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wEPWSOAV. MtOtIR 21. 1908.
CITY COUNCIL MEETING.
Matter of Oper? House Lease, Ex ton
mkm of lliir\ in Kir rot. IncrrtM of
TV-4opl?h?o Kates tuui Other Matten*
C'mftnf Ctonsldiiniion.
City Council held a regular meet
tag at ? o'clock: p. m Tueaday.
Present?Mayor W. B. Boyle, Al
aarmen H D. Barnstt. Wm. Bultman,
P. P Finn, it r. Haynsworth. J. R.
Uejon. W Q. Stubbs and ft. L*. Wright.
A Want?\ldsrman H. C. Hayna?
worth.
Mtaut** of 8e.pt. ltd were read and
approved. \l
Mr. A. Kyttenberg. lemee of the
Opera Hum, waa present and re
^neeted council to hsve bo me necessary
repairing dons; to provide proper
Beating facilities, stags mat. ropes,
?Sc. Hs stated that ths scenery In the
fcalldtn? Is worn out. snd he Is buying
?new scsasry at his own sxpense, to
which the city will be welcome at the
expiration of his Isase. The question
est ths tlsss from whloh> Mr. Rytten
werg'e lease should begin was discuss?
es**. Hs assertsd thst his understand?
ing was that ths leass should date
Crom Sept let Messrs. Wright.
Ligon &nd oth r members of council
smdsrstood that Mr. Rettenberg had
nssjssjiil ts carry out ths terms of the
leass as originally made to Mr. J. D.
Smithdeal. which would make him
fewponslhls for ths #rsnt from July
lac. Ths matter was referred to the
tins nee commutes for adjustment
Mr. C. W. McOrew appeared to re
sjuest ths appolntmsnt of a commit?
tee of cseaell to consider the purchi
e?t property belonging to Mr. V. H.
Phelps at the northern terminus ol
Marvin street, for the purpose of ex?
tending that street on to ths city lim?
its. He stated that the property could
he bought for 14.000. and that three
e>r four persons who would be benefi?
ted by the estsnelon had ugreed to
ejoatrlhsts lit each, and that the
sjC ths lead remaining over, and
wulldtttg thereon would leave a com
aaratlvelr small amount for ths city
te pay. Ths rsquest was referred to
the eemssKtis of public works to con?
sider nag report.
Mr. feWaett fsr the finance com?
mutes reported thai ths elsrk and
treasurer's report for September had
been examlnsd and found correct;
that sll claims rsferred to them had
ween approved snd that ths sum of
?t,tet la necessary for current ex?
pense*. The report was adoptsd snd
sale
tie
the mayor and cleric wrre authorized
to secure a loan of $3,000 from the
banks, giving therefor the city's cer?
tificate of indebtedness in required
form.
Mr. Ugon for the police committee
reported that orders had been given
i for change in location of some of the
i
street lights, and the changes are be?
ing made. Recommends that Im?
provements contemplated for the
guard house be delayed until next
spring as they are not necessary In
cold weather; an.i recommended pur?
chase of winter uniforms and hats
for police officer:*. The report and
recommendations were adopted.
Mr. Finn reported that Mr. T. C.
Scaffe desires to lay a concrete foun?
dation under the front of his wooden
store within the Are limits, to take the
place of a decayed sill now exposed
by a change made by the city In the
sidewalk grade; and that Dlggs Bros,
desire to make alterations In a wood?
en building covered with corrugated
Iron, within the fire limits, converting
It Into two stores Instead of one as at
present These requests were dis?
cussed In connection with the Are
limits law. That of Mr. Scaffe was
granted; that of Dlggs Pros, was re?
ferred to the fire department commit?
tee, with power to act.
Mr. Bultman for the Opera House
committee submitted bids for piumo
Ing.work needed In the building, and
same were referred back to the com?
mittee, with power to act
Mr. Finn offered an apology for
certain unparliamentary language
used by him at a recent meeting of
council.
Mr. Finn asked to be informed in
regard to advance in rates advertised
by the Sumter Telephone Co. He
asserted that some subscribers had
signed ths agreement for increased
rates under a misapprehension; that
there should be some written as?
surance from ths company of free
country service as promised; and fur?
thermore that the petition of subscrib?
ers should be carefully investigated to
dsterminsd whether or not ths requisite
number had signed It On motion of
Mir. R. F. Haynsworth the petition
was referred to a committee consist?
ing of ths mayor and chairmen of the
finance, fire department, police and
public works committees.
The annual tax ordinance and the
license ordinance ,'or 1909 wsre read,
adopted and ordered published, un?
der a resolution dispensing with the
second reading.
Ths following ordinances were read
and passed to second reading: "An
Ordinance to Protect Orass Plots,"
"An Ordinance to Prevent Obstruc?
tions by Locomotives and Cars."
The clerk presented bids for pur?
chase of $50,000 sewer bonds. Action
was again deferred.
A number of claims were re'errd to
the finance committee.
Council then adjourned.
The CutliolU-s of Suintir Welcome
Their Now Pastor.
Rev. Father Chas. D. Wood, re?
cently appointed by the Rt. Rev. Bish?
op Northrop, as pastor of the Catholic
Church In this city, took charge of
the congregation Sunday and held
services during the morning and af?
ternoon, both services being well at?
tended.
Immediately after the morning ser?
vice many members of the congrega?
tion assembled in the parlors of St.
Joseph's Academy, where they had
the pleasure of meeting their new pas?
tor who v/as assured of his warm wel?
come to Sumter.
Father Wood stated that It was the
Bishop's desire that a handsome
church and a new rectory be erected
as soon as possible. At the :nreting
yesterday, the congregation was for?
mally organised and the following
gentlemen were appointed as vsetry
men: Messrs. Nelll O'Doni.ell. John
McKeiver, George Epperson, 7. 13.
Jenkins and F. C. Manning.
At a meeting of the vestryment and
pastor during the afternoon, plans for
the new church and rectory were con?
sidered, and it was decided to begin
erection of a rectory Immediately, and
the church early In the new year.
Father Wood has a most pleasing
manner, and Is much beloved by not
only the members of his congregation
in Florence and Qeosgetown, whom
he has served so well during the past
ten years, but also by many non
Catholics, and the Catholics of Sum?
ter are very happy to have him as
their new pastor.
Father Wood succeeds Father Mc?
Neil, who on account of his old age
and HI health, recently resigned his
pastorate In this city after a service
of nearly forty years. Father McNeil
Is now residing In Charleston.
Members of the congregation and
other friends of Father Kennedy, will
be pleased to know that he will be
retained as assistant to the pastor.
Father Kennedy will also have charge
of several missions which are to be
served from Sumter.
Supervisor of Registration DuBose
has finished writing up the. new
registration books and will turn them
over to the clerk of court at once.
There are 2,368 registered voters In
the county.
CHILD BURNED TO DEATH.
l'utal Result of the Fire, Last Xlght?
Four Houses Riirncd.
Four houses on South Main street,
beyond the railroad, which were oc
cupied by colored people, were burn?
ed at 0.30 Wednesday night. There
of the houses were the property of W.
T. Andrews and the fourth was owned
by Rev. W. J. McKay, colored. The
houses owned by Andrews were small
three-room tenements and were In?
sured for a sufficient sum to approxi?
mate the loss. The house owned by
McKay', which was unoccupied, was
insured, but the loss was at least dou?
ble the insurance. Tom Pierson, who
occupied one of the Andrews houses,
lost practically all his household ef?
fects.
The fire originated in the house oc?
cupied by Etta Farmer, who had left
the house a short time before, taking
two of her four childien with her and
leaving the other two in the house.
When the fire was discovered by neigh?
bors the Interior of the was ablaze
and only one of the children was res?
cued. In the excitement no one knew
how many children were in the house,
i r.nd for a time a report was current
that three children had been burned
j to death. An effort was made last
I night to find the bodies but a careful
search of the burning embers failed
to reveal anything resembling a hu?
man body. A further search Thursday
morning, however, brought to light
the body of a child about five years
of age, which had been covered by a
pile of bricks when "the chimney fell
last night.
ROOSEVELT TO LECTURE.
President to Speak ut Oxford and
Sorbonne Universities After His
African Trip.
London, October 17.?The Times is
Informed that President Roosevelt
will visit England after his African
trip early in 1910. He will deliver
the Romanes lecture at Oxford and.
on the occasion of the University com
meratton, will receive the honorary
degree of D. L. C, which Oxford al?
ready has bestowed upon Emperor
William.
According to the Times, President
Roosevelt will visit Paris and deliver
addresses at the Sorbonne. Neither
the dates nor the subjects of the lec?
tures are yet known.
The Times further stales that ac?
cording to the present plans Mrs.
Roosevlt will Join the President at
Khartoom on the Journey north?
ward.
IN BUYING
YOUR FALL CLOTHING REMEMBER
Isaac Hamburger & Sons
Baltimore
_ and Winter 1907-00
There are Three Im?
portant Items to Con
sfder. : : : 2
1st. The Make-dp of the
Garment.
2nd. The Duality of the
Material.
3rd. The Price.
In selecting our line for this season we have
considered well these points and you will find
our
boh mo wen's spits m overcoats
Unusual Values.
Men's Stilts
Overcoats
Boy's Suits and Overcoats
$10 to $30.
$8 to $25.
$2 to $8.60
Isaac Ham3?rger 8e Sons
Baltimore
Fall and Wimtbh 1907-Oo
The Sumter Clothing Co.,
No. 6 So. Main St.
SUMTER, -:- -:
S. C.
The Kind You Have Always Bought, and which has been
in use for over 80 years, has borne the signature of
and has been made under his per*
ffl-f J2^, sonal supervision since its infancy*
f-ccccAx/ti Allow no one to deceive you in this*
All Counterfeits, Imitations and "Just-as-^ood" are bnt
Experiments that trifle with and endanger the health of
Infants and Children?Experience against Experiment?
What Is CASTORIA
Oastoria is a harmless Substitute for Castor Oil, Pare*
goric, Drops and Soothing Syrups* It is Pleasant. It
contains neither Opium, Morphine nor other Narcotic
substance. Its age is its guarantee* It destroys Worms
and allays Feverishness* It cures Diarrhoea and Wind
Colic. It relieves Teething Troubles, cures Constipation
and Flatulency. It assimilates the Food, regulates the
Stomach and Bowels, giving healthy and natural sleep*
The Children's Panacea?The Mother's Friend*
GENUINE CASTORIA ALWAYS
Bears tho Signature of
The Kind You Have Always Bought
In Use For Over 30 Years.
TM? ??NTAUN MSMMf, TT IIUIMV ?TUST. MCW TOUR OfTT.
For SdJe
Tract of 568 acres, 200 acres cleared, fa Spring Hill Section
of Lee County, on public road and R. F. D., two miles from
Smithville, and school and church, 4^ miles from Rembert
station on N. W. R. R.; 50 acres in fine long leaf pine tim?
ber, 300 acres in scattering pine and branch timber; tract
well drained, in good healthy neighborhood, rents for 16
bales cotton; has good 6-room dwelling, ceiled and plaster?
ed, large 2-story barn, commissionary,
smoke house and other outbuildings; 4
tenant houses. This place ought to
prove a bargain at the price. VI
Clty.and Country ?r% f\ ?-\ f a1"\ W\ ?fV If you have mo nc\ to
?s. R. B. BELSER, ff!w*S
Real Estate Broker.
SUMTER, :-: :-: S. C.
THE GROWTH OF SUMTER.
What the Tax Rooks Show In the Way
of Increased Valuation.
The City Clerk and Treasurer now
has his books ready for the annualj
payment of taxes. The assessments
for the c urrent year indicate the I
steady increase of taxable property.!
Within the limits of the city there are J
:io\v 307 acres and 1.653 building lots
valued at $575.S45; 1,760 buildings
valued at $914,025, making a total
real estate value of $1,489,8 7 J. Per?
sonal property, 1,148,889, brings the
grand total up to $2,638,759, which
will be somewhat Increased by the
usual list of "additionals." This prop?
erty stands In the names of 1.692
owners, besides 146 insurance com-1
panies, an average of $1,435 to each!
taxpayer, ranging from ten dollars *o '
$81,120. The total property returned
for taxation in 1898 was $1,368,460.
Since that time values have about
doubled.
How an ignorant man does enjoy
handing out information!
ALES AGENTS WANTED?$36 per
week or 400 per cent profit. All
samples, stationery, and art cata?
logue free. We want one perma?
nent agent in this locality for the
largest picture and frame house,"In
America. Experience unnecessary.
We instruct you how to sell our
goods and furnish the capital. If
you want a permanent, honorable
and profitable position, write
today for particulars, catalogue and
samples. Frank W. Williams Com?
pany, 1214 W. Taylor Street. Chi?
cago, 111. 10-11-?
FOR SALE?Abou; 130 acres of land,
near Gen. Sumter Memorial School;
100 acres open land; five tenant
houses. Address, R. M. Canty.
Dalzell R. F. D. 10-21-41
FOR RENT?My farm on the
White's Mill road, 4 1-f miles from
town; 146 acres; price 1*00 a year.
Neill O'Donnell. 10-7-tf
Which moat pitiful? A sister with
younger brothers or a brother with
older sisters?
Kodol
Stops Indigestion
Sour Stomach, Heartburn,
Belching, Gat on Stomach.
Go to your druggist, get I dollar
bottle of Kodol.
A nd if you can honestly say that
you did not receive any benefit
from it after using the entire bot?
tle, the druggist will refund your
money to you without quee&m or
dek*y.
Wo will then pay ftSdrug^i^t
the price of the first bottle pur?
chased by yuu.
If you knew as well as we
do how good a preparation Kodol
is, it. wouldtetnmsoessary forusto
guarantee a single bottle.'
But to let you know how pood
It is, as well as, w e know, we will
practically purchase the first bott le
lor you.
We know there are thousands
of persons who sulTwr from indiges?
tion and dyspepsia who would 1?
grateful to'u> for putting them In
touch With Kodol.
it Is w hy.
Furthermore, we know that
after you have used Kodol your
faith In the preparation will be
equal to ours.
This proposit ion wo make is not
alt ?ei her unselfish, but Is actuated
bv the knowledge, that the use of
kodol by you will benefit you as
well as ourselves.
How could we afford to make
auch an offer to t! e public.
And how could we afford to
PI> nd thousands of dollars to tell
vou about it unless we positively
KhJ? and were sure ot the merits
f 1 \ 1 '1
We couWhYt-lt would bank?
rupt us.
Please try it today at our risk.
Kodol digests all the food you eat
Bat what you want and let
Kodol digest it.
Rodol Is mode at the laborator?
ies of E. C. De Witt,A Co., Chicago
The 11.00 bottle contains 2*
times as much as the 50c bottle.
FOR SALE BY ALL DRWGGIaTW.