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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 25. 1909. At tlx) Postonlec at Sumter, S. t\. aa Mcood Claaa Matter. NKW ADVERTISEMENTS. The D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.? Negligee Shir s. sumter Clothing Co.?Fine Tailor? ing. PERSONAL. *r H. H. Lancaster cou Horton, auditor of Lancaster county. Is visiting his sis? ter. Mrs. J. O. Wltherspoon. lira. Rabb and daughter. Ethel, left Friday afternoon for Hot Springs, Ark. Miss Addle DuBose went to Char? leston Saturday on a visit. Mrs. Howard Crowson and two children hr.va gone to Raleigh. N. C. on a t^ weeks' visit. Mr. R. 8. Moiee went to Sullivan's Island Saturday. Mrs. Tom Williams, Jr., and Mrs. Thea. Allen, of Charleston, who have been visiting in the city, went to the Isle of Palms to spend Sunday. Mr. J. R. Bracey returned Friday night from a business trip tp Char? leston. Mies Mamie Nssl left Friday after? noon for a visit to Manning. , Mr. J. L. Alnutt has returned from g busleee trip to Philadelphia. Mr. Jas, F. Glenn has returned from Glenn Springs Mr. Van Cleve Parrott has return? ed from New Tork. The following are spending a few days In the city: From Manning, D. 8. Porter. Rosemary; 8. M. Mathis. Mrs T. Mouson and Miss Clara Wil? liams; Me?irs. P. C. Westmoreland, Lynchburg. W. A. Thomas, Clemson College; H. M. Rutledge, Charleston; D. & Porter, Roeemsry; 8. M. Mthls. Camden. Mr. John Owen, of Oranegburg, Is in the city. \ Mrs. H. E Stoppelbelm and Miss Mar:/ 8toppelbelm left Saturday for Jacksonville. Dr. Plummer Clark went to Man? ning Friday for a few days' stay. Mrs. K W. Hurst went to Charles? ton Saturday. Messrs. J. W. Rhame and Louis Weinberg, prominent merchants of Paavllls. are in Sumter stopping at the Jervey House. Bon. O. C. Scarborough, of Sum merton. was in the city Saturday. Mr. W. D. McLeod. of Oswego, spent Monday In town. Mrs H. L Benbow Is spending the week with friends and relatives In Summerton. Misses Mabel and Edna Davis, ot Summerton. have been the attractive guests of Mrs. H. L Benbow for the past two weeks. Mr. Leon Davis, of Summerton, spent Sunday night In the city on his way home from college at Atlantic City. Mrs. J. R. Broadway Is spending s few days with relatives In Darlington. The following visitors spent Sunday very pleasantly In the city Messrs. C. O. Cooper, Alcolu; J. J. and J. M. 8curry. Georgetown; W. J. Dunn and wife, Camden; R. H. Ferrlll, Harts vtlle; Geo. M. 8tuckey. Bishopvllle. Mr. G. Strauss, a highly esteemed and popular traveling salesman out of Atlanta. Is stopping at the Hotel Sumter Mr W. E. Jenklnson. of Manning, was In the city Monday. Mrs. W. B. Burns went to Spartan burg Monday. Mrs. J. Z. Hearon has returned from Hendersonvllle. where she spent the summer. Messrs. E. Sidney White and Geo. Archer went to Columbia Monday. Messrs. Julian Levy and H. C. Par? rott have returned from New York. Mr and Mrs. L L Hunter return? ed to the city Sunday. M. L Smith. Esq.. of Camden, was In the city Monday. Mr and Mrs. W. M. Wolfe left on Mondsy for Memphis, where they will visit for a while. Miss Nellie Chandler spent Monday In Manning. Mr V. H. Phelps has returned from a two weeks' stay at Harris Lithla Springs. Miss Mamie Chandler is visiting friends in Manning. Miss Alice Hill, of Wisacky, spent Monday In the city. Miss Lillian Odom, of Florence, was in the city Monday. Mr. Fruni Telcher has returned from the mountains of North Caro? lina. Rev. R. K. Tlmmons. of Union Seminary. Richmond, Va.. Is visiting his brother. Mr. H. la Tlmmons. Mr D I-. Kumbo. of t'hester, is In the tlty for a few days' stay. Mr. H. F. Epperson, of Pin??;.I, was in the city on bsuiness Monday. Miss Louise Simmons, of Charles SM* ? ISS StlfSSMfl guest of Mieses Mamie and Hattle Nelson on Church Mreet TIGER GOES TO GANG. McDowell James Receive* Sixty-Day Sentence for Storing and Sidling Whiskey. McDowell James, colored, . who lives on Manning avenue, was arrest? ed Friday night by Officers Barwick and Trlhble for selling liquor and was caught with the goods. When the ar? rest was made, the house was search? ed and a gallon and a half of corn liquor found and seized. The officers having positive proof of James having sold a half pint, he plead guilty to the charge of selling liquor whjjp arraigned before Record ? ; er Hurst Saturday, but denied that he made a business of selling It. He declared that he ordered the liquor from Virginia for personal use and that he had drunk all he received ex? cept the single one-half pint which he had sold, as a matter of accommo? dation, to a friend. It was proven that James had received three ship? ments of three gallons each within the past two weeks, but when this evidence was sprung on him he did not so much as bat an eye, but swore that he had drunk it all himself. Recorder Hurst adjudged him guilty of both counts and imposed the following sentence: $30 or 60 days for selling liquor and $50 or 30 days for storing liquor for sale. James took the days and will build roadg for Supervisor Pitts. LIQUOR SEIZED. Police Capture Four Gallons While In Transit. The police took a long shot on Monday when they seised four gal? lons of corn whiskey which James Toung. a hackman. was transporting from the express office to the house of one Glenn West, colored. The liq? uor was consigned to Merriman Weathers^ for Olsnn West, and up to the time of the seizure there had been no effort to sell any of it The horse and hack of James Toung were seized along with the liquor and ta? ken to the guard house, but were subsequently released. No charges have been entered on the docket against Toung, Weathers or West, and the case will be held In abey? ance until more evidence or a better understanding of the law is obtained. There seems to be considerable dif? ference of opinion as to the law and there Is some hesitancy in pushing the prosecution of suspected blind tigers to the extreme. Moonlight Picnic at "Shady Side." On Friday evening quite a num? ber of Sumter's young folks gathered together at one of the most pleasant moonlight picnics held this summer. The picnic was arranged by Miss Lola Brown In honor of Miss Mar? garet Broughton, of Arkansas, who Is visiting Miss Brown. The crowd assembled at Miss Brown's and were conveyed thence In wagons to "Shady Side." where the supper was served in the beautiful grove In front of Mr. DuBose's resi? dence. The following were present: Miss Margaret Broughton, the guest of honor, and Misses Jessie La Motte. Barline White. Lizzie Britton, Ollie Delgar, Violet Beach, Nellie Fowler. Annie Johnson, Lola Brown, Arrie Stuckey and Messrs. Jack Rowland, John Lemmon, Dr. C. J. Lemmon, Charlie Smith. Willie Stuckey, Boss King, Jim King, B. Britton. Warren McCallum. Henry Holllday, Allen Brown and Robert Keels. Everyone had a fine time. The chapernnes were Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Hood and Dr. and Mrs. E. P. DuRant. Local Society Enjoys Informal Dance One of the most enjoyable informal dances given In the city for some time was given in the Armory Hall Friday evening by Mr. Raymond Stan slll In honor of the visiting young la? dles in the city. The dance lasted un? til the wee hours of the morning and was enjoyed immensely. Those present were: Misses Breedin, Brown, Condon, Beatty, Little. Stanslll, Pitts, McCul- ' lough, Burgess, Chandler, Owen, Bowman, Werber, Wright, Norman and Nelson. Messrs. Bradham, Law ry, King, H. Green, A. Green. Patton, Brown, Burgess, W. Burgess, Jones, Crowson, Nigles, DeLorme, Ives, Schwartz, J. Woodley, Hazel, Harley, Woodley, Tavell, Richardson, W. Haynsworth, Levy, Nelson, McFaddin. Bryan, Graham, A. Haynsworth. Chaperons: Mr. and Mrs. C. F. Mc ? Faddin, Mrs. Archie China atul Mrs. J. G. R. Wilder. The walking "Walk-Over" man hsi arrived at the ?uinttr Clothing Co, tad || o'n display In their shoe win? dow. 8 - 2- r> t Georgetown li going to beat us to the street railway, but then walkin? in QeOTSCtOWn Is not as good as in Florence.?Florence Times. i CAPITAL HIGHWAY CONFERENCE COLUMBIA, SVMTER AND WEDGK FIKLD GETTING TOGETHEER. Movement starte?! to Build a High? way to Columbia Via Wedgefleld? This Route Has Several Advantages Over the Gamer's Ferry Route. There is now substantial reason to believe that the talk of a direct au? tomobile highway between Sumter and Columbia is going to amount to something more than talk. The busi? ness men of Columbia, represented by the Chamber of Commerce, the busi- J ness men of Sumter and the people of Wedgefleld have agreed that the most desirable and the most practi cable route, all things considered, is via Wedgefleld, paralleling the Atlan tic Coast Line. There Is now a good J public road from Sumter to Wedge- I field that Is almost an air line, and from Wedgefleld to the Camden I Crossing, at the edge of the Wateree I swamp, there is an old public road that can be rebuilt and made into an ex- 1 cellent highway by the county chain- j gang at no great cost, and the only expensive section of the proposed highway Is that through the swamp from Camden Crossing to the river. The distance between the two cities j by this route would be practically the j same as the distance by rail?43 miles. The discussion at the meeting last night, In which representatives I of Columbia, Sumter and Wedgefleld participated, brought out a number of facts not heretofore generally known, and at the conclusion of the discussion it was practically decided that if the road Is to be built it must be on the Wedgefleld route. Columbia was represented by C. W. Moorman, secretary Columbia Cham- j ber of Commerce; F. H. Hyatt, presl-1 dent Good Roads association of South Carolina and vice president' Interna-1 tlonal Association for Highway Im? provement; E. A. Jenkins, W. L I Blanchard, James A. Hoyt, editor the I Record and vice president Chamber ] of Commerce; William Elliott, man- I ager Columbia Street railway; H. E. I Edmunds and Word H. Mills of the State. Sumter was represented by H. L I Scarborough, vice president Chamber I of Commerce; P. M. Pitts, county su- I pervi8or; J. R. Ligon, alderman, and I Messrs. L| D. Jennings, H. G. Osteen, D. D. Molse, R. W. Shelor, H. J. Har by, J. A. Mood and E. I. Reardon. Other prominent citizens of Sumter 1 and Wedgefleld present were Mayor I W. B. Boyle, Aldermen H. D. Barnett, Robt. F. Haynsworth, W. G. Stubbs. H. C. Haynsworth, R. L Wright, Messrs. F. C. Manning. W. L. Lee, Dr. H. J. McLaurin and I H. J. McLaurin, Jr., J. W. Jackson. I W F. Shaw, J. H. Cunningham, H. A. I Moses, E. E. Rembert, G. E. Hayns-1 worth; F. E. Thomas of Wedgefleld. I Albert Aycock of Wedgefleld, J. M. Harby, Geo. F. Epperson, S. H. Ed-1 munds, Thos. E. Richardson, Post-I maater Geo. D. Shore. The Columbia committee camel over on the 6 o'clock train and were met at the depot by Chairman J. A. Mood of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce committee and taken at once to the City Council chamber where the conference was held. The meeting was called to order by Mr. H. L Scarborough, vice president of the Chamber of Commerce, who pre? sided in the absence of President R. I. Manning. Dr. J. A. Mood stated the object of the meeting to be to consider the advisability and practi? cability of building a direct highway connecting Sumter and Columbia. Mr. J. A. Hoyt, of Columbia, stated the attitude of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce and the officials of Rich land county, the views of the latter being embodied in the letter of Su? pervisor Owens, who was unable to attend the meeting. The letter of Mr. Owens, which follows, was read: Supervisor Owens' Letter. Columbia, & C, Aug. 23, 1909. Mr. C. W. Moorman, Columbia, S. C. Dear Sir: I find that it is impossi? ble for me to attend the meeting at Sumter this afternoon. I would be glad for you to state to the delega? tion there my reasons for advocating the old Garner's Ferry crossing. The primary object of this road Is to con? nect Sumter with Columbia. The old Garner's Ferry road where it now is Is a direct line, which I think is a sufficient reason, if distance does not count for anything, we might as well say we already have a road by way of Camden to Sumter. This road, if it is built, will be a part of the great State Highway, from the mountains to the sea, and it seems to me that It would be a mistake to go several miles out of the way by crossing the river below or above the present crossing, even if it would give ? few miles, even if it would SSV? a U W dollars, which i do not believe it would, as the swamp is Just as wide near the Atlantic Coast Line Rail* road crossing, as the water is deeper on account of the railroad (ill. Per? haps the swamp Is narrower above m at the Bumter landing, but we have no l oad on this side In OUT county and 2000 Half Dollar NEGLIGEE SHIRTS If you want the best 50 cent Negligee Shirt ask for our "Kingly." We have han? dled a great many good shirts, but the "Kingly" is the best fifty cent shirt that we've ever had in stock. Made in all styles. -7 Boy's Sizes 12 to 14. Men's Sizes 14 to 17%. ThC D? Je Clothing COe, Phone 166. :-: Sumter, S. C. no reason for building one, as it is a j barren sand-hill country. I see no reason why we cannot re? build where our great-grandfathers j crossed one hundred years ago, where they had no facilities for do? ing such work as we have now. I am In favor of going ahead and building | the road and building It now. In fact, I have already commenced improv? ing the Garner's Ferry road, and am going right on to the water's edge. I realize that there is some opposition to this route in this county, but I do not expect to please everybody. This road is too Important to be diverted to please a few individuals 'at East over and Wedgefleld when the in? terests of thousands of people are at stake. I realize that Sumter has somewhat the largest job, but they will also get the greatest benefit from the road, because they will draw trade from the lower part of Rich land county and Columbia will get nothing from Sumter in the way of business. I feel sure that Sumter will meet us, for we cannot afford for It to go out to the world that the great counties of Sumter and Rlchland cannot cross a little river like the Wateree when our foreparents cross? ed this when this county was a wil? derness. derness. Yours truly, S. H. Owens. Then followed a general discussion in which Dr. Mood, L. D. Jennings, Esq., Dr. H. J. McLiaurin, Mr. J. A. Hoyt, F. E. Thomas, E. A. Jenkins, William Elliott and others took part. Mr. Elliott offered a resolution, "That a road be built to the Wateree river to connect with a similar road from Columbia," leaving the route to be determined when more definite information is available as to the de? sirability and feasibility of the several suggested routes. The resolution was adopted without a dissenting vote. This brought the meeting up against the question of means. Mr. Thomas was asked what Sumter county would do. He said that the financial condi? tion of the county at this time did not warrant the undertaking and he would say most emphatically that, as a mem? ber of the county board of commis? sioners, he would oppose the county pledging itself to build the causeway through the swamp. He would say. however, that the old road from Wed? gefleld to the edge of the swamp would be put in llrst class condition and that the county would render whatever other aid possible, As an In* dividual be would contribute as liber? ally as bis means permitted toward the road and other citizens of Wedge Held would dO likewise. Mr. U l>. Jennings said he believed that twenty men In Sumter could be found to contribute $100 each. Mr. H. J. Harby was of the same opinion. Mr, R. A. Jenkins, Of Columbia, said he could not make a personal contri? bution, but was authorized by Mr. R. E. Owen, of the Reo Company to make a contribution of $100, and he was satisfied that Mr. T. B. Jenkins would also contribute liberally when he returned to the city. This brought the meeting to the matter of raising money by private subscription, and subscriptions were called for. The fol? lowing amounts were subscribed; L. D. Jennings $100; F. E. Thomas $200; A. 23. Aycock, $300; H. J. Harby $100; E. A. Jenkins for R. E. Owen, $100. The subscriptions were made on condition that the highway be built by the way of Wedgefield and through the swamp parallel to the Atlantic Coast Line railway. A committee consisting of J. A. Mood, L. D. Jennings and A. E. Ay cock was apointed to raise a fund of not less than $3,000 for the construc? tion of the road through the swamp, it being understood that Sumter and Richland counties will build the re? mainder of the road. When the meeting adjourned the Columbia committee were given an automobile ride around the city and then to the Hotel Sumter where they were the guests of the Sumter Cham? ber of Commerce at supper. The com? mittee returned to Columbia on the 9 20 train. EDUCATIONAL RALLY. State Superintendent of Education Swearingen and Other Educators to Make Speeches on Wednesday. At the request of State Superin? tendent of Education J. E. Swearin gen, who has been quite active this summer In promoting educational campaign meetings. County Superin? tendent Cain has arranged to hold an educational rally In the Court House on Wednesday of this week. The notice is short, but it is hoped that each one who learns of the meeting w!" spread the news and urge all wno are interested In school work to attend. Mr. Cain was not Informed of the proposed meeting and pro? gramme arranged by Mr. Swearingen until Saturday, consequently was un? able to send out notice before that day. The speakers who have been secured for the meeting are Dr. John O. Willson, of Greenwood. Prof. W. H. Hand, of Columbia, and Dr. E. V. Baldy, of Hartavllle, In addition to Mr. Swearingen himself. It Is expect? ed that several local speakers will make brief addresses. The meeting, which will be held In the Court House, will begin promptly at 9.30 o'clock Wednesday morning. The subjects to be discussed by the several sp< akers have not been an? nounced. Beware of people who apologise everytlme they do you a favor. LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. The local civil service board held a clerk-carrier examination Saturday in the court house. There were 25 applicants present?10 females and 15 males. There seems to be more interest taken in this examination than any the board has held in some time and some of the best talent was brought out, especially the ladle* who went through the examination in a business like manner and the civil service board at Washington, will have a hard time getting at th* averages. At a meeting of the Lunar School Commissioners E. J. & W. K. Dunne, of this city, were selected as archi? tects for their new school building, brisk, six class rooms and auditori? um. They were also selected as ar? chitects for the new bank, drug store and city hall at Lamar, S. and :he Baptist church at Pine wood. WHAT RURAL FREE DELIVERY DOES. Thirty-two Thousand Routes Bring the City to the Farmer's Door. The telephone connection brings the distant city to the farmer's door. But rural free delivery does more. 1% brir.gs him the daily newspaper, tell? ing all that has happened round the world in the last 24 hours. And it 1? the daily paper that has widened his horizon from the village postofflce to the other side of the globe. States? men and parliaments and famous personalities have entered his per? sonal field of consciousness. New in? ventions, great a hievements, reach him now so that he thrills with thw rest of the world at their happening. He is living with his time instead of following it. And his intelligence has quickened and his convictions hava strengthened as he finds himself abreast with the world. When rural free delivery was first agitated,, peo? ple said: "Why the farmer doesn't need It. He seldom gets any letters and he takes only weekly papers.'* For that the farmer was not to I blame. Today tiiere are over 32.00? ! free delivery routes. The first route was established in 1896. Out at. Turner Postofflce, Ore., there wem then just 13 daily papers taken. Three years later there were 113. "It would take part of life away to give it up/* an Indiana farmer wrote to the Post office Department at Washington.? The Delineator. FOR SHOE NEWS and THE SUMTER CLOTHING CO. Send us your job work.