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WEDNESDAY. JUNE 8. 1910. ssnteml at th* r??hi .iiu . mi smiitiT. s C.. oimI < tum Matte ? PFKSUN \L Mr David C vane ot i 'ha dburnc. X C. In visiting; his grandnc 'her. Mrs. M. 8. King, on Purdy street. Mr. W. J S mi is. u! Hag.I. W?S In the tHy Thursday. Mr. K. Alexander, or P. Hill, was in the city Thursday. Mia l.ids Hallou. who has been attending the University of South Carolina, has returned home to spend the rummer Nat ation. Mr. C. E. May es. of Mayesvllle, was In the city Friday. Dr* F. M Plight and L. M. Parier, of Wedgefleld. were In the city last week. Mrs. 8. M. McCall. of Florence. Is \lsltlng her father. Col. W. D. Scar? borough. Col. W. D. Scarborough, of Dalzell. was In Sumter Friday. Dr. W. E. Mills went to Charleston Frlu..'. Mis* Olive Sturgeon, who has been attending school here, left on Frl dsy for her home in Lake City. Cspt. C. K. Glllesple Is relieving Tapt. Lucius on the Olhson run for a veek. M.-ssrs I>. C. and F.rvin Shaw went 0 Darlintgon Friday. Mr. W. L. Tisdale went to Oswego 'rlday morning. Misses Mabel, Edna and Annie ewman went to Oswego to a picnic rlday. Mrs. F. P. Cooper, who has been siting relatives In the city, return 1 to her home In Anderson Friday ornlng. Mr. James Corbett. passed thorugh i.nter on Friday returning from hmond to his home in Rlshopvlle. Mr Hoh.-rt M. Cooper, of Wlsacky, 1 ased through Sumter on Friday turning from Columbia, where he ?nt to see his daughter. Miss Netta, uluate at the College for Women. Dr. W. W. Garner, of the U. S. De rtment of Agriculture. Bureau of int Industry, a tobacco expert, who Is Investigating the conditions of the ?acco crop In this section, passed Hirnusjh the city Friday morning. Ion A. K. Sanders, of Hagood, was town Saturday. Ir. Howard Jones, of Zoar. was in city Saturday. Ir. William Sims, of lie* lud. c-iu.e Sujnter Saturday. hm. W. O. Cain, of Privateer, was umter visitor Saturday. r-?f. Chas. F. Hrooky. Supermten t of the Llshopvllle graded schools at Friday night In the c ity. Prof, oks has accepted the superinten ?y of the Ninety-Six schools an *r y*?ar. Irs. J. J. Parrott. who has been ting her duughter, Mrs. l'.urkett. irned to her home In Darlington r.ty Saturday morning. Irs. O. A. Illand and child, of At i. ?; i . i . i he guest of .Mr. and . C. c. |:,., k on West Hampton nue. tlss Agnes Haynsworth has rcturn from the Callage ff?r Women In imbia. Ir. Thomas Du I lose, of Sardis. WU1 iumtiT Saturday. ol. Jas. It. Muldrow, of Mayesvllle, In S u m t ? r Saturday. rs. Julia H. Past, of Springlield. ?. Is the gn- -d of her friend. Mi<< I Xels .n on church St. r. n. K. Dei.orme returned home irday from Greenville, when he been attending rurmaa Pitting K>l. eg, chas. Brown, ol Darnwell, siting at the home of her broth Mr i:. w. Vug* r. Ahrs Greeg returned home r lav from the University of h c.ip.Mna t ? spend the summer tlon. r. J. D. P.aih y Was tailed to his i at Beam > on Monday on ac? t of the Illness ol his mother. m imford Scott, of Florence, t Snndav in the stty with his tin Mr w. II santat ss gggfcsf a. Meh, of Abbeville, ending a f? w da;, s in t he , ;tv. ?. Gilbert c. Huntington, af Char Pi C. Interstate V M. fj, \ ?ary *>t the Carolinas, and Mr '. WMttams, of Ober tin, Ohio, are o city. ?. Bnhgfl Green is at home from Fnhersity of South Carolina. A. C. Durunt had hi b n o and es. at Btshogvllle, burned to tie ml sunday. lb ddes flu build* ic lo d ? ? mules and a bor s, I ?f farm rnm blnery. vvairon . -t all the grain and forage in tin :ing. nis lean smi about $l\ *.<>?. no Insurance. The tire was aus y lightning. DEATH. The sad news was received hert on Thursday by phone, announcing Ihc death of Miss Maggie Rice at her bom*- In Denmark. Miss Hire was a daughter of Kev. W, 1?. Rice, and was formerly ? resident Of Sumter and has many relatives ami friends hare, who mourn her death. Mrs. Jalts Q. Rice, widow of the latt Rev, w. i?. Kite. i?. D.i of Ihe Baptist church, died at her home in Denmark Friday afternoon, after ? lomj Illness, Mrs. Rice was the old eot daughter of the lets Rev, Noah Qraham, and l sister of Mr. w, M. Qraham and Miss m. c, Graham and of the late Col. Jas. D. Graham, of this c ity. Scott the s-months-ohl son of Mr. T, s. Watson died Friday night after a brief illness. The body was taken Saturday to Wadesboro. N. C., for int.rment. Mr Samuel H. Board, of Warreii vllle. S. C, died at the home of his ?Itter, Mrs. M. 11. Law. at Elliotts, Sunday and his remains were ship? ped to Warrenviiie on Monday, Mr, Beard was ? sufferer from tuberculo sis at! 1 has lived fOf some time at Bill ittl in a tent. fie leaves a wife and two Children. Hi was about II years of age. Death of W. B. Carnes. BlahOpVllle, June I.?W, B. Carnes, who has lived here all his 65 years, died at the home of his sister, Mrs. R. L. Hethea, on Church street this morning about 3 o'clock after several weeks' suffering from general health failure. Mr. Carnes was one of the oldest citizens of this community. The funeral and burial took place this afternoon at 5 o'clock at the Presby? terian cemetery. Mr. Carnes leaves two brothers, R. E. Carnes and H, W. i'arm s, and three sisters, Mrs. R. L. Bethen, Mrs. J. S. Corbet! and Mrs T. B, Manning, all ??f Pdshopville. FtffO Thin-day Night. The tire alarm sounded a little af? ter 1 o'clock Friday and the de? partment turned out to find a three room house on West Liberty street owned by Angellne Wertz, and occu? pied by Louisa Wallace, in flames. The building on the east end was ready to fall in when discovered, and the occupants failed to save anything. I he firemen did not throw any water as all danger of the tire spreading was >\er wh?n they reached the scene. ANNOUNCEMENT. I beg to snnounos my candidacy for the offtCs Of Governor, subject to the decision of the Democratic vot? ers of the SUt<\ Campaign promises are easily made. My purpose is, if elected, to give the pOOpk a plain, honest and bttSlnt ? .ike administration. Of course, 1 shall advocate good roads. good .tools ami good government, my at? titude as t<? the r ime being well known to the public for many years. i consistently advocated prohibition and was among the Just to give money snd lend Influence to push thai movement more than twenty y? ar* ago. As a business man my chief aim. If sleeted, win be to conduct ? state government along business lines. F, H. HYATT, Columbia, s. c, June ?;. Mr. W. H, Sea's brought t'? town i'ri.some tilier gotten from a cot? ton wood tree in the swamp. The Abet looks very much like cotton, but is much shorter. Mr. M. 11. Beck has had another well sunk to supple his pond at Po callo Spring, The pond Is about full now and the bath houses will be erect.-d In a few days. The signs notifying antes to stop at the street corners have been put up. The ordin?re e will be enforced rigid? ly fr<?m this on. A runaway horse caused some cx ? it. men! on Main street on Friday. At the corner of Main and Lib. rty ?treetS he tan into an auto, but m> damage was done. The lish dam at Pocallo Spring broke Saturday. and let all the wate* off. With the water went all the fish. Mr Beck had Just put (00 It in the pond, lish that had been furnish* d him by the government. Ti. are now in pocotallgo Creek, a team drlv< n by a Mr. Thomas came near being caught in the flood as it rushed to the swamp. Me was driving along the road, His wagon and bar re wer,- broken by the animal in its fright. The gumter Cotton M?l was sohl by tb. Master ni "i tlott Monday, lion, Hieb nil I Vlatiniti as agent for tin bond leid, r . 1 mghl II in for $11,< ?11, Tin meeting nf the gumter County Farmers' Union at Oswego was well attended, ami ? most bountiful dinner was spread. Those who attended speak of the dinner drat thing. PROBING NEGRO KILLING, Ma) be Sensational Developments In Lexington County Case, Lexington, June 4.?What bids fair tt> be one of the greatest sensations tins county lias ever known is Just coining to light, it will be recalled that I b ury Mitchell, a negro, was killed near Fredonla on the night of the Ith of May. The following day, which was Sunday, an inquest wan held, conducted I y a magistrate. Ab? solutely nothing was brought out at the Inquest, the jury returning a ver? dict "that the deceased came to his death by a gunshot wound Indicted by a party or parties unknown to the jury." This Inquest was closed and the report tiled in the otli'-e of th' clerk Of the court. The coroner was not notified of the homicide, neither w as the sheriff, it Is said. The negro was shot with a shotgun, the load taking effect just behind th,' knee, cutting the large artery. He ran for a few hundred yards and fell dead In the middle of the road. It was stated at the time by the magis? trate and others In the immediate vicinity, that it was Relieved that the negroes were engaged In a little game of "skin." as cards were found on the track Of the railroad. Al? though the negro was killed near the home of another negro none of them seemed to know anything about the trouble. It is said by a person who went to the scene next morning, that the negroes appeared very scared and refused to have anything to say. A day or two after the negro was killed rumors began to fly thick and fast, and it was not long before it was stated that the negro was kill? ed by a white man, and that other white m^n were eye-witnesses to the tragedy. It is believed, in fact, it is Stated on what seems to be good authority, that the white men went to the place where the negroes were gambling for the purpose of catching them in the act, and when they came upon the men, ordered the negroes to surrender, whereupon the latter be? gan to run. As Mitchell ran off the white man fired with the result that the negro was killed. The matter was called to the at? tention of Solicitor Timmerman, who at once took the matter up with Gov. Ansel. During the past few days it has been rumored that the white man ir question, who is married and has five Children, has skipped the coun? try. A gentleman was here yesterday, though, who stated that he had not left, hut was still at work on the plantation, where he has been em? ployed as foreman for some time. In order that no mistake might be made, and get the true facts in the case, the News and Courier corres? pondent called up Solicitor Timmer? man at his home at Batesburg and ssked him for s statement. Mr, Tim merman gave out the following for publication: "As soon as the killing of this negro was reported to me, i wrote the Governor calling his atten? tion to the matters that had been ailed to mine; and later 1 wrote him ngaln to the effect that the party, or at le:'st one of the parties, charged with the killing had left the commu? nity, Some action will be taken by the Governor as soon as he can prop? erly do so. lie has written me to that effect. The public may rest as? sured that this case will be properly ventilated In the Courts, and all will be done that is reasonable to bring the guilty party or parties to Jus? tice." The matter has caused considerable talk all over the county, and future developments will be awaited with keen Inter* st. George Tlndal, a negro barber on Main street, was tried by the Record? er with a jury Monday for selling whiskey. The Jury consisted of Messrs. M. Levl, rharbs Schwartz. <>. B, Nettlei and T, A. Nettles. They rendered a verdict of not guilty. Two white men. W. A. Hosey and Mood Minis, testified to the sale, while Tln? dal testified that 'footer Wilder went out and bought the stuff. Kniest Riven testified to seeing Tooten Wil? der s' nt out for it. idle defendant was represented by Geo, i>. Levy, Esq. ????XBMBBBWW-VMk ?- ????.? w? ?- mm m mm 11 ?i . AN OPPORT1 MTY?In January af? ter the last horse show in Sumter I purchased the handsome horse Which 1 1 i awarded the blue rib? bon (first prize i by the judges, they having decided that he was the best single harness horse on exhibi? tion. He is without blemish, kind and sensible and the kind of hone that Is not often on the market. Having determined not to keep a horse, I am offering him for sale. C P, (Isteen, M. I >., Sumter, s. C. W WTI D To buy hardw.I log . Poplar, Cypress, Ash and White Oak logs for our mill at Sumter. Write or call on US. Thomas Lum? ber Co, Calhoun s\ A, <'. L. Ity. Sum ter, s. c. 5-21-8tW. W WTI'.D 'I he Farmers of Sumter County to know tin y can get pro? tection for their crops against de? struction by Hall by a policy in the Carolina Hall Insurance Company, G, B, Haynsworth, Agent, lt, 1-2 N. Main St., Sumter, S. C. 5-6-lt. THE COUNTY CAMPAIGN. CANDIDATES ASSESSED BY EXE? CUTIVE COMMITTEE. County Democratic Executive Com? mittee Met and Arranged For Coun ty Campaign?six Meeting to r?o , Held. i From The 1 ?ally Item, June i. The County Democratic Executive Committee m< t t >day at the call of! County Chairman John H. Clifton for! the purpose of making the necessary I arrangements for the county cam? paign. The m??st important matter that i uas brought up for consideration was I the assessments to be levied upon candidates for the purpose of raising sufficient funds to defray the expenses of the campaign. After a full discussion and a can? vass of the whole matter the folllow ing assessments were decided upon, and a resolution was adopted enpow erlng the county chairman to collec the said assessments from the candi? dates when they fde their pledges: For the Senate?$25.00. For the House?$12.50. For Auditor?$20.00. For Treasurer?$20.00. For County Superintendent Educa? tion?$10.00. For County Supervisor?$20.00. For County Probate Judge?$10.00. For Magistrates?$2.50. Except for Magistrates In District No. 3?$5.00; District No. 5?$3.50; District No. G?$3.50. Each executive committeeman was requested to furnish the county chair? man with the names of managers for th primary election for his box on or before August 1st. In case of fail? ure of committeemen to do as re? quested the county chairman is em? powered to appoint the managers. i resolution was adopted requiring candidates to fde their pledges and pay the assessments on or before Au? gust 8th, at 12 o'clock m. Campaign meetings appointed as follows: Privateer?August 9. Shiloh?August 16. Mayesville?August 17. Dalzell?Augut 26. Sumter?August 26?At Night. Sumter?August 27. The picnic given by the Sunday school of the First Baptist church Thursday was a very pleasant affair. There was plenty to eat and amuse? ment for the little ones all day. While going out one pair or horses became frightened at the children's noise and became unruly, but otherwise there was nothing to mar the pleasure of the little ones. There were two cases of booze sell? ing before the Recorder Saturday that were continued. ? ? ?_._? Donnell 6 Co '" Another Little Lot H as H a a SR a a a a a a a a a ? ? m m a a K a ? a a v ? a a a Of Warm Weather Money Savers to be Found at the Big Store. Ladies' Extra Quality Lisle Finest Gauze Vests, the best ever for. 15 Dozen Root Top Ladies' Lace Hose. Our Regular 50c Stocking. Special. 35 Pieces New Summer Organdies, all new de? signs. Special at. One Pound Linen Paper, 50 Envelopes. Worth 45c. Special. One Pound Tins Colorado Talcum Powder. The best you have ever used. Special.. . 3 Cakes Violet Glycerine Soap. Buy this once and you will always use it. Special. a a a a a a ===== a ? 10c. S 39c. 5 10c. I 29c. I 19c. 5 21c. 5 a m O'Donnell 6 Co. ? M, MlilMIMMIIMMIIIiMIIMMilil J. B. McCoy, the colored porter for the Burns Hardware Company, asks us to state that he and Joe Koy, who was convicted of selling booze Saturday, are not the same. The similarity of names worried him somewhat. He does not like for any one to think he is in that class. A gentleman friend of Mrs. M. S. Nelson, a Mr. Mitchell, of Charleston, who is cSS years old, has seen Halley's Comet twice, once when he was a lad 13 years old, and last week when he I w as 88 years old. The clerk of court was called upon to perform the ceremony that made W'alter Sumter and Mary McQuilla man and wife. The two were country darkeys, and they wanted it under? stood that it was not a runaway case. The girl had the consent of her fath? er. After the ceremony the bride and groom were told to kiss each other and the bride did most of the kissing and assisted in paying the fee. Ed Poole was fined $10 by the Re? corder Saturday for disorderly con j duct and resisting arrest. 75he Doctrine o/ ummer Suits! m IN SUMMER your suit is constantly in your own and your associates' sight. One suit gets tiresome?and tired ; needs a rest, cleaning and pressing. The logical solution is two suits? One a Blue Serge HEN you are right and ready for any emergency. One suit always pressed and fresh. Frequent changes will do both yourself and the suits good. T WE'VE right serges for you?closely twilled from fine spun pure worsteds, some fancy blues, some plain?a plenty of both. $12.50, $15, $18, $20.00 to $27.50. The 9. J. Chandler Clothing Co. PHONE NO. 166. - - - 8UMTER, S. C#