The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, November 04, 1908, Image 2
OOi NCII. MFKT1NG.
tUt-tior-vi <>r Particular Importance
Tracvau io?. Hut t/umUslicd Burl?
iness) Wti* H-tsposcd or.
The l it) OHMfl met in regular
Ion October 17th. being called to
order at 7 o'clock, with the following
members present: Mayor Boyle and
Aldermen Barnett, Bultman. LJgori
suid Wright. Messrs. Stubbs, H. F
mod H. C. Heynsworth and Finn com?
ing la within a few rilnutes.
Mr. O. W. Iteardon presented a re
quest that a Are hydnnt be placed al
She corner of Oreen street and Kasl
Heiuptou avenue, same being urgent 1>
SbsoCeid for the protection of propertj
In that vicinity. The request wai
referred to th? Commlsaloners of Pub?
lic works, as have ksjerj similar re
sin sets
Jlr. Mulky asked permission to lo?
cate a phatograpb*rs tent on th<
He'lliiifn in. North Main street. Th*
sreqaeet was dented, as there Is an or
.sllaanoe forbidding the erection Ol
Swabs seid similar structures within
.the fire limits.
Mr. P. G. Bowman representing the
Uu inter Baseball Association, request?
ed permission to hold a carnival show
est the Hall Psrk Nov. 9th to 14th. for
SJds benefit of the Association. The
request was granted on the usual
terms 11 license fe?s being remitted
la favor of the Association.
"Che minutes of the last meeting
aware read am? approved.
.Ht. Raraett. for :he finance SC4SP
unit tee. reported, the approval of all
bills. Mis committee had met to con
atdsr the lease of the Opera House
sind had decided to recommend a live
jrsstr lease, which the lessee, Mr. Ahe
Rytteneb.g. desires substituted in lieu
of the three year Smtthdeal lease?
ajpon certain conditions. A form of
.lease, drawn by Mr. I. C. Strauss, for
Mr Hyttenberg. was presented for
?onstdetation. but as it did not con
Conn in sll respects to the conditions
a>rescr**>*d by the committee, the
wsfeole matter was referred back *o
the finance committee with power to
Mr. Bultman, for the Opera House
?committee, reported that the contract
flaw She plumbing had been awarded
Mr H. W. Hood, hut that he had
not eon no-need work. He asked that
an effort be made to adjust matters
ass to th ? besting plant so that It could
tss instilled before cold weather se;s
Stubbs reported for tlye Tree
Park Commission that the work
.of trimming trees had be-n dtscon
Mr Kernet t, for the special tele
-phone committee, reported that the
oommtttee had carefully innpocted the
petUtinn from subscribers requesting
permission be granted the com
my be Increase the rate on resi?
les telephones, and had found that
3ft oat of Its subscribers had slgn
?i the petition. Mr. Btubbs suggeste 1
Chat before the permission to increase
rate is formally granted Mr.
test), for the Telephone Company,
tss requested to put in writing his
pledge thst no tolls would be charged
?osj east of town business in connection
?wHS tines and exchanges owned or
controlled by the 8umter Telephone
company, vis: Blahopville. Summer
La, Manning. Mayesvllle, etc. The
esentmltte.? wis continued with Instruc?
tions to obtain the agreement In writ
lag thst t flat WOWrl in?; be charged.
Mr. fjJgon foff the pallssj committee
reported Chief of Pollee I h id l ord for
failure t . report t > the Mayor the c-4
ssape of a prisoner from the Hecorder's
?s?urt Chief I t idford was present
i%ad eapfslned the clrcumslunces of
th*. h-,it ? I statad that he had
aeoxWi an 1 w is mak'ng diligent effort
'Co capture the fugitlv?; he said thst
aba realised that he should have re?
port** the matter to the Mayor, but
fhei he hsd simply overlooked that
SMSter whtl* doing ev rythlng In his
poser to capture the man. Mr. Ligon
thst while the esc ipe ?>f the prls
tr was. in his opinoon, a matter
ras MbStjf * n ft i ( caslonally.
id la the gtfUslPssltabtSt he did not
issjre o?,;nf Bradford for the es
a, wt he did oacjaMet hit failure li
t?te isiii'f lliitp rapatt Is Ml superior
er a very serious matter, and one
i? ?.Moni 1 i of 1 .?d over llaht!v.
Trlie toSMPittCO made no recommenda?
tion, but It v.<4 th- 4entlment of the
essw.mltter* th it the n sjM not
sbe aim* ed to pass without it Imm a
reprimand to Chief I t idfo-d.
i bj sj e i in ,( \ii h t \ Heynes ortli
-s nw.iuti mi wai i lopted thai Council
t--.r ? i -.vl'h |..e . f t>, it chief Brad?
ford, ihtuugh a mistake In judgment
find fnl-d to rep irt the escape of a
iner to the Mayor.
>1r ligon r.-p.-rted the purchase of
uer uniforms an(| i-nps for the p-i
? n. r tti- o o<li Stuhh I Mr. H.
"h Paid he understood
ii ? ppJft)fM I ft Urssl Commlsslon
Whlte fi id ii t been Included In th*
|*T end asked for on explanation
I,Igor, . o 1 i unlfortn had not been
?w*W?d for Mr White for the same
restson th it n ? uniform h i I been <>r
^tarred f?*i Health Officer Iteardon?
weither ??f these officers is under
?sjsSjsdlrtlon of the police commit
?ad if uniforms are ordered for
i the order must come from the
street committee and the Board of
Health, respectively. He h id no ob?
jection to the city purchasing uni?
forms for these officers, but his com?
mittee had no right to take action in
the matter.
A motion that appropriate uni?
forms be purchased for these officers
wai adopted.
A batch of claims from the Sew?
erage Commission, amounting to about
$0,000, and covering the month of
September and part of October, wero
ordered paid.
The monthly report of the Water
Works Commission, showing receipts
of $1,101 and expenditures of $1,655.
was presented.
A letter from Gen. Manager Royall,
of the Atlantic Coast Line, in refer?
ence to the request of Council that
gates be Installed at the Manning avo
nue and Sumter street crossings, was
read. The suggestion of Mr. Royal
that a committee be appointed to con?
fer on the ground with Supt. Newell,
was adopted and Messrs, Stubbs,
Llgon and Finn were named.
The ordinance prohibiting the
blocking of street crossings by trains
was read and passed to the third read?
ing.
The ordinance for the protection of
grass plots and parks was passed and
ordered published.
The consideration of bids for the
sewerage bonds was deferred to th*"?
next mVetlng.
The request of Mr. Mulky that
he be granted a license for a "kick?
ing mule" exhibition was settled by
fixing the license at $5 per month.
A letter from Mr. C. H. Wilson,
protesting against the mutilation of
shade trees on Broad street by em?
ployes of the Electric Light company,
was read. On motion of Mr. Llgon.
the matter was referred to the Mayor
and Recorder for Investigation, who
shall take proper action as the facts
warrant.
A petition for an electric light at
the corner of Magnolia street and
Hampton avenue, was referred to the
street committee.
The installation of a sewer In the
rear of Law Range was discussed at
some length and was then referred to
the street committee.
Council then adjourned, having for
once disposed of all unfinished busi?
ness.
E. T. ATKINSON, JIL, KILLED.
Jumped Front rassenger Train at
Cane Savannah.
Coroner Flowers yesterday held an
luqest at Cane Cane Savannah Cross?
ing over the body of Mr. E. T. Atkin?
son. Jr., who was Instantly killed Mon?
day night about 0:30 o'clock by Jump?
ing from the passenger train that left
here at 9.05 o'clock for Columbia
The post mortem examination show?
ed that death was due to concussion
of the brain. The body was very
slightly mutilated, there being only a
few bruises on the face and body. The
Indications were that he fell on his
hr;.d and that death was almost In?
stantaneous. The verdict of the Jury
wa> that the deceased came to his
death as a result of attempting to
alight from a moving train.
Mr. Atkinson had been mencaby
unbalanced for a long time and h?id
? committed to the State Hospital
for the Insane for treatment, several
llegea, The fatal accident was clearly
the result of Mr. Atkinson's mental
condition and as no one saw him
*hen he Jumped or fell from th
train It will never be known Waether
his der.th was an accident or a dellb
r ite act of suicide.
The body was brought to the city on
the local freight yesterday afternoon.
DEATH.
Robert L. Cooper, Esq., the oldest
member of the Bar of Sumter, died at
his home on Church street last Thurs
: ) of paralysis. Mr. Corfper was
Striekel] with paralysis more than a
f\ ir ago, and for weeks his life hung
by a thread and his recovery was de
Ipalred Dt, He tlnally rallied and
after months of confinement to his
loom regained sufficient strength to
appear on tho streets occasionally, but
he never fully recovered. He was
again stricken down on Tuesday
morning and never rallied. The end
aast peacefully ad he feh asleep this
morning.
Mr. Cooper was a native Of Sumter.
?nd spent his earlier life hare except
when be was In the Confederate army.
He \\ ? ? a student In the Citadel Acad
. n i uh. a the war broke out In 1861.
>iid remained in the academy until
lift, in which year he wae graduated.
Immediately upon his graduation he
entered the service of the Confeder?
icy, ind e i1 ? member of the ('?
hi regulai army. Prior to his gradua?
tion, while a Citadel cadet, he was in
active service er Ith the cadet battalion
in several battles and eairmlehei In
and around CbarlCUton harbor. He
took part In the first battle of the
war, the bombardment of Fort Sumter,
and also \vh? n the Star of the West
was fired UPOn when Irving to relieve
the garrison of Fort Sumter.
At the dos?, of the war Mr. Cooper
returned to Sumter, read law, and
was admitted to the bar. During his
professional career he was associated
with the firms of Haynsworth, Fr?ser
& Cooper, Haynsworth & Cooper,
Haynsworth, Cooper & Fr?ser and
Cooper & Fraser.
The funeral services were con?
ducted at his late residence on Church
street at 11 o'clock Friday morn?
ing by Rev. H. H. Covlngton, rector
of the Church of the Holy Comforter,
of which Mr. Cooper was a communi?
cant and vestryman.
GETTING READY FOR THE CAR?
NIVAL.
llic Hall Grounds are Hein?; Put in
Condition for the Civic League Fes?
tival.
Dally Item, Nov. 3.
Work Is going on at the Ball
(Hounds, building the booths, stands
and platforms, and otherwise getting
the grounds Into shape for the festi?
val Wednesday and Thursday, after?
noon and night. The buildings will
be so grouped that they will form a
midway of considerable proportions,
and at night especially this will be the
?OOtlO Of brightness und gaiety.
The horse events Will be shown on
a track running around the diamond,
and both the grand stand and the
bleachers may be utilized to good
affect. Without doubt the horse show
will be a great success, and the num?
ber of entries Will be very large. Th??
prizes for the horse show are display?
ed in the window of the Stubbs Hab?
erdashery, and are very attractive.
Although not started till late to be
worked up, the Dog Show will have a
large number of entries, and will
prove to be highly Interesting to tho
lovers of canine intelligence and beau
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Dog Show.
In the list of classes for the dog
show, the class for collies was unin?
tentionally omitted.
Bitter your collie before Tuesday
night.
All dogs must be on the grounds by
3 o'clock on Thursday afternoon.
Bvcry dog must have a collar and
lend, and fierce dogs must be muz?
zled.
Price of Admission.
The price of admission will be 10
OCntS, except for the Horse Show,
when the charge will be 16 cents.
Bureau of Information.
There will be a booth Just within
the |t>tcs which will be in charge of
the Executive Committee, Mesdsmei
Beall, stubbs. Levl and Mood, who
will furnish alll Information desired.
MoHOgCn Chicken Stew.
The CftfS will be open at 1 o'clock
on Wednesday. Horse Show Day. and
a McKagen chicken stew will be on
the bill of fare. The Horse Show be?
gins promptly at 2 o'clock. Go early
and take dinner at the Cafe.
The Latest
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Patent, Tai
Me
Misses Security Sho
Boys Security Sno
American Gentlem*
American Lady, -
RECORDER'S COURT.
Two Blind Tigers Brought to Book
and Given Uio Limit.
The Recorder's Court had a crowd?
ed house Monday and the sitting was
unusually long. The two most Im?
portant cases weie those against
George Elliott and Lottie Pope, who
were charged with selling liquor.
Both were given the maximum sen?
tence.
The docket follows:
George Elliott, selling liquor in vio?
lation of the dispensary law; thirty
days or $30.
Lottie Pope, selling liquor In viola?
tion of the dispensary law; thirty days
or $30.
Adam Tindal, hitching cow on side?
walk; II,
Maria Washington, malicious mis?
chief; $2.
Prophet Anthony, assault and bat?
tery; twenty days or $10.
Rosa Dozier and Henry Lewis, dis?
turbance. Rosa Do/.ier, not guilty;
Lewis. $3.
Isaac Newman, drunk and dlsor
ly; $5.
Tim Republicans had watchers at
the ederal pols yesterday taking note
of the number who offered to vote,
but were denied the privilege, ow?
ing to the lJick of a reglstrat'oai cer?
tificate or tax receipts. This Indicates
that the usual contest of Mr. Lever's
election will be male. That $2,000
contest money allowed by congress is
is a powerful incentive to contesting
candidates.
Five negroes have been arrested in
Edgefleld on the charge of being im?
plicated In the murder of Abe
Barnes.
?Wood's Liver Medicine in liquid
form for malaria, chills and fever,
regulates the liver, kidneys and blad?
der, brings quick relief to biliousness,
sick-headache, constipation. Pleasant
j to take. The $1 bottle contains 2 1-2
I times quantity of the the 50c, eise.
1 First dose brings' relief. Sold by Si
I bort Drug Co. Sept-Sm
i a thief entered the store of H. G.
? Springheld in Greenville Saturday
j night ami stob? $118.
*Beefl Laxative Cough Syrup always j
brings quick relief to coughs, cold-,
hoarseness, whooping cough and all j
bronchial and throat trouble. Mothers
especially recommend it for children.
Pleasant to take, gently laxative. Sold
by Sibert Drug Co, Sept-Sm
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one of the notable things about
silence is its extreme distaste for
female society,
?To those afflicted with kidney and
bladder trouble, backache, rheuma?
tism. Pinnies for the Kidneys bring
relief In the first ?lose. Hundreds of
people today testify to their remark?
able healing and tonic properties. 30
days' trial $1. They purify the blood.
SoU by Sibert Drug Co. Sept-3m
Style Shoes
N
n and Gun
Buij.
Forgoes
es, $1.7? and $2.00
es, $2.00 and $2.50
in, $3 50 and $4,00
- $3 00 and $3.50
COMMITTEES FOR THE FESTIVAL
List of Those Who Will Be in
Charge of the Booths an<l Attrac?
tions.
Executive Committee?Mrs. H. W.
Beall, chairman; Mrs. Mitchell Levl,
vice chairman; Mrs. C. L. Stubbs, sec
l-etary; Mrs. R. S. Hood, treasurer.
Flower Committee?Mrs. H. G. Os
teen, chairman; Mesdames C. P. Os
teen, H. M. Sanders, H. M. Stuckey. S.
Y. Delgar, George Bruner, E. S.
Eooth, A. D. Harby, Miss Moneta Os
teen.
Horse Show Committee?Mrs. Nina
Solomons, Chairman; Mesdames J. M.
Knight, W. G. Stubbs, Archie China,
Abe Ryttenberg.
Ice C'fcam Committee?Miss Kath
erine Moses, chairman; Mesdames S.
C. Baker, H. M. Sanders, P. G. Bow?
man, Miss Minnie Mo.es.
Candy Committee?Mis. Perry
Moses, Ji*., chairman; Mesdames H.
W. Hood, Louis Lyon, Cooper, Miss
Isadore Teicher.
Gypsy Tent Committee?Miss Mar?
tha Wilson, chairman; Misses Edna
Tobin, Marguerite Cromer, Jane Pur
dy.
Electric Light Committee?Mrs. F.
A. Bultman, chairman; Mrs. C. G.
Rowland, Mrs. Agnes Bogin.
Old Hos.i Sale Committee?Mrs. W.
H. Ingram, chairman; Mrs. J. T.
Green. Mrs. T. H. Bid da 11, Mrs. W. B.
Burns.
Cafe Committee; Coffee and Sand?
wiches?Mrs. J. A. Mood, Mrs. W. B.
Murray, Mrs. J. H. Guthrie. Oyster
Committee?Miss Helen McLaurin,
Mesdames J. B. Duffle, C. W. King
man, L. B. LeGrand. Leila Mayes,
Williford. Chicken Stew Committee?
Mrs. W. W. McKagen.
Theatre Committee?Mesdames I.
C. Btrause, R. L. Wright. C. B. Yea
don, H. A. Mood, H. 97. Bennett.
Decoratton Committee?Mrs. Nina
Solomons, Mrs. A. Weinberg. Mrs. P.
G. Bowman.
Building Committee?Mrs. II. G.
Osteen, Miss Jante Mlkell, Mrs. M.
Levl.
Music committee?Miss Franceses
Teicher. Miss Ammie Teicher.
Cantata committee?Miss Theodore
Dargan, Miss Qeorgte Dargan, Miss
Da run p.
Tableaux ami Satuary Committee?
Miss Isabel Mays, Mrs. Agnes Bogin.
Mrs. y\ m. Bpann.
Moving Picture Committee?Mr. It.
N. Abbey.
specialties Committee ? Mr. Ed?
mund B. Murray.
Dog Show Committee?Mrs. G. L.
Richer, chairman; Miss Martha Wil?
son, Miss Jessie MolSS,
Advertising Committee?Mrs. M.
Levl, chairman; Mrs. H. s. Hood. Mrs.
C. Ii. Stubbs, Messrs. E. I. Beardon,
P. G. Bowman. H. A. Moses, H. R.
Vandeventer, R. N. Abbey.
It is important that those wishing
to help by contributing in any way
to tho needs of the committee should
comn unicate at once with the various
members of such committee. This Is
?spec ally true as to entries for the
Hors< 8h >a Flower Show ana the
Dog Show. This litter has just >?een
inaugurated, but from the number of
good dogs in town there i hoi.id Tk
no scarcity of entries.
What Would You Do?
?In case of a burn or scald what
wouia you do to relieve the pain?
Such injuries are liable to occur in
any family and everyone should be
prepared for them. Chamberlains
Salve applied on a soft cloth will re?
lieve the pain almost Instantly, and
unless the injury is a very severe one,
will cause the parts to heal without
leaving a scar. For sale by all drug?
gists.
A life of Sir Henry Irving shortly
will be published.
Sick Headache.
?This distressing disease results
fron a disordered condition of the
Btoriacb* and can be cured by taking
Chamberlain's Stomach and Diver
Tal lata Get a free sample at any
dru? store and try it.
new broom sweeps clean, but,
?Ian, it stays a new broom such a
litt e while.
H RECEIVED
New Catch Mackerel,
Pickled Salmon,
Anchovies,
New Edam Cheese,
Saratoga Chips,
Holland Herring,
Evaporated Apples,
Prunes, Apricots.
A Fresh Line of
Assorted Cakes
The Pure Food Grocers.