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lUAftY I. fBIU. ? - r-=T POfftoftjCI at 3usntcr %. too* (Dim Muttr*. PKRSONAJ*. [ U W. Felsom. Jr . Is at homo the bolleaj-s from the outn Car Kkna, Military Academy. ^ Mr- C. W. WeOr? w an?i children * ?re spending 4 few days with friends and ^relatives In raihoun county. ? Im and Mrs. T M M'ctrtchen. Sardine, epent the chrlstm*.- holiday* in shimtfr with re 1 art tea. Mian '--'s &aMov*h hr hon.e for th<* ,*]b?4*days froea -4i6lumou where. su> nss seen et*?n<nirg eohool st the Car iollna University. f" Mr. and lira. W. M. Raffleld. of Orangeburg, are visiting friends and relaUves in the city. Idea Mary Cox of Belton and Miss Oeleman of Johnsen, are the attrac? tive gueots of Mass Jennie Walsh, lira, A. W. Oroewe 11 Is visiting st Dr. J. Z. Hearon returned Wed r. cieiy morning from' Darlington. Dr. J. O. Muldrow, of Darttagton, spent Tuesduy night in?the city. Ueut O. W. FsithornU.^ of Tort Robmeon. Neb., is on TVlsh to Capt K. 8. Carson. M Mr. C. K. Hurst and Mrs. C. atfl went to Columbia Wednesday J Miss M. E. Keayes and niece. Mlesl Marie Gregory, of Fl#e?ce. gre rte^ ttlng Mrs. Herman ftafwnan on E\* Liberty St, The gratifying tttformatton corfTesj from the Sumter Hoepltal that the Condition of Mr. T. H. Parker, who gras accidentally shot on Monday, While bird hunting. Is as satisfactory as could be expeeted. Hie wounde "ate >r course quite painful and the atde <>f his face Is so swollen that his eye U completely closed, and wheth? er any permanent injury haa been <*'dp K cannot yet be ascertained; hit 10 unfavorable symptoms have developed so far. Vr gnd Mrs. Albert L. Molse. of Mi .? lelphla. are visiting at Mrs. E. W M dee's. Mr /and Mrs. Faloke of New Torn, are the guests of Mrs. E. W. Molt* Mt?s Sadie Davis, of Charleston. Is Unsj Mrs. S. H. Edmunds. Mr. Chas. Hurst, Who is a member I e Cohen & Harris minstrel ? spent Christmas day and Sun \ with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M. Hurst, having run over from mv nta. where his company played t Friday night. Miss Octavia Schwerin returned* a ? -lesday night from a visit to ] t...,way. Miss Annie Patton, of Flat Rock, K C . Is the guest of Mrs. D. P. K?Hy on Oakland Ave. 8ergt. H. O. Strohecker. Jr., of the Citadel Is visiting his uncle, Dr. J. C. Spann. Miss Carrie Palmer of Orangeburg Is visiting Misses Pearl and Ines King on Hampton Ave. Mr. Moultrle Teskey of Charleston, is on a visit to his grandmother. .Ifrs. W. C. Power at the Pickwick Hotel. Mr. J. H. Clifton has returne.l xrom a trip to Newberry. Miss Netta Oulley, of Raleigh, who lias been the guest of Miss Jennie Walsh for the past week returned to her honu Thursday. * Misses Ms u?*t le and Hattle Mc Cutchen. of Orlers. 8. C, are In the city today visiting their alster, Mrs. W. D. Owens. Mr. and Mrs. Dulse and children Of Charlotte. N. C, are the guests Of Mr. and Mrs. 9. H. Edmunds. t Wl?KTwpoon-Harrell. Hartsvllle. Dec 27.?Mrs. Mary Wiiherspoon of Sumter and E. D. Harrell of Columbia were married nghjnday afternoon st the resident e of the bride's aunt, Mrs. Sarah Thomas, near Lydia. About 25 rel? atives and friends witnessed the cer? emony, which was performed by Rev. Mr. Major, the Methodist pastor. The attendants were K. (> Harrell of Cu Iragabts, Hartford Thomm, and Misses ^f"dred Thomas nnd Ellis King. mmedUtely after the ceremony brldai party left for Hartsville. re thr, enjoyed a delightful rip , at the h"n?e ..f the brlde'l fath Prestor. King. Prom Hartsvllle couple left for Florida, where will upend about 10 days, then ndng to the home <>| th?- brid^* g< m In ColUfliMn, State. . Thornwell H. Parker, who w.t< entally sh??t while out hunting l>al/el| Monday was broimht 0 the siunt- r Boapiial that 1 ">.n. and his condition || very better now than whh anti- l by his many anxious friends "a receipts were very light good middling brought 15 1-2 Cin COUNCIL MEETING. CONTRACT FOR SIDEWALKS AWARDED. The Fire Department Headquarters to he Bullt ami Bids Called for ?City to Buy Acre of Land for Cement Work. Sumter. S. C, Dec. 28, 1*09. Council held a regular meeting at 3 o'clock p. m. Preaent: Mayor, W. B. Boyle; lldermen H. D. Barnett, R. F. Haynsworth. H. C Haynsworth, J. R. Li;on, W. ?. Stubbs and R. L. Wright Absent: Aldermen Wm. ttoltman and P. P. Finn. Minutes of 14th inst. were read nd confirmed. Mr. Barnett for the Finance Com? mittee, reported that the Clerk and treasurer's report for Nov. had been examined and found correct, and that all olalms referred to them had been approved except a bill of Gut marl an ft Co., for opening sewer to the Opera House, which he thought should be paid by the lessee. This claim was referred to the Oneia House Committee. Mr. Ligon for the Police Commit? tee reported they had nothing spe? cial for attention of Council. He suggested that decisive steps should be taken for suppression of unlaw? ful liquor traffic and asked that he or some other 'member of Council be [sglven authority to employ such as as may be found necessary. Cm motion of Mr. R. F. Haynsworth *tfl|e^ desired authority was granted to Mr. Ligon. Messrs. Wright and Bar? nett vnted against the motion on the ground that such authority should not be conferred upon one member nor less than a majority of Council. Mr. Wright submitted specifica? tions for the Fire Department build? ing, and ths Clsrk was directed tq . advertise for bids to Jan. 10th, for construction o( ths building. Messrs. T. H. Siddal and J. M. Ha*hy came with a petition for ex? tension of the water mains to the corner of Mary and Elizabeth for protection of their factories, and the location of a hydrant on that corner. Council consented to order the hy? drant and recommended to the Com m ssloners of Public Works that the ex tension be made. Claim of J. C. Watklns, $25.00 for rltcht of way ovsr his land for city sewers was referred to City Engineer to ascertain the extent of the right of way. _ I A letter was *ead from Mr. E. I. Roardon, Health officer,, stating that he had been requested by the Geor? gia State Board of Health and the Atlanta Chamber of Commerce to lnvlte City Council, the Board of Health, and officers of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, to attend the National Conference for Eradi? cation of the Hook Worm, In Atlan? ta, Jan. 18 and 19. On Mr. Llgon's motion Council authorized the Pres? ident of the Board of Health to at? tend the conference at expense of the city, if in the opinion' of his B >ard representation be considered desirable. Council then went into executive session for the purpose of opening bids for concrete sidewalks. The following bids were received: J. D. McGee, 89c per square yard. $8c foot, straight curb and 75c for curved curb. H. S. Jaudon, 81.14 per square yard, 38c foot, straight curb and 38c for curved curb. West Sons Co., $1.35 per square yard, 60c foot, straight curb and 50c for curved curb. W. J. Grantham, $1.15 per square yard, 80c foot, straight curb and 30c for curved curb. R. A. Poe & Co., $1.17 per square yard, 38c foot straight curb and 38c for curved curb. J. J. Whilden, $1.37 per square yard, 89c foot straight curb and 39c for curved curb. Bo we & Page, $1.23 per square yard. 34c foot straight curb and 34c for curved curb. Kelly & Mlnnls, $1.37 1-2 per square yard, 40c foot straight curb and 40c for curved curb. Weston & Brooks, $1.39 per square yard, 35c foot straight curb and 35c for curved curb. A. H. McDaniel, $1.08 per square yard. 38 l-2c foot straight curb and 38 l-2c for curved curb. sVergaaua & IfoAt $i.is per ?qQara yard. 45c foot straight curb and 4 5c for curved curb. The bid of J. 1). MoGOS was ac oentod. The city Bnglnooi w;iH authorised to purchase an sort of land near Carter's CTOSSlng for the city. Oil which there is ? good deposit of tana, suitable for cement work. Claim of Mr. n. O'Donnell, $42.50 <>ne half cost of sidewalk) was or" derod paid. The Clerk was granted one week'l leave of ahooncs lit January, or long? or If Dooooaaryi for a port ?nal mat? ter. The following claims were refor r? d to |he Finance Committee: ahmtet Clothing Co.. $196.35; W. B. Boyle. $17.60: Theo I > Revenol Jr., $12.( A MORNING OF FIRES. MAJ. MAKIOX MOISE'S RESI? DENCE TOTALLY DESTROYED. While Tills Fire Was in Progress and the Firemen Had Their Hands Full Two Other Alarms Were Sent In, One From Dr. C. P. Osteen's Residence On East Liberty Street and the Other Ffrom Mr. J. J. Team's on West Calhoun?Theao Fires Wer? Quickly Extinguished and Did Little Damage. From the Daily Item, Dec. 30. Maj. Moise's residence on Warren Street, one of the handsomest homes in the city was totally destroyed Thursday by a fire that originated in the furnace room in the basement about 8 o'clock and spread thence between the walls to the attic and defied the determined and long con? tinued efforts of the entire (Ire de? partment to get it under control and save the house. It was a slow burn? ing fire and several times it was thought that It was under control, but all the while it was still smoul? dering under the slate roof and be? tween the walls, and in consequence of the low water pressure and the lack of proper fire-fighting appara? tus?ladders, etc., the firemen were handicapped and could not accom? plish what they worked with might and main to achieve. After the fire had been burning for something more than an hour the new steam flre engine, which was received sev? eral days ago, but had never been formally received by the city, was brought out and fired up and two streams were turned on to reinforce the.. streams that were playing on the house with the direct pressure from the ,malns. This helped mat? ters materially, but by that time the roof had fallen In and the entire second floor and a part of the first floor had been consumed, and the firemen coald do nothing more than save the wreckage of the house. The portion of the house that was saved is of little value and It will be rated at a total loss. The fact that the flre burned so slowly enabled the firemen, assisted by the large crowd that gathered, to remove from the burning building much of the furniture, but It was all more or less damaged, and it is dif? ficult to estimate the actual loss on the contents of the house, or to as? certain what was saved and what was burned. It is roughly estimated that the total loss will exceed $15, 000, with a fair amount of Insurance but not enough to cover the lea*. The flre was caused by an explos? ion in the furnace room that wreck? ed the furnace and scattered blazing coals over the room, Igniting the floor and walls, and before anything could be done to extinguish the flames they had spread up between the walls and when the fireman ar? rived they had gained such a strong foothold that it was impos? sible to save the house. It is not known exactly what caused the ex? plosion, but the supposition is that some of the steam pipes were frozen by the severe cold of last night and when the flre was started under the boiler this morning the steam being prevented from escaping by the frozen pipes, accumulated until the pressure became too great for the boiler. The explosion of the boiler wrecked the furnace and scattered the blazing flre it contained all over the room. Maj. Moise said he heard the explosion and ran at once to the furnace room, but found the room filled with smoke, steam and fire so that he could not enter. He then made all the haste he could to tele? phone the flre department, and then returned to the furnace room, but by this time the whole room was In a blaze. The hose wagons and firemen reached the scene in a short time and soon put out the flre in the fur? nace room, but in the meanwhile the flre had gained a foothold between the walls and spread up into the at? tic, where it continued to burn un? der the slate roof despite all the firemen could do. The fire at Dr. Osteen's residence occured about 10 o'clock, while the fire at Maj. Moise's was at the worst and the entire flre department was busy there, so when the alarm was ?tnt in there were no firemen to re? spond, and but for a fortunate cir? cumstance the house would have been burned. The fire originated in fl bed loom on the second lloor, from a tire left burning in the lite place, and when it was detected from the presence of smoke in the lower lloor it had probably been burning for a hair hour or longer. When tiie door ",- the room in which die die occurred was opened the room was filled with smoke, the bed Wai on lire, a chair that had been left in front of the lire place had been entirely consumed and the rugs and matting on the floor were burning, There being an abundant supply of water on hand in the bath room, several la rue vessels having bean Ailed When the water was cut oft' nlirht before. It was the work of but a tew minutes to good the room with water and the fire was extin? guished. The furniture and other articles in the room were badly dam? aged, but the loss was not more than $200. About the same time an alarm was sent in from West Calhoun street, where the roof of the residence of Mr. J. J. Team was found to be on fire. The neighbors rallied to the rescue and a ladder being handy several mounted to the roof, tore off the blazing shingles and with a few buckets of water put out the blaze. The damage was small and the roof can be made as good as new with a hundred or two shingles. Between 12 and 1 o'clock there was another alarm of fire. This time it was from Mr. S. W. Stubbs' resi? dence on Washington Street. The alarm was caused by the explosion of the water back In the kitchen range, which wrecked the range and scat? tered the fragments over the kitch? en. The scattered firebrands from the range were quickly smothered and little damage was done. Today was the day set for v.he for? mal test of the new steam Are en? gine purchased from the American LaFrance Steam Fire Engine Com? pany, the representatives of the company having arrived in the city yesterday for the purpose of giving a demonstration of what the engine can do before a committe of council, and If the test proved satisfactory to turn It over to the city. When the fire at Maj. Molse's residence had gotten well under way and It became apparent that the firemen needed more help than they were getting, the new steamer was brought out and connected with the hydrant at the corner of Main and Warren streets. Within six minutes from the time fire was started in the fur? nace the engine had a head of steam up and was throwing water on the fire. Then a second line of hose was stretched and two streams were kept going as long as needed. The engine seemed to work perfectly and so far as an observer could tell it did good work. If the suction pipe that con? nects with the hydrant were fitted a Y coupling so that more water could be drawn from the hydrant the engine would be able to deliver more water on the fire. When the second stream was turned on this morning there was a notleeable decrease In the flow from the nozzle, and as the engine was not running at its fullest capacity, the trouble must have been in the supply from the hydrant. The suction pipe appears to be about six Inches in diamater, while the opening from the hydrant is only about three inches, it is there? fore apparent t>.at the engine cannot get all the water it needs from a single connection with the hydrant. ?The greatest danger from in? fluenza is of its resulting In pneu? monia. This can be obviated by using Chamberlain's Cough Remedy, as it not only cures influenza, but counter? acts any tendency of the disease to? wards pneumonia. Sold by W. W. Sibert. Ross and Joe Horn were killed and three other negroes seriously wounded in a general light at a hot supper in Greenwood county Wed? nesday night. ?If you are suffering from bilious? ness, constipation, indigestion, chronic headache, invest one cent in a postal card, send to Chamberlain Medicine Co., Das Moines, Iowra, with your name and address plainly on the back, and they will forward you a free sample of Chamberlain's Stom? ach and Liver Tablets, Sold by W. W. Sibert, "Can the president ignore the charges?" asks the Baltimore Sun, speaking of the Baltimore case. Well, he had the hardihood to in? dorse the Payne law and the nerve to advocate ship subsidy?Louisvill Courier-Journal. WHY SO WEAK, Kidney Troubles May be Sapping Your Life Away?Sumter People Have Learned Tills Fact. When a healthy man or woman begins to run down without apparent cause, becomes weak, languid depress? ed, suffers backache, headache, dizzy spells and urinary disorders, look to the kidneys for the cause of it all. Keep the kidneys well and t.. Will keep you well. Doan's Kidney Pills cure sick kidneys and keep them well. Here is Sumter testimony to prove i* Walter M. FolSOm, 102 Hampton Ave., Sumter, S. C, says: "For one? time i suffered from a dull pain through my loins and w hen I made B sudden movement, sharp twlngei darted through me. Alter sitting for a while 1 became so stiff and lan<? thai I found it difficult to regain en erect position. The secretions from my kidneys were very unnatural and contained a heavy sediment, Doan's Kidney Pills, which 1 procured at china's drug store, soon gave me the desired relief. The bakache and pains vanished, the kidney Becretlons be came natural and I could rest well, i have no hesitation in recommend? ing Doan's Kidney Pills as they havs given me satisfactory results." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Kementber the namo? -Doan's?and tuke no other. No. li. Busch's Golden Seal Stock and Poultry Medicine contains no poisonous substances?no lood tillers. It Is medicine pure and sim? ple, acting directly on the liver and eliminating that sluggish, torpid state that causes the sickness, A valuable remedy for Cows, ITrraes, Sheep, Hogs and Poultry. Try it. Sold under a suaranue or money refunded, gold by all druggists and dealers. Price fcc., &uc and *1 a can. GOLDEN CHAIN REMEDY COMPANY, EvansvJlle, lad. Busch's Disinfectant and Dip is guaranteed to destroy MITES and LICE on chickens. Price 50c. RELIABLE REMEDY We feel safe a beut our stock and poultry an ions a* have a can of " Busch's Golden Seal Stock and Pool try Medicine in the house. For a sick horse, cow or rhlckun it Is lust the thing* and we always depend on it for r-38ults. John F. Ma/nard SIRERT'S DRUG STOKE. TWENTY-FIVE VOTES FOR I The Ballot st M st ? ? I ? ? X st ? M. Address District. i Subject to rules ot The OMeeu Publishing Co.'* Contest. SI after January IS. St MIIHIMIIHMMHIIIIMIMMMIIMI ? ? ?? a a .. i Votd M ? NORSES, MULES. BUGGIES, 1.6QNS, HARNESS, WH H?TEBIIL. Lime, Cement, Acme Wall Piaster, Shingles, Laths, Fire Brick, Clay, Stove Flue and Drain Pipe, Etc. rw_t .... ? - All kinds, Horse, Cow, Hog and Hay and Grain?Chicken Feed_ . ? SEED PATS, WHEAT, RYE AND BARLEY. A car load or a single article. Come and see us, if unable to do so, write, or phone No. 10. . BEST LIVERY IN SUMTER. SUMTER, SC. ????^(????????hi ??? ??????? a * m a a a a a a a a u M Then may the Christmas Bells ring out, And human kindliness increase, Till through the world shall come about The dawn of flawless love and peace! ?Joel Benton. We extend to our,friends best of wishes for a Merry ? Christmas and Greetings for a Happy, Joyous and Most Prosperous New Year. M S M M ? a AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULST. IlBINIIIIIIIHIll'JIHIIBIIII! ? try A T> rp\r |.QR THE FUNDS OF * OUR DEPOSITORS -SAFETY ? Promptness in all transactions, and unexcelled facilities for handling your business in every department of banking is the basis upon which this bank, the Oldest And Largest in the city of Sumter, invites your account. ? ? ? ? m a First National Bank, Sumter.'S. C. * ? a a a a a ? iaaw^*^~^**w~*~*aaaa* na?v