Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ck iMattbnan HU) Southron WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 10, .110. Bnt*rtHl at the Postofttce at Sunitrr. S. C, as 8*x<ond CImmh Matter. ? PERSON Ali. Mr. Julian Wilder has returned t_> the city after a short visit to his family, at Sullivan's Island. Miss Llxxle Whltaker. of Durham. N. C. is visiting her aunt. Mrs. S. J. Blackwell, on Dingle street. W. T. Ducan, Presiding Elder of Sumter District, will preach in the Methodist church next Sunday morn? ing and evening, and will hold the Third Quarterly Conference for this ajtff Manning Tiroes. Mrs. Klngsmore. and baby. Anna are spending this month on Sullivan's Island. Mrs, T. A. Hussey has returned from Orangeburg, after a pleasant* visit to relatives and friends. Mrs. Archl> China, and Mrs. Wil? liamson and Miss Minnie Williamson, of Columbia, returned Wednesday night from Sullivan's Island, where they spent sometime at a house party. MaJ. B. F. Burrows, of Herlots. was in the city Friday. Mr. Jas. H. Chandler has returned from New Tlrk Mum Harriett Sounders, of Wedge field, passed through the city Friday morning en route to spend several weeks at Wrlghtsvllle Beach. Mrs. Sanders and children, of State burg, were In the city for a short while Friday morning. Mrs. D. J. Auld and Master D. J.. Jr., are spending some time on Sulli? van's Island. Mr. I. W. Dick is in the city in tho Interest of Coker college. Mrs. i?. L. Scarborough has gone to Dalsell, where she will spend sev? eral days. Mrs. Thos. Walsh and Mrs. Curry are spending some time at Wrlghts? vllle Beach. Miss Beaufort Brand Is visiting friends at Darlington. Mr. Clinton Walsh Is spending some time at Wrlghtsvllle Beach. The little Misses Horace, who have boon visiting Miss Ola Bumph, have returned to their home at Holly Hill. Mr. and Mrs. Q. P. Gibson, of Sil? ver, spent Friday in the city. Mr. Scott H. Bostlck has returned from Wrlghtsvllle Beach. Mr. Carl Mason has returned to the city from Wrlghtsvllle Beach. Mrs. J. B. Boyd, of Anderson, who has been on a visit to her daughter, Mrs. W. B. Dowllng, of this city, left Saturday for ibdiy Hill. where she will visit friends and relatives be? fore returning to her home in Ander? son Mrs W. A. Brown and daughters, Misses Rosa Lee, Anna, and Violet. Miss Pauline Haynsworth, and W. A. Brown, Jr., have returned to the city after a pleasant stay of several days on Sullivan's Island. Miss Estelle Crowson is visiting friends and relatives In Richmond and Petersburg, Va. Mr. J. A. Dick, of Virginia, Is vis ting relatives In the c ity. Mrs. H. Lee Scarborough has re? turned from ? visit to relatives at Dalsell. Mlwi Pauline Blanding returned this week from Alcolu. Mrs. Henry Qf SgQftS, of Sumter, and her duughter. Mrs. H. H. Ellis, of Atlanta, after a pleasant visit to Mrs. R. F. McLellan In this city, have gone to Sullivan's Island to spend a while with Mrs. DeVeaux Moore. Mr IV H. Broughton, of Plnewood. I? 1 ?"? l ' >ir..'uxh t lu . it . Monday en rout?? to Glenn Springs. Mrs. Natt Ramsey has returned from Blshopvllle, whore she visited friends. Mr. Matt Ijiwrence has gone to spend a week at Wrlghtsvllle Beach. Mr. and Mrs. Walker, of Mayes \ n:?. are In the city. Mr llirrv Davis, of Brngdon. Is In the city. It find Mrs N. (|. Untren, Jr.. and children have returned from a pteasant stay at Sullivan's Island. Mihs Lou and Miss Matth- Tale ha\* returned borne from I*ro\ldence and L.Jr*?M Miss Mary King Is on an extended visit to friends and rHutlves at her former home. Wilmington. She will also spend som* time at Wrightsvlllo Beach before returning home Mrs. K. D Wltherspoon and chil? dren and Mr. H. L. Wltherspoon are enjoying a a trip to Isl?? of Palms Mrs. C. H D,.rn has returned from Antlers, ui M:ss Grace Handle has returned fr ?m Anderson. Mr If B. IMggs. of < ?rangeburg, Is spending sorno time In the ? It v. Mr. A. L. D ?wllng of Fairfax. N. C. ftp, rit Sunday In the I. tv with Ml brother. Mr. W. B. Dowllng, on Oakland ave. Mr. Dowllng Is Infer estod in tho Fairfax Bottling Works of Fairfax, N. C. which have a branch house in this city, and expects to re? turn in the early fall with his family to resume his (Jutles here in con? nection w ith the business. Mrs. M. E. Wise, of Augusta, Is spending a while with her sons, M r.,. W. C. and J. F. Wise, on Church street. , Miss Clarice Wise has returned home after visiting relatives and friends in Augusta, Ga. ,and Orange burg. S. C. Mr. and Mrs. Yeadon Delgar and daughter. Beuna, have rcturncrd fdom Anderson. Mrs. J. M. Knight and family, re? turned Saturday afternoon from Asheville, N. C, after a stay of sev? eral weeks. Uev. and Mrs. H. J. Mikell, of Nash? ville, Tenn., are visiting Mrs. R. M. Mikell. Rev. M. Sessler has returned from Baltimore. A Coming Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. Buford Randall an? nounce the marriage of their daugh? ter, Edna Marie, to Mr. Lewis Mc Culloch, on the evening of August 16, 1910. No cards. DEATH. Mr. Hartwell S. Gaylard passed away at the Sumter hospital Wednes? day morning at the age of 65 years. The funeral took place at Bethel cemetery Thursday morning at 11 o'clock and was largely attended, thus testifying to the high esteem in whicr he was held. Rev. William Haynsworth officiated. Mr. Gaylard was a veteran of the war between the States and served throughout the entire conflict "when far flashed the red artillery." He was a participant In the first battle of Manassas. Mr. Gaylard was a man of feeling, charitable In though, act and senti? ment. He was in every sense of the term a man and a gentleman. , Mr. Lawrence Waggoman died at 4 o'clock Friday at the home of his father, Mr. E. B. Waggoman, on Broad street, aged about 21 years. His death was sudden and unexpected. The funeral services of Mr. Law? rence Waggoman were held at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the home of his father, E. D. Waggoman, on Broad street. Mr. Ravenel S. Bradwell died at 11 o'clock Sunday morning at the Sumter Hospital after a brief Illness, aged 55 years. The funeral, which will be conducted by Rev. F. M. Sat terwhlte. was held from the home of his brother, Mr. Robert Bradwell, at 10 o'clock Tuesday morning and the Interment was made at the Singleton family burying ground. The deceased was the oldest son of the late R. S. Bradwell, who was for more than forty years Deputy Clerk of Court for Sumter County. He Is survived by three brothers, and one sister. Margaret, the six-year-old daught? er of Mr. C. L. Keel, died Sunday af? ternoon after only a few days ill? ness. The funeral service was held from the residence, 225 E. Lib? erty, at 11 o'clock Tuesday. Two negro lunatics, a man and wo? rn m. were taken to Columbia Friday morning by Deputy Sheriff Sykes, to be placed In the asylum. Mr. J. F. Williams, who has charge of the Farm Demonstration work In I initer county for the United States department of Agriculture, will de? liver one lecutre a week on agricul? ture before tho county summer school for teachers. Agriculture has been i I I'd to the course required to be taught In the public schools ,and Mr. Williams' lecture will be of much Im m fit to the teachers who are at t? tiding the summer school. State-wide prohibition or local op? tion will be the Issue before the Legis? lature that assembles In January and tho candidates for the House and Bei it.? should make their positions known la a clear and unequivocal in inner before the primary. The men whom Uri elect Will represent Bumtar County and they should not dodge this issue by saying that they will be governed by the result of the State election, if Bumter county ' la 11 optlonlsti to tin- Legisla? ture they will be expected to vote for local opthm, regardless of how Ike balance of the state goes. and. on the other hand, If Sumter county ? If. |s State wldeers they Will be bound to rote for prohibition, Mm Ruseel Bags anouncei that she is ready to back women avlatora "Backing*1 lenM what most women sky pilots will RIM! need. Many of them Will be thankful for buffers. - 1'hlladelphla Inquirer. A quiet woman Is like * still wind wich neither chills tho body nor blows dust In the face.?Nicholas Bre? ton. AFTER BETTER TRAIN SERVICE, Publication in The Dally Item of Lack of Acoomodatioit on A. C? I* Train No. 51 Causes Secretary Reardon to Get Busy. Seretary Reardon, of the chamber i ? i commernce, last week wired Divis? ion Superintendent O. C. Lynch of the Atlantic Coast Line that it was neces? sary for something to be done to? wards adding another coach to the Charleston-Greenville train as the public would not stand for the present Inadequate aocomodatloni without a substantial protest to higher author? ities. Train Master Brand was out of the City, and the secretary could not find out whether the train master had taken any steps to see that the super? intendent was informed of the deplor? able lack of accomodatlons on this train; so Mr. J. P. Taylor, the agent at this point kindly offered to do what he could to apprise Superintend? ent Lynch of the complaint field as to the lack of coach accommodations. Mr. Reardon says he feels assured that the Coast Line is willing to put on extra coaches at any time they are needed, but that it is best for the Div? ision Superintendent to see that some particular person at Sumter is re? sponsible for the putting on of extra coaches whenever it Is necessary. It Is some railroad employee's business at a railroad point as Im? portant as Sumter is, and a junctional point at that, to see about matters and the commercial secretary is "from Missouri" as to whose busi? ness It is. He thinks Superintendent Lynch ought to know. BOARDMAX BEATS SUMTER. Sanders Ineffective While the Locals Could Do Nothing With Perrttt's Spitter.. Score 0 to 3. Boardman took the second game of tho series from Sumter by knocking Sanders off the mound in the third and fourth innings, scoring, by clesn hitting, six runs, enough to settle the contest. The game was rather slow, neither the visitors nor the locals putting up anything like the quality of ball that they played in the opening game. Both pitchers worked slow, and it was imposs'ble to play but seven in? nings gefore the game had to be called on account of darkness. The pitching of Perritt was the de? cided feature of the game. He used the "spit" ball during the entire game, and had It under fine control. The "spitter" broke well, and the lo? cal batsmen could do nothing with the slippery ball. However, the ball after being subjected to the saliva treatment was in such a condition as to make it difficult to handle, with the result that there were seven errors made behind the twlrler. Chandler pitched the last three in? nings for Sumter and held the hard hitting visitors without a score for the rest of the game. He pulled out of a mean hole In the seventh. The score: R. H. E. Sumter, 001 200 0 3 3 Boardman. 003 vOO 0 6 12 7 Batteries; Sanders, Chandler and Moore; Perritt and Fox. Umpire, Miller. Scorer, Levy. St FFERS HORRIBLE DEATH. Xcgro Sawyer Run Through Eye By sharp Piece of Timber. From The Daily Item, August 8. Joe Singleton, a negro laborer, at the Penn Lumber Company's plant, suffered a horrible death this morn? ing, when a sharpe piece of timber jabbed him in the eye, coming out on the side of his head, and causing his death a short while afterwards. Singleton held the position of saw? yer at the lumber yard, and when the timber hit him, he was running what is known as a "rip" saw. He was sawing off the edge from a board, and just as it came off, the saw. in some manner, jerked it hack, causing It to jab Singleton squrely In the eye. He was rushed to the Sumter Hos? pital, where an opeiatlon was per? formed immediately, but without suc? cess, as Singleton lived only a few minutes after it was completed. Singleton was a hard working negro, And was well thought of by his em? ployers. No Inquest was held over the bod) by Coroner Flowers, as the dead negro's brothers. Ben and J. W. Single? tons, stated to hhn in the presence of witnesses that they were satisfied that the cause of their brother's death was purely an accident, and thought no Inquest necessary. I>r. Archie China stated that the wound In the dead negroe's head was the cause of his death, and that In his opinion, an Inquest was entirely un neoesss ry, To be conscious that you .are Ignor? ant Is a great step toward knowledge. Benjamin Disraeli. Adversity is something hard upon ;t man. but for one who can stand pros perlty there are a hundred that will stand adveslty.?Thomi Cari/1'i. BAGGING ?2 TIES HE season is near at hand when the producers of the fleecy staple will be looking around for the where? with to cover it. Farmers are to be congratulated on the fact that bagging and ties will cost them but little more than it did when cotton was selling at six to eight cents, and there is no article of merchandise in which they invest, that pays them a handsomer return. We carry a full line in all weights in New Jute and Sugar Sack Bagging also New Arrow Ties OUR GROCERY DEPARTMENT. Is well stocked with cotton picking necessities: 600 bags of rice at 2 1-2 cents per pound up. 350 barrels Flour. We are selling a good flour at $5.00 per barrel. 25,000 pounds BvU? *nd Plates. Meat is very much cheaper than it was. 400 Bags Meal and 200 Bags Grits THOSE "who contemplate engaging in the mercantile business during the Fall and Winter months will do well to get our prices before buying, as there is no larger stock from which to select, and our prices will always be found as low as the lowest. We have a veryq choice grade of second hand Jute bagging put up thirty yards to the roll. It Is the best of its kind we have ever seen, full standard 2 pounds. Price 5 cents per Yard. This is especially suited to ginners who furnish bagging and ties and gin for special price. It will pay you to get prices on other grades be? fore placing your order. O'DONNELL & CO FISH DEALER IX TROUBLE. W. J. Andrews Fined For Selling Spoiled Fish?Willis Taylor Con? victed of Stealing Money. From The Daily Item, August 8. W. J. Andrews, the well known negro fish dealer was before tbe Re? corder this morning, charged with selling spoiled fish, the charges being preferred by Health Officer Towles. It seems that Andrews is accustom? ed to having his fish inspected by the health ofdcer each morning, but this morning he did not wait for the usual inspection, but sent one of his carts off with fish before the health officer arrived. The officer arrived, however, soon after the cart had gone, and was told by Andrews that the cart could be found at the Hotel Sumter, where the fish were being carried. Mr. Towles found the cart just leaving the hotel, and found in it \ several bunches of spoiled fish, which ha seized. Soon afterwards the hotel sent back ? spoiled bunch, and they were seized also. In court this morning Andrews j stated that he did not knowingly Offer for sale spoiled fish or never had since he has been in business. According to the city ordinance, however, "if spoiled fish are offered . for sale," it is a misdemeanor, and the ordinance does not provide for j the intent to sell knowingly or un? knowingly, so that after hearing the evidence, Andrews was sentenced to pay a fine of $r>. The city was represented by R. D. Epps, Esq. Willis Taylor, colored, was charged with stealing a dollar from a pocket book In the store of Mr. S. B. Simp? son, on East Liberty strett. Mr. Simpson had been missing money for several days, and so to day he laid a trap for the thief. He put a dollar in a pocketbook, I left it lying on the counter, and had one of his clerks secrete himself in a closet In the rear of the store. Soon. Taylor walked in and seeing no one in the store, proceded to ap? propriate the money. Mr. Lester, Vr. Simpson's assistant, then ran out of the ?loset and held Taylor until the police came. Taylor was sentenced to pay a fine of $ 1 r> or serve thirty days, lie look the days. it Is reported here thai Captain J. w ley Bradford, of the Sumter Light Infantry, has been elected Major of the 3rd battalion. 2nd regiment, to succeed Mr. C. r>. Yeadon, who was recently made lieutenant-colonel. SEED CRUSHERS CROP ESTIMATE Estimate South Carolina Crop 1,008, 000 Bales. Columbia, Aug. 5.?That with fa \orable conditions from now till the season opens, the cotton crop of South Carolina may equal that of last season?1,050,000 bales?is the joint opinion of the South Carolina Seed Crushers' Association, which held a meeting in Columbia with a view to ascertaining the crop con? ditions throughout the State. The crushers made another esti? mate of the crop for the 1910 sea? son. This estimate Is 1,008,000. The manner of arriving at this estimate was by compiling an average esti mte from the number of estimtes submitted at the meeting. At the annual meeting of the crushers, held at Wrightsville Beach re cently, the estimate of the yield for the present year for this State was 9f>7,000. It is thus seen that the stock of the yield in the opinion of the crushers has gone up 51,000 bales. It has already been pointed out, in reports from vaious communities, that the cotton cop has improved con? siderably in the last few weeks, par? ticularly in the last two weeks. The cessation of rains to some extent and the general hot weather has aided the growth of the plant remarkably. Old farmers are shaking their heads and wondering how the change has been brought about. From an ap? parently gloomy outlook, crop condi? tions may now be said to be fair, in fact, in some communities very good, and in others, good, the general ave? rage running now up to good. A poll was taken by the crushers of the crop conditions In every sec lion of the State. It was found that there had been material improve? ment. "With favorable conditions from now on, the crop will equal that of last season, said Secretary B. F. Taylor today. Mr. Taylor is presi? dent, of the Inter-State Cotton Seed Oushers' Association. That the crop will reach the 1, (t?o.ooo mark, the 1909 crop will de? pend on favorable conditions from now on. was the opinion expressed by members of the Association. How? ever, the average guess was l.oos. 000 hales for 1910. in 1907 the crushers guessed 1, 090,000 and the actual 500-pound hales were 1,068,340; in 1908 the crushers guessed 1,184,214 hales, and the actual crop was 1,117,460 bales; in 1909 the crushers estimate' the crop to he i.i s:t.r>r,r> hales, and the actual crop was 1,050,280. Tims the crushers came (dose to the actual yield in their several guesses, made in June and July preceding the ope ing of the cotton season. Y. M. C. A. Collections August * First National Bank, $64.0* Farmers Bank & T. Co. 64.tv Bank of Sumter, 46.? Sumter Savings Bank, 23.1 ? Total, $187.? Previously acknowledged, 3,625.< Total, $3,812.C New York Cotton Market. New York, August 8. Open High Low Close Aug 15 95 16 09 15 95 16 OB Sep 14 58 14 75 14 58 14 74 Oct 13 75 13 93 13 73 13 91 Dec 13 62 13 81 13 62 13 79 Jan 13 64 13 76 13 63 13 74 Mch 13 70 13 81 13 68 13 7* May 13 76 13 81 13 70 13 80 Opened steady. Closed steady. Spots 16.05?15 up. The fire departemnt was called out about 9:30 Friday morning to answer to an alarm sent in from box 24. The fire proved to be at the residence of Mr. H. R. Campbell, No. 15 West Calhoun street, a pile of papers hav? ing caught in an unused room in some unknown manner. The flra was put out with very little damage having been done. Automobiles are becoming so nu? merous in the country that horses and mules pay little more attention to them now than to bicycles. Time was when the averag* horse wouldn't stay in the road when a bicycle ap pr< ?ached. Dr. H. D. Beekman of George? town, brought a patient. Mr. Henry McConnell, to the city <m Monday to be operated on for appendicitis at the Sumter Hospital. TELEGRAPHY?We are unable to supply the demand for competent operators. Three months com? pletes you under our expert man? agement. Positions guaranteed, or no tuition charged. Write for cata? logue. Charlotte Telegraphy School Charlotte, N. C, .. 8-8-ltawk-4t SEED RYE?Just received shipment Rye seed for fall planting in cot? ton and for winter grazing. Booth llarby Live Stock Co., Sumter, St C. 8-?-4t WANTED?About f?0 goats. Any number taken. Write stating price, or Phone 175. A. C. DuRant. 7-26-2t W. & S.