Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cut ct?iattSraian anb ^ontbnm. VtONCSOAY, DECEMBER 30.1908. ?I ?? PoMoflce ?c Sumter, 8. C? as SecondC. 'laee Mmtar. gF^g^W 1J- ' _1 . . NEW ADVKKTISKJbUINTS. The Bank of Sumter?A Prise Con Tbe Farmers' Bank A Trust Co.? la the. Nsw Tsar. Schwartz Bros.?Coat Sale. 0*Dona*U 4ft Co.?Happy New Tsar. Booth Live Stock Co.?Notice. Sumter Brick Work*?Early King COIton 8eed. PERSON AJ a Miss Martha Oourdln Is visiting Mrs. Jenkins. Mlsaes Maggie and Jess** Belle Rat* otrffe. of Lue know, are spending the koUdars with tketr uncle. Mr. W. T. Hall, on Salem Are. Miss Alice Stokes, of Lueknow, Is rtsitlag Mum Bra Hall, on Salem Ave. Master Ben Hodges, of Topensld. .. la visiting relatives In the city C C. Smith and Julius Smith have gone to Charleston to Spend the holidays with relatives. Mise Egter Gentry Is at home spend lag the holidays. Mise Edna Epperson'who Is attend? ing school at Wilmington, Del., Is at home spending the holidays with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. F. Epper? son. ltr. Lew K Hoyt of Jacksonville Is In the city spending the holidays with his parents. Mr. William Haynsworth Is at home from the University of South Caro? lina, to spend the holidays. Mr. Herbet Bell is at home from Clemeon to spend the holidays. Cadet Charles T?te?, of ths South Carolina Military Academy. Is at horns tor the holiday season. Mr. Hubert Oreen. of the University of South Carolina, is at home. Mr. I. Harby Moms of Chsrlotte. - has come home to spend the holidays. Mise Marguerite Cromer has gone * > New berry to *p? nd the holidays Ith her parents. Mies** Eltsabetfc *'' 8atterwhlte, -oulae Tendon, Abble Bryan, Irene Bryan, Louise Carson Oretus Pitts. Sarah Mellen. Lucllo R?ndle. Viva ~ mwidtey Tjbntse Mtmn y and Basis MoT ray who are attending Winthrop Col? lege are at home fcr the holidays. Misses Octavle Schweiin and Frank le Leseene are at home from Winthrop College. Mtae Emma Bruner has gone to her home m Orangeburg to spend a few days. Mr. C. Wilbur Cook spent the holi? day* at Bateeburg and Oreen vi lie with friends an<f relativen. Mise Lela Stub be, of Tampa. Fla. la vhatlng the family of & W. Stubbe. Mr. Nelson Bruneon of Orangebarg, spent Saturday In the city. Mise Ines McCullough. of Darling? ton, hi visiting Mr*. C. P. Oeteen. Mr. T. 8. Rogan, of Summerton, was la the city Monday on business. Mr. Ernest Orant and the Misses Whitney, of Wilmington. N. C. are the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Luclue Le Orand. Mies Davie la vislUng at Dr. 8. C. Baker's. Miss Hodgee, of Topefleld. Mass., Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Mark Reynolds. Mr. 8. W. Raffleld. of Salem, was In the city Monday. Mlea Emma Baker le at home from collage for the holidays. Mr. and Mrs. L. J. Markey are spending swbtle with Mr. Markey's parents st CUo. 8. C. f Anna Smith spent the week end In Columbia with friends and relatives. Miss Blolse Fagan and Miss Katie McKlever went to Charleston to visit friends and relatives. Mlea Belle Brlnkley returned Mon? day night from St. Charles. Mlea Percha McCullough, of Flat yRock. la visiting Miseee Mabel and Bdna Handle on Harby avenue. Mm. D. P. Kelly ta visiting relatives at Flat Rock, N. C. Mr. and Mrs. C. W. McOr?w ha\s returned from a short visit to rela tlvee in Orangeburg county. ' Mr. C. D. Majeewskl. of Palm Beach. Fie., and Misses Sadie and Lena Young, of Georgetown, 8. C, are spending the holidays with Mrs. Ltgon Allen, on Magnolia street. Mr and Mrs. R. H. Mason, of Greenville, Temas, are at home for the holidays with their parents, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Mason. Mrs. F. W. Werehan and children, of Florence, are at home with their parent* for the holidays. Mr. Jim Kennedy end Mr. J. Wil? liam Cox went to Columbia Tuesday. Misses Bertha Bultman, Ollis Del g?r and Bmma Bruner have returned from orangeburg, where they spent GMatmsn. LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. Prof. W. S. Schumacher is at pres? ent encaged In the organisation of a symphony orchestra, which will be composed of from twenty-five to thirty musicians. In ths orchestra will be all of his pupils, the cornetlsts. saxa phons and reed Instrument players of ths band, and a cellolst and a harp player from Columbia. This Is the most difficult work yet undertaken by Prof. Schumacher, but with the num? ber and efficiency of the musicians that he has to draw from, he expects a vary successful realisation of his present plans. About the middle of March he expects to give his first con? cert for ths benefit of the band. After February 1st the Opera House will be less like a cold atorage wart house than hsrstofore. t The Item carriers who are all school boys were more anxious for two days holiday than any other members of the force. Schwerts Bros' advertleement today Is a real substantial Xmas present to the ladles of Sumter and it la one that will be appreciated. The announce? ment of a cost sale Immediately after Christmas, when everybody will have tlms to ehop, will be a pleaaant sur? prise that to the grown folks will be the equivalent of Santa Claus' visit to the children. The residence of Mrs. E. A. Cut tlno. No. S06 South Sumter St. was entered by a burglar Christmas night and a pocketbook containing 911. a razor and a bunch of keys were stolen from the room of Mr. T. Connors Cut tino. Supervisor W. H. Seale will turn over the office to his successor. Mr. P. M. Pitts, Tuesday. January 4th, on which date the regular annual meeting of the county board of com? missioners will be held. Supervisor elect Pitta haa already moved In from his farm and la occupying the house of Ehr. Haakell Durant on Weat Hampton avenue. The dwelling house of Sam Mc Cleary. colored, situated about twp and a half miles northwest of this city, was burned Christmas evening about dark. McClarey aaved very little of hla furniture and household effects. The following party left on Sun? day night for Oxford. N. C, to attend the marriage of Mr. Alston J. Stubbs and Miss Louise Buchanan, which was celebrated at 10.30 a. m. Tuesday : Mr. and Mrs. C. E. Stubbs, Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stubbs. Messrs. C. Klvin stubbs. W. T. Rowland, John Row? land, of thla city. Lew R. Hoyt, of Jacksonville, Fla., and W. J. Peter kin of Fort Motte. City Treasurer Hurat la writing many tax receipts now, as the ruah la on. If the big Are gives Sumter a new street It will have done some good after all. Dr. D. R. McCallum. while out au? tomobile riding Christmas afternoon with his son. Mr. J. L. McCallum. was thrown from his seat by a sudden lurch as the machine turned a corner and sustained Injuries that kept him in bed for two days. In the schedule of the fire loss pub? lished yesterday no mention was made of the loss of Mr. McLellan. of the firm of Lee A McLelland. whose of? fice was burned. Mr. McLellan lost quits heavily, as his Instruments, books, papera and a number of valua? ble plats were deatroyed. NEW STREET PROPOSED. The Fire Opened a Way for Property Cut Off From Business District by Closing the Old Court House Square. The proposition waa made yester? day that a street 30-feet wide be opened from West Liberty atreet to Hampton avenue, through* the burnt district. The success of the plan Is conditioned upon city council's will? ingness to donate the lot upon which No. 24leel house formerly stood and the donation of the necessary right of way by other property owners. Some of the property owners have already signified a willingness to give the right of way, but there la some doubt about all of them falling In line. The pro? posed new street, while not an ab? solute necessity, would be a conveni? ence to a good many people and would, alao, materially enhanoe the value of the property that would have a frontage on It. It Is a movement In the line of prog? ress, and the city council should not hesitate to donate the reel house lot If other property owners give the right of way. It would be a good move from a business point of view for the reason that the new atreet would open up property that Is now shut off from the business district and la worth little in comparison with what It would be worth If It had a atreet frontage. The Increase in, tax? able valuea by the enhancement of the real estate and the construction of new building* on the new atreet would be worth more to the city than the reel houae lot. The property owners would be benefitted. of course, as their property would be Increased In val? ue hut what benefits them also bene? fits ths cliy * Bun THE CT ;A HE MONT MURDER. The Killing of Charlotte Baldwin Wae A Cruel and Deliberate Murder? The Woman Made a Desperate Fight for Her Ldfe. From The Dally Item, Dec. 24. The killing of Charlotte Baldwin col? ored, near Claremont on Tuesday af? ternoon, notice of which was publish? ed the duy the crime was committed, turns cut to have been a brutal mur? der, according to the facts brought out at tho coroner's inquest which was held yesterday. The direct testimony was very mea? gre and threw very little light on the circumstances of the murder, but other facts that were revealed by an examination of the scene of the crlms made it clear that the woman was cruelly butchered after a desperate struggle. The murderer waylaid the woman on the public road as shs was carrying a basket containing the week's washing of her employer. At this point there was evidence of a struggle and there was blood on the clothes In the basket, which was] found in the bushes by the roadside. The woman seems to have escaped from her assailant and fled into the woods but was overtaken after a chase of fifty or sixty yards. Here there were evidences of a still more desperate and prolonged struggle, the ground being trampled for a consid? erable space. There was blood on the fallen leaves and the woman's blood? stained apron was also found at this place. Again the woman's fight for life seems to have been temporarily successful and she escaped from the clutches of the fiend and fled in the direction of Mr Goff's house, which was the nearest habitation. She was overtaken in the road a short distance from Mr. Goff's house and the cries of the woman attracted the atten? tion of Mrs. Goff, who was the only person^ on the premises, and when -she went to the door she saw the man stamping on the prostrate from of his victim. The testimony of Mrs. Goff, which Is reproduced herewith from the notes of the coroner, Is the only testimony bearing directly upon the crime. Unfortunately for the cause of Justice Mrs. Goff did not recognize the man and did not see his features I clearly. As soon as the news of the murder spread over the neighborhood, Mr. Geo. M. Saunders, on whose place the woman lived made every possible effort to pursue and capture the mur? derer. He secured the bl >odhounds from the State farm to trail the man, but before the dogs arrived a large crowd of negroes and others gathered on the scene and the excitement was ao great that they could not be con troled and the trail of the murderer was obliterated and could not be fol? lowed by the dogs. Coroner Flowers saya that there Is no reliable clue as to the Identity of the murderer and until further evi? dence comes out the killing of Char? lotte Baldwin will remain a mystery. It la true that some of the neighbor? hood negroes claim to suspect a cer? tain negro man who lived not far from the scene of the crime, but no evidence sufficiently strong to warrant a charge of murder against him was brought out at the Inquest. Several brown stains on the back of his over? coat excited the suspicion of the ne? groes and at their request Coroner Flowers brought the overcoat, to this city for the purpose of having the stains examined to ascertain if they were made by blood. The fact of the matter is, it seems to be another clear get away by a murderer, and unless there is some clever detective work done he will never be apprehended. Three and possibly more murders havev been committed In Sumter county this year for which no arrests have been made. The testimony taken at the inquest was as follows: Claremont, S. C, Dec. 23, 1908. This Is to certify that I have this day examined the body of Charlotte Baldwin. I find one deep stab wound on left side chest, 2 inches above col? lar bone and six Inches from median line, one deep stab Into wind pipe, one deep stab on right side of neck, directly over carotid artery. Other smaller flesh wounda in front of neck and left ear. Hither of the above de? scribed wounds would have produced death. M. S. KIRK, M. D. 8tate of South Carolina. County of Sumter. Mrs. J. W. Goff being sworn says that on Dec. 22, about 1 o'clock I heard a noise In the woods near my house. Sounded like some one being choked. Went to door of house, saw man stamping on something on the ground. Man ran off, had on blue over? alls and very heavy shoes. Could not see his face. I knew Charlotte Baldwin. MUS. J. W. GOFF. Sworn to before me this 23rd day of December, 1908. The verdict rendered was: "The said Charlotte Baldwin came to her death from knife wounds in the hands of a party unknown to the Jury.' Coroner Flowers stated today that he had been Informed, but not offi? cially, however, that Warren Blanding, the negro suspected of having killed the woman, has been arrested on a warrant issued by Magistrate Reese, an affidavit having been filed with him charging Blanding with the crime. From the Dally Item, Dec. 28. Coroner Flowers reported that lie has had a careful examination made of the overcoat of Warren Blanding who was suspected of having killed Charlotte Bolden at Claremont, and that the Htains on it were not made by blood. Blanding was arrested Thursday and committed to Jail on a warrant charging him with disposing of property under mortgage. There Is no charge against him In connec? tion with the murder of Charlotte Bol? den. SEMI-WEEKLY NEWS AND COU? RIER. A Splendid Newspaper That Gives the News of the Whole World?Club Rates With the Watchman and Southron. Beginning with February 1. 1909, 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? scribers may take advantage of this this splendid combination at the pres? ent price, $2.00. Send in your orders now. Think of It a little. For the small price of $2.00 you get your own county paper once a week and a twice a week neyspaper that covers the news of the whole world both for one year. Published every Wed? nesday and Saturday, each issue of the Weekly News and Courier con? tains all the news of importance, not only of the day of publication, but of all the intervening days. The cream of the Associated Press News?tht greatest newsgathering agency In the world?and all important happenings in South Carolina are given, as well as striking editorial articles and stories of one kind and another. It has de? partments for men, women and chil? dren. It is a clean newspaper, and it it is a home newspaper. 12-2-tf TAX RETURNS FOR 1909. OFFICE OF COUNTY AUDITOR. SUMTER COUN? TY. Sumter. S. C, Dec. 6, 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. I Manchester, (Levl's), Thursday, Jan. 7th. Wedgefleld, Friday. Jan. 6th. Stateburg, Monday, Jan. 11th. Hagood, Tuesday, Jan. 12th. Rembert, Wednesday, Jan. 13th. Dalsell. Thursday, Jan. 14th. Gordon's Mill, Friday, Jan. 15th. M ayes vi lie, 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 fall 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 each and every case the number of the district school must be given. Every male citizen 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 polls, and except Con? federate soldiers 50 years of age, on January 1st, 1909. All returns must be made on or be? fore the 20th 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? alty of 50 per cent. J. DIGGS WILDER, 11-9 Auditor Sumter Co. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. Until wo can make arrangements for permanent quarters we will have offices In the office of Harby & Co., West Liberty street, where a repre? sentative of the company can be found at all times during business hours. Booth-Haroy Live Stock Co. 12-29-It- Iftw HAPPY NEW YEAR. We wish all our friends and patrons a Very Happy and Prosperous New Year, and take this opportunity of thanking them for their very liberal patronage during the past year, and we promise to do everything in our power to merit a con? tinuance of it during 1909. O'DONNELL 6 CO. i Is NTs te?ili Hal. 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. [9 sumter. ?9 south Carolina. H. STEVENS SONS. CO. MACON. GA. Sewer and R. R. Culvert Pipe, Farm Drain Pipe, Well Curbing, Road Drainage Pipe. Correspondence Solicited on all Lines Clay Goods. NOTICE. The annual meeting; of the Sumter County Board Commissioners will be held on Thursday, January the 7th, 1909. All persons having claims agal^t Sumter County, not before presented to the board will please file the same with the clerk of the board before Jan. 1st, 1909. J. R. SUMTER. Clerk to County Commissioners. 12-9-4t 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 at my residence, No. 224 E. Liberty street. C. P. OSTEEEN, M. D. 12-9-tf TAKEN UP TRB8PA88ING On premises W. M. Brown, one red butthead Cow. Owner ^ajust 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. EARLY KING COTTON SEED?Be? ing unable to plant cotton next sea? son will sell all the Early Kins Seed we made such a success with, this year. Price 50c. per bushel in quantity. Sumter Brick Works. 12-29-2t? FOR SALE?58 acre farm near Provi? dence. Apply to Clarke & von Tresc? kow, Camden, S. C. 12-16?4t. LAND FOR RENT?I have a two horse farm and two one-hors?a farms for rent on the Monaghan es? tate, with comfortable dwellings] and good outbuildings. Neill O'Dom nell. tf NQT|CE. A meeting of the stockholders of the Sumter Telephone Manufacturing; Company will be held at the regular annual meeting oh January 27th, 190S at 12 o'clock noon at the Company'a office. Sumter S. C, to consider and confirm a resolution of the Board of Directors decreasing the capital stock of said corporation from $100.000 ta $60.000; the additional $40.000 not being needed. By order of the Board. C. T. MASON, 12-2S-4t. President, j