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Kit i<Hatil)iu;w ani ^ontbroit SATURDAY, APRIL 3, WO?._ atetered at Um? Poetofllce at Humier, 8. C ? Second (lees Matter. PERSONAL Mr. and Mr* F. p. Coopjr spent Tuesday m the city with relatives. Mr. W. EX McLeod, of Oawego, ?pent Tuesday In town. Mr. J Singleton Moore, of Cane Savannah, was in the city Tuesday. Mr. De8. Boll, of Stateburg, was In town Tu^seday. Mr. V. H. Thomas, of Wodgefield. Was 'n the olty Tuesday on business. Mrs. 8. A. Find and her daughter, Miss Meidee, of Stateburfc. spent Tues? day In the city. Mr. W. A. Bowman has returned to the elty aft >r a stay of sever il weeks In Ashevllle. N. C. Mrs. Paul DeLeon, of Charleston. It oo a visit to her mother. Mrs. Ma? rkt Molts. Mr. and Mrs. Antley Cohen, re? turned to Charleston Monday, after a pleasant visit to Mrs. E. W. Molse. Mrs. Robert Moorman, of Colum? bia. Is visiting Miss Jessie Moise. Messrs. J L. Olllla and A S. Vln son. of Ptagah are In the city. Sheflff R E. Muldrow. of Bishop rUle. la In the city attending court at a witness in the Jack hi cCoomer eves. MaJ. Abe Levl. of Manning. Is In the city. Messrs. J Mc8. Woods aid F. P. Burgees, of Manning, are In the city. J. H. L*eeent. Esq.. of Manning, was la the city Wednesday. Mrs. C. W. McOrew and children hare returned from a via t to re* latlves In Orangeburg countr. Rev. Bunyan Mahoney and daugh? ter. Virginia, of Kentucky, spent Thursday in the city ths guest of Mrs. B. J drier. Mr J. E. Norment. of Columbia, I." in the eity on butlnces. Mr. and Mrs. A. W. Cross well have returned from New York a'ter more than two months stay Mrs. J. J. Ragln and Mrs. R. B. McKay, of Columbia, are vlslUrtg their slater. Mrs. H f. Din kins. Rev. Mr. InaMnet> who was pastor In chargs of the Magnoll i Street Metaodtst church for severs years It ta the olty. Mr. Jv U Alnutt (saves for New Tork on business tonight. DEATH. Mrs. W. H. Hodge died at her home on Cast Mary strset Tuesday night after severs! weeks* Illness. She Is survived by her husband and sev? eral children. The funeral services were hsld WeJneadav. Commencement of the City Schools Ms) toth and 27th. Ths public schools of the city will close this year on the 28th of May. The two alghte of the commencement will be I** 2?th and 27th. The first nlsht. ths declamation* of ths boys, the second, the essayt of the girls. County Treasurer Wallace. Mr. B. C. Wallace Is now treasurer of Kumter County. Treasurer T. W. Lee having msde the trantfer at the close of bustnaas on Wednesday. Mr. Wallace hat been working In the office with Mr Lee for several weeks familiarising himself with the routine and I? now prepared to carry on the business of the office without trouble. Mr. Lee. the retiring treasurer, hat been In office for tlx yeart and had he not declined to be a candidate for re-election he could have continued In office Indefinitely, for he has made one of the most competent and alto? gether satisfactory ofliclt.lt Humter County has tver had. A large delegation of Sumter peo? ple went over to Ctmden Wednesday morning to attend the Horse Show. In addition to the vlsitora on pleas? ure bent. Sumter was represented by the Band, which was engaged to furnlah music for both days of the show. Sis or eight horses were also sent ovsr to compete for the prizes offered. It Is fsr easier to mend a broken heart then a broken rl??. A dog show will be one of the fea? tures at the next Sttte fair. Th? W. -?. flray <* >tton Mill is nor running tnd the town of Woodruff has two cotton mills In operation. C. It Moors, postmaster at Pee p. wh ? ' > onded on account <?f ? ahortage of S7"0. has been arrested and o?Ik? In ,all at m irlon. / Though cherishing the loftiest ideal?, she still retained something of the quality of her sex. "Is it if ?perfectly safe for a young woman .* " PROCEEDINGS OF COURT? several Cm*** of Minor Importance Disposed of and Defendants in Two Murder Caere Arraigned. The business of the Court of Gen? eral Sessions Is making fairly good progress, but considerable delay is being caused by the failure of witnes? ses to answer when called. This con? dition applies partlcuarly to those cases In which the defendants are out on bond, witnesses appearing to take' it for granted that they will not be re* I quired to appear and testify. There? fore they have a big Jolt coming to them for Solicitor Stoll has let it be known that he is determined to ex? haust every resource of the law to force principals and witnesses to all appear In court when the cases are called. Bench warrants will be is? sued and bonds will be estreated if necessary to teach a severe lesson to those who calmly ignore the court by falling to appear when wanted. The following is the record up to the time court adjourned for dinner. The State vs. Sam Davis, violation of the dispensary law; not guilty. The State vs. 8am Robinson, car breaking; true bill. The State vs. Robert Council, house-breaking and larceny; true bill. The State vs. Albertus English, forgery; true bill. The State vs. Warren Blandlng, murder, true bill. He was arraign? ed and plead not guilty. The trial was set for Thursday. The State vs. Robert M. Barwick, murder; true bill. He was arraigned and plead not guilty. The Solicitor consented to a continuance until the next term of court and Barwick was released on $50Q bond, with H. T. Edens and S. M. Pierson as sureties. The State vs. Allen Hodge, larceny of live stock; true bill. The State vs. C. L. Emanuel and C. D. Waldrop, assault and battery; .101 pros. The State vs. Hosea Ramsey, se? duction; nol pros. The State vs. Samuel Jenkins, vio* Li 11 on of the dispensary law, three cases; nol pros. The State vs. John Wesberry, as? sault and battery; true bill. The State vs. Robert Council, house-breaking' and larceny; guilty of larceny. The State vs. Oreen Jackson, crimi? nal libel; nol pros. The State vs. Alex Wilson, assault and battery of a high and aggravat? ed nature; nol pros. The State vs. Andrew Johnson, Cal houn Johnson. John Johnson, Delia Johnson, Atkins Johnson. Moses Montgomery and Anthony Montgom? ery, housebreaklng and larceny; true bill. The State vs. Arthur Burroughs. Josephine Burroughs, Serlna Bur? roughs and Willie Mack, burglary and larceny; true bill. The State vs. Robert Council, huosebreaklng and larceny; not guilty. Ten old cases that have been on the docket for many terme were car? ried to the contingent docket. Wedneaday morning was taken up with the trial of the State vs. Hamil? ton James, assault and battery with Intent to kill, and carrying concealed weapons. The following Is the record: The State vs. Andrew Johnson, et al., housebreaklng and larceny; not guilty. The State vs. Arthur Burroughs, et "1., burglary and larceny. As the result of a large number of objec? tions on the part of the defendants the panel was exhausted when only nine Jurors had been selected and It was therefore necessary to postpone the case until an extra venire could be summoned. The following extra Jurors were drawn: A. S. Merrlman, H. W. Harby. L. W. Folsom, H. J. Lawrence. S. B. Simpson and C. B. Hogan and they reported In court Thursday, when the case was post? poned Wednesday nfternoon the case against Hamilton James was taken up. The following additional true bills were handed In by the grand Jury: The State vs. William Mickens, as? sault and battery with Intent to kill and carrying concealed weapons; true bill. The State vs. H. L. Johnson, dis? posing of property under lien; true bill. The State vs. John Sanders, assault and battery with intent to kill; true bill. <?n motion of Solicitor Stoll bench warrants Were leaned Wednesday af? ternoon for a number of witness's who filiert tO appear when called. A short time before court adjourn? ed for ?linner the case of the Shite vs. Ja? k Met'?l 'hut, WSO Ih <>n trial for the second time for the murder of J. JL riYd? ?Inlllard at Manning In the fall of 1!h?R was commenced. The circumstances of this homicide are still freei la the minds of the public ami no attendee' review <>f the facts Is necessary at this tlm?-. Briefly ' ? * i - - ~" fattawni J. E. lAillnrri km hoi mnt M I tally with Cole Bros., Circus, the shooting occurring at the depot In Manning a few minutes before the circus train left Manning for Bishopville. At the time he was shot Mr. OaillaTd was on horseback, a short distance from the train, which was then being made up to leave. The shooting followed some dispute or disturbance participated in by Mr. Gaillard and the circus em? ploye who shot him. the exact cause of which has never been satisfac? torily explained. The morning after the shooting Mr. Gaillard was brought to the Sumter Hospital, where he died in the course of a few hours from the effects of the wound. The morning following the shooting, George Splvens. white, and Jack Mc Coomer, colored, were arrested in Bishopville on suspicion and were subsequently committed to jail charg? ed with the murder of J. E. Gaillard, on a warrant issued by the Coroner of Sumter County. In due time they were tried and convicted of murder, with a recommendation to mercy. They were sentenced to Imprison? ment for life In the penitentiary. On appeal Splvens was granted a new trial by the Supreme Court and the verdict as to McCoomer was affirmed. At the second trial Splv? ens was promptly acquitted. Later on the Supreme Court granted Mc? Coomer a new trial. The defense of McCoomer has been conducted by L. D. Jennings, Esq., who was appoint? ed by the court, McCoomer having no attorney nor the means to em? ploy one when the case came to trial the first time. Mr. Jennings has fought the case from the first with the utmost zeal and it was due en? tirely to his efforts that a new trial was finally granted the negro after he had been committed to the peni? tentiary to serve a life time sentence. The Jury who will sit In judgment on the guilt or innocence of McCoomer is as follows: * E. B. Muldrow, S. B. Simpson, J. J. Kolb, James Cuttlno, H. W. Harby, W. X. Barkley, A. R. Flowers, L. L. White, J. R. Terry, J. H. Burgess, J. J. Wescoat, W. Y. Spann. Only three witnesses for the State had been called to the stand before recess, viz: Dr. S. C. Baker, Dr. Wal? ter Cheyne and E. O. Burkett. Prior to the taking up of the Mc? Coomer case, the Grand Jury made the final presentment for term and was discharged. The following Is the record of the proceedings Wednesday afternoon* and Thursday morning. The State vs. Thomaa White, bur? glary and larceny; true bill. The State vs. Benjamin James, as? sault and battery with Intent to kill; true bill. The State vs. Hamilton James, as? sault and battery with intent to kill; guilty of assault and battery of high and aggravated nature. Sentence'. 150 or three months on chaingang. The State vs. J. L. Hodge and U W. Wilson, assault and battery with Intent to kill; not guilty. The State vs. Robert Council, housebreaking and larceny; guilty of larceny. Sentence, thirty days on the chaingang. The State vs. Arthur Burroughs, et al, for the trial of which nine jurors were drawn on Tuesday and the pan? el exhausted, which necessitated the drawing of an extra venire was call? ed for trial, but when another post? ponement was asked, Judge Gary dis? charged the nine jurors already ac? cepted and a new jury will have to be drawn when the case is again tak? en up. The State vs. B. F. Cunningham, assault and battery of high and ag? gravated nature, nol pros. The State vs. Sam Samuel, bigamy, continued. The State vs. Joseph Brooks, per? jury, continued. The State vs. R. S. Brown, assault and battery of a high and aggravated nature, continued. The State vs. Sam Garden, assault and battery with Intent to kill, con? tinued. The State vs. Joe Gary, grand lar? ceny, continued. The State vs. S. W. James, dispos? ing of property under Hen, continued. The State vs. L. A. Welch, dispos? ing of property under lien, continued. The State vs. Lottie Pope, violation of the dispensary law, continued. The State vs. John Robinson, mur? der, continued. All of the cases marked continued on the docket, with the exception of that against John Robinson, were continued on account of the failure of witnesses to appear. Robinson is a fugitive, never having been arrest? ed. Presentment of the Grand Jury. To His Honor Ernest Gary, Presiding Judgi ?: We. the Grand Jury for said Coun? ty, beg leave to submit this our first presentment for the year 1909. We have examined Into and re? turned all bills of indictment given us by the Solicitor. We have visited the Alms House and found everything In first class condition and the Inmates well taken care of. We have found nine white build a piazza to the rear of the home of Mr. Mitchell. We inspected the chaingang, which is working the city, and found same in good condition, the prisoners seem to be well cared for. We have, through a committee, visited the dispensaries in the City of Sumter, and found the same well kept and everything appeared to be in first class condition. The books were neatly kept and seemed to be correct. We examined the Jail and found the same in fairly good condition. The premises need white-washing and sheriff assures us this will be done at an early date. We have been informed that sewerage connection will be placed in the Jail at an early date. We recommend that this be done as early as possible in order that the Jail may be in a more sani? tary condition as the hot weather ap? proaches. We recommend that the Jailor be directed by the sheriff to keep the yards and premises in better condition; we notice that dish-water and slop are thrown from the win? dow of the kitchen. We have examined the dockets of the various Magistrates of the Coun? ty and report the following: Magistrate R. A. Dennis, Docket O. K. at the end of quarter. Magistrate W. J. Rees, Docket O. K. to date. % Magistrate W. R. DuBose, Docket O. K. to dato? Magistrate H. L. B. Wells, Docket not presented for examination. Magistrate Geb. T. DesChamps, Docket not presented for examina? tion. We recommend that the magis? trates be required to present their Dockets for examination by the Grand Jury. We note that the grounds around the Court House are beinr put in or? der under the direction of Mr. W. D. Woods. This work has been greatly needed for quite a while and we hope that the Supervisor will continue this work until the grounds are in first class condition, so that the same may compare favorably with our new Court House. , We notice that the general public, to wit, citizens of the city are using the Court House toilets to a great ex? tent, thereby increasing the water rent of the County; we recommend that the County Board Commission? ers request the custodian of the building to lock the doors of the same and only allow it used by citi? zens having business at the Court House. We find the Sheriff's office much in need of suitable furniture and we recommend that the County Board of Commissioners immediately pur? chase furniture for this office so as to facilitate the Sheriff In taking care of' the valuable records of said office. We, at a previous term of this court called attention to the fact that I there was a great many bonds, in criminal cases, which had been for? feited and same had not been estreat? ed. We again call attei^on to this matter with the hope that the Solici? tor will use all the means at hin com? mand to collect these bonds. Our in? formation is that there is quite a number, amounting perhaps to sev? eral thousand dollars. We desire before closing this re? port, to commend our County Super? visor, Mr. P. M. Pitts for the good work he is doing on our roads and bridges and for the interst he is man? ifesting in the affairs of the County. We only made a cursory examination of his office and found the books well kept and up to date In every particu? lar, the credit of which is due to a great extent to his efficient clerk, Mr. J. R. Sumter. A more thorough ex? amination will be made of the affairs of this office together with the other offices of the County at another term o! this court. Thanking your honor and the offl ceis of the court for courtesies ex? tended. Respectfully sumbitted, R. F. HAYNS WORTH, Foreman. THE FLORENCE POSTOFFICE. Senator Smith Comes Home to Find Out a Few Things From the Peo? ple. What Senator Smith came ir this morning and wants to know is whether the people will endorse his fighting to the last ditch ror a home man or whether they are wlHlng to accept an imported one. In this connection it may be stated, as a point in interest, and a parallel, that Senator Clay, the man who had charge very largely of the campaign of the committee of Florence citizens last year and who has been one of Senator Smith's strongest supporters, and has most cordially commended his course, won out in Just such a fight several years ago, and his man, a Democrat, good and true and tried, is now In the postofflce In Senator Clay's home in Georgia. It took some time to win out, but win he did and Senator Smith feels that he would have already won if the people at home had not complicated matter?; by their unfortunate and ill advisee actions. There has been no controversy on the part of Senator Smith with any? body in the matter he has simply been pursuing what, in his Judgmen1: has been the best to do with the advice of those, on the ground who have had experience in similar cases as his.?Florence Times. Attention Ladies! A new shipment of Corsets receiv? ed. Mrs. L. Atkinson. 3-25-tf. FARMERS WILL HE HURT. i Delegation to Protost Against the Duty on Potash?Means 1(200.000 Per Annum. Columbia, March 31.?A delega? tion will probably go to Washington on the warpath in a few days to pro? test against the provision of the Payne bill, imposing a duiy of 20 per cent on potash salts. According to a letter from Director Harper, of the experiment station at Clemson, the new duty will take $200,000 a year out of the pockets of the farmers of this State alone. This stuff comes mostly from Germany and Is worked over into commercial fertilizers at Charleston for distribution through? out the South. Commissioner Watson has sent Mr. Harper's letter on to Congressman Lever and asked him for a copy of the Payne bill. He has asked Mr.. Lever to say what kind of a delega? tion would be most effective to como to Washington on the subject. Af? ter hearing from Mr. Lever, Mr. Wat? son will probably call on the State Farmers' Union to get together and name a delegation to go on to aWsh Ington. Mr. Harper's letter to Mr. Watson follows: "Dear Sir:?I understand from the German people that section 3 of the Payne tariff bill imposes a duty of 20 per cent on potash salts. I think this Is an outrage. This will mean that South aCrolina will pay an additional duty to the government of about $200,000 a year. This will come largely from the farmers. "Most of the potash salts which are now on the free list, are consum? ed by Southern farmers, as sandy soils are more deficient in potash than clay soils and most of the soils of the South are sandy. "Something should be done to let congress know that the people of South aCrolina protest against any such treatment. "Yours very truly, "J. N. HARPER." Services of Corsetlere free for next few weeks. Mrs. L. Atkinson. 3-25-tf. When the housecleanlng is done we are in favor of adding to it one tenth of one per cent, so it will stay done.?Indianapolis News. Services of Corsetlere free for next few weeks. Mrs. L. Atkinson. 3-25-tf. The State railroad commission hsa adopted a cinder deflector to be used on railroad trains In this State. Attention Ladies! A new shipment of Corsets receiv? ed. Mrs. L. Atkinson. 3-25-tf. 15he Greatest VaJ\ies In SPRING SUITS For Men a.nd Young Men BTAINABLE in this City, are to be had here. This you can easily prove to your satisfac? tion by comparison. Look where you will and then come see our large and su? perb collection of New Spring Suits at $7.50 -TO $30.00. In style, workmanship, finish and fit, you can readily [see the superior value of our clothes over others costing the same. If you would be posted on the 'correct fashions, get ^the best there is in wear? ables, and save money. Then come to this store for Everything you need from Hat to Half-Hose. The Sumter Clothing Co.