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WEONEoOAY. FEBRUARY 10, 1909. Cninml at tlie Poetofticv at Sumter. s. C.t mi Second Class Matter. a ..? M.W VIlVEKTISKMUXTa T. J Klrven - Moneymaker Cctton. Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.?Uine. Cement. PERSONAL. Mra W. lt. Fluvl and Mise Sadle riud of Stateburg, were In the city Wednesday. Mrs. William Bsattle of Greenville Is visltlni her daughter. Mrs. H C. Hayneworth. { Mr. J. F. Bennett, a prominent bus? iness man of Dillon, has decided to make his home In Sumtcr, am! has rented one of Mr. J. P. Booth's houses on Salem Avenue. Dr. H. T. Abbott, one of the oldest residents of this city, has been quite sick at his home on Washington street for ths past week or ten days as tho result of a stroke of paralysis. Mr, Leonard Blumberg, of Milwau? kee lb visiting; in the city. Mr. T. C. Strauss has returned from a buslnea trip West. Mr. J. H. Chandler has returned from a business Vlp to New York for the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. Dr. and Mrs. H. M. Stuckey went to Blshopville Saturday to attend the fu? neral of Mrs. J. Ed. Stuckey. Mr. A. W. Croswell and Mr. Jas. R ZJgon. registered at the Herald Square He is 1. New York, Feb. 3rd. Mra. M. P. Cordes has returned from Charleston after a stay of sev ee%] weeks. Co! J It Muldrow of Salem, was m the city Frldto. Dr. Walter Cheyne left on Mon day morning on a trip to Rock Hill Torkvllie and Gaffney. where he will lecture In the Interest of the Antl Tuberculosis Association. Representatives Fraser, Stubbs and Dick, who spent Sunday at home, re tamed to Columbia Monday. Mr. Kills Law, of Elliotts, spent Mtnday In the city. Mr. W. L. Sanders, of Stateburg was in the city Monday. Mr. Wlndom Vanning has received noclce that he successfully passed the en ranee examination for West Point fhe? >?* ^?r>~~?'.- rfp^n1 Mf. William L A old has roulghed h portion with rhino's Dru,* Store, and left Monday for Blackvdl*. where he has accepted a similar position. Master Harry Stroman, of Orange burg county, Is spending a few days in ths city with Mr. C. W. McOrew. Mr. w. R. McLeod. of Paxvllle, was in the city yesterday. Col. W. D. Scarborough, of Dalsell. spent Monday In the city. Dr. Frank Williams, of Johnston, has accepted a position with Hearon's Pharmacy. . MARRIED. .\ r. J. McF. Spann, ofr Henderson ville. N. C. and Mrs. Grlmsley were married at Clinton on Tuesday, Feb. mi Bruiiwm-Doyle. ? 9 Miss Willie Burtelle Br.mson and Mi' Walter L. Boyle were united In anurr!a,<e In the First Baptist church st I p. m. Wednesday. Rev. C. C. Btown performing ths ceremony. Tho church, which was very tastefully and 4 rilstlcally decorated with palms, ferns, pot plants and smllax vines, wiis crowded to Its fullest capacity with the many friends of the popular young couple. The fair young bride, who was at t'.red In a lovely gown of white mas aallne satin, entered with her msid of honor, Miss Pearl Ivy. of Tlm rllle, who wore a dress of blue kilns satin, while the groom was aeeempanlcd by bis best man, Mr. Klstler Breed en. of Bennettsvllle. The other attendants were Miss Martte I and Mr Covlngton Woodley, Miss (.aura CaTT and Mr. Roy St m ton. Miss Daisy Flaher and Mr. Ma? reen D. Jackson. The ushers were: Msesrs. John Woodley, 8. F. Stoude mlre, Rlley Bradham and Ben Brog don. Litt e Dorothy Schilling was the ring-be resr. Immediately following the cere? mony a reception was held at the resi? dence of ths bride's parents, Dr. and Mrs. John I. Prunson. for the bridal party and a n imber of the Intimate friends of the young couple. Mr. and Mrs. Boyle left on ths 9:10 train for Washington. D. ('.. where they will spend the hone-moon. They were ths recipients of many handsome and useful gifts from their friends and tho heartiest and slncerest congratula? tions from all who know them. " 'My Own United States" Is pro Ipoeed as ths best national anthem.' Words and music, ws suppose, by John D. Rockefeller.?Boston Jour DEATH. Mrs. J. Ed Stuckey of Blshopvllle | died Wednesday in Richmond, Va.. | hove she was taken on Friday for treatment. An operation was per- ? formed on Saturday morning and al- j though her condition was recognized ! as extremely serious it was hoped that I she would rally from the operation | and recover. The body, accompanied by Mr. J. Ed Stuckey, and Dr. H. M. Stuckey left Richmond that night en route to Blshopvll'.e, where tho funeral was held Sturday morning ing. Mrs. Hattle A. Tisdale, aged 55 years, wife of Jas. O. Tisdale, and daughfl^f the late Capt. C. C. White cf Charleston, died at their home on Chestnut street at 11:05 o'clock Thurs? day night and was buried at the cemetery here at 4:30 Friday af? ternoon, Feb. 5th. She leaves her husband and five children, three sons. Louis, Eddie and Burnees, and two daughters, Misses May and Sophia. She had been 111 and helples for some months. John D. Cralg. Mr. John D. Cralg died at his home on North Main street Monday morn? ing after an Illness of several weeks, aged 77 years and one month. Mr. Craig had been continuously engage! In business In this city for more lhan fifty years and was the oldest business man of Sumter. He came to this city in the/ 50's from Columbia, where he served his ap? prenticeship under the late O. M. Berry, and at once established him? self In the furniture and undertaking business, which business he conduct? ed on his own account until a few years ago when it wae reorganized as a stock company with Mr. Craig as the largest stockholder. There Is not now In existence a single firm that was In business here when Mr. Craig came to Sumter, he and his business having survived all contemporaries. Mr. Cralg was an upright man, a good citizen and a devoted member of the Methodist church, of which ho had been a member for many years. He leaves no Immediate family, his only child and his wife having died a number of years ago. The funeral services were held in the First Methodist church at 4 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. DEATH OF MRS. LeGRAND. Was a Native of Sumter?Hud Long Been an Invalid. Mrs- Hannah DeLorme LeQrand, wife *of Mi. J F. LeGrand, died ot her residence or. Hampton slrct Xhuredaj afternoon. The funeral aei vices were held at Bethel church, four miles from Columbia, at 4 o'clock yes? terday afternoon. Mrs. LeGrand had been a patient sufferer for many years. She Is survived by her hus? band, J. F. LeGrand. and four chil? dren?three girls and one boy. She was a native of Sumter and was high? ly esteemed.?The State, Feb. 6. Baraca Banquet. The Baraca Class, an undenomlna ti mal fraternal organization With headquarters at the First Baptist Church, whose chief purpose is the work of young men for young men with the study of the Bible as an im? portant feature, will gi\? a banquet in the dining room of the First Bap? tist Church on Tuesday night. Feb. 2 3d Instant, at which the ministers of ;he city will make short speeches up? on the following subjects: The Birthright of an American Boy ?Dr. Brown. Christian Manhood?Rev. Duncan. Choice of Associates?Rev. Satt? r whlte. Danger of Evil Companions?Rev Marion. Conscience--Rev. Wilson. Mnn's Lore for Mankind?Rev Hook. Woman?Rev. Covlngton. A Fleasunt Sociable. A very pleasant sociable was given Friday night at the hospitable home of Mrs. Murray Nelson on North Church street. The Misses Nelson are conducting a dancing school, and the following young people were in? vited to attend. Music for the occa? sion was furnished by the talented Misses Nelson, ably assisted by their mother, and Mr. Upshur. Those at? tending were the folowlng young ladles and gentlemen. Including schol? ars: Misses Aline Martlnlal. Lizzie Hodge, Katie Hodge, Bertha Owens, Alice Owens, ?- Owens, Daisy Burgess, Llllto H. Grogorle; Messrs. DeSanssure rpshur, Walter Cook, James Bryan, John B. Moore, S. Murray Nelson. The chaperones were: Mrs. M. S. Bur? gess. Mr. and Mrs. M. DeVeaux Moore, Mrs. Henry H. Gregorle, Mrs. Louise McCellan. A very pleasant evening was enjoy? ed by all and I hear that It will be re? peated In the near future. An ounce of silence Is worth a peck ot trouble. log'aFj news paragraphed. Reins of interest (?inhered hi and Around the City. The Atlantic Coast Line Is having the grounds around the passenger stathm tilled in with clay and gravel. But there is nothing doing in the di? rection of putting up a shed to con? nect the depot with the umbrella shed. When the administration building ban been completed and paid for the city may be in a position to do some? thing toward the improvement of the Main street paving. The macadam is In bad condition and growing worse steadily. Maybe the city hall, which is apparently no longer needed, can be sold and the proceeds applied to street paving, or use! to pay off the money borrowed from the banks to complete the sewerage system. The city hall property can be, at best, no more than a 4 per cent Investment, while the city Is paying 7 to 8 per cent discount on bonwed money. Sumter people wr o stay at home I this summer will not be destitute of means of amusement, despite the possible lack of baneball. The out? look now is that th*re will be three places of amusement open throughout the summer. The Lyric, the Savoy I and the new vaude\ille theatre and I the Rolaway Skating Rink. Up to February 1st City Treasurer I Hurst had written about 150 more taxi receipts than to the same date last I year. The collection of city taxes I has been larger this year than ever I before and there are fewer delln-1 quents on the books. The strict enforcement of the ordl- I nance requiring all sewer connections I within the nre limits to be made be fore May 1st will keep the plumbers I busy for the next three months. There are still a few business men I in Sumter who claim to believe that I advertising does not pay. They should I ask some of their successful and pros- I perous competitors about It. David Sanders, colored, who escap- I ed from the chalngang about three I years ago, was captured On Monday I by Officer Williams, of the police force. The arrest was made at the I house of Sander's mother, who lives I near the water works pumping sta- I tion. It has been reported that San- I ders died shortly sPfter his escape and I his capture was somewhat of a sur prise, especially to Sanders himself. I who Imagined that having been free I sd long, he was safe from pursuit as I I as he kept in hiding. He has I tin about twelve months to serve on I the gang. The County chalngang has com- I ineuced work on South Washington street and this street will be graded and clayed from Liberty street to the I Intersection of Dingle. The chain- I gang will be working in the city for I several weeks, repaying the labor that j the County owes the city for use o: I city convicts. It is slated that the city lot on East I Liberty street upon which it is pro- I posed to build the administration I building (fire department headquar- I Mrs, city offices, city prison, council I chamber, etc..) may not be largo I ein,ugh for the proposed edifice and I it may be necessary to purchase ai. I uujaccnt lot located In the rear of the I let upon which No. 3 hose wagon house HOW stands. There Is also talk 1 of modifying the plans for the build- I ing. and instead of making it a three story edifice, with the c'ty I prison on the third Moor, to put up a | two story building for fire department headquarters and city offices and have I a separate building in the rear for the city prison. This may cost consider? able more money, the price of the ad? ditional lot taken into consideration, than the first idea, but will be bet? ter than to have the prison on the I third floor. Think what ^ it would mean to the policemen to ha\^to lug I drunk prisoners up two flljKs of stairs! ! Connections are now being made with the western division of the sew ? : age system, permission having been I given by City Engineer Lee several days ago for the first connection to be made. Mr. W. D. Woods, who is superin? tending the Improvements on the Court House grounds, is going right ahead with the work and sufficient progress has been made already that when summer comes the grounds will present a far different and more at? tractive appearance than theretofore. People are still moving to Sumter to live. A dozen or more families | have come since the New Year. The contract for lighting the city of Sumter for ten years should be of sufficient importance to bring out a number of bidders. In the line up for and against pro? hibition In the house Thursday on the test vote on the Sta?.e-wlde bill Repre? sentative Dick was aguln8t the bill and Representatives Fraser and Stubbs for It. There Is a crowd of street preachers In town and they are holding forth on the corner of Main and Liberty streets. They belong to the Gospel Army of Washington, D. C, and are not connected with the Salvation Army. The ladies of the First Baptist Church gav* * supper Thursday nigh! ir? church dining room, complimentary to Dr. and Mrs. C. C. Frown, the oc? casion being Mr. Brown's birthday. There was a full attendance of the congregation and a few Invited guests among whom were included the pas? tors of the other city churches. The supper that was served was in reality a most elaborate and sumptuous ban? quet, representing as it did the com? bined efforts of the ladies of the con? gregation. The occasion was thor? oughly enjoyed by all present. Another application for a gas plant franchise Is to be made to city council in the near future. It is said the peo? ple who will ask for the franchise mean business. Every traveling man you meet says Sumter needs a first class modern ho? tel as badly as any town In the South. There Is a fine site for a big hotel on West Liberty street. Farmers' Union Meet. Mayesville, R. F. D. No. 1, Feb. 2. The Sumter County Farmers' Union met today with the Trinity Union at the wide-awake little village of that name in the Pudding Swamp section. The morning session was an open one. and the graded school gave a half holiday so the teachers and pupils could attend. This was largely an experience meeting, such as any live farmer would enjoy participating in. One of the best speeches was the clos? ing one by Prof. Koon, of the Trinity school. He fairly peeled the farmers who join the Union and then never make any effort to help It along, do not attend the meetings, would not co-operate with any body except the cotton bears, and then say the Union is a failure. After this speech dinner was served by the Union sisters (16 active mem? bers are ladies), at a table sixty feet long In the yard where the February sun made the temperature just right for out-door comfort. To those who have ever experienced the bountiful hospitality of this section, or sampled the cookery of these ladies, the mere mention of this dinner will make their mouths water, and cause them to heave a sigh of regret at their in bllity to be with us today. There is no use to catalogue the dishes, those who have ever been there before can form a pretty good idea, and the friends who do not know where Trln ty is would do well to make an Inves? tigation on their own account, if eirer 3o fortunate as to be Invited to a pic? nic there. After dinner the business session was held behind closed doors. Presi? dent Dabbs, Secretary and Treasuret j Witherspoon, and Conductor Player at their posts. Matters of Importance were thoroughly discussed, and seed ;>!antcd that will mean a harvest, of dollars In the near future. The next meeting will be with Sa? lem Union on first Tuesday In March at 11 o'clock a. m. It is the intention of the County Union to meet With each local union until the County has been covered, and then start over again so the brethren of other locals inay as well prepare In time. Trin? ity has set pace?what other Union can keep it up? E. W. D. CHILDREN BURNED TO DEATH. A Pitiful Tragedy in the Spring Hill Section. A telephone message from Braun in the Springhill section Thurs? day brought the news of a pitiful tragedy. The house of Charley Rich? ardson, a negro tenant on Mr. Thomas M. Bradley's plantation, was burned While all the adult members ol the family were out in the fields a! work, and three of his children were burned to death in the house. Taxes Collected. The following figures furnished by County Treasurer Lee will be Inter? esting to all tax-payers, showing as it does the comparative amount of taxes collected up to February 1st in 1908 and 1909: Amount of State and County taxes collected up to Feb. I, 1908, $82,238. 74; amount of State and County taxes collected up to Feb. 1, 1909, $90,747. 32, making a difference of $8,508.58 in favor of 1909. Taxes being higher for 1908 than 1907, the percentage of collection Is about the same. A Coining Marriage. The following announcement has been issued: Mr. and Mrs. Harry A. Hoyt re? quest the honor of your presence at the marriage of their daughter, Jua nlta Harriet, to Mr. William Richard? son Rembert, on Thursday evening. February the 11th, at 7.30 o'clock, at their home, Sumter, S. C. There Is so much trouble in Con? gress about what sort of conveyance shall be supplied President Taft it is surprising someone has not proposed the elephant.?Philadelphia Press. _.-rVDEt\ The most highly refined and healthful of baking powders. Its constant use in almost every American household, its sales all over the world, attest its wonderful popularity and usefulness. A. Sign of Death. From T. P.'s Weekly. There may have been many "signs" of death?so some people believe? but one described here is probably new to many. Mr. W. B. Cooper, of Cheltenham, tells of his father, being ill, but not confined to bed, and one sunny day In June when he walked across the garden another man, the facsimile of his father, met him and "apparently Dassed into him." "Shortly after my father came to me and said: 'Did you see me go across the garden?' I said 'Yes.' 'Well,' he said, 'I shan't be here long; our family see themselves before they die.' Although I had seen this, I said, 'Xonsense.' He shook his head and walked away. Shortly after he took to his bed and died on July 6. My father during the few days he was In bed?we were haymaking at the time ?asked each morning, 'Which field are you in now?' When we came to ? certain field called 'Cadley,' he said, with a sigh of great satisfaction, 'Ah! I shall die now.* " He died the same morning near midday. BIG LAND DEAL. St. Matthews, Feb. 6.?The last va? cant building lot in the heart of town passed into new hands Friday. It is located on the northeast corner of Bridge street and Railroad avenue, and has also a small frame building and residence on a portion of the property, which will probably be torn down. The property, of which this is a part, descends from the estate of the late Philip Rich to Mrs. W. H. Levy, of New York, niece, and valued at $7,500. After selling $5,500 worth of property heretofore she received $8, 000 as the purchase price of the re? mainder yesterday. It was bought by Mr. Christopher Gazes, a grocer, who recently moved here from Sumter. The present owner, it is said, will build a block of brick stores at an early date. DIED CF OVER-EXERTION. Juror Sprinted When Court Crier Called His Name and Died as Re? sult. FOR SALE?Thorough-bred Berk? shire pigs, single or in pairs; also gilts, that will bring pigs inside of 30 days. Several brood mares safe in fold from jack. Home- raised mules, 2 to 4 years old. A good chance for farmers to Improve their hogs. Address E. H. Moses, Box 36, Sumter, S. C. Yorkville, Feb. 8.?The second week of Court of Common Pleas com? menced this morning. Among the jurors drawn was Mr. J. C. Hill, a farmer of Bullock's Creek Township, who came to Yorkvillf on the South? ern train due here at 10.04 a. m. The train was a few minutes late, and. as soon as it arrived, Hill started in a hurry to the Court House, a half mile away, on foot, and when In hearing distance of the Temple of Justice heard the Court crier call his name He ran the balance of the way. Short? ly after arriving, he fell over and died. Over-exertion and defective heart action were assigned as the cause. Hill was about 46 years of age, and leaves a widow and five chil? dren. NOTICE. The firm heretofore doing business under name of Mood-Osteen Infirmary was dissolved on( Nov. 1st, 1908. Hav ng disposed of my interest I will here? after have my office at my residence. No. 224 E. Liberty street. C. P. OSTEEEN, M. D ' E. I *W. E. DUNNE, ARCHITECTS. Plans siid Specifications for all Classes cf Buildings. Personal attention given the ^Supervision of all Work. Law Range |T ephone 390. Sumter, S. C. Gen. Butler Doing Well. It was announced last night that Gen. M. C. Butler, who is confined at Knowlton's infirmary, is progress ing as well as could be expected. The many friends of this beloved South Carolinian will be glad to know that his condition is not at all serious and he is expected to be out- soon.?State Feb. 9. MONEYMAKER COTTON, improved by T. J. Kirven, makes one-third more than any other variety with same expense. Seed 50 cts per bushel; if sacked snd shipped, 55 cts. bushel. T. J. Kirven, Provi? dence, S. C. 2-10-lm 00 YEARS EXPERIENCE Trade M'vrks Design* Copyright? &e. H, nnn lending ft skotrh and description m*y ?y is ertaln our opinion froe whet Lor ar uv?niion 'MHroimblj r f?WJ?!?^ora852*?S in >trtcMy confidential. HAN??OOK on Pnteuu t* in trim, ' >lrtese>s"M?cy for necurins patenta. Pntents iaken through Munii A. Co. recelra lyarfaN v-.fxe, rithout clmrge. In the scientific Httiorfeasi a h wflsnfiwij IHstsislsi yssilr I^rwttjSr* ii of any *? kentlSfl Journal. Terms. S3 a ??? r: 1 >ur months fL bold by all newsdealers. *1?KN ? Co.s,s,Uro**~1' New York - .n~h <,mc*> ftf*. F Waabtwrtoo. TX ri H. STEVENS SONS. CO. MACON. GA. Sev,'er and R. R. Culvert Pipe, Farm Drain Pipe, Well Curbing, Road Drainage Pipe. Correspondence Solicited on all Lines Clay Goods. r LIME, :: CEMENT, Shingles, Laths, Building Material Generally, Wagons, Buggies, Harness. CAR HORSES AND MULES ARRIVED JANUARY 30TH. Booth-Harby Live Stock Company, SUMTER, S. C.