The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 01, 1908, Image 5
WiBRtSSAY. JULY I, 190* "
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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