The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 12, 1908, Image 5
?fl MES9AY, FEBRUARY 12.1908.
RT. H. Epperson?Cost Stolen.
O'Donaell ft Co.?JUin CooU.
Moe>oy Willi ?treten- -Mogaalne Of
?tr by Watch men and Southron.
J. 8. George?Culpeppcr Big Boll
Cotton Seed.
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Mr. W
Mr. W. lfima to In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. It Devaux Moore, of
OeJomata. are ipending several days
a* the etty
Jo age of Probate Thoe. E. Rlth
nrdara went to Columbia Wednesday
oat fcnoiniaa.
Mr. and Mrs. Joe l-ensry. their M
tle eon and Dorothy Carr, after a
Bssosent visit to Mm. Jt. T. Carr. re
?MN to Columbia Tuesday night.
Mr. J. 8. R. Brown, of Oawego.
etty Friday on business,
liar by. of Trenton. N. J.,
n short time In the city.
at Boy kin. of Providence,
tn the city Friday.
Mr. BL H. Wells, of Tlndsl, won In
town Friday.
Mr. R C. Con toy. of Stateburg, was
eh the etty on business Friday- >
Mr. J. Bl Warren, of Ocodwill, wns
In the city Friday.
Mr. W. W. DesCham pa. of Wlsacky,
tn towm on hualness Friday.
Mr. I* L. Baker, of BftehopvlHe.
nt the oity Frkedy.
' Mr. A. F. Ney Is, of dtatsburg. spent
^Fiftdaw In tho city^T
Mr. 1. M. Robinson, of Oawego.
woe In town Friday.
Mr. Max McElveen, of Salem, spent
Friday la the city.
Mrs. J. F. Blond. Jr., of Mayesville.
In town Friday.
Mr. D. C. Show, of Aleoln. or^nt
m tho city.
Annas Orr, of Bsndsrsonvllle.
Ii vtsManB her state r. Mrs. Turner, on
rth street.
Msss Bissen, of Mnyeovllle, was in
tho n% Bnturday
MB. folan 9. DuBant, of DuRanta.
th Has Saturday. v
COpt. It J. Broanneld. of Catchail,
re Saturday on business,
r. M. I* Johnson, of Work man, wa*
tho etty Thursday.
Mr. la- *. Barwiek, of Plnewood.
wsa> hero Thursday oa business.
Mr.' Ferchar Onillnrd. of Dalsen,
it Thursday In ths city.
Dr. Bora? mann, of Wilmington.
Bsjo tn tho city lost week.
Maw. J. C. Chandler was In ths city
Men lay
Mr. D V. Xeoan of Rsmbert, wns in
Hat city Monday.
Mr. David Lsvt of St Paul, spent
In the city.
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Rebecca Wilson, the mission?
ary from China, is visiting at Maj. H.
F. WIHon's on Brood Streot
Mr. J. J. Hat by. who has resided In
Ash Millie. N. <:.. for several months
for the benefit of his health, has re
to the city.
Rev. j. M Graven, of Clemson Col?
lege M. E. Church, was In the city
Mr. J. T 8trohecker. of the Star
1 Mission of Charleston, was In
the city Saturday,
city today.
Capt W. J. Andrews and Mr. M
MeCUm. of 81 Charles, were In tho
City Th?r ad ay
M isars R. F. Hoyt and J. B Ba
her. of Oswigo, spent Thursday In
city.
After spending a very pleanant
week tn Chartoebm with friends, Miss
Maggie Mays returned horns Monday
morning, acco npanled by Mlaa Luly
Farm r.
Hon. Gcrlon Hughes, of Union? and
Hou. Klrt Sit Ith. of And? rson,w?re
the guests of Dr. Gee. W. Dick
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. D. W. Cunningham,
of Darlington, came over on lionday
to attend the funeral of Mr. D. J.
Chandler.
Mr. X C. Klm? r?\ county superin?
tendent of education of Spartarburg
county for the paat eight years and a
candidate f?-r State Superintendent of
Education, spent the day In the city.
Mr. and Mrs. Sam Miller, if States
vtlle. N. C tire the guests of Mr. and
Mrs W. B Burns. Mr. Miller, who
was connected with the shoe depart
?.rnt of tho Humti r Dry G< od* Co
go-vcal v ? ara ago, has many friends
Bare end hr and bis rh timing bride
lave been th? roci? lents ? f msry at
llono state their arrival In the Ktj
-?
Ths candidates for Mayor and Al?
dermen are quite coy and backward
In announcing themselves this year.
ODonnall at Co. advertise rain
ooata today. No one will deny the
Mmil of the advertisement
nablsness of ths prices.
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DEATH.
Mrs Mary Jacqueline Raker, moth?
er of Dr. S. C. liaker, of this cits,
and widow ??| the lat? Dr Ri^huirt F.
Raker, died \ esterday morning, aged
7? years, after a long illness.
The funeral service** will be held
in the Presbyterian Church at 12
o'clock today.
Mrs E. J. Elliott died at her home
on 8umter street yesterday after a
long illness, aged SO yetvrs. Mrs Elliott
who had made her home in this city
with her daughter, Miss Florence
Elliott for the past few years was
formerly a re*..lent of Che*ter, t?
which place the body was taken for
Interment this morning.
Mr. John E. Whilden, one of Suin
ter's successful and best known
young business men, died at 6.40
o'clock this morning at his home on
Church Street, aged 37 years. Mr.
Whilden's death was'altogether unex?
pected and when the fact that he was
deed became known it was a gredt
check t> his business associates and
numerous friends He had been In
CaMing htalthh for several months,
suffering with chronic stomach trou?
ble and had been confined to his bed
at Intervals but no one realzed that
>he end was so near.
Mr. Whilden waa a native of
Bumter county, having been born
r?d res red In Prl/ateor township, but
he past fifftt n y*i rs years hr*d made
his Horn a In this ctlty. At the time of
I Ii* death he was at the head of tho
Whilden Furniture company which
he built up from a small beginning.
He la survived by his wife, ihre?;
small children, and hie father Mr. R.
S. Whilden and three sisters and two
brothers.
The funeral services will be. held
f*om his late residence on Church
itreet at 3 p. m. tomorrow, and the
Interment will be at the cemetary.
The court of common pleas and
leneral sessions for Sumter county
sill cenvene Monday Api*l 6th. with
fudge Dantsler on the bench.
George Spivens. the alleged mur
lerer of J. E. Qalllard, has been
rrsnted a now trial, but Jack Mc
3oom?r, accused of the same offence,
must go to the penitentiary lor life,
in leas ha Is pardoned. McCoomer was
? ot proven guilty beyond the shadow
?f a reasonable doubt, a majoir.y of
those who heard the evidence bellev
ng until this day that the murderer
tvas not brought to trial.
i'i I" |SJ j i
The members of Post 1, T. P. A..
>f this city, are working quietly to
lavs everything in readiness for the
?Ig State convention of the traveling
nan which meets here In May. It is
uc pec ted that this will be a largely at
ended and vary Interesting meeting
>f the T. P. A.'a.
The old court house is fast becom
ng a business house and within a
few weeks the transformation will
t>e complete. The steps on the north
ilde were torn away Wednesday and
t is understood that a handsome
itore building will be built in the
ipace between the old court house
tad the Reiser building
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There were several alarms of fire
Sunday afternoon, but none of the
biases did serljus damage. The first
was at the Jervay House where a
kitchen flue was the cause of the
?larm. The second was caused by
ihc soot In a chimney burning out at
the residence of Mr. Joe Warr*n on
Washington street.
Tho new and handsomely furnish?
ed club rooms of Wade Hampton
Aerie, Fraternal Order of Eagles,
bUM formally opened yesterday even?
ing. A large number of Invitations
were Issued to the "House Warming
Reception,*' which was held from
I to to 10 p. m. yesterday afternoon
and evening.
The lunch at the depot Saturday
morning made a hit with tho mem?
bers of the legislature. Xone of
them had been able to obtain break?
fast In Columbia before leaving that
morning and were 'all ready for a
snack when they arrived In Sumter.
They appprectated the hot coffee and
light refreshments provided for them,
but they appreciated it far more later
.?I tho day as it was long past noon
before they obtained dinner in Char?
leston.
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The rule of the city Democrats Ex?
ecutive Committee. requiting that
only qualified electors who shall pro?
duce a State registration certificates
shall be permitted to vote in the
municipal primary will havo one ben?
eficial effect, at loast?It will elimi?
nate all of the Moating vote. Homo
people may object to the new rule but
It Is a g<g?d rule and should be tsV
f<rced to the letter. Nene but
qualified electors who have registered
and who have paid their taxes should
be permitted to vote in any primary,
municipal or State.
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There M still much cotton In the
warehouse and in the hands of tho
farmers, and but little Is being sold.
DAVID J. CHAN DI .EH.
One of Sumtor'* Most Prominent
Business Meu aiul a Highly Esteem?
ed Cltl/en Is Dead.
Air. David J. Chandler died at 5
o'clock Sunday morning of pneumo
nla, after an Illness of less than a
week, having been stricken with the
fatal malady on Monday last
Mr. Chandler was a native of Suin?
ter and his entire life of fifty years,
with the exception of a few years in
his early manhood, was spent in this
city. He was known to every one and
none knew but to respect and esteem
him. The place he held in this com?
munity and the sincere grief that his
untimely death has occasioned is the
highest and best tribute to the teal
worth of the man and but proves
once again that a man may make of
his life what he wills, with Gcd's help,
to make it.
As a business man he was success?
ful and the D. J. Chandler Clothins
Company, which he created and built
up until it is the leading establish?
ment of 11s kind in this section of the
State, is a monument to his business
acumen and probity. As a citizen he
discharged every, duty that was in?
cumbent upon him, serving the city as
Alderman for tw,> terms and at the
time of his death a member of the
Sewerage Commission. Public place
and honors were unsought by him, but
when called upon to give his service
to tho city he give It ungrudgingly, as
he gave of his time and means for the
advancement of every public enter
prise and worthy cause.
His death is a loss to Sumter, for he
was of that type of man that a com?
munity can ill afford to spare. But
especially great 'is the loss to those
who knew him best and were privi?
leged to enjoy his confidence and to
call him friend.
The funeral services were held at
12 o'clock Monday at the Methodist
Church, of which he was a consistent
member, having served as a member
of the Board of Stewards for a num?
ber of years. The services, which were
conducted by Rev. W. B. Duncan, the
pastor, assisted by Rev. J. P. Marion,
of the Presbyterian Church, were im?
pressively simple. There was a large
attendance at the church and hun?
dreds braved the most inclement
weather of the winter to follow the
remains to the cemetery to pay a last
sad tribute to the memory of one who
had so lived in this community that
all might truthfully feel and say that/ s
good man and a useful citizen had
been called to his reward.
Mr. Chandler is survived by three
brothers. Rev. J. C. Chandler, of the
South Carolina Methodist Conference,
and Messrs. Calvin W. and Jas. H.
Chandler, of this city.
WRECK ON NORTHWESTERN.
Freight Leaves the Track Near Dal?
sen Thursday Afternoon and De?
lays Trab
A freight train on the Northwest?
ern Railway left the track, near Dal
eeU, Thursday afternoon and caused
a delay in traffic. The freight was
well loaded with lumber and the
timbers were strewn around, in much
confusir^on.
Tho wreck was net a very serious
one except in blocking traffic for
some time and damaging the running
stock of the road to a certain ex?
tent.
Col D. W. Brallbford, of Clarendon
County, Doses His Home.
Summtrten, Feb. 6.?A few nights
ago Col. David W. Brallsford, of the
Pinola neighborhood, suffered the
misfortune of losing, by Are, his res?
idence. The blaze was fanned by a
considerable breeze and it is a for?
tunate thing that the large ^tables
were not consume 1. There was some
furniture and fixtures saved, but the
loss will be a heavy one, as there was
no insurance on the building. A de?
fective flue was responsible for the
fire.
Little Girl Injured.
Mattie Sue Christmas, the little
seven-year-old daughter of Mr. J. J.
Christmas, had her right forefinger
almost severed from her hand Friday
morning, being accidentally cut with
a hatchet. She was attended by Dr.
Archie China and her finger stitched
and bound It up. It Is hoped that th2
injured finger will soon be well.
A SUGGESTION.
As to the Appropriate Design for the
Proposed (.ratiant Monument.
Would It not be an appropriate
Idea to have the monument about to
be erected to the memory of the late
Chief Graham built In tho form of a
fireman, clad In his cloak and hood,
mounted on a ladder, holding in hU
hand a piece of hose with nozzle at?
tached, from which comes a steady
flow of water, thereby producing a
public fountain as well?
The Inscription upon the rungs of
the ladder, or elsewhere as most con?
venient, as on the wall upon whloh
the ladder rented?
Figur* bronze, rest In stone.
Entertainment.
The Ladies' Aid Society of the
Mayesville Presbyterian Church will
give a Valentina Sociable at tho
School Auditorium on Friday night,
Feb. 14th, at 8 p. m. An instructive
and entertaining program has been
arranged. Refreshments will be dis?
pensed at different booths. Admis?
sion to the general hall, ten cents.
Entertainment at Acton.
There will be a "Sillver Tea" at
'Acton" in the Assembly Room of the
Gen. Sumter Memorial Academy on
Wednesday evening, Feb. 19th, 1908.
Doors open at 7 o'clock p. m. Ad
miarion 10 cents. Light refreshments
will be sold for the benefit of the
Siateburg Rural Improvement Asso?
ciation.
(Mise) Georgia Dargan,
Secretary.
Stateburg, S. C, Feb. 11, 190&.
Lecture by Dr. Chryne.
Dr. Walter Cheyne will deliver a
lecture on the subject of "Fatet.t
Medicines" in the lodge room of the
Masonic Temple on Tuesday evening.
February 18th for the benefit of the
Civic League An admission of only
10 cents will be charged It is hoped
that a large audience will be present
to hear and benefit from the discus?
sion of this important subject.
The weather man predicts more
oad weather.
* There was a good crowd in the city
as usual /on Saturday, and busl
nees was very britk with the mer?
chants.
If you do not believe in advertising
you arc like the man who tried to run
x saw mill without any power.
Mr. Geo. P. MoKagen has sold his
restaurant business to Mr. Walter Du
Rant and rented him his pool tables,
also.
The sewerage work has\ been at a
standstill yesterday and today. There
was too much water overhead and
underfoot for the gangs to work.
There has been no news lately of
the supposed whereabouts of Toney
Moses, or the negro who assaulted
Mr. Lawrence DuBose.
All the stores and other places ol
business were closed from .12 to 1
o'clock Monday as fc mark of respect
to Mr. D. J. Chandler, whose funeral
was held at noon.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Sumter County Medical Association
was held at the Hotel Sumter on
Thursday. Drs. J. C. Spann, F. M.
Dwight, H. M. Stuckey, Walter Cheyne
3. C. Baker and F. K. Holnan were
present. The meeting was a very in?
teresting one.
tfO ENCAMPMENT THIS YEAR.
Present indications are that there
will be no State encampment of the
three regiments of Infantry compris?
ing the South Carolina National
Guard at Columbia this summer.
A bill is new pending in congress
calling for an appropriation of a mil?
lion dollars for summer encamp?
ments, three hundred thousand of
which is to be used for the artillery
branch and the remainder for other
departments. If this bill becomes an
act, and it is believed here by those
who have recently visited Washing?
ton that it will pass, the low-country
Third Regiment will probably again
be sent to Fort Moultrie for coast de?
fense practice, while an up-country
regiment, probably the First from
the Piedmont section, will be sent to
Fort Motultrie also as a "support" to
the more experienced Third regiment,
it being the desire both of the autho?
rities at Washington and Adjutant
General Boyd to give the mountain
.'?Obliers experience in coast defense
work.
There is to be another big military
encampment at Chattanooga thb
summer, and if the appropriation
mentioned is mace, the Second regi?
ment from the middle and lower part
of the State will be sent there. If,
however, the State has to pay the
freight the Second will probably be
g"!"'en camp experience at or near
Columbia ?Coluirbia Record.
DEATH TO THE "BLACK HAND."
2,000 Italians at New York Agree to
Assist the Police.
New York, Feb. 10.?Two thousand
men of Italian birth have held a mass
meeting here to devise a way to do
away with the "Elaek Hand" out?
rages which have become vtry fre?
quent in New York.
The matter was thoroughly dtscues
|ed and a number of good speeches
male, In which all good Italians were
advised to assist the police in every
way possible in efforts to find the per?
petrators of bomb outrages which ure
laid at the door of men of Italian
origin.
It was stated that It was improbable
that the outrages are the work of any
| organised band, but it was admitted
that they were without doubt large
ly Italians.
?end us your lob printing.
Economizes the use of flour, but?
ter and eggs; makes the biscuit,
cake and pastry more appetiz?
ing, nutritious and wholesome.
flaking Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
This is the only baking
powder made from Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar.
It Has No Substitute
There are Alum and Phosphate of Lime mixtures sold st
? lower price, but no house!: eper regarding tho health
of ber family can cf crd to use them.
HANDSOME RESIDENCE BURNED.
Home of Mr. R. M. Cooper of Wisacky
Destroyed Saturday Night.
The residence of Mr. R. M. Cooper,
of Wisacky, was burned Saturday night
and the only thing saved was a por?
tion of the furniture of the first floor.
The house was one of the handsomest
residences in that section of the coun?
try and the loss that Mr. Cooper sus?
tained was quite large, as the house
and contents were only partially cov?
ered by insurance.
GOVERNOR GIVES RECEPTION.
Members of the Legislature and State
Officials His Guests Friday Night.
LOCKER SYSTEM IN MACON.
OMsj Made Against Elks' Club to Test
Prohibition Ordinance.
Macotfi, Ga,, Feb. 7.?The city re?
corder today imposed the sentence of
$500 fine or three months on the city
chalngang on Secretary C. R. Wright,
of the Macon Lodge of Elks, as a re?
sult of the hearing of the locker test
case. The prosecution failed to make
out a case on the evidence, but a
statement of the facts was agreed on
for the purpose of carrying the case
up and testing the legality of the city
ordinance prohibiting locker clubs
Notice of certiorari was given and the
case will be called to the superior
court for Bibb county.
Columbia, Feb. 7.?A delightful re?
ception was given tonight at the exev
cutrve mansion by Gov. and Mrs. An?
sel to the members of the general as?
sembly and the State officials. Gov.
and Mrs. Ansel were assisted in re?
ceiving by several of their friends and
the mansion was thrown open to the
guests. The occasion was greatly en?
joyed.
WORKED SOUTHERN FOR PASSES
Young White Man Arrested at
Greenville on New Charge.
GreJnville. Feb. 6.?J. H. Clarke,
a young white man, about 27 years
of age, was arrested here today,
charged with obtaining passes from
the Southern Railway by making
false representations. Clarke repre?
sented himself as being an engineer
on the Southern, and in this way
secured many passes. When arrested
he had two quarterly passes of the
New York Central on his peTson.
both of them being made out to dif?
ferent parties. He w:.U be given a pre?
liminary hearing before Federal
Commissioner Blythe tomorrow.
GOOD RAIN COAT WEATHER
We have a few left that we are anxious to
_clean out, and have put a price on them
that will bcTfound very attractive even
as an investment for the lady who does
not need it for immediate use.
$12.00 Rain coats, - - - $8.50
10.00 " ... 7.00
7.00 44 ... 4.75
A raincoat is an all the year around garment.
A lady requires as much protection from
the wet weather in the Summer as she
does in the Winter or Spring, and there
is no better time to make the investment
than right now, if we have what you
want.
lO'Donnell 6 Company