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Cb *mH it(tnu<m Kim ^outbroii. SATURDAY, MARCH 5. 1910. Bnter**l ?t the l*o?tofltce at Sumter, s t . so Second t Imam Matter. ? I'E KAON Ali. Mr. 8. D. Richardson a prosperous farmer from the Hrogdon section, was In the city Tuesday . Supervisor P. M Pitts has returned from Ilock Hill, leaving Miss Aretas much Improved. Mr. J. F. Jenkins, a prosperous far? mer, wan In the city Tuesday. Dr. M. L. Parier, of WedgefUd, was In Sumter Tuesday. Miss Theo Gregg has returned from an extended visit to Klngstree. Mr. R. M. Jenkins, of St. Charles, was In Sumter Tuesday. Dr. L. H. Jennings, of Bishopvllle. spent Tuesday In town Capt H J. Brownfleld, of Catchall. was In Sumter Tuesday. Dr. H. J. McLaurln has returned from a three week's business trip to Charleston. Mlas Kmmle Sanders, who has been visiting her aunt, Mrs. Lowry. has re? turned to her home at Tennessee. Messrs. H. S. Compton, and John A. Toung, of Columbia, arc in the city. Mr. 8. M. Aman, of Bishopvllle, was In Sumter Wednesday. Mr. E. F. Blwell, of Spartanburg, was In the city Tuesday. Mr. J. C. Smith, of Harris Springs. It in the city. Mr. George A. Alderman, of Colum? bia. Is In Sumter. Mrs. J. B. McLauchlln, of Bishop? vllle. spent Tuesday pleasantly in the city. Miss Lela Meyers was called to Camden Wednesday by the Illness of her mother. Mr. J. H. Cunningnam Is In Colum Mb, Mr. H?ht. M. Cooper, of Wisacky was In Sumter Wednesday Dr. snd Mrs. Walter Daniel left for their home in Columbia Wednesday. Mra. F. J. Henry and two daugh? ters, who have been visiting on the east coast of Maryland, for some months, have returned to the city. Their many friends will be pleased to know that the health of her daugh? ter, little Jeanette is much Improved. Rev. H. C. Bethea. of Horatio, was In the city Wednesday. Mr. Bethea has been living In West Wateree, Kershaw county, for the past two years, but returned to his former home on the "Peninsular" February 1st. Mr is I w lls. of St. Charles, was In Sumt?>r Wednesday. Miss Rosa Cooper, of Wisacky, is visiting In the city. Miss Kllxabeth C. Wells, who Is so popular In the social circles of Man? ning and Sumter, Is in tb city much to the pleasure of her many friends. Miss Cecilia O'Donnell. of Ander? son, Is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Nell) O'Donnell. Mrs. W. B. Mi.rray who has been visiting her mother. Mrs. N. G. Osteen. left Wednesday for M > ^ .ruery. Ala. having been called home unexpectedly by the serious Illness of Mr. Murray Mr K \\ Dabbs. of Salem, was In the city Thursday. Hon. O. C. Scarborough, of Sum merton. spent Thursday In town. Rev. H J. MIkell. of Nashville. Tenn.. la in the city for a few days stay with his mother. Mrs. It. M. MI? kell. ? H \DI \N I I II C \\ i? r ( niii]un\ Shipping Qooda to \\ hnPpc-. The Jenkins Specialty Company Is steadily extending Its business and Is dally recrklng ordera from a dozen or more different states. They not only ship goods to practically every State in th?? Colon, hut are building up a trade in Canada. Only yester? day an order was received from a customer in Winnipeg. Manitoba for ii re than $.*.'o> worth of goods. Tbo time f..r making tax returiM has been extend* I by the Governor till March P>. After that late a penalty of 50 per < ii' will be added. Tin n ir monthly ?.horch con? ference of the First Methodist Church was held Sunday. If a ts decided that at the n?>xt aaarlerty eoafereaee a building committee will be appointed Instead of the lan;>> . .mmi'tee ap? pointed sometime ago, Monday was the |SJB| day (Of paying tax??* without tin peaalty Of 7 per cent, and a* a consequence there was a crowd In the oflh o all da>. It In a Herb? m matter to be so a commodutlng jh to run around buying HgJSJSjf for friends an I StraagOfS who aro In-xplb aMy Ignorant of tin whereabouts of ||\o and active blind tigers. This *?rt of kindness will not be so frequent In future, then It may be possible to saleh a few of the at| gtins high r up. SUICIDE AT ROCKY BLU1 1 ? Vr. W IV Williams. Planing Mill Foreman. Blows Out His Brains. Mr. W. F. Williams, foreman of the planillf mill ol the Sumter Pine and ( > press Company, at Rocky Bluff, I and a-half miles north of the city, committed suicide at an early hour Wednesday by shooting him? self t trough the head with a thirty tu q uallbft revolver. Mr Williams went from his home MM the mill to the planing mill shed about 5 o'clock that morning, as he was accustomed to do. Between 5 and 6 o'clock Mr. W. N. McLeod went to the mill and found Mr. Williams lying on the floor In a dying condition, a bullet wound through the head and the pistol lying on his chest. Mr. Wil? liams was unconscious when found, and although he lived for more than three hours, never regained conscious? ness. The only explanation of his suicide Is that he has been in bad health for several months and was very despon? dent. He was about sixty-five years old and was well known In this city, where he lived for several years. One daughter Is the wife of Mr. Charles Joyner, of this city. The funeral of Mr. W. P. Williams was held at the Cemetery at 11 o'clock Thursday morning. MEETING OF COUNTY BOARD. County Board of Commissioners Met Last Tuesday. The Board of County Commission? ers met last Tuesday with Supervisor Pitts, F. E. Thomas, Jno. I. Brogdon, W J. Young and E. T. Mlms, present. The bond issue for good roads could not be taken up as no copy of the law as passed could be had. This will be taken up at a later meeting. Col. J. J. Dargan and Dr. M. L Par? ier appeared L^fore t"ie board and re? quested that a brlc*ge be put over Beech Creek, near Stateburg, or that the present crossing be repaired. Fav? orable action was taken. In the matter of a new road fron? Xew Sumter to the Mayesvllle road, the Commissioners agreed to expend $60 for right of way if Mr. Allen would do the rest of the work, as he agreed. Mr. C? E. Plumer asked to be re? stored to the pension roll. He was in? structed by the secretary to conform with the rules. Mr. J. M. Geddings was placed on pension roll. The sending of John McLaughlin to the poor house was confirmed. A proposition was made to offer the elty of Sumte $4 a month each for convicts sent to the gang by the city court. Actual time to be paid for. The Supervisor Is to advertise for bids for moving house of T. D. Mc? Leod from public road leading from Itembert t<~> Pisgah. Mr. A. F. Doty put in a claim for $75 damages to horse on McBrlde's Crossing on Black River. The board voted unanimously to offer Mr. Doty II"., settlement in full for all damage Tramps Giving Trouble. The police department was called UP Tneaday night from several parts of the elty by parties oomplalnlng of being bothered by tramps. The first call came in from Dr. Wilson's. There they, three of them, went into the yard and frightened the trained nurse \ \t heard from they were at Mrs. Branson's, on Magnolia street. OnV eer McXagen was put on the case. h. arai sent lot at tbe Union station, S here they had been seen. He saw them and gave chase, running them ''.??\va by Mr. Jackson Harby'i sash and blind factory, Directly the officer heard ? Sail whistle and an answer, and saw one of them go into Mrs Waddell'l store, where he went ani arrested him. The other two escaped. The one arrested gives his name as Btrogle, and eays that he was at one t'me <>n the police force In Charles? ton. mcyds Thief Caught. WIH Ttadall, a colored boy about 12 -t II years of age vrai arrested on Thursday for stealing a bicycle. He took the wheel to Mr. Tlsdale'i shop to have it r.-palred. Mr. Tlsdalc rec OgnlSSd the wheel g| one stolen from William Walker, Mr, Tlsdalc took charge Of the wheel and neuro and called the police. < iambic n Irrest? d< Tuesdsy morning at I o'clock the police arrested four negrocf in I house in the yard ol* ore of our prom? inent cltl/ens. gambling. One of them was a trusty convict They wer each fined $i" or II days, The con viet was the only one to lake the tlsyi They were: (fed Chaster, Jim Randers, William Strong and James A'llson, All but Wilson paid up. Bum* tor police never sleep. They'll catch you it I In the morning as easily a* 2 in the day, and Ih Ihe remotest part of tile town. Anti-fat remedies are seldom need? ed by the man who leans on hope. MUST REGISTER TO VOTE. ONLY ONE MORE CHANCE TO QUALIFY POH CITY ELECTION. 1'iK t Overlooked by Many is That to Vote In Coining City Primary One Musi Have Registration Certificate, or Name on Registration Books. In view of the fact that there is but one more day, next Monday, March 7th, In which to register, it might be well to call attention to Rule 6 of the rules governing the Municipal Demo? cratic primary election to be held March 2L\ That rule reads: 6. All Democrats who are resi? dents of the city of Sumter, and regis? tered voters, according to the books of the County Supervisor of Registra? tion shall be allowked to vote on tak? ing the following obligation. "I am duly qualified to vote at this election and have not voted before today." The registration books, or a true cer? tified copy thereof, shall be the poll lists. It will thus be seen that to qualify one must not forget to register Mon? day when the county board of regis? tration is in session. It is not necessary for one who is already registered in the county to re-reglster, provided he Is registered for one of the precincts in the city of Sumter. Now, do not confuse the city pri? mary with the city election. The pri? mary will be held on March 22nd and registration in the county Is necessary to qualify one to vote. In the city general election, which will be held soon after the primary, one must have a city registration certificate. Do not overlook this matter. You may want to vote on March 22nd. If you are not qualified, do not blame any one but yourself. WARNING TO MARINERS. Important Notice to Members of Game Cock Yacht Club. The freshets caused by the recent rains have f:o Increased the dangers to navigation in the Oakland Avenue channel between Harvln and Wash? ington streets that the Game Cock Yacht Club would call the attention of masters of all craft using said channel to the following suggestions: 1. The regular channel buoys have been washed away and cannot be re? placed for several days and the water Is very muddy, therefore the utmost care must be used to avoid running ngroand 2. Ihe creamy consistency of the muddy water makes craft respond very slowly to the helm?engines should be run at not to exceed half speed. 3. As the water is nearly opaque. Submarines should not run lower than with decks awash. 4. If a hat is seen floating along the master or pilot of the nearest ves? sel should phone for aid. It may be that the steersman of some craft that has sunk is still at his post and only his hat can be seen. The Game Cock Yacht Club. When you see a squad of men talk? ing on the street corner you can put It down that the topic is blind tiger??. and the proceedings in the Recorder's court. The first time since the new bridge has been building on the Santee river the train from Charleston was on time Tuesday. The Hoods coming down the rivers now Will give the lumbermen an op? portunity of floating their logs out of the swamps. It is an ill wind that blows nobody any good. in the report of the Bostii .v trial It was stated that there were three ship? ments ol -ir> quarts each, it should have been three shipments of 15 quarts each. We have no desire to do Mr. Bos Ick an Injustice, hence this correction. The trial Of the blind tigers have at? tracted larger crowds, considering the inclement Weather, than would have been attracted by the best preacher In the country The class i f people attending the police court now is not the class 11si ally found at such places. The best cltlsens are turning OUt, ami should turn out Every good citizen w ho can do so should be on hand and hear the c\ Idence. Mr. U 1>. Jennings has sold the cat* tle he had on his place near town all winter. Two cars were shipped to the northern markets Wednesday. There are s;x more ears, which, will i>e ship* ped, two cars a week, till all have been shipped, These cattle ore in splendid condition and a satisfactory price was realised. The Dally Item Is In receipt of Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands, news* i tperssent by Mr. John. k. Crosswell, v. ho is making an "around the world trip" on the Steamship Cleveland with a large patty of tourists. 1 le says on a postal card, dated Feb. l Ith. Our party of 750 arrived here yesterday Have had a beautiful trip. Hawaii 1; full of Interest. We leave this after noon for Japs I got the Item u] to leaving San Francisco, Peb 5th." TILLMAN AND HOAR. Greed Abolitionist Admired south Carolinian. Senator Benjamin R. Tlllman and the late Senator George F. Hoar, of Massachusetts, were the closest of friends, says the Washington corres? pondent to the Boston Transcript. The great Northerner and the Southern flre-eater struck hands a week after Tlllman reached the Senate. Their first meeting was a clash and occurr? ed in the committee room of Senator Hoar, where Tillman had dropped in. Eye-witnesses say that the two men j went at each other hammer and tongs, each with the characteristic ges- j tures that have made them famous. They struck fire on the Southern] question, of course, and the debate was not finished until Hoar had reach-1 ed the boiling point and informed the South Carolinian that "Some of my ancestors fell at Concord Bridge, sir. and the blood didn't thin out when it came down to me." "I like you, sir, I like you," retorted Tillman. "You have grit," and the friendship thus strangely begun con? tinued until the eyes of the Masschu setts Abolitionist were closed in death. Tillman once had up In the Senate a resolution refrrlng to the Supreme Court some question relative to the South Carolina dispensary system. He wanted Hoar's aid and went to the Senator's committee room to get it: but only the mssenger sat there. "Where is the Constitution?" de? manded Tlllman. "One of It is anchored up In Boston Harbor and the other you will find in the manual of the Senate," responded the smiling Ed Doherty." "Damn it, where's Senator Hoar?" retorted Tillman. "Doherty told him, and as a result was sent to the railroad station with a message, which immediately produc? ed the Massachusetts statesman on the floor of the senate. Hoar slipped in an amendment to the Tlllman reso? lution and had It refrred to the com? mittee on the judiciary, of which he was chairman, had a meeting called a couple of hours later, and just be? fore the Senate adjourned had the amended resolution put through. Til man was out of the chamber at the time, but was astonished as he was delighted to learn what had been done. "Well," he commented, "Masschu< setts began helping South Carolina more than a hundred years ago and I guess she will always have to." Senator Hoar, one of the greatest students in Congress, had not known Tillman long before he began to Insist that his new friend from South Caro? lina should take up a systematic course of reading. He suggested half a dozen books, Tillman devoured them and called for more. As the Senator's list was inexhaustible, Tillman was kept busy. One day a fellow Senator got at Hoar on the subject. "Look here, Senator, you're killing Tillman, if you only knew it," he said "He tells me he sits up half the night reading your books and sometimes he doesn't get more than two hours' sleep. You ought to let up on him." A smile of delight overspread the features of the Massachusetts states? man. "Good!" he exclaimed. "The country will be better off. Tillman will make his mark in the Senate yet.' A hot debate was going on in the Senate one day and Hoar and Tillman got into a colloquy. They started (iring quotations at each other and Tillman more than held his own. so well, in fact, that a third Senator was moved to arise in his place and smil? ingly remarked: "It seems to me that the Senator from South Carolina is rather getting the better of the S< nator from Masschusetts in quota? tions." "I can't help it," shouted Tillman "I got 'em out of nil hooks and he told me to read 'em.' SENTENCED FOR LIFE. _ Jones, Wealthy Union Farmer Must Go to Penitentiary. Columbia, March 4. ?For the mur? der of his wife, W. ' Jones. the wealthy Union county farmer, will serve the rest of his days in the State penitentiary, the Suprme Court yes? terday handing down a decision in which the verdict of the Circuit Court is affirmed. Jones was convicted two years ago on the charge of poisoning his wife, Mrs. Marion Jones, who was a native of Columbia, and the man has since been in the Union county jail. The opinion Is by Acting Associate Justice Dantsler. The case was heard by As? sociate Justice Ilydriek when he was a clrcut Judge, and consequently he did not with the Supreme c ant hear til'1 arguments for a new trial which were held ?ev< ral weeks ago. Jones' con? viction is all the more- conclusive be? cause he was r< presented numerous? ly by lawyers .and every point In the case was contested, Since his conviction W. T. Jones has with the aid of his young son operat? ed his farm wha h Is located B< veral mllcfl from the city of Union, He w as dented boll and remained In jail, .lotas is said to be worth at leasi $100,000. All of the exceptions in the case are overruled. CHESTER imoKKR SUICIDES. lie Blue of Ill-Health and Business Troubles W. J, Crawford Shoots Himself. Chester. March I.?Mr. W. J. Crawford, a well-known broker or commission merchant, committed su? icide In an outbuilding on his prem? ises on CUtlp street at an early hour this morning by shooting himself through the right breast. He left sv eral notes, one to the Rev. S. J. Cart ledge, one to his brother, John H. Crawford, and one to his wife, giving directions as to the arrangements of his affairs and telling why he was led to commit the rash act. Temporary derangement brought about by his own illness and that of two of his children, combined with business troubles, was the cause. The deceased was in his 37th year and had lived in Chester for about seventeen years, coming here from Winnsboro. He leaves a wife and five children. The funeral will be held tomorrow at 10 o'clock at East Side Presbyterian Church by the Rev. S. J. Cartledge. The deceased was influential in or? ganizing this church several months ago and was elected an elder. HARD TO HOLD. Will Ellison Quits Spartanburg Chain gang^?Third Break for Liberty. Spartanburg, March 1.?Redeeming his promise to the sheriff that he would escape again within ten days. Will Ellison, a young white man, this afternoon held up the guard of the city chaingang, took his pistol and coat and made for the woods. Up to a late hour tonight Ellison had not been captured, but he was reported to be surrounded in a swamp. This Is Ellison's third break for lib? erty. Originally he was convicted for misappropriating $10 which a woman had given him to buy a ticket for her. He escaped some time ago, and then was resentenced, being given a year. Some ten days ago he escaped from the city chaingang. He was soon re? captured and again was placed on the gang. After his last unsuccessful at- i tempt he told the sheriff that he would escape again w ithin ten days. About 4 o'clock this atfernoon, while the chaingang was working the streets, near Converse College, Ellison drew a pistol from under his shirt and covered Brown, the guard. Ellison took Brown's pistol, telling the guard that his need was the greater. He then took the guard's coat and made for the woods. The property owners on Main St. will meet a committee from Council to consider the matter of grading the sidewalks on Main street. The paving work going on causes some inconven? ience as there is no uniformity as to construction. SHOWS COTTON CROP IS SHOUT. Hester's New Orleans Fwrtiangif Re? tort Given Small Total Movement I or February. New Orleans. March 3.?Secretary Hester's New Orlean's cotton exchange statement, issued today, shows the total for February 555.512, against 1, 022,S76 last year. The amount of crop brought into sight for the six months from Septem? ber to February inclusive is 2,585,000 under last year. The movement from September 1 to February 28, inclusive shows receipts at all United States ports 6,016,455 ?against 8.175,466 last year; overland across the Mississippi, Ohio, and Po? tomac rivers to Northern mills and Canada 612,345 against 928,478 last year; Southern mills takings, exclu? sive of quantity consumed at South? ern out ports, 1,409,000. against 1, 4 4 0,000 last year; interior stocks in excess of those held at the commence? ment of the season 548,435 against 627,491 last year. These make the total movement of the crop brought into sight during the six months ending close of February 8,586,235 against 11,171,433 last year. Foreign exports for the six months of the season have been 4,527,747 bales showing a decrease under last season of 1,953,769. Stocks at the seaboard and the 28 leading Southern interior markets on February 28 were 1,264,318 against 1,495,651 the same date last year. Including port and interior town stocks left over from the previous sea? son and the number of bales of the current crop brought into sight during the six months, the supply has been 8, 838.551 against 11,452,780 last year. Col. William H. Cross, secretary of State of Okalhoma, probably is the only public official in the United States who signs his nickname to State documents. "Bill Cross, Secretary of State." is the unaffected signature he has affixed to records and correspond? ence ever since he began his tenure of office, November 16, 1907. 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