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WiBRtSSAY. JULY I, 190* " M t)? PuetOdece At humur, 8, C as Hecoiid Class Mai tar. NEW ADVEPTiSEMENTS. Atlantic Coast Un??Cheap Hates For Sale?Pea vine Hay. University of South Carolina. Wanted?Postofflce Hoi 7. Suroter Drug Co.?U. H DEATH. Died last night at hie home near Durant, Mr. W. H Oallterd. aged II years. The deooaeed was ol* one of the old historic fa milts*, and aa ex coHoot gentleman, good neighbor and poblfte spirited ctttaen.?Manning Times, lita. Mams OHie Hammond, of Darling ?wy who van brought to Hi la city suf farVig with aepedtcltia, died Wednesday aJsjai at too Jitood-Oeieen Infirmary 9M0 ?nsg ant seventeen years of age. Tis? body eras takajn to Darlington for Hit I' Mr. Wslter Ba'lard and Miss Sadie of this city were married at Bethel Church on Wednesday evening at I o'clock. Rev. Hux offi? ciating. X Da. Maxwell Married. Dr. C. W. Ma v well, the well known phyototan of the city, and Miss K. Miller, daughter of President K. Miller, of the State Col College. Orangeburg. 8. C, were on the 14th Inatnat In the Preehytettan ?horch. Orangeburg, by t. m. Falton. ?4 OOfJhTT PROCEEDING*. Now ti The business of the snmmer term af the Oourt of General Sessions was practically concluded when adjourn nt eras taken at 9.10 Thursday night. The last case on trial waa that of the State vs. D J. Olllls. assault and battery with Intent to kill. The trial of the case consumed more time than any other case this term. The domfenso was conducted by M. L. Smith. Esq. of Csmden. while So ileltor McLaect.'ln was assisted In the don by L. D. Jennings, Esq. Jury returned a verdict of guilty ?f assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature. After hearing arguments for a new trial in the case of the 8t?te vs. D. J. Otnis. who was convicted of assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature and carrying concealed weap Judge Wilson refused to grant the motion and sentenced GUI Is to -ve two years on the chaingang or pay a Sno of 110* Dan Robinson, who was convicted Of assault and battery, was sentenced to four years on the chaingang or a Sao of MOO Robinson is the negro who struck Mr. Du Boso with a brick. Inrfleting a serious wound, several Che ago A sealed sentence was left for 81 Dingle, who was tried In hie abaapce and ooavfeted of aaaault and Jim Rose was also refused a new trial and eeatenoed to serve one month oo the chaingang or pay a fine of lad. The Court of Common Pleas was opened this morning, and the case of Kennedy Bros. vs. McDormld Lumber Co. was being heard during ths morn? ing session. MR. KERSHAW ACCEPTS. Yonag Cleewnsjsn Now at Kummer ton to Take Ctsargt of Mswdons In QrrisufgJe, The Rev. John Kershaw. Jr.. has accepted a call to the churches of St. Andrew's and St. James' In this cRy and will take charge on October 1st At present he Is In charge of St. Mathlss st Summerton. where he has been for ths last three years snd has done good work. The Rev. Mr. Kershaw Is the son of the Kev. John Kershaw. D. D.. and ' dor of St. Michael's church at ? larlseton. M. Is a graduate of the ' diversity of the .H< uth and sp^nt his teat ion here about three year* ago ssjotlng the Rev. A. R. Mitchell* In hm work st the missions. During thst time he mads many friends In the city and they will be pleased to know of his return.?Oreenvllle News. Mammoth Plums. Mr. R. B. Heiser has a remarkable plum tree In his garden. It Is loaded wt'h plums as Urge sa t.n Alberta pea< h < f t? Urlous flavor Mr. Reiser does not know the nsme of the plum, having bought the tree several years ago from a fruit tree agent. It Is undoubtedly the largest and finest specimen of a plum the writer has ever seen growing In this section. The saddest people are those who are trying to pump happiness out of the cisterns of amusement. LOCAL NEWS PARAGRAPH*'!? Items of I merest Gathered In and Around the C1t>. Mr. 8. F. Lenolr, whose card an? nouncing his candidacy for clerk of court, la a native of Sumter county, having been raised in the Rafting Creek section. For the past ten or fifteen years ha has resided In Sum? ter and la probably acquainted with a majority of those who read this. He la conversant with the duties and routine of the office, having become thoroughly familiar with the work when employed In the office for sev? eral years during Col. J. D. Graham's administration. o The Board of Health has made an Inspection of the sceptic tank aa re? quested by City Council and. after mature consideration, has made a written report In which la embodied the conclusions reached by that body. This report la in the hands of the city dark, but will not be made public until It haa bean laid before the coun? cil. The next regular meeting of council will be held July 8th, unleaa a special meeting ahould be held for the purpose of receiving the report of the Board of Health, the ;*werage question will remain in statu quo until that date.. The Court of Common Pleaa waa engaged today In hearing the case of T. 8. DuBose. Jr.. of Sumter county, a suit to recover damagea for a horse that was Injured by falling through an unsafe bridge. This case was tried at the last term of court, and the Jury having failed to arrive at a ver? dict a mistrial was ordered. o The State campaigners will speak In thla city on Tuesday next, July 7th. The meeting will be held In the Court House, provided court Is not then in seaalon. and will be called to order at 10 o'clock. It la thought beat to be? gin the meeting at as tarry an hour aa possible so that the apeaklng may be concluded before dinner. It la hoped that there will be a large at? tendance of voters, as the campaign era are on their mettle when they face a big crowd of their fellow citizens. The Sumter Light Infantry return? ed Saturday night from the encamp? ment on Sullivan's Island. The mem? bers of the company al! had a pleas? ant and satisfactory stay on the Island notwithstanding the steady routine of duty and drill that kept them busy throughout the encampment. air. George Foxworth brought a peach to the Item office thla morn? ing that was a perfect specimen ol that fruit, having alse, color and fla? vor te recommend it. It was grown by Mr. Foxworth at his home In this city. CORRESPONDENCE INVITED. The Episcopal Church Home to be Relocated. At a recent meeting of the trustees of the Church Home in Charleston, a resolution waa paaaed that the pres? ent location of the Orphanage waa Inadequate for its needa, and that a change of location was neceaiary. With thla condition In mind, a committee was appointed to gather Information relative to a new loca? tion for the Orphanage. As thla committee dealrea to get all the information possible, bearing on the subject. It would be glad to open correspondence with the citi? zens of any community which may desire to have the Orphanage located In their midst. Any propositions or communica? tions will be gladly received by the undersigned. Richard I Manning, Chairman. KILLED BY LIGHTNING. Mr. It. C. Tisdale I?mcs Two Horses ami a Mule. Mr. R. C. Tisdale, of the Jordan section, about six miles from Sumter. had a mule, a mare and a colt klfiad by lightning Wednesday afternoon. A colored man, Richard Bradley by name, was also shocked at the same time, while cutting wood In Mr. Tlsdate's yard. Bradley was unconscious for about an hour, but recovered without seri? ous Injury. The animals killed wer*? Im the stable. Const M in ? Changes. The following changes and promo? tions have been made In the agency force of the Atlantic Coast Line In this city: Mr. Z. T. Barbee. cashier at the freight office, has accepted the agency at Hartsvllle, and is succeeded by Mr J. V. China, ticket agent. Mr. J. A. Parish succeeds Mr. China as ticket agent, and Mr. A. C. Coper., brother of Mr. J. C. Cooper, succeeds Mr. Parish as night ticket MPOBt It warms the heurt like sunshine, cheers the sou' like old wln?-; gl Yet hope for the future, blots out the pn?d. That's what Holllnter's Rocky Moun? tain Tea does. 36c.. t- a or tablets. Sibert's Drug Store. THE DAY TO CLOSE. A Common Sense and Practical Pre? sentation of u llusliiess Issue. Editor Dally Item: The question as to whether the busings men of the city will close their stores on Friday, Saturday or Monday calls for consideration along several lines of thought. To begin with, closing on Monday will be of no benefit to anyone from any stand? point. There will be nothing going on In Sumter, or any other town. To close up on Friday will not Interfere to any extent with the business con? venience of the merchants or their customers. To close on Saturday means that a large number of people among the laboring classes, who are paid off on Saturday, will be inconve? nienced. It has been pretty generally accepted as a foregone conclusion, and so stated a number of times, In cor? respondence to out-of-town papers, that Friday, the 3d, would be observ? ed here as the Fourth of July, in or? der that as many people as desired could go to Darlington to attend the firemen's tournament, the baseball game between Sumter and Orange burg and the horse show. To close on Monday or Saturday means that there will be two days suspension of business In auccesalon, whereas to close on Friday would mean only one day suspension of business and no Interference with the usual Saturday trade*. Another fact which the Cham? ber of Commerce efflcia's lay stress upon, la that Sumter should, whenever possible, do every? thing within reasonable bounds to gain the friendship and good will of the people of the Pee Dee section, from which entire sec? tion the Sumter merchants draw an Immense trade. If there Is going to be any closing, It should be done with some end In view, and If closing on Friday will contribute to the pleas? ure of many people who desire to go to Darlington, or to attend the dance at Providence Springs and other at? tractions scheduled for that day and will at the same time conserve the | business purpose of assisting Darling? ton to pull off her Fourth of July cel? ebration, It would seem that a major? ity of,the benefits to be derived from a business and pleasure standpoint are In favor of closing up on Friday, July 3d. The baseball fans will no doubt want to go over to Darlington to "root" for the home team and they ought to be there. (We commend the above article to the favorable consideration of the merchants of Sumter. There Is no reason for closing on Monday, July 6th. either sentimental or practical. Saturday la the Fourth, and from a cntimental point of view that Is the day that should be celebrated, but Friday, the 3d. la to be pretty gen? erally observed as a holiday In this section of the State and those who want a holiday for pleasure want to get In the push with the crowd. Hol? iday on Monday means a day of Idle? ness and nothing more, for the fun and frolic will all be over.?Ed.) THE RECORDER'S COURT. Petty Gamblers Pay Heavily for Their Sunday Frolic. The police rounded up a bunch of negro gamblers Sunday night and captured five of the nine who were engaged In an exciting game of "skin." The other four made a break for liberty and succeeded In making a clean get away. The five who were captured were arraigned before Re? corder Hurst at noon today and were convicted 'on their own testimony. The fugitives were likewise adjudged guilty and sentence was imposed on the whole bunch as follows: Willie Mlchau.I 15.00 Osborn Porter. 20.00 Joe Gary. 20.00 Fred McLean. 20.00 Randolph Hurst. 15.00 Peter Davis. 20.00 Dukes Bossard. 20.00 John Gary. 20.00 James Wilson. 20.00 Total.$140.00 The other sinners on the mourners' bench were: Clarence Scott, public drunkenness, $2. Saul Pringle, druk and disorderly. $5. John Bracy, drunk and disorderly, $5. Joe Moses, refusal to pay street tax. $3. Robert Charles, refusal to pay street tax, $3. A'bert Davis, refusal to pay street tax. 13. Willie Parlerson, refusal to pay street tax, $3. Baseball Saturday. On Saturday. July 4th, there will be a game of baseball at the Ball Park between Sumter und Orange burg. A double header will be play? ed, the first game beginning at 3 o'clock, the second at ,r?. One price admits to b??tb games. I John Lindsay highwayman on Hill. was held up by the streets of Rook Stores to Close. We, the undersigned merchants, agree to close our places of business on the date and day designated be? low on account of the 4th of July, agreeing that the majority shall rule: FRIDAY, JULY 3. Luther Garren. W. A. Thompson. Cuttino & McKnight. Wither9ponn Bros. Furniture Co. Cash Dry Goods Co. The Sumter Clothing Co. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. L. W. Folsom. Schwartz Bros. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Geo. D. Shore & Bro. T. C. Scaffe. Levy & Moses. B. J. Barnett. Osteen Publishing Co. Sumter Real Estate & Ins. Co. A. D. Harby. Booth Live Stock Co. John M. Gibson. W. B. Boyle. Boyle & Boyle. Singer Sewing Machine Co. Harby & Co. R. H. Witherspoon. W. Ballard. ; ' H. W. Hood. Bultman Bros. H. L. Tisdale. S. B. Simpson. E. T. Brallsford & Co. L. M. King. Ralph Hill. Carolina Furniture Co. A. Averbuck. S. M. Pierson. Wm. H. Cobb Co. ! MONDAY. JULY 6. W. G. Stubbs Haberdashery. ? J. M. Chandler. Stubbs *Bros. O'Donnell & Co. Everybody's Store. Shaw & McCollum Mercantile Co. McCormack Jewelry Co. M. Green. >>\ ? W. F. Jenkins. DuRant Hardware Co. A. A. Strauss & Co. ' LeGrand Jewelry Store. Burns Hardware Co. Sumter Fruit Co. Sumter Grocery Co. W. H. Yates. Levi Bros. The Sumter Book Store. Carolina Hardware Co. V. H. Phelps. R. Strauss. INSURANCE AGENT ARRESTED. White Man Charged With Obtaining Money Under False Pretences. For several weeks a white man who says his name Is W. J. Reynolds has been canvassing the Concord. Mayesvllle and Lynchburg sections representing himself to be an agent for the Carolina Mutual Fire Insur? ance Company of Spartanburg. He succeeded In writing a number of policies, for which he collected all or a part of the premiums. Wherever he could not get the premium paid in full he would accept part payment and take a note for the balance. He gave receipts for the money collected, promising to deliver the policies at some future date. These receipts were signed W. J. White In some In? stances and Raymond Reynolds In others. A number of those who had paid him for policies became suspic? ious that Reynolds was not engaged In legitimate business and sought le? gal advice. An Investigation was made and sufficient evidence was found to make out a case of obtaining money under false pretences. A war? rant was sworn out on the the affida? vit of William Frlerson, who had paid Reynolds a sum of money as the premium on a policy of insurance. The warrant was placed in the hands of the sheriff and Saturday afternoon Reynolds was arrested at Lynchburg by Deputy Sheriff Raffleld. Reynolds was committed to Jail where he Is still confined. No request has yet been made by him for a preliminary. Reynolds is non-communicative in respect to himself. He has not told whence he came or any personal his? tory. He has made his headquarters in this city for a month or more and for a time had his wife with him. It Is not known how many cases there are against Reynolds, but the j number of complaints against him are increasing daily and by the time his case is called for trial he will have a formidable list of criminal charges to face. He was as si?U as sick could be, Friends could give but sympathy Now he's well, and strong as three, Since taking Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea. Slbert's Drug Store. We should not be with wicked men a* their companions, but u* their physicians. Women is never too old to be band? st nte?never too old to be young agiln. Holllster's Rocky Mountain Tea brings back the Color of by-gone years. Makes you feel as happy and free as a child. :*r.c. tea or tablets, Slbert's Drug Store. RIBBONS AND LACES. There is nothing that appeals more to ladies and children especially at this season of the year than the items above mentioned. We today received a shipment of Ribbons, the best values we have seen in some years. ALL PURE SILK. ? .> Widths up to 4 Inches* Just the shades wanted, light blue, pink, cream and white, at the popular price of 10 Cents the Yard. We may be able to get more but it is doubtful, and would advise those interested to make their se lection while they can. MILES OF LACES. That is the most appropriate way of expressing the Lace business we do. We have just received 5,000 Yards More of those popular priced vals with insertions to match At 50 Cents the Dozen Yards. There are many other new additions to our stock that will be found equally interesting. g O'DONNELL 6 CO. PICTURES Fifty Dozen Dining Room Pictures, worth 75c, closing out at..T. 50C. Having put in a full sjtock of Mantles we are prepared to fill orderte at bottom prices. Our Complete Stock of High Grade Furniture and House Furnishings Offord Bargains Every Day. Carolina Furniture Co 1 DOLLAR 2 HALVES 4 QUARTERS 10 DIMES 20 NICKELS 100 PENNIES ANY of these will start a savings account for you that may prove the foundation of your fortune. There is no telling what op? portunity may not present itself, nor when, but it is certain that few op? portunities can be seized upon and turned to account without a certain amount of money. Start saving now against the day of opportunity. We help you by paying you to save. Next Quarter Starts July 1st. The Bank of Sumter. \ University of South Carolina. Wide range of choice in Scientific, Literary, Graduate and Professional Courses leading to degrees of Bachelor of Arts. Bachelor of Science, Licentiate of Instruction, Bachelor of Laws, Master of Arts, Civil Engineer and Electrical Engineer. : : . : Well e^uined Laboratories Library of over 40,000 volumns. Expense Moderate? Many students make their own expesnese. Next Session <l04tb) brains September 23, 190S. 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