The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 08, 1908, Image 2
HftlN FII COMING.
ltivk or import
ANY BODY TO BJC BJEIUC soon.
Hirers asm Harbors Congress
IiiUw Fox to All Ira?
te N?vi
mm Address Hos?ne.
TW following letter from do mini?
lauer Watson, tof too department of
tgjrleelturs, commerce 'and tmmlgra
tN?). win bo road with Interest by
aaojsy elites aa of Su inter and vicinity:
str. >. I? Reerdon. turn tor. 8. C.
Dohr Mr: Arrsnfsmsnts have been
ejfesjueted at a conference between
Hr? U u. Dosier, director for the
Atlantic Seaboard of the Na
Rlvers end Harbors Congress,
Qew. "Ansel and myself to have Hon.
A. Fbu. of Arkansas, formerly a
of the United States Congress,
to the social director of the Na
Rlvere and Harbors Congresr
all the prtneipal points In South
lajjlallam Interested In matters of nav
both. Inland and coast. Mr.
consented to remain In this
for It days and at the conference
10 the attached itinerary was
upon. It Is the purpose
Mr. Fox visit your town on
the date santed and we trust that your
Chamber of Commerce will arrange
far a special meeting for the purpose
Of hearing an address on this subject
him. It Is the purpose of Mr.
Go- \nsel and myself to ac
17 Mr. Wox to as many of these
es possible.
la nothing of more vital con?
to Oho commercial industries and
literal Interest of the State at
no when the opening of navi
ttreame and waterways and
the active cooperation now being
other sections of the United
id euch work as can be dons
si a months may result in
prevision for the pushing
\jgj<sQJ>lgejHiin projects of greatest val
Perwtit me to express I he hope.
that you will endeavor to
a good attendance at your meet
yessr baotesai Interests be
to giro Mr. Fox ovary par
Of mfsematton bearing upon Uu
as effecting your Interests that
ta possible to oolleot Please -be *
he to stsdy the enclosed Itinerary
a view to the arrival end depart
m** Of pour trains and with consider
mmYm of the nesrt ?uecsedtn?* point and
?j?tetet me as early es possible as to
?mur you will arrange for the
g to he held. Pleuse advise me
BT to the plsce of 11 eetfng.
Vary truly kyours.
H. J. Watson.
Commissioner.
lOtb U the/ day set for Mr.
'a etstt to ?erTter.
JOftK AMKKICAN TluAM
MEAT PIUAY GAMK HK1UB.
W Trying to Ar
of Goatee He r
of oho Wg Cluhs?
Reply.
iry Reardon u* trying to get
food base bei I for the font*
this spring. Hs hopes to sr
exhihitlon games here between
off the tsg clubs that train in
seotlon every spring. The follow -
lettcr from the New York Amcrl
seeret.?ry ?* sflf-e/nianntory:
Jjg*. Cmmett 1. Reardon. Secretary,
flomtst Chamber of Commerce.
Humter. 9. C.
'Dear Kir: Replying to your letter
fOJjmxdiug the training quarters, we
aalready mads arrangements with
aha. If I eon see my way clear to
gdhy 00s exhlhltion game with your
OJub will do so with pleasure, and
notify you In ample time.
Tours truly.
a. M. Hahon,
Secretary.
If these sig games can be pultod off
?. the many "fens" of the city will
appreciate them and Mr.
as to be thanked for his in?
te tue matter.
?ore*: mkndknhall dead.
Traveling Hslesman l*assed
Away te Ctmrteston Friday After
After Short Illness Prom
The news of the rather sudden
of Boyes R. Mendenhall In
Char)?Mo? Friday afternoon wr?s a
great shook to hin many friends in
Sumter. snd will be received with ex
tren e regret throughout the State
Hs wit the mo-t popular traveling
man In Mouth Carolins and the tn*tt
aakv 11 ?s c/fr in the employ of Parke,
Dsvi m Co. in.- Irug nrm, hie an
suai ssW tn thi? fltate tho past year
totaling $1e.00< . rrnrs than double
the aro? snl >(* hu'inens secured by
an/ nth'?c #osn In tb? emplOf of this
big' concern
The cause of Mr.MemhihaH'i d? Ith
wi .um.tnU and he was ?b k only
% Short Min*?. The fum>ral will be
held In Greenville, his home.
C* tton mills a*id ba iks In < r m
wW? iMibl out $100.000 in dividends
Wrs. Mirv HsnnK of Hp.irt inbuiK
fatally burned at the home of hei
at Clifton on Wednesday.
CAMPAIGN GOSSIP.
Prospect of a Lively Contest In City
Election?Probable Issues. x
If the talk that goes on where men
gather on the streets amounts to
anything there will be something do?
ing In a political wa> In Sumter
county this year. The municipal elec?
tion ie the first political excitement on
the programme and the campaign
will open in real earnest wlthn a few
weeka The bi-ennial meeting of the
executive committee of the city de?
mocracy must be held within a few
weeks for the purpose of arranging
the preliminaries for the regular mass
meeting, at which the candidates ad
dese the voters, and to fix the date
for the primary election.
Various and sundry names have
been mentioned In connection with
the race for mayor and aldermen, but
the candidates. If they have decided
to onter the race, have been wary
abovt making public announcement
of their Intentions. It may be ac?
cepted as a fact, however, that there
will be no scarcity of candidates and
there will be, as usual, plenty of
good material from which to select a
ticket Some political wiseacres as?
sert that there wilt be at least three
candidates for mayor?no names
named except Mayor Boyle as a can
iddate for re-election?while others
are Just as positive that if Mayor
Boyle Is in the race he will have no
opposition. In other quarters the be?
lief Is prevalent that there will be a
solid prohibition ticket In the field o'i
an anti-dispensary platform. Then
there Is the rumor of a municipal
league with a slate ticket backed by
a sealed, signed and edllvered pledge
from every member of the organiza?
tion (which Is yet to to be created) to
support it to the last ditch. All of
which is Interesting, if true.
The Issues of the municipal cam?
paign are, as yet, somewhat nebulous,
but the signs of the times point to^a
strong fight being made for streev
Improvement on rn extensive scale '
while other candidates will tie their
faith to municipal ownership of the
city lighting plant when the present
contract with the Sumter Ice, Light
A Power Co. expires. The battle cry
of ethers will he greater economy In
the administration of the city water
works and city affairs generally, and
It will be up to them to ahow the
voters how and where economy Is pos?
sible. And there art* bUU other issue*
In Incubation. AIL In all, If talk counts,
the campaign will be llveW.
In the county campaign the talk Is
all of proepectlve candidates and not
of issues, but there promisee to be
enough candidates to make good any
deficiency of burning issues. The
county officers will probably all have
opposition while some of them will
have to beat a whole squad of aspl- i
pi rants to hold on to what they havs.
But the primary Is yet a long way off
and there Is lota of time to talk of i
the State and county campaign.
PUBLIC SALES TO-DAY.
Some Valuable Property Sold b>
Master Wilson at Public Auction,? i
Sheriff Has Several Sales.
There was a good crowd in the 1
attendance at the public sales today 1
of Master Frank Wilson and Sheriff
W. H. Epperson.
The following sales were made by
the msster. '
Rosalle D. Moses vs Sarah Fannie
Jenkins et at. Privateer township,
tracts Nos. 1, 2. and 3, 1205 acces,
bought by Lee A Molae, attorneys, for
$?50. Tract No 4 265 acres, bought by
M. H. Beck, for $3.760.
Marlon Molse va Hattie A. Davis et
al t roods. 37 1-2 poles, bought by
I. C. Strauss, Attorney, for $700.
Marlon Molse vs Jas Spencer Trou?
ble field SO acres In Wedgefleld, bought
by Lee A Molse, attorneys, for $100.
Rosalte D. looses vs Sidney J. Brad?
ley, 46 acres, bought by Lee St Molse,
\ttomeys. for $100.
R. A. Chandler vs Fed Chandler, 26
acres, bought by Lee St Molse, attor?
neys, for $25.
The following executor's sale was
made:
EU M. Cooper and Geo. G. Cooper,
executors of the estate of Dr. J. W.
Hudson, deceased, tract of land near
town of Mayesvllle. Bought by R. J.
Mayes, Jr.. for $2.561.
The sheriff made quite a number of
sales' of horses, vehicles and other
like property, and It ell sold for fair
prices.
A negro who has cvsded arrest for
lifti i n yenrs was arrested by Sheriff
Cole man. of Riehland county. on
Tuesday.
The prohlb!M?>nMs of ITntotn coun?
ty will protect the r-cent election in
that county in which the dispensary
\* 1111.
A Higher Health IjcvcI.
?"I haVU rsUChtd a higher health
i, \. i ? shsce i begun using i>r. King's
Ww Life Pills." writes Jacob Spring?
er, of Wont Praahira, Maine. "They
keUp my stomach, liver and bow* Is
w<m king Just right." If these
plllM disappoint you on trial, money
1 he refunded at ethert'a Drug
Store. .vStltA
REASON FOH HM.
FIURRY CAUSED BY WITHDRAW?
AL OP DEPOSITS.
Cotton Hhs Ruled Hlgli And Value
Of Crops Wuh A Record Breaker.
New York, Dec, 31.?The with?
drawal of $125,000,000 from a few
large trust companies, precipitating a
season of hoarding and sending cur?
rency to a premium at a time when It
was most needed throughout the co?n
try Is credited in R. Q. Dun ACo.'s*
annual review of trade, published to?
morrow, with having been one of the
great factors In turning the year 1907
from its promise of new records in
prosperity to a closing period of fin?
ancial disturbance that caused mans
plans for future extentlons of business
to be either abandoned or postponed
The restoration of normal conditions,
the review declares, depends upon
easier money and a revivel of con?
fidence, both of which seem nearer to?
day than at any time since October,
when the stringency began. While fail?
ures were frequent during the last
puarter of the year, the review points
out that if the comparison Is carried
back to previous periods of distress,
there is much cause for congratulation
In tho insolvency returns.
The review says in part.
'Although in many cases the size
of crops in 1907 fell below some pre?
ceding years, high prices made the
return to the farmer much larger than
ever before. To some extent short
crops In other countries accounted for
tho high prices, notably In 'the case
of wheat, for which foreigners were
willing to pay more than a dollar per
bushel during the closing months.
"Adding the value of cotton, meat.",
dairy products, poultry, eggs and all
other items raised by the agricultural?
ist, this year's total attains the phe?
nomenal value of $7,100,000,900.
"Cotton has ruled at a high position
throughout the year, while the latest
statistics of the crop Indicate a yield
of 12,000,000 bales, or 10 per cent.less
than the high record established in the
previous year. The old crop yea:
ended on Aug. 31, with the largest to?
tal ever harvested, and with exports
exceeding all other years, except 1905
as to quantity, while the high average
export price of 10.7 cents per pound
this year raised the total value $70,
000,000 above the previous high water
mark established two years earlier
when the sverage price was about 2
cents per pound lower.
"Conflicting influences united to pro?
duce a year In the dry goods market
which has been without precedent for
the volume of business done, but which
has also been honeycombed with dis?
appointments that roduced tho aver?
age of what might otherwise be re?
garded as a most successful 12 months.
"Although hides broke to lower fig?
ures than had been reached before in
about a decade, leather kept fairly
steady throughout most of the year.
The comparative steadiness of leather
value has been due almost entirely to
the curtailment of production.
"The year has been characterized as
& period of retrenchment lt? the shoe
trade, nr.d price* hove undergone n
readjustment from the top rates that
prevailed in 190G. .
"Changes In the Iron and steel in?
dustry during 190; were more striking
thon elsewhere, particularly In re?
spect to the volume of production.
During the early part of tho year
there was a gradual Increase In out?
put, the weeklv active capacity of
blast furnaces constantly establishing
new reccrds until the high point was
reached on July 1, with a total of 528,
170 tens of pig iron per week. From
this point a moderate decrease occur?
red until toward the end of tho yeai
It was estimated that not more than
about 33 per cent of the entire Iron
and steel capacity was in Operation.
As to prices, moderate reductions oc?
curred during the closing months, but
no general change was made in list
prices on standard shapes of steel."
RELIEVES IN FIVE MINUTES.
Help Comes Quickly When Ifyoinel is
Used for Catarrh.
The Quick Relief that comes from
the Hyomel treatment for catarrh is
most remarkable. Put a few drops of
liquid Hyomel In the little pocket In?
haler that comes with every outfit,
and before you have used the treat
ment for five minutes you will notice
rellof from your catarrhal troubles.
It gives a tonic healing effect to the
air you breathe, kills all catarrhol
germs, stop." the poisonous secretions,
gild soothes the Irritated mueom
membrane.
Hyomel will detroy all diseas?
germs In the nose, throat and lung>
and make a quick and permanent
eure of catarrh. So strong Is J. F. W
Del^orme's belief In the power of
Hyomel to cure all ratarrhal troubles
that with every $1 outfit he gives a
guarantee to refund the money un
b?<s the remedy gives satisfaction.
l-7tf9? w
Fire ?u Lnmaf on Tuesday nlghi
leetroyed about "2 head or horses am
mules and a large number of vehicles.
Loss was about $6,000.
CLUBS STARTS
An Important Work?Mrs. Beall, of
This City, Head of Work in South
Carolina.
4. work of great importance has
been begun in the State with the be?
ginning in Sumter county; but we
hope and feel that it will spread to
the other counties. We refer to the
war against tuberculosis which has
been waged so successfully in other
States and for which South Carolina
up to this time has done nothing al?
though she has one of the highest
death rates. To understand what the
work will be let us briefly outline
what we hope to do in this State.
In October last there was a meet?
ing of the directors of the South Caro?
lina Federation of Women's Clubs in
Columbia and at this meeting Mrs
McKissick, president of the federa?
tion, announced that Mrs. Decker,
president of the General Federation of
Women's Clubs in the United States,
had created a new department of club
work?that of the department of
health. Mrs. Rufus P. Williams, of
Massachusetts, is head of this depart?
ment, and she with one woman from
each State will constitute the health
department of the General Federation
of Women's Clubs of the United States.
Mrs. Beall, of Sumter, has been ap?
pointed head of the department in
South Carolina, and she has divided
the State into districts, corresponding
to the judicial circuits, and appointed
one woman head of each district. For
this, the third judicial circuit, or as
it will hereafter be ksown in thit
work, the Third District of the De?
partment of Health, S. C. F. W. CJ
Mrs. Mitchell Lev! has been appoint*
ed chairman. Mrs. Levl has appoint?
ed one woman in each of the five
counties comprising hei district to
act as county chairmen, and Mrs.
William Ingram is chairman for Sum?
ter county.
Mrs. Ingram in the near future will
call a meeting of the presidents of
every association or organization of
women in the county, and they will
meet and discuss the best method of
taking up the work in their own
clubs. These club presidents will at
this meeting organize an anti-tuber?
culosis association for Sumter county,
with Mrs. Ingram, the appointee of
the district chairman, as president,
and a secretary and treasurer will be
elected. These presidents will be ask?
ed to appoint a committee in their
individual clubs. The work of this
committee will bo outlined at this
meeting so that the committees can
go to work as Individuals and do the
real scientific work of the anti-tuber?
culosis war.
PECULIAR BULLET WOUND.
Cartridge in Pocket Discharged by
Blow From Stove Lifter, But Coin
Saves Man's Life.
New York, Jan. 2.?Mrs. Josephir.a
Comensky, 18 years old, of No. 11
Pearsall street, Long Island City, be?
came angry last night with Castei
Gufsus, who boards with her and
:i.ruck him in the side with an Iron
stove lifter. Immediately there was
a loud report and Gussus fell to the
floor screaming with pain. Mrs. Com
csky called an ambulance from St.
John's hospital.
The surgeon found xhat. Mrs. Ccm
ensky's blow had exploded a cartridge
that Guwus had carried in hie pocket,
and the bullet, striking against a :
cent piece had driven the coin partly
into his fide. The hospital doctors
cut out the coin and Gussus will re?
cover. The coin undoubtedly saved
the man's "Ife.
Mrs. Comensky was not arrested, as
Gussus corroborated her story of the
accident.
Manning News Notes.
We have been informed that Magis?
trate A. P. Ragrin at Pinewood has
been waited upon by citizens and ask?
ed to resign his office, and that he has
promised to do so.
Later: Last night the senator re?
ceived notice from Gov. Ansel that Mr.
Ragin has resigned, and requests a
recommendation from the delegation
for his successor.
Gov. Ansel has appointed J. H.
Lescsne, Esq., magistrate at Manning
to fill the unexplred term made vacant
by the death of the late S. M. You
mans.
The many friends of Mr. W. H.
halliard of Durant will be pained to
learn that he was stricken with pa
ralvsls last Friday, and while not an
extremely ill man, his condition is
not assuring. Mr. Galllard has not
been well for several weeks, but this
sudden attack was a sad surprise.?
Manning Times.
N. W. Hardln has been elected rep
resentatlVO of Cherokee county to suc?
ceed the late W. F. McArthur.
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CONTAINS HONEY A
An improvement o
system of a cold by
aatisfactlon or motte
?r?Btaw.*.?.-...< ?*? -? ?nnin ?m-m*mm ?
iiit vuitui? niU?l in aoutn Carolina
have paid out large dividends the past
year end are in properous conditions
generally.
Gov. Ansel has removed the treas?
urer of Berkeley county.
All the laborers employed bv the
Virginia-Carolina and McNiurphy
Fertilizer companies in Charleston
have gone out on a strike.
The young men of Winnsboro arc
organizing a military company.
At thjB headquarters of the Society
of Friends, in London, were shown re?
cently some manuscripts of great his?
toric interests, among them being
the Oliver Cromwell proclamation of
liberty to many Imprisoned for con?
science sake, including John Bunyan,
and the fine original manuscript of
the journal of George Fox.
UJVtOK WAREHOUSE BURNED. [
Seven Hundred Bales of Fleecy Sta?
ple Destroyed in Plckcns.
Pickens, Jan. 3.?One warehouse at
Cateechee containing 700 bales of cot?
ton, was burned last night. The loss
was $40.000, covered by insurance.
The origin of the Are is unknown.
The warehouse was the property of
the Norris Cotton Mills.
Bad Stomach Trouble Cured.
?Having been sick for the past two
years with a bad stomach trouble, a
friend gave me a dose of Chamber?
lain's Stomach and Liver Tablets'.
They did me so much good that i
bought a bottle of them and have used
twelve bottles In all. Today i am
well of a bad stomach trouble.?Mrs.
John Lowe, Cooper, Maine. Thes?
tablets are for sale by DeLorme'i
Pharmacy.
N. G. OSTEEN, JR., Dentist.
18 West Liberty Street-Up Stairs.
Homs-8:30 to 1-P. M?2 to 6
Office Phone?N o. 30 - - - House Phone 382.
BLANK BOOKS.
Our stock is now complete. The Hoffman
I lat Opening Ledger will give you perfect
satisfaction. Examine our books at once
before our stock is broken.
THE SUMTER BOOK STORE.
Brunson's Sanatorium
For the Treatment of Stock.
Having erected commodious quarters on my premises, No
541 North Church St., I am well prepared to treat, scientifically
and humanely, all diseases of Horses, Mules, Cows and other
animals. Sick animals hoarded at reasonable charge. Write
or Phone me.
DR. JOHN I. BRUN50N,
Veterinary Surgeon, Sumter, S C.
Office:?314 South Sumter Street x
Oct 28, ?07--2m?Monday end Thursday.
Phone :-No. 493
Have a Happy New Year With
the Happy Plucky Pixies.
"Here's to 11)03, may it be she happiest year of yonr life so far" is
the New Year toast of the Plucky Pixies to yon. ::
Yon cau start tjre yesr right by resolving to buy at onr store. We will
j , not disappoint you. Onr goods were bought for people with a wealth
of good taste, bnt not necessarily 60 io money. Consequently onr at?
tractive prices sod libeial terms. : : : : : :
To be happy, t ade with is. Try it end see. : : : : :
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