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Chr 00la:tl)in;m an? Soutbron _WIDNISOAY, OECEsloER 16.1908. staiered si u *> I'ottofllir ?t munter, S. C as IWmxhmI Chm Matter. ? ?-L . j? NEW M>\ERTISEMENTS. H L B. Wells?-Taken up. A. B. Stuckey?For Rent. U. rrank Wilson?Master Sales. The Bank of Sumter?Statement. Clarke A von Tresckow?For sale. BJrnle's Drue Stores?Oet the Habit. O'Donnell A Co,?Christmas Pres? ents. The Bank of 8umter?Things neces? sary The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co? Statement. PERSONAL. Ar. Oeo. I. Rlcker returned last Thursday from Charleston where he has been In attendance upon the Ma I eonlc Grand Lodge. Mr. Rloker was appointed Deputy Grand Master for this district. Dr. J. O. Muldrow of Darlington, was In the city Wednesday night. Miss Ethel Carson who has been visiting her brother and sister at Fort Robinson. N'eh, for several months, ha? returned home. Mr. J. Q. Du Rant spent Friday In the city. Mrs. Abe Ryttenberg has returned from Savannah where she has been visiting relatives. Mr. Frank McLeod of Lynchburg 'was here Saturday. His muny olid friends were glad to see him looking aa well as he Is at his advanced age. Mr. W. T. McLeod, of Lynchburg spent Saturday in town. Capt. R. J. Brownneld. of Catchall. was In the pity Saturday. Col. J. J. Dargan of Stateburg, spent Saturday In town. Mr. T. D. Du Hose. < f Mechanlcsvil'.e was In the city Saturday. Mise Moneta Osteen has returned from a visit to Columbia. Mr. Clarkson Ryttenberg after a stay of two weeks In the oily return* te New York on Thursday last. Mr. Lawrence Fraeer of Mechanics Tills was In town Saturday. Mise Orac? Mlxson, a most charm Meg young lady snd her sister, Mrs. M. J Spears, of Lamer, spent Friday M> oer city. Mr. and Mrs. L R. Williamson were hi- the city Monday. ^ Mies Helen Broughton returned Sat u| day from Wilmington where she has been visitin? friends. Mr J g, Tledals of Blshopville wss M th- city Mmday. Mi i.*->n M. Green, Sports Editor ol ibla State, spent Sundsy In the oll/ ?Ith his parents Mr. J. McF. Spnnn, Who is now lo? cated In Hendersonvllle. N. C, Is In th? city for a stay of two weeks. i. O. C. Scarborough, of Sum rton spent yesterday In the city. Miss Bettie Aycock. of Wedgefleld sp< nt yesterdsy In the city. \4r. J. C. Lanaham. of Summerton, ws? In the city yesterdsy. 1 i m< Coroner Flowers held sn Inquest Wtdneeday over the body of sn un? known negro man. who was found dead beside the track of the M. * A. divi? sion of the Atlantic Coast Line near Mr Charles Singleton's plsce about two miles west of this city. The body badly mangled but his features wste not disfigured and Identification wot Id have been f osslbje could any one have been found who knew the man In life. He wsn apparently about tl rears old. The only thing found I pockets wss a small Bible, snd there *** no meant of identifying I indies . ns were that he was i ? s train going west, but whet train and at what hour could uot oe nsnaf sales d. The proposed change of schedule of passenger train No. 63 between Co? lumbia and Sumter by cutting out all stops between the tvno towns Is In the iaterest of quicker snd better service and will Inconvenience few, If any, of the patrons of the railroad, as there Is another train Iceving Columbia Jud a half hour earlier. Wh*n the rail? road commission have fully Investigat? ed th* matter they will probably grant permsslon to the Atlam CnsUM Line to ch, inge the schedule. The mirk gf repairing the breaks In the Oakland avenue sewer pipes Is progressing sutlsfactot lly and it Is now hopr.i that the system will be com? pleted within the n?-\t few Th? negr?? man who was found dead wet Wednesday on the m. A A. It. R . tv o mih-s west of the city, was ne\er Identified. It Is supposed that he WS* s stranger In this section and ma;' hive fallen from u train on which ha wa? beating a ride. The force ?.f h ui I- | h it has l> i | trtmmliig shade tree* ander the dl recthm of the gtraat /in I park commis? sion bus about eomplel <d the work and ths tress sre now In better shape and hsvo s more presentable appearance thar tl y have had for years. If this work in systematically done each year the life of the trees wl be prolonged. Bell-Rlchartlson. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. 8. D. Richardson announcing the marriage of their daughter Edyth to Mr. Clyde Thomas Bell, December 25th, at Graham Baptist church, Brogdon. S. C. Invitations have been issued by Mr. and Mrs. Luther T. Buchanan of Ox? ford. N. On to the marriage of their daughter, Evelyn Lioulse to Mr. Al? ston J. stubbs. of this city, at the Baptist church, Oxford, N. C? at 10:30 o'clock a. m., Tuesday December 29th Marriage) at Plagah. On the afternoon of the 9th inst. nt the residence of Rev. T. L. Cole and by him, Mr. Frank Caughman of Smlthvilie, Lee county, to Miss Alin Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. T. S. Ross of this place. Quite a number of friends of the young couple wit? nessed the interesting ceremony. DEATH Mrs. Maria Reames Brogdon, wife of Mr. J. M. Brogdon, of c oncord died at the family home on Saturday after? noon after an Illness of several weeks, aged about thirty-five >ears. The fun? eral MlfU)M were held Sunday after I MM and the interment was made at Concord church. Mrs. Brogdon is survived by a devoted husband and s > wn children, the youngest of which is an infant. Josiah Bradley, white, the cripple who has been a famllar figure around the streets for years, as he went from place to place begging, died In the police office at the city guard house yesterday. He was stricken with a fit while on the streets that morning and the police being notified, he was taken to the guard house and a phy? sician summoned. He was in a dying condition and lived only a short time after being taken to the guard house. Bradley has been a cripple from in? fancy and was a street beggar all his life. His body was turned over to the Cralg Furniture Company and he will be buried at the expense of the city. MASONIC ELECTION. Claremoot Lodge Selects Officers for Next Year. At a regular communication of Claremont Lodge No. 64 A. F. M., held Thursday night, the annual elec? tion of officers was held. All of the officers were re-elected to serve for an? other year. They are as follows: W. M.?L. L Parrott. 8. W.?C. P. Osteen. J. W.?8. M. McLeod. Secretary?W. F. Rhame. Treasurer?Abe Ryttenberg. S. D.?R. C. McNeill. J. D.?W. W. McKagen. Stewards?Oeo. C. Tweed and one to be appointed. Seinlnole is taboo in certain circles In Sumter. Those who gave the wily promoters letters of endorsement, couched In the strongest terms, and stating that they "had made a thor ough Investigation of the plan, scope and financial soundness of the enter? prise," have good reason to feel sore, for they not only deceived themselves but dug a pit for the feet of their friends, v The football team of the Furman University Fitting School boys claim the championship of the upper part of the State. This team mado a com? mendable record this season, having played five games without permitting their opponents to score, but, as one of the games was a tie, the up coun? try high school champions are not quite In the class of the Sumter High School team, which played five games and won them all. The Sumter High School football team closes the season with a record that will be hard to beat. The team took past In Ave games and lost none. The total score of the team was 95? the total score of their opponents was t. Arno. : the teams defeated was the South Carolina University scrub, on which team three of the regular Var? sity eleven played. The Came Cocks are easily the champions of the State in the High school class O'Donn?'!! & Co.. have MIS Of tktS most unique and attractively decorat? ed show windows that the writer hu> ever seen. It Is a real Santa CllIM Window and the children will be as much Apte: esftl In this fe ilur, si the known ups will !??? In lbs articles mrl re illstlc u ork of the decorator. l oa sale?1| Bars term near Provl dftic?.. Apply t" Clarke ?j von Trsso BOW, Cjfmden. S. C. KM 6?4t. tor rent--Ont to horsi farms, highly Improved cotton land, near DolsOll Will also sell 6 1004 mules, 1 000 MtthSSl corn. 30 tons baled hay. A. \\. stuekev. 12-ll-ltem 11 W. & S. It. iwi> i or Ri'.nt?i have ? two horse farm ami two nne-hoise farms for rent on the Monaghan es? tate, with comfortable dwellings and good outbuildings. Nelll O'Don noll. tf LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. The Are department was called out yesterday by an alarm sent in from the residence of Mr. W. A. Bow? man on West Hampton Ave. When the hose wagons arrived at the scene the incipient fire had been extinguish? ed and there was nothing for the fire? men to do. A lamp exploded at the residence of Mr. J. W. McKelver early yesterday and but for the promptness of Mr. McKiever In smothering the flames with blankets there would have been a serious fire, as the blazing oil was scattered over the room and set fire to the mantle and the matting on the floor. In extinguishing the flames Mr. McKiever was slightly burned on his hands and feet, but the damage to the room and furniture was not serious. A ruta baga turnip that weighed over seven pounds was exhibited at this office a few days ago by Sam Oreen a colored farmer, who lives in the western suburbs of the city. Elizabeth Robinson, a four-year old negro girl, the daughter of Joseph ! lohinson, was burned to death in :~h nnnntown, a negro settlement in {hi Southern suberbs of the city yes? terday about 9 o'clock. The child was left alone in the house by her mother while she went to a neigh? bor's, and when the lire was discover? ed the whole house was ablaze and there was no possibility of rescuing the child, although an attempt to do so was made by those who arrived first on the scene. The nearest neighbor, a negro woman, stated that she heard the child crying In the house for some little time, but paid no attention to It as she had frequently heard It cry? ing. Having occasion to go to the door she saw that the Robinson house was In a blaze from top to bottom. She called to the neighbors for assis? tance but It was then too late to res? cue the child. The practice of sweeping Main street during the morning hours when the streets and stores are most crowded with shoppers should be discontinued. The streets should be swept at night, or early In the morning or late in the afternoon. **? While on his way home Saturday night about 10:30 o'clock Mr. A. R. Flowers was alarmed by the screams of a woman Just before he reached the corner of Hampton and Harhy avenues. He ran in the direction from which the screams proceeded and when he arrived in front of Mrs. J C. Dove's he found Mrs. B. J. Grler and her daughter, Miss Folsom in a state of terror and saw a man running toward Salem avenue. Making hasty Inquiries he was informed that a ne? gro had sprung out of the darkness and made a desperate effort to tako from Mrs. Grier a hand bag which she was carrying on her arm. She re? sisted with all her might and scream? ed for help. The negro did not de? sist from his attempt to secure the hand bag until he heard Mr. Flowers rurinlng to the rescue. As soon as Mr. Flowers wast^nformed that a robbery had been attempted, without waiting for details, he gave pursuit to the fleeing foot-pad, but could not suc? ceed In overtaking him. He followed the negro as far as the corner of Sa Jcm and Calhoun street, but there lost sight of h^im. This was. about the boldest attempt at robbery that has been committed on the streets of Sum? ter In years, and shows that the hold? up man Is a bold and desperate charac? ter to make the attempt where he did in th.? midst of one of the most thick? ly built up residence sections of the cltv and within a hundred yards of the home of Chief of Police Brad? ford. Mrs. Grler was very much ter? rified and unnerved by her experience with the foot-pad, and could give no satisfactory description of the man who attacked her. MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, In the case of Alston Westberry and Friday Kershaw against Robert Ramsey and others, I will sell at public auction, to the highest bidder, at the Court House In the City of Sumter, In the County and State aforesaid, on Sale Day In January, 1900, being the 4th day of said month, during the usual hours of -ile. the following described real es? tate, to wit: "All that piece, parcel or tract of land, situate and being in said County and State, containing one hundred acres, more Of lens, lying on tlie public road leading from Sumter court House via providence to Camden, and adjoining landl now or formerly of Ho- Batate ?'f Furman, .Joshua Myers, Henry W illiams and others; being the same land conveyed to me by said Al? ston Westberry and Friday Kershaw. the iii hi rlptlon of said premlsei in said deed of conveyance bring herein in? corporated Into and made a part 1 h. n ot' in nil respects." Tei ins of sale: one half cash, bal? ance on a credit of twelve months from day Of vale, the time portion to be SSCUrsd by the bond of the pur ohuser mid a mortgage of the premises ?Old, the bond to draw interest from the date of sale, the dwelling home to be Insured and policy assigned. The Judgment in this case has been heretofore assigned in part to Marion Moise as appears by the record here? in, H. FRANK WILr M u 12-15-St. TAKEN UP TRESPASSING On premises W. M. Brown, one red butthead Cow. Owner must prove property or the same will be sold at Sumter C. H.. S. C, on Dec. 29. 1908, at 12 m. H. L. B. WELLS, Dec. 14. Magistrate. 12-16-2t Messrs. Perry Moses, Jr., and D. D. Molse are circulating a list for sub? scriptions to the capital stock of a $50,000 trust company which is proposed to be organized in this city. It is said they have met with such success in their canvass for subscrip? tions that the organization of the trust company in the near future is re? garded as a certainty. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co., has an advertisement today that will be read with interest by holiday shop? pers. This company offers special in? ducements to those who are seeking presents that will be appreciated by their men friends. This advertise? ment may be the means of solving the problem-,i\Vhat shall I give him?" The Are department was called out Monday morning by an alarm sent In from lower Sumter street. The fire was in the outskirts of the city, out of the reach of the water mains and the hose wagons had a long run to no purpose. A small negro house, locat? ed beyond the cotton mill was destroy? ed. ..IM??W?W?Wi ?????1?? MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of a Decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case Of Andrew H. Dibble against John E. Harmon, Gertrude E. Rich? ardson and H. T. Edens, I will sell at public aution, to the highest bidder at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State afore? said, on Sale Day in January, 1909. being the 4th day of said month, dur? ing the usual hours of sale, the fol? lowing described real estate, to wit: All that lot or parcel of land situ? ate, lying and being near the western limits of the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, containing one acre, more or less, and bounded on the North and East by land form? erly of N. G. Osteen, now said to be of Burns, on the South by Hampton Ave? nue, and on the West by land of A. White, Trustee, for Mrs. Gertrude E. Richardson, being the lot.of land con? veyed to me by Mrs. Gertrude E. Richardson. Terms of sale: one third cash, the balance in equal installments of one and two years, the said cash payment to be applied to the debt of Mrs. Ger? trude E. Richardson and of Plaintiff herein, and a mortgage be executed by the purchaser for the balance unto the Master for Sumter County, at the rate of eight per centum per annum, payable annually, with privilege to purchaser of paying all In cash. H. FRANK WILSON, Master 12-15-3L rT?X RETOnIS FOB 19097 OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR. SUMTER COUN? TY. Sumter. S. C, Dec. 5, 1908. Notice is hereby given that I will attend, In person or by deputy, at the following places on the days indicated, respectively, for the purpose of re? ceiving returns of personal property and poll taxes for the fiscal year com? mencing January 1st, 1909: Tindalls. Tuesday, Jan. 5th. Privateer, (Jenkins* Store) Wednes? day. Jan. 6th. Manchester, (Levi's), Thursday, Jan. 7th. Wedgefleld, Friday, Jan. 6th. Stateburg, Monday, Jan. 11th. Hagood, Tuesday, Jan. 12th. Rembert, Wednesday, Jan. 13th. Dalzell, Thursday, Jan. 14th. Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jdn. 15th. Mayesvllle, Tuesday, Jan. 19th. Shlloh, Wednesday, Jan. 20th. Norwood's X Roads. Thursday, Jan. 21st. Oswego, Friday, Jan. 22d. The law requires that all persons owning property or In any wise having charge of such property, either as agent, husband, guardian, trustee, executor, administrator, etc., return the same under oath to the Auditor who requests all persons to be prompt in making their returns and save the 60 per cent, penalty which will be add? ed to the property valuation of all persons who fail to make returns with? in the time prescribed by law. Taxpayers return what they own on the first day of January, 1909. Assessors and taxpayers will enter the first given name of the taxpayer in full, also make a separate return in each township where the property is located and also euch and every caae the number of the district school must b 1 given. Every mal?' oltllen between the age of twenty-one and sixty years on the first day of January, 1909, except those Incapable of earning support from be? ing maimed or from other causes, are deemed taxable p'>iis. ami except Con? federate soldiers 50 years of age. on January 1st. 1909. aii returns must be made on or be? fore the 20 th day of February next. I Cannot take returns after that date and all returns made after the 20th day of February, are subject to a pen ??ltv of 50 nor pp?', i i JOS WILDER, dltor Sumter Co. NOTICE. The firm heretofore doing business under name of Mood-Osteen Infirmary was dissolved on Nov. 1st, 1908. Hav? ing disposed of my interest I will here? after have my office s.t my residence, No. 224 E. Liberty street. C. P. OSTEEEN. M. D. 12-9-tf All places of trade and traffic In Sumter?the dispensary included? will be closed Christmas day and the day following. NOTICE. The annual meeting of the Sumter County Board Commissioners will be held on Thursday, January the 7th. 1909. All persons having claims against Sumter County, not before presented to the board will please file the same with the clerk of the b >ard before Jan. 1st, 1909. J. R. SUMTER. Clerk to County Commissioners. 12-9-4t CHRISTHAS Keiser Cravats Holiday Shipment Rich Qualities Subdued Tones All-over Figures Large or Small Keiser-Barathea, bright all-silk, ? over fifty plain colors Fabrics Specially 'Woven Grand Prize St. Louiu World's Fair itV Quality, Workmanship and Style Baartt?ksf Handsome, New Models, from the Choicest Silks and Satins, in all the new Colors and Shapes, 10c to $1.50. H?fflers, Silk Suspenders, Bath Robes, Fancy Vests, Silk Lined Collar Boxes; Silk Umbrellas, Coat Sweaters, Sweater Vests, $1.00 to $3.00 $1.00 to $2.50 $5.00 to 10.00 i$ 1.50 to $5.00 $1.50 $2.50 to $7.00 $1.50 to $3.00 $2.50 to $4.00 OUR Annual Clearance Sale is never put on until after Christmas, but we are offering Special Inducements on all Suits, Overcoats, Rain Coats, Underwear and Hats. 'She DJ. Hier Hi Co. PHONE 166. SUMTER, S. C.