Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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O^iaubman ;uui SMutbron. WEOME.SUAY. JUHE 9, 1909. En tared at tlic |Hwu>nVe at Suniter, 8. C aa Second Class Matter. m. NKW ADVERTISEMENTS. The Farmers Bank and Trust C The I Man. Hotel Jackson Part er shop?Un? der New Manu*?meut. Suniter Sash. Door and Blind Fur tory?For Interior Finish. - PERSONAL. P ! of Columbia. I? ?he guest of Mih. I) J. Auld. Mrs Harry ByMen&erg returned on Friday from an .? xtended visit to latlvea la Baltimore. Mr. C. K Mayes. cashier of the Baak of Mayesvltle. was In the city Friday. Mrs, R. D. Lee has returned from u alx weeks visit to her daughter, Mrs. 8. It. Carter, In Ashland. Va. Miss Edna Hughson has returned horn* after six weeks of recuperation and sight seeing through Georgia and Florida, 1/ and Mrs. A. C. Ducker left on Friday for Charleston, where Mrs. Ducker will spend a month on Sulli? van's Isla cd with the family of Mr. Finken. Mr. Harold Bean, ef Charleston, g. C . is visiting Mr No Me Dick, on Caldwell at Mr. J. H. Myers has returned from ? a two wesks visit to Ashevllle. N. C, aid Woodruff. 8. C. Mr. Herbert Green Is at home from the University of South Carolina. Mr. George D. Shore, Jr., has gone to MeClailanvllle to v sit his grand? father. Dr. 9. D. Doer. Miss Uuth McLaurtn returned to OieenvllU Saturday. Mrs, Burns returned to Rocksborc, N. C. Saturday after a pleasant ?lilt to her sister, Mrs. J. W. Jack am a. Mrs. G-o. D. De Medic!s went tc Claries* on Saturday on a visit. Miss Auki of New berry spent last Ftlday nljrht In this city as the guest of Mrs. J. P. Marlon. Rev. J. P. Marlon went to Flor? en? sa Saturday and preached at the "^??a^Ttrrfan ^olleg Sfundsv. Mrs J B. Richardson and Miss fj dee Richardson wem to Greenville y . Abbacy left ?u? Monday for Kansas City. lutes Man* Stuart Brunson haa gone to Oroentllle to attend the exercises at the Female College at that place. ? "apt. T. S. Doar. our efficient as? sistant postmaster, left Sunday af? ternoon * Ith his wife and child to apend a few days with his parents at his old home In McClellanvllle. 8. C. Mr. Frsser Dick went to Columbia M<nday. Air Julius Smith left on Monday foi his home In Charleston. Mise Lola Brown has returned from a visit to friends at Plnewood. Miss Louis? Shannon, of Camden. It the guest of Mrs. J. C. Spann Messrs. w M. Graham. P. Moses. D. W. Josey. of St. Charles, and Capt. Ali x M i-.- . . ?<( Spring Hill, went to Mimphla. Tenn. on Monday to at? tend the U. C. V.. reunion. Mre. LeRoy Camp, of Charlotte. N. C. Is visiting her brother, Hon. John H. Clifton. Mrs. B. S. Booth and children left on Saturday for Memphis, Tenn.. where she will spend sometime with relative?. Mr. Herbert McKngen, of Green? ville, la spending some time In the city MaJ. Ahe Levl of Manning was In Che city Monday. The Tanners' Hank and Trust Com? pany has decided to open branch banks at Plnewood and Summerton. Messrs. Mannlrg. Shore and Row? land have purchased from Mrs. Bbaugh. the frame store hulldlng on s-nth Main street, now occupied by Mre. L. Atkinson. The consideration 's said to have been In excess of $7, |M. There Is greater activity in cifv real eetate than for many months and consider.it-1.? property Is (hanging hands. The American Fourth "f July will be celebrated by Danish- Auo i i? an cltlsens at an exposition to he held 'n Aanus. Denmark, on July 4. according to an announcement m ole h\ Henry L. Herts. toa*tma*t?if ?t the third an nual dinner of the Chicago branch. Danish-American Association. Leon Cass*?. the official viper kllhr In the forest of Fountalr.ehh i i Franca. Is now resting after an ar 4kfeus season. In whi"h he has killed nearly Two snakes. His average Is see a year, and ho has been bitten ao Often that he has become Immune to the poison of the snakes' bite. uk.. '_:_-> - Murriuge Announcement. Invitations are out announcing the marriage of Miss Gertrude Myers. ? laughter of Rev. and Mrs. J. J. My ers, of Congaree. to Mr. J. Herb? Johnson, of Sumter, on the afternoon of June 16th at 5:30 o clock, Fit^t Baptist chtirch. MARRIED. Married at the District Parsonage by Rev. W. T. Duncan, on Wednes? day June 2. Miss Ida Chandler and Mr. Walter H. Rafneld. Their many frierds wish them a long and happy life. In Monioriam of Rarl aw Shaw. The death of Bartow Shaw, which occured at Sumter on the morning of May 31st 1909. was an event which brought lament to the whole com? munity. He was born March 2<lth 1861. and ?as reared In the Concord section of Sumter countv. He was the eldest son oi Ervln and LUlls (Whitworth) Shaw. In April 1889 he married Annie, a daughter of Dr. J. W. Prin? gle. Two sons, William and James, survive him. Modest and reticent, yet courteous Ir bearing, he was a man of noble Impulses, high principles and tine Judgment. Public spirited, generous and true In all the relations of life, hi greatly endeared himself to a large circle of relations and friends. After a few weeks of Illness from typhoid fever his strength melted sway, his fine constitution succumb? ed, and the strong man was laid low. His sun went down at high noon, he being but forty-eight years old. His mortal part was laid to rest at the old church of his home of boy? hood In the preaence of a very large and sorrowing assembly of friends. The fragrance of the flowers that covered his grave will pass, but the fragrance of his memory will long abide. "In such an hour as ye think not the Son of Man cometh." A Friend. -j-__ Colonel Duncan Cooper la Heir to Big Fortune. New York, June 3.?Duncan B. Cooper, who, with his son, Robin J., was convicted of the murder of ex Senator E. W. Carmack in Nashville. Is one of the heirs of his brother. Judge William F. Cooper. Judge was made public yester ? Kdmund Cooper, the exe out< r. aj plica1 at the surrogate's of? fice in thi* county for ancillary le?? I ers testamentary. Judge Cooper, who had lived In this city for several years, died on May 7. His estate is valued at more than $300,000. To old negroes who were once slaves on the Cooper plantation, G T. Colt. Elbrldge Cooper and his wife, and Booker Cooper, he left annuities of $200 each. The will leaves $25. 000 to the children of Mary Sanson, a sister. The residue goes to five sisters and three brothers and the children of another sister. Duncan Cooper's share is held In trus for the benefit of himself and family for life and to go to his wife and children upon his death. Provi? sion Is made against the money be? ing attached in any way for debts of Duncan. The will is dated July 4, lxyo Judge Cooper had for years before his death been very generous to word the members of his family In the South. The Civil war swept awav the Cooper fortunes. The thou? sands of acres owned by them pass? ed into other hands and the family and the hundreds of negroes ownel by them scattered through the South. William F. Cooper began to practice law and for many years was chancel? lor in Tennessee and later served on the Supreme Court bench of that State. He moved to New York in 1890 at the age of 70 years. Engineers have probed the earth only to a depth of about 6,500 feet KM lew the surface, and Camllle Flam mnrlon has lately renewed his old suggestion that a great exploration shaft should be sunk to the utmost possible depth In a thorough investiga? tion of the crust of our planet. This pit should be 200 or 300 feet In dia? meter, cased with a massive Iron ting. The heat Increases at an aver? age rate of one Centigrade degree for every 1 ?>s feet, and tin- temperature v. of boiling water might he expected at a little less than two miles, but the boring should go mm h deeper, The Landes In France, as well a< r. [ laia plains of Belgium, Holland and liOUenantg, should have favorable spots f..r excavation. Sueh an under taking would Offef unknown possibili? ties of practleal and scientific results, geological and palaeontologicnl curl eeltlea, Iron mines, copper mines precious metala veins of gold, plati? num, Sliver, radium. OtO., and BlUltl? ?lllloaalres with ? dread of dylni rieh have hers an opportunity of ac? qulrtni fame and addlni te human i nowledge. bed of oats were damaged by the rains of the past few days. We Handle Only the Best Grade The Scriven Elastic Seam Drawers that we sell are of the best quality. The famous Lot 50 that Scriven made his reputation on. It is not generally known that The Scriven Mfg. Co., has put on the market a cheaper grade, made with a single elastic seam to retail at about 50 cents. The Lot 50 that we have always sold is made with elastic insertions on both sides and is of a better quality of cloth than the lower price drawers. We sell ours for 75 cents, and they are fully worth the difference. The D. J. GSSSZ COMPANY Phone 166, S\imter, S. C. ELECTED DANK PRESIDENT. A Narrow Escape. \Y. J. Corbett, Formerly of Sumte* Mr. C. W. Smith had a narrow es Made Head of Arizona Bank?J. cape Saturday from death or at Knox Corbett Elected as Member least serious injury. While riding on of Board of Directors. horseback near the A. C. L. freight , 11 depot his horse came into contact At an adjourned meeting of the with a live wire which was hanging Board of Directors of the Merchants across the street only a foot or elgh Eank and Trust Company, held atthe,Uen inches above the ground. Thej I horse fell to the ground like he had offices of the bank this afternoon, the resignation of Andres Rebeil as presi? dent of the institution was accepted. W. J. Corbett, one of the members of the Board of Directors, was chosen M the successor to Mr. Rebeil in the presidency. The vacancy in the Board of Direc? tors occasioned by the acceptance of the presidency of the bank by W. J. 'Jorbett was filled by the selection of J. Knox Corbett to be one of the 11 rectors. It was stated that Mr. Rebeil ten? dered his resignation as an official of the bank owing to the fact that his other business interests in this city squire so much Of his time that he was Miablt to attend to his official du '.es in connection with the hank.? Tnecon, Arizona, Citizen, May 29. been shot and as he went down Mr.' Smith was thrown headlong over the horse's head, falling clear of the wire by good fortune. The horse did not fall on the wire- and recovered himself almost instantly and*"got up, but as he did so again came in contact with the wire and fell again, but this time he got clear of the wire and escaped without injury except a few burns on the forelegs. Mr. Smith was not hurt by hi^s fall, although badly shaken up. The live wire which caused the trouble was a telephone wire which, Mr. Smith says, had fallen across one Of the day current wires of the Ice, Light and Power Co. Mrs. Qertrude Barney, the pretty Widow and telephone operator the Montgomery (Mo.) authorities re fused to seat as city collector when die was elected to that office last No? vember, because, as a woman she was Ineligible was marled to her manager in that campaign, E. H. Ham. county Republican chairman and State food Inspector. Work on the foundation for the new Catholic church Is progressing rapidly. The ice men are the only' working men In town who are not complain? ing of the weather. Farm work throughout Sumter and adjoining counties has been suspend? ed for several days on account of the excessive rains. Birnie's Drug Store, 6 W. Liberty St. Sumter, S. C. Dealer In? Pure Drugs and Medicines, CHOICE PERFUMES - AND FINE TOILET ARTICLES, COMBS AND BRUSHES, PATENT MEDICINES AND DRUGGISTS' SUNDRIES, A FULL LINK OF CIGARS AND TOBACCO. :: :: :: :: :: ? OUR MOTTO: PURE AND RELIABLE GOODS. Ill Our stock is complete and we cheerfully solicit your^patronage. :: :: :: The contractor for the postoffice building is expected to arrive In the city soon and work on the building will begin at onco. Contractor Clay? ton is now figuring on the brick for the building and is said to be getting everything in readiness to push the work when a start is made. The way to catch the Income ta> dodgers is to enact a law requiring each and every taxpayer, poor as wel as rich, to make an affidavit when h< makes his returns, stating whether 01 not his income from all sources ex* ceeds $2,500. Dally New York Cotton Market. The street hands are at work on Church street digging clay prepara? tory to claying that street between Hampton and Calhoun, which will complete the clay sand roadway on Church from Liberty to Broad. New York, Open 10 64 10 84 10 70 10 70 Jan July Oct Dec June 7? High 10 76 10 93 10 79 10 81 Low 10 64 10 84 10 70 10 70 Close 10 75 10 90 10 77 10 79 Tone?Steady. Who Needs a New Summer Lap Robe Special Reduced Prices For a Few Days. i r $1.50 ROBES, SPECIAL 1.25 1.00 .75 .50 ii it $1.15 .93 .79 .69 M These very attractive prices to clean up a small lot quickly. YOUR.S, O'Donnell ? Co.