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MUHL ?Ol? 111 j MAYOR BOYLE INAl (it RATED FOR SECOND TERM. New Council Org* uwd ?ml st* ml Ii? Committee* Appointed by Mayor.! Dump?im of a Routine Nature Trane aceed. Council Chamber. Sumter. S. C. April 22, 1908. Council held a regular meeting 6 o'clock p m. Present. Mayor W. B. Boyle. Aldermen H. D. Bennett J. H. Chandler. P. P. Film. R. F. Haynsworth. H. C. Haynsworth. E. M. Rhena*. R. K. Wilder and R. L. Wright. Aldermen elect Wm. Bnltman J. R- Ligon and W. O. Stub be. Minute? of April 2th were read and approved. Mr. L. W. Folaom appeared to ask the views of council In reference to an earning at this store which has no up? right supports but Is suspended from the building, eight feet above the side? walk, but which does not reach the enter edge of sidewalk as the rules re? quire, and which requirement Is im? practicable In hie case. The matter was re.'erred to the committee df pub He work*. Mr. Chandler for the committee of public works reported that they had requested the city engineer to survey Saratoga Branch add Phillips Savan? nah and submit the cost of proper drainage. And were awaiting his an? swer. Mr. Finn reported that contract had been let to B. Skinner to build tron stairway at rear of the opera honen for $244.0?. Report of the managers of the city election of 14th mat. was submitted whereby the following cttlsenr/ were stenna to have keen chosen to serve 0mw the enenlng two years, to wit: Meyer. W. B. Boyle; Aldermen, H. D. Bar nett. Wen. Bnltman. P. P. Finn. B. F. Haynsworth, H. C. Haynsworth. J. B Ligon, W. O. Stubbs and R. L Wright Commissioner of Public Work*. IL L. Edmunds. The mayor and aldermen elected ?.beeng peasant took and subscribed the leejnerad oath of omce and entered epon the discharge of their duties, Mayer Beyle expressed regret which he reft In parti ag with the retiring aid seas in. and his appreciation ef the < harmony which had characterised his ?rtragnlshSlliis notwithstanding the honest differences of opinion which had new and then arisen, lie asked the newly Installed aldermen to unite wnh him. In Working for the best in? terests of the city under the rufe oft the majority. Messrs, Chandler, Rheme and Wild? er expressed their good wishes for the hew council and the pleasure they had experienced in serving as aldermen. Mr. Ligon assured council of his pur? pose to discharge his duties to the heat ef hie abilltjyfOr the public wel? fare. A letter was read from 0*Donnel\ m Co.. asking the city to pay one half the cost of a new sidewalk at their piece of business. The question of pav? ing was discussed at length and the ftniaciaJ prospects reviewed In con? nection with the great outlay the city meat make In building the western newer system, which temporarily dis? ables the city to do paving. The de? sirability of Improving the sidewalks wan recognised and on motion of Ald? ermen Flan and Barnett it was re? served that the committee of public works be authorised to Interview per? sons desiring to build sidewalks with? in the fire limits, and offer that, should they see fit to construct and pay for stdeweUts themselves, and al? low the city to refund to them one half the Co*, without Interest, at such future time as in the Judgment *i council. Its financial condition will al? low. The city will agree to such propo? sition. Quality of work and price sub? ject to approval of council. A letter from Mr. H. T. Bdens In reference to his license as money lend? er wee referred to the recorder for In? vestigation. Tli* compensation of the Supervisor of Registration was fixed at 10 cents per capita for all persons registered. A letter wss presented from the Sewerage Corns lesion In answer to the report of Mr. Finn that considerable quantity of large sewer pipe had been broken In hauling In Oakland avenue ?Chat only four pieces had been brok? en. The commission suggested that the clay being thrown out of the ditches be used for Improving street** and sand substituted for refilling. The suggestion was adopted. Mr. Finn reported that the Joint committee of six from the board of health, the Sewerage Commission and the council, appointed to prepare a sewerage and plumbing ordinance had necornpllshed nothing because of the refusal of one of the commltteemen from the board of health. Dr. S. C. Baker, to serve with a Joint commit? tee on the ground thst the prepara? tion of the Ordinance was solely with? in the legal powers of the board of health. After some discussion of the matter, the committee was continued and requested to proceed with a ma? jority of their number to prepare the Ordinance. The following claime against the Sewerage Commission were ordered 1 paid: Turns Hardware Co., $1.50; W. T. Hall. $7.70; R. W. Bradham, $4.35; Harold L. Bond Co.. $121.00; Qeo. F. Epperson. $1.30; Consumers Lumber Co.. $8.S3; Sumter Dry Goods Co., $63.22; Herald Pub. Co.. $5.25; Fulton Bag St Cotton Mills. $57.50; Sumter Brick Works. $390.76. Mayor Boyle announced appoint? ment of standing committees as fol? io wa: COMMITTEE- OF PUBLIC WORKS. H. C. Haynsworth, H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn and R. L. Wright. FINANCE COMMITTEE. H. D. Barnett. R. L. Wright, R. F. Ha> ns vorth and W. G Stubba. POLICE COMMITTEE. J. R. Llgon, P. P. Finn, Wm. Bult man and R. F. Haynaworth. FIRE DEPARTMENT COMMITTEE. P. P. Finn, Wm. Bultman, R. F. Haynaworth and R. L. Wright OPERA HOUSE COMMITTEE. Wm. Bultman,. P. P. Finn, R. F. Haynsworth and R. L. Wright On motion of Mr. Finn it was de? cided to elect all officers who are chosen by council at the next regular meeting, May ISth. Six o'clock p. m., was fixed as the hour of meeting during the summer. A number of claims were referred to the finance committee. Council then adjourned. * C. M. HURST, Clerk. \_ WED FIRST MAN SHE MET. Young Woman, Reared In Ami-Mar? riage Community, Weda Quickly. A Philadelphia dlapatch to The New York Sun says: Back of the marriage of Miss Adah Pratt of Washington to B. Franklin Hoover of Philadelphia lata Saturday lies a story of unusual Interest. Miss Pratt lived until ahe was S9 years bid without forming the ac? quaintance of a man. She was born and raised in a community of women who taught her to believe thaf mar? riage was a ein. Then ahe married the first man to whom ahe had been In? troduced. Nearly thirty years ago. In Texas, where Mrs. Hoover's mother Hired, a Mrs. Martha McWhlrter of Waco an? nounced that she had had a visitation from the Almighty and had been told that It was sinful to live with a man. Accordingly ahe left her husband and gathering about her a email party of women who were brought to her belief went to the little town of Bellton and there established the headquarters of a new creed. Mrs Pratt was one of the converts and leaving her huabaad ahe Joined the colony where, two months afterward, the present Mrs. Hoover was born. There were ten children In the co o ny, alt girls. Ten years ago the be? lievers moved to Washington, taking a farm in Montgomery county. Mary? land. The children were taught to be? ware of men. Of course they saw men; Mrs.' Hoover says she often had noticed them, but ahe never gave at? tention to any until she met Mr. Hoov? er. Today she told her own story: "About a year ago," she said, "a girl friend Introduced me to Mr. Hoov? er. Somehow I could not get him out of my mind. I found myself wishing I might see him all the time. I knew It was not right; at least I thought It was not. But I couldn't get him out of my mind. Later, I met him again, and several times after that. Then he told me he was going to leave the city and asked me to write. I told him I would." Mr. Hoover Is a hotel clerk, and af? ter leaving Washington came to Phila? delphia "I waa crazy to see him." Mrs. Hoo? ver said, "and decided to risk my mother's displeasure and give him a surprise, so I slipped quietly away and came here. When I found Mr. Hoover he was greatly surprised. " 'Why. Adah, have you come up here to marry me?' he asked. " 'I don't know that I thought much about that,' I replied. 'I Just felt I had to aee you again.' " 'Well, will you marry me?' he ask? ed. It took me by surprise, although I was not wholly unprepared for It. Tal willing.' I said finally." The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. J. B. T. Pldge, pastor of the Fourth Baptist church, last Satur? day night. The same evening the bride wrote to her mother. She has not received an answer yet. \n Insidious Danger. ?One of the worst features of kid? ney trouble is that it is an Inaldloua disease and before tho victim realizes his danger he may have a fatal mal? ady. Take Foley'a Kidney Remedy at the first sign of trouble as it cor? rects irregularities and prevents Brlght's disease and diabetes. Si bertV Drug Store. Cleave to the good and use a clever on the tad. ?Foloy's Honey and Tar affords per? fect security from pneumonia and consumption as it cures the most ob? stinate coughs ar.d colds. We have never known a single instance of a cold resulting In pneumonia after Fo ley's Honey and Tar had been taken. Slbert'a Drug Store. SECHETA 11Y WILSON'S VISIT. Furniers of Slate und Those Interested In Agriculture Are Anticipating His Appearance. Columbia, April 23.?The coming visit of Secretary of Agriculture James Wilson to Sumter Is attracting a great deal of Interest among the farmers of this Stute as well as those otherwise interested in agriculture. Hon. E. J. Watson, the commissioner of immigra? tion, commerce and agriculture, and Mr. B. Harris, president of the State Farmers' union yesterday issued the following statement. "On May 7 and 8 at the invitation of the chamber or. commerce of the city of Sumter the Hon. James Wilson, the secretary of agriculture of the United States, who has already done so much for the advancement of the cause of agriculture in our State, is to visit the city of Sumter, and while there is to address the farmers that may be assembled. At the request jf the president of the chamber of com? merce we wish to present to the farm? ers of the State, whether organized or, not, an Invitation on behalf of the chamber of commerce of Sumter to assemble In Sumter on this occasion, and attend at grand farmers' meeting which will be addressed by the dis? tinguished visitor and head of'the fed? eral department of agriculture. We trust that all of the county unions and all other farmers' organizations in the State will send representatives to Sum? ter on this date, and that individual farmers as well will be present, thus demonstrating to Secretary Wilson the wide-spread Interest of the farm? ers of the State In any and all efforts to better agricultural methods and conditions. "Secretary Wilson has always shown himself ready to help farmers willing to do their part, and a proper manifestation at this time can not but be beneficial to every agricultural interest In South Carolina. "We are arranging a programme of Important topics to be discussed at thia meeting in the presence of the secre? tary, in order that he may receive a fair idea of the needs of our State direct from th> farmers themselves. This programme will be announced In due time. "Wo trust that all Farmers' union organizatlona, all organisations of far? mers of every description, and all In? dividual farmers of the State who can poaatbly do so, will come to Sumter on t'Us occasion, participate in the general meeting, and accord to the secretary of agriculture such a wel? come as only South Carolinians can give, and auch aa Is merited by the occupant of the high office, not alone because of hla position, but becau.se of hla repeatedly manifested interest In the cause of agriculture in our State." Mr. Watson and Mr. Harris will go to the Georgia line to meet Secretary Wilson, who has lately been In that State and others. y -1 t GROVEH CLEVELAND ILL. Mrs. Cleveland Say* He Is Getting Along Nicely, However. . Lakewood, N. J., April 23.?The condtlon of former President Grover Cleveland, about whom alarming re? ports were circulated here today, was said by Mrs. Cleveland, to be Improved tonight. Mr. Cleveland has been suf? fering from rheumatic gout and stom? ach trouble, and Is said to have been reduced In weight considerably in con aequence. With Mrs. Cleveland and a nurse he came to Lakewood about March 16, and since that time has oc? cupied a suit of rooms at Lakewood Hotel, where it was said he was re? gaining his health and strength. Since his arrival he celebrated his 71st birth? day anniversary.' Mrs. Cleveland, in response to an Inquiry, sent out the following mes? sage: "Mr. Cleveland is getting along nice? ly. There Is no occasion for any alarm." PARLAND-NEWHALL COMPANY. The Last Lyceum Attraction of This Season on Next Wednesday Night. A male quartette Is probably rathe most popular form of musical enter? tainment that can be given. The har? mony in male quartettes is always close and effective Perhaps It Is not known to every one that the harmony for male quartettes Is written differ? ently from that for mixed quartettes, (that Is to say quartettees composed of men and women,) even for the same piece of music. The difference Is made with a view to effectiveness as well as to the range of the voices. Every where that the Parlund-New hall company has sung, the audience has been delighted. Not only can the gentlemen com? posing this quartette sing, but they are experts in bell ringing. which gives a Very attractive variety to the programme. Another feature that gives variety, is their work on brass Instrument. They play on a French horn, a trombone and two cornets. This entertainment will take place in the opera house on Wednesday night April 29th. The people of Sumter should not fall to hear this famous quartette. "BRYAN a iias-BISEN''?Si>iL\SON Governor Declares Ncbraskair* Vogue Is \\ ailing. Omaha, Neb., April 17.?"William J. Hryan is a 'has-been.' His star reaehed its zenith some time ago, and when his name goes before the Den? ver convention he will be looking for votes. The tide always has a limit. It continues to swell until that limit is reached, and tuen it recedes. The tide of the popularity of Mr. Bryan reced? ed with the adjournment of the State convention in Nebraska which lauded his name and recommended him for another nomination, and has been re? ceding ever since. This is the statement made by Gov? ernor Johnson, of Minnesota, who is opening his campaign for the Demo? cratic nomination for president. The governor passed through Omaha to? day on his way to Kansas, where he will address a Swedish school and then proceed to Lynchburg, Va., to takg an active part in his campaign. The governor's attention was called to an editorial in the World-Herald, the personal organ of Bryan, stating that the Pennsylvania delegation wiuld be instructed for Bryan. "That statement is entirely untrue," said Johnson, "and when the Pennsyl? vania delegation reaches Denver there will be some surprises for theh Neb raskan. The Democrats of the country have apparently been loyal to Mr. Bryan because there was apparently no other candidate in the field until recently. Now that there appears to be a real contest, it is another prop? osition. There is little doubt in my mind that the Pennsylvania delegation will vote with New York?and that is a very fine start, don't you think so, "Mr. Bryan was for several years the 'Grand Old Man' of the Democrat? ic party, and many consider him as such yet, but how long this popularity will continue is a matter of conjecture. The signs of the times indicate an ominous and rocky future for him. I presume I ought to apologize for com? ing into Nebraska and saying these things, but to a man up a tree they talnly appear truthful." The governor admitted that he was starting out on his first campaign journey, saying: "It has been fashionable for a long time for prospective candidates to spend a little money on railway fares and hotel bills." He expects to remain in Lynchburg at least a week. FARMER SHOT FROM AMBUSH. J. B. Sims Mortally Wounded, Near Lancaster, While Returning Home After Nightfall. Lancaster, April 23.?J. B. Sims, the farmer shot from ambush last nlghf as he was returning home from town, is ntUI living, but the attending physi? cians entertain but little hope of his recovery, as they believe that his in? testines were perforated by some of the shot that struck and entered his body. Sims, who lives about four miles from town, spent yesterday here and was within a mile of his home when shot. He was walking along the road with his coat over his left arm when some unknown person concealed in a strip of woods fired on him with a gun loaded with duck shot, the shot strik? ing him all the way from the face to the hips on the left side. The coat probably saved him from instant death as the force of the load seems to have struck that garment. The assassin was not more than 12 steps distant from his victim, as shown by the tracks where he stood and the point in the road where Sims fell. Sims was placed in the buggy of a passer-by, the Rev. E. O. Thompson, and carried to the home of Lafayette KInnlngton, neighbor, where he now is. Sims is a well known citizen of the county. Until recently he was a United States deputy marshal and at one time was a state dispensary constable. He was tried at the last term of court for killing Hampton Stogner, whom he shot at within lf>0 yards of the place where he himself was shot last night. At the trial referred to, it will be re? called, the jury failed to agree and n mistrial was ordered. For Constipation ?Mr. L. H. Farnham, a prominent druggist of Spirit Lake, Iowa, says: "ChamberinIn's Stomach rind Liver Tablets are certainly the best thing on the market for constipation." Give these tablets a trial. You are certain to find th'-m agreeable and pleasant In effect. Price 25 cents. Samples free. For sale by all druggists. Every time we hear a man abused behind his b;M'k it reminds us of the fr.Ct Ihm we all catch it w hen r o are not rrcrcnt. \ Twenty Year Sentence. ? I h ive just completed a 20 vear health sentence, Imposid \y Kucklen'* Arr.iea Salve, which cured me of bleeding piles jucl 2<? yenrs ag<\" writes O. S. Woolever, i f LeUaysvllle N. Y. Bucklen's Arnica Salve heals the worst sores, boils, burns, wounds and cut* in the shortest time. 25c. at Slbert's Drug Store. The Transvaal government is estab? lishing a State mines school at Johan? nesburg. Snowdrift HOGLESS LARD 1 It is a recognized fact that no 1 "Snowdrift" user ever uses any > other cooking-fat, for "Snowdrift" ) ?the Standard of quality?is J purity itself, made by Nature in j the green fields of the Sunny r South. The top-most grade of / cotton seed oil refined by our ) original Wesson process. No I hog-lard in it. Wholesome, eco ) nomical, digestible, healthful. As I good ' as butter for all cooking 7 purposes, and much cheaper. (>;THE SOUTHERN - COTTON ? OIL ? CO ? ^ *cwlfork5avannahMtlanta ^ RVGER'S PHANTOM MILLIONS. BIB POSTAL THEFT CHARGED. Boer President's $310,000, Which Is t Two Bags of Mall From Londonv Still in Bank at Pretoria. Amount $500,000, York Stolen In Neur London, April 23.?EJvery one re? members the outcry there was at the time of the capture of Pretoria about President's Krugers millions. He was represented to have run away with anything from fifteen to seventy five millions. The majority of Englishmen, probably believe to this day that he did so. It now appears that President Kr?? ger, when he died, left a sum of $310. 000 and that Gen. Botha wrote * to Lord Milner asking him what should be done with it, Lord Milner never re? plied, and the money has since lain in the bank at Pretoria. Lord Milner now says he cannot, recall having received the letter. He had so many important things to do. he imagines that he might have over? looked it. That was remarkable, Lord Milner made play himself with the "Kruger millions" story, and surely the solution of the mystery might have been expected to attract ahls at? tention. True, the facts would have been rather awkward for Lord Milner and his friends, for when you accuse a man of7 running away with a number of millions for his own private use and when It turns out that he had only $310.000 which he did not apply to hla private use at all, the discre? pancy is hard to explain. London, April 26.?The London pos~ tal authorities have learned that two* bags of mall from this oity, contain? ing securities and otiter valuables worth $500,000,. were stolen in New York, the latter part ot last month. According to the reports received here, one of the bags wan destined for St. Louis, and was shipped by tho Majestic, which arrived in New York on March 26, the other, destined for Brooklyn, was shipped by the steamer Philadelphia, which arrived in New York on March 29. Both bags dis? appeared in transit between tho steamers and the postomce*. It la stated, that they were handed over to the mail boats and receipted for. Ef forts have been made to. keep tho thefts a secret while the investigation) has been going on. After reposing in London for 13* years, the bones of Emanuel Swoden^ bourg, the famous mystic and'writer?. will soon be on their way ? to Sweden for burial in their native soil. ? \ Plenty of Trouble ? Is caused by stagnation of the liver and bowels TV, get rid of it and headache and biliousness and the poi? son that brings jaundice, take Dr King's New Life Pills, the reliable pu riflers that do the work without grip tng. 25c at Sibert's Drug Store. AN AGE OF PROGRESS. In Medicine as Well as In Art and Science. This is an age of progress in the world of medicine as well as In arts and science. This is demonstrated by the remarkable discovery after year of research by two eminent French chemists of the process by which th curative, medicinal elements of the Cods' Liver may be separated from the oil, thus getting rid of that nau seating part of this valuable remedy In Vlnol modern science has given to the world a most delicious cod liv er preparation without oil made by a scientific, extractive and concentrating process from fresh cods' livers, com? bining with peptonate-of-iron all the medicinal, healing, body-building ele? ments of cod liver oil, but no oil. As a body builder and strength creator for old people, delicate child? ren, weak, run-down persons, after sickness, and for Chronic Coughs, colds. Bronchitis and all throat and lung troubles, Vinol is unexcelled. No one wants an old-fashioned cod liver oil preparation or emulsion after once tasting delicious Vinol. Try It on our guarantee to return your money If It falls to give satis? faction. J. F. W. DeLonne, druggist. Sumter, S. C. $21.10 TO WASHINGTON, D. C. AND RETURN. ,? - \. :f.\ ATLANTIC COAST LINE., _' i Account Biennial Session National" Association of Colonial Dames, Wash^ Ington, D. C. May 6th?9th. Tickets on sale May 3rd, 4th and 5th. Final return limit May 12th 1908. Extension final limit to May 25th may be obtained by deposit of ticket end payment of lee 50c to Spe? cial Agent, No. 1419 New York Ave? nue. X. W. not earlier than May 3r1 or later than May 12th. For further Information communi? cate with nearest Ticket Agent or write W. J. CRAIG, Passenger Traffic Manager. T. C. WHITE. General Passenger Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. ' 4 Hi Got What H_? Needed. ?"Nine years ago It looked as If my time had come," says Mr. C. Farthing, of Mill Creek, Ind. Ter. "I was so run down that life hung on a very slender thread. It was then my druggist rooommendod Electric Lit? ters. I bought a bottle and ! got what I needed?strength. I had one foot In the grave, but Elccerlc Bit? ters put it back on the turf again, and I've be?n well ever since." Sold under guarantee at Slbert'g Drug Store. 50c. TEACHERS EjgMWt The regular examination for teach? ers will be held at the court house on Friday. May 15, beginning at 9 o'clock a. Rl. S. D. CAIN. C?unty Superintendent of Education. April 20, 1908. Item 20-27-May 4. W. & S. 22-29-May 6. liOST?Large white setter, brown ears, with brown spor over one eye Reward if returned te. F. 1*. Wicker Jt Sumtei Ice, Lieht dr Powei Co. 3-26-tf FOR SALE?About 75 bushels peas. Apply to Newsom Bros., Dalxell, S. C, for prices.