Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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m m B*% PoatonVc at Sumter, & 4V* Bs Iicm? CUa* Matter. JOrW ADVKKT1SEMKNTS. '0*l>?nn?ll A Co.?Ahead of Time. W. B. Boyle Mayor.?Reward. W. H. Sealo. Co. Supervisor.?Re ?*r* PCRSOJfAL. Mies Maltte Mtchaux left on -'at Brttay t r Columtla to take a butlne?? oow/s* at Dr* ugh ans Business Cot .BeBh > Mr.'Royal F. t'laik has returned frvm * >Uy of several days to Tien tOK. V. J. k!iw Emma Saunders, of Hagood. sp< nt ?aturdoy lj? the city. Ursar*. C. W. and J. A. Young, of ^jTeaahert. were In the city Saturday >elr : to m M. H. Well?, of Ttndal. was In WS Sat ar.Im v. R. M. Jonklns. of Ot. Cliarle*. lh the city ca business Saturday. ./BJ*** Into* Mitchell, of Savannah Bat. 1* visiting Mrs. C. 8. Curtis on 4 \ fc*?le sirevt Cttr. C 1* Erminuol. of Borden, was ^ I* Us* elty Friday. ^ Mr. Percha? Qu 11 hi rd, of I>al*ell, ? web Us the *ty rrlday. * f v; lat. O V. Nelson, of Stateburg, was & aVthe atty oa hualncws Friday. lvS>- Tlaill Leeesne, of Manning, wa? sh else etty Friday J Mpv ? IV Cooper, who was stricken ?HBV Vararysts two weeks ago. on onooneclooa condition perceptible eht^ng* IB*** la an an t ff *** U ?" t ? BsBth* better and Mrs. Horace Harby have from Washington, 'afp. A. A. Strauss, of Mayeevllle. Baw hi the city or. bostaeea today. l%tr* C D. Schwarte has returned JBpB 4 buelasaw trip to New Tor. MM* Vera Satterwhlte left this ?a\ abets I sg for IJmestone College, a a ft PaM c. Hr. A, M. Richardson, of Oreen bj here, on a rWt to his brother. Mr. T. B. Blehardson. H. T. DuBoa* and Mr. H. H of Oawefii, are In the elty to mV end Mrs Scrtven Moore and Mr, V. N kot, of mateb jrg. are in th? J. Ml Co user spent the day In t. W. J. Beese, of Wedgefleld, Is li>. etty today. \ R. H. Bernhouse, a former of Sumter, spent Monday In Maek McKrveen and John of Salem, spent today in the W. & Chandler, of Mayeevllle, at ra ?he elty yesterday, ?flr. aad Mrs. A. J. Mose* have re from Florida. Maes* Warren, of Goodwill, la the elty today. Theo Thomas returned to the night from Cam den. F. Weldon. of Smlthvllle. 1 fta She etty today. Caps. m\ M. Aman, of Blshopvllle, wpe In the elty Tuesday. JBw ?*>? B. Mime, of Paxvllle, U In W%%* elty I Mr T. J. Klrvtn. of Providence, was lu the etty today. Mint Tbaikluson. of Richmond. Vs.. i? vi.ring her sister. Mrs J. H. Oo* iBfle, >a Meet Hampton avenue. f?t Mrs. B. K. Rlchborug has returned free* Louisville. Ky., whsrs she was I snrmmovted on aocount of th? death mt her son Mr. Q. A. Lsmmon has returned Mew York. B Meuers W. J. Young and T. D. Mc V Leod. of Rimberts, spent the day in the etty. Mis* Pauline Davla, of Rock Hill. M tho gueet ef Mrs. O. U Richer. Mr*. H. C. Bland, of Maycsvllie. spent today In th* city. Saw Mr T. * Rogun lummtrton, ^r apart the day In the city. Mis* Mary Sue Anderson, of Mayes vllei. spent today in the city. Mies I.vile LaC.rone. of Johnston, who has been the guest of Mrs. Jo _?w aepb M. Chandler, returned to h?r W Borne iht* morning. Mr. J. R Maye?, of Mavc*vllle \va? fa th. city today. Mr*. II. C. Maye?. of Maycsvllie. sp'ni todsy In the city. F Tho deep cut fr.r the main line of power on Fllerbe and East Mary street at ?tili giving the sewer workers o ?eat deal of trouble. The cut Is about eighteen fact deep and has to be ?teet p?led as It Is made In quick sand for more than ha.I the length. It Is gweeeeary to keep pumps going dav and night to keep the cut free ef wa? ter and the pipes are Ming laid under great dtfflrutttu*. Quick sand has ajso been struck on the Canal street cut %a* elsewhere th* work Is progress? ing raped* MARRIED. Mr. Leslie LeRoy Johnson and Mls^ Susan Robert* Owens were united In marriage Thursday aftertiocn at 5.30 Vclock. at the I resbyterlan Church. Rev. J. P. Marlon olrlclatlng. The ceremony was u vary, pretty one as the church was tastefully decorated for the occasion. The bride wore a brown travelling suit and entered on the arm of her ??Ister, Miss Lillian Owens, the maid of honor. Th^ maid-of-honor wore a white silk dress and white hat. Th? bride carried a beautiful bouquet of loses and the inald-of-honor, i\ bou? quet of white carnations. Tho bridesmaids were: Miss Alme Gordon, of Sumter, and Miss Annie Johnson, of G.ddsboro, N. C. a sister of the groom. They wore white dresses and black hats, and carried bouquets of pink carnations. The groom entered on the arm of Mr. Alva Thompson, of Aberdeen, N. C, tho best man. Th* groomsmen were: Messrs. Edward B. Lowry and H. H. Uolla day, of this ctty. The ushers were: Messrs. T. M. Owens, Walter L. Johnson, Julius Mc ?"allum and Wade McConnell. Mrs. Williamj Bultman rendered a I -beautiful sob* "Love Me and the World Is Mine ' Ju>t before the bridal party entered. Miss Mamie Edmunds and Mr. R. Q. Scarborough played Lohengrin's Wedding March as the bridal party entered, soft music during the cere? mony, snd Mendelssohn's Wedding March as the partv left the church. The happy young couple left on the ?. :>o train u>r a vlrlt to the gioom's home at QoldsborD, N. C. "pve bride was one of the most pop? ular stenographers of Sumter and tho groom lo a prosperous produce broker of this city. r Mayor McCuUough Dead. A telephone message received la.it Saturday stated that Mayor C. S. Mo. Cullotigh, of Darlingtm, died that morning after an illness of about two woaks, due to heart trouble. IXsath of Mr. J. I* Stnbb*. Mr. J. L> Stabbs, of Bonnettsvllle, died Ir. Sumter on .Saturday at 8.25 o'clock at the residence of Mr. C. E. Stubbs, on Washington street. Ho had been bare on a visit and his death was very sudden, due to heart trouble. Mis remains wore taken home *ri ilay afternoon. The deceased was if years of ago and leaves four children to mourn hi* Ions. Death off Mrs. C. E. Housci. Mrs. C. B. Houser died at the home of her brother, Mr. 8. J. T. Toung, of Dalsell on Tuesday The Interment taah place at I o'clock today. DIED IX HIS BUGGY. Mr. Hardy Stuck*y off LlshcpWlle Section Dlee on His Way Home and Fell From Buggy. Btdiopville, Jan. 17.?Mr. Hardy Stuckey, son of Mr. Wellington Stuck ey, died while on his way from town this evening about 4 o'clock, and his corpse fell from the buggy near the railway crostng on the Lynehburg road. The deceased was about 35 years old and was of the Stuckey farmity of tht-4 community. NOTICE. I shall, at the presiding elder's re? quest, fill tho appointments on the Providence circuit, as follows: Sunday. Jan. 26, 11 a. m.. Provi? dence. Sunday, Jan If. S p. m.. Wedge field. Sunday, Feb. 2. 11 a. m., McLeod'r Chanel, Snuday. Fob. 2. 2 p. m.. Betbesda. R. R. Mood. THE PROHIBITION MEETING. Large Amllemv llonrd Re\. E. O. Wut son on Piohibltioii nt Conrt House Ilinr-dny Night. The*"o was u go-?d attendance at the meeting held hi the court house Thursday nigh* by the Sumter County Prohibition League and Rev. E. O. Vatson delivered a strong address or. ItH subject of prohibition. The speak? er's thought* were- along the usual lines of such a lecture, of course, but he is an eloquent speaker and well equipped to present the cause In a telling manner. The lecture was thoroughly enjoyed by all present. Rev. Jno. A. Brunsen, of Llloree, will deliver a lecture on prohibition n the court houso on Thursday night. Jan. 23, under the auspices of the Sumter County Prohibition League. The Coast Line has put in the per? manent seats in Its new passenger sta? tion and they are very handsome and comfortable. Gov. Ansel, nt the request of the officers of Sumter county, has offeree a reward of $100 for the arrest of the party or parties who murdered Walte* Blending, colored, at Plncknty's Cross Roads, on the night of December 23. HANDSOME SCHOOL BUILDING. New 111?b School Holding on West Cnlhoun Street OiKMicd for O0CP> luncv Tluirsdau?Reception Held. Sumter has always done much to? ward the education of her children in providing good school buildings and competent teachers, but the latest ac qOjslUoa to her school property is, in? deed, a building to be proud of and one well suited t*> the needs of the 'city's Increasing population. The new building on West Calhoun street, near Harby avenue, was occupied Thursday by the teachers and pupils and every? thing was In first class shape far the occupants. In the afternoon, a pub? lic reception was held and the hand some building was visited by a large number of cltbens and patrons of the citv schools. This building Is built of red, pressed brick, with large white columns on the front giving the building an im? posing appearance, which it should have. There are six large class rooms, much larger than the rboms In the two older buildings, and a large as? sembly hall, or auditorium, on Ihe second floor. All of the rooms are elegantly equipped with the mos:: modern fixtures for school purposes. The heating of the building U done by means of the Peck-Hammond Improv? ed system of hot air ventilators. This firm has equipped both of the othtr buildings ^and their system 4s aa ad mirablo one. The installation waa done under the supervision of Mr. Da? vid F. Hoover, of Atlanta, who repre? sents the firm The furnaces are in the basement and the hot air dampers are controlled by means of electric switches. This building cost about $23,000, and was designed by Archtect A. W Todd, of Charleston. It will be occu? pied by the boys of the fifth and upper grades and by the tenth grade, which Is a mixed one. The new building Is undoubtedly a monument to the great cause of ed? ucation as promoted by the city of Sumter. The Neu- Methodist Church. We have Just seen a picture of the new Methodist Church as it will ap? pear when built and it will be one of the handsomest and most imposing structures In the county. We learn that work Is soon to begin on the church and we hope that It will be completed at an early date. The large congregation certainly needs a new and larger building and the Methodists are certainly abundantly able to build this handsome house of worship. Very little cotton Is being sold on this market and higher prices will be needed to bring in the cotton from the, country and empty the ware? house. ? 3ov. Ansel has been asked by Coro? ner Flowers to offer a reward of $2?o for the capture of Toney Moses and he will In all probability do so. If this reward is offered, there will bo $I&0 in rewards for the desperado's capture. Coroner Flowers r*nt a tyre-written copy of the evidence at the inquest to Qov. Ansel this morn? ing. No mean* shvj.d be spared to cap? ture Toney Moses and the rewards of '?r<d will probably stimulate the ef? forts in that direction. It seems, how? ever, that there was unnecessary de? lay In beginning the pursuit Immedi? ately a^ter the news of the murder reached this city Monday night and several hours of valuable time was lost when promrtness would have counted most. It Is true that three members cf the city police force has icned immediately to the scene of tlvj murder and made every effort to f?ll the slayer of Officer Clyd*. but three men could not scour the country and gSnrd the roads leading out of the neighborhood and they were without authority to organize a large posse. Sam Lee, the well known Chines*, laundryman of this city, went to Manning on Monday night to look af? ter his cousin, Charlie Willie, who had gone insane and was causing the au? thorities much perplexity as to his disposition. Another cousin, Hop Sing, of Charleston, agreed to take Willie back to China and thus the matter is aettled. A go^d many taxpayers express th^ opinion that the city council has gone toe limit in appropriating $7T?0 for the Second Regiment Band and that no larger appropriation sh ?uld he made ?RCttM tho band usk for an Increase n?:<t year or ihe year after, since it is proponed to erect a new court house In Manning, to h? paid for by the hurue of $50,000 in bond*, the people of Plr.ewood and vicinity who want to be admitted Into Sumter county should be In a hv.rrv to get out of Clarendon county before ihe bonds are Issued. If they regain in Cjaren dor. until thf bonds are issued they will have to assume their pro rata share of the debt Clarendon county now has practically the same tax levy as Sumter and when the new court house bonds are Issued the taxes In Clarendon will certainly be higher than In Sumter county. \. I OFFICER CLYDE'S FUNERAL. Large crowd Attended Funeral ser? vices at First Methodist Church This Morning, Tho funeral Service? of Mr. W. A. Civile, the police aflScer who was kill? ed on Monday night, were held this morning at the First Methodl&t church, at 11.30 o'clock, Rev. W. 1*. Duncan, pastor of the church. oiFiciat ing, assisted by Presiding Elder W. T. Duncan and Riv. J. B. Wilson, of the Magnolia Street Methodist church. The police officers of the city act ed as pallbearers and the city council and city officials attended in a body. The oily rifRcwS w-to eloped during the services and the city bell was tolled at the hour of the sa l Ceremony. There were many beautiful florrl tributes, esptclally one sent by th^ city council. After the services, the remains WOra interred in the city cemetery, and the unfortunate otTiccr now rests beVide his little cMld, who was burned to death only a few weeks ago. There were many sad hearU among the big-luarted policemen nf they la'nl to rest-their comrade and ?many expressions of the deepest sympathy ar-: heard or. all Fides for the wld >w and Vae little child who (tXtJ left, TOXEV MOSES' RECORD. Came Originally From tlie Goodwill Section and Had u Bad Record From Childhood. Mayesville, Jan. 22.?Toney Moses, the murderer of Policeman W. A. Clyde, w;as*born and reared in the Goodwill section of Sumter county. His record appears as black as the deed be has committed. When aboul 16 years of age, he broke into a house belonging to Patsy Benjamin, and for this act he received a chaingang sen? tence. Since that time he never re? turned to his old home to live. He was an impudent darkey, even when a child, hence the community was glad of h)s absence. It is hoped by all the citizens here that he will soon be apprehended and that he will meet his just punishment. The price of home raised eggs will have to be lowered or the producers will consume the entire output, for the people cannot afford to pay five to ton cents a dozen more for Sumter county eggs than for eggs shipped In from other States. I_ The Pension law. The legislature is now in session. They will have tho request and reso? lutions of certain Confederate veter? ans of this count/, who are on the pension list, to increase the appro? priation for them. Instead of $250, 000 they ask for $600,000. Not the least evil of war is the pension list. Any country can raise men and money to carry on a pretty respectable fight for a year or two Whether victors or vanquished they soon recuperate from the direct expense of the war. it takes thrco generations to pay the pensions. The federal government has paid an enormous amount in pen? sions and they are not in sight of the end. It requires $140,000,0f?0 a year, forty-two years afrer the armies were disbanded. Now our State will he asked to mare than double the pen? sion aprpopriatlon. Will th?- legisla? ture do it? They could add SO per cent to the pensions of deserving, helpless veterar.s if they would pass s iaw cutting off unworthy applicants'. The present law, or its administra? tion is not effective. Let the genera! assembly amend the law so that mw will not make false oaths to get a few dollara- -Carolina Spartan. John?"What kind of tea do you like best?" Prisclila?"Go-tees, some, but Rocky Mountain best." John? "Why He Ulster's Rooky Mountain Tea best?" Prlcilla?"it speaks for Itself. John." (Makes lovely complexions.) Btbert's Drug Stoic. How Homes Are Lo?t. They let their insurance run out. 'they bought things* they did not need Just because they were cheap. They subscribed for everything they could pay for on the installment plan, f Tho father always irtended to get his life insured, bu* died without d >?? ing so. They did not realize how easy it is to get into debt and how hard it is to get out. Money enough went down in drinl: and up in smoke to have saved the home. They tried to do what others ex? pected Of them rather than what they could afford. They thought It small to insist on having an agreement or understand? ing put In writing. They could not say "So" and could not afford to tell their friends, *T can? not afford it." / When the shoe began to pinch tin \ ?really did not sec where they could retrench.*1 Habit has made luxuries SOern necessaries ? -Success. Senator Tlllinan Is on his way to Columbia to attend a meeting of the Clemson college board of trus? tees. FOUGHT IM THE JAIL WHISKEY CAUSES ROW IX BUM TEH COl XI V JAIL TODAY. Jack MeCoomer Attack* George Bplv? cns and Does Him Up Dudly?Two Stories as to How the Xcgro Pro? cured the- Whiskey?Jailer Hodge liought Some for Mr. Spivens. A very unfortunate occurrence took place at the county jail Friday at 1 o'clock, which resulted In a fierce fight between George Spivens and Jack McCoomer, volored, the two cir? cus men held for ths murder of Ted laillard, which ease is already famil? iar to the public. It seems that Jailer Hodge bought a pint of whiskey for Mr. Spivens. who was sick, and carried it to his room in the jail. Later, jack McCoomer got under the influence of whiskey and began fighting another negro called "Grasshopper." Spivens tried to stop the fight and McCoomer lumped on him and beat him up pretty badly be? fore outsiders interfered. On*- account of the difficulty states that McComer stole the whiskey from under Spivens' pillow while he was asleep, and another story gives it that a negro woman smuggled the liquor Into the jail to McCoomer. The above facts were ascertained from officers of the law and as to their difference In detail it makes little dif? ference for there was a terrible fight Slid row and whiskey was the cause of It. Mr. Spivens was pretty badly Bled up in the encounter with McCoomer. An investigation of the case will probably follow. It ftills the arteries with rich, red blood, makes new flesh, and healthy men, Women and children. Nothing can take its place. no remedy has dotia so much good as Holllster's ttocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents, tea or tablet3. Slbert's Drug Store. Local Cotton Market. ?.iood middling, 12 cents. Ueceipts today, light. Dally Xew York Cotton Market. ? t Open High Low Close March 11 38 11 40 11 37 11 87 May 1153 11 58 11 48 11 48 July 11 31 11 40 11 29 11 25 Tone?Barely Steady. Tho little three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Harvey, of Gaffney, was terribly burned. The child's dres* caught while playing in front of the fre. Senator Tillman's son has resigned as his father's private secretary and the senator has appointed J. B. Knight, of Sumter, in his place. The pars?.nage of the Associate Re? formed Presbyterian church at Pros? perity was destroyed by fire. Advice to Mothers: Don't let your children waste away. Keep them strong and healthy during the' winter with Hollister's Rocky Mountain Toa. It is the greatest tonic for children, good. 35c, tea or tablets. Slbert's Pure and harmless, does tho greatest Drug Store. REWARD! FIFTY DOLLARS OFFERED FOR THE C\PTTRE OF TONEY MOSES. Tho county of Sumter will pay fifty dollars reward for the capture of Toney Moses, who .-hot and killed Policeman W. A. Clyde near this city Monday night, Jan. 20th. Moses is a black, thick-sot negro, about 35 years old; five feet six or tight inches high; weighs aboi:t 170 pounds Has an old pistol wound on one knee. W. H. SEALF. Supervisor. Sumter, S. C, Jan. 22, 1?07. l-22-2t REWARD! ONE HUNDRED DOLARS OFFER? ED FOR THE CAPTURE Ol TO NEY MOSES. The City of Sumter will pay one hundred dollars reward for the cap? ture of Toney Mores, who shot and killed Policeman W. A. Clyde near this city Monday night, Jan. 20th. Moses is a black, thick-set negro* about 35 years old; five feet six or eight Inches high; weighs about 17*> pounds. Has an old pistol wound on one knee. W. B. BOYLE. Mayor. Sumter, S. C, Jan. 21, 1908. l-21-3t AHEAD OF TIME, Last year it wsa our misfortune to have gotten in our seed potatoes when the season was practically over, through no fault of ours however, as our order was placed for Jan? uary shipment, but the shippers would not risk sending them on account of the severity of the weather. We always profit by ex? perience and determined not to be caught that way again, so this year we got them in the first week of the New Year. :-: :-: ONE HUNDRED BARRELS -OF THF. Genuine Red Bliss Triumph. j& And we say candidly ti is the choicest lot of this seed we have ever received. They came through in a solid car from Aroostick Coun? ty, Maine, and are therefore in perfect con? dition. Get v our seed early, keep them un? til you are ready to plant, and do not blame us, should you come late in the season and find that we are out, for this is the only shipment we will receive. : : :-: :?: OTtonnell 6 Company CABBAGE AND BEET PLANTS. For the next fen weeks I will fill all orders foe cabbage and t > t>t plants at tbe following prices: 1000 to 400<>, $1.26; oOOO to 9000, $1.00; 10,0o0, 90c special prices on larger lots. Cash with order or C. O. D. is prelered. We guarantee satisfaction and safe delivery of plants. I have all of the leading varieties, Tbe Early Jersey Wakt field, tbe most popular early variety; Tbe Charleston Wakefleld, a few days Inter bot very desirable for garden planting In the later kind I have Successioi and The Late Flate Dutch, bot producing large Hat beads. Plants now ready for shipment, my personal at tentiou giveu to]all orders. W. F. CARR, Meggetts, S. C.