The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, September 10, 1910, Image 3
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C ae Secoad Clans Mailar.
PatRSONAX*.
Mr. H. L. Cunningham, of Blshop
ville. was In the city Wednesday.
Miss Ella McFaddln and Miss Pau?
lina Blandina- have returned from
Ssduda. n C.
Mr. H. M. 8anders. of Wlnston-Sa
lem, n. C. spent Tuesday night in
the city.
Mr. B. Lonnle Vogel left Tuseday
for Sacramento. Cel., where he
has accepted a position with the Mo?
tor Cycle Co.
Mr. William Wlnn left Tuesday
for Davidson college.
Messrs. Horace Harby and Oeo. D.
i^evy left Wedneaday for Hender
aonvllle. where they will spend some
time.
Miss Lora Brunson left Wednesday
to attend school at Union.
Rev. C. C. Richards and family
of Bennettsvllle, spent a short while
In the city Wednesday.
Miss Eva Ktngman left Wednes?
day to spend several weeks at Sates
vllle. N. C.
Mr Fred Nlgles left Wednesday
for Dvldson collegr.
Miss Luc lie Ryttenberg left Tues?
day afternoon for Washington. D.
C. and other northern points on a
visit to friends before returning to
resume her studies at Randolph-Ma
con college.
Miss Cleo Stokes, of Lynchburg. S.
C, sepnt a few days w ith Mrs.
1 W. McOrew this week.
Mr .1 < \\ T. Vtkmsoti. II .1. Lau
rence. and Louis Olllesple left Tues?
day for Jacksonville, Fla., to spend
the week-end.
Miss Ceclle McKagen has returned
home from a visit to her uncle In
Caraden.
Mrs. R. B. James, of Summerton.
la visiting friends and relatives In the
city for a few days.
MUs Emma Mellette Is visiting
relatives In Columbia.
Mr. W. O. Andrews, Superintend?
ent ef the Georgetown Railroad, and
Mrs. Andrews spent a few hours in the
city Wednesday.
Mr. Mark Reynolds left this morn?
ing to snend several day-", with friends
at Stateeurg.
Mr W.Ulam Haynsworth return**.-*
te the citv fPom Tania t ils morn?
ing
Mrs. Morrison and son. Benton,
who have been visiting Mrs. W. B.
Burns, have gone to Camden for a
few days stay, after which they will
return to their home In Arkansas.
Mr. Watson B. Duncan, Jr., has
returned to his home In Charleston.
Misses Alice Owen and Mabel Ran?
dall have gone to Borden to attend
a dance to be given there tonight.
Mr. Leland Emanuel has return?
ed to his home at Bordsn.
Mr. Harry Boggs, of Charleston,
Is visiting relatives In the city.
Rev. W. B. Duncan and daughter,
Mlsa Bessie, have gone to Manning to
visit friends there before returning
te their home in Charleston.
Mr. snd Mrs. n. 8. Orlffln. of Pine
woed. are visiting relatives on S.
Sumter street.
\nitron wilder complimen?
ted.
ItefwesentaUve From Comptroller
Oeareal's Omen Praises film For
i ?<. ii. ot Condition of Books at
Annual Settlement Between Audi?
tor and Treasurer.
The annual settlement between the
auditor and treasurer took place
on yesterday, this settlement Invoi?,
for the year 1909.
Mr. Sawyer, chief clerk of the
Ptroller General's office, was
here to witness the settlemnt.
provided for by law, and he was
profuse in this praises of the simplicity
and swiftness with which the settle?
ment was executed, the time re?
quired for this being less than two
hours.
It Is the duty of the representative,
who Is present at the settlemnt from
the comptroller general's office, to
verify every Item on the auditor's
books, and this was done by Mr.
Sawyer with >ut ( hanging g single
figure on Mr. Wilder* books. In fact
not a single correction of any sort
was made by Mr. Sawyer while
hat king up Auditor Wllder's book*.
Mr Smvyor highly complimented
Mr. Wilder for his excellent book?
keeping, and stated that his books
possibly be In any better
shape than they were. Mr. Sawyer
said further that "If every county In
South ('aroiin,I. had their auditor's
hooks In hui h sjaape. the comptroller
general's office would have little or
no trouble.
There Is a gate at the OoagJ Line
pssaeager station all n. K., but
where Is Its keeper.
The Gubeniatiorlal Situation.
Choosing a Governor is, or should
be a business proposition. The in?
telligent voter is guided in making
his choice by the same methods and
principles which he would follow
were he selecting a servant of any
kind. He does not permit himself to
be swept off his feet by sentiment,
?ut he makes his choice deliberately,
bearing ever in mind the chief du?
ties which the employee is expected
to perform and the qualifications
necessary for their satisfactory per?
formance.
What are the most Important obli?
gations assumed by a Governor in
this State? Under the Constitution of
South Carolina they are thus des?
cribed:
"He (the Governor) shall have
power to grant reprieves commuta?
tions and pardons after conviction
i. \< rpt In cases of Impeachment.) In
such manner, on auch terms and un?
der such restrictions as he shall think
proper; and he shall have power to
romlt fines and forfeitures, unless
otherwise directed by law.
"Hi shall take care that the laws
be faithfully executed In mercy."
Itri.-fly put. yet of tremendous im?
port. In these few words the Chief
Magistrate of South Carolina is vest?
ed with power to nullify the work of
every criminal Court within the bor?
ders of the Commonwealth, the Fed?
eral ?'o?rts alone excepted.
Is Cole L. Blease the proper man
to intrust with powers such as these?
For answer we must look to his rec?
ord. What do we find?
years ago Mr. Blease was the
foremost champion of the old Stnte
Dispensary. He did everything in
Iiis power to block the efforts of those
who were laboring to lay bare Its rot
linnm to bring to light the graft
which it had fostered. Day after day
Mr. Blease, although a member of
the Investigating Committee, charged
with the work of uncovering the cor?
ruption whose stench had become of?
fensive beyond endurance, bent all
his energies to keeping that corrup?
tion hidden.
Four years ago, after the Investi?
gating Committee had completed its
task and had, In spite of Mr. Blease,
adduced evidence amply sufficient to
damn that corrupt machine in the
eyes of all decent men, Mr. Blease
took the stump In its behalf. From
one end of the State to th 3 other he
opposed the county dlsp? usary sys
tem to which he bow accords appro
? every cam
lance to the
it stood, de
1 of the puri?
fication for which Mr. Manning. Mr.
McMahan, Col. Sloan and others
pleaded, and boasting of his friend?
ship for men at this moment under
indictment charged with having made
corrupt use of their offices under the
Dispensary, with being "grafters."
Six months later, on the floor of the
Senate, he did all that he could to
prevent the abolition of the State
Dispensary and to shield certain of
his vaunted friends whose connection
with that Institution had brought re
preach upon them.
These are matters oi public record.
Th*?y may not be refuted They can?
not, like other charges which hxvo
been preferred against Mr. Blease,
be denied.
Less than four years ago Mr.
Blease stood before the people of
South Carolina as the unashamed
< hamplon of the old State Dispensary
at a time when this greatest single
source of corruption the State has
ever known had become a byword and
a hissing throughout the Common?
wealth and far beyond its borders.
Ho has openly prided himself upon
the ties of friendship which bound
him to men whose bold defiance of
law is not doubted.
Is Mr. Blease the proper man to
whom to entrust the keys of our prls
ons?l'pon what ground can we hope
that Mr. Blease as Chief executive
would keep the other executive of?
fices of South Carolina keyed up to
a proper performance of their duty?
There are worse things that State
M k|e prohibition.
Does anyone doubt that Mr. Feathe
BtOBe, on the other hand, would ex?
ert himself to the utmost to see that
the laws upon our statute books were
obeyed7 Does anyone fear that Mr.
Feathcrstone might open prison doors
and set free notorious criminals? His
rd as a man as a lawyer, as a
Judge, specially appointed ?peaks
for Itself and sets at rest all such
doubt! and all such fears.?News and
< Courier.
V HF.AL WARM DAY.
The Thermometer Registered Higher
Wc<lnc*Hlay Than any Otlior Day
This Summer.
I rom The Dally Item, Sept. 7.
Mr. J. A. Sc hwerin, who has been
keeping a record of the dally read?
ings of the thermometer, states that
at 1 0*t lOCg today the highest read?
ing of the seaeon, at that hour was
re orded, when the thermometer res?
ist- red f?4 degrees in the shade. Yes?
terday the record was || and on
Monday it was 92. F.verybody knew
It was real wnrm. hut they did not
know how hot It really was at 1
o\ lo< k.
FLOWER THIEF CAUGHT.
lhul Stolon Pot Plants From All Over
the City; Fined $10?G. A. Stoney
Fined $2 For Throwing; Gluss In
Street.
From The Dally Item. Sept. 7.
Anyone who attended the Record?
er's court this morning might have
at first come to the conclusion that
Recorder RafTield was contemplating
opening a flower store, Judging from
the number of beautiful ferns, be?
gonias and other pot plants displayed
there.
The plants were there, however,
as evidence against Mabel Red, a
colored girl, who seemp to have made
quite a collection. She admitted
taking flowers from the porches of
residences on Liberty, Washington,
Calhoun, and several other streets
with the purpose of selling them to
other parties. Her plans were rudely
disturbed, however, by Sergt. Mc
Kagen, who made the arrest. She
was given a sentence of $10 or twenty
days.
G. A. Stoney, colored, threw glass
Into the street and for this offense
was sentenced to pay a fine of $2.
FEATHERSTONE WAS HERE.
Next Governor of South ^'irollnn
Spoilt the Night In Town.
From The Daily Item, Sept. 7.
Mr. C. C. Featherstone, the next
Governor <?f South Carolina, spent
last night in the city, coming from
Columbia yesterday afternoon and
going to Darlington this morning.
Mr. Featherstone Is confident of
? lection, but he and his friends are,
nevertheless, making a vigorous
campaign throughout the State. The
only thing that can prevent his elec?
tion is over-confidence or indifference
on the part of his friends. If a full
vote Is polled, Featherstone will be
elected by not less than ten thousand
majority. In Sumter county, as else?
where, It Is Important that every
man who desires the election of Mr.
Featherstone should turn out on Tues?
day and vote and work for hirru It will
not be sufficient for Sumter county
to give him a majority?he should
receive a big majority, the larger the
majority he receives in Sumter coun?
ty the more certain his election.
BOOZE CASE TRANSFERRED
AGAIN.
Magistrate at Wedgcfleld Will Try
Case of Wesley Jenkins Against L.
I. ParrotL
The case of Wesley Jenkins against
Mr. L. I. Parrott, being an action to
recover, under claim and delivery
proceedings, several gallons of liquor
seized from Jenkins by Constable
Muldrow, and now held by Clerk of
Court Parrott as evidence in the
criminal case against Jenkins, came
up for trial this morning before
Magistrate Jenkins at Privateer to
whose court Is was transferred from
*hat of Magistrate Harby.
The details of this case are already
Wall known, and as an evidence of
the Interest taken In the outcome, It
Is stated that at the trial this morn?
ing there were a large number of
people present In automobiles and
buggies from all parts of the coun?
try.
A motion was made by Mr. John
H. Clifton, attorney for Mr. L. I.
Parrott, the defendant in the case, to
have the case transferred to the
court of Magistrate Rees at Wedge
field and this motion was granted.
The case will accordingly be tried
at Wedgefleld In the course of a few
days.
NEW POSTOFFICE FIREMAN.
A Good Job Open for a Capable Man.
A fireman for the new postoftice
building will be appointed in the near
future and applications must be on
file not later than September 21st.
The salary paid is $600 a year. Ap?
plication blanks and other informa?
tion can be obtained upon applica?
tion at the postofflce.
The Blease Machine.
The fact is. Mr. Blease. has one
Of the strongest and most compact
political organizations ever known
in this State. He is a politician from
the word go, and he has a host of
politicians working for him; among
thorn some of the shrewdest vote
getters that "ever came down the
pike"; men that helped to keep the
State dispensary here long after It
became a stenc h In the nostrils of
the great body of the citizenship;
men who hope to see the days come
back again. And he has a host of
other followers who, for one reason,
or another stick to him. Don't talk
about barroom days. Who wants bar?
rooms any more? There Is more
money In the dispensaries than bar?
rooms ever dreamed of.?Newberry
(Observer.
Mr. Sawyer also lauded the work
of County Treasurer Wallace and in
fact all of the county officers with
Whose work he had come in contact
while witnessing the settlemnt.
Death.
Mr. James Sing died Tuesday af
t rnoon at Mood's Innmary after a
short illness. Ills body was carried
to Florence Wednesday for burial.
THJi ORPHAN'S DAY.
People of South Carolina Asked to
Give One Day for Fatherless Chil?
dren.
To the Editor of The Daily Item.
The Superintendent of our four de?
nominational orphan institutions in
South Carolina have agreed to ask
our people to join in a special work?
day effort Saturday, September 24th,
next. It is designated that the Sun?
day schools especially shall be ask
id to co-operate in this work?and
yet we would by no means limit the
effort to the children. It is hoped
that older persons as well will join
in an effort to raise a big sum of
money that is very much needed this
fall for our four institutions. The
Thornwell Orphanage the Epworth
Orphanage, the Church Home Or?
phanage and Connie Maxwell Or?
phanage have agreed upon the day
designated.
There are may tasks to which the
children might be set, and we hope
that many a group of 30 or 50 or 70
will take to the cotton fields that day
and pick cotton in order to earn
money to give to the orphans.
And yet picking cotton is only one
of the numerous ways in which young
people might earn money. We are
asking that salaried men and wo?
men, business men, heads of depart?
ments, commercial travelers, farmers,
everybody will give one day of the
year to this good purpose. This plan
has been successfully tried in other
States and indeed has already been
worked a few times in South Caro?
lina, but we are planning and hoping
for larger things this year than ever
before. Each person may send his
gift to the Institution of his choice.
Yours truly,
A. T. JAMISON.
I Greenwood, S. C, Sept 2. j
Charleston's Staple Crop.
For sale?One fine lot of fat and
hardy mosquitoes; can not sing like
a hen, but guaranteed net and club
proof. Will sell cheap. Apply In
own handwriting.?Charleston Post.
DON'T EXPERIMENT.
Yon WU1 Make No Mistake if Yon
Follow This Surnter Citizens Ad?
vice.
Never neglect your kidneys.
If you have pain In the back, uri?
nary disorders, dizziness and nervous,
nese, it's time to act and no time to
experiment. These are all symptoms
of kidney trouble, and you should seek
a remedy which is known to cure the
kidneys.
Doan's Kidney Pills Is the remedy
to use. No need to experimnt. It has
cured many stubborn cases in Sumter.
Follow the advice of a Sumter citizen
and be cured yourself.
M. W. Vogel, ?. Main St., Sumter, S.
C, says:
"I had severe pains in the small of
my back *or several years and when?
ever j attempted to stoop, my suffer?
ing waa intensified. My back became
weak ana on several occasions I was
forced to give up my work. My fami?
ly physician treated me without giving
me any relief from the awful pains
in my back and then I tried every
known remedy on the market but
still failed to be benefited. I at length
read a testimonial regarding Doan's
Kidney Pills and was so much im?
pressed that I procured a box at
China's Drug Store. After taking the
contents I was restored to good
health and for that reason heartily
recommend Doan's Kidney Pills."
For sale by all dealers. Price 60
cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo,
New York, sole agents for the United
States.
Remember the name?Doan's?and
take no other. No. II.
The night has a thousand eyes
and U. S. but one, yet the laugh of
the world will die when "Teddy's"
done.?Charleston News and Cour?
ts r.
Once more the Ten Commandments
are enjoying the public patronage and
vociferous approval of Colonel Roose?
velt.?Chicago News.
Many
People?
Are willing to sacrifice them
selves and their children to
the prejudice of "what peo?
ple say."
The Foolish Prejudice Against
the Use of Glasses?
Ry children with defective
Eyes often result in the great?
est Buffering?sometimes per?
fect disability of one who
might otherwise become a
power in the world.
W. A. Thompson,
Jeweler and Optician.
Phone 333. - - No. 6 S. Maln'Sl
\ O'DONNELL'S |=
The Following Was Written
-By a
Daughter of One ol Our Customers:
Who Lives in Sumter County.
I know some men who live in town they are men of great
renown.
Selling goods is their delight, their store is open from
morn till night.
Yes, they have more than one clerk to wait on the people
and do the work.
Why I guess there is a dozen or more and that's the way
they run their store.
They keep on hand at their stand goods to suit every de
f mand.
Dry goods and notions I'll name a few shoes, hats and caps
men's clothes too.
Shoes, hats and caps, men's clothes too.
Needles and pins, buttons and thread,
Blankets and quilts to suit and bed.
Now of the grocery department I'll tell
Where they keep the things we like so well.
If you go in there you'll be sure to see
Meal, meat and coffee sugar and tea syrup and pickles,
jellies and preserves.
These are the things your wife deserves, potatoes and eggs
butter and cheese, If you don't like them you are hard to
please.
Lard and flour, grits and rice, and a lot more things we
all think nice.
Kitchen utensils? they have a supply if your wife sees
she'll want you to buy.
Their china-ware is unsurpassed, with the best dinner sets
it can be classed.
I have told you this so when you go to town you won't
stop untill O'DONNELL'S you have found.
Take heed from the above and when you are out
for Fall and Winter shopping, come to
O'DONNELL'S
Phone 380
SMITH'S
SMITH'S
SMITH'S
PHARMACY
OPPOSITE THE
COURT HOUSE
FOR
DRUGS,
TOILET ARTICLES,
CIGARS,
STATIONERY,
PRESCRIPTIONS.
SMITH'S
SMITH'S
j 124 N. Main St,
The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co.
Established 1905.
Capital Stock paid in. $120,000.00
Stockholders Guarantee to Depositors.. 120,000.00
Surplus and Undivided Profits. 46,000 00
Deposits. 295,000.00
We are large enough to accommodate you, not too
large to appreciate your account, be it large or small.
LjMEj Cement,
ACME PLASTER, SHINGLES, LATHS,
FIRE BRICK, DRAIN PIPE, ETC.
TJ0,r f"V<ai? Rice Flour, Ship Stuff, Bran, Mixed
ITdy, VJldlll, Cow an<j Chicken Feed.
Horses, Mules, H??nlesV. w:a:gon:8: "*
No Order Too Largo or Too Small
Booth=Harby Live Stock Co.
SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.