The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 25, 1907, Image 6
mm WAS MMONICOS.
iTAJUiKRH IMON MKT IV STATE
CX>XVKXTION.
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tjujrrl 'I rrrV to Reprwl the Urn
later Report Of foreign Ageut
ritt Goodwin I>M Not
OnlumbW. Deo. If.?Notwlthatnod
% th% fact that Presldeut GAolwIn
[ the South Carolina division ot the
ttf union "called oft" the State
iventsta of the union, scheduled to
la Columbia, and declared In
that any action taken by
aftd> proposed convention would b
?MU and veld." delegates from 14
arrived in the city yesterday
mt>Oy it 11 o'clock a. m. the
dee) whs called to ord/r In the
Scouncil chamber. Mr. C. s. Bar
at Union City. Ga.. national presl
fjtjaw of the organlaatlon. waa piweent
4**d presided ever the convention.
$ Thxeo neatoae were held yeetorday.
aase ha the forenoon, another hi the
on and ope Inet night Alto
about 4f delegates were pros*
Chtekstwafj Ute ofeeers. The follow
00 us fee were represented: Ander
sV4 CH star. Lee. Qreenvllle, Chero
ntJaY BMalsad. Bdgieneld. Florence,
djrisjtvwod. Dar It sgt en. Laaomater.
>w, Oreoejeborg and ?umt er.
President Barret thi fol
hl* h officials of the anloe ware
and teak a very active to>
la Ore meeting: R. F. Duck
pi illihat of the Georgia di
T. M. Jeffords of Okuihoms.
ej| the national hoard; R.
'?%% asaCnllottgh. national secretary
els wepa per men were not admitted
any ef the session* and very little
Hann regarding the proceed
taget et the eonvention was given out
fee publication.
The mpat important work done was
fits reading ef the report of Mr. W.
CL Moore, Mate business agent .a ho
tpsl recently returned from Europe,
report dealt with the work he
been doing for the union abroad
1t ts said to have been a very tn
Ing stats me ut. Hs spent about
weeks In Europe, visiting tb* big
and perfected arrangements
the union will bo enabled/to
ootton direct to Uns land to the
lers and receive almost 1 cent
star pound more for It than la paid on
She local markets.
The eebeme for handling this eot
taaa In this manner la as follows: Mr.
JLm member of the union, *ill consign
?4t hates of cotton to the county busl
tss agent who In turn will consign
at In the State business agent, to be
About 10 per cent of the
et value ef the cotton will be
In cash to Mr. A. through these
of the union and the remaind?
er wfJl be paid as soon as the report*
the shipment are received.
Sir. Moore talked at length on the
? f baling cotton. The Amerl
eta bales are so badry put up that
are hardly In what might be
decent shape when they reach
foreign spinners, and this causes
enable complaint and results in
toss to the farmers. He recom
that the union take the mat
up with a view of getting more
ved methods for bsllng cotton,
stated that the state business
t of Alabama Is now experiment
with four American-made com
constructed on the lines of
comp-esses uasd In India If
prove satisfactory it is proposed
be have them installed throughout the
Menth as rapidly as possible.
The report of Mr. Moore consumed
? part of each session held yesterdsy
it was very gem-rally discussed
the delegates present.
A resolution urging the South Car
general assembly to repeal the
law was' unanimously adopted,
queatlon called fourth general
wesson an I It was urged that the
repeal of the law Is necessary In or?
der to protect the farmers throughout,
fits South. A similar resolution waa
adopted st the Greenwood meeting.
Another matter which came up for
dssensslon wst the parcela post. The
melon put Itself aquarely on record aa
flavoring the passage of a law provid?
ing? for a parosla poat system and It
In announced that a national commit?
tee representing the union will ap?
pear before congress st the present
and urge the pal sage of the
At 11 o'clock last night the con?
vention adjourned to meet agun in
Columbia on January SI. At this
meeting It la propsed to complete the
skate constitution and other matter*
et *more or leas vital Interest to the
saombers of the organisation through?
out the Htat" vMIl h. t ii.. o up.
Although F'i 'xident Goodwin of the
South Carolina dl\l*lon wits, present.
Its did not preside .it Hny of the ses?
sions.
"The meeting was entirety harmo
nh?o* < iid a member of ?lw conven?
tion (sat night. "Ali dlfl reset have
b?ea settled gad the unl Ml i Sjahsf t ?
work earnestly and with io.o?> vim
and vlg >r than fSff lor the prlaclpjec
which It ttaadl for."
When asked If there would ?>?? any
change ?n Sftesrt at th> Januiry
meeting, one of the delegates replied
that he could not say anything on
that line.
j It was learned that the "Farmen'
Union Hureau," which has been con
| ducted by Mr. J. C, Stiibling of Pcn
t dleton. will no longer be conducted.
I It is not known whether Mr. Strib
j ling's recnt criticisms of the officials
' who called thl* convention had any?
thing to do with this action. Lust
week Mr. Strlbling had the following
"hot shot" In his 'bureau" column,
which appeared In papers through?
out the State.
"About tho only plausible and rea?
sonable excuse for calling this spe?
cial meeting, only five months after
we met In July, may be in giving tho
new members who have come iq
since July tho opportunity of partici?
pating In casting votes that choose
the managers for the next seven
months. But some may say that the
act of Joining the union under the
leadership of the present officers was
?quivalent to an endorsement of the
present officials of the union. At best
this December meeting can not oe
called anything else but a kind of
revolution or revolt at our own ac?
tions. Our constitution that was
adopted to guide the action of the
onion has not guided the action of
so ma of our officials but little more
than the curl In a pig's tall controls
or guides the movements of the pig's
noss."
Bank of Sumter. .
The statement of the Bank of
8umter which apears In another col?
umn will be road with Interest, and
gratification by the business.men of
Sumter, the stock holders of that In?
stituten especially. It shows that the
Bank 6f Sumter haa had a prosperous
year and haa contributed Its full
share toward the growth of the busi?
ness of Sumter. The surplus of the
bang now exceeds 150,000, have In?
creased from $39,000 within the year.
Kt this date a year ago the bank had
about the same amount on deposit
and the amount outstanding in loans
was a little less than now. At the
setns time the bank now owes for
borrowed money only $10,000 while
last year thle^ account stood at $50,
000. But for the fact that* the aBnk
of Sumter has pursued a very liberal
policy in advancing money on cotton
warehouse receipts and In making
new loans tvj customers when banks
in other sections were hoarding their
cash and refusing to make loans on
any terms the effects of the panic
would have* been much more serious?
ly felt In this community and busi?
ness would have been seriously crip?
pled. By pursuing this policy the
bank has profited and the community
has benefitted.
$100 Reward, $100.
The readers of this paper will b?
pleased to learn that there la at leaat
one dreaded disease that science has
been able to cure In all its stages, and
that Is Catarrh. Hall'? Catarrh Cure.
Is the only positive euro known to the
medical fraternity. Catarrh being a
constitutional disease, requires a con?
stitutional treatment. Hall's Catarrh
Cure Is taken Internally, acting di?
rectly upon the blood and mucous
surfaces of the system, thereby de?
stroying the foundation of the disease
and giving the patient strength by
building up the constitution and as?
sisting nature in doing its work. The
proprietors have so much faith In IU
curative powers that they offer One
Hundred Dollors for any case that It
falls to cure. Send for testimonials.
Address:
F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O.
Sold by Druggists, 75c.
Take Hall's Family Pills for con?
stipation. 9-18-lm
8T4TSMFMT OF IBB CONDITION OF TBS ,
Farmers' Bank and Trust Co.,
LOGATED AT SUMTER, 8. C.
At the Close of Business Deo 16, 1907.
RESOURCES.
Loans and Discounts, $289,890 ?9
Demand Lous, 8,7.1 20
Overdr ft*. 2 80? 76
Furniture and Fixtures. 1,647 26
Oth r Real E tats, 16 000 0 >
Due from Banks and Bankers, 83,682 92
Currency, 12.872 00
Gold, 8**1 (0
Silver, Nickels sod Pennies, 10 890 40
Caeca* and Cssh Items, 10 473 26
Total, $886,196 48
LIABILITIES.
Cspitsl Stock paid in $120,000 00
Brirplos Fand, 22.662 61
Uudivided Profit?, less Cur?
rant Etpeasis and Taxas
Paid, 3,<H1 N
Dne to Bank? and Bankers 279 43
Dae Unpaid Dividend?, 4 iu)
Individual Deposits, subject
to Cbeek l a,* 18 29
Savings Dej emits, $J ;,U HI
Hi Is Payable, in Is <> i 0
Reserve for 'J axe?, 1,5-60 (Hi
Totsl, $336,196 48
STATE OF MOUTH CAROLINA, f
County ? f Huiuter. \
Before me came H. L. Edmund*, Cashier
of The Fnruiei*' Hank aud Tratl Co., who
being duly sworn, *ay* that the above and
foregoing stmtin*. t is a tiu > condition of
said Bank, a* * bovin by the bonk* of file
tu nui? bans.
n. L. EDMUNDS. Cashier.
Snorn to p.nd sub-cribed before mv thin
|ttR day of Dec , 19ti7.
(iri). L. Iii? ksk. Notary I'oblio, M. C.
Correct Attest 1
C. <?. ROWLAND,
IMAM' M :HWARTZ.
R. J. BLAND,
D.o. 19, 1907. Directors.
Furniers' I'.auk & Tru*i Co.
The stagnant of the Farmers'
Baak ami Trust Co., showing the con?
dition at the does of business Decem?
ber 16th Is published today in
conformity with the call of the State
bank examiner. A comparison or the
statement with that of Dec. 20th,
1906, shows that the year has been
one of growth for the bank aa4 the
addition of nearly $ 15.000 to the sur?
plus fund has enhanced the value of
the stock and strengthened the bank.
One year ago the capital stock of
the bank was $60,000 and the last in?
stallment 'of the additional stock was
not paid In until July 1st, hence the
percentage of profits on capital Is
really much greater than appears
from the statement. The total amount
of loans are substantially the same as
a year ago although the deposits on
the day the statement was called
were slightly less than at the time the
statement with which comparison is
made was published. Throughout the
year the bank has carried a large line
of deposits and reference to the state?
ment shows that there is on hand a
substantial reserve for the protection
of depositors. In the matter of cot?
ton loans the Farmers' Bank & Trust
Co., has extended to its customer?
every accommodation and no patron
has been forced to sell cotton for the
lack of aid from this bank.
A Home Made Happy by Chamber?
lain's Cough Remedy.
?About two months ago our baby
girl had measles which settled on her
lungs and at last resulted in a severe
attack of bronchitis. We had two
doctors but no relief was obtained.
Everybody thought she would die. I
went to eight different store < to And
a certain remedy which had been rec?
ommended to me and failed to get It,
when one of the storekeepers insisted
that I try Chamberlain's Cough Rem?
edy. I did so and our baby is alive
and well today.?Geo. W. Spence,
Holly Springs, X. C. For sale by De
Lorme's Pharmacy.
Dr. C. M. Cox, aged 72 years, on-;
of the best, know physicians of Lau
rens county, is dead at his home.
DIRE RISTRESS.
It Is Near at Hand to Hundreds of
Surater Readers.
Don't neglect an aching back.
Backache is the kidney's cry for
help. *
Neglect hurrying to their aid
Means that urinary troubles fol?
low quickly,
Dire distress, diabetes, Fright's
disease.
B. A. Betts, well ltnown former,
living two miles northeast of Sumte r,
8. C, says: "I believe Doan's Kidney
Pills, which I procured at Dr. A. J.
China's drug store, Is a good remedy.
For a number of years I had a hard
time with my back, and every cold I
caught settled there and the pain felt
just like rheumatism and would Just
lay me up. I could not sit for any
length of time in one position or at?
tempt to turn over in bed without the
sharp pain striking me and making
me yell right out and I had to take
hold of something to support me when
I got out of bed. The kidney secre?
tions were irregular, unnatural and
at night too frequent in action. I
used lots of remedies and took doc?
tor's medicine, but was just the same
after I used them as before. I was
told about Doan's Kidney Pills curing
other people so I procured a box.
They helped me immediately and
since then the pain has leftv me, my
back is strong and the kidney secre?
tions do not bother me. my health Is
greatly Improved In every way and I
give Doan's Kidney Pills the credit."
For sale by all dealers. Price 50
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo.
New York, sole agents for the (Tutted
States. 4
Remember the name?Doan's?and
BTATKMKNT QT TUE CONDITION OF
The Bank of Sumter
Located at Sumter, S. C,
at the Close of Business, Deo. Ijb\ 1907.
ASSETS.
Loans and Discount?. $ 91,854 76
Demand Loans. I
Overdrafts, 4,653 47
->tcck* and Bonds owned by
the Bank, 15.5 0 CO
Banking Hoa <e.
Furniture and Fixtnres, 1,000 00
Other Heal Estate. 17 550 00
Dae from Banks and Bankers, 46,8*8 65
Currency, 12 MM 00
Gold, 3 055 00
Silver, Nickels and Pinnies, 202 84
Checks end Cash Items.
Exehanges for the Clearing
House. 6 292 54
Total, $400,865 26
LIABILITIES.
Capital stock paio in. $ 75.000 00
Surplus Fand.
Undivided Profit?', less Car
rent Expene s and Taxes
Paid, 50,309 59
Due to Banks and Bankers, 1,26 i .4
Due Unpaid Dividends.
1 mi vi dual Deposits Sabjeot to
Cheok, 192,001 89
Savings Depntits 72,293 44
Demand Certificates.
lime Certificates.
Certified Check*.
Cashier's Checks.
Due to Ole*riag House.
Notes and Bills Rediseountod.
Bills Payable 10004 00
Total, $400,865 sr
STATE Of SOUTH CAROLINA,
COUNTY Of BUMTKtt.
Before me came W. F. Rhame, Ca-?hier
of the Bank of Su i tor, who being duly
sworn, says that the above und foregoing
stHteineut is a true condition of said Hank,
as rhuwn by the book-> of tile in said Bmk
W. F. RHAME, OasMer.
Subscribed to and sworn before me,
this .8 h day of December, A. I)., 1907,
0, H. FOS'l KR, 11.. H..J
Notary Public for S. C.
Correct Attest :
RICHARD L MANNING
Preeidtnt,
E. 0. HAYNSWORTH,
R. L. COOPER,
Directors.
Deo 19, 1907.
WOODMEN ELECT OFFICERS.
Hollywood Camp, No. 19, W. O. W.,
held Its regular election Wednesday
night, which resulted as follows:
S. H. Edmunds, consul commander;
J. A. Warren, advisory lieutenant; F.
A. Bultman, hanker; R. ,s. Hood,
clerk) W. P. Carr, escort; J. \V. Cox,
watChttmn; Jos. Newman, sentry; L.
I. Parrott, manager for throe years.
Six candidates were introduced at
this meeting. The camp is in a very
prosperous condition and? increasing
in numbers rapidly.
THE SUMTER-SHILOH RAILWAY.
Road Completed From New Sumter
to GoodwOL
Mr. J. W. Allen, general manager
of the Betts Lumber company, was
in the city Wednesday night and
was asked concerning the railroad to
be built from Shiloh to Sumter,
which his company is promoting. Mr.
Allen stated that the road is1 now
completed from Goodwill to "New
Sumter," the location of the Betts
company's mill, about three miles
from Sumter. This road is standard
guage and regular cars are being run
over it. Fertilizers and other freight
are being carried now to the Good?
will section.
The proposition appears to be up
to the Sumter people now to complete
the road from New Sumter to this
city and thus finish a railway that
would Be of mutual benefit to Sum?
ter and the people of the Shiloh and
Goodwill sections. It is thought that
some steps will be taken soon to com?
plete this road.
?It will be unnecessary to go
through a painful, expensive opera?
tion for Piles if you use ManZan. Put
up in a collapsible tube with nozzle,
ready to apply. For any form of
Piles, price 50c. Sibert Drug Co. 12
l-3m.
tax notice;
The County Treasurer's office In
Court House building will be open for
the collection of taxes without penal?
ty, from the 15th day of October to
the 31st December, 1907.
The levy is as follows:
For State, 4 1-2 mills.
For County Ordinary, 2 3-4 mills.
For Sinking Fund Loan, 1 mill.
For Constitutional School, 3 mills.
Polls, $1.00; Capitation Dog Tax
50 cents.
Also special school as follows:
School District, No. 1, 2 mills.
School District No. 2. 2 mills.
School District No. 3, 2 mills.
School District No. 4, 2 mills.
School District No. 11. 2 mills.
School District No. 12, 3 mills.
. School District No. IS. 3 mills.
School District No. 14, 3 mills,
School District No. 16, 2 mills.
School District No. 17, 3 mills.
School District No. 18, 2 mills.
A penalty of 1 pe^ cent added for
month of January, 1908. Additions!
penalty of 1 per cent, for month of
February/ 1908. Additional penalt>
of 5 per cent, for 15 days In March
1908.
T. W. LEE.
Treasurer for Sumter Co.
10-2-0'T-3-15-08
Tax Returns For iD08.
OFFICE OF
COUNTY AUDITOR, SUMTER CO.,
Sumter, S. C, Dee. 5, 1907.
Notice is hereby given that I will
attend, in person or by deputy, at the
following places on the days imlicat
id, respectively, for the purpose of
rccelv.'ng returns of personal proj.ji
ii ci-d poll taxes for the fiscal year
commencing January 1st. l'JOS.
Tlndall's Store, Thursday. Jan. 2rl.
Privateer, Jenkins' Store. Friday,
Jan. Sd.
Manchester, Levi's, Tuesday. Jan.
7th.
Wcd? ell old. Thursday. Jan. Otli.
Stateburg. Friday, Jan. 10th.
llagood. Tuesday, Jan. 14th.
Remberts, Wednesday, Jan. 15th.
Dalzell, Thursday, Jan. 16th.
Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jan. 17th.
Mayesvllle. Tuesday, Jan. 21st.
shiloh. Wednesday. Jan. 22(1.
Norwood's X Roads, Thursday, .Ian.
J3d.
Oswego, Friday, Jan. 2 Ith.
The law requires that all pvr^ons
owning property or in anywise having
charge of such property, either as
agent, husband, guardian, trustee,
executor, administrator, etc., return
the same under oath to the Auditor,
who requests all person? to he proinpt
in making their returns and save the
50 per cent, penalty which will be
added to the property valuation of
all persons who fail to make returns
within the time pri scribed by law.
Taxpayer., return what they own
on the til-t day of January, 1908.
Assessors ami taxpayers will "liter
the first i n name of the taxpayer
in full, also make a separate return
for each township where Cue property
is located ami also each and cvo/y
case the number of the school district
must be given.
Every male citizen between the age
of twenty-one and sixty years on the
first day <>f January, 1908, except
those Incapabale of earning a support
from being maimed or from other
causes, are de< med taxable polls, and
excepl Confederate soldiers .'at years
of in:?-, on January 1st. 1908.
All returns must bo made on or be?
fore tin- 20th day of February next.
I cannot take returns after that date
ami nil returns made after the 20th
day <>f February, are sul |eet to a
penalty of 50 per cent.
.1. DtGOS WILDER,
Auditor Sumter County.
Dec. 11-Feb. 20, 'os.
?Vege table Prcparatiottfor As?
similating the rood arid Regula?
ting the Stomachs and Ba ?ls of
Im ams ( hildkkn
rTomotesiOigcstion,ChceTful
ness and BestContains neither
Oprum,Morphine norMmfial.
Not Narcotic.
kmxf* of Old DrSAMUELPTPCEER
PumfJa* S?i'
Alx.Stnnm *
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Anitt jw ?
nMmtjr*** rmrW.
A perfect Remedy for Constipa?
tion, Sour StoiMch.Diarrhoea
Wottjvs .Convuls ions Teverish
oess and Loss OF SLEEP.
TacSnnile Signature of
NEW YORK.
Alt) iiioullis old
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r>Ci ni
CASTORIA
For Infants and Children.
The Kind You Have
Always Bought
Bears the
Signatare
of
exact copyrjf vhapfeb.
In
Use
For Over
Thirty Years
CASTORIA
ins ecmrAWR company, new von? eirr.
SKINNER IRON WORKS
For Everything in the
MACHINERY LINE.
PLUMBING, STEAM-FITTING AND
ALL KINDS OF MILL AND ENGINE
REPAIRING AND MILL SUPPLIES.
FOUNDRY WORK A SfEC IALT5
-CASTINGS ALL SIZES AND PATER^j|j
Manufacturer of the Famous SKINNER P
Cages for Chain Gangs.
Edgar Skin
PHONE 141.
SUMTFR, R. C
a
THE
I Bank of Sumter.
XJ Capital, $75,000 -:- Surplus, $47,000
O
Does General Banking Business. Four Per
Cent. Interest, payable Quarterly, on Deposits
in Savings 'Department -:- -:- -:
PROMPT AND COURTEOUS TREATMENT GUARANTEED.
RICHARD I. MANNING, MARION MOISE, W. F. RKAME,
President. Vice President. Cashier,
Fire Potection Cheap
-,-o
When once y >iu building* are pointed with
GIBRALTAR PAINTS,
(IN ALL COLORS )
Great protection is afforded f om fire as tested here Oct. 26th
by a house set on fire thut had been painted ineide and out
with these wonderful fire-tsistint$ material*. Hundreds were
witness to i his test of fire Beside affording greater protection
owhiL to its fire-resisting qu lities, Gibraltar Paint is nore
durable than ail) other [.tint as it resists the sun heat; and
wears longer Bctt thing ma 'e for painting tingle, tin and iron.
Why not use Gibraltar Taint when fire-resisting, reasonable
in pries an more durable that o hers ?
-FOK SALE BY
Durant Hardware Company,
10-28?3m
SUMTER, S. C.
IT IS A CRITICAL MOMENT
when your botti takes the bit in his
mcntb and bolrs. Your very life may
depend ui>ou the strength of the bar
m s?. Our harness is made to stand
fust sncb sudden ttsts. It's the kind
you can depend upon in an emergency.
Better buy h set and be *aU tl an pu
it off and be sorry.
W. M. GRAHAM.
9-25-4m