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<bt (Whtttotnn i itj ^outbroa tSmeroil at the l\**tom<f at Su alter, s. Cm m Seoniul Claas Matter. pkhmon ai? Mrs. Alec Burroughs, . f Congarce, and Mm E. F. Hurroughs, of Provi? dence, were in the city Friday. Mr. Theodore Uw. ?4 Hlshopvtlle, was in the city Friday. Mr. A. F. Smith, of Dal/a 11. was In town Friday. Mtiteea Georgia I>arKan. Sadie Flud and Vlrninla Banders, of Stateb.?rg, were in town Thursduy afternoon. Mra. J. T. Drew, of Columbia. Is the guest of Mra K. W. Vogel on Weit Hampton Avenue. a Mr. Joseph P. Oalley. of Philadel? phia, la here for a few days visit to his aUter. Mra. H. M. Crowson. on Harby avenue. The Rev. Hope H. I.umpkln. of Darlington, spent Thursday in the elty. returning home Friday morn? ing. Mlae Madeline Fraaer. of Columbia, ?pent the week-end with her ?later. Mra J. M. Dick. MI? Mary and Mise Elisabeth White and Mlae Mary Haynsworth have gone to Charleston for a visit to Magnolia Qardens. Mr. John R. Miller, of Washington. W. C, arrived in the city Saturday vn a visit to his brother. Mr. E. F. Miller. Mr. J. F. Olenn went to Yorkvllle Saturday for a visit to hit brother of that place. Miss Ret Ruff, who has been visit? ing Miss Halite Jones for some time, left Saturday afternoon for Florence, where she will spend some time be? fore returning to her home at Rldge aray. Mr. Philip Ard has gone to Char? leston and Florence for a few days. Mrs. Frederick Barrett, of Rich? mond. Va., is in the city on a visit to frlenda Mr. N. O. Osteen. Sr., and Mr. B. C. Wallace left Monday morning for lie to attend the State c\>n of Red Men at that place. Vellle and Bertha Chandler spent Sunday in Manning. Mr. Charlie Emanuel. of Borden, was in the city Monday. Mr. Pwcher Oalllard. of Dalsell. It >v< ?r olac? Monday. , KM vim Mr. John Ktrthaw Frlxede died Sunday afternoon at his home in Savannah. Oa.. after a long painful Illness. He was a brother of Mrs. Louis Darr of this city. ND.RO MKS OF Ul HNS Hughe* Page Die* ut Siimu r Hospital Sunday Morning.?Others I'.xpeeted to Live. Freen the Daily Item, April 10. Coroner Flowers was called upon Sunday morning to hold an Inquest over the body of Mughey Page, a negro with the Williams Famous Troubadour shows who was badly burned Saturday night when the car In which the show people slept caught on fire at Hartavllle. The verdict of the coroner'e Jury was that the man came to his death from burns received in the fire which was caused by the storing of Inflam matte stuff In the c.r. The Jury stated that while they believed the htmfng *o have been accidental. 4.J ?lue whether or not the tite I h) the negligence of those ty In storing the Intlam f hi a car In which people were sleeping. It was stated at the hopsltal this morning that the other five ..f the six negroe* brought here Saturday nl?ht would probably Uv . The manager of th?> show was . re -t the newroes brought here arid b. Was i.iii' of those Who t? >tifl? d at tie tUMUest. Dr. Smith's 1.4 ? iure. Dr. Henri beujia Smith nil! de? liver a lecture en Thneedey evening ..Ii edlK.ition at th-- l'i ? sb\t. Ha a church at v :?>. Tho . who have heard Dr. Srnth will be delighted t-. igiin; thox- who have got ? ?> I * ? -wr?\ biv e a tr. :.t in a\ ? u* <i on Monday ft< r a gfeeh's Int' rmlsnlon ? luggd '?>* the uwliesm *>t Jndgju J. w. Devore and pro. ?. <b .1 to take up aoaaa <.f the equity cases now on the dockst. Ther.- N nothing that ehoWl a ? t l?en*? kfVS fof his town more H |g his efforts t<? beautify It. ? ?*D.?nn#di x- Cotnpnay*a Bnntef ad? vertisement In laday'i panel la nreM worth th?- att? nthm of tie- publle, The Hank of Latnar jelled ??> 0O< n Sntur.biv. ..wing t ? th" Illness of the president, who was In ? barge ol the hank without ?sist.tu.e , , tb> ? ? - th. ? .-hi r a fen dan PIRi: SATURDAY NIGHT. kitchen of House Owned by Dr. i\ S. ktiigsiiioro ami Occupied by Mr. "-am Dukes llunicd. The kitchen of a house owned by Dr. C, S. K ingsmoro an<l occupied by Mr. Sam Dukes was burntd Bat? PJfd night about 7 o'clock by a lire UM origin of which is unknown, but which was supposed to he incendiary. The loss was probably about $200 or $:b?ii which the Insurance dOOl not fully cover. The house Is situated on Hampton OVOnOO next to Dr. Kingsmore's resl dence and ha.< no one living in It at Bjfl SSUt The family that has been livitik' in it is now in Orangeburg, al? though their furniture is still In the house. Mr. Dukes had been in the house that morning to look over the furniture to see that everything was In the house, but no fire had been started anywhere in it. The (ire started in the Interior of the kitchen and when discovered It was too late to save anything out of it. It was only by hard effort that the firemen were able to save the rest of the house. STILL RAIDED AT MANCHESTER Much Door Toured out on the (.round ?SUH Destroyed?One Arrest. Saturday night Deputy Sykes with Detective John R. Bracey, Constable H. D. Q. Muldrow. having on Satur? day gained a clue that led them to the determination to make a raid upon a still which has been operating off and on for several years In the "Dark Corner" in Manchester township, set out for Wedgefleld at which place they were joned by two revenue offi? cers who came on from Columbia for the purpose. Their reward came after they had waited most of the night for they reached the still along toward one In the morning. Here th"?y set to work and overturned eight barrels of fresh brewed beer and nine more barrels of mash. The parts of the still were all destroyed except the copper pan which was kept and brought back to Sumter as a trophy of their successful raid. The only arrest made was that of a negro named Singleton who sold the officers some whiskey before they attempted to make any arrests. The two white men who were supposed to own and operate the still, Lee and Haker by name, escaped although Deputy Sykes stayed behind to make any more arrests of persons whom he COOld In tSktf Way connect with Oto running of the still. The raiders on their ret .in separat? ed at Wedgoflel in two rovenw officers going fri in there to Cclui and Deputy Muldrow and Detective Dracey coming on back to Sumter. Deputy Sykes remained at Manchester. Did you observe Clean-up day? NEGRO MINSTRELS BURNED. TWO PEHI8H IN BAGGAGE CAR l'lUi: AT HARTSVILLE. Six Other Members Ol Bph William? Company Dsdlj Burnod, Borne Probably Fatally. Hartavllle, April s. ?Two memben <?f the "Bph W illiams Famous Trou badoura Company" wora burned to death ami six others very badly burn ad ami Injured in a baggage car fire which took place on the siding at Hartsvlllo at about 5 o'clock this morning and tha six others so bad? ly burned, it is probable that two or three may not rooOVOr. This negro minstrel company gave two pN P formancOl here, the last of which was Friday night The'r tent and several trained animals and other fixtures wer?' gotten into a baggage car after midnight, and in this car the flreoccurred. It seems that some ten or twelve men are accustomed to sleep In this car, with the animals, scenery, etc. The animals were hitched and all doors shut tight and the fire, which was small In itself and did little damage to the car or baggage, was so intense and rapid in the close car that the inmates were burned by the superheating of the air within and suffocated by smoke and fumes. One negro was found dead, ap? parently not having aroused from sleep, sitting in the seat of one of the show buggies; the others made frantic efforts to get out of the car and succeeded in getting out of the doors open finally and in getting some of the animals out alive. But two men in the car escaped entirely, the others being horribly burned about the face and upper extremities. Of the eight or more splendidly trained animals, two w?re burned to death i and the others so badly burned as to make their recovery doubtful. I The alarm was given by the oil mill whistle and a small crowd at once collected at the spot. The doc? tors were called and arrived on the scene at once. The sight that met the eye was a most pitiful and dis? tressing one. Naked negroes were runring wildly around, burned in a frightful manner, and begging for some relief from their misery, alter? nately rolling over in agony and running wildly through the water and mud around. Opiates were quickly administered and for^porprv dremdne--. dop a fe>r the poor fellows, and they were hur? ried ! the barracks at the town jail, where they wars made comfortable until this afternoon's irain took them to the Sumter Hospital. They were carried over in a special baggage car. The occurrence has hoen a most horrible one for Hartsville to have wltnossed. It was a case of being caught in a trap with no chanc j at all. The wonder is that it did not happen looner, as it was inevitable, under tin- condition! <?f packed men and horsea ami hairgage in one car, where it was a puzzle t<> to I where tin y were all put. How it happened is m>t known or < ven conjectured by the owners of the show, one of their men paised the car a few mlnutea be? fore tin lire and saw no light within at all. The general opinion is that a cigarette-smoker dropped his light? ed cigarette near some old clothes or rags foui d to have been bumd. It needed email fuel or time in this air? tight hole ta do the re t. Th<> preprb t<>r ?f the show was very solicitous for the care of the men ami apared no > xpenae to have them properly looked alter. Their names it was hard to get or their homes. It seems they are picked up from month to month and at various places and become scarcely known by name. One of them, however, was a young ne? gro well known here, who had gone to work for them that night. Me died after some hours' suffering. Many people were attracted to the scene of the burning and to the jail. Citi? zens who were early on the scene were quick in their response to the demands of the occasion and con? tributed anything needed for the re? lief of the suffering. Eph Williams, the show's proprietor, a very intelligent negro, expressed great appreciation for everything that was done for his men. Superin? tendent Waring, with Mr. Meeks and Mr. Stamand, came upon the morn? ing train and spent the day here rendering what assistance they could in the matter. The Department of Agriculture is losing no time in its preparation to apply the Appalachian National For? est Reserve bill, recently enacted and signed. The sooner, the better? Manchester (N. H.) Union. Ross Cox's hike to Indiana proves that the wicked who flee when no man pursueth also scoot when some? body is on their trail.?Louisville Courier-Journal. MONEY TO LEND?On improved farming lands. Long time, easy payments. Borrower pays actual cost of perfecting leans. No com? mission charged. John B. Palmer & Son, Sylvan Bldg., P. O. Box 282, Columbia, S. C. 3-21-8t MONEY MAKER COTTON SEED? Witt nov y>u If you tire t* 1 o'ton. if you are not P^at d, '* wllj pa\ jrou to Inveattgate, v can ( furnish a limited quantity 01 pure i ? ? !. raised on < ur farm ?>bere I there has never been any blight $1.00 per bushel. Let us book your order at once if you intend to plant Money Maker. C. P. Osteen Co.. Sumter, S. C. \ 2-1-tf CATARRH DESTROYED MY APPETITE. PES RUN A rarely fail* to restore tho appetite. Immediately upon begin* ninj.: ih .4 u?e of Peruna patients begin to eat and digest. This is the universal testimony, coming from all parts of the civilized world. Catarrh Is a very frequent cause of loss of appetite and disturbed digestion. The beneficial Influence of Peruna on catarrh completely r< -tores the appe? tite in such cases. To prod the digestive organs with medicines that are merely stimulants is a poor way to remedy such cases. "/ am now cured and cheer? ful in spirits, all through the agency of Peruna, which has cured me effectually and restored my appetite. "My only regret is that I did not use Peruna sooner and J would have avoided all my pre? vious suffering and misery*' ?Mr. Joseph //. Conlan. Removed Catarrh, Restored Appetite. Mr/Joseph U. Conlao, 487 7th AveM Brooklyn, N. Y., writes: "I suffered from catarrh which completely destroyed my appetit? and weakened my entire system. ??I am now cured and cheerful in spirits, all through the agency of Peru? na, which has cured me effectually and restored my appetite. "My only regret is that I did not use Peruna sooner and I would have avoided all my previous suffering and misery." Torpid Liver, Stomach Trouble. ! Mr. James O'Byrne, 626 Madison St., Topeka, Kas., conductor Santo Fe Rail? way and member Order of Railway Con? ductors, writes: "I Suffered with a torpid liver and stomach trouble, which made my com? plexion very sallow, and I felt misera? ble and tired all the time. "An aunt wrote me that she was tak? ing Peruna with such good results that she advised me to try it, and I finally bought a bottle, although I disliked to take patent medicines. "However, 1 found Peruna very agree? able to take, and effective, as I felt bet? ter in a week. I took only five bottles In all and I found that was ail 1 needed. "I am most grateful to you for what your medicine has done for me." Dysentery Entirely Relieved. Mr. W. N. Casey, Leamington, III., writes: "In two weeks after beginning your treatment I was wen. I used nine bot? tles of Peruna. My case was bowel trouble or dysentery. "I also tried Peruna for a cough, ac? cording todirections, and it exceeds any cough syrup I ever used. "1 wish every one afflicted would give Peruna a trial." Pe-ru-na as a Tonic. Capt. R. B. Smith, Greensboro, Ge* writes: "After using several bottles of Peru? na I can recommend it as one of the best catarrh medicines on the market. As a tonic it has no equal. "Peruna is all that is claimed for it." Catarrh of Stomach. Mr. Henry Neely, First Lieutenant, Co. "F," 86th Regiment, O. V. I., Box 623, Trenton, Mo., writes: "1 suffered for years with catarrh of the stomach. Seeing an advertisement of Peruna, I bought a bottle and every dose made ma feel better. Seven Dottles complete1/ oured me." VIOLATION OF LIQUOR LAW. Ilnery Sumter, a Negro Hack man. \r rested for Transporting I iojuor at Nii-.hr. not known. Sumter has been arrested once or twice before for selling liquor in ; ' Lolailon ? i the State dispensary law, I this not thi Ural time that h? I has been put in JalL lent f negi was arrested Friday nighi about three o'clock, a. m. by Policeman Ward for transporting six gallons of liquor. Ii was supposed that he brought the liquor into the town from the coun? try, but exactly from what place is Dancing school from now on will be held only on Wednesday nights. The attendance up to this time has been excellent much interest being taken in the meetings of the school by the young people v?f the city. EASTER SUNDAY O MAN will want to appear on Easter Sunday in the dulled and dingy clothes he has worn through the Winter. Don't do it. The time is ripe to buy. In one of this season's beautiful Suits a man will be proud of his appearance. Suits $10, $15, $20 5 $35 Handsome Outfitting for Boys of all Ages. Overlook the Boy's Easier Outfit. Don't The correct Spring Hats and choice things in Shirts, Tics, Gloves and other Toggery. aaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa The D. J. Chandler Clothing Compaoi TELEPHONE 166 SUMTKR, SOUTH CAR( '? INA