The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 24, 1910, Image 2
J be iiHautjmsn mib ^outbron.
FtsS Ssmtsr Watchman was found?
ed ka ItftO and ths True Southron In
1MI. Ths W a to h roan and Southron
sow mmm Us* osinstnsd circulation and
tahusssos cf bath of the old paper*,
and ut aoaalfssUy the best advertising
aaeOtum la Sasntsr.
Ml Vf HK\N( HVILI.i: KILIJM.
The State Constitution reads
follows: Article 1, Section 20:
"All persons shall, before convic?
tion, be bailable by sufficient securi?
ties, except for capital offences when
the prof is evident or the presumption
treat"
* Ho? In the fsce of tbS? mandate
hers given Justice Oary came to re?
lease J. J. Jones, of Uranchvllle, on
a bond of $3,000 Is something- Sfi
would like very much to know.
"Jones met Abe Fearlstlne in the
postofflce at Branchville last Thurs?
day. They '.?ecsme engaged In an al?
tercation, and Pearlstlne .-truck
Jones Ir the face. They clinched.
The postmaster stopped them, tellln?
th.-.n ?hat they were frightening his
wife, who wns In the building. Pearl
? tlne undertook to spologlse to the
postmaster for the disturbance to
which he had been a party, and while
so engaged, Jones, who had started
out of the door, came back, drew a
revolver from a holster and fired up?
on him, the wound proving fatal al?
most Immediately. That, according
to the advices given to the public, is
th* testimony of the postmaster, a
reputable cltlsen, as to how Abe
Pearlstlne csme to his death.
"We do not know what showing was
made before the Justice, but we con?
fess that we are utterly at a loss to
understand haw he could construe
this case ss bailable In the face of
this testimony, as reported, that
Jones wss going about the little town
of Uranchvllle with a revolver strap?
ped to his person In a holster and
that he shot Pesrlstln*. not In the
heat of a personal encounter, but af?
ter the two had been separated.
"Judges are necessarily clothed with
large discretionary powers In ball pro?
ceedings, but their exercise of these
powers frequently taxes the intelli?
gence of the layman to the breaking
at."?News and Courier.
This Is a Just criticism, for the
proof Is evidence that the killing of
sNsrlsUne was murd* r * about ex
ess* or palliating rircunj anci "
Jwi?:? f? (lews the example f m
Jnstice Cisr> will morally, m
cessory after the fact I.,r . .. a
ball In a capital offence in wanton dis?
regard of the law, he has aided and
abetted Jones to escape.
HeuiM r-SoU,
' >rang**hurg, Dec. 21?A pretty
home wedding took place at the resl
l ? of Mr. and Mrs. Jhn <\ Ibaner
I <>?? Whitman ||ftl t. \s BS? It*n
daughter. Miss Marion K?mest, be?
came the wife sj Harold I*. Scott. The
csremon> took \< *Sf at 3 o'clock and
performed by Ue\. 15. M I'uTe
man. In the resence of a large num
ber of relatives and guests.
,ser. no attendants. The
? a* r. 1 w ah le brother, Of, W.
L. (leaner, who gave her away. The
groom entered with his brother. Mr.
Scott. The home WSJ altrai lively
uecoi .ited.
T> ? eouple took the evening train
for a I rldal tour through Plorlda and
Southern eitle*. Mr. Scott, the groom
is in.m Sumte! and is a pei lar con?
ductor on the Atlantic Coast I.he
railroad.
CSSS Sale.
Tuesday. 27th we will begin our an?
nual cost sale, which means that WS
will sell everything at cost for th.i*
Tho*e who have attended our
former cost sales know what bargains
await them. Shaw and Mct'ollum
Mercantile < 'o. 1 j. j:;-UW
Marriage In Marlon.
? ?n Sun lay aftern<?on, Dseeskhsf l4.
ItlS, at half past five o'clock at the
home of Mr. I?. (\ K\ans. the hrhb-'s
broth, r. Mr. Henry <?. s. JaekSSfJ am.
Miss K m t \ BSSSOeS Bvsni wer. mar?
ried. The bride wore a costume or
ur . n silk er? pe <|. ebene, trimmed
With \el.et and hand em' .old ? ed net
and picture hat to i iat< b. Miss <'o
rlni.e Kvans, of Augusta. v* a ?? maid of
h- I r ,. nd wore |i\.nbr *\\U, hau l
rm? r. ' . r ? ... (*h hat ?'? match. Mr.
a \s Jackson, bro her of the
groon -i mna The ceremony
I ors . 1 It. Harper.
? own travel?
ing sab-- n i n i .f f. . . i'i?-.. .in i Mis
Rvsns Is a popular mUlli. ?r of l'lor
enre
Only the Irniiedlato families were
f>r? s- rii Imtie dlatelv after tie mar
rlage Mr. and Mrs, Jack >n left for
an extended trip t..rough K lor Ida nu I
Cuba.
Lteputntloil is a Jewel Which Icth
i .: on i - i>i.?e , it ;? t? r? thousand
t\m> ? r*of,. vnluehle eiipHnl Mian
yofrr diamonds Laboulaye.
TOTAL SO FAR IS PLACFR AT 10.
?9H,482 RALFS.
Till? Yoar'M Figures Compared Willi
tjlljtfl lu 1909 und 11,91)1,209 In
1908.
Washington. Dec -0.?The census
bureau's report on cotton ginning.
Issued this morning, shows 10.69V
hales, counting round as half
bale*, were ginned from the growth
of 1910 to December, compared with
.. ;;,y,osf. for 1^0V?; 11.904,1*1 f<u
1908 and 9.284,007 for 1907.
The percentage of the last three
gfgfj* ginned to December 13 was
92.9 for 1909; 91.0 for 1908 and 84.0
for 1907.
Uound bales included this year are
106,827. compared with 140,024 for
19U9; 215.059 for 1908 and 167,20 1
f??r 1907. 8ea Island for 1910 is 75.
170. compared with 85,177 for 1909;
80,316 for 1908 and 65,268 for 1907.
By States the number of bales
ginned to December || was: Ala?
bama. 1.129.273; Arkansas, 67t',.156;
Florida. 59.488; Georgia. 1,707,310;
Louisiana. 234.4f>v. Mississippi, 1.066.
946; North Carolina. 66 1.134; Okla?
homa. 868,928; South Carolina, 1.
1 OS. 9 67; Tennessee, 269,657; Texas,
2.849.91 1; all other States. 02,944.
The distribution of sea island cotton
for 1910 by States was: Florida. 25.
804; Georgia, 39,717; South Carolina,
9,649.
The corrected statistics of cotton
ginned to December 1 are 10.139,712
bales.
In the Police Court.
There were only two cases brought
up In the police court before Recorder
Lee Wednesday, and they were
speedily wound up.
John Lenoir was charged with be?
ing drunk at the passenger station,
and was sentenced to pay a fine ot
$5 or to servee 10 days. He paid the
fine.
Wisdom D. Gaa. Jr., was charged
with riding a bicycle on a forbidden
sicwalk. He plead guilty to t^he
charge and contributed $1.00 to the
city treasury.
( ill SIIFD UNDER ROLLING 1X>G.
Saw Mill Man at Robblns Killed
While at W rk In Swump.
Baimwsll? Dec. JO.?Mr. >V T.
Grain. -mploved at the big saw mi'I
iit Ro. bins, this county, met his death
in a most distressing manner Satur?
day, while at work in the swamps
He was assisting in getting out logs
for the mill, and when the skidding
machine started at his order to "go
ahead," he lumped the wrong way
and a large log rolled over him, in?
flicting fatal injuries. His body was
carried to his home at Marshall, N.
C, for burial.
MODF.STY COST UFR LIFE.
GM Wouldn't Allow Her beg Round,
Dies of Scissors Stab.
Nan York. Dec. IL?Because sin
was too modest to allow the fasten?
ing of a ttournlquet about her leg.
Helen <b raliail, died at St. Vincent's
Hospital tod
Miss OefSsV 1 ..ctdentally stabbed
tier eif y her i. ft leg wl .. a pair of
Dlf while at work in a elothlng
factory. Her fellow empolyees rush?
ed to her assistance but she refused
t" permit any one to bind the wound,
She soon fainted from loss of blood
and was hurried to the hospital. It
was too late, however, to save her
life, although the house surgeon said
^lie would have recovered had a
tourniquet been applied immediately.
Electric
Bitters
BucCSSa when everything cloe fails.
In civous prostration ana female
wm kneaaet they eie the surren.-.*
?e'y, a.: thousands have testified.
FOR KIDNEY,LIVER AN? i
STOMACH TROUBLE
? It ii, the beat n.?'.Uinc ever gold f.
rrei a druggist'i countej i
Foley's
Kidney
What They Will Do for You
They will cure yuur backschs,
strengthen your kidneys, cor.
rect urinary Irregularities, build
up the worn out tissues, and
?liminata the exec: s uric acid
that causes rheumatism. Pre
rctU Bright1! Disease and D4a
bates, and restore health a..d
?trsngth. Refuwe substitutes.
SIEBER7S DRUG STORE.
WIR IN MEXICO.
MEXICAN GOVERNMENT TROOPS
BADLY WORSTED IN BATTLE.
Twenty ?One Ar? Killed?Forty-two
Wounded Brought iu Among Whom
i ? Gel? liuiinuii, Commander of Ex
pedltloeL
Chlhuhus, Dec. 20.?Forty-two
wounded government soldlsn were
brought In today, thus confirming re?
ports that the troop train which left
here Saturday was shot to piece In
tht mountain trap known as Mai
Paso, a few miles east of Pedernah s
and about 12U miles west of here.
The official report stau s that the fed?
erals lost 21 killed, 10 missing and 42
wounded. The latter Incu lei Col.
Guzman, who was in command of
the expedition. The insurrectos* loss
Is not known here.
The train left her Saturday, travel?
ing in two sections, carryln f threi
Held pieces on a coal car and 500
soldiers. Pancho Villa, the bandit
who, while operating Independently
still regards the government as his
enemy, fired on the secon 1 section as
It was passing through Adanania can?
yon, but did no damage.
The mountain of Mai Paso, how?
ever, swarmed with revolutionists.
They halted the llrst and second sec?
tions. Col. Guzman disembarked his
troops and for five hours defended
himself from the desperate charge.
He was In a trap, however.
His enemy was on the heights, stiel
terd by boulders and other protec?
tion north to the mountain! and
poured a deadly fire. He was unable
to use his big guns effectively owing
to the nature of the ground. Not?
withstanding his precarious condition
and the number of the insurrectos
he held his ground for live hours. He
was shot through the leg, while the
third officer in command was also In?
jured.
Worn out with the one-sided battle,
Col. Guzman loaded his dead and
wounded together with the remainder
of his force on to the troop train and
ran back to Bust 11 los. There the un?
injured disembarked and burled their
dead.
A freight train sent out from here
Sunday to load cattle at Bustillos, was
countermanded and the wounded
transferred to it.
This train arrived early today and
the injured were taken to the hos?
pital El Corrosponsal.
roii spit m
MOV'tHKRX RAILWAY win'S ON
EVERY Point.
Hard Fought and Long Drawn-Out
Gsse, Affecting; the Southern*!
ownership of Several Subsidiary
Lines hi this State, KoMilts In
Sweeping Victory for llailrond.
Columbia, Dec. 20.?By retur: ig
at 3.12 this afternoon a verdtet In
the nek Q upon each of the live
issues of * et submitted to it. the
jury Rlchland County Court
of O n t Pleas, after a trial last?
ing n arly three wecke, decided the
famous Southern Railway merger
suit In favor of he railroad.
The action was brought by the
state ai the direction of the Legtila
ture to test whether the act of I90u, by
authority of Which the Southern Kail
way abeorbed several South Carolina
railroad lines, was constitutional and
whether these lines wa re parallel and
competing lines with and to the
Southern.
President Pinley, four Vice-Presi?
dent! and other high officials of the
Southern, who have been in attend?
ance throughout the trial lease this
evening for their homes.
The pork barrel means more to?
day than It ever meant.?Charleston
News and Courier.
Lame ducks are not waiting until
Christmas to visit Santa Claus Taft.?
Washington Post.
Virginia has s population now of
2,061,612 people, some of whom take
the trouble to qualify to vote at every
elect ion.?Norfolk l <edger-l Nipatch.
women
Women rf the highest type. !
women of superior eth cation and
refinement, wl.ose discernment
and judgment fjive weight md \
1 force to their opinions, highly j
praise the wonderful corrective
and curative properties of Cham?
berlain's Stomach and Liver Tab?
lets. Throughout the many stages
j of woman's life, from girlhood,
through the m<': als of motrui
hood to the di ? in; years, th
is no saJer or more reliable b:.d
itine. Chamberlains Tablets are
io!< ?* ri at 25c a box.
M SCARE FOOLISH.
GEN. WOOD APPREHEXD8 NO
DANGER IN NEAR FUTURE.
Says Army fs Not Afraid but Knows
Need of Developing Military Re?
sources.
Waahlngton, Dec. 20?Maj. Clen.
Leonard A. Wood, chief of staff of
the United Btatei army In an address
tonight at a banquet of the Burnside
post, G. A. A., characterised the so
called war snare as "silly," declaring
that he neither saw any prospect of
war nor hau ho anv fear of such a
contingency, but simply had advo
eatl il careful reorganization of the
country'4:, "undeveloped military re?
sources.'*
"All this silly talk." said Gen.
W< id, "may 1 e answered by one w<>rd
of tar-e letters, which I shall not
offend yoi to repeat. The army isn't
ifral l of w r nor is it filled by the
valor i f Ignorance. Our military re?
sources will continue to be Invaluable
If tni other fellow believes us timid,
'nil w don't think he will.
"The \\'>rk ol the army at present
is to do the best it can in developing
the country's military resources and
to be of assistance in organising the
militia, ai d !t was in view of extend?
ing that work that we have asked
for 600 or 700 adittonal officers.
"All of us are interested in many
ways in developing the latent military
resources which we have in times
of peace. We know that by arbitra?
ting just as we have had them in
the past. We know that by arbitra?
tion many small difficulties -will be
settled, but we believe that the coun?
try's resources should be ready to
defend her interests when necessary.
For as long as nations believe that
they are right, they will tight."
ASSAULT, MURDER AND ARSON.
North Carolina Man, Daughter and
Gram.daughter Murdered and
Burned.
Durham, X. C, Decefber 20.?The
charred bones of J. L. Sanders, his 22
year-old daughter, Mary, and his
four-year-old granddaughter, Irene
Overton, in the ruins of their home
at Hester, near here, gave startling
evidence today to one of the most
atrocious crimes ever committed in
this section. Nathan Montague, a
young, negro accused today by a
coroner's .iury of assault, murder and
arson, is beli ved to have killed Mr.
Sanders and his granddaughter and
then to have attacked and finally cut
the throat of Miss Mary Sanders, leav?
ing all three bodies in a pool of
blood in the house to which he is
thought to have set fire.
The negro is safe tonight in the
State penitentiary at Raleigh, but
mobs are reported to be gathering to
seek vengeance. Sheriff Wheeler
fooled an irate crowd at iTester last
night in rushing his prisoner to Dur
ham. Sheriff Hardwood, at Durham,
not wishing to take any chances with
the crowd reported coming here on
a special train after Montague, hustled
the negro to Raleigh in an automo?
bile.
it is charged that the n? gro who
had been at a hog-killing in the af?
ternoon, Which Miss Mary Sanders al?
so attended) went to her homo at
night, killed her father and his little
granddaughter by means not yet de?
termined, attacked Miss Sanders and
afterwards cut her throat in a strug?
gle in the yard. He is believed then
to have set fire to the house and burn*
ed the bodies. The charred remains
vere found early today.
The finding of Miss Sanders' skirt
covered with blood, in the negro's
possession, and a knife at the scene
of the tragedy, which was identified
as the one used by Montague at tho
hog-killing, forms tho f evidence
against Montague.
Near the ruins of the Suulors's
home a path of blood leading to a
nearby well Indicates that attempt
was made to cast the girl into the
well. Strands of auburn hair were
found on the well posts, and near
the house, giving evidence of the
stubborn but vain struggle lor life
Which the girl made.
The discovery of n partly loaded pis
j tol near the well ;tt the Sanders home
and the fact that neighbors declare
they heard pistol shots just before
tin y saw the flames last night, are
believed to Indicate that Mr. Banden
and his little granddaughter were
hot and Instantly killed before the
attack on Miss Banders, though the
burning of the bodies swept away
any (lue as to the actual way In
? v. hlch they met d< ath.
The negro denied his guilt tonight,
but Mo? blood on his person und the
fact that he was to have reported at
the Sanders home last night for some
work are thought to furnish strong
evidence against him .
j
The Sunday school of st. James
Lutheran church will have it-* Xmas
exercises Sunday night al 7:30 o'clock.
: These exercises will consist of carols,
choruses and one scriptural reading,
! ail bearing on the birth of the Ba?
j n b ur. There will be a Xmni tree.
I The public Is Invited.
t TAyn? /r^i?A/rTr'ivrrr acme plaster, bbin$lm
LIMTj, UJ^MljiNl, laths^jr" brick. drain
1'li'h. ETC.
Ildy, VJldlll, Mixed iX-y and Ckiiek?n Feed.
Horses, Mules. SiVoii,**' -Vag??S au:d
No Order Too UtfRvj Or Too Small.
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.
SUMTER. SOUTH CAROLINA.
Time and Tide Wait for no Man."
Hut the Farmers' Bank & Trust Company is
alwavs waiting with the goods. Having the
largest capital stock ?>t 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.
r
YOUR BANK ACCOUNT; OUR DESIRE.
Your Satisfaction ; Our Pleasure
Your Need; Ours to Supply
Let's Task it Over
THE PEOPLE'S BANK,
Capital $50,000
12 W. Liberty St.
Sumter, S. C
"*N
The Bank of Sumter,
Sumter, S. C.
Cap'tal and Profits,
8140,000.00
Iff! a
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SEI .IfiilL!
Slop putting your funds In
stocks and bonds, banks etc
where they are at the mercy
practically of the management
of the company or Institution.
Put your f unui where they will
earn a substantial return'.with
absolute safety, viz :
No. 200 Booth Main St.. Lot 50 by 30?. eight room dwelluig, all modorn con?
veniences, good >am and stable.
No. 211 S Main St., Lot C by 208, 8 room dwelling, all modern Von vest encos.
This Ig Main Sin et l'rouerty and very nose in.
No. 3^1 W. Hampton Ave., nice six roo Q dwelling.
No.9 North Bales) Ave., nice six roon cottage.
We have s(Mne vi ry choice country property for sale, t'tat is worth investi?
gating, would be pleased to show you any or all.
F< ? prices und terms, apply to
SUITER REAL ESTATE 8 INSURANCE GO.,
Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. Bldg. Sumter, S. C.
?
K. of 1?. Elect Officer*.
At the regular meeting of K. of
P. Monday night the following officer!
were elected for the ensuing year:
Chancellor Commander, H. i>.
Epps.
Vice-Chancellor, C. Capers Smith.
Prelate, D. W. CutC.no.
Master of Works, J. A. McKnlght
Master of Arms, J. C. Bryant.
Inner Guard, W. M. Wolf.
Outer Guard, L. B. H. Darr.
Master of Exchequer, W. S. Jon
Master Of Finance. J. G. K. Wilder
Keeper of Record! and Seals, Geo.
E. Beaumont.
Trustee for Three Years. Or. Walter
i 'heyne.
It was decide.I to install the officers
at the next meeting of the lodge
which will be on the second Monday
night in January. A big banquet is
talked of for this time and, as there
are several candidates upon whom
the second rank will be conferred,
it wUI be one of the most important
meetings of the year.
The lodge brothers have shown
much interest in their work during
the past year and much has been ac?
complished by them.
FIRST SHAD OF THE SKASOX.
Fish Caught In The Savannah Itiver
Are Brought to Columbia.
Columbia. Dec. 20.?Several nun
dred pounds of shad, the first ol the
season, were sold in Columbia yester?
day and today, the fish being caught
in the Savannah river between Tybee
and Augusta. The hing shad are
called, average more than two teet
in length and make a delicious meal.
Candies of Quality
for holiday gifts? for any time?are invariably the
choice of those who desire the very highest Lrnu1e.
They arc gifts long and happily remembered.
Fast express
shipments received
almost daily.
sinr.itrs mm<; moki