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$|i odliitcbm;m aiti jSToutdroiL WE0NE80AY, AUGUST 4, 1909. Entered at trie Postofllce at Sumter, S. C as Second Claas Matter. NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Rtbeeca Pools?Notice. Booth-Hsrhy Live Stock Co.?For sai*?. Southern Railway? Mountain Ex? cursion. The Bank of Sumter?Prosperity Of the Community. Farmers' Bank and Trust Co.? Join the Procession. I PERSONAL. Misses Ruth. Vivian and Annie Mo Cullough. of Darling-ton are visiting Mrs. C. P. Osteen. Miss Kathleen Mercer returned on Thursday from Columbia, where she has been on a visit to friends and re? latives. Mr. George Stokes, of Lynchburg, was In the city Friday. Mrs. D. Dove of Rocky Mount, is visiting relstlves In the city. Mr. C. Guy Gunter, of Macon, Ca.. is la the city. I Messrs. Fr?d Auld and Arthur Seay of Rastover, attended the dance on Thursday night. Mr. and Mrs. J. Hudson Baker, of Jenson. Fla., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. George H. Rurst. Miss Agnes Scruggs, of Greenville is the guest of her cousin, Mrs. D. P. Xolley on Oakland Avenue. Dr. J. t. Hearon returned Friday from Hendersonvllle. Mr. D. W. Cuttlno and family re? turned Friday night from the moun? tains of North Carolin*. Miss Hattle Lowry returned on Fri? day from Saluda, N. C Mr. Hampton Flowers returned Friday from a trip to California. Mrs. T. E. White spent Friday In Augusta. Miss Marie DuRsnt spent Friday kfl Colombia. Mr. and Mrs. J. Chapman Huger loft Saturday for a two months trip through Canada, going by Charleston. Miss Nellie Hodge, of Clemeon, 8. C. who has been visiting her cousins, Blanche and Sal lie Seymour. Cm Huron street, left Friday ?f? ft**) for her home. Mm Mary Hall, of Booh Bill, Is Stettin* Miss Rosa Jenkins. Mr. J. F. Henry returned Friday gram Sullivan'* Island. Mrs. W. G. Stubbs returned Bator **/ from the Isle of Ms** gfr. Joseph M. Chandler has retuvn after ten day*' ***y et T?te airings. Team. Mr. C. A. Brunne* Im* teturoed m%*n Atlanta. Mr. J. D. Bolltan, oi Keeahaw, B Op, was ta fhe elty Friday on busl I fers. E C. MeKagen. Who has bean tmttlng her son. Mr. W. J. MeBagen, 4| Blshopville. has returned to Sum \ Mr David McOrsw, who has) bean totting friends and resmtiwes hi this ggass, returned to hie hoass la An dhrson Saturday morning Mrs H J. Istwrenoe hew returned ggf?\ Brogdoa. where aha has beaa ?JgHlng her brother. Ms. J. V. Brog Mrs. Oscar J. Keep, of Jack son vfDe. Fla.. Is visitin? her mother, Mrs. 9. r. Dove. Mr. Fred Nlgles has rsturaed home from Florence, where he has ben visi? ting for several weeks. Mr. H. A. Moses left Saturday fa* Mountain Lake, Md., to spend sev? eral weeks. Mr. and Mrs. Will T. Costln left Saturday evening for the Isle of Fatms. Mr. Costln says he expects to stay untd his money gives out and if he Is wsnted by any of his friends or customers they can writs to him at that place. Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Spann have gone to Torkvllle to spend several weeks with relatives. From York vllle they will go to Clover where they will make their home In the future. Mr. Spann having accepted the prln vdpalshlp of the Clover graded school. Their many friend* In this city regret their departure from Sumter. Mr. and Mrs. Jas. M. Barrett left this morning for Myrtle Beach to visit their brother. Mr. A. W. Barrett. Mr. and Mm J H. Hicks left on Monday for Sullivan's Island. Mr. and Mr*. I). W. Brown are apendlng some time at Sulllvun's Is? land. Mr. A. F. Doty, of Clarendon, spent a while In the city Monday. Mr. Rodger DuBose, of Clarendon, was In the city Monday. Mrs. F. J. Henry and daughter, Dorothy are spending the summer at Eastern. Maryland. Mr and Mrs. W. B. Burns returned Saturday from Poston, Mass., where they spent the month of July. Mr Gaorgg O. Cooper, of Mayes Vllls. spent Mondsy In the city. Rich-Bradwell. On last Wednesday, July 28, Mr. Thomas Rich, of Clarendon, and Miss Annie Bradwell of this city were quietly united In marriage by Rev. M. F. Peckham, pastor of the Christian church here. Mr. Rich is one of Clarendon Coun? ty's most highly esteemed young men. Miss Bradwell Is the eldest daughter of Mr. Robert Bradwell of this place and Is a very amiable young lady. The best wishes of their numerous friends attend them. A SERIOUS OFFENSE. James Glover Arrested and Commit? ted to Jail on the Charge of At tempting Criminal AsHault. James Glover, colored, was arrested Monday and committed to Jail on warrant charging him with attempt? ing to commit a criminal assault on a negro woman, on Saturday night on South Sumter street, near the city limits. Glover was arrested by Officers Mc Kagen and William at the^depot as he was in the act of leaving the city on the train for Camden. When ar? rested Glover told the officers that they had the wrong man, that there were other Jim Glovers in Sumter that he knew nothing about the wo? man, and nothing about the alleged assault, but before he reached the guard house he admitted that he had had seme trouble with the woman and made some sort of explanation of the affair that did not satisfactori? ly explain away the charges the wo? man makes and the evidence she of? fers in support of her personal testi? mony. The case looks very serious for Glover, in view of the fact that the penalty for attempted criminal as? sault is now death by hanging, with no alternative. His own testimony Is almost as damaging as that of the woman and there are several others who are ready to go Into court and testify that they heard the woman screaming at the time and place at which ehe alleges the assault was at? tempted Glover will^be given a preliminary within the next few days, before Re? corder Hurst, If the alleged crime was committed within the limits of the city, or before Magistrate Harby if eommlttsed outside the city. TV TUB RECORDER'S COURT. I _ Mi Two asses wore brought before the Recorder os Monday through the good work of Policsmsn W. ?. Tre? ble. A. D. Owens. Q. J. Williams aad r. G. Pierson Sunday night. The Erst aaaa was City vs. Jim Me Jr.. Fred leases, aad William ail colored, efcsrgst with rambling with dice. McLean plead guilty aad waa aoQalttod. James plead guilty aad wes) gaed til or to ad case mas City vs. Boos* er Dosier, Oeborne Porter, Jam? Thomas and James Smith, all color? ed; charged with gambling with dice. Dosier aad Thomas plead guilty and were toed, til aad 111 respectively or It days each. Smith and Porter plead aot guilty aad were acquitted. com* on doorstep Jon Waiss Finds Gruesome Reminder Of Warning to Laave Uie City Forthwitli. From The Dally Item, Jury 31. A few days subsequent to the shooting of Edward E. Petit by Joe Wells at the store of the letter on Manning avenue. Wells received, by special delivery, a letter warning him to leave the city and not to return. The letter stated that the order wes given by twelve men of Sumtir and that they would see to it that he obeyed orders. Wells paid no atten? tion to the letter and went about his business as usual. The ten days ex 'plrcd last night and this morning when Wells opened his door he found a small coffin on the steps. There was no letter with the coffin, but Web? concluded that it had ben placd there b> the authort gf .he letter of warn? ing previously received and was con? siderably worried thereby. He notified Chief Of Police Bradford, and asked that he be given protection. The po? lice will take the necessary steps to afford Wells the protection needed and It Is not thought that he will be lnterferred with further. There Is no du?? to the lndentlty of th?? sender of the letter and so far no one has given any Information that will lend to the discovery Of the per? sons who placed the cortln on Well's doorst^pn. A Good Catch. There was | very enjoyable tish fry at White's. Mill Thursday evening, and a large catch was secured. Every on., present had a most delightful time. Among those who attended were Messrs. A. A. Strauss, J. C. Strauss, Marlon Molse, Dr. Booth and others. TU F. CAPITAL HIGHWAY. Tlte Chamber of Commerce Appoints u Committee to Mukc a Full Invest? igation, Obtain Estimate of the Cost ana Confer With a Similar Commit? tee from lUchlnnd County. The meeting of the Chamber of Commerce, which was held at 5 o'clock Thursday afternoon in the in? terest of. the proposed highway be? tween this city and Columbia, was at? tended by a number of members and a lively interest was manifested. A movement having as its subject the Improvement of the public roads of Sumter County appears with force to the business men of Sumter, and the plan to re-establish Garner's ferry and construct a first-class highway connecting Sumter with Columbia seems to have aroused jshhUsiial in? terest. The matter was discussed generally and the unanimous sentiment of the meeting was that if it is possible to secure this road the city of Sumter and the county of Sumter should not hesitate to do their full part and pay their full share. The discussion was altogether of a general nature for the reason that there was no definite Information be? fore, the meeting as to the probable cost of the road, and it was therefore i impossible to attempt to outline any plan of action or to formulate any proposition to be submitted to Rich land county. The sense of the meet? ing was embodied in a resolution pro? vided for the appointment of a com? mittee consisting of five members of the Chamber of Commerce and Coun? ty Supervisor Pitts to confer with a similar oommittee from Richland county, investigate the cost of the pro? posed road and ferry, determine the most practicable route and have a preliminary survey made by a com? petent engineer who shall make an estimate of the cost of the necessary embankment and bridges through the swamp. Chairman Manning appointed on this committe Dr. J. A. Mood, L, D. Jennings, H. J. Harby, H. O. Osteen, J. R. Llgon and Supervisor P. M. Pitts. NEGRO SHOOTS NEGRO. Row et Ice-Creem Festival Results In One Being Shoe end Another Being Out Badly. Friday night at a negro lce-oream festival on Mr. W. L. Oeteen'e place near Tlndal's, Cicero Harvln ehot Delgar Fort and seriously wounded him. The row bed a very little trifle for e beginning. Fort took Harvln's fan from bias and struck him In the face. That angered him, but before be had time to defend himself about a half dosen men wsre on him, trying to kill ; him It seemed, pa ehot to protect himself, end the bullet took elect In Fort's side. The extent of the Injury Is not known yet. Only one bullet wee fired though there were tw> emp? ty cartridges in the pletol. Harvln's head end hand are cut very badly, and be Is in bad shape, He wee con tned in a barn till the deputy sheriff could bring him to this city and pat hisa In prison. ANOTHER EARTHQUAKE. Severe Shock Bringe Down Walls Weakened by Previous Shock-? Thirteen Shocks in Thirty Hour*. Mexico City, July 81.?Mexico City was again severely bumped by an earthquake today. A shock more se? vere than any yet experienced rocked the city for one minute and forty sec? onds. The first faint swaying come at 12:48 p. m., but the nevous people needed nothing more than the slight? est tremble to send them pouring out into the streets. The shock grew In intensity at the end of the first thirty seconds and suddenly shifted the direction of its motion. No great damage was done, though many walls which had been weaken? ed by the three shocks of yesterday fell, while innumerable public and other buildings were cracked. The National Palace suffered con? siderably, as also the war office, chamber of ambassadors and other sections of the handsome buildings. The Cathedral was one of the large offices whose walls suffered openings. Reports from Guerrera declare that in Acapulco the largest and strongest buildings were rased by yesterday's tremors, and that there has been property loss throughout that section. At Acapulco the custom house with Its ware house, the military barracks and a number of other prominent building! were absolutely destroyed, while the municipal palace suffered seriously. ' Thirteen earthquakes within thirty hours have been registered by the government seismograph. From tne time the earth began to move in the valley yesterday morning at 7:14 o'clock until the quivers ceas? ed vt 12:48 O'clock today, Mexico City was Shaking SVery two or three hours. Six upheavals have been of such strength as to be felt by the people. While seven have been felt only by the sensitive instruments. YOUR TRUNK IS READY! ?oo <d CO d S s 6 U CO 3 H HEN you get yourself a Trunk get a good one and one i YY : that suits you. You'll find here the best Trunks Loom i i ii made. Steamer Trunks, Dress Trunks, Men's Trunks, Women's Trunks, Trunks for Everybody. Sizes 30 to 38 Inches. $4.00, $5.00, $7.50, $9.00, $10.00 up to $18.50. B RING your Trunk, Suit Case and Hand Bag requirements here and see how well we fill the bill. TheD.J.Chandler Clothing Co. "THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES." Phone 166. - - Sumter, S. C. Trunks, Suit Cases, Hand Bags. Mannlag Xews Note?. Manning, Aug. 2.?One of the most delightful and enjoyable events of the summer season we* the lawn party tendered by Hisses Moselle and Mar? tha Alderman on the beautiful and spacious grounds adjoining the mag? nificent residence of that captain of Industry, Mr. D. W. Alderman, at Al? colu on Friday evening. The charming and beautiful hos? tesses with their usual hospitality, which Is proverbial, made the even? ing psss as If Mercury was present and Indeed It waa an craning "all too swiftly sped." It was a clear, bright moonlight night and our old friend, the man In the moon nevsr looked down upon a fairer eight of beautiful maidens and brave gallants. Refreshments of lee cream, cake and punch were served and the grounds rang with merriment. The following guests were present: Mlsess Mattle. OussU and Yallye Ap? pend Vdna aad Louise Brockinton, Vallie and Mlna Blanchard, Lucile Tseman, Lucy Johnson, Helen Thames. Mattle Vennlng, Pet, Pauline and Beu lsh Wilson, Claude Wright, of Man? ning, and Mlssss Belle Plowden, Mat? tle Beard, of Alcolu; Meisrs. Brad? ford, Ingram, Brad hem, William Duf? fle, Ll H. and W. G. Harvin, Jr., H. H. and Leard Hugglns, Jake Iseman, Ed? win Johnson, Fred L?e?sne, S. O. O'Sir^n, T. Howie, Wallace Plowden, Covert Plowden, Julian and Milton Weinberg, Edward and George W. Williams, and Ingram Wilson, of Manning, and Messrs. Paul and David Alderman and Rex Rice, of Alcolu. Mesdames A. Sand and C. S. Rigby are at Glenn Springs. Misses Frances Davis and Julia Spratt are in Knoxville, Tenn:, and from thence will include In their Iti? nerary the streams and mountains of Tennessee. Mr*;. Pearl Robson, who has been visiting her parents, Capt. and Mrs. A. H. Breeden, has returned to her Georgia home. Mrs. T. M. Mouzon and her son. Theodore will spend the remainder of the summer at Pawley's island. Dr. George L. Diekson and family are at Black Mountain, N. C. Dr. E. M. Carson who has held B very responsible position at the Mount returned to Manning, his hosts of Banal Hospital. New York City has friends welcome "the return of the native." It Is a serious matter for negro ?amblers to shoot dice for live cents a corner, for, when convicted, they go to the chain gang, If they haven't the money to pay a stiff line. They are much more apt to be arrested When they indulge their sporting pro? clivities than more respeetible gam? blers who play poker for high stakes. 1 he negroes haven't the conveniences nor the means for hedging themselves about so that detection and arrest are difficult and troublesome, hence one 96 Sheets Linen Paper 50 Linen Envelopes O'DONNELL 6 CO. Vacation Sale of PAPER AND ENVELOPES. 96 Sheets Linen Paper worth 25c 50 Linen Envelopes worth 20c A Limited Quantity Only! O'Donnell* Co. 1>U gambler is arrested to a score of negro crap shooters, but poker play? ing for large stakes goes on with as meat regularity as orap shooting for nlekles. Bicycle Road Raca soon. Everybody who has sporting blood iu him will be delighted to learn that Mr. H. U Tisdale will arrange for a three-mile bicycle race In the early fall. The exaet date has not yet I.e. n decided upon. There will be several prizes given, among which will be one, If not more than one. bicycle. Mr. Tisdale ex? pect! to arrange to get prizes from the firm he represents and thus raise the number of prizes. This event will be the only one of its kind this season. If you are inter 1 st* d. let Mr. Tisdale know. Make it the season's biggest sporting feature. A strong Y. M. C. A. for Sumter is a Certainty. The movement hns ?truck 1 popular chord and the young men are eager for it. There are a number of candidates for the position of Health Officer.