The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 26, 1908, Image 5
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PERSONAL.
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Mr. It II Jenkins* of St Charles.
Wae hl the city Thursday
Mr. O. E. Martin, of Daisell, was
I? the cltv Thursday on business.
Mr. and Mrs W. B. Colcloisjh. of
Ffovldsuc*. were In the city Saturday.
Mr. Lee To uns:, of Hafood. was In
,4b* city Saturday.
Oat J. J. Dsrgan. wife end daugh?
ter of SUtsburf, spent Saturday In
the dty.
said Mrs &\ J. Dunn, of Ru
asl, are hi tho dty raj a few days.
v*- J- L Xjtsstsis and Mr. J. H.
of Oswosx?, wer? In the
Mr. 0. D. Harvln, of PI no wo od. was
Is town Saturday.
, Mr. It French Hoyt of Oswego, is
IS ISO dty
Mr. J. M. Woodley, of Dalrell. ia In
Sns dty today. . '
Mr. W. McDrOreen^was In the city
Mr. W. A. Owen, of Wisntky. is in
'is* olty.
MraJ. J. Willi?, of Dai Una-ton. Is
?tettraff hor sister, Mrs. N. o. Ostcsn,
Sr.
Miss Margaret Cromer left Tuesady
for N'twberry, where she
a feu days
Mr. J. M. Chaadlor returned Satur
#> asuraln? from New York.
Ma\ LawTsaes McDowell, of Cam
ax t? staltln* Ii Is sunt Mrs. J. J.
morning
Will snoi
p Sr. Lucius B. Durant who has been
Sfttftosity IU wlt,i pneumonia fur the
Bss* too*, ts stdl very sick.
A. D. Harby and J. D.
return*'d Friday night from
S) S0sts?5s trip to Wtnoton-Salcni.
MC.
L ' Mr: and Mrs. DeVsaux Moors and
are stopping at t*e Jackson
They will soon occupy their
on tl?a comer of Broad
Ml Chsstnat Streets.
Mr. J. A. Weinberg, of Manning,
Sunday in the dty.
f Miss Llsnts Bsdge spent Sunday st
SSV boras In Clarendon county.
Mr. IX W. Alderman, of Alcolu, was
Sn Shs dty Monday on business.
\ Mr. Jf- sn^flnynaworth has gon-?
SsJSSs vtO buy goods for the Sumter
aJfsy Ossds Co.
. Mr. wims Benton. the popular
SSsTh. at Oarren's Cigar Store, was
to fnyoOsrllls, N. C Sunday
by a telegram announcing
his fathsK Chief of Police Dsn
Son, ha4 been killed.
s\ ~
t 1-a osnt railroad rate should
travellag mors popular.
Cloy Clerk Hurst Is busy sending
to license tax delln
j vuy vsri j
auf summons
ousota
*
_ Recorder. Court yielded $35
\ m oash yesterday?two fights and a
Itrunk and disorderly.
The receipts of cotton continue
HSht snd the public weighers hare
Still so nothing to do. but as their s
am not salaried Jobs they are the on
I osjsa with 1*00000 to worry.
rural blind Users were given
heart as*s before Magie
O Molls sad bound over for trial
St the next term of court They are
alleged to have been ' operating in
prohibit inn territory In the vicinity of
wOdge field
A cow thief arrived In the city
Iearly Tuesday morning, but before he
could dfsposs of ths harrydick, the
owner, another negro, appeared on
ths scens and captured tho animal in
ths lot where the thief had left it
h l*s thlof escaped
The roller skating crass has struck
Sumter good and hard and toms of
ths oldest cttl/ens bavo accumulated
n choice assortment of bruises on un?
expected portions their anatomies.
It's queer what a erase will make
ann.e folks do.
L
(t Is stated on good authority that
th ? *iTihlor hill, nhlth fix.-* the sala?
ries ef county officers, contains an
Item Increasing the aslarhs of vne
members of ih* Sumter *C?nnty dls
n nonoary board to $750 each a year.
Tho members of the Charleston board
aro to receive 11.100 a year and the
Richlind board $1.000 a y*ar h? r.of
lf? r. i- ii<-?< r any scarcity <*f candl?
es for sny nmcc and the position
of eoun*y *<>urt Ji lg?" * n<? exc? ptboi
to ths rule. The question us to
whether *umt< r county shall or ahall
net have a oAinty our* will be sub
mlttsd to tt- v>tcis at the approach
Ins; election and on the supposition
that ths decision will be In favor c(
?ho court there are already severs 1
?andidairs for the position of ludgo
?elng disci ised. ^mong the number
he following membors of the Sumter
issT are nild to be probable fandl
ales?H. Harby. R J. Bland, K. C.
rlnynoworth and A. B. Muckey
r
- WILU AMSON?EUVIN.
Wcll-Kmwr. Corn Planter and Dar-*
lington Young Lady Wedded.
Darlington. Feb. 21.?Miss Har?
riet l?rvtn und Mr. Bvander Mclver
Williamson were married last night
at the home of the bride's parent*,
Mr. and Mr*. 8. F. Krvln. The Rev.
D. M. Fulton officiated. Mrs. Wil?
liamson Is the second daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. 8. F. Ervln and Is) a
charming young woman, who ha*
many friends in this part of the
State. Her family Is one of the oldest
and most honored of the Pee Dee
section.
Mr. Williamson Is a well known
planter and successful business man.
He la better known In the South to?
day, perhaps, because of being the
originator of the"Williamsen com
plan." The marriage was witnessed
by membets 'of the family only. Af?
ter the ceremony the couple left for
the South on a bridal tour.
MBS. SARAH NELSON DEAD.
Her Husband a Brave Confi derate
Officer, She Was Herself Prominent
In South Carolina for Many Years.
Columbia. Feb 25.?Ope of the
women who adorned the history of
the State before the war and who en
on joyed a quiet and peaceful life in
later years, -beloved by all who knew
her and adored by her family, passed
away In Columbia today, Mrs. Emma
Sarah Nebton died this afternoon at
4 o'clock at the homo of her son, Col.
P. H. Nelson, 1,10? Barnwell street,
where *he had lived since Col. Nelson
became a resident of Columbia.
Mr*. Nelson svas a daughter of
Oen. James W. Cantey, who was a
conspicuous character In this Stute
prior t^ the war and served as adju?
tant general from 1845 to 1847.
Mrs Nelson married Mr. PH.
Nelson and was left a wiodw when
Lieut. Col. Nelson was killed on June
24. 18CI. at Weldon Railroad, near
Petersburg, while gallantly leading
his regiment In that bloody ftght.
The funeral services will be held
tomorrow at 2 o'clock in Orace Epis?
copal church, at Camden. The/re?
mains will be taken to Camden by the
Southern Railway, leaving here at
10.30 in the morning.
Mrs. Nelson lived to the rip" \gc of
82 years and took an active Interest
In everything pertaining to her State
and family up to tne last moment,
she was the mother of Col. P. H. Nel?
son, of Columbia, and Mrs. W. M.
Shannon, of Camden.
The action of the Democratic Ex?
ecutive Committed in suspending the
rule requiring State registration as a
prequlsito W voting In the municipal
primary leaves things Just about as
they were before this rule was adopt?
ed, except that would-be voters must
enroll their names with the executive
committee. It Is difficult to under?
stand wherein this betters matters,
for It la the presumption that the Su?
pervisor of Registration for the city
registers only such persons as are
legally entitled to registration for
State and county elections.
Clerk of Court Parrott has received
the remlttltur In the case of The
State vs. George Spl.'ens and Jack
McCoomer, who have been In Jail for
more *.han a year, under sentence of
life Imprisonment for the murder ct
former Deputy Sheriff J. E. Oaillard.
pending an appeal to the Suprcma
Couit. It will o? recollected thut the
Supreme Court recently handed dov/n
a decision, granting a new trial to
Splvens and confirming the sen?
tence as to McCoomer. <plvens will
remain In Jail until t it new trial H
had, unless he can give a satisfactory
bond, in which event he will be re?
leased, but McCtomer will be sent to
tho penitentiary t?> begin his life sen?
tence.
The sewerage system Is practically
one-half completed, und tho amount
>f money expended to date indicates
that he total cost will be within the
original estimate. It Is too soon,
lowever. torhtag, for wc are not yet
?ut of the wo.uis.
One of the mules of the city act
'?enger department dr>pp?d dead
^rlday afternoon while on the way te
he dumping pre und beyond Turkey
.'reek. Thj mule wos apparently
perfectly well and dropped dead In
ihe shafts without waming
The Turkey Creek, or eastern sec?
tion, of the xcwemge Mysteni will be
< <<mpletc;l within the next llfteen or
twenty days. About sevuty '^er
cent of the sewerage of the city will
b. dl.uh;trg' d nt ? the Tlllkev Creek
gfJihisV and it will be possible for the
greater part Of the city to obtain the
b? n? fit ??f a snnituy sewerage synttm
before hot weather sets in. The West?
era or Orecn Swamp section, while it
will rtceive only thirty per cent of the
rcweriige w'll have more than thirty
per cent of the total mileage of the
system.
From rheumatism, aches and pains,
Tour system will be free,
If you'll but take a nightly drink,
Of Holllster s Rocky Mountain Tea.
j ?Sibert s Drug Store.
eaecvtive committee meets.
Goternhvr Body of City Democracy
lakes Important Action on Matter
of Hoc Nu .ill*-Ii.
At the request ef various clti/ons a
called meeting of the Executive Com?
mittee City Democracy was held at
the office of Major Marlon Moise
Thursday afternoon. All present ex?
cept Mr. Clifton, who was out of the
city. Tho object of the meeting was
to further consider the qualification
previse for electors as oassed at the
i
last mooting. After lengthy and se?
rious consideration tho following res?
olution was passed:
Resolved, That tho resolution here?
tofore adopted Is hereby reafflrmrMi
and, Whereas,
It has come to the attention of the
committee that certain citizens have
complained of lack of time to enable
all citizens to register for the ap?
proaching municipal election, be it
further
Resolved, to moot the requirements
of all Democratic citizens that a club
roll to be used as a poll list be open?
ed at the office of the secretary in the
office of tho Sumter Banking and
Mercantile Co., No. 12 West Liberty
Street, from now until 6 p. m., March
20th; thest such club roll be made up
of the names of those who apply In
person and satisfy the committee that
they have been residents of the State
two years, the county one year, and
the city four months, and who shall
at such time make oath that they are
qualified for registration under the
State law.
* That the registration committee
shall consist of twi members of the
Executive Committee as notified by
the secretary and the books shall be
open froin six to eight-thirty p. m.,
Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of
each week.
Further Resolved, That uniil May
tho first, 1908, that the resolution
heretofore adopted providing that
the poll list be made to contorm to
the county registration books, as set
forth in Rule 8, be suspended and for
that period only.
The meeting then adjourned.
MAJOR J. L. COKER.
A Ststement of Facts About a South
Carolinian Who Has Been St rug
gested For United States Senator:.
The letter printed below from Mr.
J. W. Norwood, the well-known
banker and business man of Mreon
villc, was not sent to The News and
Courier with the expectation that it
would be published, but the consent
of the writer was later obtained for
its publication.
The News and Courier has not and
does not undertake to choose from
among the number of gentlemen
wlicse names hav; been suggested for
the vacated Senatorshlp any man and
recommend him for election, but the
letter of Mr. Norwood is a recital of
facts about a remarkable man from a
younger man who has himself reach?
ed a high r lace in affairs, and it is
no more than Major Coker's due that
it be given to tho public. Major C?k
c r Is one of those rare personalities in
whom is combined intellectual attain?
ments of an uncommon order, equal
business sagacity and induttries, wno
was a gallant soldier when soldiers
weic needed, whose enterprise has
helped in the material development of
his State as that of few men has help?
ed, whose work as a philanthropist
speaks for itself and whose modesty
is such that he has not sought reward
at the hands of the Commonwealth.
The letter follows:
Oreenville, S. C, Feb. 23, 08.
If Charleston has no candidate for
the unexplred term in the United
States Senate, made vacant by the
death of Senator Latimer^ could you
not use your influence in favor of
Major Coker?
Xo man more richly merits the
compliment of being elected to such
high office without effort on his part.
He has had little legislative experi
enco. but few men in our State (or
the United States tither) have as fine
natural ability as he?few have en
Joved as good educational advantages.
He was partly educated at the Citadel.
He withdrew fron, the Academy a
month ?>r two before graduation aid
continued h's studies at Harvard. He
wah among the first in his class at tho
Citadel. He has been a close and
thorough student all of his life, and
is today one of the most versatile
scholars In the State. He is both a
creditable speaker and writer.
He Is one of the most successful
business men In tne State. Twenty
five years ago Hartsville was twelve
mlbs from tne nearest railroad sta?
tion, and the place had only one
countrv store and no other business
enterprise except farming. <H built
a railroad to connect with the Const
Line, OfMrated It successfully himself
and then sold it at a profit. He en?
couraged competing merchants to
move to the place, built a paper mill
(which has been enlarged from time
to time out of the profits, and la row
one of tho largest and most successful
paper mills in the South, having over
$30,000 of asoets.) A novelty com?
pany, (for manufacturing cones and
parallels out of paper for use of yarrf
mills,) which has been phenomenally
successful, is another of the enter?
prises he set on foot, as well as nu?
merous smaller industries. He also es?
tablished a bank?and through him
a cotton mill costing about $600,000
was built. He is the largest stock?
holder in the mill and was from the
first. The Hartsville Cotton Mill is
one of the most successful in the
State.
He is one of the most successful
(and largest) merchants and planters
In this State. He has large Invest?
ments in mercantile business at
Hartsville and over $100,000 in farm?
ing. He is a man of well-nigh infal?
lible judgment and seems to know
how to select honest and capable men
to manage the different departments
of his buisness. He also has an oil
mill at Hartsville, (unincorporated,)
In whlcM a considerable sum is in?
vested, and which has been conspicu?
ously successful.
With all of his enteprises he Is the
most conservative man I know. None
of his corporations have debts not
represented by quick assets. m
His modesty is such that the world
realizes the extent of his business suc?
cess no more than they do his intel?
lectual attainments. His busincjg suc?
cess has not been narrow or selfish,
but has helped build up the counrty
and has bencfltted a great number.
He is one of the greatest" philan?
thropists In the State. Few men have
ever done more to build up South
Carolina, intellectually as well as ma?
terially. Ho has bef/i helping to ed?
ucate other people's boys and girls
from his early manhood. In the past
few years he has given to the Welsh
Neck High School alone over $50,000.
This school is educating now about
two hundred young men, boys and
gins from all over the State.
Notwithstanding his varied inter?
ests he gives more of his c wn time to
helping his fellow man than any
other man of my acquainance who is
not a teacher or preacher. The South
Carolina College conferred the degree
of LL. D. on Major Coker a few years
agc|. This Is an unusual degree to be
conferred on a "plain business man."
There was no more gallant soldlep
In the Confederate service than Capt.
(afterward Major) Coker. A compli?
ment to him would be appreciated by
the old soldiors-now passing away.
I hope I not an extremist. In my
sober judgment, considering charac?
ter, intellect and varied success, Ma?
jor Coker Is tho greatest man I've
ever met. A more kindly, pure and
noble man would be hard to find. I
have considered him an Ideal man
from my earliest recollection. I have
never heard him make an inconsider?
ate, uncharitable or unkind remark.
You know him by reputation, if not
personally. You can verify what 1
havi written. If you will help elect
him T believe you will be honoring
your State in honoring him.
Very truly yours,
J. W. Norwood.
FIRE HORSES RUN AWAY.
Accident at Manning in Which Engine
Is Badly Danaged.
Manning, Feb. 26.?The team of
horses attached to tho Are engine ran
away this afternoon and on a short
turn In the street, turned the engine
over and damaged it so badly that
it will be necessary, it is thought, to
send It back to the factory for repairs.
The negro driver came out uninjured,
but Mi. Frank Hawkins was injured
erfdeavoring to hold one of the horses
after they broke out.
FOR SALE?Limited quantity cf
Hardin's Improved Cotton Seed:
most rreductive cotton ever grown
in Sumter county. J. G. Tisdale.
Sumter R V. D. 4. 2-7 9- It*
WANTED?To sell Culpeppers Big
Boll Cotton Seed. 160 bales on 160
acres of land last year on compara?
tively poor land. My word for It.
no better seed ever offered for sale.
25 to 50 bushels at 75 cents; 50
bushels or more at 65 cents F. 0
B., Bonneau, S. C. J. S. George,
Laureiis, S. C.
2-12?2t*
LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED.
I have 200 bushels of pure
Sun Flower Cotton Seed for
sale at One Dollar per bushel,
P 0. B., Sumter These seed
were grown from seed obtain
ed last year from the origina?
tor in Mississippi, and have
been very carefully handled.
This cotton produces as much
lint per acre as any short staple
cotton. Ten acres yielded 7
bales, 3,594 pounds, which sold
for $602.00.
P. M. PITTS, t
SUMTER, S. C.
r?b 19?M
EwblahdSiys
NO ALUM
IH FOOD
and strictly prohibits
the sale of alum
baking powder?
So does France_
So does Germany
The sale of alum foods
has been made illegal in Washington and the District of Colum?
bia, and alum baking powders are everywhere recognized at
injure. jQ y^fa^ yourself against alum,
?when ordering baking powder.
Say plainly"
R0Y?L Powder
and be very sure you get Royal
Royal is the only Baking Powder made from iRoyal Grape
Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility ami whole
someness of the food.
Chamber of Commerce Banquet.
Planb are on foot in the Chamber
of Commerce to give the annual ban?
quet some time in March or April,
and the executive committee of that
body will shortly be called together to
consider the matter and get it in
shape. The idea is, with a view to
furtluing the desired increased ap?
propriation for the postofflce bundl?
ing, to postpone the banquet till some
date after the visit to Woshington of
the special committee appointed to go
on to appear before the committee o.i
public buildings.
This spe Mai committee after con?
ferring* with Congressman Lever will
invite at least one Cabinet officer and
such members of the public building
committeee as will most likely tend
to advance the object. If the invita?
tion is accepted no effort will be spar?
ed to entertain the visitors fittingly,
and to show them the city itself and
convince them of the needs for the
Increase. They will probably be a*k
ed to take In other points In the
State on the same trip where appro?
priations are being asked for. The
Sumter County Farmers' Association
will co-operate wif? the Chamber of
Commerce and wll$* show the visitors
the good results already accomplished
Are you lacking In health?the
easiest thing In the world to keep,
the hardest to get? Holllster's Rocky
Mountain Tea is health itself. No
other remedy so effective. Satisfy
yourself. 35c, tea or tablets. Slbert'a
Drugstore.
OUR NATIONAL DANGKR.
Time to Cry a Halt Before Complete
Wreck Results.
There a~e thousands, both men and
women, who do not take time to oat
properly. They rush through life, and
as a result we have an age of Indiges?
tion, nervousness, irritability, sleep?
less nights and morose disposi?
tion. Our national danger Is stom?
ach Weal{^<vt5? flUe *A c*ron ii((rj?
life.
With th discovers of Ifl-o-ns tab?
lets,, which strengthen rails ??f
the stoma and stlmulal secretion
of the digestive juices, mere is no
longer any excuse for indigestion'.
Sick headaches, palpitation, vellow
skin and coated tongue are a few of
the many distressing results of 'ndi?
gestion that Mi-o-na never fails to
cure. *
J. F. W. DeLorme sells Mi-o-na in
50-cent boxes, and guarantees to re
by the soil survey wirk In this coun- I fund the money if It does net give
ty. j complete satisfaction. 2-26&28<*w
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from.
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