The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, April 12, 1911, Image 2
UKW SCLI.ET IN IIIS HKA1V
Thorn** 1?. JenUn*. of Itcmhvrt, Kills
Himer If nt Society HUI Thursday
Afternooo.
From th? Daily Item. April 7.
New? was received here Thursday
afternoon that Thomas l>. Jenkins, of
Rembert, had killed himself at So?
ciety Hill Thursday afternoon by
shooting; himself in the head with a
revolver. He left a note asking that
his mother at Kembert he notified of
the fact. This was done and Judge
J. L. Olllls, of Kembert. and Mr. B.
M. afcLeod. of this city, left last
sight for Society Hill returning with
the body this morning.
From what has been learned it
seems that Jenkins left here some
time eaxly this week traveling through
the country in his own conveyance.
He went to Blshopvtlle first, then
from that place to Hartsvllle,. and
from there to Darlington, and then
on to Society Hill, which place hs
reached Thursday shortly after noon.
Hs had a Ulk with the stable man
of that place whom he told that he
had been tracing a horse that had
bass stolen from the Klng-Blandlng
Live Stock company of Sumter, and
that ho had traced the horse as far
as Flshopvllle, but had lost It there
and had come on to Hartsvllle, Dar?
lington and Society Hill looking for
It. He put up his horse and, when
the gentlemen with whom he had
been talking invited him to dinner,
hs refused, saying that he was feel?
ing bad and that he thought that he
would go up to the hotel and lie
down for a while. He ssld that If he
bad a drink he thought that he
would feel better, but the negro to*
whom he gave the money to get him
some whiskey thought him a liquor
spy and did not get the liquor.
H's? then went up to the hotel, was'
ssssgned a room and went to bed.
About sn hour Ister a revolver shot
was heard bv the landlady, but she
thought that it was from across the
street and did not pay any attention
to It until a second shot was fired
about four minutes after the first
one. Ths roam in which Jenkins was
located was In one wing of the house
susd this probably caused the land?
lady ro think that the shots were tired
Crom the opposite side of the street.
JtV?nt sn hour inter h*r husband
same horn'* and ho gtnl the pcrtag" 1
tip to inquire if Jenkins wanted any?
thing and the negro cnme back with
the report that he *onld get no
answer but that he could ?*??? ihroueli
the window and be thought the man
was dead. The landlord then went j
op to the room and found Jenklnss^
It seems that Jenkins had aimed I
the hast shot by means of a glass |
which he had removed from the bu-' i
resu. but the bullet only grazed the .
side of h s head and he had then fired i
the second shot into his temple from
the left sld* with the revolver close,
to his head. The bullet had entered
the tessps? and the doctor pronounc?
ed, #esth as following Instantly.
The cor>?u?i s Jury agreed upon a
verdict tnat the SgSJISg nan had come
to his death by a 1 uliet tired from a
pistel In hh own hand. Jenkins left
a note asking '.hat his mother, who
fives at Heribert, be notified. The
body was rnlpped from Society Hill
to Rember. this morning where the
Interment vlll take place tomorrow
morning.
It was stated at the Klng-Blandlng
Live Stock company's stables this
a:orr,tng that no horse bad been
stolen from them and that they did
sot know anything about Jenkins'
searching for one. They ssld that
Ihey had sold him a horse about a
month ago and that was the only
deal which they had ever had with
the young man.
Jenkins wac well knov a here and
had a great many frtSUgg here and in
the Dulse 11 section as w.dl as at
Rimbert. It was stated hg i fllsgg;
ef J'-nklna' this morning that Jen?
kins had rep** it?dly told him that he
had rath* r be dead tin | alive, but
no particular gtt?tlog lad been paid
to such *tut?'M nts as they were gen?
erally Mid In * Joking ton?-.
h?v\n mis?
We SffVr )ne Hundred Dollarn Bo
ward for anv etas of Catarrh that
canno' be cured by Mall*! Catarrh
Cure.
f J CBM BT 4 CO., Toledo, <>.
W. . the undei Igned, have know n
F. j. Chsnsy for the last i years, and
belbv- linn perfect!/ honornbk in nil
business transactions and tin in< tally
ajgde ts si it y out any obligations
made ??y bin firm
WALD1NO, KIN KAN * MAttVIM.
Wltoteonts i>ru4Kists. ToleoV O,
stall's iirrk Core is taken tat or*
naiiy. aotlng dlrsetly anon the bl.I
and m ieo<M mffsoss of Hie system.
Testimonies pafg ? price Tleents
per bottle SsM by all Druggists
Tske Hall* Family Pills for e..n?tl
patlou.
it is Itns South i? irollna has hsf
Hk'iisf. I'H e\. rv <tib I a ?? its blam?
ed Legislature, Wilmington Star,
Hufe Medicine hfff i lol b, u
i',d y*! Honey and t r Compound
?s a safe and ssYtdttve mcdlclns r. r
rhlblr?-n s? It does not ? ?ntsln opl
. heepjifgl drwgs The nulns
iinn?) . Tai < ?
ir \ 1 .< I a. kn.: . W .v *
IIAC KMKN II AVK CLKAN-L'P DAY.
Iluckincii of Um < Ity Proud of the
Showing Put l |) l>y l'l?? im as u
Whole,
Tho hackmen of the city art very
proud of the fact that their l?ody puts
up a very pr *s"ntahle appearance and
aM upon which they can be con?
gratulated. They have all secured
their licenses, have posted the nec?
essary cards In their hacks and have
dct hied In every way to more close
Is i l'serve the city ordinances and get
in less trouble.
It Is true that they have at times
given various policemen trouble but
that la all a thing of the past for
now they have decided to show them?
selves off as an orderly body ready
for business and willing to accommo?
date. The reason of this remarkable
change is that the city hackmen have
decided to observe clean-up day and
have already put their hacks In shape
for It They have at last come to the
realization that the best kept hacks
and the most obliging hackman get
the most money and so all of them
have decided to adopt a new method
of soliciting business, a spirit well In
keeping with that which recently
caused the reorganization of the
Chamber of Commerce and set on
foot the movement of the Civic
League for more beautiful yards In
the city.
It Is true, also, that a number of
the hackmen were tired of turning
over to the city the major portion of
their proceeds for they began to
realise that they were losing the
money spent on fines and they de?
cided to stop it The hacks are in
general much cleaner than ever be
bore, the horses are on the whole in
better condition, and the hackmn
are of the opinion that it is best to
observe city ordinances.
DELEGATES TO CONVENTION.
Alternates to Do Appointed by Presi?
dent of Post G. T. P. A.
Post O. of the local Travelers Pro?
tective Association will send a good
number of delegates to tho State con?
vention which meets In Greenwood
sometime In May and it is probable
that these degelates will have consid?
erable to say at the meeting concern?
ing (he flection of their eendl
ih?r.', Mr. I. (' Lanham. of Su.nmer
ton. a*. nfggMtnt of th^ State associa?
tion for the ensuing \ear.
I'o?t G. b .?" always sent -? Is. *ge
number of representatives to the
State conventions and last year It
sent the largest number In its his?
tory. This year the number of dele
rates will be just about as large as
It was last year. Alternates will be
lppolnted by the president of the or?
ganization, Mr. P. O. Leak, in case
lome of the delegates elected find at
the last minute that they are unable
to go. The delegates are: J. C. Lan
bam. L. I. Parrott, W. B. Boyle, J. W.
McKelver, H. L. Scarborough, L. D.
Nettle* W. M Clark, J. H. Guthrie,
W. R. Philips. J. E. Anderson, P. O.
1/eak ani C. B. Yeadon.
Post O. which has headquarters
here, has a great many members who
do not have headquarters here In
"?umter. There are several members
Trom Georgetown, several fi or; Kings
tree, and others from tosrta through
jut that section of the State. All of
the members are tak.og a lively In?
terest In the Post and have gotten
down to work for their candidate
whom they are very much Interested
in seeing come out on top at the
State convention.
Foley Kidney Plds contain in con?
centrated form ingredients of estab?
lished .therapeutic value for the re?
lief and cure of all kidney and blad?
der aliments. Foley Kidney Pills are
antiseptic, tonic and restorative. Re?
fuse substitutes. W. W. SIbert.
IN Till. MAGISTRATE'S COURT.
Cggt of t.coige l llioit \s. Southern
Ez press Com pan) Heard.
PVom the Daily item. April 7.
There was one case heard in the
Magistrate s court this morning which
(innenmed about two hours and re?
sulted in a finding for the dj< fendants.
This was tha ease of George Elliott
against the Southern tSxpresi Com?
pany for non-delivery of i gallon ease
of corn liquor and VAlued at $2.1fi
with the payment or the penalt) of
1*0 Attached to unpaid claims.
Mr. <Cap 11 Smith repi ca< nted
Elliott and Mr. Mark Reynolds the
defendant, it seems that the liquor
was shlpfs d from Jacksonville, Fla.,
but was never delivered lo the plain*
tiff. Judge Wells efter henrlng all j
nf the evidence in th< case decided In
favor of the defendant ;?s the plaintiff
failed lo put np sufficient \..j? n? ? lo
si: ?taln bis ? I ? Im.
Kick' -t h\ 11 Mm! 11 or**c
Samuel I lire h, of 11 'own, WIs.,
I id a iii"si narrow ? ?? ip from | ?s
Ing hi* leg, as no doctor could heal
ih.? frightful sor< >\ it develop* i. but
n| last Bucklen's Arnl n Halve cured
it completely, It' th< gi ??.? .t heal*
er of uleera burn*, boll . eca m *.
ilde i uts come, cold sores In id*'*
\
IN Tili: POLICE COURT.
Several Cltlscns Contributed Towards
the Paving of the City streets.
There were several persons in the
Polioe Court i?ii Friday when that
court was called to order by the Re?
corder, to he tried for the offense of
tiding bicycles on the sidewalks of
the city at forbidden places and there
were a few automobile owners who
wero guilty of speeding in their cars.
Those who plead guilty to the
charge of riding bicycles on forbid?
den sidewalks were: Henry Brock.
$ 1; J. C. Prioleau, $2; Joe McFarlan,
$2.60; H, A. Hoyt and W. R. Rembert,
$1.00 each.
Maynard Richar lson and Wilmot
Chandler plead guilty to the charge of
exceeding the automobile speed limit
in their automobiles and were each
fined $3.00.
JOKES ABOUT HIS "PROVERTY."
Gay nor, Late Convict, Enjoying Life
In Fine Home.
Syracuse, N. Y., April 6.?Col. John
F, Gaynor, who was released from
the Federal prison at Atlanta March
24, after serving a sentence of four
years for defrauding the Government
on the Savannah harbor improve?
ment contract, arrived here last even?
ing, after an absence of ten years.
Today he appeared in excellent
spirits, although suffering from lo
comotor ataxia. Seated In his hand?
somely furnished home, he jokes
about his "poverty."
PORTER BOYS WIK,
Second Game Will Be Played This
Afternoon at 4:15.
The baseball game Friday afternoon
was not a success for the Sumter
high school baseball team. The game
resulted in a score of 33 to 3 In fa?
vor of the Porter Military Academy
team. ,
NEW EQUIPMENT ORDERED.
Coast Line to Secure Additional Lo?
comotives and Cars.
That the Atlantic Coast Line In?
tends to keep in front ranks of
Southern railways Is indicated by a
large order which hau boon sent o*Jt1
to the shop.- for additional cars and
b nnotrvea There i:- no dosjbtq but
that the Coast Line so tends to k&en
I
right on Improving its and
equipment, or that it is preparing t*
handle the Increase ire traffic, both
passenger and freight, which is ex?
pected to follow the completion of
the work on the double track In thh
section.
The additional equipment ordered
Is as follows: Flfteer. Pacific type
passenger engines, 20 large freight!
engines, 25 passenger coaches, four ?
combination mall and express cars.
1,400 box cars, 60 phosphate cars, 50
ballast cars, 20 caboose- cars.
All qf this equipment will be de?
livered some time during the sum
W r, and the Coast Lina will be able
to handlo with ease whatever traffic
It receives.
l>oath of Mr. Walter E. (.neu
Mr. W. E. Green of St, Charles,
died on March II, 1911, at his
home in St. Charles. He was in
had health for a long time but was
confined to his hoaae only about
seven weeks. For a long time he
was postmaster at St. Charles and
was an honored and respected, citt
len.
11 i was 57 years old and his death
haR ^saddened the community in
Which be gu.c the est of bis ser?
vice.
The funeral services wore con?
ducted at the home by Rev. W. J
McKay, assisted by Rev. i>. M. Fiark.
and his body iaid to rest at old Mr.
/ion. ?Blshopville Vindicator.
Saved His Mother's Life.
"Four doctors hud given me up,"
writes Mrs. Laura Guinea of Avoca,
Ii.!., "and my children and all my
friends were looking for me to die,
when my ion Insisted that I
Electric Bitters, I did so, and they
have done me a w orld of go< d. I will
always praise them." Electric Fit?
ters i ; a prlci It ss blessing to women
troubled with fainting and dissy
spells, b ickache, headache, weakness,
debility, cnetlpi'tli n or kidnc) dis?
orders. Use them and gain new
health, They're guaranteed to satis
fv or money refunded. Only 50c, at
sit. rt's i>rug store.
Now that Massachusetts again haa
rejected woman suffrage, the fair fe?
males may su i"1' thai the s.a. red
Codfish i.-* snubbing 'em, HalUmoro
Run,
Constipation brings many ;>il
me-nts ii. its train and i< the primary
cause of mu< ii sickness, Keep your
bowt Is p.r ir mi oi.mi n?| you will
es< i p> ? mi n> of the ailments to which
women are Htibject. Constipation Is ???
very simple thing, bul like many slm
pie things, it mnj I ad to iotis con
'e-iuei-e. i, Nature often n< i ds u lit?
tle assists nc< nnd when Chamber
i lia's Tabl< t i nre given ;it the firt
Indication, much distress and suffer
REPUBLICANS NOW TILE KICK?
ERS.
Urotest* Against "Steam Roller
Methods Amuse.
Washington, April 6.?The; excited
protests of the Republican House
leaders against what they term the
"steam-roller" methods of the Dem?
ocrat*, In pushing their programme
adopted by the caucus, create much
amusement here, not only among
the Democrats themselves, but even
among Republican*.
The Washington Star today has
an editorial suggesting that the Re?
publicans in the House will do well
not to make such a fuss over pre?
cisely what they would have done
themselves if they had been in the
saddle.
Ex-Speaker Cannon's speech of
protest was full of sarcastic humor,
hut he is recognized as having special
privileges of utterance under the cir?
cumstances, and the galleries enjoy?
ed his pointed remarks.
In the senate the sensation of the
day was the motion of Mr. La Pol?
lette for reopening the Lorimer case,
the resolution being unprecedented,
because it named the committee of
Investigation. which Shermon was
asked to appoint.
Senator Bailey says ,in an inter?
view, that he will unhesitatingly veto
against Lorimer if new evidence
shows that the latter's seat was pur?
chased.
Mr. Bryon's continued activo inter?
ference in affairs, Including his tre?
mendous fight on Senator Martin, of
Virginia, for the minority leadership
of the Senate, is resented by num?
bers of Democrats, who are sincerely
anxious for harmony. They say it
is unjustiflod and in bai taste.
Both Republican papers hero are
praising Mr. Bryan, and one is ag?
gressively backing him in his Anti
Martin activity It Is feared that
bitterness engendered by this con?
flict will interf?re somewhat with
party prospects, and the G. O. P.
looks on with ill-concealed satisfac?
tion.
WILL VETO STEVENSON ACT.
Gov. Blouse Guided by State Ediua
' tiou Board - Action.
Columbia. April 7.?The $300,000 J
dispensary fund will i ot be dtstr
sd ibis year. Late tonight tol
Ing at allHalternoon and eve g
leseioii of the State ' card of ed .?
tion, a unanimous voti was had, ask?
ing Governor Blease to veto the Dis?
pensary Fun Distribution Act. Gov?
ernor Bleaa* Will, In accordance with
the wishes of the hoard, veto the
Act
The Governor has expressed his
determination to put the question of
signing or vetoing th-i Stevenson Act
up to tho board and tonight he pre?
sented the Act, stating that he
WOUld sign the hill Immediately if
the board so voted. A unanimous
vote was then had against the sign?
ing of the hill and, accordingly, the ?
Governor's veto will be placed on the
measure.
A substitute bill will be drafted, by :
a sub-committee of the State board
of education and presented next
goal to the General Assembly.
The trouble with tho Act as passed
by the General Assembly, according to
the views of the board and. Governor
Bleate, was that no just basis of ap?
portionment could be made under the
term? of the bill. Too Act provided
fv>r the distribution ofl a larg* por?
tion of the money on tho enrolment
basis. This could not be done, ac?
cording to the bcard'a views, and
seme changes will have to be made
in the measure to ba presented to the
Legislature, it wan agreed that there
was no way of arriving at the enrol?
ment basis In advance, so there could
b.> m? just distribute n ou that basis.
Gov. Blease naturally was grati?
fied that that his views in the matter
were sustained, although he had
agreed to d.? what the board said.
The Act provides tor the distribu?
tion of thi dispensary fund as fol?
lows:
Twenty thousand dollars under an
Act of the General Assembly; $60,000
under th? High School Act of l'JO'J;
$20,000 tinder a similar Act of 1910;
$100,000 to the public common schools
on enrolment oasis In 1911; next year,
l o ! -'. $ 100,0(h) to the common
schools from ih- fund, If so much
be l ;t over. As the situation now
itunds, no money can be distributed
this yo*nr.
A form <f contract id bond for
school bool i v. ? adopted tonight by
the St a t <? board of education.
* ? Mir bab} cries for Chatnborlatn'a
Cough Remedy." writes Mrs, T. ?.
Keudrlcfc1 Km ica, Ga. "It la the best
cough remedy i ? i the market for
coughs, colds and croup." For s.il<>
N-c.\ ig ihe tlnn to sei fire to the
house il. :ii,d t-> burn the mosquito,
In i is.
pain ma
Thm ma
umuttsm relief from
11 a nd rest pos tilde,
?btalned by tippl) n I
Tili: FERTILIZER TAX.
Sum of $200,000 Will Go t<> Cftem
son?I>arge Increase Over l4t*t
Year.
Columbia, April N.?Clemaon col
b*ge wi 1 this year receive over $250,
0(?0 from the fertiliser tag tax. The
sum of $227,353.36 has been receivedI now sleep as sound Ss a rock, my
by tho school frum the. tax since the?*0nef,? condltloB is greatly improv
The Sound Btoop of fiood Health.
Cannot be overestimated and any
ailment that prevents it is a menace
to health. J. Ii. South? rs, Eau Claire,
YVis., says: "I have been unable to
sleep soundly nightF, because of pains
across my back and soreness of my
kidneys. My appetite was very poor
and my general condition was much
run down. I have been taking Fo?
il y Kidney Pills but a short time and
first of the year.
This means that
over 9 00,000 tons of fertilizers have I
been sohl to the Booth Carolina farm?
ers for this year's crop. There is
m tax of 25 cents a ton. To this
date last year the sum of $202,416
had been received from the lax. The
ed. and I know that Folcy Kidney
PPls have cured me." W. W. Sibert.
The I'nited States Court is consid?
ering a enes in which it is called up?
on to decide the question: "What is
a widow?" The court will be pretty
apt to decide that a widow i? a dang
total amount received from the tax1 erous rival for a girl,
last year was $240,098. , , ? _
Spring Festival.
An interesting feat are of the
Spring Festival to be given the first
week in May, by the Civic League of
Bumter is the May Pole Dance.
The student of English history will
remember the story of this early
spring happening. This is the first
opportunity the people of Sumter
have had to witness this beautiful
dance and it is with pride that the
Civic League announces this as a
part of their festival.
Midnight In the Ozarks.
And yet sleepless Hiram Scranton, of
Clay City, 111. coughed and coughed.
He was in the mountains on the ad?
vice of five doctors, who said he has*
consumption, but found no help in
the climate, and started home. Hear?
ing of Dr. King's New Discovery, he
began to use it, "I believe It saved
my life," he writes, "for it made a
new man of rne, so that 1 can now do
good work again." For all lung dis?
eases, coughs, colds, la grippe, asth?
ma croup, whooping cough, hay fe?
ver, hemorrhages, hoarseness or
quinsy, it's the best known romedy.
Price 60c. and $1. Trial bottle free.
Guaranteed by Sibert's Drug Store.
A Reliable Medicine?-Not a Narcotic.
Mrs. F. Marti, St. Joe, Mich., says:
"Our littlle boy contracted a severe
bronchial trouble and as the doctor's
medicine did not cure him, I gave
him Foley'e Honey and Tar Com?
pound in which I have great faith. It
cured the cough as well as the chok?
ing and gagging spells, and he got
well In a short time. Foley's Honev
and Tar Compound has many times
saved us much trouble and we ars
never without it in the house." W.
W. Sibert.
It might be better if all prohibition?
ists would be satisfied to have a dry
time.?Wilmington Star.
Even President Diaz realizes that
the time has come when Mexico mast
get rid of some of its Joseph G. Can?
nons.?Kansas City Star.
Never Out of Work.
The busiest little things ever made
are Dr. King's New Lifo Pills. Ev?
ery pill s a sugar coated globule of
health, that changes weakness into
strength, languor into energy, brain?
fag into mental power; curing con?
stipation, headache, chills, dyspepsia,
malaria Only 25c. at Sibert's Drog
Store.
Business Humanity
When dealing with this institution you know that you will re?
ceive such treatment, assistance and service as proves that the
bank is human, run by human brings just is you are and that
in every relationship the bank is a friend and esires your friend?
ship in return.
Why not start a Savings Account here?
the peoples' bank,
13 \v LIBERTY ST.
SUMT1 K v C
The Bank of Sumter
Capita! and Surplus $147,000.00
This bank has been the friend of the people of Sumter. Nearly
a quarter of a century, and has made for itself many frieinds
and customers. Are you one? If not the bank wants you.
All deposits in savings- department received up to 10th inst, will
bear interest from 1st.
We havo provided for customers, American Express Companies'
traveler's checks, good any where in the world without identifi?
cation. Tf you anticipate a trip, provide yourself w'th them.
They are sater then currency.
R. I. Manning, Pre*.
Bartow Walsh, Cashier.
ACME PLASTER. SHINGLES
LATHS. FIRE RRSffK. DRAIN
PK, ETC.
LIME, CEMENT. U
Uov rVoin Rice Flour. Ship Stuff. Brra.
nay, fjrrdlll. Mixed Oam and Chicken Feed.
Horses. Mules. S?.6"' Z*0* *"?
No Order Too Large Or Too Small.
Booth-Harby Live Stock Co.
SUM ITK. SOUTH CAROLINA.
routi
TVS
DON'T
WAIT
\\ ait for next Spi ing
and higher price s buj
now and reap the pro?
fit \ ourself.
Seme of tie Choice Properties Listed With Us m at Quick Sale Prices
No. 331 W est Hampton Vvenue.
No. 212 West Hampton \ venue.
No. 24 Haskell Street
SUMTER REAL ESTATE * IKS0?,A%E C3?
Farmers' Bank & Trust Co. i^K1 vr,
Sumter, S. (