Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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wlftfttSOAY. A PHIL 1,1908. ?A toe Fuetoasc? at Suratcr, 8, O, mm ancoad CUm Matter. MMW ApVERTlaaWaUITft. D. J. 'handier Clothing Co. Suits. Miss 8 A. Murray?Spring Hats 1 '--'1-- ??? ? . 1 11 P!' ??? WawftlAL MJCVTIOX. ,t Mr. O. C. Scarborough, of Sum -ton, was In the City * edne*da> I C. T. Evan*, of Border, wa* In ?own on business Wednesday Mr. W. B. Kolb of Privateer, was mm the elty Wednesday. Mr. J. A. Boykln and family r/vre ft wu Wednesday. Mr. W J. DvRant n Concord, was m the elty Wednesday. Mr ?tas McFndden and Mr. W. M. fhms, rf A Urdu. tpvnt Wednesday In Mr. O. T. Geddings, >f Wedgeneld. tu I* tfce^tty Wednesday. Mr. r. jftlraham. of PI new cod we* on busJissan Wednesday. J. Ml Du Pre, of lu-gah, *nent In town. Mr. W. James, of Rambert, was Mr. U U Baker, of Blshopvllle, wa? I Is) the otty Wednesday. CoT John J. frttrgan. of Stateburg. Spent Wedaeeday In town. Cagd. W. J. AmVew* of St. Charles, Wan la the eltv Wednesday. ft. M. It sei say and T. ft. at at* berg, srexe In the Foecher aad Charlie Gail at Deisel:, were la the city ea Thoe Thomas has reto-ned ssasa^a* arefaa hnvil trip to Manning. Mia. Bl L. Itasaol and son. of Plana Hill, a. C. are on a visit to Mayor W. & Boyle. Ihr. L. K. Joaclngs* of Blshopvllle. anas la the elty on business Thursday. Mr. Falte Dingle returned to the aa Thursday from hie homo at Ma J. at On Pre, of Plsgah return? ed home Thareday after a tray of sev 'eval day* la the city Mr. Claude Rhame and wife am ratting Mr. Rha roe's parent'. Mr. T. Scott Du Rose of Me?ben MevUle, wan la the city Thursday. Mr. atd Mrs. Sot I \ en M m re. ?*f aBnseberg. were In town Thursday. Mr.' Jan. Reaves, of Uurnnt. wa? In mm efty Thursday. Mr. steared/ Method, of Lyrch arae to town Thursday. Mr. J M. McFadten of M 9 unrig an la the otty Thursday. Mr. J. C. Durant. **f Durant. eres In Thursday. Mr. Joe M. Eeedham and fire 11 v, Cf Meaning were In town Thursday Mr. B. P. Broadway, of Pinewood an sot Thursday !n town. Mr. at A. Horvln. of Prtvatevt, wan ta the cily Thursday. Mr. W. ). Klrvln of Rural, was la town Thursday. Mr. George Dew, of Wedged. Id. In the city Thursdsy on business. Mrs C M. Dorn, whe has been ? 1* fiimdo In Bennettsvllle. return ad hem* Friday. Messrs W. J. and J. M. Montgom? ery, of Durant were In the city Frl Mr. H. B. Richardscsi, of Pint-wood, was in town Friday * Mr. John Ryan, of Wedgeneld, erenl Friday- In the alt/. Mr. W. D. Carson, ef De'tell, was la the elty Friday Mr C. W. Chandler, of Wedg*n>ld was In t >wn Friday Mr. D C thaw, of Al olu wa? In the city Friday. Mr. R C Hair cf ttat#bug. .*!?*nt Friday In t *n Mr J. M. Tlnd tl. of Ttndal. was In the cltv F iday. Dr. James McDowell, who hai for several morlhs been at Baransr Lake. In New York kta|e. for his health, ar? rived at Kardlnla on a visit to his falh or, Rev. James McDowell. v*rv much lroi.ro> ed In health Me looks a* Utoegh he had never had a eb k day , la* hie life ?Manning Timer Mr. a^d Mrs. J W. Brown. who have been vtdttag In Marlen?. <;a.. for th* rast t.vo w?*+ke. hav- retr.rn ed home. former ? .ovornor O. C H.>?wttr1 spent Fiidav In the city. Mr Hey ward h*m a fft*t| many frVnds ?in Hurt t? r snd he has ale ays bwen a vel come vldtor I., ng h*-fnre h- made hie first race for governor be wen a favorite In this city and he received the eupn >r\ sf ihtf I Ml f*wl e-*unty In b"th Campaigns n .\h.rh h< Was u candidate. Now that h ? is In the race foe the United State* senate his frtands will vo doubt t>?- as loyal as In former years and the indications are ?hat 't will be Heyward against the field In .Hun ter ccunty. MARRIED Mise Bossle Gregg, of Claussens' Florence county, and Mr. John Buck ?er. of this city, wore married at tho home of the bride at Claussens on Monday. March 10. Mr. and Mrs. Bvckntr oamo at once to this city, ar? riving on the ?.40 train that night, end will mnke taeir home here. ROAD KXPEKT HEBE. Mr \V. L. Spoon, of Hie Department of Agriculture, Making Pr. Ilialiwrv In*jimion of |*nhllo Roads From the Dally Item, March 28. Mr. W. I. Spoon, road expert of till United states department of agricul? ture, arrived in the city (his m ?rnins and the dav waa spent in making an inspection of the roads In the vl laity of the ctty\ and in obtaining sample* of the clay that can be us<?l In road building. He was taken In charge by County Supervisor Scale, who placed himself and his carriage at Mr. Spoon's dis? posal for the c'*y. Mr. Scale, under whose direction practically all of the sand-clay roads In Sumter county have been built, was the man best qualified by reason of his official po? sition and experience in road ouildlug to act as guide for Mr. Spoon, and In a few hours he waa shown exactly w hat hts been done In th ? way of r? ad mprovm?nt. the conditions ex? isting, where nothing has been 0*?:u\ and* the materials available for n ua building. Mr. Tpoon accomplished In a morning through the assistance of Mr. S)sle what unassisted .vcul?j have required daya ot lnve>tigaton and werk and he will be able to m*ko a definite and comprehensive rMpt ri 01. the needs of 8umb*r count** to lh?t department of agriculture outlining theroin the character * f work t? be done when the government r?ad building outfit roaches tht? 'ovunty. i Mr. Spcon spok'- In : uni iimcnt ary terms of the clayTa.nl mad* that he I napes ted this mornlmr raying that tt.?y were In th* main excellent cxampks of road making and that with Improved drainage un?1 V few minor Improvements In the methods of construct Ion there would be noth? ing; for the government experts to teach 8umtsr county about the con stmetkm of sand-clay roads. Bor.e sections of the roads over which he wsj* driven he pronounced sln-.oV. specimens of clay-sand road* ways. He says that the red day whloh is found In abundance In mam parts of this county. Is the best pos? sible material tor this soit >jf lead construction, since It csnttlns anorox Imately the proper percentage f sand In Its natural state. _ *j While Mr Spoon found mu.rh to commend there Is hvsfh that euild be Improv? ! upon In the meth ids here? tofore purcued -end while r* vults talned have been excellent rh-re ran be no question ? f th** great vnlu*) of Mr. .Spoon's visit and the stll* creator tjalue to be expected,of the visit of the road building outfit of the gov? ernment Improved and exact meth? ods will be dem *nslrated and mis takes will be corrected, more economy leal practices will be Instituted and work that has heretofore bteti d ne by rule >t thumb will be done by tel entitle methods. Mr. Spoon 's not Informqd as to when the rood building outfit wlb reach Sumter, but It will be within the next few months. It is possible, how? ever, that the outfit may be ordered here within a few weeks ICR. BOYLE INJURED. Thrown From His bicycle by Becom? ing Entangled la TeK*pl*one Wire. Mayor W. B. Boyls was painfully Injured Monday morning while on his way tram his home to his place of business lie wss riding along liroud street on a bicycle at a good rate of speed and was thorwn from the wheel by be? coming entangled in a telephone wire Which was sagging; across the street The wire caught him under the chin, cutting s severe gash on one side of the neck. He was thrown tc the ground with such force that he was rendered unconscious for a time, #and he was also severely bruised. The scoldent occurred opposite the residence of Vr. Tom Rowland which was burned about two wetks ago. and ths wire with which Air. Boyle came la contact Is thought to have been the telephone wire that connected with Mr. Rowland') house. It was broken during theh fire or while the wreck of ths house was being removed and gradually sagged across the street un? til It became low enough to come Into contact with a person- passing* aK^ng the street. t \ Mr. Boyle Is confined 1? bed, but Iftjs hoped that he will gut suffer cny serious # consequences from th* accident affrt will soon recover from the shock. Petit Jury'for the So-on* I tVe>.k of HiTing Term. R. P. Keels. J. H. Seale. T. J. DuHose. J. M Phillips. W. L. Pate. H. W. Dennl3. Albert Baker. It. M. Hildehrand W. O. Stubbs. H. M. McLaurln J. F. Reld. ? E. H. Rhame. L. T. Seymour. R. K. Wilder. T. H Pic yd. P. M. Pitts. S. A. Marvin. J. P. Booth T. R. Hodg*-. P. M Parndt. J. H. l^evy, Jr. Thos. J. Kef Is. W. A. Allston. J. T. Hodge. J. W. 0-?tet?n. M. E. Truluck. I. T. Davis. It. J, Jacks in. M. H. Plowden. T. C. Chandler. 8. F. Moore. B. W. Lenolr. M. McClam. H. L. Wright. W. J. Ardls. J. B. Ryan. THE MISSING WASHERWOMAN. The Unfortunate K\|>eilence of Two Housekeepers With un Unknown Xcjyro W??mmi. From the Dally Item, March 27. About a month ago a negro woman applied to several families living on Hampton avenue for employment as a washerwoman. Belrg in m?-1 of the sendees of a washerwoman two la? dles employed her and delivered the week's laundry to her. When Saturday arrived the new washerwoman failed to return the clothes as promised. Monday and Tuesday passed and still no washer? woman and no clothes. This looked serious to the matter was reported" t> Ch.ef Bradford whe began a search for the woman. The woman told one of the ladles who employed her that her name was Alice Davis and that ?In* llv-d n??nr ihe Southern dep??t; t'? the othe" lady she said hvr name was -M?sos and that ihe lived "up tho street a little piece." Chief Bradford made diligent search but failed to And a woman of the name glv? n, nor could he locate any one who knew her. It seemei that the woman had made a safe get-away with f illv $100 worth of clothing, table linen, etc. But Chief Bradford persisted In the search and on Wednesday gel on tho right trail. He learned that Erteile Brun son who lives bevor.d the cotton mill about a half mile without th- city limits had In her possession a lot of table linen, clothes, etc., that were too nice for a negro of her means to have. Yesterday the house wai searched and the missing clothes were found and 'der.tlfled. The wemyn had th i articles concealed In all f r*? of odd places?handkerchiefs In a nig coffee p>t. other articles in the meal bin and cover id with meal, others packed In a box urder the wash tub. and so on. Many of the articles had been cut up and made over. For in t-tanco a new table cloth had been made Into a dries; a dressing gown had been transformed into a skirt and* a shirt waist. Still a great many ar? ticles w?re recovered In *cood condi? tion, but the loss will t-e considerable The woman was arrested and c >m mltted to the guard house yesterday bfternoon, but released last night, her husband making himself responsible for her appearance for trial when wanted. It n il' bo the part i f wlslom for housekeepers to ce more particular In ih'Wr selection of washerwoman #or It was the merest accident ih-tt F.-t? lie Bf rhscm whs confuted.'' ' Local news paragraphs. MaJ. W. Loring I.ee. as city engi? neer will have a load of responsibility under which a less capable and con? scientious man might stagger. He must pass upon all connections to be made with the sawerage system and all plumbing hereafter to b** dc-ne will be Inspected: by him. No faulty comnceti >n will be rennitied and shoddy and unsanlttry plumbing will no longer be tolerab-d. A hou?*? own? er may be willing to accept nn?uni tary plumbing-for tho sake of economy, but the elty now steps in and will nn? only forbid unsanitary plum11 a, rur will condemn all that has b. ???> d??ne In the past And City Engineer T^ee can be counted on to enforce the law. When the condemnation of plumbing begins there Is sure to be a greet and mighty howl, for It is a fact that there are few strictly sanitary Jobs of plumbing in Sumter?at least the writer has been so informed by a plumber. p The Whildtn Furniture Co. will be taken over by a ttock company which has been formed for that pur? pose. City Clerk Hurst Is still being called on to refund the dog license tax The lnter-denomlnatlonal mass meeting which was held In the Opera House Sunday afternoon was largely attended and proved a successful und soul uplifting occasion. . Addresses were made by Revs. Sloan, Wharton anc Croper, which irvadt d<?P im? pressions. The singing was nitibly good and all of the large audi?-rice felt lhat the meeting had a teiij.ncy to rrlng tho church people of the city Into closer fellowship and unit* them In the work they are doing for th spiritual betterment of the cim? munity. A movement to organize a country club Is well urder way The promot? ers of the enterprise have obtained an option on the "White's Mill" prop? erty, four mil-'s north of the city, and It Is proposed to organize the cluh with a .membership of one hundred. Trie 'White's Mill" pt jperU contains 3f0 a'.res, including th?- pond which is a beautiful sheet <f clear, deep water it 1 by a never failing stream The situation and surroundings are ideal for a country club. By the ex? penditure of a comparatively small amount of money White's Mill could be transformed into one of the most beautiful suburbun clubs in the State where all outdoor ep< rts and recreation could be enjoyed amid delightful en > Ironments. Toney Moses, who killed Policeman Clyde, Is still at large and there ap 1 ears to be little hope of effecting his capture. gi:xi:hal VAC^IXATION Ol'DHIl. City Board or Health Holds Imp. it ant and Lengthy Meeting?Sewer? age Connection Laws to lv Ti inudi ately Passed-Other Matters of Im portanee Considered. The monthly meeting of the city board of health was held Friday night. Dr. J. C. Spann, president, was in tho chair, and Messrs. W. M. Graham, D. W. Cuttino, Dr. S. C. Baker and Health Oflicer <Reardon were preront. The minutes of the meeting of Feb. 6, 1908, were read and approved. The recent order in regard t- vac? cination of all school children issued by Superintendent Edmunds and the health officer, in compliance wijh vhe laws of the State board of health, were approved by the local beard After discussion of the vaccination laws of the DDard of health and citv council, which provide that c'tisens shall be vaccinated every six years, and in compliance with the State laws, it was decided that al'. persons In Sumter, above the" age of six months, who have not been success? fully vaccinated within six rears should be vaccinated. The health of? ficer was ordered to gc to every house In the city and vaccinate free of cost all who desired to be vacclnaied by the board of health officer Those who prefer having themselves vacci? nated by their family phy>!< iar.s ar* of course ^t liberty to do so Tho health officer will supply fre*h gly cerinlsed vaccine virus to physicians free of cost The secretary was instructed to re? quest city council to submit the pro? posed ordinance in regard to sanitary I plumbing and house sewerage con? nections to 'the locgl board of health for consideration or amendements. Also to request council to take 1m delate steps to drain Saratoga branch and Phillips savannah. Tho health officer reported that he Is inspecting the city and making a special fight against mosqultos. He was Instructed to continue his war? fare against mosqultos and to try in the course of his inspections to get all tin cans or other receptacles which wlP hold water out for removal by scavenger carts, and to take such other steps as he was familiar with towards suppressing mosqultos. Ths meeting of the board ot health was quite lengthy and there were several other matters of importance to the health of the city discussed and it is the earnest desire of the board that all citizens will cooperate heartily with\ fm_ department cf health rr? Absolutely Pure The only baking powder made with Royal Grape Cream of Tartar No Alum, No Lime Phosphate keeping down diseases, In maintain? ing proper sanitary conditions and particularly in righting nweqalto* The board also hopes that all persons who have not been successfully vac? cinated within six years will take in teiest in the importance of vacclr.a tion, and that head* of families will see that their families are vaccinated as the State law holds heals >f fami? ne responsible lor minor? net vacci? nated. SCHOOL BOARD MEETING. DEATH NEAR SUMMERT? ?N. Mrs. Warren Nelson Passes Awnv? Hutband Died Last Week. Summerton, March 26.?Mrs Sam? uel Warren Nelson died yesterday at her he m i, a few miles from this place, and was laid to rest to-day in Union Cemetery, Summerton. Mrs. Nelson had lone; rfnee passed four-score years, her age being 86, and the end came as the result of a general break down, due to old age. There was a freight wreck on the Northwestern Railroad Saturday af? ternoon and the road was blocked for several hours. The down train' from Camden was about four hours late In arriving, but beyond the delay the wreck had no serious consequences. No one was Injured. Spring Holiday of City Schools Begins Today. The c'ty board of education met Saturday afternoon for the transac? tion of routine business. In addition to the transaction of routine business a resolution was adopted directing that the usual spring holiday be given from Wednes? day, April 1st, to Monday. April 6th. Superintendent Edmunds was di? rected to have the assembly hall in i the Hampton avenue building restor? ed during the holiday. It will be re? called that it was necessary to con? vert the assembly hall into class rooms by the erection of partitions in order that additional class rooms might be provided .last season. The completion of the new building on Oalhoun street relieved the congestion in the two other buildings, and the partitions will now be removed from the assembly hall. It was decided that hereafter the three school buildings will be known as the Washington, Hampton and Calhoun buildings, respectively, the names being taken from the s trets on which, the buildings are located Try the Item's want column. \ ASTER is drawing near. Every Man will want to appear well attired on Easter Sunday. Easter and Winter garments are incompatible. Our store is now in the full bloom of Easter freshness, with handsome Spring ideas greeting you at every turn. Men's Suits, Trousers, Vests, Hats, and Haberdash? ery in correct and exclusive Spring Styles. Clothes for Boys and Children of all ages. New and beautiful designs. Men's Suits. $10 to $30. Boys Suits, $3.50 to $10, The very highest type of elegance in ready to-wear apparel is represented by the showing in our various lines. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., ?PHONE 166. SUMTER, S. C.