Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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VIMCtOAY. MAY 27, 1908. mm O'Donnedl 4 C^.-Mld-Sumnwr Bpootnl Offering*. Pointer Dry Goods Co.?Six Days' Cat* Bale. Mikado?Jun* I J. U Friereon?Threshing Oais. CfUaaaa' Insurance Agency?insure Tear crop*. Ooo. F. Epperson?Notice. W. Dnbbw Wanted. MAL. Ay cock and J. C. Bryan of Wedgefleld, were In the ejtty flat a while Wednesday. Mm Inn Allen, of Charleston, to starting Mrs. Manning Brown, on Camren street Mr. C A. Bllerbe. of Hagood, spent Wsflniadsy in town. Mb? Rosa Cooper.of Wlsacky. Is netting Dr. and Mm China. ? Mr. and Mm W B( DuRant and Charlie Webb have gone for a few -reeks' stay. CapC A. Moeeley. of 8mithvllle, was In the city Friday. Mm W. D. Sturgeon, with her little twin girls, Mildred end Mlrrtam, left for Orangeburg, where will spend some time with her Mr. and Mm I* B. Rlley. Mr. A. 8. Flud. of Stateburg, spent Friday m the city Mr. J. U Boy kin. of South Lyi burg, wae In the city Friday. Mr. Serlven Moore, of 8tateburg, wae In the oity Friday. Mr. J. M. Wood ley. of Dalsell. tn tnw city Friday g>. U U Baker, ot St Charles, Wedaeeday night In the city. Mr. Wilson Scott of Wedgefleld. In the) city Saturday. Mr. and Mm W. T. Young, of Rem beet were in town Saturday. Mr. J. M. Ardia. of Manchester, wi ?n the oity Saturday. Capt R. J. Brownfleld and Mr. W. ?j\ Jhahnan. of Catchall, spent Satur? day In town. Mr. W. B. Colclough. of Dalsell was tn town Saturday.* Menem W. 4. and J. W. Montgom? ery, of Duraat. spent Saturday In the city. MC H. B. Richardson, of Pine won I was la town Saturday. Mr. R. P. Weldon. of Smlthvllle, was tn the city Saturday. y CoL J. J. Dam an and Mr. T. S. mucfcey.'of Stateburg, epent Saturday In the city. Mr. W. 8. Mathis. of St> Charles, wan In the oity Saturday Mr. W. 8. Thompson, of Hagood. wsj In town Saturday. Mr\ W. O. Cain, of Privateer, wa? la the city Saturday. Mr. Oeo. T. Geddings, of Wedge weld, spent Saturday in the%tty. Dr. H. M. Stuckey left Monday a. m for Davidson College to itWd the annual commencement and the ronelne of the clans of 'IS, which will he thai week. Dr. Oeo. B. Crom er. of Kewberry, a***: Sunday night In the city oat his way to Bonnettsville. where he will dorrvse an ad Arise at the cloning es er ewes of the) graded school. Mm M. M. Stuckey and children pgr* gone to Biehopville to spend the With Mm Stuckey. Cornelias and David Mc Lnaiin. of Wedgefleld, were In the -city Monday. Mr. Frank P. But gens, of MannW na? In the city Monday. Mr. Robert Mellett of Summerton, was In the city Monday. Mr. O. D. Harvln, of Pine wood, was in the elty Monday. Mr. Leon Oreen. sporting editor of the State, came home from Colum? bia aaooday with an attack A fwmr. While nulle sick It Is hoped that he will recape a serious Illness. Mr. Ed. F. Holme? and daughter, of ??'tsiebuni was In the elty Monday. Mr. John McBhreen. of Mayeevllle. -was r.i ?he c**y Mrnday. Mr. James E. Hstiot. of Herlot's X Roads, was m the city Monday. Mr. A. D. Harbv has gone to Brin wick. Oa, to spend a few days. Mr. and Mm K ' J. Bland have gone to Lauren*, where Mr. M. P. Poole. Mr*. Bland'* father. Is critical? ly Ul Rev. C. A. Waters, of Manning, wss in 1 he city yesterday. Rev. Joel I Alien, of Dillon, was In t SWf >. tony. Mr. McD. Oreen. or BlshopvlKe, wss *n the city yesterday. Mr. W. D. Carson, of Dalsell. spent e????n- 'h* day In town ye*:*rdgl Mr. Hugh MM.uursn. of Wedgefl vh ? ? th,? city yesterday. Mr. A. 8. Flud. Of Sr.it. burg. wai ?h?? cJi/ .'?*?erday. Mr. R. French Hoyt, of Oswego wi? in the ilty yesterday. Mm L L? Baker and Miss Dal?) Scarborough, of Blshopvllle. were ir in t>wu M*terday. tog. mm\ * J< C. Jone?. * white man. will b? tried In Anderson on the charge ol criminal assault upon his slster?ln tow. Items of Interest Gathered In and Around the Cltj. An Iron stairway is oeing put up at the rear entrance of the Opera House. Officer H. G. McKagen has been de? tailed to collect the street taxes this year. Mr. George Geddings, of Wedge field brought in Saturday a fine speci? men stalks of cotton from his crop. The plants were ten Inches in height and full of forms. The annual State convention of Bike will be held In this city June 20-2:ih. Sumter Lodge, B. P. O. E., I? now making arrangements for the entertainment of the visiting Elks, o Sheriff W. H. Epperson Is a candi? date for re-election, his card an? nouncing his candidacy having ap? peared yesterday. Mr. Epperson has serveu as sheriff for the past four years and hs goes before the people asking re-election on his record. ?' 0 '?? . Senator John H. Clifton will at? tend the Denver convention as one of the delegates from the Seventh dis? trict. His election was quite an hon? or and his friends in Sumter appre? ciate the compliment fully as much as he does. o O'Donnell m Co. advertise a special sals of summer goods at prices that will attract the careful and well post sd shoppers who knew real bar gains when they see them. The ad vertisement will be found elsewhere Jn this Issue. It h? chock full of facts and figures and It will repay a careful reading. I ? IA fish fry was given at the First Mill Friday night for the Sumter and Cneater ball teams. All the hall play sis snd s number of fans were taken out In automobiles and a couple of hours were spent In discussing base ball, fish stew, fish fry, corn pones etc. \ The Mikado was produced In Dar? lington last night to a crowded house by the company that will play in this city Wednesday. June 3d, for the ben? efit If the Eagles. A gentleman who witnessed the performance says It I was one of the most artistic and best he ever saw. \ o County polltlcM are livening up and the outlook is tor a real hot cam? paign. There will be contests for all county offices that are to be filled this year, and a full vote Is guaranteed, there are candidates out for mag? istrate In all the magisterial districts. There Is nothing like a real hot fight for magistrate to bring out the vote. { There will be Ac league ball id town this wesk. Nevertheless there will be a great game Thursday after? noon at I o'clock. A gams has been arranged between the Elks and the Eagles, and the struggle promises to be fast and furious. Ths proceeds will be devoted to charity work In th.clty. >iU saaaaj ?? > ' Hall fell In Portions of Sumter snd Lee counties Friday afternoon, but fortunately ths amotfSi (hat fell was not great and the da mW as Was not widespread, nor serious, et sept In isolated spots. In ths Hsgood* neigh? borhood ths fsll of hall was greatest and Mr. Whltfleld Thompson was the chief sufferer. His crop was serious? ly damaged. Nothing that the Civic League has undertaken merits public support to a greater degree than the Improve? ment of the grounds surrounding the psseenger depot. The unkept and unlovely depot yards that are the rule In this State ars an eyesore to the traveling public. Ths A. C. L. pas? senger station grounds are suscepti? ble of great Improvement and can be made the most attractive in the State, o The withdrawal of Chief of Police J. K. Bradford from the race for sheriff caused as great surprise as the announcement by Supervisor W. H. Seale of his candidacy for sheriff. It Is statt d on good authority that a majority of city council Joined In of? fering Chief Bradford a substantial Increase In salary as an Inducement to remain at the head of the police department, and It was thus that his withdrawal from the race for sheriff came about. The nomination of Mr. W. H. Sealc for sheriff, which was published Sat? urday, was a complete surprise to a majority of the voters of Sumter county, for It has been generalfy un? derstood that he would stand for re? election as supervisor, which office he has filled admirably for four terms. His record as supervisor is one of which he has the right to be proud. The work he has accomplished in the building of good roads has been of Incalculable value to Sumter county and all the other duties of his office he has discharged In an efficient man? ner, to say nothing of the service he rendered In connection with the siilo of the old court house property and the erection of the new court house. We are informed that the city coun? cil will take up for consideration at an early meeting; the dog nuisance and an effort will be made to frame an ordinance that will prove effective In ridding the streets of the multitude of curs of high and low degree that infest all sections of the town. There are thousands of dogs In Sum ter and a majority of them appear to live on the streets. Every man has a right to own as many dogs as he is willing to pay taxes on, but he has no right to permit them to run at large on the Btreets. The law says dogs are property, and so are hogs, horses, cows and other domestic animals, but no reasonable man will contend that his hogs, horses and cows shall be pastured on the streets. If cattle owners were to turn their stock loose on the town as do the dog owners there would be an uprising against the nuisance that would clear the town of wandering cattle within a week. But most people take- a dif? ferent view of the dog question, they believe, or they at least assume that attitude, that a dog has as good a right to the use of the streets as the heaviest taxpayer In town, The view has been permitted by public suffer? ance to prevail for so long a time that many dog owners actually think that the dogs have a vested right on the streets. Nevertheless the aog nui? sance has at last become intolerable and It Is high time that the city coun? cil took the matter firmly in hand. Dogs have no right on the streets, they should not be permitted to run at large, they tire a nuisance and, ow? ing to the prevalence and the In? crease in hydrophobia they are a menace to the public. A license tax, does not and cannot reach the root of the^ evil. The remedy Is to abso? lutely forbid *the running at large of any unmuzzled dogs. Those who do. ndt wish to muzzle their dogs can keep them at home. Those who will neither keep the dogs at home nor muzzle them will 'have no Just com? plaint if the dog is killed by the po? lice officers detailed to rid the town of the dog nuisance. DEATHS. i The infant daughter of Mr. and Mrs. O. M. Zeigler died Saturday af? ternoon after several weeks' Illness, aged ten months. The funeral ser? vices were held at 10.30 a. m. Sun? day at the cemetery. The youngest son of Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Mercer died Saturday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock, aged 19 months, af? ter a brief illness. The body was ta? ken to Falrfield county and the fu? neral services were held at Green brier church, near Wlnnsboro. Mrs. Mary Lankford Satterwhite, wife of Rev. P. M. Satterwhite, pastor ef the Bartlette Street Baptist church, lied Monday a. m. about 7 o'clock at SJff ah illness of three weeks. Mrs. Satterwhite has been in poor health for a number of years and owing to her frail physique there was but lit? tle hope of recovery from the begin? ning of her last Illness, The funeral will be held from the Bartletts Street Baptist church to? morrow, Tuesday, morning at 11.30 o'clock. The deacoris of the Bartiette Street church Will set as pall bearers. Julia Adelaide, the infant daugh? ter of Mr. and Mrs. Ptftol Taylor, of Wilmington, N. C, died Friday, after IP brief Illness. The funeral services were held Saturday morning at the residence of Mr. John BarWlck. 109* North Salem avenue. Maggfc Lou, the Infant daughter of Mr. J*. f). Oliver, died at the h?rne of Mr. Olive*'* mother In Cope, s". C, Isst Saturday! Octavla. the Infant' daughter of Rev. and Mrs. T. G. Herbert, died last night after a brief Illness. The fu? neral will be held from the residence >f Mrs. M. J. Hill. Church street, at 10 o'clock tomorrow, Thursday, morn? ing. MARRIED. Mr. George DeMedecIs and Miss Alma Gordon were married at 8.30 o'clock Sunday evening at the home of the bride's mother on South Sum ter street, by Rev. J. P. Marion. A PARDON REFUSED. Velsen Shaw Must Serve Out Life Sentence for Murder of Child. Pardon refused in case of Nelson J. Shaw, colored, convicted In Sumter >f murder and given a life sentence on recommendation to mercy. Shaw killed his foster son, about 12 years of age, as the result of a whipping ad? ministered to the boy. Mr. R. D. Lee has worked very hard to secure the acquittal and then the pardon of Shaw, whose petition claims that he did not Intend to Injure the boy.? News and Courier. Greatest tonic and strength produc? ing remedy ever offered suffering hu? manity. Quickens the blood, lifts the brain and body from weakness t > power. That's what Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea does. 35c., tea or tab? lets. Slbert's Drug Store. RESOLUTIONS OF RESPECT On the Death of Knight lt. X. Gen try. Whereas, the Supreme Ruler of the Universe has seen fit In His unerring wisdom to remove from among us our lamented brother, Knight R. N. Gentry, so that he is no longer "seen In the busy haunts of men," but has been taken, as we humbly trust, to dwell forever in His presence in "Fullness of Joy," Resolved, 1st, That while we bow in humble submission to the will of the Supreme Ruler of the Universe, who is too wise to err, we realize that "Oftimes celestial benedictions Assume this dark disguise," that we extend to the bereaved ones mour sincere sympathy In their irre parable loss, with the prayer that what may now "Seem to them but sad, funeral tapers May be heaven's distant lamps." 2d, That a page in our minute book be Inscribed to the memory of Bro. R. N. Gentry. 3d. That a cody of these resolu? tions be published in the Daily Item. H. L. Scarborough, R. M. Warren, S. H. Edmund*. Committee from Game Cock Lodge, K. of P. / LEGS CUT OFF. Charlie Lowry, colored, one of the cart drivers In the service of the city, was run over by an Atlantic Coast Line train Saturday night and 'both legs were so badly crushed that am? putation was neeessar/ The acci? dent happened between 9 'and 10 o'clock on the curve near the Ken? nedy Building Supply Co.'s mill. It Is supposed that Lowry was drunk and went to sleep with his legs across the track. The accident occurred on a curve and so far as can be learned no blame attaches to the railroad em? ployes. Lowry has been In the service of the city for about six years and was one of the best workers and most re liable cart drivers. He occasionally got drunk when off duty, but was otherwise a faithful negro worker. His legs were amputated Saturday night and today he Is doing as well as could be expected. EnglandSays NO A LUM In Food and strictly prohibits the sale or 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 as wiunous* To protect yourself against alum, r when ordering baking powder, i % Say plainly A? We have on hand Singer, New Home, Domestic and Wheeler & Wil son sewing machines. I will sell at reduced prices. M. B. Randle. 5-20-tf ROYALrOWDER and be very sure you get Royal Royal is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. It adds to the digestibility and whole someness of the food. v CHURCH COXTRACT AWARDED. Work oh The Xew Episcopal Church Will Be Started Xext Month, To Leave Sumter. The contract for the construction of the new Episcopal church ivas been awarded to Mr. J. J. Cain, of Columbia, by the vestry of the church of the Holy Comforter. The build? ing, without furniture, heating or lighting fixtures will cost between twelve and fifteen thousand dollars. The plans for the new church were drawn by Edwards, Walter & Parn ham. It will be cunlform in shape, pointed Gothic In architecture and will be finished In stucco. The chan? cel and transepts will be completed at this time, but only a short section of the nave will be built now. Mr. Cain says he will be able to \ commemnce work on the building about the middle of June. Mr. J. O. Muldrow, the well known druggist of Darlington, who has been conducting stores in Sumter and Co? lumbia for several years past, will, to the delight of his many friends and the public generally, return to Dar? lington and open a drug business in the store on the corner of Cauhua street and the square, lately occupied by Cuttingham & Dove, on about September the first This will make the fourth drug business in town, there being at present the Carolina Drug Company, O. B. Davis and the Darlington Drug Company.?Darling? ton Cor. News and Courier. If you will see M. B.. 'Randle be? fore you close that trade on a sewh machine he will save you from Si ? lo S25 dollars. 5-2#-n DAYS COST SALE EYES, BEGINNING ...MONDAY MORNING... And Continuing During the Entire Week We Will Conduct 6n6 of Our Ever Popular .-. .-. X Harbin Giving Events By offering our numerous patrons any article throughout our hand some stock AT COST Don't be impressed that this is a rubbish or remnant sale. It is one of the ways pecul ar to this firm of showing to our friends our appreciation for a splendid spring business, and it is but fair to them, one and all, throughout this and other counties that the profit should fall on their side occasionally. So remember! it matters not to, us whether it be silks, dress goods, White goods, colored wash goods, house hole linens, muslin underwear, lace and bobbinet cur? tains, mattings, rugs, handkerchiefs, hosi? ery, fans, ribbons, laces, parasols, trunks, suit cases, mosquito canopies, bed spreads, sheets, pillow cases, toilet soaps, talcum. pfr . fumery, (Nothing bit tin Best.) tailored suits and skirts or shoes. Every line of merchandise in our store will receive the "Broad Axe** treatment, and no trace of past or present profit will be found for Six Whole Days. Try to find out your needs, come early, come often for we are always yours cordially, The Sumter Dry Goods Company.