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DfJKANT.
t? May 1?.?Mrs. Ore< r White
yesterday at her home In the
Clarendon County, having been
sufferer for two years. Her
not unexpected. The fun
wltl bo at Old Harmony
aftaraooo. The debased was a
nter of Dr. sie Quean who was
ft of the PrssbytorUi church of
lor so many rears. She leaves
and nine children to mourn
staut*,
Hoeury Reaves arrived yester
from Davidson.
Enterprise school c'ioso* Friday
? svnrsssful year under the
eat of the efficient teacher,
Mali Douglass. Her many
hero are glad to loam she will
us another year.
Marty Toomptton and children
tome time with her
PI SO AH.
May 17.?Rain fell last
by the wholesale, and wo had
one Mat nicht. Farm work Is
some by the wet weather.
* site sis are small, but are In
Oats are very good. Not
as usual, but more heads.
Ii wtoat wo want The price
la so high, unless cotton
price the expenses will
?as ?g* Us profits,
steknssa. Mr. a W
tww ehUdrsn very sick with
I? f. sV Maas has some ia|i ehtid
m** MNMsB have various com
W>g??si oar doctors are
o* mot la for them to) say.
T. Jl faatWorth who was sick
foar, seems to have r?
hsjalth. much tor the de
arts many friends,
closing of the Piagah public
wit) stake plats on the 5 th of
m wit* a taakot picnic. An In
programme will bo observed
public la cordially Invited to at
CtytttOUC ClftTRCH.
Waa Broken Tuesday For the
broksn Tuesday for the
Cadsatta church which St. Law
congregation will erect on the
?ajassut ths new rectory on East
street. The first spade full of
In too excavation for the found
was lifted by Rt. Rev. H. P.
irop. Bishop of the Diocese, in
presence of Fathers Wood and
inody. Messrs. T. B. Jenkins and
F. Epperson and Mr. J. W. Me?
rer, the contractor. Active work
the building will commence at
and will be prosecuted with vig
ew until the edifice is completed in the
*arly fall.
Ths new church w'.ll be a hand
auuao structure of pure Gothic design,
tatth doubls towers and will be the
IsandsomeHt and most costly house of
worship In the city. It will he built
?f red brick with stone trimmings
and the interior wii be finished with
Oothic aaches and groined ceiling, it
M"1UX-osi complete. Sif.udu.
*The erttction of the ch?rcH Was
made possible by the bequest of the
lato Miss Alice Poole who left 110.
toa for this purpose. The remainder
of ths sum required has been contrib?
uted by members of the congregation,
Mrs. Era Tuomey telng the principal
benefactor, having contributed 11,000
without condition or reservation. Oth*
members have contributed very
liberally In proportion to their ability
and the the new church will be a
beautiful testltnonli I of the seal and
iaeotloa of the Catholics of Sumter.
Ths nsw rector) which has been
?tooted at a cost of f&.ooa is prac?
tically completed i n 1 will bo ready
for occupancy with n a short time, but
Father WoO*\ the rector of the pari?h,
does n<?t expert to remove fron. Flor
>, his present h ?me. mill Septem
by which time the new church
will be nearlng conpletlon.
William F. 8ylia has Ju?t com
menced his thirty-fourth consecutive
year as city clerk of Elfin. III. Hit
?uoress In politics is Attributed to his
peculiar methods rf campaigning. He
Is said to know more people than
anybody else in Klgln and In the
elsetloas of rseent years he hu? h id
practically no opp -if
TILLMAN BEING C1UTICSED.
The Senator Voted for a Duty on
Lumber? Didn't Like McCiimbci
Amendment.
Washington, May 26.?Although
Senator Tillman Is being roundhy crit?
icised by many persons here for his
vote on the lumber schedule a day or
two ago, when he declared himself
in favor of a duty, in opposition to the
McCumber amendment practically
placing this commodity on the free
I'st, he said today that his purpose in
sc acting would become apparent upon
a little reflection. He said he had In?
tended to vote for free lumber all the
time, and so expressed himself imme?
diately before the vote was taken, but
that he was dissatisfied with the
smendment offered by Senator Mc?
Cumber, placing a very small duty on
this commodity, and that rather than
vote for It he took the oposite course
and voted for a straight duty. '
It Is not Improbable that Senator
Tillman will offer an amendment
himself before the lumber schedule Is
completed, which, If adopted, would
ave the effect of placing It on the
free list, with no strings tied to It.
While his course In this matter Is not
generally understood he Will no doubt
be able to explain It satisfactorily In
time.
It la claimed by some that even
should Senator Tillman offer an
amendment hereafter It will not affect
the same purpose as If It had been
done Immediately following his vote,
and that he must be placed in the
"protectionists" column, especially in
view of his amendment to the tea
schedule placing a tax of teo cents a
pound on tea. It Is hard to know
what he means as the representative
of a people who want a tariff for rev?
enue only.
ACT OP ROOSEVELT NULLIFIED
Washington, May 21.?The council
of fine arts created by President
Roosevelt, and which waa to have
charge of the beautlflcation of Wash?
ington, to pass upon the designs of
government buildings, was abolished
by President Taft today in an execu?
tive order. This action' was required
by the last sundry civil bill, which
failed to appropriate money for ex?
penses or salaries of any of the com?
missions created by Preeldent Roose?
velt without the consent of congress.
FERTIIJZER PLAN FAILS.
New York, May 25.?The plan to
combine the fertilising plants of Eu?
rope and this country In one 850,000,
000 corporation, to be known as the
Independent Fertiliser Company,
has been abandoned. The failure to
put the plan Into effect Is due to the
refusal of some of the proposed con?
stituent companies to accept the
terms of the bankers who had charge
of the financial portion of the combi?
nation.
Death at Pinewood.
Pinewood. May 25.?Miss Lila Grif?
fin, about 18 years of age, daughtet
of Mr. B. D. Griffin, departed this life
at 2 o'clock this morning. She ha*
been long a great but patient sufferer,
and when the end came It was as if
shs slept. She was an earnest com?
municant of the Baptist church and
took prior to her Illness, an nctlv
part in church affairs. She was great
ly beloved and esteemed by every one
who knew her and her early demise
If much deplored and her afflicted pa?
rents have the tenderest sympathy of
their many friends in this their hour
of bereavement. The funeral services
will take place tomorrow at 10 o'clock
at Pinewood cemetery.
T. G. Bush Is dead at his home at
Camden at the age of 65 years. He
was formerly a cartoonist for the New
York World.
Winthrop College
SCHOLARSHIP and ENTRANCE
EXAMINATION.
The examination for the Award of
vacunt Scholarships in Winthrop Col
lego and for the admission of new
students will be held at the County
Court House on Friday, July 2, at 9
a. m. Applicants must be hot less
than fifteen years of Age. When Schol?
arships^ gre Vacant After July 2, they
will he awarded to loose making the !
highest average At this examination,
provided they meet the conditions
governing the award. Applicants for
Si hoiarsh'.ps should write to Presi?
dent Johnson before the examlnati"h
r>r Scholarship examination blanks.
Scholarships are worth \l"0 a i*i
free tuition. The next sesdon Will
?peg Npteswhsf 15, l&oi*. For forth*
? I Information and cstaloguo, addrSSI
Pre*. l>. I?. Johnson, Kock Hill, S. C.
W. & S. to 7-2-09.
I have with me now a first clasa
I engmver. We can engrave plain,
*erlp or monogram. While you wall
We ha\e b it the n?*.| ..f being able
to iO this work for fonts tlmei BOW
v.. h i n we win be glad t . sstl
>ou any article and engrave it or en?
grave anything you have,
W. A. Thompson,
Jeweler and optician.
No. 6 M. Main Street, Phone No. 333.
6-10-tf
?FRISCO BRIBERY TRIAL.
Prosecution (iocs Into Enemy's Camp
For Witnesses.
San Francisco, Cala., May 24.?In
the case of President Patrick ?al
houn, of the United Railroads, on
trial for.bribery, the prosecution to
day went into the camp 01 the de?
fense for several witnesses. The trial
today entered on its twentieth week.
This afternoon's session was devot?
ed to the examination of Thomas B.
Gibson, a detective in the employ?
ment of the United Railroads; of Geo.
R. Francis, secretary of the com?
pany's legal department, and of Luth
e?* Brown, a Los Angeles attorney,
acttlng In behalf of the defense.
Mr. Heney asked Gibson to explain
his investigation of the dynamite ex:
plosion that wrecked the Oakland
home of former Supervisor James T.
Gallagher, one of the chief witnesses
for the prosecution, and imperilled
the lives of Gallagher and seven other
inmates of the house.
"What report of the matter did you
make to Wm. M. Abbott?1' asked At?
torney Heney.
"I told him I thought Wm. J. Burns
and a man of the name of Wilhelm
had a hand in It, and that the explo?
sion was brought about to create a
feeling against Mr. Calhoun," said the
witness.
"Did you think Burns wanted to
kill Gallagher?" asked the prosecutor.
4T did not," replied Gibson. "I had
reason believe the people who lived
in the house were all in the back yard
by arrangement when the explosion
occurred."
Mr. Heney asked Gibson if he had
not attempted to Interfere with Burn?
when the latter returned from the
East and begun an investigation of
he dynamiting. The defense objected
and Mr. Heney declared an attempt
was made to silence Gallagher by as?
sassinating him, and that the agenti
of the United Railroads were instru?
mental in the effort to suppress evi?
dence of crime.
Attorney Stanley Mocre, of the de?
fense, characterised the cTiarges as
"false as hell," declaring that the dy?
namiting was a stock issue of the
prosecution vo be lugged in against
every defendant.
Secretary Francis In his testimony
admitted having received from John
Helms, formerly connected with the
United Railroads detective bureau, a
filing cabinet and a quantity of docu?
ments, which Helms alleges were re?
ports on jurors and other matter ab?
stracted from Burns' office.
H. H. ROGERS' ESTATE.
WaU Street Doesn't Think Public Will
Ever Learn Real Figures.
New York. May 25.?The will of H.
H. Rogers is to be read tomorrow at
'.>!a late residence in East Seventy
eighth street by his personal attorney
James M. Beck. Only the Immediate
lelatives will be present.
Previous to the reading of the doc?
ument Mr.. Beck would not discuss the
contents nor the amount of the estate
Involved.
Estimates of the value of the estate
range from $40,000,000 Jo more than
$100,000,000. A number of anoymous
friends of ,the late financier have re?
ported that 21r. Rogers left an estate
much larger than was supposed.
In Wall street It is not believed the
public will ever know the approxi?
mate value of Mr. Rogers' fortune, a
lt is understood the will is so drawn
s>
RS to confine this information to the
immediate beneficiaries. There is a
possibility, however, that the State
tax upon inheritances may bring to
light the much discussed figures.
The widow, who is said to have col?
lapsed after the funeral services at
Fair Haven, was reported as improv?
ing today and it was said that follow?
ing the reading of the will she would
return to Fair Haven for a long rest.
i ? ?? r"m ,
Fly Guard, - * j
Why let the llles torment yotti
horse? We have a liniment which
will keep flies, mosquitos and all bit?
ing iniiecls from biting your stock.
Price only 25 cents for ft pint bottle.
O'DONNELL ? CO.
5-25-4t.
I H&VE NOW
i i
In Charge of my Optical Parlor?
? ist fitted tip. Have Dr. /. F.
Hightmith'fl instruments and pre?
scriptions. We are now in a po?
sition to examine your eyes and
fit you properly to glasses, or fill
your eye glass prescriptions.
All work guaranteed to give
entire satisfaction.
i ii
Jeweler and Optician,
Phone 333. 6 S. Main St.
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FOli ILETTY GR^EX'S GOLD.
J)cm en(limt> or The I lowlands To
Contest At Her Death.
San Francisco. May 24.?Assert ins
that the $100,000,000 fortune of Mrs
Hetty Green is founded upon a forged
document purporting to be the will of
Sylvia Anne Howland. decendnnts of
the Howlands, at a family conference
In Napa yesterday, decided to start a
bitter contest upon the death of the
richest woman In America," says the
Examiner today.
In the possession is another will, dif?
fering wholly from the probated docu?
ment under which Hetty Green, in
1865, obtained the $2.500,000 estate
of her aunt, one of the Howlands of
New Bedford, Mass. The contestants
assert that half the Howland property
was left to Hetty Howland Robinson
Green only a.s a life estate, to revert
to the Howlands upon her death.
Williamson Finnell, on<? of wealth?
iest landowners of Northern Califor?
nia, is to finance the fight on behalf
of his wife, a social leader of Napa
end a descendant of the Howlands.
and her sister, Mrs William Leacock,
of Napa. Others of the family plan?
ning the contest live in Oakland.
When Sylvia Anne Howland died,
In 1865, two wills were produced. One
of these, now In possession of Finnell.
bequeathed half the estate to charities
and a multitude of beniflciarles. The
income from the remaining half was
granted to Mrs Hetty Green with the
proviso that the property go to the
heirs of Mrs Howland's grandfather,
Gideon Howland, at Mrs Green's death.
The other will, produced by Mrs.
Green, gave her the whole estate out-,
right.
After causing much New England
gossip, the trust will was rejected and
the other was admitted to probate.
This is the will that the Napa heirs are
now planning to contest.
The prospective contestants assert
that the $2,500,000 involved in the old
Howland estate has multiplied wonder?
fully, and they will demand an ac?
counting, when the contest Is fairly
under way, to ascertain Just what
proportion of Mrs Green's $100,000,
000 grew out of the bequest by the
aged New England woman. They are
going to put In a claim to all the In?
crease.
Dr. J. W. Jervey, of Greenville, ha*
resigned the duties of editor of tlu
South Carolina Medical Journal, and
as a result the headquarters of the
paper have been removed to Flor
f
ence, where in future Dr. Frank H.
McLeod will be in charger
In all
The World
j of Pianos
Tou will never find a piano
Just like the artistic Stleff
There is an Individuality
about the St*eff piano all Its
own.
That beautiful singing, son?
orous tone, wondorous volume
and perfect action, place it in
a sphere above all compari?
son.
Why should any one buy
? an inferior piano when they
can buy the artistic Stieff or
Shaw piano direct from its
makers? The price Is with?
in reach of the most econo?
mical buyer while the grade
is beyond competition.
Don't take chances of buy?
ing a cheap or medium grade
piano. Write StielT.
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Manufacturer of the
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Stieff Seifplayer Pianos.
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CHARLOTTE, - N.
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(Mention this paper.)
t J. 811 DUNNE,
ARCHITECTS.
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Supervision of all Work.
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Sumter, S. C.
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Spares no effort to please its friends. It's increased pat?
ronage is an evidence of this fact.
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The same day 1909, .... $495,002.94
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