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SATURDAY, AUGUST 14, 1909.
Knie red ?I tlie ptwt?flk? at Sumter, S.
C, m Second Class Matter.
NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
E. W. Dabbt. President?Attention
Farnjcra
PERSONAL.
airs. Q. T. Clyde has returned
fron/ a visit to relatives In Mul
|lns.
Mr. 8. R. Abernathy has returned
from a vUlt to his home In North
Carolina.
Mr. W. T. Hemmlngway has gone
to his home In Georgetown for his
vacation.
Mrs. J. L Irby and family, of Boy
kin, have gone to Olenn Springs.
Mr. shuford Qrlffln of Plnewood,
spent Tuesday In the city.
Mrs A. K. Qrlffln was In the city
Tuesday on business.
Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. H. Curtis spent
Tuesday here with their sister, Mrs.
W. L. Brunson. They are on their
way to Hartford. Conn., and other
points north.
Miss Carrie Qrlffln returned home
on Tuesdsy from a visit to Davis
Station.
Miss Marls DuRant went to Blsh
opvllle Tuesday morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Andrew L. Jackson,
Mr. . nd Mrs. R. M. Hlldebrand, of
Hogt<xl. returned on Tuesday from
the Isis of Palms.
Mrs. Joseph M. Chandler, who has
been spending several weeks at T?te
Sprinss. Tenn. has gone to Atlanta,
Oe., to visit her sister, Mrs. Wright.
Mrs. R. D. Black well and daugh?
ter, of New York, who have been
visiting Mrs. Harmon Molse on
Broad street, have returned home.
Misset Portia and Essie McKnlght,
of Rldgeway. are visiting Msr. H. L.
Tlmmoni on Caldwell street
Miss Fannie Kelly, of Darlington.
Is visiting her cousin, Mrs. A. W.
Ledlngham.
Mrs. Harry Kills, of Atlanta. Qa.,
Is visiting her mother Mrs. R. H. Mo?
dellen on Broad street.
Mr. and Mrs. C. Q. Rowland and
Miss Gussle Hood left on Wednesday
for Henderson, N. C.
Miss Iva Hughson went to Bishop
Tills Wednesday on a visit.
Mrs. A. Q. Warren. Mrs. H. R.
Campbell and children have gone to
Greenwood on a visit to Mrs. R. M.
McLeod.
Miss Itosa Paschal, principal of
Meredith College. Raleigh, N. C. is
spending some time at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Jackson on Oak?
land avsnus. \
Mr. and Mrs. J. J. Brltton. Jr., have
returned from a few weeks' visit to
Glenn Springs.
Prof. L, W. Disk, of Abbeville. Is
In the city today.
Mlas Edna Henry, of New York. Is
visiting Mrs. J. Starr Starnberger on
W. Hampton avenue.
Miss Lucia Archer and Herbert.
Who have been visiting their aunt
Mrs. Will Archer, on Harvln atreet.
left Wednesday for their home in
Anderson.
Mr. g. T. Delgar went to Cheraw
on business Wednesday.
Mr. R. I. Manning and family have
goae to their summer home at Sa
lude^ N. C.
Mr. Tom Miller, of Charleston. Is
spending a few days In town.
Mr. K W. Molss. of Greenville. Is
In the city visiting his mother, Mrs.
C. H. Molss.
Mum Ollvs Sturgeon, of Lake City,
Is visiting Mrs. Frank Welch on 8.
Bumter street.
m Mr. C. A. Bruner returned this
morning from Newberry, where he
attended the Hunter-Swlttenberg
marriage Wednesday.
Mr. JameN Cuttinn arrived this
morning after an eight weeks' trip
to Seattle. Washington. Alaska, and
other places West.
Mr. and Mr*. C. E. Jones have re?
turned from a few days' visit to Sulli?
van s Island.
Mr. Cecil H. Wilson has return <l
from a tour through the West.
Mrs. Nelll Smith, of Rowland, Is
visiting Mrs. Rose Jenkins.
The following (Hoping, which will
! Prent th* Sumter People, Is from
I i" Dally liu-tl. r. BegfleTSOU Tills.
N. C
"Col 'V KU In Stubbs. of Sumter. S.
C, who has been spending the sum?
mer at tluywood Sulplo-r Springs. Is
a sue t at the Blue Ridge Inn. Hi el
contemplating buying g summer
home h*re."
Mr A. ('. Floe, of i ?a neuster coun?
ty, w.m dragged to death by a runa?
way mule Monday, his foot having
becom* ?-<mght In the stirrup wlo n
the mule threw him.
Swlttenberg-HunteT.
Miss Georgia Mae, daughter of Mr.
? nd Mrs. George W. Swlttenberg. was
married Wednesday night to Mr. I*
L Hunter, of this city, at the hone
of the bride's parents In Newberry.
Miss Swlttenberg is one of Newher?
ry's most popular and accomplished
young ladles. Mr. Hunter Is the very
popular bookkeeper for the Boot 1
Harby Live Stock Co.. of this city.
The best wishes of all attend them.
Little Eva Shaw Dead.
Little Eva. daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. J. \V. Shaw, was taken suddenly
111 at Hendersonville, N. C, Friday,
and died at 9 p. m. Monday. Physi?
cians' skill had no power to save
the little girl.
The remains arrived here from
Hendersonville on the 6 o'clock train
Tuesday, and were interred in the
city cemetery Wednesday morning.
Little Eva was not quite two years
old when death took her from this
world. She was a sweet child, and
her death Is a great shock to her pa?
rents and relatives.
The bereaved members of the fam?
ily have the most sincere sympathy
In their great loss.
Y. M. C. A. DIRECTORS MEET.
Officers Elected?Committees Ap?
pointed to Correspond With State
Secretary and to Ascertain Cost of
Building.
The Board of Directors of the Y.
M. C. A. met at 8.30 o'clock
last Monday night in Mr. L. D.
Jennings' law office with most of the
members present. Those present were
Prof. S. H. Edmunds, Chairman, Mi.
C. C. Smith. Secretary, Messrs. L. D.
Jennings, Bartow Walsh, H. L. Scar?
borough, W. G. Stubbs. W. B. Keayes,
Geo. D. Shore, R. F. Haynsworth and
C. M. Hurst.
On motion of Mr. Bartow Walah a
secret ballot was taken for the elect
Ion of permanent officers, which res-1
ulted In the election of Prof. S. H.
Edmonds president, C. C. Smith and
Geo. D. Shore, vice presidents, B. j
Walsh, treasurer, and C. M. Hurst,
corresponding secretary.
A latter from Mr. G. C. Huntington,
i General Secretary of North and South
I Carolina, advising against beginning
the Y. M. C. A. In rented quarters.
I was read by the secretary. This
letter gave rise to a discussion
of the possibility of raising money for
a building. Messrs. Keyes. Scarbor?
ough and Hurst were appointed as a
committee to correspond with Mr.
Huntington with reference to his sug?
gestion. Messrs Jennings, Walsh and
Haynsworth were appointed to as?
certain location of a suitable lot for
a building.
On motion of Mr. Jennings an in?
vitation was extended to Mr. Huntin?
gton to visit Sumter at his earliest
convenience, for the purpose of aid?
ing and advising us in the work. A
mass meeting to be called during his
visit, at which the enterprise will be
presented to the public.
The meeting was an enthusiastic
one, though It was thoroughly con?
servative. The directors are sure of
the success of the movement.
A Light Knock.
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Monday and Tuesday nights there
has been no light at Intersection of
Barllette and Sumter streets. If
thers were any reasonable excuse for
the city lights being out this "knock"
wou d not be heard, but as this Is
simply a case of lack of attention on
the oart of those whose business It is
to look after It. we are knocking
long and loud. "Keep your lamps
trimmed and burning."
A Citizen.
Sumter, 8. C, Aug. 11, 1909.
BICYCLE IL\CE SEPT. 6.
Big I tare Planned for Labor Day
Valuable l*rizee Offered.
Mr. H. L. Tlsdale is completing ar- I
rangements for the best bicycle race
ever held In Sumter, to be held on
Labor Day, Sept. 6. Everybody Is
Invited to take part in the races, no
matter whether old or young.
There will be three prizes given.
The best will be a $4 5 Columbia bt?
cyclo. All contestants for these prizes
must register their names with Mr.
Tlsdale on or before Sept. 1st, 1109.
N<? one can enter the races after that
date. The announcement of these
raoes win be bailed with delight by
sport lovers.
Mr*. Armour's Address,
a large crowd of people attended
the lecture given In Ihe i ourl hi
i t night b) Mrs, Armour, of ile n -
L-ia. HOT address was logical and
forceful, embracing the usual argu?
nv ots for prohibition and against the
dl ponogry, she says that t he reve<
gsje derived from the dispensary Ii
th< main faotor In i<s retention, and
?int if no revenue were derived Ihe
I.pie would vote out the dispensary
im mediately.
LINCOLN PENNIES.
Tin? First Specimens of the New
Coinage to Reach Sumter Received
ut the Item Otlice.
Mr. H. O, Osteen, of the Daily
Item, received this morning a pack?
age containing several of the Lincoln
pennies, of which so much has been
printed in the newspapers during the
past few days. The pennies were
sent by Willie Cox, formerly an em?
ploye of the Daily Item, but now
Working in Washington, who writes
that Jie secured a few of them
through a friend who is employed in
the treasury department and that
they are scarce and hard to obtain as
everybody is trying to get them. The
following from the Washington Post
Is of interest in connection with the
controversy over the insertion of the
artist's Initials in the die for the
pennies:
Secretary MacVeagh will not res?
cind his order directing the reduction
of the initials of Victor D. Brenner
on the Lincoln penny to one letter,
despite the protest of Mr. Brenner.
Mr. Brenner based his protest on
the promise of former Secretary Cor
telyou regarding the initials. Mr.
Cortelyou does not remember having
made any such promises, he states.
It is announced at the Treasury
Department that the new die for
the penny with the single Initial
will be made immediately, but that
the pennies now on hand with the
three initials will be distributed.
Mr. Brenner, the artist, is a Rus?
sian, and is well known in New York.
He has received the congratulations
of his fellow artists on the excellence
of i the design for the new penny.
Several of the grocers who expect?
ed an increase In trade Saturday as a
result of the closing of the dispensary
are complaining that their cash re?
ceipts were the smallest for some?
time.
The social club industry has re?
ceived a severe jolt in Columbia.
Other towns, Sumter among the num?
ber, would do well to follow Colum?
bia's example.
Mr. J. H. Grady, manager of the
Lyric theatre, has severed his con?
nection with the Sumter Amusement
Company, and will enter Into a new
amusement enterprise at an early
date.
Attention is again called to the
lecture to be made by Mrs. Armour
on the subject of prohibition tonight
at 8:30 In the court house. Every?
body is Invited to hear her lecture.
Cotton is beginning to open and
picking will be under way within the
next ten days.
The outlook for the theatrical sea?
son Is said to be the best In recent
years, Manager Ryttenberg having
booked ? line ".ne of attractions.
The election law requires that
those who offer to vote shall be re?
quired to produce a registration cer?
tificate and receipt for all taxes due
and payable within six months pre?
ceding the election. If the managers
of election fail to enforce this rule
the validity of the election may be
attacked in the courts.
Who misses league ball?
The school fund received only 10
per cent, of the dispensary profits in
Sumter county, amounting to but $6,
800 last year. The remainder of the
profits is divided between the county
and city. Sumter county received
last year something more than $26,
000, the city of Sumter about $25,
000 and Mayesvllle about 13,000.
Unless county expenses are material?
ly reduced It will be necessary to
double the tax levy for ordinary
county purposes and the same thing
will apply to city expenses and tax
levy, if the dispensary is abolished.
The schools will not be affected one
way or the other, as the share of the
dispensary profits allotted the schools
is so small, and this any one con?
versant with the facts well knows.
Ask Supervisor Pitts what effect the
abolition of the dispensary will have
upon the county finances. Ask Clerk
and Treasurer Hurst how city
finances will be affected. Taxes will
oither go up or expenditures must be
curtailed.
Sumter county has contributed
lfttl.10 toward the woman's monu?
ment fund and stands next to Rich
land among the counties contributing
to this worthy cause. Only $6.50 are
required to put Bumter In the $600
( lass and as a great many Sumter
lieopls have not contributed now is
the Um? for them t?? oome to the
scratch, The money is needed, ai
quite a number of counties have fail?
ed to contrlbul the amounts expectet
"i them, There ore no counties now In
the $600 clasSi and only three ? Suin
I r, Anderson and Marlboro- in tin
$600 class, Bumter should gel lnt<
a class alone and $i;.;,i> win put h< i
t tare.
The young men who have been Hu
most active workers for tin- v. II, C
a. are still enthusiastic and are anx
'??us !'?>?? it to be established at th
earliest possible day.
YOUR TRUNK IS READY!
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Bags
$1.00
$5.00
$6.00
$7.50
$8.50
Up to
$13.50
A Superb
Line of
Suit
Cases
$5.00
$6.50
$7 50
$S.50
$9.50
$10.00
Up to
$20.00
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l HEN you get yourself a Trunk get a good one and one
that suits you. You'll find here the best Trunks
made. >
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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.
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RING your Trunk, Suit Case and Hand Bag requirements here and
see how well we fill the bill.
The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.
"THE HOME OF GOOD CLOTHES."
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Mid-Summer Sale
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Muslin Underwear
I\X7^f E are cleaning up stock prior to
going to market. If you need anything
in Muslin Underwear now is your time to buy. This
is the opportunity to save money.
.25 L'd's Drawers .19
.50 ?? M .39
75 M M -59
1.00 M 44 .83
.20 Corset C'v'rs .15
.25 M ?? .19
?35 M M .24
.50 44 44 .39
Yours,
O'Donnell* Co.
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Hill Jones Is a country storekeeper
down in Louisiana and last spring he
went to New Orleans to purchase a
stock <>f goods. The goods were ship?
ped Immediately ami readied home
before he did. when the boxes of
goods ere*delivered at his store by
the drayman his wife happened to
i>>i.k at the largest; she uttered a lou 1
cry and called for a hammer. A
neighbor, hearing the screams, rushed
to her assistance ami ;<si<?. 1 what was
the math r, Th< wife, pale ami faint,
pointed* to an Inscription on the bos
w tiit h i t ad ;is follows:
?'hill Inside." Ladles' Home Jour?
nal
In 1880 we moved west. The land
was the same everywhere??not a rock
in sight. 1 expect my little boy was
wishing he (?Mihi have someone t'>
play 'th; at any rate, he left bi?
tten -digging and came into tin
house w ith a very sober little face
??Mama, can God do everything?"
"Yes."
"Everything He lias a mind to?"
"Yes, everything.*'
"is there anything lie can't do?"
"No; everything is possible witl
1 ;od."
"Could He make a rock so big 11?
couldn't lift it. mama?"
What could i say?
Attention, Farmers!
On Wednesday, August 18th, there
will be a basket picnic at Mayesvitie.
on the school house grounds. The DO
casion will be the lecture by Dr. C. E*
Goodrich of the United States De?
partment of Agriculture, on "Scils
and Farm Management."
It is very probable we will lit ;
have with us Mr. James Henry Bio*.
Jr., secretary of the Audubon i o~
ciety, whose address on "Birds, and
Their Mission," is very instructtvej
and entertaining.
I have heard both of these gentle?
men lately and wish to see our faim
ers have some of ' the good thins*
that are passing around.
By order of the County Union.
E. W. Dabbs.
President,
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Send Babies to West.
There were sixty-seven of them,
and sixty-seven different varities.
They were babies, from 3 years up
to 5. all colors, shapes, sizes and
previous conditions of servitude.
Little waifs they were, the discard
of New York, out in search of a
home far from the centers of sorrows
and woes that they were born into.
On the way to St."Paul from New
York a special car with these babiea
passed through Milwaukee. With
the children there were several sistera
of charity and two trained nurses.
The Home Finding Society? of New
York is sending them West to deal
them out into good homes am. r?g
the farmers near St. Paul.
When the conductor came out of
the car there was a suspicion of
moisture in his eyes.
"I won't go through there again/*
he said. "They're all happy, and all
that, but it s so pitiful. They all
wanted to shake hands with me and
caught hold of my hand and looked
up at me and simled as I passed.
I suppose they are tiught to do it.
"There are all kinds, and they are
Just as sweet as most babies are.
It's a shame that they will never
Know a real mother and lather."
'I ii" sisters made the babies beds
by placing boards across from seat
to seat, for the special C ir was not
n sleeping car. Several babies were
piled Into one "bed." The one car
accommodated thd sixty-seven, be?
sides the nurses and si>t??rs.
Long pieces of sheeting were
stretched across the tops of the seats
to cover the "beds" and keep out
the clnd? rs and dust.- Milwaukee
Special to New York World.
poll s\l,i'. -Seed rye and oats, will
have seed wheat, barley etc* later.
Booth-Harby Livestock Co., 8-2
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