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The NuniUr Watohnmn wee found ?4 ta Mf>o and the True Kouthroa In 11*4 The Watchman and Bouthron mow bee the combined circulation and tnftueitee cf both of the old paper*, aad U manlfeetly the beet advertising medlom tn Sumter. MWWMMWatae-L Presldent Taft and hla cabinet are aaauredly convinced that the Demo? crat* will win in the next election, elae why would they put all the as flatant postmasters aid the second aa4 third class postmasters on the civil service roll? They are taking steps, while there is yet time, to provide for the boys. They are also making sure that there shall be mlghtv -tittle spoils for the voters to divide. ? ? ? Col. Roosevelt Is boss of New York and the bis; stick Is still a po? tent weapon. ? ? ? Ocvernor-elect Hlease has appoint? ed a Newberry barber as messenger to \h? Governor. This Is notice to the Plchmond Tlmes-Despatoh and turn yew York Run that Ms long and flo-wlng locks will be regularly and artistically tonsortallscd. ? ? ? Th*re are already several candi? dates announced for the position of Associate Justice of the Supreme Court \rnmg those most frequent? ly mentioned are Judge Memmlnger and former Senator Gruber of Col leton Still others have been spoken of and others will, no doubt, enter the race If the position Is created. Hon Th..s. B. Fraser, of this city, has been suggested as one eminent? ly qualified for the Associate Justice? ship and his friends will probably place his name in nomination at the proper time. Mr. Fraser, himself, will not. If he pursues his wonted policy, seek the office, and if he Is elected over the other active and en erg, t mdtdates. it will be a tribute to his worth as a man and his well kaown legal attainments. Those who know Mr. Fraser best, appreciate him at Mi true worth, and during his long service In the House of Itep raeen r'ves. he has made many friend I who have learned from close association, that he possesses the judicial temperament that he Is learned In the law and that he In s man en 1 ctttson ??' ..? g reproach. Juror? f??r geCOSSg WcJ of OSjBBft, Th' names of katt juiors on the petit Jury for the second week of the fall term of court were drawn Thur**uy in the county clerks office. Those to serve are: H W. Welch. P. P. London. M M. Mellett. D. M. Dick. L. C. Seymour. J. E. Sanders. J. H. Myers. John F Horton. H P. Moses. 8. A. Harvln. P. A. Thlgpen. J. T Hurkett. J. if. Johnson. J. A. Ib.yksn. A K. Tlsdale. If l> McKnlght. L, W. Folsom. O. E. Bostlck. T. J. Klrven. la F Adams. W. II Strickland. Isaac Schwartz. P. F. Patton. J. D Wilder. Jr. <l. O Warren. B. <; Spencer. A. D Hsrhy. O. M Truluck. W M Del.orme. J Q. Itrunson. Parry Moses. Jr. W. A. Thompson. ft. W. Pringle. W " I'.r.i lf..rd. W. F White. M A. Atkinson. Itiimi\\a> lli?r-4-. A ghfOt time after 4 o'clock Tues? day afternoon, a horse belonging to Hha% and Drake livery stables took It into his head that he would like to take a Joint about town?so sotting out fr SSSj in front of the stable when had been left Mi tell tig, hi st..ri< . doWV Hampton Avenue from when ? hi lumod Into Main Street, and t?king down that street as far as Um H ' aoSJf OfJsee building, going nvst of the w i> on the si.b' walk. He th< n der bh d to come baek, and going hi . r to the other side walk he (ontiron 1 tip It as far as Liberty S'r.?-t 11 en ue turned and started b o k If the itablei win re ho came to a halt. \ 'ha? >t H t'd the horse on his Jaont U unknown, nnd the runaway was ? great surprlso to Ml owners, who had alwavs regarded him as on?< of their gentlest horses. No consider? able fl uii.a'- v. i ; done, except to the u kgon. the eotlpltng pole of which WSfl broken. Several bicycles wore over? turned tnd one or two *how stands, toit gone of them were seriously broken. NOTICE. The Farmers* Union Will meet with High Hills Union on Friday, the 7th of October, at the Gen. Sumter Me? morial school. A full attendance of delegates and officers is earnestly re? quested, and as many private mem? bers of the Union as can attend will i find It a pleasant and, we trust, a profitable meeting. E. W. Dabbs, Pres. Hugh YVltherspoon, See. Some llundom Thoughts. That the Union can be effective for good when it goes for what it want* In a practical way Is shown by the relief of the congested conditions at the cotton weighers' platform since the Union committee conferred with the manager of the warehouse and weighers. I have been informed that with practically no friction the weighing has been done more quickly than ever before. Another result of practical work is the United States official cotton grade samples on exhibition in the lobby of the Farmers' Bank. When the Union took its stand for them and appointed a committee to con? fer with the Chamber of Commerce, looking to their purchase, we hardly expected the samples in time to help with much of this crop, but today, Sept. 28th, the first cotton that I have sold In Sumter I had the satisfaction of comparing with the official sam? ples. I want to say to my farmer friends that in an open season when cotton is handled at all carefully end not rushed to the gin, damp from dews or showers, we make more cotton above middling than at or below middling. Mine today was strict middling for one bale and good middling for the others. But, frlonds. do not take my word for it. Go. see for yourselves. Do not han? dle '.he official samples, but just place your cotton by them and you will be surprised to see how much higher it grades than you in your modesty have always thought. Go In and take a good look at the samples, and comparo your samples with them at evory opportunity you have. Now as to their practical bearing on the market: If nothing more Is done, these samples will be worth a great deal to the growers of cotton in giving them the means of knowing what grades of cotton they grow. And when they have fixed In their I m In the In price be vn always tell I fnj orh when they .g" price. " E. W. D. MAN KILLED IN RUNAWAY. Negro Driver Killed on Pocatalago Koud About Throe Miles Out of Town. Tuesday afternoon, when return? ing home from Sumter, Oney Sharp? er, a negro driver, employed by Mr. H. D. Tindal. was killed by being thrown out of his wagon by his horses which were running away. The ac? cident took place about three miles from town on the Pocatalago road and near the J. M. X. Wilder place. The negro's neck was broken by his fall and his skull was then crushed by the wheel which passed over it. What frightened the team Is unknown, though it is certain from the testimony of eye witnesses that there was no doubt of the nature of his death. The coroner Investigated the case immediately and found that the ne? gro met his death in the manner des ? ribed. On the person of the negro was found a pint flask of ' blind tiger" liquor, but whether he was drunk at the time that the horses became frightened Is unknown. In The Recorder's Court. Clinton Sadler was charged by Hampton Lewis and Mary Brown with disturbing the peace by cursing and try'ng to break Into Mary BfOWn'fl house. Several witness's were enllnd up ami questioned and as UM evidence showed that Sadler was much at funit, and, as this was noi his first appearance before, the lb o rder tor offense, he was fined r thirty days. Sadler*! fine Was at once p.ild by his employ, r. To "got ? ven" with Mary Brown Betfler ?WOlt <"it ? warrant against not for breaking Into his trunk and robbing him of a watch and other sundry articles. The case was tried Immediately, but as sufficient evi d' n e was not brought up to show that the paid Mary was guilty of the charge, she was found by Recorder RnhVId to be not guilty and was dis? missed. The ease against Glenn \Wst for illicit whiskey traffic was dlamlaaed on account ol Inaufllclent evidence. That street oil that the "City Fath? ers" were talking about the Othel night would make the streets mm Ii more prnatntabla and decidedly men comfortable to lha oltlaani Juil now To Improve the golden moment ol opportunity and eatch tin- good thai Is within our reach Is the grt at arl 1 of life. -Johnson. .THAT NEW COLOMBIA DAILY. GBO. lt. H?RSTER THF MOVING SPIRIT. The "State's" Ittval in Columbia Not Yet Incorporated, But it; Appears to Bo Aooepted as a Certainty That it Will Be Kstabllslicd and Tluit It Will Be Closely Affiliated With Bleaae Administration. Columbia. Sept. 29.?Promoters of the proposed new morning paper for Columbia now sr.y It will likely he next week before incorporation of the $250,000 company can be un? dertaken. L.ast week it was thought the commission would be obtained Monday of this week. Meantime vigorous canvassing for subscriptions to the capital stock is being done among the merchants and other bus? iness men of Columbia and letters are being sent to prospective Invest? ors in other communities of the State who are thought to be in sym? pathy with the venture. All doubt of the intimate relations that will exist between the new jour? nal and the Blease administration has been dissipated by a statement from Mr. Blease himself. There has been comparatively little comment upon the proposition by the newspa? pers of the State. The Orangeburg Sun, whose editor. Fred Wannama ker, has long been a friend to Geo. R, Koester, one of the promoters, -ays thai competition with the es? tablished morning paper will require all of the quarter-million of dollars With which It Is planned to capital? ize the new daily. The Florence Times, edited by Representative Hartwell M. Ayer. Inquires tentative? ly whe ther the paper Is to be align? ed with the proposed "lily-white" republican party In South Carolina. The Spartanburg Herald, owned by Ambrose B. Gonzales, president of The State company, Columbia, sug? gests that there are several towns Other than Columbia in which ''Bleats organs" might be establish? ed. Ono circumstance to show that Sj the paper will be without Republi? can affiliations is that among the promoters is Congressman A. P. Lsvsr. Another Is that the legal ad? viser to the promoters Is George R, Remhert?Mr. Rembert being him? self a promoter; and Mr. Remhert has just been nominated for the low? er house of the legislature. In a Democratic primary. He is in fact, on his own declaration, to be the Blease administration representative on the floor of the house. Mr. Koes tr's interest is professional. He started newspaper work on the old Charleston World, edited the Colum? bia Register and for twelve years was goneral manager of the Colum? bia Record, contra' of which passed by purchase nearly two years ago to James A. Hoyt. Since then Mr. Koes etr has been engaged In the real estate and insurance business in Co? lumbia. Fortified with the proceeds from the sale of his interest in The Record, he is very comfortably cir? cumstanced, financially. A question that Is interesting newspaper men is that of how the new paper will obtain a telegraphic news service adequate to Its needs. Tho State has an exclusive franchise f?>r the morning paper service of the Asoclated Press. It may be that tho lawyers will find a way by which the Associated Press can be made to furnish news to The State's com? petitor, however. It will be recalled that The Register had such a fran? chise, at the time of The State's es? tablishment; but some flaw was found in the contract, by which The State also secured the Associated Press dispatches. The Hearst News Service dispatches might answer the requirements of the nev paper; but tho cost would be practically pro? hibitive, It Is thought, since the Hearst syndicate has no night wire nearer to Columbia than Nashvi.le? and that may now bo abandoned, in view of the absorption of The Ameri? can by The Tennessean. Rumor has hinted that William Randolph Hearst might be backing the in w paper, for political reasons of his own; lud no verification of this whatever can he ^ot. Further, there are no signs elsewhere In the South Atlantic States of an invas? ion by Hearst, at this time, nor any reasons for such an invasion. TKACIIERS' FX AMI NATION OCT. 1 i Next Following This one Will be Some Time in Maj. An examination for teachers' cer? tificates will be held at the Court ? House here <>n Friday, Ort. 7th. I This will be the last examination until some time in May. and all teachers w ho need certificates are expected to be present. The ex I ? animation will be begun at 9 oclock i a. m. >' The law requires that every teach* . j er teaching In the county Bhall have a certificate of some grade, and ns ' the examination <>n Oct. 7th will be I the last for some lime, teachers are t asked to look into the matter, it la very necessary that they attend. GENUINE SURPRISE MARK TWAIN Or some other fellow says that the greatest surprise in this life is Twins. ?But, he was greatly mistaken and had not seen those school Boys* Suits at The Sumter Clothing Co. The fit is so perfect, the material so good, and the price so low that they are ahead of Mark Ts Twins in the way of sur? prises. To be convinced, call and permit us to show you our stock. r' i j 11 I THE Sumter Clothing Company 4 1 IS i i-: ?Your complexion as well as your temper is rendered miserable by a disordered liver. By taking Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets you can improve both. Sold by W. W. Sibert. It Bernhardt Is doing well in vau? deville at 66, Lillian Russel has no need to despair. ? San Francisco ('hronicle. STRAYED?One Yellow Jersey cow with' broken horn. Lost since Mon ady night. Finder please notify H. W. Lucius, 416 N. Main street. The Stupidity Of some people is due from de? fective eyesight. Don't neglect this important matter. Come to us?we are exceedingly careful in examining and prescribing. A i few dollars with us will perma-1 nently cure your trouble very often I All work guaranteed. Graduate optician in charge of our optical parlor. W. A. Thompson, Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main St. Sumter. S. C. That every buyer can make a good selection we have arranged our FURNITURE DISPI AY So that the style wanted the de? sign, etc. can !>e compared with others each group enables von to Ihiv right ensuring satisfaction with the purchase also to com pare prices with the styles. Fine furniture at Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co. You can save money only while you have money. When old age comes don't let it be fettered by the folly of younger days. It is pitiable to be old and ppor. Bank your money and have your money. We pay liberal interest consistent with safety, 4 per cent. MAKE OUR BANK YOUR HANK. First National Bank OF SUMTER. The Farmars' Bank and Trust Co. Established 1905. Capital Stock and Surplus.5 16;.000.00 Protection to Depositors. 285.000.00 Its Hoard of Directors have a combine 1 wealth of more than. 2,000,000.00 Centrally Located, Conservatively Man ? ed, it invites Your Business. Lime, Q e m e n t , ACME PLASTER, SHINGLES, LATHS, FIRE BRICK, DRAIN PIPE, ETC. U,iAr Proin Rice Flour, Ship Stuff, Bran, Mixed-*] nay, Vjiaill, Cow ,lIltl (Thicken Feed/ Horses, Mules, 52"elV. w?:to" "1 So Order Too Largo or Too Kniall Booth-Harby Live Stock Co. M M i l.U. BOOTH CAROLIN \