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?itrrnJ a* Uko Po*torhec at Sumter. S C, as Sc?*>iul Class Malier. PKHHONAL The Misses McCreary, of Clinton, Ml** H u\l- Hull. a| S.iv.mn afc, MSM Pattl? Oaf*, of Theater, and Messrs. Barl Kamtner. of Columbia. Wil? liam James, of Chester, and A. Q. ?Uloon. of Bishops llle are attending k\ home party at the residence of Mr. R. M. Cooper at Wtsacky. Mr Oeorge Tlndsl. 1 of Pn wae in the city Tuesday. Mr. 8. W. Ollleaple. of Claremont. epent the day In town. Mr A. A. Brearley. of 8t. Charles, waa In the city Tuesday. Mr T I. Kahn, of Mayesvllle. wae in the city Tuesday. Mr L D Jennings went to Cam ? dVoa Tuesday. Mrs. Lehman, of Brunswl k. Oa.. is visiting her sister. Mrs A. I>. Harbv. Mlas Virginia Harhy has return. ?1 from New York. Mrs, & C. McKeown left Wedrc? day morning for a \j|it to relatives in Chester. Mr k. M. Coper of Wlsacky pass? ed through the city We tnesday on hie way to Columbia. Mra Jake w* inhurg, of Manning. Is In the city visiting her brother, Mr. IVrry Moses. Jr. Mr Abe Kyttenburg and Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Strauss have returned from Savannah where they have been on a visit for several days. Th?- Hon. F. M. Thompson, of Co? lumbia, waa In the city to attend court one day this week. The Hon. I. W Mel .emore, of Florence, of the law firm of Wille?x 4k Willcox, waa In the city Wednes? day attending court Mr. A. T. Toon, of nishopvllle. tire adjustor of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad, was In town Monday to at? tend court. Miss Holly Brown went to Bishop .vtlle Wednesday. Mr. X. O. Osteen wont to Columbia Wednesday on business. Mr. C. A. Ellerl.... ,.t kembert. was In town Wednesday. Mr. W. D. Carson, of Dalsell was the city Thursday. Mr. J. F. Rhame, Jr.. of Blshop vllle. 'yea In the city to attend court Thursday. Mrs. J. J. Watson and c'.ildren, of Columbia, are. on a visit to/ Mrs. li. K. Doli > me. Dr. J. C. Spann went to Spring Hill Thursday. Dr. C. C. thrown has gone to 1 lorry count* t" att'M'd the Wace.im.iw Baptist association. He will return In time f??r the regular weekly prayer meeting on Friday evening. Miss Qusslc Jtaffleld has gone to Sardinia to \lsit trends there for a week. Dr W. W. Daniel, of Columbia, spent Wednesday night in town, re? turned to C dumbla, Th?rs lay. Mr. R. M. Cooper was in town Thursday. H. F. Kelly. Esq.. of Blshopvtllc. was m town Thursday to attenJ court. I In The MngUtrutc'* ('Shirt. Magistrate Wells heard one case In his court Thursday. Charles Taylor and Frank Lewis being up for shoot? ing a d<>g belonging to F. L. Stewart. The testimony all went to prove that Charles Taylor was the guilty party, he having shot the puppy with a shot gun. On this testimony Davis was acquitted and Taylor w.is s.-n fenced to pay a tine of $10 or to serve twe-ty days on the county chain fan,,-. Hervler at Bradford Spring*. Ssrvics will he held at St. 1'hlllps church, Bradford Springs, Sunday morning. November 2?th. by Ree. II. H. C.?\lngton In The Police Court. There were few offenders t'o be tried in the kecorbr's ?'..urt Wed? nesday by Mayeg pro iem Wright acting It.rder. those on the docket being up f??r the usual ofttn** of rid? ing bicycles on forbidden .-bb walks. The offend* i were I he Wlldet Horace M?ller and T. N. I'.r .wu. each of whom contributed 11.00 t-. wards the city's expense*. A ( aril. On account of the necessity of hav? ing a *e< ..nd primary to determine who shall be Auditor of Sumter County, I beg to announce to my friends and the \-.ters of Sumter County, thnt I am still In the race. I also wish to thank my mmr friends f<>r their liberal support MS the first prlmarv and hope that thoy will continue same in the second. lt. FCO KM-: WILDER Ha 22 W-2t. Notier of Death* Mrs Naomi Phillips, widow of Mr. Ilyram Phillips. formerly a well known contractor of this city, died in Atlanta at the residence of her IniKhter. Mrs. K. li. Watson. ISO OrSBOad street. She is survived by six children. Mrs. S. (\ Davis, of Springfield. S. 0., Mrs. <\ M. Bd nsrdg. gf Tyler. Tex.. Mrs. K. L. Wlngate, of Mayesvllle. S. C, and L. W. and E. M. Phillips, if Atlanta, (la. The funeral was held from the residence Thursday at 10.30 a. m., Nov. 10th. 1910. interment being In West view cemetery. In the Polleo Court. ThHre were only two cases In the Recorder's court Thursday, and the tines paid into the city treasury were correspondingly small. Walter Rlley. for riding a bicycle on Har.Hi street sidewalk, paid a fine of $1. Phillip Rlchberg. for not paying street taxes ai the proper time and refusing to do three days work on the .streets, paid the tax of $1.50 and an additional tine of the same amount for delinquency. Meeting Of The Art Club. The eg tog Q meeting of the Art Club was held Tuesday afternoon at the residence of Mrs.. A. J. China, on South Main street, Miss MaHe 1 Lonne being the hostess for the afternoon. The members of the club met at 4:30 p. m., and for more than an hour worked, and talked of their work and other topics connected with their social and daily life, each one contributing her part to mak? ing the meeting one of the most en? joyable and successful affairs which she had ever attended. The mem? bers besides showing each other their art work, discussed ways of Improvement on the old, and how to make new fancy pieces and dainty \\ orks of art. During, the afternoon a dainty ?glad course was served w hieb w as much enjoyed gad helped to make the gutting enjoyable. The president, Miss Luclle DeLorme, has called a business meeting on Thursday after B >on at the residence of Miss Marie Drown on W. Hampton avenue, the geat regular Tuesday afternoon meet? ing of the club, also being with Miss Prow n. The guests of honor for the oc I latoa w.ie Mrs. B, Km l ?- Lorme. Mrs. A. J. China, Mrs. J. J. Watson, of Columbia. Mrs. J. A. IC CK night, and Mrs. (Jeorge DeMedicls. The members of the club present to tajoy the evening were: Mesdames W. S. b- nton, V. H. Williams. C. D. McKnlght. S. C. McKeown. MlggaSi Leanora Will l fOfl I. Natal!* Norman. Karline White. Roily Brow a, Marls Browa, Jeaslc LaMotte. Qussfi Hood, Bgtt lie Crow son. Marie D< Lorme. Lucllt De? Lorme. st mim IN HARTSVTIXE. Maurice McDonald KmU Life With Strychnine. Matirh M Donald. a (derk in the Baak of Hartavtlle, coraralttad suicide Wtdasgday by taking a does of strychnine in the Hotel Marguerite, when he locked himself In a room before taking the fatal dose. There Is no (barge of a shortage In his accounts, though the young in in Is alleged to have killed himself on account of dissipation, which he it 'tinted for by saying that he had BlOffi work than he could do. After t iking the polaon McDonald ? ailed for a physician, who arrived a few minutes before he expired. si RON?. MW DROPS DEAD. Cornier World'* Amateur Champion Die-, of Heart failure. Lynn. Mass.. Nov. 13.?Charles Breed, of thbl city, formerly world's amateur champion strong man. and one of the moat prominent Methodist Episcopal laymss in Neu Baglsndi dropped 'bad from heart disease to? day. Mr. Creed was ">4 years of age. As a young man he became famous for bis satraordlaar) strength and travelled throughout the country giv? ing exhibitions of muscular prow . ~s, meeting strong men everywhere and never once being defeated In strength tests. It Is said of him that 1 SOUld lift a barrel of Hour and hold P at arm's length above hll bead. W. tft md surprised that Mrs. Potter Paltmr has given up her r- itdenca in the British metropolis. London must be dull indeed alter Chicago!?-ChlcagJO Inter Ocean. ' What s tin matter with Missouri? Shes all right"' sxctstmi the (Jlobe Dem-M rat. which. considering that Champ Clark still resides at Howling Qrssa, is a very tempsrstt s*ay or putting It?Omaha Dee. If hero mean sincere man. why may not every one of us be a hero'. ?Carlyle. VOTE FOR STATE OFFICERS. Small Vote Cast for Officers?Amend? ment of Conatltutlon Creating Fifth Judgeshlp Carried. The managers of the elect'on for State officen for t-his county mot Tueada) and tabulated the vote of the County at the recent election, In oldentallyi tbey looked into the mat? ter of Rnanclng the election, all of the accounti tent In by the man? agers of the election being audited so that they could be sent to the State board of electors with the pur? pose of fettling them at an early date. The total vtde for State officers was as follows: For Governor and Lieutenant Gov? ernor 609; for other State officers 613; for State Senate 627; for House of Representatives 628; for county officers 6 26. The box for Concord DOUld not be found so was not count? ed in the tabulation of the votes In the county. There Wai very little Interest man? ifested in any if the proposed con? stitutional amendemnti except that for a fifth Judge on the Supreme Court and there was little voting for I or against the amendments. For the amendment for s fifth judge in the Supreme Court there were 286 for and against the amendment. Little Interest was manifested in the election In anything except the race for auditor for which a second primary will he held on Tuesday, November 22. SHOOTS ONLY SON. Troy Hanks Lose* His Leg SS Result of Wound Inflicted by His ratti? er. Leesvllle, Nov. 16.?in an effort to protect his mother from a brutal at? tack made on her by his father, young Troy Banks, living two miles from Leesvllle, was sind and se? riously wounded last night. Lee Hanks, the husband and fath? er, has been the terror Of the com? munity for the past five years and frequt ntly beat his wife and drove her from their home to spend the night at any place she could obtain shelter. Young Banks, w ho is now a bright lad of 17 years, last night attempted to hi Ip his mother, but Le-3 Hanks, in a drunken rage, took a gun and drove his son off. Running at full speed he was stud in the left leg and fell some distance from the house, Physicians who were sum? moned found the bones so shattered that amputation was necessary. .\itcr the operation was over Banks I saulted 1 IF. Uiscr. a young physi? cian from Leesvllle, who had charge of the case. An altercation ensued In which I >r. Uiser re-ejved some slight bruises. Lanks was arrested and carried to Lexington this morn? ing. Troy Banks Is a manly lad and has be, n working hard in. order to secure an education. ?For pains in the side or chest damp1 0 a piece of flannel With Cham? berlain's Liniment and bind it on over the seal Of pain. There is noth? ing better. For sale by all dealers. The commissioners of election met Tuesday and tabulated the returns of the election, In the Federal boxes Lever received 829 votes, less than one-third the number he received In the primary election. and K. H, Richardson, the republican candi? date, received 7*.? votes. ?Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver Tablets do not Sicken or gripe, and may be taken With perfect safety by the most delicate woman or the youngest Child. The old and feeble will also find them a most suitable remedy for aiding and strengthening their weakened digestion and for regulating the bowels. For sale by all dealers. Candidates' Cards. H I hereby announce myself as a candidate for the office of County Auditor, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. As I have had three y< ars of experience in this of? fice under the direct!) n of my late father, 1 feel that l am fully com? petent to discharge the duties of said office. K. EUGENE WILDER. Having made a set of books for three successive years, made the set? tlements with the Comptroller Gen? eral, and performed other duties of the Auditor's office, as Assistant Au? ditor, and being acquainted with much of the property and many of the ctttsens of the county, 1 an? nounce myeelf s candidate for the office of Auditor of Sumter County In the ensuing Democratic primary. T. s STUCKEY. WANTED?Young men and ladles to take three months practical course, We give written guarantee to se? cure good positions for each grad? uate. Write for catalogue. Char? lotte Telegraphy School, charlotte, N. C. IN THE POLICE COURT. Court Proceedings. 'rimiiuiU from The "Helfer Pen" up ngaln Today. h Tuesday th? 'Heifer Pen," nsr," were up from the 'Dark Cor acting Re crlmlnala Sumter's >efore the sorder, Mayor pro tem Wright, who found that they were not satisfied with the medicine dosed out to them yesterday and were ready for an? other <los?- of anottp r kind of hit? ters today. It setnts that sometime ago. some on "gave up" on a dark eolored den? izen of the "pen" and he was re? captured and returned to the chain gang from which he had escaped. Over since that time the other den? izens of the "pen" have had it "in" for "Yanigy" Davis, who was sup? posed to have given up the criminal to the police. On Monday several of the residents of that section of the city were up for lighting and curs? ing and were fined by Recorder Wright. Last night after they had gone home they got into another row, which brought four of the offenders | to the guard house. In the Record? er's court it was shown that the fuss was started by Mary Wright and her daughter Ada Wright, Ada, how? ever, had taken to the dark cor nes of hack lots upon the arrival of the police and could not be captur? ed, and Yanigy Davis had been tho person who had been the cause of the row. although she did not in? dulge in any of the cursing or dis? orderly conduct herself. She dismissed, while Mary was fined 'he progress made in the Court Common im<;is during the week ; been fair, several cases having 1 < n disposed of during the past four days. The cases tried this week were: T. i'.. Reynolds VS. R. L. Arrant, ver? dict for the defendant. QHflln-McLeod Mercantile Com? pany vs. A. C. L. Railway, verdict for the plaintiff, to the amount of $334.3?; lt. M. Jenkins vs A. C. L. Rail? way Company, verdict for plaintiff to the amount of $1,693.72. i '.ooth-Harby Live Stock Company vs. J. M. Reasonover, verdict for the Plaintiff for $150. Dr. Archie Chino vs. J. L. Courtney, verdict for plaintiff for $152. ?"I do not believe there is any other medicine BO gOO 1 for whooping cough as Chamberlain's Cough Reme? dy," writes Mrs. Francis Turpin. Junction City, Ore. This remedy is also unsurpassed for colds and croup. For sale by all dealers. The work of claying Harvin stre?.t is progressing rapidly, already it has 1.n clayed from Liberty to V.en drlCk Street. ACT QUICKLY. Relay Has Reen Dangerous In Suinter. ?"I am pleased to recommend chamberlain's Cough Remedy as the best thing I know of and safest reme? dy for coughs, colds and bronchial trouble," writes Mrs. L. B. Arnold of Denver. Colo. " We have used it re peatsdly and It has never failed to give relief." For sale*' by all deal j era. The county taxpayers are some? what slow about COBllag in with their taxes this year, although this week has been a busy one for the county Treasurer. The payment of taxes is far behind what it was this time last year, possibly becauss of the late cotton season. ?There is little danger from a cold ?r from an attack of the grip except was! when followed by pneumonia, and this never happens when Chamber- , , Iain's Cough Remedy is used. This New York? sol?i agents for the United 15.00 and Rosannah Blending, who Do the right thing at the right time. Act quickly In the times of danger. Backache is kidney danger. Doan's Kidney Tills act quickly. Cure all distressing, dangerous kid? ney ills. Plenty of evidence to prove this. Mrs. Charles Browning, 101 E. Ca? nal St., Sumter, S. C, says: "For some time my kidneys were disordered and the secretion from these organs became unnatural. I also suffered from dull, nagging back? aches and had distressing pains through my loins. My head ached constantly, I could not rest well and in the morning I felt tired and lan? guid. Since using Doan's Kidney Pills procured at China's Drug Store, I have been free from backache, am able to rest well and the kidney sec? retions are regular in passage. The ? headaches have ceased and 1 feel bet ' ter in every way. I give Doan's Kid l ney Pills* the credit for this improve I ment." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cents. Foster-Milburn Co., Buffalo, had indulged in much laughter was fined $2.30, and Ada was given the choice of $10 or 20 days when she Is captured. Mary paid her five bucks but Rosanna, being unable to furnish the spon. was contined in the guard house. R. B. Phillips for allowing his horse to run at large at the Union station was fined $2.00. W. T. Andrews, Jr.. was fined ?t for riding on forbidden sidewalk. Others fined the same amount for the same offense were: Eddie Woods and Thomas Anderson. M. B. Randle was fined $3.00 for exceeding the speed limit In his auto? mobile. take no other. remedy has won Its great reputation '. States, and extensive sale by its remarkable cures of colds and grip and can be relied upon with implicit confidence. For sale by all dealers. -Doan's?and No. 20. useh9 s I Golden Seal Stock & Poultry Medicine an Ideal renn dy lor I U um s. i owB, Mules, ltot:s. Sheep and Poultry. Ni * er fails to give relief. Acut dir? ? t ly OB the liver. i\\ civ Stock and Poultry raiser should la! \ e a can bandy for ubs when needed. Sold by druggists anddeab rs. Price 25c, BOc and (uns can. Also Busch's Disinfectant snd Dip, guaranteed to destroy MITES4 id* l; on duck? ns. Sample on request. Golden Chain Remedy Co., Inc. EVANSVILLE, INI). Can be Placed in the Jewelry we Sell You We arc receiving every day j some of the newest and exclusive 1 ty ir designs in sterling silver, cut trlass A\ I HI. La.A*I Iw?M FOR THE NEWLY WEDS. BIBERT'8 DRUG HTOKJ& and novelties, which we offer for your most critical inspection. Our prices will also prove to your liking. W. A. Thompson, j Jeweler and Optician. 6 S. Main St. Sumter, S. C.! Our furniture display will be found to offer the fcrVntesi vaHe ?the i awe*1 prices, rehensivc showing of 'hal will en fine lire that will en iblc you to s L thi 1 ' save money. I or fine furniture p,o to Witherspoon Bros. Furniture Co, OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOq ? 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