Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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The Name on a Box of Candy that gn trantees the purity, quality, fresh nczi of every dninty morse! within. No other candies are so good. w> rto-tVr ei. P'ta sh.pvmfs W. W. SIBKUT. Jlmost dji/f. *?_ r YOUR BANK ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE. Your Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure Your Need; Ours to Supply Lift Tilt It fm Capital $50,000 THE PEOPLE'S BANK, ^_> "Time and Tidu Wait for no Man." But the Farmers' Bank & Trust Company is always waiting with the goods. Having the largest capital stock of any bank in the county, and a steadily increasing surplus, its prepared to take care of you and wants your accouut. The Farmers' Bank and Trust Co. 7 The Bank of Sumter, Sumter, S. C. Cai f.il .hi.; Profits, LIME. CEMENT. ACME PI.ASTF.lt. PHI KOL ES I.ATHS. ?IKK HKK'K. DK AIN PIPE. ETC Uav riroin IftM Flour. Ship Stuff.'.Bran. nay. VJI dill, Mixed tow and Chicken Feed. Horses. Mules. |?ULl"' :V'"ons "fl No Order Too leinte Or Too Smell. Booth-Harby Live Slock Co. SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA. \ AN ADVERTISEMENT PLACED IN THE ADVERTISING COLUMNS OF THE DAILY ITEM WILL BRING RESULTS. CIVIL WAR THREATENED. POLITICAL SITUATION IN ENG? LAND AT ACUTE BTAGE. Parliament Adjourns and Now Body Summoned to Assemble January Sl| Itll?Bitterness Characterises Struggle In Ireland?Disobedience to Law Threatened, London, Nov. 2S.?With the disso? lution of Parliament today, all for? malities preliminary to the election of a new Parliament Were completed. The proclamation of dissolution sum? moned the new Parliament to assem? ble on January 31, 1911. Among tin first of Its mtmben to be elected, unopposed, will be Arthur J. Laif our, the Opposition Leader, the Liberals having decided not to contest his seat for the city of London. On the Stock Exchange, where regular dealings have been instituted In risks on the election, the feeling today seemed to anticipate a reduction In the Lib? eral majority. In Ireland the struggle is growing more hitter every day. A meeting of delegates, representing every Ulster constituency, was held In Belfast today, at which a resolution was ad? opted on motion of a Presbyterian i minister, to draw up a solemn decla 1 ration refusing to pay rates or taxes j imposed by a Dublin Parliament or j obey its decrees, while $50,000 was i subscribed on the spot to organize I the Ulster men Into regiments and I purchase arms. At night a monster J Unionist demonstration -was held at j Ulster Hall, Belfast, an overflow meet? ing of 20,000 persons being held In the open air. Lord Londonderry declared that American dollars enabled John Red? mond to hold Asqulth in the hollow of his hand. If a home rule Parlia? ment were established, he said, it might be found that Ulster would utterly decline obedience to the law. Sir Edward Carson, formerly so? licitor general and Conservative M. P. for Dublin University, said they n*?ver would consent to their coun? try being sold for American dollars. Other speakers advocated stern re slstence to the law if home rule was forced upon Ulster. CHICKENS MUST NOT TRESPASS. Man Has Right to Place Poison in Field, Knien Judge Aldrleli. Spartanburg, Nov. 25.?A man has I 1 a right to put poison on his land and ! cannot be prosecuted even If his j neighbors' chickens do trespass and ! are killed, according to a ruling ! handed down in Sessions Court by Judge Aldrich, in this city. Mrs. L. G. Hayes, of near Glendale, was the proud possessor of 85 fine chickens, while her neighbor, Lan drum Thomas, was attemting to raise a crop of peas and had planted his seed. The fowls of the prosecutor per? sisted In dining in the Held of the de? fendant until It became necessary for him to warn her to keep them away. This she agreed to do, but they re? turned and found a quantity of pois? on. They partook of this freely and before nightfall all of them were dead. The Judge ruled that one had a right to use poison in cultivating his own land and that the chickens were trespassers. A Choice Farm! For the Next Few Days I am offering for sale an Especially Attractive Farm Prop osition in a Tract of 470 acres, 6 1-2 miles from Sumter, on the road to Oswego, and one mile from Oswego. 23$ acre* or over, are in a nice st*tc of cultivation, and of the remain* der nearly 100 aCf*f can be put into cultivation. Kn? Lftgh timber OH this portion to pay for clearing it. Some thing like 50 acres in branch with con siderable PopUf and Hardwood lim? ber un it. Over 400 acres of tins tract is "Norfolk line Sandy Loam/1 with clay subsoil within 10 to 12 inches ot the surface. Admittedly the best cot? ton, corn and general crop soil in Sumter County. Buildings consists ol two good 4 room cottages, with all necessary out buildings and lour other tenant houses. Lacatcd as it is, on two important public roads, and within one mile of church, ichool and railroad facilities, the location is hard to beat. Price $23,500. city. farm a NO tim its prorcrty man 01(0 rial fstate LOANS NieOTIATFO R. B. BELSER, 26 1-2 N. Main St. REAL ESTATE ATTORNEY. MONEY INVESTED IN HEAL EST A1E MUHT CAGES LET ME INVEST YOUR IULE MONEY Al 7 AND B PER CENI Sumter, S. C. ALLEGED MURDERERS MO. TWELVE MEN ACCUSED IN WIL? LIAMS CASE TO BE TRIED IN LEXINGTON. Several Circus Employee Will Testify AixMit Crime Committed by Fcl low Workmen. Columbia, Nov. 2S.?The trial of the alleged murderers <?(' Paul A. Williams, the young Columbian, who was killed <>n October - while on the Hagenbeck-Wallace circus train g ? ing to Augusta, will !?<? begun today at a special term of court In Lex Ington. ThS circumstances which surround- ; ed the murder rendered the crime particularly revolting. Young Wil? liams, with his friend, J. C. Weekly, hoarded the circus train in Columbia about midnight and "just for the fun of the thing," started to Augusta. About 25 miles from Columbia, Wil? liams was murdered and robbed and his body thrown from the moving train. Weekly managed to elude the mur? derers and hid under a piece of can? vas until day broke, when he got off at Warrenville. He sent the news of the murder to Augusta. Wholesale arrests of the circus employes were made by George P. Efllott, the Au? gusta chief of police, as soo.i as ihe train arrived. Twelve of the men arrested will be placed on trial for their lives to? day. Three of them are white men and nine negroes. The white men are: Hadden Hooper of Visoga, Ga., Geo. Nichols of Pekin, 111., James O. Cable of Epworth, Ga., and the ne? groes: Elijah Clark of New Orleans, Paul Lewis of Atlanta, Ed. White of Durham, N. C, Roy Rich of Hasel ton, Ind., Frank Anderson of Louis? ville, Ky., John Wilson of New York, Dave Woods of Nashville, Garland Brown of Louisville. Besides the accused, five white men and two negroes are being held as witnesses. Chief Elliott of Augusta Will testify at the trial. J. C. Weekly will be another important witness. Just what proof of guiU the State may be able to bring against the al? leged murderers Is not yet known. In Augusta, after the arrests, It was rumored that one of them had con? fessed. Hadden Hooper and George Nichols, two of the white men, have engaged counsel. The remaining Wits man and the nine negroes have no attorneys. Judge G. W. Gage of Chester will preside OVOT the special term of court. . BAPTIST MINISTERS' CONFER? ENCE. Rev. F. M. Bntterwbite Elected Presi? dent. Laurens, Nov. 28.?With the elec? tion of the Rev. F. M. Satterwhite, of Sumter, as president, and the Rev. M. M. Benson of Springfield, as sec? retary, the Baptist Ministers' Confer? ence of South Carolina was formally organized here tonight. This organ? ization Is a part of the State Baptist Convention, always holding its meet? ings one day prior to the meeting of the Conventon. The Convention prop? er will be organized tomorrow night, following the anrual Convention ser? mon by the Rev. J. F. Vines, of An? derson. ENDORSED BY DI8HOPVILLE BAR. Legislature Menioralized in Behalf of Hon. T. B. Eraser. STATE OF SOUTH CAROLINA, < 'ounty of Lee. T > the General Assembly of the State Of South Carolina : We, the unlersigned members of the Blshopville, S. c. r.ar take pleas? ure In recommending to your Hon? orable Body, the Honorable T. B. I "l aser, of the Sumter, S. C? Car as well qualified and fitted to fill the position Of Associate Justice of the Supremo Court of South Cadolina. We know Mr. Fr?ser to be an able lawyer and a man of unblemished character and reputation, and we respectfully ask your votes in bis behalf for the position. SIGNED: J. B. McLauchlln, Attorney. R. H. Singletary, Attorney. Thus. n. Tatum, Attorney. B. Frank Kelly, Attorne). Thos. G. McLeod, Attorney. Claude M. Aman. Attorney. Robt E. Dennis, Attorney. R. W. McLendon, Attorney. J. F. Rh&me, Jr.. Attorney. The Secretary of state has received practically complete returns from the recent .lection and it appears thai the constitutional amendment pro ehftnp for 'iiiiiiHioeti member o AGED NEGRO DROPS DEAD. Rurrcll Harvtn Drop* Dead While Delivering Cotton Seed Which He Had Just Sold. Tueaday afternoon about o'clock ? old negro named Burrell Harvln, . ! '? lives <?ut on the Manning road ir Dingle's Mill and who supports ' itself by running a small farm, popped dead while delivering some < tton seed which ho had just sold t the Bumter Oil mill. Dr. Btrnlt went out to look at the body and pronounced the death due to heart fo ilure. It seems that the n<>r,ro brought a i nie of cotton to the mill Tuesday ,a >rning and after it was ginned ho t? ok part of the s?ed over to the of rllce >"here it was weighed and sold. He tb^n, with the aid of another ne? gro, started to carry the seed hack t i the cotton seed house, stopping on the way to go on in the house to find where the seed should be put. When he came back and stooped to catch tlie sheet in which the seed were tied up, lie tumbled over and death was instanteaneous. His body was put on his wagon and taken back to his home later on af? ter the ?octor had seen the body and pronounced death due to heart failure. Harvin had been In good hi alth for several years previous to Ms death and the sudden attack was quite unexpected by all of his neigh? bors. , SCHOLARSHIP AT ANNAPOLIS. Senator Smith Will Hold Kranilna tion to Fill Vacancy. United States Senator E. D. Smith has arranged for the award of a scholarship In the Naval Academy at Annapolis upon competitive exami? nation to be held in connection with i similar examination for West Point at 9.30 a. m., Fr<aay, Dec. 9, in Da? vis College on the campu. of the Uni? versity of South Carolina. The scholarship is open to all young white men between the ages of 16 and 20. The examination will embraces Algebra through quadratic equations and progressions, plane Geometry, English grammar, compo? sition and literature, descriptive and physical geography, and general and United States history. Each applicant should have him? self carefully examined by his family physician, and should forward to Sen? ator Smith at Florence a certificate showing that this physical eramina tion has been taken. Young men suf? fering from any infirmity should not attempt the mental examination be? cause the authorities of the Naval Academy insist rigidly upon this physical examination. The appointments will be made upon the recommendation of the ex? amining board?Prof. L. T. Baker and Prof. H. C. Davis. The winner mill have to stand the regular entrance examination at An? napolis early in 1911. A principal and three alternates will be selected in the order of merit. For full information address Sena? tor E. D. Smith, Florence, S. C. Henry Huntley, a negro prisoner in <'amden jail, charged with the mur I r ?>f Jailer Cook, attempted to com? mit suicide Wednesday by butting his head against the iron bars of his cell. The Southern merger suit that has ?n hanging fire for years will be called for trial in the Richland coun? ty court this week. Philip Morgan, a negro boy ten years old, killed his youngest sister on Wednesday while playing with a shot gun. near Oaffney. WOMEN Women of the highest type, women of superior education and J refinement, whose discernment ^nd judgment give weight and force to their opinions, highly praise the wonderful corrective and cura*ive pi r.perties of Cham? berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab? lets. Throughout the many stages of woman's life, from girlhood, through the ordeals of mother? hood to the declining years, there is no safer or more reliable med r:c. Chamberlain9! Tablets are 3old everywhere at 25c a box. PATENTS PHOCURED AND DEFENDED. Swidmod* drawing - ?i Hl? to.I.\|?-m wNirrh um int u-|??'?t. Kr. ?? nT\i<v. how to obtain nalant . trade marks*| copyright*.Bio., (N ALL COUNTRIES. Bn*lnet? direct with \i\u /. v saves tin*,] m try and often t!i-- patent, Patent and Infri-r. - n| Practlci Exclusively. Wi Ita "t poms lo i\ 623 Nlofn It***, epp Otttai itstn Tatmt Olce.J WASHINGTON, O C. BOYS LOST IN SWAMP. iu v Rogers and Prent ist? Moore l>is Sppear While on Hunting Trip? Parties Are Searching. Benn<-tts\ ille, Nov. 25.?Two hoys, iuv Rogers, aged about 14, son of N. Ii. Rogers, county treasurer, and Pn ntiss Moore, aged about 13 years, son of Mrs. Wily K. Moore, left home on a hunting trip yesterday morning and have not returned. It is feared that they have been drown? ed in the Pee Dee, have been lost in the swamps or have met with foul play. They left Bennettsville early yes? terday, drove to Gardner Bluff, hitched their horses and entered the swamp, it is supposed. When they failed to return in the afternoon, relatives and friends be? gan a search. Others Joined and the party have been scouring the swamp, since and every effort possible has been made to find them. The swamp is several miles wide and many miles long. It is very dense. Parties from Cheraw and Society Hill are also in the swamp. No trace of them has been found. That Little Lamb. Mary had a little lamb, Its days were quickly sped; It followed her around at golf. And got it in the head. Will Stevens, colored, was killed at Spartanburg Friday by Wallace Chambers, woh was carelessly hand? ling an "unloaded" pistol. Senator Tillman will leave for Washington December 3rd to be on hand when Congress convenes. He is said to be greatly improved in health. Walter Allen, white, of Greenville, who was sent to the penitentiary for life for killing a neighbor who Insult? ed his wife was pardoned on Thanks? giving day by Governor Ansel. DON'T WAIT. Take Advantage of a Sui.it<sr Citizen's Experience Before It's Too Late. When the back begins to ache, Don't wait until backache becomes chronic; Till serious kidney troubles develop: Till urinary troubles destroy night's rest. Profit by a Sumter citizen's experi? ence. C. H. James, 17 Dingle St., Sum? ter, S. C.| >ays: "I can recommend Doan's Kidney Pills as I have -used them with great benefit. I had kidney trouble for some time, the kidney secretions being highly colored and containing sedi? ment. I suffered from backache aad sharp pains in my loins, could not rest well and In the morning my back was so lame and sore that I was unable to dress myself. If I straight? ened quickly, sharp, darting pains shot through my back. A friend fin? ally told me about Doan's Kidney Pills and I procured a box at China's Drug Store. They helped me in every way and I have not had any backache since. The kidney secretions are now clear and I feel better than I have in months. I consider Doan's Kidney Pills to be an excellent remedy." For sale by all dealers. Price 50 cenu. Foster-Mllburn Co., Buffalo, New York, sole agents for the United States. Remember the name?Doan's?and take no other. No.22. Are You Lookm? I ier a Posi?en? I VVc can offer rou good Paving Employment u that you will enjoy and I s: home, V. ^eto-dsv i... 11 ? l*r!s?V : ...r ; v. J ' ... . * Eliulutaq, new xotm* T\. i 60 YEARS* EXPERIENCE Trade Marks Dcsigns Copyrights Ac. 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