The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 15, 1908, Image 5
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Wltni&OAY, AMIL 15 ISO*.
at Use PuMoAoe at Saunter, S.
CX, aa Second Class Matter.
NaT** APVKHT1SKMKNTS.
Carolina Furniture Oe?Kaster Sale
O'Donnetl * Co?Beater Novelties,
A. C. Durant?Keeper and Binder
For Sale.
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co
Hart ScharTaer and Mara Clothes.
MARRIED.
On Sunday at 3.30 p. m. Mr. Dutton
ar d Miss Bllsa Horn w*r* united In
marriaare at the bride's home >p Brad
ford street. Revt F. M. Satterwhlto of?
ficiating.
DlkATH.
afra Maggie Lou Oliver, wife of Mr.
Jk p. Oliver died at her home on Myr?
tle street thiw'olty Monday mornli:*;
1 o'clock, after the Ulneae of only
a few sours. She is survived by her
husband and two ilttla girls, one an In?
fant less than a day old. Mrs Oliver
was the daughter of Mr. Bit Jackson,
at Orangebarg county and a sister of
,1119 C. W MoOrew of this city. The
remains were taken to Cameron Urls
morning and the Interment was made
ta ties osmetary at that peace at 4
o'clock this afternoon.
Mrs. T 8e? it Du Boss, of Mochan
lesvtnev dssd on Thurmlay. Aprlil 2nd.
and was busied on Friday.
Mrs. J. 8 T'sdalo. of Lucknow. died
i Fl sea j. Afcrtl.lrd. and the funeral
aa held on Saturday.
Mr.; Peter Mellett died at his home
ta Wedgeftslr) last night Mr. Mellett
about etaty-seven years eld and
one of the best known and moat
popular men of his section. Me waa
generally regarded aa one of the moat
skilful progressive and successful
In this section of the State,
for many years the manager
of ties AyouCk farms at Wedgefield
have a reputation that Is state
The aorta*; services will be hsld at
Use Caia burying ground at It o'clock
tomorrow. Thursday morning.
COfJHT PHOtTatKDINC.S.
The bus! rafts of the Court of Gener?
al 1 seal ops has been practically con
Waded, ail eases that could be reached
s thta term, save one, having been
? iibj...h. ?i of. The case of the State vs
etoon Lriner? Is wtlll on the docket for
tjsJa terav but his attorney Informed
tae ouurt that Dingle would plead
guilty, and the case was passed over
yesterday and the court of common
was oa)cnod.
The following cases have been dls
of;
Tae State vs. Frar.k Wright, larceny
cf live stock. Not guiltv
Tb ? State vs. AUx Ludd. burglary
aad larceny. Guilty. Senten.el t
six y ?Ars oa the ^halngang.
Th* Stat* vs Mortice Mnck and Nel
sea Clarkson,' housebreaking and lar
eeny. Guilty Notice of motion tor
t?ew trial.
Th ? Htete vs. bhadrack Nathaniel
gran 1 Urc<*y. cKUty. Sootvir?,| to*
five year* on chair*.nig.
The Stats v?. \bram Divi?, house
1 tasking and) larceny. Or. trial
Btl Tri nine. I. whit*, who was con
vtcted yesterday or the charge of
petit larceny, waa sanfsiced to trlrty
days >n the chain ran*
Th" grand hirv handed n y true
till against Missy DeeChamps and
DilloD Cooper, charged with assault
and battery of a high and aggravated
nature. This case was continued and
the defendant* admitted to ball.
The Stats vs John Murray, violation
of the dispensary law. Plea of guilty
entered. Sentence, four months on
chan gang or 1100 fine. The flue was
paid.
The State w Mack York forgery
the defendan'. failed to rjfawer called
and a motion was made that an
order be Issued to estreate York's bon
Th' Spivens case which hat he<
en trial slace 'Ihursday a'lsrnooi
was given to the jurv this mnrMng.
verdict of acquittal was render* M it
about twenty minutes.
The State vs Joe Colclough, a*?au
and battery with Intent to kill. X
guilty.
The State vs Sam Davis violation of
the dispensary law. Mistrial. The Jury
was out last night until 10 o'clock, but
It wsj? Impossible to agree on a verdict
A m?>tlon for a new trial in the ea*e
of Jim Davis the boy convicted sever
al day* ago of manslaughter, w
argued and refused. Davis was sente
ced to two years in the State Reform
atory.
Horace Mack and Nelson Clarkxo
convicted of housebreaklng and lar?
ceny, were dented a new trial and
were sentenced to two years on the
chain gang.
Ball Friday.
The Sumter High School expects to
put a stronger team on the field Fri?
day and are hoping to defeat Summer
ton. Tickets can be bought from mom
bens of the teem. This is done to de?
fray the expanses of the visiting team.
Come out Friday and witness a good
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LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPHED.
What threatened to be a very s>erl
cas anJ costly Are broke out Wed?
nesday about 11 o'clock in nn>> of
the dry kilr s at the C. M. Betts lum?
ber mill >.t New Sumpter. Only the
excellent system of waterwoiks main?
tained by the compary prevented a
disastrous conflagration that would
have, In all probability, distroyfd the
entire plant. By a hard fight the fire
It originated, and the damage was
not very great. The boiler room roof
caught several timed, but WM quickly
extinguished each time. The loss,
which 1s estimated to be about $3,500,
lh covered by a general Insurance
rollcy.
The loss sustained by the C. M.
Betts Lumber Co. by the fire Wednes?
day was In the neighborhood ef $20,
(?00. The Incidental lots in conse?
quence :>f the Interruption of work
and delay in shipment mt lumber to
Ml orders will be quite large In addi?
tion to the actual loss.
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County Supervisor Sealo Is carrying
bis right arm In a Blthg, his right
wrist having been broken by a fa'.'
from his horse Saturday. His horse
fell Into a hole in the rear of the
court; house ajrd horse and rider both
got a severe fall. Only one of the
tones of the wrist was br-ken and the
recovery will probably be rapid,
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Th*9 courty board of commissioners
hold a regular meeting Wednesday
for the transaction of routine busi?
ness. The usual number of claim*
arm account* were audited und or?
dered paid. No buelness of any ?pe
ilal importance oame up for consid?
eration.
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The cement pavements p.round "the
court house and on Main and Canal
streets around the square h? he
?ng taken u.o and new new pavements
will be put down. The wbik wa? done
by the McKenzie-DeLeon Co., and a
first class job guaranteed. The work
woe unsatisfactory and the county
board of commissioners refused pay?
ment. The McKenzie- OeLon Co.
admitting the justness of the rositiou
* f the board have agreed tq take up
? ll of the Imperfect pavement nnd re?
place It They have sent an experi?
enced concrete worker to superintend
the Job and when the new pavements
.re completed the county will havp a
first class job.
Dr. Ernest Carson, of * this city,
ivho has been taking octal count*
at Mt. Slnal Hospital. > * York city,
has received tux appointment as a
member of the house staff of the hos?
pital. There were 12 vacancies and
there ware 73 applicants, who stood u
competitive examination. Dr. Car
<on stood second on the list and re
it Wed the appointment.
Tho Jackson Hotel has changed
hands. R. D. Crawty 6t Co., of Charles?
ton, 9. C, having purchased the lease
of Mr. A. J. Mose!?, Jr., on the hotel.
The recent cold spell killed the first
crop )f figs In this section. Some few.
in pr ?*ctod places, may have escap?
ed, j
There will *>e a special commun?
ication of Beaulah Chapter No 25 R.
A. M. Thursday evening beginning
at ? 30, for the purpose of conferring
degrees on a class of is. All degrees
will be worked and the session wllll
be a lengthy one. Supper will be ser?
ved at midnight. Several of the offici?
als of the Grand Lodge will be present
and an Interesting meeting Is antici?
pated.
Dr. Qeo. B. Comer, of Newberry
accepted the Invitation extended him
by the Daughters of the Confederacy
to deliver the address on .Memorial
Day. Dr. Cromer Is one of the ablest
and most eloquent public speakers In
this State and his address will be
looked forward to with pleasant anti?
cipation by the people of Sumter
The Daughters of the Confederacy
made a happy selection and were for?
tunate in securing an acceptance from
Dr. Cromer as he is in great demand
for this occasion,
this association.
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Recorder Hurst had several cases of
minor importance before him this
morning. One negro who created a
Irough house at a church Intertalnment
last night failed to appear for trial and
forfeited hLs cash bond of $15.
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.. the
old reliable clothiers and men's out?
fitters, have a special Easter advertise?
ment today that is timely and Inter?
esting. Road it and go to the store and
see for yourself.
Raster shoppers will find ft wealth
of novelties as well as an immense
?t??ck of staple and seasonal?!" fO?dl
tt o'Ooiinell A Co's store.
It Ih stated on what Is believed to
be rcliabl" authority that Mr. peter
M. Pitts may enter the race for coun?
ty supervisor. Mr. Pitts Is a success?
ful and profcreiHiNe farmer and is
popular In all sections of the county.
EvtMi a poe+ will atumple unless he
Is sure-footed.
pnorKLiMXGS of court.
Robert Heffner, White, Convicted of
Ilrcaeh of Trust?Presentment, of
Grand Jury.
Wh^n court adjourned for dinner
Wednesday the trial of Abram Davis,
for housebroaking and larceny was
in progress The trial was concluded
In the afternoon, a verdict of not guil?
ty being rendered.
Samuel McRae enteret a ploa of
guilty tc the charge of common law
burglary and larceny. The plea was
submitted to a jury and McRae was
recommended to the mercy of the .
court. The sentence was five years J
und two monlhs at hard labor on the
chalr.gang.
The next case was the State vs.
Robert E. Heffner. breach of* trust
with fraudulent Intent Heffner was
convicted, but his counsel gave notice
of a motion for a new trial. Heffner
is the white man who obtained a suit
of elothes and ether goods from
Stubbs Bros, under false pretence?
nnd left the city and was subsequent?
ly arrested in High Point, N. C, and
brought back to the city upon requis?
ition of Go v. Ansel.
James Davis, the negro boy who
killed another negro boy ah tut hij
ewn age In Concord township several
woekj* ago, was placed on ttlal for
murder today. He entered a plea of
not guilty, claiming that the killing
vas an accident. The remarkable
part of the defense was the claim
that the gun was discharged without
having a precussion cap on the tube.
Davis swore positively that he had'
removed the cap from the pun short
ly before It was accidentally discharged.
Several expert witnesses were put on
the stand to prove that it is possible
under certain conditions for a muzzle
loading gun to be discharged without
a ca^p hying on the tuge. Tho
arguments were concluded before the
re?esa for dinner. Sol'citoi Wells ap?
peared for the Statv ar.d H. C. Hayns?
worth conducted the defence. A ver?
dict of guilty was found by the jury.
The grand Jury handed In true bills
against Toney Moses and Daphne Mc
Danlel, charged with th2 murder of
Policeman W. A. Clyde. Moses has
not been apprehended, but the woman
1? In Jail The case was continued.
A true bill was also found in the
case of the State vs. Daniel, J. Glllls.
assault and battery with intent to kill
and carrying cancelled weapons. The
case was continued.
The grand jury made its final pre?
sentment and was discharged for the
Presentment of Grand Jury.
To His Honor, Chas. u. Dant^ler, Pre
\ siding Judge:
We, the grand Jury for said county,
teg to submit this our first present
ment
We have examined into and re?
turned all bills given us by the soli?
citor. We have, through our several
committee?, visited the various coun?
ty offices, chaingang. aim* horse, Jail
and dispensaries and we make the fol?
lowing report in reference thereto*.
Master's Oftiee-r?Wc find the book*
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neatly and Intelligently kipt
Judge of Probate?Same Is neatly
kept; we note that the indexes for
this offio? as recommended by pre?
vious grand jury have not been fur
rished. We recommend that the coun?
ty board furnish same.
Audit ?r*s Office?Office and b?#ok*
are neatly kept.
Treasurer's Office?Books and sur?
roundings very neat
Sheriff s Office?Books are neatly
kept; we note the custom of the attor?
neys In waiting until the court is in
session before filing with the sheriff
subpoena writs for witnesses, causing
extra expense by delays, &c. We sub?
mit the matter to the consideration of
ihe court.
Clerk's Office?We find the office
equipment and general surrounding?
In perfect condition, In fact, a model
cfflce.
Alms House?We find eveiything
pertaining to the farm and quarters
for the Inmates in good condition and
no complaint heard frcm any source.
We find 18 inmates. There are two
tlind males ard three idiotic females
whp need special attention, and we
recommend that the superintendent
to empowered tc employ additional
help when necessary In caring for
these special cases.
Jail?Wc find the county Jail qult-i
cle&nlv and the sanitary conditions
appear to be satisfactory. We recom?
mend the repairing of doors in the
dwelling portion, repairing of fence,
and four additional bi;nks In the Jail.
Dispensaries?We find that the dis
pen*arles aro being conducted In con?
formity with the law as to hours, but
a f8trlct conformity with the law In
reference to securing signatures to ;
request blanks Is not always enforced.
Chaingang?We find the chaingang
in a satisfactory conditio?! as to health
and humane treatment, with general
conditions very good.
'We recommend that the county su?
pervisor be empowered to employ
competent road overseers, whose duty
i? shall be to-warn out hands and su?
perintend the work done on the roads
that he, the supervisor, rray indicate,
and have general supervision of the
roadSvfct all times, particularly in ref ?
erence to the plowing Into the public
roads by citizens. Said road overseers
to be under the direct control and su
rcrvlslon of the county supervisor.
Wo note with a great deal of j
pleasure the cleanly condition in
Absolutely
Pure
8ST* From Grapes,
the most healthful
of fruits, comes the
chief ingredient of
BAKING
ROYAL
The
only baking powder
made from R
Grape Cream
of Tartar
Costs a little more then the injurious alum
or phosphate of lime powders, but with
Royal you are sore of pure, healthful food.
which our new Court House is kept. |
thanks to the clerk cf ccurt, the cus- j
t<?dian of the building.*
Wc have the annual report of the
county supervisor before us, crd will,
luring the y;ar, make a rrore ex?
tended examination of the same.
We beg to thank your honor and
ail court offlcer3 for ail courtesies
shown us during this term.
All of which is respectfully submit?
ted. R. F. Haynsworth,? Foreman.
GREAT FURNITURE SALE.
county to know their store and to
take advantage of the close prices
they make on furniture. For the
purpose of introducing themselves to
new customers they have decided to
cut out the profit on all lines for one
week and will inaugurate a/great cut
price sale lasting one week. This is
the greatest opportunity ever offered
Sumter people to obtain furniture at
reduced prices. Read the advertise?
ment and note a few of the Easter
sale prices.
Carolina Furniture Co., Place Im
mouse Stock on Market at Cut
Rates.
The Carolina Furniture Company is
forging to the front as the leader in
their line of business in Sumter but
their growth has been so steady and
unobstrusive that few people realize
the magnitude of the business nor
the extent and variety of the stock of
furniture and house lhirnishing goods
that fills to overflowing the two large
stores on South Main street. They
have now a large line of customers
but they want everybody in Sumter
Letter to Moses Green.
Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir?Why shouldn't the old?
est business firm in America (we were
established In 1754) make the paint
that takes least gallons and wears
longest,
Yours truly
F. W. DEVOE & CO
P. S. Durant Hardware Co., sella
our paint.
FOR SALE?Reaper and Binder It
perfect condition, used but little.
Can be bought at a bargain. A. C
Durant. 2t 4-15-08
F you like to wear clothes that are just a little
different from the rest, you want to look at,
and try on, some of our.
latest Varsity suits, made ex?
pressly for us by
Hart, Schaffner and Marx
The new little ideas in
pockets, in the cut of the
front of of the coat, the cuffs
on the sleeves, the trousers?
a lot of smart new ideas in
these suits will certainly
please you. The new fabrics
are exceptionally beautiful;
and we can show you the
pick of them.
This store is the home of
HART, SCHAFFNER I MARX CLOTHES.
Copyright 1908 by Han Schaffner & Marx
THE D. J. CHANDLER CLOTHING CO.,
Phone 166.
Sumter, S. C.