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1 on ,,,1 at the l*iKtoiln til Sumter, S. i . ns set oml ( In*.? Matter. . ? ? m ??I KS? >\ VI. Mr. K. VV. War.-, of Darlington, was tn the city Thursday night to attend th" Wilson-la-mm >a reception. Mr. John Duffle Is at home from Davidson coll -go spending u few days. Mr. K. M. Cooper, of vVisacky. was In the city Thursday. Mr. Charles Evans, of Hlshopvllle, passed through tin etty on Friday on his way home from Columbia. Mrs. l.lla Aman passed through the city on Friday on her way to h? r h SJM In Hlshopvllle from Columi-bi. Messrs. A H. M< U-od and J. H. Muldrow. of oswego. were In the city Friday. Mr. Fred Nlgels Is at home fiom Davidson college for a short visit Mr. D VV Dull.*1, ol < ?swego, WM In the city Friday. Mr. J. L l,r?>v, .f n->>kin, was in the city Saturday. Mr. W. A. Spann, of Providence, spent Saturday In the elt>. Miss Katie Clark. who has been visiting relatives In Manning has re? turned to the city. Mr. W. M. Sanders, of Catchall, was in the city Saturday. Mr. Arthur Scarborough, of Dalsell, spent Saturday In the city. Misses Marble and Annie Leckle, of Chester, h. C. are the guests of Mra P. O. Leak on South Main st. Mr. Hen H. Harvln, of liarvlns, an energetic msn on the road, spent Sunday In the city. Mr. O. B. Sansberry, of Ferguson, spent Sunday In Sumter. Mr. Robert K. Breeden who has been employed in th?- i :ty during tin past fall and winter by Mr. J. C. Huger. has returned to his homo in Hennettsvllle for the summer. Mr. H. W. Scarborough, of Hlsh? opvllle. waa in the city Monday. li >n. A. W. Todd. of Charleston, was In the <Mv Monday. Mr. Qeo. F Kruner. cf Florence, spent Sunday and Monday in the city. Mr. Wall Kenncker. of Charles? ton, spent Funday In town. M >e Margueri'? CfOSAOf .-.pent ths week-cud with h. r i.-'h- r in sew er M.ss iwiisabeth Satter white, Abo la teaching In Marlon spent Saturday and Sunday in the city. ITof. L. T. Baker, of the University of South Carolina, was In the city Saturday afternoon for a few hours. He delivered an address before the Leo county teachers association Sat? urday morning. Judge DeVore and Solicitor Stoll passsd through the city Sunday on ? heir way to Hlshopvllle. where court U In session this week. Messrs. A. F. Smith and Kohert Burk- f Dalsell. spent the day In the city. , Mrs. William Cross and Miss Mary Cross. wh? have teen visiting Mrs. R. P. Brad well, have returned to the'. home at Westminster. Messrs. John Duffle aid Fred Nlgles. who have been at home for a few days, returned to to Da\idson College Monduy. Col. W. D. Scarborough, of Duhtell. was tn tho city Monday. Db-d in < olumbla. Columbia. Feb. 24.?David J. Mlmins. ag* d *s dead at the Co? lumbia hospital ? ' an aneurism result? ing from an injury received December fall from a scaffold at the mills of thin 'ty. The fun SSg place In Sumter this af lle leaves a wife ami two l. Ills brother. Mr. S. W. Mlmmtft. I? superintendent of the Orant?) mills In ('olumbla. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Shaw went to Manning Friday morning In Mr. Shaw's automol.de, where they took dinner with the 1 . \ \. k. VV.Ison, pastor of He- Mam Ing I'r- sbyt? rlan church. The dinner was given t ? the elders of the Manning dum h and thHr wives by Mr. WSJSJSJBSSSl to Sjsjfe> brate the fourth anniversary of his stay In Manning, ami was one of the finest ever held In Manning. Mr. Shaw, being formerly one of the eld? ers In the church, with bis wlte, was Invited to attend the anniversary din? ner. The. flre Saturday morning brings out the fact very strongly that one ? f the needs of the fire department Is more hose. What Is the matter with the lire en? gine that *as purchased by tho city for use In case of fires which could not be handled by the hose wagons? Tt Is about MsH for Htf gsjSJjsk U I ? begin the annual Wl mti. with the dog ordluatice. , W i mi I , .mi. .\ bedding rf great interest in i . il circles of Hu? und nearby olilM \\a< that Tiunsday .light at the rcsl dem ?- of Mr. Tin s. Wilson on Uro id Hiia ft. The bride w^ Miss Flizub lh Wilson, otdSSl dSUgthsr oi Col and Mis. Thomas Wilson of this city, ami tin- groom is Mr. G, A. la ininon, a prominent business man of this city. Both the bride and groom well known and haw I hi bist wishes of lie ir many friends throughout lUo State. common} was performed at 7 -??> by the Rev, H. H, Covlngton in the pre?net of the immediate fum tln s <>f tin- bride ami groom. Mr. aad Mrs. C. O, Rowland and Dr. and Mrs. 11. M. Stuekey being the only persons from the city Invited to wit? ness the ceremony outside of the im? mediate families. Mr. John K. Cross Well vjf this city was best man for the groom and Miss Mary Wilson, sister of the bride, was maid of honor. Among the out-of-tow.i guests pres? ent at the ceremony were: Miss Jau nlta He Alt of Darlington, Miss Corine Uarfleld of Manning. Mrs. Kdwin Henderson of Cincinnati and Miss I.-?la Anderson of Augusta, and Mrs. I l^aughery. of Llgonlere, Pa. Immediately a'ter the ceremony the doors were thrown open to ad? mit several hundred friends of the bride and groom who had been In? vited by t\/i. and Mrs. Wilson to a rapaptton given for the newly mar? ried couple. In the receiving line were Col. and Mrs. Wilson, Dr. and Mrs. Stuekey. Mr. and Mrs. I. C. Strauss, Mr. rind Mrs. It. D. Graham, Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. L. Kicker, and Mr. and Mrs. O. H. Folley. The punch was served by Misses Gussie Hood, Julia Rowland. Kthel Hutchison, and Km ma Mood. The house was decorated in yellaw and green this color scheme being carried throughout the entire occa? sion. I The bride was the happy recipient of between three and four hundred j beautiful presents all of which w^ere tastefully displayed and much ad? mired by the guests. During the reception the bride and groom slipped out a back way and, taking an automobile, drove down to the Sumter street crossing where the A. C. L. train for Columbia stopped for them upon special permission from the Superintendent of the road. From Columbia Mr. and Mrs. Lem mon went to New York and, after a stay of sometime at that place they will take a sea voyage, stopping at Panama Canal and other points of interest, where they will spend about tWO months. , After the 15th of April the bride and groom will be at home to their mat.y friends at their home on Church street. DK. SNVDI.K'S ADDRFSS. Large Audience Listen to Interesting Address at First Baptist Church Sunday Night. A large and uttentative adlsncs gathered at the First Baptist church Sunday night to hear the address giv? en by Dr. H. N. Snyder. President of W'offord college, on the subject of What was Worth While In our Mod? ern Civilization." The thing that counted most In our modern civiliza? tion according to Dr. Snyder was -jur charitable work, especially In behalf of the siek and afflicted. after Dr, gayder'l address the re? port of the Civic Leagc nurse was read in condensed form by Dr. Brown who eondaetod the services. Rev. 11. H. Covlngton, rector \?f the Kpls I opal ( hutch, then rose and stated that he had been requested to solicit ?ubscriptIons on behalt of the civic I ague. II, said that Sumter was the no m i harltably Inclined city that h" I, ol ?? . r known of and that he hoped that the subscriptions for this worthy eaaat woald be very liberal. Papers Were then passed around among the i ongn nation and a collection taken up fer the support of the Civic League nurst and to help carry on ths chart* telde work among the siek and poor oi the city, The rep,.rt. in a condensed form, ,:hen out by the Civic LsagVS nurse, Mra .loto s, is as follows: Total num? ber of islts paid, -.158; patients it. d. 1..; patients to die, If] pa? tients s. tit to hospital 7; births, 1 ; j Sttentl aaW under treatment, 22; tuberculosis patients. II; visits paid to tuberculosis patients, 250. This report covers ? period from May Ith ItlO, to February 11, Itll. Deputy Sheriff John BpperSOn has ?aeeeeded in recovering another wheel from Qourdln'a This makes eight altogether and there are still Others that Wars Mid In that neigh? borhood by the SBmC negro who made a baatness of Stealing wheels in Sum? ter and selling them at Gourdln's. Tb? put. nassi must have bad an Ink? ling that the wheels Wt e stolen for the negro fold them mi a very reasonable prlCS some ,f them for $4.50? pretty < neap for 175 ^-neeis. fcadttor-eteel R, B, Wilder will be commissioned within A short time, as ? hi- r r 1 M'jed tor Iii? official bond. >T RALE AT It KM BERT. maud Was Strong and Lots Sold Rapldl) nl Sat Isfactor j Prices, The tale of town lots at Re in be r I Friday and Saturday was a great< r success than anticipated by the moat tani l 'tiv. The crowd attending th ? auction was large and the bidding wns hv? |y from start t > tini.-h. Phe auctioneer was kepi busy all day both Friday and Saturday, The average price obtained for th*- lots made t> a land bring around $500 an acre, which will give an Idea of the competition there was innni^ the bidders, Fri? day there was a large crowd ot Sum? ter people in attendance on the salo arid a number of them bought lots. It is said that several who purchased lots will locate at Rembert and en? gt ge in business. TO REBUILD OFFICE BUILDING. Building Supply Co. Still Busy in Spite of Recent Isias of Oflloo. The Building Supply Co. was busy at Work on Monday despite the ?re eent loss of the oHlce building, and after one day from work, the firm is ready for business. The present in? tention of the firm, as stated by Mr. J. M. Harby, the manager, is to re? build, using the same foundations, and this time making It a one story affair. At present the oflice has been tem? porarily established in a building next to the old office and is almost as con? veniently llxed up as formerly. The only time lost by the lire was Satur? day when things were being put in shape, and today all of the machinery was working as formerly. BARN OF R. C. REMBERT BURN? ED. I Fire Destroys Barn and Horses Be? longing to Mr. R. C. Rcmbcrt at Gaillard's Cross Ronds. i _ Friday night about 11 o'clock the barn and stables of Mr. R. C. Rem? bert who lives some distance above Galllard's Cross Roads were destroy? ed by a Are whose origin is un? known. Four hosts were burned to death In the tire. Mr. Rembert is at a loss to account for how the tire started as he has no enemies that he knows of and It was several hours time after anyone had been near the building that the lire was discovered. When the (Ire was tirst discover, d it was too late to stop it and the horses could not be saved. In the barn were about four hundred bush? els of corn and all the fodder and hay that Mr. Rembert Still had on hand wa re also destroyed in the lire. It is reported that there was no insurance on the property and th&t the whole was a total loss amounting to sever? al thousand dollars. , in The Recorder's Court. There were only two cases tried ih the Recorder's Court on Monday and these two cases netted the city something over $i>o. William Ruff was attested Saturday afternoon for cursing. ?>n Monday when the time came for trial he was absent He was tried in his absence and given a sentence of $5.00 or 10 days, As his bond was that amount it Just covered his fine. Graham Grot.ins, white, and James Ford, colored, were brought up on the charge of carrying concealed weapons and discharging firearms in the city limits. Both of them plead not guilty to discharging the firearms and Grooms plead guilty to carrying the concealed weapon, as brass knucks wer?* found on his person w hen he was arrested. The evidence was much against both of the men, although it showed the darky to be innocent of carrying the concealed Weapon or of discharging llrearms. QrOOms was given $1j for discharg? ing his gun at random in the city and $ SI for carrying concealed weapons. Ford was b t off easy with a line of $10 for lying. t I um so enthusiastic concerning 1 in virtues of hunt's see (bat I always keep a bottle of it In the house, and to in> particular friends I give a bottle unless they Use SO near that I can pour out from my own supply to tide them Over any trouble. I use Mils lini? ment for colds, rubbing It on my throat and chest as a counter irri? tant. ? ??? I won't say any more but you see how entliuslasUo 1 am.. Mrs. Ida B. Judd, 1 West 87th Street, New York City. For Sale By M HURT'S DRUG STORE. IIA IN? Vl KKLi: PLIES SOME Won Tin- Free for Ml Races In New i tiicans Sunday. Lucian Strauss Ii all smiles today. A tide from being the happy agent for the Flying Merkle motor cycle In t South Carolina, through the Carolina Merk)3 Co., he is recpient of good new::. The Flying M< rkel won the 3r mile free for all race at New Orleans yesterday. Then it found that there was another r u e. The big ten-mil ? free for .ill was copped In with the Plying .Merkel h ading when the wire was crossed. Bo much foi the rac. b. Five mile race was done !o the thrilling time of ?1 minutes |^-I0a seconds, which In the English language was going some. Chappele the professional rider, who won the two races above mentioned has signified his intention to visit Sumter on his return from New Or? leans and his welcome to the Game Cock City is much heralded. It is hoped to have Mr. Chapped here on the day of the Chamber of Commerce rally but this has not been deflnately decided. FEBRUARY DELINQUENTS, Amount cd' Delinquent Taxes Falls off from Amount In January. The total amount of all unpaid taxes with the penalty attached up to the first of February was $19,925. 258 according to the February report of the county auditor which was com? pleted during the past week. The re? port shows the penalty of two per cent which is attached on unpaid taxes during the month of February to be $197.28. The total value of the property in the county as registered on the audi? tor's books on which tie taxes art unpaid amounts to $927,230. The total amount of taxes unpaid upon various assessed property with the penalty attached is as follows: poll tax, $3,021.92; dog tax, $315.6.25; county tax, $6,555.5.1 0; school tax, rpecial and ordinary, $4,047.3.08; State tax, $5,384.8.89; the amount ol unpaid t:axes from the various town? ships ;n the county was; Concord, $856.5.97; Mayesvllle, $1,330.9.73; Manchester, $441.6.71; Middleton, $771.1.96; Privateer, $984.7.84; Provi? dence, $1,725.0.04; Rafting Creek, $1, 362.1.72; Stateburg, $1,721.7.28; Shi loh, $1,108.6.00; Sumter, $9,622.5.33. The motor cyclists who are riding on tne sidewalks are doing tne pre? liminary stunt that leads to a tull Performance in the Recorder's Court. It is reported that concrete, side? walks are to be laid on Washington street as soon as the job on Chi.rch stri ct is completed. m WASHINGTON, D. C, EVERYBODY KNOWS COT.. WILLIAM CAMP. I And Pe-ru-na very valuable for rebuilding1 of a worn and tired system. CHIVALROUS, high-minded, impulsive, generous, courteous, courageous, loyal, a believer in good fellowship, a lover of home, magnanimous to ene? mies, true to friends, is a reputation that any man may well envy. No man better exemplifies this description than Col. William Camp, whoee testimonial is given below. His unique figure and charming personality is well known ia the 6treets of the capital city v,f the Unit d States. His word is as good as his bond. His frankness and truthfulness no one has ever questioned thai knew him. Read what he says concerning Pernna. i"I write to say that I have used Pcruna and find it a very valuable remedy for coughs or colds and rebuilding of a worn and tired system, dissipating and eradicating that old tired feel' ^ng."---Col. William Camp, 1740 L St., N. W., Washington, D. C. IE WW. CIIAS. 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