Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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<V Xtfatrbnm an? ^outbroii WEDNESDAY, JULY 27, 1910. ?Hiii i il at tlie l*o?torfl<^ at Sumter, 8. C. as Second Clans Matter. 1 PERSONAL. ?mcer J. A ioykia, of the police force, and Mrs. Boykln are visiting friends and relatives at Hembert. Mr. T. 1 Wright, representing the Kpworth orphanage, who has made Sumter his headquarters for the past month, left for his home at Green? wood Friday morning. Mr. Dow Player, of Florence. Is In charge of the A. C. L ticket office, while Mr. Dickey, the regular agent, le on his vacation. Mies Bonnie Anderson has return? ed from a visit to relatives and friends at Blshopvllle. Mrs. Oranvllle PeLorme has re tur ,%d from Spartanburg, where she visited relatives. Mr. N. 8. McLeod. of Oswego, was In the city Friday afternoon re-1 turning from Columbia, where he had been attending the meeting of the 8tate Board of Equalisation. Mr. D. C. Shaw left Friday after BKK>n for Atlanta, where he will spend several days on business. Mr. and Mrs. S. R. Smoak, and daughter I.aelle. have returned from a pleasant trip to Tampa and other Florida points. Mr. and Mrs. C. O. Rowland and sons, Karle and George, have gone to Hendersonvllle, N. C, for the sum aaer. Mr. R. M. Cooper, of Wlsacky, spent Friday In town. Mr J. B. DuPre, of Plsgah, spent Friday in town. Misses Mary Alice, and Maria Ella Mlchaux are at home from their trip North. Mise Edith Moore, of 8tatesvllte, N. C. Is visiting her cousin. Miss Mary Nelson, on Church street. Mrs. C. W. McGrew and children have returned from a pleasant visit to relatives In Orangeburg county. Miss Virginia Reynolds left Satur? day morning for Greenville to visit friends. Mr. Walter Archer has gone to visit friends and relatives at Ander? sen. .Mrs Archie China anJ Miss Luclle DeLorme left Saturday to spend some time oa Sullivan's Isla id. Mr. A. Lee Jones, of Columbia, for? merly of Sumter, left last Saturday for aa extended trip to Lynchburg. Washington. Roanoke and Hagers tova. Md. Mr. Ashby W. Bradford and sister. Kate, of Sumter, left Saturday for Mender*--nvliv und gghglHt. K< C. Major Lorlng Lee end Mrs. Lee have gone to Glenn Springs to spend Mrs. Linie Lackey, of Paxvllle. passed through the city Saturday, en route to Mayesvllle. to visit her sister, Mrs. D. J. Rradham. Mr and Mrs. William Moran and children h>iv > returned to the city from Sullivan's Island. Sir? L Dill nt and Mrs. Webb wid children i. ft er? Monday for Sullivan's Island. Mrs. M. E. Walker, who has been visiting Mrs II. Lee Scarborough, left , for Manning, Monday. Mr. J. W. Shaw and son. have re? turned to the city from Ashevllle. N. I >r Goodrl? h. of the Cnited State department of agriculture. passed through th** city Monday morning en route to attend the farmers' Institute at Stateburg. Mr L M. 0g*S#4 Columbia corre? spondent of the News and Courier, spent Sunday In the city with his pa? rents. Miss Lucy Johnson hns returned from a Nlslt to relal n Mannning Mrs. J. H. Johnson, accompanied 1 y her mother, Mm. J J. Meyers, of Congar-, . |*ff for \she\ lllr Monday morning. Mrs l?r. lumbar has gOSM to visit friends In Columbia. Ml*>?es Lizzie and BlleS CsSSSf have returned bone from Ur.tr, where they rtsltsd thetf brother, Mr A. W. Cooper. Hssv J. WsMsf Dost, or George? towi. Grind Chasceltui nl Ho Qrsnd Lo*ig?*. K of iv of South Carolins i in the ' i'v sHanding the Distrl< t Con venticn. Mr. SJMl Mm. I*. CK LOSI have r turn?ii fists Winston*8alern, n. c. after a StSJf of |wo w ? ks. Mr I M FltSSltS St lb mis i t. si?ent M n4sy In t< 11 Judge John s Wilson, of Mannln ? Mi in the ? rty M mA iy, Mr L t fllllup, of Summerton, his , . I ?? I a fMsttlod S It ?i .1 ?1 ph M chmof t ihi loth* ??. end will st Kinii to ? his friends there H w 11 i? .. An; number Ishesj, Write Mating price, or Ph -ri" 17". A C Dsttant, 7-24-21 W. A S. Dargan-Carllsle. Stateburg;, July 22.?At high noon Wednesday at "Marston," home of Col. and Mrs. Jno. J. Dargan, their daughter, Sarah, was married to James Albert Carlisle of Columbia The ceremony was performed by the Rev. Mark Carlisle of Spartanburg, j uncle of the groom. Only the im- j mediate families and one or two intl I rrate friends were present at the ceremony. The bride was dressed In white silk, tt Immed in satin; large white hat with white tulle and pln\ roses for trimming and carried white carna? tions. The ring bearer, little Miss Hen? rietta Dargan, was dressed in white silk and carried the ring in a white cotton blossom. The groom's best man was Will C. Jennings, of Spartanburg. The wedding march (Mendels shon's) W01 played by Miss Theo Dar? gan at the piano, accompanied by Viss Oeorgia Dargan on the violin. During the ceremony Ibey played VOry softly the "Melody of Love." Mr. and Mrs. Carlisle left this af? ternoon for a trip to Sj.artanburg and other points. DEATH. The Infant son of Mr. W. F. Mi chaux, and grandson of Mr. M. J. Mi chaux, died in Macon, Qa., age six mo uhs. Mr. Joab Cotton, of this city, died Wednesday afternoon at 2 o'clock, age 69 years, after having been a pa? tient sufferer for several years. His body was taken to Eastover Saturday, for burial. THE (iOOD ROADS MEETING. From The Dally Item, July 25. i The Good Roads Missionaries sent out by the Columbia Record, will ar? rive in the city tomorrow morning on the tour of the State. They were in Camden today where a meeting was held. Tomorrow the good roads meet? ing will be held in the court house, beginning at 11 o'clock. County Su? pervisor P. M. Pitts will preside over the meeting and addresses will be made by Mr. C. W. Moorman, repre? senting the Record, Mr. D. H. Win slow of the U. S. Good Roads bureau and Mr. R. B. Belser, of this city. The speeches will all be on practical subjects and will be both Instructive and interesting to all who have en? listed In the go( d roads campaign. The public Is cordially Invited to attend the meeting. The Itccordor's Court. Willie Smith, disorderly conduct, was given a sentence of $2 or four days. He took the dollars. W. S. Atkinson, charged with carry nlg on a business without a license was required to pay the license and a pen? alty of $1. Joe Taylor was before the Record? er for carrying a concealed weapon, the weapon being a dangerous looking pair of brass knucks. Jog said he had "found them," and was on his way homo when arrested by Officer Ward. As Joe plead guilty, the Recorder him the lik,-ht sentence of $10 or days. He paid his tine. The work on the DOStofAeS building is nearing completion and the con? tra? b-r hi commancad putting down the. OUrbing and laying the founda? tion for the concrete pavement in front of the building. The point has now been rea< hed where a decision Should be readied as to the disposi? tion |o bi made of the trees that par tiallv block the Sidewalk- When the ? tlier trSHSS On South Main street ears removed, so that the concrete sidewalk could be laid, these trees in front of the noetoftVe building were -me oltlsens claiming that they should not be removed at nil* others saying that they came under the ju? risdiction of the government and the city authorities should be hands off. The (.id Tree and Park Commission did Issue and order for the ienioval of the trees, but before the order was curried out a new ?din mission was elected, and the removal order was suspended. There is no doubt about the trees being in the way and ren? der it Impossible to have a good side? walk. If one of them should be blows down against the postofftce considerable damage would result, That there is a possibility of one of th< e trees being blown down Is not Imaginary was proven only a few weeks sgo w hen another of the tree .' that had been left was up-rooted by a -tiiY breese, The eon trover y over the t' in ? ii of these trees has been ko Ing on for several months and ap ? ?? ' t * to be no nearer s settlement than it is it the outset The Im st and ne t v> ? onaide solution of Ihe probb in ?nuld be to turn it o>er to tree* is necessary to t'<.. ifet) ? f Ihe postolflce building, they will rem >ve tb. m, but it the tret i can be pr? served they win remain as they arc, for it Is the policy ol the government to preserve and protect shade treei whenever and w herever possible REESE JAMES CONVICTED. Negro Blind Tiger Given a Sentence Of $100 or Thirty Days. rom The Daily item, July 25. Heese James, the notorious negro Mind tiger, whose house, it will be re? membered, was raided some time ago by officers, and a keg of liquor found, was tried in the Recorder's court to? day, found guilty and given a sen? tence of $100 or thirty days. This case was tried once before, re? sulting then in a mistrial. James was represented by C. Ca? pers Smith, Esq., and the city by Jno. H. Clifton, Esq. The jurors were: Robert F, Haynsworth, foreman; D. R. McCollum, Jr.. V. H. Phelps, D. P. Kelley and E. S. Miller. REUNION CO. EM 6TH. S. C. Survivors Will Hold Annual Meeting at Lynchburg. The survivors of Company E., 6th South Carolina Regiment, of which Maj. J. L. Coker, of Hartsville, was the first captain, and the late Capt. W. J. Mc.Leod, of Lynchburg, was the second commander, will hold their annual reunion at the residence of Col. J. A. Rhame, Lynchburg, on Thursday July 28th. _#_ The Sumter Telephone Mfg. Co. have closed down their plant for two weeks, and many of their employes will take advantage of the opportuni? ty offeredfto take a vacation. The fire department was called out about 10 o'clock on Monday to an? swer to an alarm sent in from box 24. The fire proved to be in a closet at Mr. B. G. Gibson's residence, No. 207 North Washington street, having been started by a rat striking a match in some papers, and was put out with? out any loss. DOGS LOST?Two hound dogs, one all black, the other black and tan, white spot on breast, two and a half years old. Taken from my home in Siateburg Township, July 21st. $5 will be paid for return. Porter Chapman. 7-25-lt W.lt. AN OPPORTUNITY?In January af? ter the last horse show in Sumter I purchased the handsome horse which was awarded the blue rib? bon (first prize) 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 horse that is not often on the market. Having determined not to keep a horse, I am offering him for sale. C. P. Osteen, M. D., Sumter, S. C. $ Candidates' Cards, jf Announcements of candidates will be printed In this column until the ( lose of the campaign for $5. No cards accepted on credit. FOR CONGRESS. 1 hereby announce myself as a can? didate for the Democratic nomination for Congress from the Seventh Con? gressional District of South Carolina ami pledge myself to abide by the rules and regulations of the Demo? cratic primary. A. F. LEVER. FOR THE SENATE. I hereby announce my candidacy for re-election to the state Senate from Sumter County, subject to the rules and regulations of the Demo? cratic party. .J< >IIX H. CILFTON. I beg to announce to the voters of Sumter County that I am a candidate for tho State Senate, subject to the rules governing the Primary election. A. K. SANDERS. HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES. i hereby announce myself a candi? date for the House of Representatives subject to the rules of tin' Democra? tic party. J, E. DuPRE. I am a Candidate for the House of Representatives, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. It. B, DELSER. I OK t ot NTY SUPERVISOR. I am a candidate lor the office of Supervisor of Sumter County. I will abide by ihe rules of the Democratic pa I t\ . IV M. PITTS. I ui; Kl IT, <?l EDUCATION. At the i oij. Itatlon of friends, I hereby nnnounce myself a candidate for the olMcc of County Superintend en( of Kdu< atlou, u! ?. c\ p. the rules i i' the l nioi ratio primary, J. rdwin UHMieEi: r. n >R M VGISTH \TK I her. by announce myself a can dldate for Magistrate for the Third District, Burner County, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. HORACE HARBT. M. II. BECK vs. N. W. U. K. CO. Motion Being Argued to Dissolve Temporary Inj unction. From The Daily Item. July 25. Today a motion is being argued be? fore Judge John S. Wilson to dissolve a temporary injunction granted by Judge Memminger against the North? western Railroad Co., compelling th? road to cease digging near the Poca* taligo trestle until such time as the case may be settled. The case is an interesting one, in* volving a dispute between M. H. Beck and the Northwestern Railroad Co., Beck claiming that the railroad com? pany are digging dirt on his land, and the ralhoad company csserting that they are digging it on th I? own right-of-way. Mr. Beck is being represented by L. D, Jennings, and the Northwestern Railroad Co. by Lee and Moise, and Purdy and Bland. Judge Wilson had not given a de? cision up to the time of going to press. ^maammmmm ? *?""MMSsssa?ssMaMWMsmMSsmsa Only one transfer of real estate ban been made in the past few days, via: Wm. Z. Moore to Maggie C. Moore, 1 1-2 acres of land in Sumter county, for $15. Mr. J. E. DuPre, of Pisgah, has en? tered the race for the House of Repre resentatives. He is well known throughout the county and his plat I form will meet with approval. Mr. DuPre represented Sumter county in the House for one term?1890-92, and is therefore not unfamiliar with the duties of the position to which he now seeks election. OPPORTUNITY! H We face the fact that the selling time for Sum? mer Clothes is growing short. Plenty of time yet to wear light weights but the time for selling is not [so long. HI We prefer money to stock, and we arejnaking great sacrifices to secure it. H Buyers, that look ahead and buy ahead.^will reap a rich harvest at this sale. All Clothing' Included =Men,s, Boys' and Children Entire line of $28.00 Suits reduced to Entire line of 25.00 Suits Entire line of Entire line of Entire line of Entire line of Entire line of 22.50 Suits 20.00 Suits 16.50 Suits 15.00 Suits 12.50 Suits. (4 44 44 44 44 $20.00 17.50 16.00 13.50 11.50 10.00 8.50 BOYS' KNICKERBOCKER SUITS $10.00 SUITS Reduced to 8.00 6.50 5.00 4.00 ii ? ii ii ii ii ii $6.50 5.50 4.50 3.50 2.75 BOYS' WASH SUITS $3.50 SUITS Reduced to 2.50 2.00 44 150 1.00 i. it $2.25 1 50 1.37 1.00 ,75 Nothing Charged at Cut Prices. T5he J. Chandler Clothing' Co. Phone 16o Svimter, S. C.