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WIONESOAY. APRIL 7, 1909. Eaeeee? at th? PostofaYe at Sumte i. S. t\. an Second Class Matter. V. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. U R Wella? Taken Up. (PDoanell ft Co.?Easter Weak. The Pank of Fumtcr?Statement. The Farmers* Bank and Trust Co. ?Statement The D. J. Chandler Co.?The Double Breaater Shaw ft McCollum Mercantile Co.? Maat er Footwear. PERSONAL. Mr H. 8. Cunningham, editor of the Hlfhopvllle Vindicator, spent Fri? day In town. Mr. B. O. Brlstow. of Darlington, hi In the city vlalting his daughter. Mrs. J. Z. Hearon. Mra J, C. Scott, of Charleston, and Mrs. Phil Porchsr. of Mt. Pleasant, are visiting the family of Mr. W. H. Soott. v D* M. 8. Kirk, of Hagood. was In the city Friday on business, Capt. Sebastian Scooter, of State burg, who has been In 111 health for sometime was brought to the Sumter Hospital Thursday for treatment Capt. Ma roter Is In his elghty-n nth year Mr. J. J. Whllden. of Florence, was In town Friday. Mr. W. L> Sa undoes, of Stateburg, was In town today. Mrs. H. O. ?stren r. d children hsv* r. turned from ?heraw. M ia* Nets Sanders, of Hagood. Is v letting friends In the city. Mr E. B. Rhodes, of Qreeleyvllle, Spent Friday with relatives in the city. CarRon Jenkins la spending a few 4ays in Florence with the Rev. R. P. Ollle?ple. Miss The) Thomas returned last Fr! j? from a visit to Hartsvllls. Mr. R. B. Bslser went to Columbia on business Saturday. Dr. H. M. Stuckey and family have returned from Blshopvllle. Mr. Hutchison, of Henderson, Ky? >? visiting his dsughter. Mrs. H. M. ? toe key. Judge Ehr nee* Oary went to his home in Columbia to spend Satur " day And r unfay. Mr. K W: Dabbe. of Ooodwlll, was the cUy Saturday. Mrs. Arminlus Wright and little Mise s. i hin Wright Daves, of At lanta. t turned home on Saturday aftej sf ending several weeks with Mr. an?1 Mm. Joseph M. Chandler. Mhra Lilly Bee. of Charleston. Is on a tlslt to Mrs. J. C. Mulloy on Church Str et Mr: Eitmte Sanders, of Yemes*ee. to visit Im her aunt. Mrs. Lowry. atlases >?ulse and Essie Murray. 9 are ^tending Winthrop College, gpai ling a few days with Mrs. K o. Osteen. ? Mr. 9nm Cordes, who Is m?kln* a hit as % female Impersonator. Is play? ing an engagement in Charleston this week. Mr. Harry Oreen. of New fork ot\ is ra the elty on a visit ?o his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Moses Oreen. Mrs. .1. />. Brand und Miss' Etta Brand, of Wilmington. X. C, are the guests of Mrs. p. A. Brand. i ilng to the reports from the Sta'e League meeting held in Ches? ter on Wednesday night, Sumter will ?he In the league again this summer If so. the fans will have to get busy. TV D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.. has a special advertisement of boy* cloth Ins todsy. Mothers who arc looking for Kanter suits for their boys should note this advertisement. Mr. W. O. fltubbe' buggy horse was ft wrt by Oeo. T. Little, of Camden, In the Camden Horse Show and won Or helped to win several prtsts that were credited to Camden horses Saturday was a busy day with all th* ?t?.n the Engter choppers setggl out In full force. The U'M'k Hill and Chester piper* say that Sumter In su?-d> In the .m.u league for this n..n It would ? ??*? the minds >f the sorrowing finn i gerne of the local baseball magnatt would either confirm or deny the re I that come from out of town Sumter to have leawuo baseball th? year, and if so. who I* to manag* the teant* Sumter County certainly need* u, ? services of an active game warden, if half the reports respecting the depn dstlon* of fl*h trapp'he tru ? I Ig said that there are hundieds vf fish trap* In every stream of any ?n? In the t'ounty an?' that the llsli nrI being taken from these trpns ly th I wholesale. The streams are slmo-t roni|.l< tel\ hl-K-ked und fee t above the else of minnows can pas* trap* ph< number of traps it crease each season. It is said, and ui ths present rste the fish will all be caught within a few years. DKATH. Mr. A. D. Wltherspoon, who had been critically 111 for several weeks, died at his home on West Calhouu j street Sunday night, aged 6 3 years. Funeral services were held frOfe his late residence at I oVIock Monday at- j lift!0S\ He Is sut vis ed by h|i wife, l>ut leaves no children. catholic cm iu u son s. Removal of St. Lawrence Catholic Cemetery?New R< iiory and i hurt ii to u> Erected. The last body to be disinterred und removed from iho old St. Lawrence Catholic cemetery on West liberty street was that of Rev. Father Tim? othy J. Sullivan, who died on August 6th, 1865, was removed Friday. His bones were re-lnterred in the new Catholic cemetery on Oakland ave? nue. Fathers Wood and Kennedy, the two priests In charge of the Sum? ter Catholic church, removed with their own hands the bones of their deed brother priest. The remains were found In a remarkably good state of preservation. The dead, priest, burled over forty years ago, was at? tired In the full vestments of his priestly office. The vestments were purple and today the robes of the priest, after forty-three years Inter? ment, were in a splendid state of pre? servation, In many parts even the pur? ple colors remaining Intact and the fringe of the vestments were In good condition. Many of Sumter's citizens remem? ber the brick vault over the grave of Father Sullivan, which, for many years, was under the old Cathi-Mc church, until that building was lorn down and replaced by a more mod? ern structure. The epitaph on the wide marble slab of the vault was Inscrib? ed entirely In Latin, except the name of deceased, which was in plain Eng Altogether. about eighty bodies have been moved from the old cem? etery to the new burying ground. Ev? ery body known of has been moved. The church building was moved away several years ago and the old cem? etery Is now on the real estate mar? ket. The march of progress is slow ly but surely moving many of the old land marks of this city. Reverend Father A. J. McXeal, for forty-three years the pastor of the Catholics of Sumter, retired a few months ago and has gone to Charles? ton to live. Father "Mack.*' as he ws? more famlliatly known to his congregation and to many others in' Sumter, was a man of marked intel? lectuality and a deep student of the? ology, although exceedingly retiring and modest In disposition. His forty-three years of service In Mimter consisted entirely of devotion to his duties to his chuSch and to his <.od. He n*ver went out. except to his church and to attend sick calls for many years. Fathers Wood and Kennedy Satur? day shipped to the Cheraw Cotholie church the first altar piece or taber? nacle ever used In Sumter. It was put In place In the tir.ct Catholic eh in ch erected in Sumter In the year 1838. Father Wood Is having erected on tht? old rectory lot on East Liberty street. Just In front and n little to the side of Father "Mack.*" old house, a modern two-story ten-room frame rectory which will cost between four and five thousand dollars. Sometime within the next few months ground will be broken on the same lot, and within a few feet of the rectory, for a magnificent brick church edifice, which will cost about fifteen thousand dolla.'s, and will he one of the prettiest churches In this State. Mr. John W. McKlever Is the contractor In cnarge of the building of the new rectory and is doiny n splendid Job for the chuich. HALL IX OftAXGKBURG Sumter High School Hoys Went V\\ Agulnst St He Leaguers. A good game was played by th" Sumter High School boys In Orange bfJTg on Friday. The boys went to Orangeburg ex? pecting to play the Ornngebutg Col leglate Institute team, as they were assured by a letter from one of the professors of the Institute. After reaching Orarmebur? they found th following men who were not attend \<\M school enrolled to play on the Orsngoburg team: Ven Orsdelli oat* obey, wh.? played Independent bell for the town of Orangeburg: Branson mi i ly of the Slate League and s, hiitby. an old Charleston College man. the rent Of the team were sup posed to i?e regular sebolnrt of the Instituts, with these uld heads in the I mi. agal mi them the lumtsr High Rehool boys .-how d np well Summery! Runes Bumter Ii Omn geburg 6. Hits: Sumter r. I Orange? burg 7; Errors: 8umter, 8; Orange burg I; Two Bass Httei Jonen; Bi ? on halls: off Lee 4; Smith 0; Stun k out i>> i ..... 111 smith l, Butteries: BUUtter, Smith and Marshall: Orange? burg. I*-e and Van Orsdell. PROCEEDINGS OF COURT. Jack McCoomer Virilit tod and Bet Wtem?End <>f a Notable Case. The s??ond tri:?: of Jack McCoom? er for the murder of j. gj . (Ted> Qalllard wag ended Friday nt IS: i" with a verdlet of not guilts end th* i euaed who iias beta in the county y> il and in the penitentiary tor more than two years was set free. An ac? quittal was expected, as the tecond trial of George spivens. who was Jointly indicted with McCoomer re tUlted in an acquittal and then was no stronger evidence against Mc < corner than against Spivens. At the conclusion of the McCoomer trial court was adjourned until 3 o'clock as all jurors except those sni aged In this case had been ex? cused until that hour. The following is the record of oth? er business transacted since Thurs? day. The State vs. Harry C. Katz. ob? taining money undtr false pretense; continued. The State \s. Daniel Robinson, as? sault and battery of a high and ag? gravated nature; continued. The State vs. Hester Ballard, dis? posing of property under lien; nol pros. When the Court of General Ses? sions convened Friday afternoon no business was transacted and Judge Gary ordered an adjournment until Monday morning. The Court of General Sessions re? convened on Monday and the case of the State vs. Warren Blending, murder, was taken up. The jury was drawn and the examination of the witnesses for the State was commenc? ed. The jurors not engaged in this taeo were exet:sed until Tuesday morning, as the trial of Blandina could not be concluded Monday. MANNING NEWS LETTER. Clarendon Pythlans Enjoy a Ban? quet. Manning, April 3.?Zola Lodge, No. 196 Knights of Pythias held their an? niversary meeting at their Castle Hall .Sardinia, oft Wednesday evening, March 31st, after the routine business had been attended to. A magnificent banquet followed, the tables groaned with the food prepared for the in? ner man. About 200 persons partook of the good cheer. Among the out of town guests were: Messrs. S. \v. W. Koger, and Mc Faddln Mclntosh, of Workman, Hon. Lee Scarborough, ex-treasurer ot Sumter County, and Hon. E. W Dabbs, ex-representatlve, Mr. W. E. Keardon, of Manning. Informal speeches were made by Dr. I. )?. Woods. Hon. E. W. Dabbs. 4 Sumter and others. Mr. R. E. Mc Faddin acted as toast master. Zola Lodgg |g but a year old infant but it Is u lusty babe and in a few y? ais will be a well grown and vig iroui young Knight Mr. U. E. McFaddin is Cancellor Commander and Mr. S. E. McFaddin, Keeper ot Records and Seal. Miss Mary Hunley, of Cheraw, but now teaching school near Pinewood was in our midst. "Electry" (Electra) Frierson. ti geress, was apprehended by Chief of Police S. J. Clark. She plead guilty and was fined fifty dollars, which she liquidated by giving her check on a local bank, which was promptly hon? ored. Chief Clark is to be commend? ed for his indefatigableness in ridding the town of illicit sellers of Intoxi? cants. Manning, April 2.?St. Peter's lodge No. 54, A. F. M. conferred the F. C. degree upon Mr. J. W. Thames at their regular communication Wednes lay. Mr. Paul Arrington of New York city spent the day with the charming Mrs. Elizabeth M. Wells, of Columbia and Manning. The Carnival Is still attracting hun iTedl of well pleased patrons and the high dive act of 110 feet causes one to shudder. The petite, refined and pretty Mile. Florine Mitchell, is fasci? nating all attendants by her very clever acrobatic feats. And Mile. Lunette is still flying In the air to {he mystification of all. Manager WSloOtt should congratulate himself on his splendid amusement company. Mr. J. Lide Wilson and his accom? plished wife have removed to Millen, Gig, He has accepted a very lucra? tive position. Their departure Is re retted by everyone. Mr. A. L Lessenfl Of Sumter, was h. te Wednesday <>n business. Mr. J, Harry Ltaesnc was in Sum? ter Wednesday on professional busi? ness. Dlapeneer Windham reports the the sales for March were a little greater than for March. 1908. Thli was ?ine to the patronage from Clar? ondon county. Mr. Windham is Of the opinion that but for the Claren? don County trade the sales WOUld have been less than for the same month hist year. SPECIAL CHARGE. .Judge Ernest (iary Compliments L. I). J (Minings, Fsq., lor His Energet? ic, Beatous And Elll'lont Services Rendered, As Counsel by Appoint men< of Court, In Behalf* of i>e fondant. Mr. Foreman and Gentlemen of the Jury: In the year 1731 the General As? sembly of South Carolina, represent? ing the law, in Its^tendersness for hu? man life enaoted a . '.mit? which I am going to rea l t ? you. (Reads Sec. 12 of the Ciiminal Code.) Acting upon that statutory author? ity, the presiding judge who presided at the court at which this defendant was arraigned for trial, appointed as hll counsel the gentleman who ap? pears for him today, and Inasmuch as he has discharged that duty so cheer? fully, with such untiring zeal and ability, I thought it was but Justice to him, in the absence of the Judge who appointed him, and who has been elevated to the Supreme Court of this State, to make a public ac? knowledgement of the gratitude of the court for so cheerfully coming forward and relieving the court of the responsibility of appointing him as his counsel under that law. It is embarrassing frequently to a Judge to call upon a member of the Bar to perform arduous and laborious la? bors without price and without re? ward, to ask that he should give his time and labor and pay his expenses as a citizen, without any compensa? tion. I say it is frequently embar? rassing to a circuit judge to ask a lawyer to perform such service, and the counsel who now appears for the defendant has worked so zealously and so cheerfully unde- this, not self imposed duty. but. imposed upon him by the law itself, that I felt that It wcs due him to express the appre? ciation which I know the judge who appointed him would do, as a result of his labors, and who has performed these labors with ability and with his characteristic energy and zeal. JAIL DYNAMITED. "Tennessee Dutch" and George Bar? ton Make un Easy and Safe Get Away. Greenville, April 4.?Blasting a hole in the rock bottom of their cell at the jail here, Garber Moore, known as "Tennessee Dutch," and George Larton, alleged yeggmen, arrested in Birmingham and brought here on March 10, early this morning broke jdil and made their escape. "Tennessee Dutch" has used many aliases, among them being John Rutherford, John Hinkle, Jake Moore and "Gobbler." He is one of the most notorious crooks who has oper? ated In this country. His pal, George . art >n, is equally well known in po? lice circles. The watchman on duty outside the cell says he does not know how or when the prisoners left. At the present term of the federa court Moore and Barton were to be tried for tearing up the safe In the Pelzer postoffice. One year ago they committed this daring act and South Carolinians in particular were pecu? liarly Interested in their capture. The noise made by the explosion which tore away the front of the safe at the Pelzer government station awoke the people of the city, and when Ruther? ford and Barton were making their "get away" in a buggy two pistol shots were fired at them by a man who stood on the veranda of a hotel porch. Neither shot took serious ef? fect. They were arrested in Birming? ham, Ala., early In March and held for the robbery at Pelzer. Postoffice Inspector Gregory captured the two men. He took them to Atlanta from the Jail of which they had once es? caped, and United States Marshal Duncan Adams at Charleston was no? tified1 of their arrest. He wrote Sheriff Pool asking that the men be kept safely here and say? ing that- he would furnish a gua. 1 at the Jail. E. C, Carter, former arresting of? ficer for the S. P. C. A., was delegated by the government to guard outside of the jail, lest the ye:;gmen get out of their cells and away from confine menment. Deputy Sheriff Phillips lives in the building a part of which is used for the prisoners, and he, his wife and hll children were Ignorant until early ih'f morning that the notorious safe blowers wore not ready for then Sun '!a> morning breakfast. Carter was on the outside, presumably. He did rot know, "it any rate, how or when t h i men left. The two men were in the same cell one of tin1 strongest cells in the jail- and while Rutherford, the man with the numerous aliases, bad don< most of the talking to the outsiders it li supposed that Barton was at i orh drilling a hole through the rook floor, it is believed that an umbrella handle was used for a drill. After blowing the hole the men dropped into the basement and made their ?'s" cape through the jailer's apartments. It is economy to us It saves labor, health am Where the best fa baking powder or leave place or do the work o BOOSTING CAPT. BACON. Well Known Fraternal Order Man Endorsed for Office In Pythian Grand Lodge. To the Edito? of The Daily Item: Will you permit the writer to express the pleasure and gratification afforded him in perusing in the columns of that ably edited journal, The Daily Record, of Columbia, a just and glow? ing tribute to Capt. Edmund Bacon, scholar gentleman and friend. Need I this correspondent say that he en? dorses fully, freely and unhesitatingly every sentiment contained in the let? ter indicated, and should the prayer ol hundreds of friends and Knights be granted and Capt. Edmund Bacon be elevated to the responsible position of Keeper of Records and Seal of the Grand Lodge of Knights of Pythias, Of South Carolina, Pythians would in honoring this true Knight and excel? lent Citizen and f. .nd, be honoring themselves, AEYROL. Manning, S. C, April 5, 1909. WILL DISCHARGE 1.000 AGENTS. New York Life Blames Law Imposing Limit on Business. New York. April 3.?As a result of the limitation placed upon new busi? ness of life insurance companies I y the insurance law the New York Life Insurance Company, it was announ? ced today, will on May 31, discharge 1 000 of its agents in various parts of the country. The dismissal order, which will af? fect agents who devote only a part of their.time to the company, was ren d.rod neceeeary by the decision rend? ered yesterday by Supreme Court Justice O'Gorman upholding the con? stitutionality of that section of the insurance law which limits new busi ES, from their mos >ropertierf give ROYAL its a and principal ingredient e Royal faking Powder* 1 money* od is required no other ning agent can take the f Royal Baking Powder. ness to be written by any company In any calendar year to $150,000,000. Edward R, Perkins, second vice president of the New York Life, said tonight tnat in the last two year* more than 5,000 life insurance agents have lost their positions. Another 1. 000 would have to go by May SI. thus bringing a force which once numbered 8,000 down to 2,000. "It is a curious situation," said Mr. Perkins. "I know of no other busi? ness which is affected in like manner. No other business is subjected to such a law. There is no legal limitation on a banker's business or on a brok? er's business. But if the officers of a life Insurance company write more than $150.000,000 new business with? in the calendar year, they are subject to fine and imprisonment. "It will be very hard for the agents. Many of them have been employed by the New York Life a long time, and on acccount of existing conditions they cannot obtain other positions. "Three years ago we had 46 offices in this city: now we have only 10. Everything has been tried In the way of testing the law. We have appar? ently exhausted our means of trying further." Mrs. Nancy M. Johnson, of Wash? ington, was the first person to take out 3 patent for an ice-cream freezer, sh. was the wife of a naval officer, .-he. took out the patent in 184 3 and sold the rights for $41.500. King Edward has appointed the Earl of Granard a Knight of the Or? der of St. Patrick in place of the ? Earl of Howth. deceased/ The Earl J of Granard was married to Miss Beat j rice Mills, of New York, in January ' of this year. The average husband is a silent partner in the domestic firm. ftftftftftftftftftft ? ? The Suit of all Suits for Roys. More Double Breasted Suits sold for Boys than any other style. We've several new models. Plain or Knickerbocker Trousers, roll lapel, flap on pockets. New mixtures in Cheviots and Cassimercs ?new colorings. All sizes 7 to 17 year*. $2.50, $3.50. $5 TO $10. It's just as safe for the Boy to do his own buying here as for you to come with him. If his choice isn't yours return the Suit and we'll willingly exchange or refund, whichever you desire. pHANDLER ULOTHING "Hie Home of Good Clothes." PHONE 166. SUMTER, S. C. THE D. J ? ft ft ft ftftftftftftftftftft ft ftftftftftftftftft * ft ? ft ? ? ? ? ? ft ? ft ft ? ? ? m * m m ft ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? * ? ? ? ? ? ? ? ? long * 9 ^ftftftftftftftftft