears must tingle at the kind and un? kind things said of his wart s. .The things a stout woman will say about a poor, defenseless set of scnle.s would spoil the temper of the steel In the balance If it wasn't so Indifferent to such things, And the manner In which a fat Woman will deceive herself ft bout the difference In her weight, with heavy clothes on to protect herself against the cold of a mountain resort end ths lighter ones she dons When She strikes the heat of the city, is one of the c instantly recurring evidences of the eternal feminine vanity.?New York press. SAVANNAH BOAT SI NK. cu> of Birmingham struck a Ledge In Boston Harbor and Went Down. Boston) Mass., Nov. 4.?The steam? er City of Birmingham, of the ocean Steamship COmpany( struck a ledge I out to f iVi nnah gnd Santa In 14 t , i ? ? if v eter j Tne eres ? sped, i SCHOOL PHIZES AHE AWARDED. SOUTH CAROLINA NEWh General Sumter Memorial Acadmey Gets Fifty Dollars From Schon) Im. provemeut Association. The School Improvement Associa? tion, which now has a memh^ryhip :>f more than 3,000 in the State, offer? ed 15 prizes to the school* which made the most material improve? ments during the year. Five of the schools are to receive $100 each, and ten are to receive $50 each. Under the head of material improvements are included local taxation, consolida? tion, new buildings, libraries, interior decoration, beautifying yards and better general equipment. Sixty schools throughout the State enter? ed the contest. The committee had a very difficult task. It was necessary to read numerous descriptions of old and new school houses. These de? scriptions were accompanied by some Vary impressive photographs showing interior and exterior views. After very careful consideration the prizes were awarded fo the following schools: Horry County?Spring Branch School, $100. Lancaster County?Elgin School, $100. . Laurens County?Green Pond School, $100. Orangeburg County ? Jamison School, $100. Williamsburg County?Jonesvl lie School, $100. Horry County?Athens School, $i?0. Marlon County?Brittons Neck, $50. Georgetown County?Union graded school. $50. Spartanburg County?Cross An? chor, $60. Hampton County?Luray $50. Sumter County?General Memorial Academy, $50. Laurens County?Trinity School, $50. Greenwood County ? Phoenix School, $50. County?Salem School, Items of Interest Condensed and Par? agraphed for Qtiiek Heading. School, Sumter Ridge County ? Lynchbur* Marlboro $50. Florence School, $60. It will be noted that the General Sumter Memorial Academy, at State burg, receives a prize of $50. FOOTBALL ON THANKSGIVING. Welsh Neck High School and David son's No. 2 Team to Meet on Grid? iron Here. k The many lovers of the great grid Iron game in this city are interested 1q the proposition to have a good game here on Thanksgiving Day, Nov, 28. The Sumter Turf Association Is negotiating with the Welsh Neck High School and Davidson's second team to meet here on the above date while the big fall meet Is in progress All arrangements are not yet perfect ed, but the prospects are that a game will be pulled off. There would undoubtedly be a good attendance at such a game, for the lovers of the game are many In this city and they do not often have the opportunity of seeing football here The game would probably be played at the race track, as there is ample room for a gridiron inside of the cir cle. It is hoped that the teams will come to Sumter. CASTOR IA For Infants and Children. The Kind You Han Always Bought Bean the Signature of Laurens will have a night clerk in h- r postofflce at a salary of $600. The new union station in Charleston will be opened Nov. 10. Dr. w. P. Green, a former resident of Greenville, died at Mart, Tex. R. Q. Merrlck has been made chief of United States constables. i'WO residences were burned in Rock Hill Sunday afternoon causing a loss of $7,000. Revenue officers captured an illicit still on Saluda Rver, about 22 ml.es above Greenville. Prof. P. T. Brodle, of Clemson Col? lege, died on Sunday night and was burled at Lexington today. Burt Hudson defeated Yamagatta, the Japanese wrestler, in a wrestling match in Greenville. J. N. Cook, a retired farmer of Lancaster, died suddenly at his home at the.age of 66 years. . J. G. Mobley, of Falrfleld, has been elected president of the State Fair So? ciety to succeed G. A. Guignard. P. H. Nelson, a well known attor? ney of Columbia, has been elected president of the South Carolina club. Harry W. White, a young white man arrested in Darlington on the charge of bigamy, confessed to Mag istrate Floyd that he has two wives. The State dispensary board is in session in Columbia for the purpose of winding up the affairs of the dis? pensary. One hundred gallons of whiskey were seized by police and State con? stables from blind tigers in Charles? ton Tuesday. Paul Gilllard, a Colleton County ne? gro, was shot and killed by his son, aged 13 years. The boys' father was beating his mother. Holiness people of Bennettsville have raised over $1,300 to educate for the ministry a barber of that place whom they converted. Representative Nash, of Spartan? burg, in an Interview, says that he thinks his prohibition measure will go through the, next legislature. Deputy Sheriff Llmehoufae, of Dor? chester county, shot and killed John Smalls, colored, who wa* advancing on the oiftcer with .i pistol In nil hand. Josh Wilson and Saxon Trott, col? ored, have bee n arresced [Jarn well county, charged with being Im? plicated in the murder of Capt. Watte Chief Justice Pope has issued an order staying the proceedings in the Chesterfield dispensary election until the matter can be argued before the supreme court. Mr. Martin says he will spend six months in Europe rounding out his education. Gov. Ansel d mbtless thinks it will take longer than that to smooth off the rough edges.?Charleston Post. The war department has plans to put in a completes ystem of mines In the Charleston harbor. The work of laying the submarine mines will com? mence In a short time. G. C. Gill, a citizen of Barnwell, county, was slashed about the neck with a razor in the hands of Henry Hair, also of Barnwell. The wounds may prove fatal. Thos. R. Morgan has been appoint? ed a member of the board of edu? cation of Aiken county, succeed? ing H. R. Rice, recently appointed a member of the State board of educa? tion. ? f Vadkin Valley Distilling Company Makes the finest PURE RYE and CORN WHISKEY on the market Only the best grain used in dis? tilling fine whiskies will give the delightful and mellow flavor recognized in every taste of any of the YADKIN VALLEY make. Shipped in jugs or bottles in plain cases?orders filled promptly and carefully. Old Shore Corn ? ? Yadkin "Valley Corn . North Carolina Corn ? Pure Pld Rye . . ? Bottled in bond, eight years old, guaranteed pure. The nearest distillers to you shipping direct from our plant, guaranteeing quickest delivery. Wri 'e for price list. A trial order will convince you of the superi? ority of every Whiskey made and shipped by $3.00 Gallon $2.50 Gallon $2.00 Gallon $5.00 Gallon YADKIN VALLEY DISTILLING CO. Rocky Mount, North Carolina "The Whiskey That Gentlemen Drink" There were 3,500 visitors at the Lexington county fair Wednesday. J. D. Tallon fell f*om a trestle over the Congaree river and was killed. Auburn Defeated Clemson at Au? burn, Ala.. Monday. Score 12 to 0. The residence of W. J. Stafford, of Bishopvllle, was destroyed by fire. The farmers of Chester county ara> holding their cotton for higher prices. It is reported that fakers are work? ing the farmers in Lexington county. Capt. N. B. Mazyok, a former citi? zen of Columbia, died In that city on Wednesday. C. Qresham, a v/ell known . hotel man, has leased the Carolina hotel at Rock Hill for five years, A movement Is on foot to build a trolley line from Augusta to Edge field. An express package containing* $10,000 which was lost some time ago between Spartanburg and Char? lotte has been found in a hotel In Gaffney. Robert Shockley, a rural letter car? rier in Laurens county, was convicted in the United States court at Green? ville on the charge of misappropria tlnting money entrusted to him by pa? trons along his route. OH NERvt^OIL SORES. BU Rheumatism ZS is a soothing, healinp balm containing no drugs having a narcotic effect It RELIEVES quickly and soothes the congested membranes and thoroughly heals and cleanses. Valuable not onW for CATARRH but relieves colds, throat troubles, hay fever, "stopped-up" nose, etc. Wo Guarantee Satisfaction. Buy a 50 cent tube of Nosbna from MULDROW'S DRUG STORE. end get your money beck if not satisfied* Sample tube and ! iooklet by mail ioc* _ _ BROWN MF*0 CO . 91. JLeula. Mo. C-e?i\?vilie.T*mv Weak Hearts Are due to Indigestion. Ninety-nine of every one hundred people who have heart trouble cad 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 Indi? gestion. All food taken into the stomach which tails of perfect digestion ferments and 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 diseased. Mr. D. Kauble. of Nevada. O , aar?: I had stomaok trouble and was in a bad state as I had heart trouble with It. I took Kodol Dyspepsia Cur? for about /ose 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 on y. $1 00 Size holdlne 2S times theUhf size, which sMIs for 50c. Prepares by E. O. DeWITT a co.. OHIOAOO? For Sale by all Druggists. Weak Kidneys Weak Kidneys, son ly point to weak kidney Verves. The Kidney*- Use the:Heart, and the Stomach, find their weakness, not in the organ itself, but in the nervss that control and finde and strengthen them. Dr. 8hoop's Restorative la a medicine specifics 11 r prepared to reach these controlling nerves. To doctor the Kidneys alsna> Is futile. It is a waits of time, and of money as well. 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