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firnia? mw ?wtbnisr WAV. JANUAR V 8, 1908. * et Kurator, a. . 1W*W*?W??bb??s--^sjBSS81 ADmmiaaENTa. v Bupt Bd.?Tsachers' Kxamlnu s C/DoanHl 4k Co.?Bargains on Cer Ja L? Phillip*?- improved Cotton Seed. * ft. T. Bralhrford. of Summerton. ta tbo city Saturday. 4. C. McLaod, of Oswego, spent ay Hi the city. Bwv. William Haynsworth, of Prl .,wae la the city Saturday. Mr. John Du Rant of Du Rant was j ha the etty Saturday. W. D. Carson, of Dalsen, spent ha the city. I J. C Prisrson, of Poxvllle, was etty Saturday on business. Mr. J. M. Wood ley. of DaUell. was astro en business Saturday. It ' N Rob|n*?n- of Oswego. ***** Baturday in the city. at Workman, sf Salem, was In today. W. D. fcteerborottgh, of Detail, the city today. M. M. Senders has returned i, N. C .accompanied by Ada Allen. .>ltse. Fan ale Eargte and children from a visit to New \ jM**. ?aeteen Moors of State burg. rHhtny lh the city. C BroWQ ??d Mr. J. McF B)0sBsh left on Monday for Faaofort jam ? #ee?'a hunt. Vamls Simpson returned to et Charlotte Saturday, efter .B fgejssaat visit to bar uncle. Mr. C. L. Crense. wife and two chil? es? Winston-Salem. N. C., have Vhdtlag Mi snd Mrs. r. C. Nevada Wall, who has been relatives near here, has re? ar her hums In Merlon. I. R. Foster and Jos Kos '** Wewbsrry. were !n the city yes ou their way to Mexico. A. U Jackson has returned JHP ?> vasts to his home in states wre J. Beek snd daughter, Mum Isabel Alleak of Augusta. On., are vts IU?g Ifossra C. C. end M. H. Book. Mr- ) ? . J tckson. after spending sev? eral der* in too olty with Mrs. C. W. r, has returned to bar home a. \ Msud Wright and Myrtle have rstarned from a plees to Cartersvtlle. Josl I. Allen, of Dillon. Is a few days la ths city. Gertrud? Parkas, of Albany. Is visiting Mrs. J. M Harby. BBnees Merlon Myers and U J. Bjgestferd spert ths Christ mas holl 409B la Pic rids. yae Loa**?? Hurray returned to WBJthrop Ctd'eg* Thursday after Laura Schneider, 'who has vtsMto/ her father. Dr. J. A. for seversiV months, left for Mow Torfe Mondsy. Cot J. L. Almut has gone to Charles tea oej a business trip. *P> Miss Annie Anderson of Mayesville. who has been visiting in ths city, re? turned homo Monday nlfht. Mr. ? reak HUI. who has been llw tngj at St. Charles for ths past four years, has returned to the city and ^has e position with B. J lamett w? Miss Fannie RyttenOsrg returned ho ass this morning after a stay of four months in New York. Miss Theo Thomss Is In Camdsn on professional business. Mr. W. L. Il^aner. of Orangeburg. %hmm bsea visiting his slater. Mrs. T. K Whits, on hts wsy to the Medical Col? lege of South Carolins. In Charleston. Mr. Marlon Antley. of Cameron, Is saandinx a few days with Mr. J. D. Olfrer. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Palmer, of jj^harlrstr.n. arrived In ftv? city Mon? day night from Schsrtectady, N. Y.. where they were married on Chrlst sjses dsy. They will make Sumter their home. Mr. Pslmer having asso? ciated himself with th*> Arm of bee A sBBgcLeilnn. The alarm of firs Thursdsy night was eaussd by s small blase outside of ths elty limits. Who will make the next move to secure a street railway franchise In Sautter* It seems to be up to ?ome Aody now. ? Cotton receipts on the locsl market Ojave been very Habt of late and it Is reported that much cotton mat gen arelry comes to this morket Is being held by the farmers. All 'of th* college girls snd boys Wave left the cltv for their respect!v OastltutKins and their presence will b* d. They will not be seen again 1 the dellghtfullv hot Jui.e weath aw oemes upon us. MARRIED. At the parsonage of the First Bap? tist church n Saturday afternoon at ft o'clock, Mr. H. O. Bradham and Ml? C. Hodge. At the parsonage of the First Bap? tist church on'Sunday afternoon at 5 o'clock, Mr. Henry Webb and Miss Mamie Bradham. SH VNNON-GITXTKR. On Jan, 1. at S.30 o'clock, Miss fJeannte Stoney Shannon, of Camden. and Mr. Guy Gunter, of Sumter, were quietly married at the home of th ? bride In Camden. The many friends of the young people congratulate them and wish them all happiness. McINTOSH-BlUNSON. ! Lynchbnrg, Jan. 3.?The Methodist chi rch of Lynchburg was tho scene of a charming matrimonial display on the evening of Jan. 1st. The con? tracting parties were Miss Annie Louise Mclntosh, the youngest daughter of Mr. J. F. Mclntosh, Sr., of our town, and Prof. Harry Alexander Brunson, principal of the Bateaburg graded school. Promptly at C o'clock to the strains of Mendelsitohn's wedding march tho ushers, lor. Thomas H. Miller and Mr. J. Ernest McFadden marched down the Aft aisle followed by the attendants, Mr. William Ern? est Mclntosh and Miss Annie E. Grif? fin. Mr. Herbert E. truuson and Miss Annie O. Keels. The groom came In on the arm of his brother, Mr. Pe? ter Brunson, and the bride on the arm of her?'sister, Miss Martha Lie? ste Mclntosh. After a beautiful ceremony excel? lently rendered by the Rev. 8. O. Cantey. the bridal party were driven to the home of tho father cf the bride Mr. and Mrs. Brunson left on tho 9 o'clock train for Bateaburg, their fu? ture home. The, bride was beautifully gowned In white liberty satin with veil ar? tistically caught with lilies of the valley and carrying a shower bouquet of .vhlte carnations and asparagus plumosls. The maid of honor, Miss Martha Urxie Meli, tosh' wore a handsome gown of white crepe de chine with real lace and carried a bouquet of pink carnations and ferns. The bridesmaids, Misses Annie E Griffin snd Annie O. Keels, were charmingly and becomingly attired In white, Miss Orllfln wearing a gown of white st?k elaborately trimmed In princess: lace and Ml?a Keels wearing a white point de'sprlt over white taffeta, each carrying bouquets of pink carnations, and ferns. The bride's traveling costume was a handsome coat suit of Yale blue chiffon broadcloth with hat and glove* to match. DEATH. Mrs. J S. Cunningham died at her home at Indlantown, Williamsburg county, Wednesday after an Illness of some months. The deceased was the mother of Messrs J. H Cunningham, of this city, and D. W. Cunningham, of Darlington, and the sister of Messrs. D. J. and J. H. Chandler, of this city. She Is survived by her hus? band. Dr. J. S. Cunningham, of In? dlantown. The many friends and acquaint? ances of Mrs. Cunningham, and <>t her relatives here, will be pained? to learn of her death. A big deal has been put throug'o within the past fow days in Broad ?treet real estate. A tract of sixty acres ahjttlng on Broad stree: was sold by Mr W. M. Graham la a Co? lumbia real estate man for $350 an acre. The books of registration for the municipal election will be opened within the next fifteen days. It is thought that the total number of voters to be registered will be fully twenty per cent greater than two years ago. George Splvens Is still in Jail here, but ho and his numerous friends hope to have his release secured in the near future. He was remember? ed by many people on Christmas day. who sent him good things to eat and io cheer him up In his confinement. Rov. E. O Watson Is scheduled to .lellver an addiess In this city on pro? hibition In the ner.r future. He will ? peak under the auspices of the Sum t??r County Prohibition Leagu?\ Rev. Jno. A. Brunsen, of Ellore?, will also Speak here on the same sub jet: at a later date. People from far-away points, who have travelled much and seen many handsome pul lie building*, nre con? tinuously ccmpllmentlng >umter coun? ty's beautiful court house. One gentle? man says It Is one of the finest eountv court houses t<> be found In any State of (he Colon. The man-hole for the sewerage sys tsm at the corner ef Refill Main <tr? et and Hampton m;nu<> has be< n completed und the many pefsOSS who like to wnteh the building of these man-holes will have to wait until an? other one Is reached, which will not be long. The work on these man? holes Is extra good work, the masonry being as good as aay to be found uny srhere. WAS IT IN. FREELAND? DID MJ.WJ6H MAN COMMIT SUI? CIDE AT LITTLE MOUNTAIN? Engineer Graham, of C. N. & L. Rail? road, S:iy* That Unknown Man Who Took Poison Was Iroolnml, of Sum? ter. Little Mountain, Jan. 6.?The stran? ger Mho committed suicide by drink? ing poison here last Friday night was burled In the cemetery this evening at 5 o'clock. All possible efforts were made to establish his Identity, but to no aval! until about an hour after his burial. Engineer Graham of the Columbia, Newberry & Laurens railroad gave very nearly an exact description of the deceased, whom he said was A. 1 N. Freeland, of Sumter, and had at one time been connected with the At? lantic Coast Line railroad. Mr. Gra? ham stated that he saw Mr. Freeland about 10 miles north of here on Fri? day morning last sitting by the rail? road track and feels almost certain that this is the same man. Magistrate B. B. Davis, in the ab? sence of the coroner, came at once, empaneled a Jury and held the in? quest. The result of the Inquest was that the deceased came to hi9 death by poison administered by his own hand. Certain parties suspected him of being a Dr. Johnson from Salleys, S. C, but no answer has been received from an inquiry made at that place by wire. Th<* inquest brought out the addi? tional roots that he had five gold filled teeth?two Jaw teeth on each side and a gold-crowned incisor; that he stood aboutfcflve feet eleven Inches, and that his laundry bore the mark of "V. J." I ? Inquiry this morning could not clear up the above statement and it does not appear that the identity of Free land has been established. His fam? ily here knew nothing*1 more than what appears above, and until the body is exhumed and positively iden? tified, the truth will never be positive? ly known from present indications. MIL R. L. COOPER ILL. Stricken With Paralysis Sunday Morning and Had Not Regained Consciousness. Mr. R. L. Cooper, the oldest mem? ber of the Sumter bar. waa stricken with paralysis. Sunday morning, the entire right side being affected, and he has been unconscious ever since. His condition is ver grave and it is feared that there la but faint ground to\ hope for his recovery, although there having been no perceptible change for the worse since he woo .stricken. A Prohibition Lecture. R*5v. E. O. Watson will deliver an address in the court house on Thurs? day, Jan. 16, under the auspices of the Sumter County Prohibition League. Other addresses will be de? livered In the near future. THE MUNICIPAL LEAGUE. 7To Meeting to Organize Thursday Night Because There Were Onlj Three Persons In Attendance. Thursday night was the date for the meeting to be held to organize the municipal league. The time was set for 8 o'clock and the place was the court house. It would not be hard to give the names of those present, for there were only three, Messrs. J. L. Alrtutt, Geo. E. Brown and G. M. Zeigler. Clerk of Court L. I. Parrott was on hand to open the court room and an Item man was there to report the proceedings. Between 8.30 and 9 o'clock, after sometime spent in social intercourse betwen the above parties, In the hall of the court house, the "crowd" dis? persed. It Is said that another meet? ing will be called In the near future. Attention is invited to the adver? tisement of O'Donnell & Co. Have you learned to write It JsOS yet ? The new school building Is rapldlj Hearing completion and la expected to be rt'udy for occupancy by the middle ef the month. The general aaeembly will meet on next Tuesday, Jan. 14, and the law? makers from Sumter are probably busy preparing new bills to be pre? sented at the coming session. The agitation now In regard to the pr<>poa- d repeal of the Men law Is get ting t<> be somewhat warm and thew are many arguments being out forth both pro and con. The organisation of a new building and loan association Is the best po sl? ide assurance that there will be no halt in the building Of homes and th. growth Of Sunder. The local building and loan associations hav?' contributed more within the past twenty yeart toward the growth of this town than any other single thing. ENGINEER LYON REPORTS. As to the Progress or tin* Work on the) Sewerage System?Four-fifths of Deep Work Completed. The Sewerage Commission. Gentlemen: I am pleased to state that we have constructed 4-5 of our deep work (14 to 18 feet) on the Tur? key creek system. In connection with this work we have constructed one mile of pipe line, average depth jf eight feet, and one mile average depth of six feet, with 15 man-holes, aver- ' age depth of eight feet. The work has been done for $1, 000 less than the lowest contract bid. Considering that it takes time to or? ganize, that our labor was new to the business, and that for the first six weeks we only worked a small force of hands, I think we have every as? surance that the balance of the sys? tem can be constructed at a saving from lowest contract prices. Yours very truly, \ (Signed) V. W. Lyon, Consulting Engineer. Rank of Suniter Statement. The bank of Sumter today publish ??s a special statement showing the condition of the bank at the close of business Dec. 31st. Comparison Wlto the staUmbent cf Dec. 31st, l?0ti, shows that the lonas are $6,000 great? er now than then, the overdrafts 5.1. 000 less, cash on -hand $31.000 less, undivided profits $5,S00 greater, un? paid dividends the same, bills paya? ble $30,OnO less and the deposits only 18,000 less. The^e figures prove that the bank is not only in a healthy con? dition, hut that the year has been a profitable one and one of growth for the bank. It will be necessary to have an in? spector of plumbing when the tin c comes to make connections with the sewerage system, as it is important that this work be properly done as a matter of protection to the health of the public. Unless the house connec? tions are made in a sanitary manner the system of sewerage will be of little benefit. The effort to collect a special li? cense tax on dogs resulted in fiasco and only a comparatively small num? ber of dog owners paid the tax, but there is no reason why the dog tax levied by the State should not be col? lected. There are certainly more than a thousand dogs, probably twice that many, in this city and if a systematic effort was made every one of them could be put on the tax books. A dog census should be taken this year. MILLS AND MARKETS. New York Commercial Thinks That Ranks Will Ha\e Rig Reserve Ac? count in About Four Weeks?Situ? ation is Normal. New York Commercial. Expectations of a favorite bank statement were realized on Saturday and Wall street welcomed an improve? ment which means that the banks are approaching the level usually considered normal. The statement was by far the most satisfactory sine?* the first deficit was returned in early October and few had hoped for a mora favorable return. Reserves in? creased ?-8,350,175, making a total gain in reserves of more than $22, 000,000 in the last four weeks, and cut that amount from the great de? ficit of $54,103,600 returned on Xo ven.ber 23d. This formidable reduction came about by reason of a gain of $6,507, !00 in cash and a contraction of $9, ?81,000 in loans. Deposits decreased ibout $2,000,000 under the decrease in loans and circulation increajied $1, 161,700. Now that the banks have cut down the shortage by nearly one half and the season is approaching When it Is customary for them to aug? ment reserves1, the outlook is very promising, and leading financiers ad? vance the- opinion that within four weeks the banks will hold in their vaults reserves much in excess of the amount required by law. The gain in cash is the largest since mid-sum? mer and represents the deposit of hoarded money and the re-depositlng of money paid out In the preceding week to the government loans. As yet the interior has done nothing to relieve the situation in New York and the enormous shipments of cur? rency to the inland banks are not be? ing returned with any great d?*g.ee of rapidity. It is not believed that the interior will chip currency to this center until the premium disappears During last Week there was at all times a demand for currency and rates held around 1 per cent. Most ?f this, however, was for State banks and trust companies which wished to replenish their holdings in anticipa? tion of a call by the State hanking lepartment for their conditions. Now that this call has been made, the de? mand for currency may diminish, and ?is the large corporations have ceased inlying currency for pay roll purposes, tlu? premium is expected to disappear ?oon, Christmas, shopping has brought enormous sums of currency Into cir? culation which will tend to relieve the stringency, and as the importation of gold continues and has now reached an amount In excess of $110,000,000, the banks are expected to be on i>. sound basis early next year. The gain in reserves was due largely to the decrease on outstand? ing loans, this Item having decreased more than $33,000,000 in the last four weeks. With the decrease In loans there was a decrease in deposit-, of $7,371,900, which cut down the excess of loans over deposits by $2, 220,200 to $105,925,800. This ex? cels compares with one of $5,534,500 'last year. NORTH AUGUSTA DISPENSARY. Said to be Defeating the Georgia Pro? hibition Law?Resolutions Prepar? ed by City Council to be Presented to Legislature. Augusta do have addressed to the leg? islature of South Carolina a memorial setting forth the preambles herein contained, and petitioning that hon? orable body for the reasons hereinbe? fore set forth, to so amend the law now in operation in that State as to not destroy completely the desire of the people of Georgia, as evinced by the overwhelming majority of its cho? sen representatives, that the sale of liquor should be forever prohibited In its confines, and U? sent to the legisla? ture of South Carolina a committee from this body to present that memor? ial and to urge that the State of South Carolina grant to this municipality relief from what will apparently be a condition of unmixed evil." FAVOR LARGER PENSIONS. Augusta, Ga., Jan. 6.?Finding it impossible to kill the North Augusta dispensary by putting a toll on the bridge connecting Augusta with North Augusta, city council tonight decided I by strong resolutions to take the mat- ! Spartanburg Veterans Pass Resolution at Largely Attended Meeting. Spartanburg, Jan. 6.?At a largely attended meeting of Confederate vet? erans, held here today, a resolution was passed calling on the State legie ter up direct with the South Carolina I lature to raise the appropriation for legislature. Three committeemen pensions from $250,000 to $600,000. and the mayor will appear before the ( The veterans also urged tneir repre_ legislature. The resolutions adopted ; Natives in congress to support the tollow: [bill introduced by Congressman Hob "Whoreas, the State of Georgia has son to aid the confederates, enacted a prohibition law, prohibiting ,_, the sale of liquor within the confines ; she wag the pride of the country of the said State; and 'round "Whereas, the city of Augusta is a j Envied by ^rlg was she. municipal corporation within the said In beauty and health ?he did abaurd By taking Rocky Mountain Tea. ?Sibert's Drug Store. Hot Supper at Greenland School House State of Georgia, and by virtue of srdd law in the territory covered by the said city of Augusta the sale of liquor is prohibited; and "Whereas, the State of South Caro? lina, an adjoining State to the State j Misg Eunice Qsteen will give a hot of Georgia, has enacted a local option 1 supper at the Greenland Savannah dispensary system, whereby each coun-! sch00l house on Wednesday night, ty is allowed the option of deciding | Jan 15 for the benefit of the Reid I v. hether disp?hsfiriesi shall be estab- ! g^oi, The public is cordially invit |!!ahed within its territory; and ed t0 attend, "Whereas the county of Alken, Id '_ t*m the State of South Carolina, is sepa- \ Troasurer Fpp5)f of Sparenburg, rated from the State of Georgia by has receh,ed frorn the Southern Rail. the Savannah river at Augusta; and WRy ^mpany ch?cks ymour,ting to * "Whereas, the county board of dh> $14(118>94 in payment of the com per.sers of the county of Aiken has , pany.g tMJm tQ tne county of Spar. seen fit, under the power given them tanburg for tne year Just under the recent looal option dispen- The Soulhern in one of the largeat sary act of the State of South Caro^ ^ pavftrs in the countyt having lira, known as the Carey-Cothran act, | ftb0ut 65 mile3 of track ln th# to establish a dispensary at the foot of the bridge located only a few hun? dred yards from the city of Augusta; and "Whereas, the location of said dis? pensary and the selling of liquor with? out restriction at said point is a county. It goes to the root of disease. etr?nM?i?ti' and invigorates. Tts life i giving qualities are not contained in any other 'reo.- dy. Kolltster*a Rocky Mountain Tea has sir ?d the Mietest lutely destructive of the offect to b?? ? |f.st._lime_ F?r 56 .ears the surest obtained by the prohibition law of the State of Georgia; and "Whereas, the State of South Caro? lina and the State of Georgia have ever acted in unison for the common good of each other; and "Whereas, the establishment of a dispensary at this point tends to nulli? fy, if not absolutely destroy, the in? tention of the prohibition law of Geor? gia; be It "Resolved that the city council of remedy, aoe, iea ur laoiei?. Sthari'a Drug Store. Improved Cotton Seed. mmm Has yonr Cotton Seed run ont? Are they nesrly all black seed? Do you want seed that will add 10 to 20 per. cent to yonr yield another year! Then write for circulars of Phillipe* Improved Heed. J. L. PHILLIPS, Oraugeborg, S. O. l-8Sm ax WE HAVE COMPLETED aaaaaaaes AND FIND IN SOME DEPART? MENTS A FEW ITEMS WHICH TO US APPEAR EXCESSIVE, AND WILL BE DI5PO ED OF Without Regard to Profit GET YOUR SHARE OF THE GOOD THINGS WHILE THEY LAST. aaaaaaaaa ! OTtonnell 6 Company