Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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WteHIUiAY. MOVEMBER 13, 1907. Odo. D ?h?re?ror Rent. H. P. Wltgon. Master eSke. Boyk* 4k forte?Appier Oats. Booth Uv# gtock Co.?Jost' Recctv If Donnell e> Co.?The Prtc*? of Cot W. M. Ore net m?Perfection In Cex D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.? Rein Conto. K Hofen A Oon?Cabbage Planta Jpg Bale MoCallum Mercantile c<-.? I Albert's Drug Store?aearlng Certiloatia ' (?Ire. Ole Edward Thompson and Bthel Gordon, of Langdon. N. D , jppar?1citia* Mrs. Chas, McCormlck. Mrs. W. A. Player and Miss Wilds, P* Darlington, aunt and cousin of Mr* D. J. Wlnn. Jr.. are visiting her. lev. Wm. Heyns worth and wife, of iteer. are visiting In* the city. I R. O. Purdy Esq.. went to Hings? te Saturday on business. Or. Jesse Clifton, of Orangeburg. Is city today. Ir. A. K. Sanders, of Hagood. spent iy In the city. Oeo. R. Prince and Court eaegegrapher U E. Wood left for ob If on day to attend court Mr. W., W. Lyon, engineer of the If* work. In this city, has gone Oaffney on business. t John M. Cooper, of Mayesvllie. ha the city Monday. Mr. W. X. McBlveen, of Mayesvllie. ant Monday In town. D Dors and two children, and Venetla. of Rocky Mount. C, are vislUng Mrs. V. H. Auld. Mr. J. W. Degrenthrey, ot Charles has taken charge of the Model Laudry of this city. t Berwick, of ths police who has been'laid up for over k with a bed foot. In which he a nail. Is out again, mush to the t of his aaany friends. Rev H It Covington has gone to pBtenaibla to attend s meeting of the "Wxscutlve committee of the episcopal Ciurch of South Carotins, The hotels In Sumter are crowded ?eery night wlthVtraveltng men and a. which testifies to Burner's arlty as a stopping place for people and Its importance as a ay center ' ? A gentleman, who has been living tn Burnt er for a good many yeurs. ?aid the othet day that the number of strange faces on the atreet i was becoming more and more every day. "And you know." he said, "most of Ahn** people sre Irving right here In Winter There can be no doubt ?bout the 'rapidly Increasing population of Blunter." This fact Is very notices hie and everybody can see people on the streets who are total strangers to them and yet they are cltlsens of Borr.ter. A few years ago, everybody nap>w each other, but not so today. ]fo move has yet been made for the ?losing of the stores and other places of business on Thanksgiving Day. Nov. ?v but there Is no doubt that the raerchanta and business men will ?~se to close, for In addition to the being a legal holiday, there will he attracttone In the city that all of the cltlsens will want to attend. A negro with a trick colt attracted a good corwd at the corner of M tin nnd Liberty streets last Friday. The c?lt was very cleverly trained and S fair to become n valuable horse time. Charlie Ellerbs, colored, of Clare mont. shot Junlus Thompson, colored. In the face, on last Thursday night on Mr. DeSauseure Bull's plantation, and escape. He waa captured Sunduy ffcght in Sav.tMr.eh. On., und will he brought back here for trial. The Thompson negro Is said to b* serious? ly wounded. A petition Is on file In the office of the county board of > commission* r-. ha regard to the child that was found w#> tn* plana of the hosjag of Sam Mcl>'-> 1 I. ?n Mayesvllie. dur? ing last summer. The board Is asked to pr ovide and take charge of ihr child. This case, eccasl ned much comment In Muyes\llle at the time trntll It was proved that th?? child was fit*, mixed blood. Mcl.1 has h., I ^Tirge ??f the baby evtr since It was found on his porch The concrete walks around the new court hojse are nearly completed and Other work of lmpro\ *#rnent on the .grounds will soon be underway Ift \n very nigh' >'l v " p.on,I n d Jptne. pbasaat to take, p ?sitlve re suit- Its Holllsters Kocky M**un taln Tes. the greatest family remedy. IS cents, ten or tablets. Slberfs t>rug Store. a* _ Married, by Rev. F. M. Satterwhlte, at the residence of the bride's pa? rents, on Sunday afternoon, Miss Ada i'rown and Mr. Alvin Ueddings, both of Sumter. Married on Nov. 7, at 5 p. m., at the residence of Rev. S. D. Bailey, Mlas Katie Rose, of Sumter. and Mr. Parker Chlldreos, of Davis' Station. MRS. KLKAAORA RICHARDSON. Mrs. Eleanora Richardson died at the home of her son, Mr. R. C. Rich? ardeon, in this city, at 7 o'clock Wednesday night. She was in the eighty-eighth year of her age, being born at Stateburg on August I, 1811. She leaves two sons. Hon. H. B. Rich? ardson and Mr. R. C. Richardson. Her daughters. Mrs. J. C. Manning. Mrs. J M. Richardson. Mrs. A. M. Brails ford and Mrs. Jas. D. peas, of Cam dsn, are all dead. Mrs. Richardson was Miss Eleanora Norvelle Spann, of Stateburg. Her husband has been dead many years and was one of the most substantial men of his county. Mrs. Richardson had many friends who will be grieved to learn of her death, for she was a veritable "moth? er In Israel." The funeral services wer? con? ducted Friday at 9 o'clock at the Church of the Holy Comforter and in? terment was made at St Mark's Clarendon. IVatht of Mr. Jacob Bradwcll. Mr. Jacob Bradwell, a Well known resident of this city, who was engaged In the meat market business, died on Saturday afternoon. The funeral ser? vices were held Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock at the residence of Mr. Tom Jones, on Council street, and inter? ment was made at the Sumter ceme? tery. The deceased was about 45 years of ago and was single. His friends will be pained to learn of his death. O'Donnell St Co., announce In their advertisement today that they will ac? cept cotton warehouse receipts as se? curity for accounts*due them and will assist those Indented to them to hold their cotton for hlher prices. O'Don? nell m Co., are showing their public spirit and if all the merchants of the South woul follow their example it would not be necessary for a single bale of cotton to be forced on the market "The great trouble with South Car* ollna today Is the fact that rredit 1? too ch'-ap." This remark was made by a gentlein?la from the country in conversation today, and he came near "hitting the nail on the h?ad." Just now when money is so tight and financial centers have had such a se< vere shock, the above remark seem* very much to the point, for there can be no doubt that the giving of so much credit has Injured the commer? cial and financial world and especial? ly South Carolina. The need of more trackage at the depot in very apparent since the in? crease In the number ? f trains and the Coast Line will have to spread out soon. The new train to Rennettsvllle, which was put on Monday morning. Is doing a good business, as was ex? pected, and Is already proving a great convenience to the traveling public. Street Commissioner White Is re? pairing the sidewalk on the south side of West Liberty street between Main and Sumter streets. A compositum of clay and sand will be put down which makes a very fine feldewalk. The work was delayed today on ac? count of the weather. The work of building the aseptic tank for the sewerage at Turkey Creek has commenced and good prog? ress has been ms.de on the tank so fur The laying of the pipes 1-, also. pi\ greasing well. The county calng.^nK Is now engaged on this work and tht added force makes a considerable difference In the progress of the un? dertaking. The hay crop that has been har? vested In Sumter County is probably the largest and best In the history it 'his section. The season has been ideal for harvesting hay and all good farmers have enough for their own use and a surplus for *ale. During the past spring and summer thou? sands of dollars worth of .Western h 'V was *old In this city, hut next yanff the Importation of hav should bt small. The hoy crop added to th? Mscrest and host crop of corn SVef produced in Snn-t r County put the former-* In line shape fof next year'. bUSthOOBi provide^ they cm obtain J fair price for the n nmnder of the cotton crop. Time l or Itain (outs. Now is the gnneon when you will n?" d a good, gonrlesable, rain coat, This is the time of the v <r when w< have all kinds of Skalier and the rain eon* Is mo t ser ic? ahl,-. TU,- 1? j. Chondlef Clothing Company a; sdTeThtg today some rerj dop nd ihl rain coot- and rou should set their values and prices before buying slse? wher<-. s*' ?? them today. * * * * * * * * * * * * RAIN COATS 1*HE Rain Coat is the most dependable Coat for the uncertain Fall weather. At this season the weather changes without much notice. ?We get warm days, cold days, rainy days, foggy days; everything, in fact, in the line oi "weather" that can be handed out. Nothing will serve and protect you better than one of our good? FORM THIRTY-TWO COPYRIGHT, 1907 Dm FECHHE1MER F1SHELCO. NIW VOKK Dependable Rain Coats. \ ?The'styles are such that they are in order ev? erywhere- some three-quarter length, others in full lengths. Every one of them in good form. !?The materials are Dark Oxford mixed, Black Cheviots and many new weaves and mixtures All correctly Cravenetted. |$10, $12.50, $15 to $27.50. FORM FORTY-NINE COPYRIGHT. 1807 Tie FECHH EIMER FiSHELCO. NtW VOftK We know that to show them. our Rain Coats are excellent, and we are anxious The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., Phone 166. Sumter. S. 0. K 4* 4* 4**1* 4*4**4*4*4*4*4*4*4*4* 4*4*4*4*4* 4*4*4*4* *r* * $44.4 4* 4* 4*4? 4* & * * ? * 4 * PROCEEDINGS OP COURT. The Jury In the case of Consumers' Lumber Company vs. Southern Rail? way, In the court of common pleas, returned a verdict Thursday for plain? tiff*. The next caae begun *vas that of J. F. Riley vs. Rocky BU T. Lur.ir?t.r Company, Lee & Molso epr m nting the plaintiff and L. D. Jennings, Esq., : the defendants. This case was In j progress when court adjourned for dinner recess. The jury In the case of Rlley vs. Consumers' Lumber Company, in the common pleas eourt, returned ? ver? dict for th*' plaintiff. In the case of Margaret Bell vs. Southern Railway, the plaintiff received the verdict. B. M. Thomson, Esq.. appeared for the railway company sind L. T?. .Tannings, Esq., for the plaintiff In the case of DesChampi Vi At? lantic Coast Line Railroad Company, the Jury returned a verdict for the plaintiff. This case Involved the damages to a pair of computing scales. The plaintiff receive 1 by th> verdict the sum of $50. The fall session of the court Of common pleas adjourned Friday after? noon. Saturday's session was taken up in the hearing of equity cases and ar? guments on appeals. Hot Sui>|>er. The ladies of Rembert'.s Church will give a hot supper at the residence of Mr. Edward Dunm- on the sight of the llth Instant, for the benefit of th?dr church. The public is cordially invited. 1l-6-2t Saturday was aT good day for mer? chants. The weatja*r being so fine the people all cam*- to the city and fall purchase* were In order. Bum ter's business is growing ever) day and especially on Saturday things are very lively in this city. Tho picture of the proposed hand? some near First Methodist Chuch has been received by the building commit? tee from Architect A. W, Todd, of, Charleston, and Judging from the pic? ture. thi< church will be one of the | moat attractive and substantial houses' of worship In this state. Thenrchltec turt la of the Qolhlc type, which la well autted t?? such buildings, it rxpeli Mil i>"i-..ii-. stimulate* tli Internal organa rleanaea the ayatem | ;ind psjrlf.es the blood. Buch is Hoi i t r*n Rock) Mountain Tea, th most effective pr< v? ntlvo <<f dleens? 18 cents, tea ??r tableta. Blbert'a Drug | Store, SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, No. 8 South Main Street. PRESCRIPTION DEPARTMENT. We have men in charge of Our Prescription Department who have had Many Years' Experience in this work, and they have nothing to do with Our Soda Water Business. PURE DRUGS. Everything you buy in this line is now Guaranteed under the Pure Food and Drug Act, June' 30tb, 1906. The only thing is to know how and where to buy your goods. We tt&ixi back of Everything fyou boy from us and will take back anything you don't want. STATIONERY. Yo will find here all the nice lines of Stationery in R?xes of all kinds, ranging in prices From 5 Cents to $5. 0 0. We also have a large line of Blair's Tablets to select from. You can't miss it by seeing this line. We are Receiving Daily Onr Line of regular Fall and Holiday Goods. We will have a much ha idsomer line than la*t vear and you know what that means If you need anything in Cut Glass, Fine Toilet Sets of all kinds, Leather Goods, Fine Perfumes In Fancy Bottles. You will find tbem here now. Oome, look at them. c ANDY You will always find Fresh Candy at our store. Many pounds and All Size Boxes, from 5c pack? ages to 5-pound Boxes of fancy goods?you will be pleased with the goods. Every box Guaranteed. 400 pounds Gibson Fruit Tablets just in. CIGARS AND TOBACCO. We have the finest line of Cigars, Tobacco, Pipes, etc., to be found anywhere. All the lead? ing Brands, such as Cinco, R o i g , Rosemont, Norma Martinez, Sibert's Special, etc., in FIVE-CENT GOODS, and many goods in 10 cents to 3? cents each that every one knows as soon as tbey see thorn. LEATHER GOODS. If you neod something in a nice Pocket Book for Lndies or Gentlemen, we have them in Stock now. Hand Bags of the Newest Soapes aud Colors. We'll be glad to ehow them to you. If You Need Anything In our line and cannot come to the store, Telephone or Telegraph Us and we will attend to Yonr Wants at onco and if goods are not satisfactory all you have to do is let us know and we will refund your nioiiev. SIBERT'S DRUG STORE, No. 8 South Main Street. TELEPHONE 283 NIGHT PHONE ROOiUI 25 JACKSON HOTEL SUMTER, S. C.