The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 09, 1908, Image 4
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~~*EOgtoDAY. DECEMBER 9. I90B~
Th?? Humtrr Watchman was found?
ed In 1 c>0 and Ihn True Southron In
lift. The Watchman and 8outhron
now ha* the oomblned circulation and
Influence of both of the old1 papers,
and Is n^nlfestly the best advertising
medium In Sumter.
Several farmers living within eight
or ten mil" - of this city have recently
made complaint that the money lenders
who operate in Sumter Interfere seri?
ously with their hands and are a great
annoyance to them. The negroes bor?
row money at an excessive rate of in?
terest, with no thought of pay day. and
when the collector gets behind them,
they take to the woods, expecting their
employers to pay them out of trouble.
It Is evident that the money-lenders
count on the same thing, for they are
oar else* about taking adequate securi?
ty, and It Is asserted, they seem to pre?
fer to have bogus security, so that they
can make a criminal charge against
the negro debtor and put him on the
gang whea he falls to pay ths debt,
with Interest added. A farmer can?
not afford to have his hands hiding
out la the woods when his crop
needs work, and in a majority
of cases he Is forced, in sslf dstence to
eettle with the shylock money lenders,
atonsy-leaders of this sort have been
driven ost of business In many cities,
' and If many more complaints are made
against them some steps will have to
be taken in Sumter to curtail their act?
ivities. As operated, the business is
Illegal, in that a usurious rate of Inter?
est Is exacted from a majority of the
borrowers, end. If some of the poor
devils who, sre forcsd to pay anywhere
from one hundred to one thousand
per cent, luterest per annum would go
Into court and expose the shylocks and
their method*, the effect would be
wholesome. According to common re?
ports there are hslf a dosen or more
persons eogsged In the ahylock loan
business la this city, while only two.
end these ?et the worst offenders by
a large majority, pay ths city license
tax Imposed on money lenders. Money
Isndlng Is a legitimate business, and.
where no more than the legal rate of
Interest Is charged. It Is a respectable
business, bat where fifty cents per
week Is exacted *s Interest on a loan
of tea dollars, the proceeding is just
robbery There ought to be some way
to stop ths business, but until there is
some sort of public guardian whose
duty It shall be to do sll those things
for the public welfare that It is now
nobody's business to do, ths shylocks
will cohtiaus to flourish as the green
bay tree, unless City Council should
follow In the footsteps of other cities
snd maas the license so high as to
be prohibitive, and on top of this offer
a substantial reward for evidence to
convict anyone engaging In the mono
lending business.
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NORTH * SOUTH CAROLINA II. R.
Now Going Over Part of the
Route.
The North A South Carolina rull
road about which the people In the
Pe* Dee section sre very much Inter?
ested is about 40 miles in length. The
line will have a tetn.lnal at Hamlet,
the line froiu Hamlet to ?Hbson. own?
ed by the Seaboard Air Line, having
been leaded. The Charlotte Observer
has the following account of the In?
spection of the line:
' I'hlv sew road traverses the finest
firming section thst Is to be found In
the State It is nothing unusual to
raise a bate and a hslf of cotton to
the acre. The far ners are Indepen?
dent, and It I? go extraordinary sight
to see from six to une hundred bah a
lying Is their yard* They are deter
ndned to held for better prices. The
new rued will aid very much in tie
matfilsl development and will furnish
an outlet to the naln line of the Sei
board. A double dally passenger ser?
vice will be operated from Hamlet to
McColl and tho ?'hedule will be In
force by Christina*. The rails have
already kffii laid as far as McColl,
and four cars were loaded with cotton
snd ?iiipped out Tuesday, this being
the first shipment over the new line.
It Is ssves an | m#-half miles from
Glh- ?n to McColl uhI ibout the sane
distance from the latter place to Clio.
Fr< n? Clio to Dillon Is 20 miles.
"Ths ist mers along the line have
given right of wsy. with a few ex
ceprtoiu. The first rssl obstacle thai
the pmmoters of the now enterprise
rrcmntt-red wss when they nach. I
the loJanMtOeaat line at KeColl, Mr.
J. i:. Hancock, the superintendent of
th?- it cM.il t . i i. w is r?i bidden to
crons. He Immediately moved a large
fort? of hands on between McColl and
Cllr and Is prosecuting the wo k of
grating snd laying rails. In the m?an
t)m? the Coast Line propln are vlgl
lsn:ly guarding the crossing for fear
that the new line will cross between
suns. An engine Is kept standing at
the point where the gOW line proposes
to ross, and I large force of men Is
kept on the grounds In ease of sn
fgaleegggjcy Mr do ?>ii ,\<>*t ggf i an
got earned very much about the mat?
ter but says he will bide his time and
croM when the proper time cornea;
und he Is showing his faith by his
works, as he has about 200 men on
the other side hard at work complet?
ing the >lne to its destination.
IIISTOIUC HOUSE DESTROYED.
Malvorn Hill, Famous Old Colonial
HciUleiuo In Charles City County,
V trginia.
Kichnond. Va., Dec. 4.?Malvern
Hill, the historic colonial residente in
Charles City county, Virginia, 17 miles
below Richmond on the James river,
belonging to William P. Hall of New
York, was completely destroyed by fire
this morning. Mr. Hall was entertain?
ing a party of friends from New York
who were out shooting at the time,
leaving Mr. Hall alone when the flre
was discovered.
Malvern Hill house was built by
Oov. Randolph 270 years ago. It was
occupied at one time during the Rev?
olutionary war by Oen. LaFayette and
the farm was the scene of the battle
of Malvern Hill, the last of the Seven
Day's fight during the Civil war. Mr.
Hall had owned the place about 20
years.
DEATH OF MR. J. P. WOODWARD.
Blshopville Loses One of Its Most
Prominent Citizens.
Rlshopvtlle, Dec. 4.?Mr. J. F.
Woodward, who has been prominently
Identified for many years with the In
Interest of this town and community,
died yesterday afternoon of apoplexy,
aged 63 years.
Mr. Woodward was reared near
Blshopville, where his people have
lived for generations. He was a Con?
federate soldier, having entered the
service as a boy at 16 years of age. At
tht> close of the wur he attended the
schools at Blshopville. and upor.
reaching his majority began hu life
work of farming in a small way. For
the past eight or ten years he has lived
In the town of Blshopville.
Mr. Woodward was remarkably si c
eefsful as a business man. By his hon?
esty, good Judgment and industrv hr
accumulated quite a fortune.
He was prosident of the Bank of
Blshopville and was one of its organ?
isers. He was connected with various
ether enterprises In this town.
He was a lifelong member of tho
Methodist Episcopal church and v.*as
a
for many years a steward and trustee
of this church.
He will be very much missed in this
neighborhood where he had vary I
many warm friends, lie Is urvlvcd by !
his son, Mr. Hosea W. Woodward.
The funeral services were held at
the Methodist church by Rev. P. A.
Murray, and his body laid to rest at
the old Piedmont burying ground.
Resolution of Respect to the Memory
of Roliert L. Cooper.
At a meeting of the directors of the
Bank of Sumter. Dec. 3. 1908. the fol?
lowing resoltulons were unanimously
adopted:
Robert L. Cooper, Esq., a member,
of the Board of Directors of the Bank/
of Sumter. having departed this life on
the 29 day of October. 1908. after a
protracted illness, and the said board
desiring to express in fitting terms their
appreciation of the character and
worth of their deceased collegue,
therefore be it
Resolved, That In the death of Mr.
Cooper, the bank he served so iong
and so efficiently, has lost a valuable
and faithful official. The City of
Sumter and the State of South Caro?
lina have lost a worthy and patriotic
citizen, who In every day life, as he
moved among his fellowmen, exempli?
fied In his conduct and demeanor,
those attributes which cAmblne to
make the upright, courteous gentle?
man: and who, in time of danger to
the liberty of his State, hesitated not
to lay aside the peaceful pursuits of
the student; and bravely draw the
sword In defense of those principles
of government which he, in common
with his fellow citizens, held to be
right.
K?'?joIv?m1. That these re oluti ins be
spread upon our minutes; that tin y
be published in the elty papers; and
that a copy be sent t<> his surviving
relatives, with as-tiraitc.- of our sym?
pathy In their sad bereavement.
iv <\ Hayneworthi
Secretary.
Rev, w. B. Dunenn pastor <>f the
First Methodist ohnrch, preached hli
hut sermon Sunday and gOSS to the
Bethel shuroh In Ohnrleeton. R v
Dunonn, during his stay in Sinnt, r h n
made a ho t of friends who regtet t'?
loam that he will leavo the elty. Rev,
Hook of the Bothol church ?.f < -ha
!?-ton win gnooeod RsTi Duncan.
H. STEVENS
MACON.
Sewer and R. R. Culvert Pi
Curbing, Road
Correspondence Solicited o
MASTERS SALES.
A rTnmher of Tracts of Heul Estate
Sohl Under WottCVOMWK,
H. Frank Wilson, Esq., Master for
Sumter County sold at auction Mon?
day, at the court house, under order
of court the following parcels of real
(state to satisfy Judgments obtained
In foreclosure proceedings.
Maude C. Solomons vs. J. Wesley
Gamble, et al. Lot No. 1, Haynsworth &
Haynsworth, attorneys, $10; lot No. 2
Haynsworth & Haynsworth, attorneys,
$10; lot No. 3, Haynsworth & Hayns
worih, attorneys, $10.
M. Moise vs. Bbeneser Wells, the
Equitable B. & L. Association. Parcel
A, If. Moise, $90; parcel B, M. Moise.
$51; parcel C, Iff, Moise, $541; parcel
D, M. Moise, $10; parcel E, M. Moise,
$50.
Enterprise B. & L. Association vs.
Eliza Robinson and Equitable B. & L.
Association. Lee & Moise, attorneys,
$200.
W. S. Manning vs. Sam F. Osteen.
Lot No. 1, Haynsworth & Haynsworth.
attorneys, $1,125; lot No. 2, Hayns?
worth & Haynsworth, attorneys, city
lot. $2,230.
Henretta D. Sexias vs. The Home
Fertilizer Works. Tract No. 1.
Moise, $706; tract No. 2, M. Moise,
$211; tract No. 3, M. Moise, $310;
tract 4, M. Moise, $10; tract No. 5, M.
Moise, $321.
Enterprise B. & L. Asociation vs.
Mt. Harmon Union Reformed Metho?
dist church. Lee & Moise, attorneys,
$82.50.
M. Moise vs. Matthew J. Geddes.
Clare Qeddes, et al. M. Moise, $286.
J. M. Spann vs. C. P. Ragin and H.
W. Luclous. R. D. Epps, attorney,
$110. i|
Hugh McLaurin vs. Frlerson Mack,
Joseph Mack, et al. Lee & Moise .at?
torneys, $51.50.
H. D. G. Williams vs. Wisdom D.
Gass, Jr., and James R. Ligon. J. R.
Ligon, $710.
J. H. Clifton vs. Simter Nixon. J.
H. Clifton, attorney, 125.
M. Moise vs. Wade H. Troublefleld,
et al. ? Lot No. 1, M. Reynolds, attor?
ney, $2,000; lot No. 2 R. C. Burress,
$300.
Harby & Co., vs. Sarah DeLeon
Larry DeLeon, Henry J. DeLeon, D.
D. Moise, attorney, $200.
NO HOME GUARD IN IT.
Must be a Confederate Veteran or Not
a Member.
At the meeting of Camp Hampton
last night a resolution was offered and
passed for a general revision of the
rolls and investigation of the records
of all now said to be members of the
camp. The discussion brought out the
fact that one of those who has attend?
ed meetings of the camp had also filed
a claim with the federal government
for cotton destroyed during the war.
The claim amounted to about $60,000
and was afterwards reduced to about
$20.000.
It appears, however, that an affi?
davit must be made that the party fil?
ing the claim had not taken up arms
against the Union in the "War of the
Rebellion." The member interested
signed the affidavit and as a result his
record between 1860 and 1865 v/lll be
Investigated more carefully than at
the time of the organization of Camp
Hampton, which Is an outgrowth of
the Confederate Survivors' association.
?The State, Dec. 5.
LYNCH BURY, VA., GOES DRY.
Saloons Voted Out In Local Option
Election Held Saturday.
Lynchburg. Va., Dec. 5.?Lynchburg
voted against liquor license today by
a majority of 195 In a total of 1.958.
The election was without disorder and
had feeling was suppressed. The oniy
unusual feature was coffee and prayer
rooms, maintained by W. C. T. U.,
near each precinct; all day prayer
?ervloe at one church, and marching
and singing of 250 well organized
children. There seems to be no chance
Of a eontest, and if not the thirty-four
Saloons Will close March 5, next.
The druggists of Columbia are cut
tin;; prices 011 patent medicines.
The total sOhoo] enrollment in South
Carolina r??r 1908 is 391,615.
a voung woman itreci vender In
Gaffney ohastlsed a young man on
the streets of that city because he
ke dlsparlrigly of her wares.
The United Statei department of
agriculture has decided to operate an
agricultural department In connection
with Sterling C< dlege In Greenville.
> SONS. CO.
GA.
i>e, Farm Drain Pipe, Well
Drainage Pipe.
n all Lines Clay Goods.
SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS AND COU?
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Beginning with February 1, 1900,
the combination price of the Watch?
man and Southron with the Charles?
ton Weekly News and Courier will be
raised to $2.25 a year. Two months
remain in which new and old sub?
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j striking editorial articles and stories
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dren. It is a clean newspaper, and ft
it is a home newspaper. 12-2-tf
A collie dog in Rock Hill went mad
the other day and bit a number of
other dogs.
CASTOR IA
The Kind You Have Always Bought
For Infants and Children.
Bears the
Signature of
Cecil's Business College.
1909 Term Begins January 4th.
All who expect to take advantage of the Covrses should enter
during the first week. The school h< re Is a 4 r? <1 the beet
reference we can offer the public is the t* >t mi rj> ul mr stsdeoti.
Competent Bookkeepers and Btfitogctppi re ?ie in de?
mand, and we aid oar students in leoaring Rood positions.
Our terms are liberal, and our system- the hi t to be liad?
Sadler-Rowe's famous "Budget System" fur Bookkeeping, and the
latest revision in Pit mam for shmthaud.
Call and investigate for yourself.
Cecil's Business College.
Over Folsom's Jewelry Store. Sumter, S. C.
fi
Car Cotton Stalk Choppers,
Disk and Two Horse Plows,
Fresh Car Horses and Mules,
Car Lime and Cement,
Two Cars Shingles and Laths,
Two Cars Fire Brick and
Hard Wall Plaster.
sumter.'
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south Carolina.
Sibert'sl Siberfs?
ENJOY the Advantages of Early Christmas Shopping?We are open?
ing Christmas Goods every day, all of them are high-grade, the
Best money can buy. Come and select what you want for Xmas
before the |
Nice Things are Picked Out
We can give you more time now than later?Many things here
that you can't find elsewhere.
LEATHER GOODS.
We liuve many Fine Ladies' Hand
CANDY.
TOILET SETS.
A full line of Fancy Candy In all Our line of Toilet Sets of all kinds
Bags in all Colors, Shapes a04 Prices ?law boxes and Baskets. Boxes:
fron
$2.50.
to the Handsome Alligator Bags at $12
Pocket Books,
Card Cases,
Bill Books,
and many others.
50c to $7.50.
Baskets from
$100 to $10.00.
All this Candy is Guaranteed to be
as good or better than any you can
' buy.
is much larger tlian ever.
Silver Toilet Sets $5 to $20
Eboaotd sets 2 to 25
.Ma 1 lioniv Sets 1 to 10
Military Sets 1 to 10
Shuving Sets 2 to 10
We have a Large Stock of Mirrors,
Ranging In Price from
50c to $10.00.
You will find a large stock to select from. Write for information
Everything Guaranteed, and can be returned if it doesn't suit.
SIBERT'S DRUG STORE,
W. W. SI BERT.
8 South Hain Street.
Telephone No. 283.
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HOME MADE MEAL.
Use Home Ground Meal and Avoid Pellegra.
e have installed a first-class mill for grinding Meal, Grits,
Etc., and are prepared to grind for the public. Will grind
at any time you send a peck or more. Our outfit is run
by electricity and it is no trouble to start. : : : . : : :
Send Your Corn to the Power House and Have it Ground While You Wait
Sumter Ice, Light ? Power Co