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-T? 4 b Wlattbman anb ?outbron SATURDAY. AUfiUST 28. 1909. I _ Eutenxl at tli* Postofllce at Su inter, S. C, as Second Claas Matter. 1." NEW ADVERTISEMENTS. Chas. M. Stleff?"Ain't It Awful/' Mitch'y Haag Show??Coming. PERSON Ali. Rev. W. M. Hook has gone to New Brookland for a few days' ttay. Urs. H. J. Lawrence and daughter have gone to Saluda for a two weeks' stay Mrs. W. T. McLeod and children, of 0*wego, passed through the city Tuesday en route to the mountains of North Carolina. Utas Mabel Welch has returned from a visit to friends st Laurens. Mr. H. B. Pitts went to Columbia. Tuesdav on business. Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bobbltt have gone to Salisbury end Statesville on a visit. Mr. Fred Auld. of Eastover. spent Monday night In the city. Mre. B. W. Palmer, of McClellan vllle. Is In the city on a visit. Mr. B. C. Hstchell went to Colum? bia Tuesday on business. Mr. R. B. Nettles returned to his home in Hartsvllle Tuesday after a two weeks' visit to Mrs. N. O. Otte n. Jr.. on Harby avenue. Mr. U W. Dick returned to Abbe? ville Tuesday morning. I Messrs. A. B. Stuckey and Wiley McKa!n went to Blshopvllle Tuesday, ?soring. Mr. Charlie Reamee, of Blshopvllle. was In the city a while Tuesday. Mr. Jake Harvln. of Clarendon county. Is spending a few days in the city. Mies Msrlon Satterwhlte has re turned from Spartanburg, where she has been on a visit for some time. Mrs. S. B. Mitchell has gone to ftldgeway on a visit. / Misses Msmle and Alice Moses and 'their guest. Miss Erwin Werber, will attend a dance in Manning tonight Mr. George O. Coper, of Mayes rllle. ?ras In the city Tuesday onbuai *t* Rebecca Hall, of Rock Hill. | ting the Misses Williamson on \'l afreet. K. T. Brallsfocd went to Blsh f i Wednesday on business. Luc tie Johnson returned to home In Manning Wednesday af? ter a pleasant visit to Mrs. J. H. Johnson on Sumter street. Mrs. the U Scarborough has gone to Chick Springs on a visit. Mrs. J. H. Johnson has returned from a visit to friends and relatives at Stateburg. Mr. Jake Weinberg, of Manning, was in the city Wednesday. Mr*. V. O. Brlstow, of Darlington, Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Z. Hearon. I Mr Henry Hoses has gone to Sa? vannah on a visit to friends and rel? atives^ Mrs. J. W. Scaffe and son. of Balti? more, who have been visiting Mr. and Mrs. T. C. Scaffe, have returned home. Cbarlton DuRant. Esq., arrived In Sumter from Montreat. N. C, where he has been In attendance on the Laymen's Mission Conference, en route for his home In Manning. Mr. DuRant stated that the meeting was an unqualified success In every way Capt. Black, of Georgetown. Is on a visit to Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Booth. Mbjse* Odell and Ethel Barwlck, of Plnswood, spent Wednesday in the Ity. Mise Luis Cooke Boykln has re? turned to the city from a visit to < amden and Charleston. Miss Theo Gregg has returned from i estended visit to friend and rela? tes at Klngstree and Charleston. Mrs. C. F Schwerin and Miss Oc vis Schwerin returned Tuesday .(ht from a visit to Conway. Col. J. J. Dargan and Misses Geor and Theo Dargan, of Stateburg. ? re In the city Wednesday. At. Mac. McElveen. of Salem, was r.he City on business Wednesday. Mr. C. O. Rowland and family have irned from Henderson, N. C. Mr. George Isler returned la<*t f *it from Sullivan's Island, where iaa been spending his vacation. Mise Msrle DuPre has returned i i \lsit to Kock Hill. >frt. R. P. Qlllesple, of Florence, is gjgj Mm Boy?? Jenkins. M w. M. Leitofc, of sV HI mil. Oa., Is i? guest of Mrs. T. c. WHO, r. c m Brand sad MMooi Bau? f i Brand and Bus i mint 11 nl to l deisunviiie Thursday. ? nor*. Arthur Haynsworth. Barlow ?h and W M. l,.\l went t<? St. n ThurtnJay to play ball. DISPENSARIES STILL CLOSEP. STATE BOARD OF CANVASSERS BLOCKED BY CONTEST. Constitutional Question Ralse<| by J. P. Grace of Charleston Prevents Declaration of Result of Election? Case Will Probably Get Into Courts. Columbia, Aug. 27.?The dispen? saries will not open today as was gen? erally anticipated. The State Board of Canvassers is tied up on the pro? test from Charles ton which involve" the right of this board to pas9 on the constitutionality of the act, provdlng for this election, and there is a tie vote on the proposition. When the board met yesterday morning there were present State Treasurer Jennings, who acted as chairman, Secretary of State McCown, who acted as secretary, and Attorney General Lyon and Comptroller Gen? eral Jones. Adjutant General Boyd and K. P. Smith, the chairman of the committee on privileges and elections of the house of representatives, were absent. Representing Georgetown were Senator Walker and Represent? atives Sawyer and Doar and Attorney Wlllcox of Florence, who appeared before the Georgetown board for Mr. vValker, who has been absent on ac? count of ill health. Representing Charleston was Mr. H. W. Connor, a member of the election board, and representing Thos. M. Jelllco, who wanta to raise a point about the con? stitutionality of the act, was Mr. J. P. Grace. The Riehland board was represented by Mr. H. A. Gibbes and the prohibitionists in this county by Mr. D. W. Robinson. All of the sworn returns were filed with the secretary of state except Williamsburg. Florence and Alken. The last two counties have asked for a special hearing next Tuesday. It was decided by the board to take up the Georgetown case first, but a letter was read from Mr. Walter Hazard, representing the prohibitionists, ask? ing the hearing be postponed until Monday. To this Messrs. Walker and Wlllcox objected. Mr. Walker said that the notice of appeal had been served on him the day before and no notice of postponement was then asked. He wished to state, as he would state to Mr. Hazard, were he present, that no notice of any protest i had been filed and he did not think tt right to call off the case until Mon? day. After some discussion by the board it waa decided to telegraph Mr. Hazard that the ea?e wmttrr-tre called this morning. Mr. Hazard later re? plied thai he would he present, and tne ejMe will come up as soon an the Chariest- i ease ! disposed of. by the board. Concerning the Riehland contest, Mr. D. W. Robinson filed a formal de? murrer to the findings of the county board which sustained the election for the dispensary. Mr. Robinson said that he would make no oral argument but wished to put on record that the county board erred In Its findings. That the board Is divided on the right to hear a constitutional question Involving Its Jurisdiction was shown when the Charleston protest was brouglK up for consideration. Messrs. Jones and Jennings held that the board had no right to pass upon the constitutionality of the act providing for the election, and Messrs. Lyon and McCown held that the board had this right because of Its judicial powers. Mr. J. P. Grace, who appears for Jelllco, has had the case before the Supreme Court in an effort to stop the election. The^ourt refused to do this, but Mr. Grace says that this was in the line of previous decisions, the courts holding that the elections should not be stopped, and he is sat? isfied that the act will be declared un? constitutional when Its merits are con? sidered. Therefore he* held that the board had no jurisdiction to pass upon the case, although the board had the right to declare the result. Mr. Connor held the opposite view and argued for an Immediate decis? ion. The resolution of Comptroller General Jones to the effect that the board has no right to pass upon the constitutional question raised was lost on a tie vote. The board will take up this question this morning and af? terwards will dispose of the Rlchland and Georgetown cases. Until they are officially decided the dispensaries will remain closed. As the decision of the board In the Charleston case affect* the other counties all Interested In the contest will be present. That the entire matter will again be taken into the courts Is certain but the dispen? saries will be reopened when the State board declares the results. Cotton is coming with a rush and the receipts for this week will prob ably exceed 400 bales. The receipts Thursday were more than 100 bales end Friday more than 150 bales. The price Is steady at 11 3-4. C A STOR IA ?nd Children, TL Kind You ...ire Always bought Bears the f/{WTj \f Signature of L/b4^fif74&JUl*< THE EDUCATIONAL RALLY. A more appropriate name would be an educational conference, for there were very few present. Mr. Cain, the county superintendent, had notice only last week that the gentle? men would be here Wednesday, so that very little opportunity was given for advertising. The few who were present, however, are very much in? terested in the cause of education and were thoroughly entertained by the speakers. The meeting was called to order by Mr. Cain at about 11 o'clock, and in? troduced Dr. J. O. Wilson of Lander College, who emphasized In his ad? dress the importance of an education and the benefits that accrue to those who are fortunate enough to secur? one. He said that if an education is valuable why should any one be de? nied Its advantages? He pleaded for those who are deprived and advocated a law for compulsory education. Dr. E. V. Baldy, the next speaker, was also In favor of compulsory edu? cation. He said that there were three views of the benefits of education: The first, the Roman Idea, or educa? tion for power. This he called the utilitarian Idea of education. The next was the Grecian idea?education for culture. He advocated education for service. He believes that the proper conception of education Is that It better fits one to render service to his fellowman. Prof. W. H. Hand, the last speaker, is also in favor of compulsory educa? tion. He deplores the fact that so many are leaving the country In or? der to move into town. The country should be the dwelling place of many of the country's best citizens and as such It should be made attractive and conducive to the betterment of life In all of its phases. The town realizes this for of the three mill tax paid Into the general fund of the county the city of Sumter gets back only 21 per cent. He thinks that the school terms should be lengthened, the high school course advanced and broadened and the colleges thus forc? ed to advance their standards so that the first year of the college should be not high school, but real college work. All three of the speakers spoke forcibly and entertainingly. THE OFFICIAL VOTE. Messrs. J. E. DuPre, P. D. Knight and W. T. Green, commissioners of election for Sumter county, met Tues? day and tabulated the vote cast in the prohibition-dispensary election on August 17th. The returns sent in by the precinct managers were as fol? lows: Dispnsy. Prohibn. 1, Sumter.. ..25 40 2, Sumter. 88 130 .. 57 64 ..29 39 Shiloh. 45 31 Mayesvllle.11 33 Rafting Creek. 8 30 Stateburg. 8 18 Mlddleton. 7 33 Providence. 9 48 Concord.42 45 Mlddleton. 7 33 Privateer. 46 37 Oswego. 2 24 Ward Ward Ward 3. Sumter. Ward 4, Sumter, 386 Majority for Prohibition, 677 191 ?6 66 "Men may come, and men may go," But The Mutual Life Insurance Co. Goes on forever. For sixty-six years The Mutual Life Insurance Co. has met every obliga? tion promptly and satisfactorily. Do not delay?now is the time to insure. t M. LORYEA, Special Agent, Clarendon and Sumter Counties, THE MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO. of New York, Manning, S. C. 06 6. J. E. MoFaddin, S. I. Till, Agt. Sardinia. Agt. Manning. FOR SALE?Seed rye and oats, will have seed wheat, barley etc., later. Booth-Harby Livestock Co., 8-2 8t. MASTER'S SALE. By virtue of the decree of the Court of Common Pleas for Sumter County, in the State of South Carolina, in the case of Minnie McDowell, plaintiff, against Lula Palmer, Frank Walsh and Ida Walsh, defendants, I will sell at public outcry, to the highest bid? der, at the Court House in the City of Sumter, in the County and State aforesaid, on Saleday in September, 1901, being the sixth day of said month, during the legal hours of sale, the following real estate, to wit: All that tract of land in the City and County of Sumter, adjoining lands of Dicey Mlckens, Durant, Betsy Wil? liams, w h. Price and Angeline Nel s m and Minnie McDowell and being all the real estate own* I by Barte? mus Qranl at the time of his death. Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to pay for papeprs. E. c. HATNSWORTH, 1-11*11-la* Master. HOMEWARD BOUND. Rev. C. C Brown Will Sail Prom Queenstown Sunday. Mr. Editor: I am now in the land of John Knox and Sir Walter Scott, which is also the land of the Presbyterian church in several forms?the Presbyterian Church of Scotland, the Free Church of Scotland and the United Free Church. The first named is a State church and is supported out of the public treasury. Its ministers wear gowns, and are attended to and from the pulpit by an.officer, who carries a mace. The most real religious life and effort are found In the Free Church. My journey is now coming to an end. After visiting Abbottsford, the former home of Walter Scott, our lit? tle party will cross into Ireland, to the Giants' Causeway, Belfast, Dublin, Cork and Killarney, and sail Queenstown on the 29th. With fcv>od wind and weather on the ocean, we ought to be able to land in Sumter in ten days after leaving Queenstown, which will enable me to be on hand to fill my pulpit on the second Sun? day In September. We have had a marvellous journey, and, so far, without any sort of mis? hap. C. C. BROWN Cockburn Hotel,. Edinburgh, Aug. 16, 1909. Joseph Kolb, the eldest son of Mr. J. M. Kolb, of Privateer, while at work in his father's ginnery this morning, was caught in the gin and one arm fearfully mangled. Dr. R. B. Furman dressed the Injured arm and the young man was then brought to the Sumter Hospital and the arm was found to be so badly injured that amputation was necessary. He stood the operation well and is doing as well as could be expected. Mr. Matt Ramsey, while operating a machine in the wood-working shop of the Building Supply Co. Thursday had .wo lingers of the right hand cut off. He had a narrow escape from a more serious accident by which he would have lost the entire hand. Mr and Mrs. John T. Green have returned from Wasington, D. C. ?When the digestfon is all right* the action of the bowels regular there is a natural craving and relish for food. When this is .ackinf you may know that you need a dose of Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets. 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Boy's Sizes 12 to 14, Men's Sizes 14 to 17%. ThC D. JL Clothing C0#, Phone 166. :-: Sumter, S. C. Farmers! WE can supply you with BAGGING and TIES. Call and get our prices before you buy. We know that we can save you money on these articles] be goods that have quality. Don't forget us when you are ready to purchase. A. Ae Strauss ? Co 25 NORTH MAIN STREET. Sumter, - ? South C