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UM. WM k 1\ \NDERSON. Interesting Programme Arranged for Home < cluing Week?Numbers of Visitors Arriving on Everj Train. Anderson. July 25.?Everything is In readiness for Anderson's Home? coming Week, which will be August lst-6th. The railroads have given special reduced rates for the occa? sion and are Industriously advertising It and all Indications point to a tre? mendous crowd for the entire week. It H hard to tell which will be the biggest day of the week. On differ? ent da>s there will be different things to Interest the different classes of people and each day promises to be a big one. There will be something doing all the time. Monday. August 1st. will be devot? ed to general preparations. The first Lyceum number will be given Mon? day night at Buena Vista Park and also on Monday night the electric il? lumination of the public square will be turned on for the first time. Thou? sands of incandescent lights have been strung around this park and the effect will ho brilliant beyond con? ception. Tuesday. August 2nd. will be Fire? man's Day. Anderson's fire depart? ment will have Its annual parade and Inspection and this will be followed by a horse reel tournament. There will be a number of visiting teams prseent and as the prises offered are unusually large the contest will he spirited. The local firemen will give the visitors a smoker Tuesday night. Wednesday. August 3rd. will be Farmer's Day. Dr. Talt Butler, of Raleigh. N. C. and Rev. O. J. Cope land, of Gainesville, Georgia, both popular and "distinguished men, will ba present and deliver addresses. The athletic team of the local Y. M. C. A. will give a number of exhibitions at . >uena Vista Park Wednesday morning Thursday, August 4th, will be Woodmen of the World Day. Every Tamp In Anderson county will be ?presented In a monster parade and everal of the camps are designing loats for the occasion. All of the ttate officers have been Invited to >e present and some of them will dr? iver addreaess. A general Invitation las been extended to this fraternal >rder In the State to be present. Friday, August 5th. will be Con? federate Veterans' Day. A barbecue llnner will be served at the park for he veterans by the members of the TMamber of Commerce. There will ileo be a number of addresses appro? priate for the oc-aslon. On this dav he park will be reserved exclusively for the veterans. On Friday morn? ing tne local autolsts will give a hill climbing contest on West Market ?treet. Mr. H. H. Orr Is chairman of the committee in charge of this event and he has already secured a number of entries from other cities. Sosnc very handsome prizes have been offered. Saturday. August 6th. will be Red Men's Day. A special dispensation has been granted by the Great Sa? chem f'?r all the tribes In Anderson count', to wear their regalia In public on ih it day. There are eight tribes In Anderson county and each of them will turn out In full force. A prize of $50.00 has been offered to the tribe making the best display and $25.00 for the tribe making the next best display. The tribes are getting up special costumes for the occasion ami I Men's Dav promises to be a very Interesting and unique affair. WOFFORD'S "CLASS OF 188?." -r Bishop Mouion, Senator Smith and President Few. Southern Christian Advocate. The claas of 188$ celebrates Its "majority" by giving to the church a t.Hhop, E. D. Mouson, and to a great college a president. W. P. Few to succeed another Wofford man, John Q Kilfo. who has been called to the bIsh? pri This same class has also given to South Carolina a I'nited States senator. E. D. Smith. College Pr?sident ?SSShdft senator, that Is do? ing pretty well for a young class! The new college president writes that If hs has any special fitness for his great task. It comes from his Wof? ford training; the bishop, in a recent address, says that the four years he spent st Wofford College "created a new heaven and a new earth" for him and many have heard Senator Hmith. with that rare eloquence of his. gratefully a- knowledge his debt to Wofford College. It Is a great work the old college has done In these fifty and more years?that of getting men ready f ?r commanding leader? ship in e\ery walk of life. In a < lose game at St. Matthews, Monday, the Sumter Collegians were defeated for tlx first time In several games, both teams playing gl'f-edge ball. The n re follows: Humter.I Sr M i?i .I l.e . i net M irsh ?Ii, Williams an t Bates i mpsrs Ma^dstrad, f - Koosevelt, what makes you do SO??Florida Times-Union. MAYOR MURDERED. V II. iMMMI of Ridgwny, Ya., Blow n to Pieces. Ridgway. Va., July 25.?The assas Inatlon laut night of Mayor A. H. Bousman, aged r>r>, who was kille 1 by the explosion of a dynamite bomh mrled umliT the hammock in which I was sleeping in his front yard, has roused and mystllled the inhabitants of this village and the surrounding country. The crime, unprecedented in this section of the country, had apparent? ly been carefully planned by its per? petrator, whose identity the authori? ties or members of the victim's fam? ily have been unable even to guess at. The dynamite bomb whic h tore the body of Mr. Bousman to pieces was thrown from the street in front of his home about 10 o'clock at night. The charge of dynamite in the bomb must have been a heavy one, because Mr. Bousman's body was badly torn to pieces. A part of the fuse of the bomb was today found on the roof of the Bouseman residence where it had been blown by the force of the explosion. On the sides of houses GO feet away blood had been spattered and bits of flesh adhered to the walls. Bits of the body also were found on the roof of an adjoining house. The murdered man is survived by a wife and a son of 12 years, both I of whom are prostrated by the mur? der. Mr. Bousman had been offered the nomination but declined to ac? cept the honor. His term, however, had not expired. He was actively en? gaged in farming and was a large grower of cabbages. John O. Coan, a prominent tobacconist of Wlnston Salem, N. C, is a brother-in-law of the dead man. Mr. Bousman was connected with prominent families in Henry and Franklin counties and in other sections of Virginia. Mr. Bousman had been spending the hot evenings sleeping a hammock swung between two trees on the lawn In front of his residence. Without a word of warning at about 10 o'clock the dynamite bomb was thrown by some* one passing along the street. It landed in the hammock at his feet and in an Instant exploded. The may? or's feet were torn away by the bursting shells and his legs frightful? ly mutilated. In great agony he died one hour later. Although the town authorities, when notified of the murder, made eevry effort to discover the assassin, no clue could be found and it is be? lieved he escaped without being seen by any one. The news quickly spread about town and excitement grew to a high pitch. The. surrounding com? munity today Is worked up over the murder and it is believed if the per? petrator of the assassination is caught he would be summarily dealt with. As mayor of Ridgway, Mr. Bous? man presided over the police court of the town trying petty cases. It is thought that some person upon whom Mr. Bousman in his court had pass? ed sentence held a grudge against him and had been awaiting opportu? nity to wreak violence uopn the may? or. This opportunity came last eve? ning when the mayor lay sleeping in the open air. While returning from his farm in the country to the town a week ago. some unknown person hurled an ex? plosive at Mr. Bousman as he was riding past some woods. He told friends of the occurrence but they treated the matter as a Joke and It was not given serious thought until t?>day. At a special meeting of the town ? ourull this afternoon a reward of $500 was offered by the town for the capture of the murderer. The gov? ernor of the State and authorities of Henry county will be asked to dupli? cate the amount. It is believed friends of Bousman will offer person? al rewards. Detectives and bloodhounds are ex? ported here from Roanoke. Man Killed by Marshal. Chlplev, Fla., July 25.?United States I>.'piity Marshal I. D. Whidden shot and instantly killed Sid Barfleld here this morning, on a street of this city. The motive for the shooting Is believed to have originated by Bar tleld's conduct in the home of the deputy marshal. However, Whidden refuses to comment on the shooting. Shortly after the shooting. Whld den was arrested and is he ld for the murdor of Barfleld without bond. A coroner*! Jury has been summoned, but hnvs reached no conclusions. RgoltenV lit is very high here at the present, as both men are well known and have many friends. in Saturday's Issue of the Item, if was stated that Willie Smith had hern hued $?, in the Recorder's court, for disorderly conduct. it should have rend "Willie Smith, colored," and Willie Smith, a White boy, de sires it to i?e known that he was not the wiiim named in the above nen tloned article. We talk llttlo if we do not talk about oureelvea,?Haziitt. MAY RAISE MAINE WRECK. John P. OHonrke, Who Bridged the Hudson and Constructed Tunnel UndOT North River, Lays Plan Be? fore Anting Secretary of War? Would Lift Hull Out of Water and Allow Complete Inspection. Washington, July 25.?John F. O'Rourke. the engineer who bridged the Hudson at Poughkeepsie and drove the Pennsylvania Railroad's tunnel under the North River, today laid before acting Secretary of War Oliver his plan for raising the Maine from the mud of the Havana harbor. Briefly, this newest plan is based upon a system of pneumatic caissons, such as have made possible the build? ing of extremely deep foundations under water and which contributed largely to the success of the building of tunnels under the Hudson. No divers are used and the pontoon sys? tem is put completely aside. The method proposed is to swing the Maine In a cradle of powerful cables and lift her completely out o1J the wa? ter, where a complete inspection ot her hull will be possible. While the ship is suspended above water, Mr. O'Rourke declares she can be repaired as readily as if she were in dry dock and after being relaunch? ed from the cable cradle can leave Havana harbor under her own steam. This is said to be the first plan yet proposed which would present the ship to a naval board in precisely the j same condition as she sunk on the night of February 15, 189S. First, a wharf of piles would be built on either side of the submerg? ed wreck. Then, between the wharves and the hull, twelve pnematic cais? sons would be sunk, six on each side. Practical tunnel building operations would be employed thereafter and a hundred little tunnels would be driv? en through the mud, under the Maine's keel, between the opposite caissons. Through each tunnel a powerful steel cable would be run and each end would be run up the outside of the caisson to the wharf above, so there would be a steel cable under the hull every four feet, and the aggregate of all would be calculated to be capable of raising four times the weight of the wreck, which Is about 7,000 tons. Each cable end would then be at? tached to a system of steel screw rods and the screw-back principle would he employed. That the war depart? ment would be asked for a thousand men to operate the hand screws and by every man turning a lever at a given signal it is planned to pull the hulk up in the cradle of cables in practically the same way as the pyra? mids of Egypt are supposed to have been built by man-power. Being swung above the water line, the gap between the wharves would be bridged and the engineers would work under and around the hull. When repaired she could be let down into the water by a reversal of the process by which she was raised. Mr. O'Rourke expressed the opin? ion to Mr. Oliver that the job could be done in three months. Mr. Oliver and Gen. Bixby examined the plan in minute detail. Mr. O'Rourke was as? sured as one condition that, should an army board pass favorably on the project, his patents in the apparatus would be protected. Attorney General Wiekersham ar? ranged for the presentation of the plans. WIRE WORM PEST SPREADING. Stt-rotary Rice Believes Insect Doing Crops Much Damage. Columbia, July 25.?Secretary Jas. Henry Rice, Jr., of the Audubon So? ciety, who passed through Columbia Saturday night, stated that the wire worm pest is spreading, and that not only the low coastal counties are af? fected, but the insect has spread as far as Barnwell county, and probably into Lexington and other neighbor? ing counties higher up. That the pest is In Lexington has not been fully de? termined yet, but Secretary Rice stat? ed that he is almost certain that what has been damaging the crops in that section Is the wire worm. It will be recalled that last year the damage caused by the wire worm was pointed out by Mr. Rice, and at? tention was called to the ravages that this insect is making on the crops of the State. The wire worm Is not a respector of any particular crop. He attacks all. Mr. Rice says that is a great problem that the farmers of the State have to face, because, instead of be? ing put down, the pest is spreading over other counties. Secretary Riet? is making the trip with the Clemson institute. A num? ber <d men, Including Dr, E. Barnett, live stork e\p< rt, at Clemson) Prof. C, C, Newman, horticulturist; L. \. Nlven, horticulturist, .'it Winthrop, and others, are making this trip and speaking in various parts of the State. Building permits issued by the city engineer of Charleston during the iirst half of the year aggregated about a half million dollars. POST AX SAVINGS BANKS. Proposition^ Not Very Attractive So Far. Boston Transcript. It is too early to attempt to fore? cast the result of the postal savings hank experiment on which the nation has embarked, but its reception by postmasters and finanieal institutions is not enthusiastic. A Washington dispatch say that thus far less than 50 banks had made application for deposits, while about the same num? ber of postmasters have requested that their offices be designated as de? positaries. If this indifference to the postal banks is symptomatic of the feelings of the officials and institu? tions upon which they are dependent for their success, the cause is not far to seek. To neither does the law of? fer a very attractive proposition. Banks which accept the deposits must pay the government 2 1-2 interest thereon, and must give such securi? ties in pledge as the board of trustees may approve. All securities accepted must be those "supported by the tax? ing power." In individual banks hap? pen to have such securities in stock they may find it worth while, espe? cially to extend their loca1 popularity, to take the postal deposits. On the other hand, to purchase public bonds commanding a considerable premium, to gain deposits on which interest must be paid, would be an expensive way of getting a business whose profits at the best must be exceedingly close. The law limits extra compensation to postmasters to those of the fourth class. They are entitled to receive for their services in transacting the savings business an allowance which "shall not exceed one-fourth of 1 per centum on the average sum upon which interest is paid each calendar year." To the postmasters of very small communities this "extra com? pensation" may amount to little in comparison with the trouble and la? bor involved. As they generally man? age stores in connection with their offices the value of the banking annex may He in its possibilities of "toallng in trade." The "presidential" post? masters must "throw in" bank man? agement with their regular duties without increase of salary. It is in their day's work. The board of trustees in charge of the management of the postal sav? ings banks, which consists of the sec? retary of the treasury, the postmas? ter general and the attorney general, is engaged in working out plans for beginning operations. It has not got far as yet, and has a pretty delicate task ahead, since to It Is committed the discretion of designating what of? fices shall be designated as deposi? taries. The house very wisely re? fused to make every postoffice a sav? ings bank, and the senate concurred. It may be months before a test can be had of the ability of the system to answer the expectations of its pro ' ponents. We shall then know whether postal savings banks fill a long-felt want, or whether they are belated experiments in paternalism involving far more expense and supervision fhan they yield practical results to treasury or people Particularly In? teresting will be the competition of the postal banks with the long estab lished institutions of savings in large places. It is already noticeable that popular interest in the project in the east is languid. Here in Massachu? setts there are only two large towns whose postmaters have applied for the establishment of depositaries. These are Gardner and Amesbury, Indus trial communities, presumably with considerable foreign elements in their populations. Among foreigners there is said to be a strong prepossession in favor of government guarantee, the existence of which was frequently cit? ed as an argument for the passage of the law creating postal savings banks Prof. Goodwin will be the guest of Sumter county for several months unless he can arrange to give a good and sufficient bond. BACK GIVES OUT. Plenty of Sumter Readers Have This Experience. You tax the kidneys?overwork them? They can't keep up the continual strain. The back gives out?it aches and pains; Urinary troubles set in. Don't wait longer?take Dear, s Kid ney Pills. Sumter people tell you how they act. S. C. Brown, 110 Calhoun St.. Sum ter, S. C, says: "I used Doan's Kid ney Pills and they did me more goo than all the other remedies I had pre vlously tried. I suffered severely from a lame back and some days was not able to work. I hurt me to stoop or Hit. I could not rest well and no position I assumed was comfortable. In the morning upon arising, my back was so lame that 1 could hardly gel about. The kidney secretions also con. talned sediment and were too fre? quent in passage. I finally procured Doan's Kidney Pills at China's Drug store and they cured me. i have not had a lame back since i nd the kid? ney seen lions do pot annoy me. I am in good health at present and give Bran's Kidney Pills the credit." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 ?eids. Poster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, s ?le agents lor the United Stales. Remember the name Doan's and take no other. No. 23. The Harness You Put on Your Horse Regulate? the amount of work he can do. He may be the strongest in the world yet he cannot pull an ounce more than the harness will stand. Our work harness will stand any strain. Get a set and your horse can exert his full strength in your service. Get your stable implements and blankets here too. THE S. M. PIERSON CO. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. Established 1905. Capital Stock paid in. Stockholders Guarantee to Depositors Surplus and Undivided Profits. Deposits. Si 20,000.00 120,000.00 46,000 00 295,000.00 You can open an AGGOunt wiih Us with One Dollar or more. We guarantee Gareful attention, Gourtec treatment, and we want your business. ^ Bank of Sumter. Sumter, S. C. Capital Stock, - Surplus and Undivided Profits, : $75,000.00 $70,695.00 Over Fifteen Hundred Depositors, [DEPOSIT With First National Bank THAT'S ALL. DR. N. G. OSTEEN, JR., 1 DENTIST. 18 W. Liberty St. Phone No. 30. -OFFICE HOURS 8 TO 1. 2 TO 6. AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULST. Women Y\artsY\ue,S.C A Highly Endowed Institution Offering two (2) years preparatory and four (4) years Collegiate. Annual interest income over 110,000 assures superior advantages at a mini mumcosU f170.00 covers board and tuition. Free scholarship. For Particulars address Dean, S. W. CARRE1T, Hartsville, S. C. MILL SUPPLIES Roofing ? Galvanized and Painted Corrugated. Galvanized, Crimp, Rubber and Paper. Belts Leather, Rubber and Gandy. Try Revere Rubber Co's. Giant Stitched aud Shawmut Belt. Every Foot Guaranteed. Packings Sheet and Piston. All Kinds and Grades. Circular Saws in Stock Simonds, Hoes, Ohlens and Disstons. Shafting, Wood and Iron Pulleys. Wire Ropes and Manilla Ropes, Rubber Hose. Pumps. Babbitt Metal. Lace Leather. Bar Iron. Pipe. Pipe Fittings, Valves, Etc, Saw Mills. Shingle and Lath Machines. If needing anything in the SUPPLY Line, write or call on us. Prompt shipments a specialty. Sumter Railway & Mill Supply Co. Phone 368. : : : : Sumter. S. C.