Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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^ Dr ?(Hatten aub ^outbrou. WIONCSOAY. MAY 26, 1909. at the IHietoCnce At Sumter. S. C, aa s?t on.I c'au Matter. XJEVY ADVF.RTISKMfcXTS. Atlantic Coast Line?To Memphis. Ten*. The Sumter Dry Ooods. Co.?Men's Shoe* at Cos\. PERSONAL. Mrs. Nina Solomons haa gone to Sullivan's laland to spend several weeks. Rev. Mr. Kohn. of North Carolina, will nil the pulpit of St. Jamea Lutheran church on and after the first Sunday In June. Mtaa Arrle Stuckey fs spending a few days with frtends in Hartaville. Mr. Oeo. C. Warren went to Char? leston Saturday to attend the Mute rifle contest to select a team to represent the State at Camp Perry this summer. Mr. B. L. Wltherspoon returned Saturday from Washington. D. C, where he went to attend the unveiling of the brose statue to John Wlther apoon, the Revolutionary hero and ?Isner of the Declaration of Inde? pendence, who was the nephew of Mr. Witherspoon's pioneer American an? cestor. Mr. E. W. Dabbe. of Salem, was In the city Saturday. Mr. J. A. Raffleld. traveling auditor of the Atlantic Coast Line, was In the city Saturday. Mr. Raffleld Is a Sumter boy who Is rising rapidly In the rail? road service. Mr. Arthur Belltser was In town on business Saturday. Mr. S. W. Raffleld. of Salem, spent Saturday In town. Mr. E. C. Haynsworth spent Mon? day tn Manning. Mrs 8. H. Edmunds returned on Saturday from Charlotte where she ?pent several days last week. Mr. Horace Harby apeat Monday In Columbia on business. Chaa E. Early, Esq.. of Florence was la the city on business Monday. M?ears. Oecar Culler and Frank In abtnet, of Raymond s. C. spent Sun? day la the elty. Mr. and Mrs. Albert Strange, of ?ngion, are the guest* of Mm. Ott ejNK'^v. jn Pu I .' >et, J**1? " Mr*. W. sL Sense, of Or jEgeburg, spent Monday in che city with Mr. M. A. Sche^uL Miss Natalie Norman went to Char? leston Sunday afternoon. Mr. L M. Oreen. of Columbia spent Sunday In the city with his parents. Mr. and Mrs M. Green. J. Charlton Duftant. Esq., of Man? ning, waa In the city on business Mon? day PaxvtUe'a New ScIkkH House, The trustees of the Pazvllle school met Thursday and mads a contract with E. J. * W. K. Dunne, of this city, to draw the plans for the new school building which is to be erected In that town. The school house which will be built of brick will contain six class rooms and an auditorium and will cost $?.000. A Heavy Rain. Mr. R. Mood Brown who was In tcwn Saturday reports that one of the heaviest rains of years fell In his neighborhood on Thursday. Noticing that an unusually dark cloud wag forming he placed an empty tub In the yard for the purpose of measur? ing the rainfall and after the shower he found 1 7-8 inches of rain water In the tub. The excessive rain was Injurious to crop* and all farm work haa been suspended In that neighbor? hood. - Comnifncrnient Note*. The closing exercises of the city schools will take place on Wednesday and Thursday evenings of this week In the opera house at 8 o'clock. The city bell will sound at 7:10 p. m.. In order for the pupils of the High School t" >?<- m'??!.- oi th?? carnpUH of the Hampton school. Only the pupils of the High School department will be on the stage. There will be no dowers to be sent upon the stage on Wednesday even Ins The ?k?x oji the right will be re? served for the members of the City Council: on the left, f ?r *b?- I5<?,ird of Bducatlon. Seats will be reserved as usual for the parents of the members of the graduating class. Tickets will be on sale at the drug ?torea Messrs. J. H. Cunningham and F. A. Bultman have purchased a lot with a frontage of 8$ feet on West Liberty street from C. P. and H. O. Osteen. It Is understood that th?> lot will be lined aa the site for a handsome three-story h<>m.> f<e- the Klks" Club. C, J. Break, a w?ll known citizen of Anderson, Is dssd. CLOSING OUT MEN'S SHOES AT COST AT THE SUMTER DRY GOODS COMPANY. Realizing the need of more space for the handling of more important lines, we have determined to discontinue the handling of Men's Shoes, and we now offer our entire line of Men's Shoes at Cost. This will prove a rare chance for all men who like to wear good looking and well wearing Shoes as none but reliable makes have been handled by us. and all are included in this offer, both low and high cut without reserve. ?? ?? .. .. The Sumter Dry Goods Co. - f"??r: South Carolina. Beard-Sltton. Yesterday. May 18th, at high noon, at the Walhalla Hotel. In the pres? ence of the Immediate families of the bride and groom, and a few intimate friends. Miss Hannah Elizabeth, eld? est daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Beard, and James M. Sltton, eldest son of Henry P. Sltton, of Pendleton, were happily united in the holy bonds of matrimony. Rev. W. P. Gregg, of Abbeville, performed the cere? mony, the Impressive ring service be? ing used.?Walhalla Courler. DEATH. Blanch Alice, the little daughter of Mr. and Mn .vr.: 1 W. Keinbert, of ? :ri-ieston. dlt>v1 on .Sunday ifier an jl'.ness of only a few days, MTed tw? in d a half yours The trlenda and rela sU.u. uf Mr. *nd Mrs. Rembert In Sumter deeply smpathtze with them in their bereavement Mrs. J. W. Perry died at the Mood Infirmary Friday afternoon after a brief Illness. The body was taken Saturday to New Harmony church where the funeral was held and the interment was In the DuRant family burying ground. Mrs. Perry was a daughter of Mr. J. C. DuRant and a sister of Dr. E. P. DuRant, of this city. Mrs, Marianne Kershaw, wife of Mr. Basil Harding Grant, and eldest daughter of Rev John Kershaw, D. D.. died on Sunday May 23rd. at the home of her father in Charleston, S. C, after a prolonged Illness, aged 38 years. The body was taken to Cam den Monday where the funeral ser? vices were held at noon. Meeting* of Camp Dick Anderson. Camp Dick Anderson met Monday in the office of J. D. Wilder, at the Court House. In the absence of the Commander, the Camp was called to order by Vice Commander J. D. Wilder. The following comrades were ap? pointed as delegates to the Reunion a Memphis. June 8th, 9th, and 10th: Perry Moses, W. M. Graham. W. S. Dinklns and D. W. Josey. The dele? gation wo? authorized to fill all va? cancies. Comrades J. D. Wilder, E. S. Car? son. H. J. McLaurln, H M Spann, and 8 B. Mitchell were appointed as dele? gates to represent the Camp at the State Reunion at Chester, S. C. Comrade W. S. Dinklns was re? quested to assist In collecting Camp dues. The officers for ensuing year were chosen as follows: P. Moses, Com? mander; J. D. WIMef, Vice Comman? der; W. P. Rhame. Adjutant. W. F. HAH ME. Adjutant Kress & Co.. of New York, who operate a chain of ten cent stores thioughout the country will erect, it Is reported, a large store and oilier building on the Whllden lot, at the corner of Mnln and Cal dwell street*, which they have purchased. This lot Is im?' <>f the most desirable In the city as the p >stotfice Is to be built on th* opposite corner. Samuel H. Wilson, a wealthy and representative citizen of Charleston, Is dead at his home at the age of 64 years. Mr. Harnsworth Recommended. At a meeting of the Sumter Bar As? sociation held Saturday afternoon a resolution vas unanimously adopted recommending the appointment of Edgar C. Haynsworth, Esq., as Mas? ter In Equity for Sumter County to fill the vacancy created by the death of MaJ. H. Prank Wilson. Mr. Hayns? worth is one of the best known mem? bers of the bar of this city, a mem? ber of the firm of Haynsworth & Haynsworth and is well qualified for the position for which he has been recommended. JOHNSON MAKES STATEMENT. Mituu- ig I avetnof Replies to Sena-' to* Bailey's Iftarst St. P.ijI. Vinn, May 2i.?Governor JOhn a. Jouonnu, iv&aktUtiib i?? toUtlc ment made in the United States sen? ate yesterday, in which Senator Bailey, of Texas, criticised the gover? nor for alleged untruthful statements In regard to the attitude of the sen? ate minority toward the tariff bill said: "So far as Mr. Bailey is concerned, I do not care to make any denial of the charges he makes, but I do care to have other senators in the South know that I did not make the state? ment that the railways of the South Influenced any of the Southern sena? tors. Nor did I make any statements reflecting on any senator. "I did say that the Republican par? ty would be held responsible for thn result of the extra session, and could not screen Itself with the co-operation of a few Democrats acting with the cor.servavtlve Republican element of the senate." STRIKE SITUATION SERIOUS. Conditions on the Georgia Railroad Rapidly Becoming Worse. Augusta, Ga., May 21.?The fire? men's strike on the Georgia railroad 13 becoming very serious. The rail? road says it is much more serious than It was at this time last night. White Fireman Sloan was forcibly ejected from the Buckhead train at Thomson, forty miles out tonight. The passengers and mall laid over till 1 i. m., there, and missed all connec? tions. A freight, loaded with perish? able goods, is on the side-track at I Lithona, near Atlanta. Three firemen have been sent to it, and all have fail? ed the company, and the armed guards arrested for carrying weapons concealed. The Picayune, due here at 8:45 n. m.. Is still tied up at Ca-I mak. Three trains are side-tracked at Dearing. A mixed train, tW-J through freights and two local t u ights are tied up at Union Point. The'United States postal inspectors have reached there to protect the malls. One through freight Is tied up at Thomson. At Thomson toda.* an angry erOWd jerked the armed guard from an engine, beat him and ordered him back to Augusta. There? in no train moving on the Athens branch. The sheriff of McDuflle County, and the mayor of Union Point admit that they cannot preserve ordert Men's Patent Leathers, Viel Kids and Tans, both low ami high cut and ^11 at cost, at The Sumter Dry Goods Co. LODGE AND THE PLATFORM. His Version of the Revision Pledge Disapproved. Chicago Record-Herald. Senator Lodge interprets his party platform as a strict constructionist and says: "Nobody every pledged me to revise the tariff downward or to revise it upward. What we are pledged to Is a revision, and I suppose we are here to revise in view of the interests of the whole country. If it is wiser to give greater protection, we should do that, and If it is wise to keep them as they are, then that should be done." t>i? has ? flnf frank, manly sound, I . i We are forced by It to the conclu l 11 that the < teaman and scholar Mai -tts is disingenuous. ie tariff plank in the ?.wopuoiic&u platform adopted because of the pressure for a revision down? ward, but the agitation for a down? ward change In certain schedules was particularly loud In the senator's own state. Not a person. In the entire country could have believed last June that the plank was the result of a de? mand for Increased protection. The standpatters were willing to stand right where they were, to let well enough alone, as some of them ex? pressed It. That was the state of affairs when the convention said: "Tho Republican party declares un? equivocally for a revision of the tariff by a special session of congress Im? mediately following the inauguration of the next president, and commends the steps already taken to this end In the work assigned to the appropriate committees of congress." There was to be a special session not to re-enact the Dlngley law, but to make modifi? cations in that law owing to public dissatisfaction over its schedules, and the complaints were practically all of one kind and were directed against excessive rates. It is true that a principle of re? vision was announced and that under it Increases might be made but the tariff plank Itself speaks of preserving "without execessive du? ties" a security against foreign com? petition, and it has been interpreted as the people understand it by the man who was the party's candidate for president and who won the elec? tion. Marlon Clothing Factory Completed. Marion, May 23.?The Marion Clothing Factory, recently organized in Marion, has about finished the in? stallation of its machinery, and with? in the next few days Its operation will begin. Mr. M. Johnson, formerly ol Danville. Va.. is the superintendent and general manager of the business, which will manufacture shirts ami overalls. The Investors in this, the latest of the list of Marion's new en? terprises, are practically all business men of Marlon. For the present, the factory will occupy a wooden building 00 Manning street, but it is the pur? pose of the company to erect a brick structure for It at an early date. About fifty young lady operatives, will be engaged for the lighter work. Seventeen citizens of Bpartanburg failed to make Income tax returns and under Instruction "from the comptrol? ler general County Auditor O'Btllelds aeeeesed them what he thought just and proper and added a penalty of (0 per cent for non-return. ? ? 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I2# CtS. 15 CtS. 19 29 45 44 Mercerized Lingerie 50c quality 37 cts. cts. cts. Lot ofthose Val Laces, Just what you want for this season, Spec'l 5c yd ? UR reputation tor Embroideries is known all Mil through this section. To make t specially in X teresting we place our entire line of embroi m deries on sale at the following specially reduced 0 prices. Our stock is large, but, of course, early buy? ers will reap the benefit. ? s st st ? ? si ? ? ? si st si ft ? ? * Embroideries worth up to 15c, special M Embroideries 30c, ? Embroideries 40c, White and Black Long Silk ; O'Donnell 6 Co ft ft ft ft ? MMftftftHlSHHHMHMHHHftftftftftftftft*]