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CtMeresJ ?ti Ute Poatodlee et suuiu-r. fek C ?* !***"**?hI 11 mas Matter. t ? i ?KHBONAL. Mr. OL L Emanuel and Mm Alta E.nanuel of Borden were In the city Monday. Mr. J. C. Dunbar and Ott W. D. Scarborough, of Darsell, spent Mon? day In the city. Mr If. W. Heal I. of Mayesvllle. was seen on the streets Monday. Mr. Ia>uIs Hradham Is stopping for a abort stay at Glenn Springs for a ?h.?n while on return from hie Ca? nadian trip. Mr. C. 8. Anderson I J ?rturned to the city after a week spent In a trip through the central States and Can? ada. Mrs. W. W. si hen has gone o Beaufort to visit her father for a short time. Dr. D. W. Campbell of Alabama has accepted a position as pharmacist at Stbert'e Drug Store during the ab? sence of Dr. D. J. Burns, who will lea?e in a few days with his wife and child for a trip to Mobile. Ala? bama, to visit relatives. Mrs. Oeo. D. Shore accompanied bv Mrs. Pringle and Miss Margie Prin? gle of Charleston, have gone to T?te Springs, Tenn. Miss Qertrude McConalyn. of Char? leston, and Miss Madge Ed? ns, of Oewego. are the guests of Miss Majorie Lawrence. Mr?. E. W. Mols? and Miss Jessie Molse have gone to New York, where they will join a party and go up into Car ads for the next two months. Mrs. Rlcenbach. of Florida. is ependlng a few days with Mr and Mrs. William Moran. Mr. C. C. Wooten, who has been engaged In business here with the Strause Oarage, left on Tuesday for Atlanta where he will be engaged In business hereafter. Mra J. W. Shaw and Master John Shaw left Tuesday for a stay In Ashevllle. Messers. J. H. McCollum and J. W. Shaw left on Tuesday for New York city to purchase a stock of dry goods for the Shaw and McCollum Mercantile company. Mrs. M. B. Handle and Mrs. Annie L. Bicker left Monday afternoon for a trip to Washington and Boston. At lloaton Mrs. Handle will be Joined by her daughter. Miss Luclle Handle, who will go with her on a trip through New York and Canada. Mr. H. S. Hood hi at home from a stay at Olenn Springs. Mrs. s C. Baker and Miss Emma Baker have gone to Pawley's Island for s stay of several weeks. Mrs. Plumber Burgess and little daughter. Fannie, from Fort Motte are visiting Mrs. Burgees' father. Dr. J. A. Mood. Mr. Arthur Knight. United States government postofflce Inspector, is in the city for a visit of eeversl days to his brother, Mr. F. D. Knight. Mra. Q. A. Nathan, who has been visiting In the city, has returned to her home In Charleston. Miss Anna Collon has returned to Charleston after a visit to Miss Susie McKlnney. Mr. W. H. Ingram has returned to the city, after his recent nines, in Albany. Oa. Mrs. Odell. of Bennettsvi.le. who was formerly Miss Mamie Neal of this city. Is visiting her motier. Mrs. Laura Neal. Mr. Oeo. D. Shore left Wednesday to attend the annual meeting of the State Postmasters association at Olenn Springs. Mr. E. Turner White and Miss Fan? nie White left Wednesday for a ten days stay at Olenn Springs. Mr. and Mrs. Joel Davis 01 the Brogdon neighborhood have gone to Olenn Springs to ?tay a couple of weeks. M?earn. Alexander and I n ill Ta? bor, of Fort Motte, sr Mtlag at the reside nee of Dr. J. A. Mood. Mies Kuth Wilson, of St. <*harles. Is visiting In the dt> Mr. and Mrs. W. I*dson I ? I? ? und little < h Id have S"n.- to Salud.i f.?r a stay of two weeks. Mrs. < . ||. James and H?tt son,. Willie, are visiting friends rnd rela? tives at l*anra*ter. Mr. L. Aipert leaves losaeffoui for New York to purchase his fall and winter sto< k. Mr. James T. Thompson passed through the city Wedned.iv on his way from Charleston to wlsueky. tfr. IX C. Shaw went to Bishop \ ill* Wednesday on hue In ess, Mr. Stevens. of the Ste\ori* Pipe Compan\ of Moon. w ih in Mo Mr. E. T. Mints, of Shdoh. spent Wednesday In the o11 \. I ?r. Warn n Curs ??. of ? 'lure stoti. Is spending ?J :i . ||gae In Ihs City, Mrs Kuth MeLaorin end Mra L*> y.r ha\e *oiie in th- mountain* Western North Carolina to stay for the month of August. Rev. W. J. McKay and Mr. Robert McKay left Thursday for a stay at Waynesvllle. Mr. P. M. Pitts has returned from his trip to Spartanburg where he at tnded the State Good Roads Conven? tion. Mrs. Manning Brown and Mrs. J. C Mulloy have gone to Union for a visit to relatives at that place. Mr. and Mrs. Qeo. W. Hutcheson and Miss Lois Cain left Thursda> for a trip to Saluda. where they will stay for two weeks. Mr. Ivouls L. Bradham has return? ed to the city after a trip through the central States and to Canada and a stay at Olenn Springs. Mr. C. O. Rowland has gone to Waynesvllle to spend a couple of we <tks. Mrs. W. J. McKay Is visiting rela? tives in Cheraw. Mls? Mabel Randall Is visiting friends In Manning. Mrs. J. D. Oraham left Thursday for Hendersonville where she will spend some time. Miss Luclle DeLorme has returned to the city after her trip through the Central States and to Canada. Mr. and Mrs. Slneath, of Bishop jvtlle. were here Thursday vl3lting I relatives. Misses Virginia and Mary Cooper, of Wlsacky. were In the city Thurs? day. Miss Honour Lang left Thursday for a stay in the mountains of North Carolina and Tennessee. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Forshee an.l family have gone to Pawley's Island to stay for a couple of weeks. Mr. James Simons of Stateburg *as In the city Wednesday . Mr. Wiley McKaln and Miss Lo retta McKaln and her guest, Mis:) Julia Bell Brown, of Marlon, were In the city Wednesday afternoon, city Wednviay. Mr. Emmett Brunson has gone to Wilmington, N. C, for a stay of a few days, after having spent a very pleasant week at St. Matthews. Misses Coline and Elaine Howell are visiting relatives In Sumter. Be? fore returning they will pay a short visit to Poca'ia Springs, going by auto? mobile.?Charleston Post. Mrs. Oeo. W. fwitlenburg and Miss Maxle Switlenberg are visiting rela? tives In 8nmter.?Newberry Herald. Misses Louise ind Bertha Bult man are visiting friends at Florence. Mrs. C. E. McCormack and son, Nell, have gone to Atlantic City to spend some time. Miss Jaunlta Bradford Is visiting her sister, Mrs. Mangrove, at Marion. Mlsa Grady Humph left Thurs? day to visit relatives In Columbia and Savannah. Mr. W F. Shaw has returned from Olenn Spvlngs, where he has been for the past week. Mr. OUle Lynch, of this city re? ceived a telegram Wednesday even? ing notifying him of the death of his mother at Columbia. Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Moses, Sr.. have gone to Pawley's island for a stay at that place. Mr. and Mrs. H. Drane Tlnda!. who attended the annual reget ta at F.ockville while on a trip to Wada malaw and Edisto Island, have re truned to their home at Tindal. Misses Lillian Wilson and Margaret Law, of 8t. Charles, passed through the city Tuesday on their way to Hendersor.vllle. Ml?? Hallle Nelson has returned to the city after a three weeks' stay In Saluda. Mrs. Robert Mongtomery. of Wil? mington. N. C? la visiting Mrs. C. B. Hogan for a couple of weeks. Jllsa Pauline James, of Darlington, utnpped o\.-r for a stay of a few days with Miss Alice Dickson on her re? turn from Olenn Springs. Miss Annie Watts, of Hlshopvllle. ir visiting Mrs. Jones, the Civic Lea? gue nurse. Marriage. A uulet but pretty home marriage took plaee at th.? home of Mrs. John P, Strange In Mannin? last Mondas aft.-moon at I:SO, Ib v. F. H, Khuhr. pestOf of the MsthodlSt ehurch, eon. din ted the service, The contracting parties were Mr. Whit, man llite of Columbia, ami Miss Mae Strange, a daughter of Mr. J, p, ntrsnge, The COUnlS left f..r their home in Colum? bia eg the SVSnlng train. The bride is I genet sxcellenl young woman, in lelllgenl and [1 ? ? 11 > f til of those attributes which ?<? to m.?!<.? a good woman. The groom holds a re iponstbis neeittoa la the oAes <?f the Bouffiern RxpreSS Company nt Co? lumbia, w.. i priii) parfeoi assur* m. ? congratulate him hu being so fortunnts in hti seta lion >>( a help meet stunning Times, Whits sdmltrlng ??? \i ihe Isrlfl t hrottles cos i-1>t*..*, \i r. w\ her -?ham seet no need of throtllng the tariff, W Lout* i: d bll<. Cummings-Mitchell. A marriage of much interest to u great many of the people in and around Sumter way that of Sunday evening when Miss Franoei Hollie CummingS of OgWOgfo was married to Mr. Ben, IX Mitchell, Jr., of near this olty. While it was known for some time that the marriage was coming off at some time toon it was not known when and it came as a surprise to a number of the friends and relatives of the young couple. The marriage ceremony was performed Sunday af? ternoon at ti O'clock by the Rev. T. J. Munnerlyn. pastor of the bride, at the home of the bride's parents at Os wego. At present the newly married couple are staying with the groom's father, but they will soon go to house? keeping in a residence which hae been recently built just north of the city by Mr. Mitchell. The happy young couple have the best wishes of their many friends. Death. Died Tuesday at his home near Manning. Harvey W. Strange, aged I 79 years. The deceased was one of the salt of the earth, a good, honest, upright man. He was a splendid sol? dier, a member of the 7th Regiment Co., I. and a quiet unostentatious cit? izen. He was buried Wednesday at the Strange family burying ground.? Manning Times. Reopening of City Seliools. The public schools of the city will be reopen on Monday the 18th of September, one day earlier than last year. NEGRO KILLFD BY LOG TRAIN. Coroner Flowers Holds Investiga? tion over Body of Dead Negro. Monday afternoon Coroner! Folwers was called out in the Con-1 cord section to hold an inquest over the dead body ol a negro named Sam Anderson, who was kille 1 shortly before noon by a log cart which he was loading. From the evidence of the one wit? ness and the affidavit of the attend? ing physician, It seems that Anderson who was the best hand working as driver for the Betts Lumber Com? pany, was preparing to fasten the log cart when the cart turned to one side and the tongue of the cart struck him on the Jaw, killing him almost Instantly. The accident occurred in the Black River swamp where the log hands were hauling out logss to the Betts Lumber coinpan> mills. TO BLAZi: WAY TO SCMTFR. AutonioblliMs Leave Columbia To? day for Trip. Columbia, Aug. 10.?A party of Columbia automobllists will leave to? day at noon for an expedition to Sumter. The trip is in the nature of a path Unding tour, the purpose of the journey being to lead to the opening of the Oarner's Ferry road to Sumter and to ultimately secure a steel bridge at Garner's fery. There will be no ferry charge for the trip today. Among those to take the trip to Sumter today will be: F. A. Coward, president Automobile Club of Colum? bia; W. F.Muller. supervisor of Rich land county; J. E. Heise, A. M Gibbes, J. T. Harth. S. It. McMaster, J. M. Bates. W. L. Blanchard. official photographer of The State, will ac? company the party and will make ?some Interesting photographs along the route. The party of automobllists had not reached the city at I o'clock this af? ternoon. Whether they were stuck In the mud at the Garner's Ferry cross? ing or stopped at Eastover to take dinner or what delayed them Is not known, but "re expected here some? time this afternoon. Joseph MeClure of this city and Vergil Corbet! of Horatio, have won the scholarships to Clcmson College. Both of these young men have been attending the Sumter High School for boys, Mr, Corbet! being a recent graduate anrd Mr, MeClure having iust completed the ninth grade work, Mr. John B, White of near this city, who recently sold out his place of 900 acres to Dr. H, M, Rtuckey of this i ii\ for 120,000, has purchased s place of the same area near Bamberg and win move to tiuit place In the near future. The work on Elarvin street is net? ting along rapidly and II Is probable ? hat In a few weeks more work ?-?n h as the past two weeks have pro? ducedi Sumter will be supplied with storm pipes capable of taking off any amount of rain WSter, The pipe win he put down on filbertv street ? i M tin -ire. t ronn< cl v \\ h the ??? ntly Installed < onnectlon? at ihs ? i ner nf Main nnd Lib rtj ii t??Is. FIRST RALF OF N FW COTTON. Brought in by W. W. Wheeler a Loo County Furnier nml Bought b> O'Donnell und Company. Mr. W. W. Wheeler of Lee coun- j t. 1? the drei farmer to bring a bale of new cotton to town this season and the honor falls to him of producing the second bale of new cotton sold in the State this season. The cotton which came in Wed? nesday was graded as strict mid? dling and was bought by O'Donnell and Company, large cotton buyers of this city. The cotton brought on the local market 12 1-2 cents. The hale weighed 190 pounds at the cotton platform, where it was weighed by the public weighers. Since one bale of cotton has been brought to the city the people here will soon wake up to the fact that it is fall and that the biggest cotton crop ever raised in the county will soon be turned loose on the town and other local markets. The drought hurt the corn considerably in the county, but it has not hurt the cot? ton and if present indications are ful? filled, Sumter, which has always been the biggest and best cotton market in the State, will have more cotton on Its streets this fall than ever before and will present an even more In? teresting scene than it did last year when the wagon loads of cotton were strung out from the cotton plat* I form to Warren street. HARFM SKIUT SF.KX OX ST It MKT. Many Men Turned to Look at Woman Bold Enough to Appear in Male Attire. Sumter people who were down town Wednesday morning were given their first sight of the world-famous harem skirt1. Along about 10 o'clock the wearer was seen coming down Main street and everywhere the male population turned to look. It is not known whether or not the ladles who were on the street it that time also stopped to look, but it is fc~fe to assert that they did for it Is a known thing that a lady has more curiosity than any man living. The woman wearing the harem skirt came up the street and en? tered several stores, causing consider? able astonishment among the clerks when they came up to wait on her. After being on the streets for some lime she disappeared. Those of the men who saw the skirt, who have seen such things before, in New York and Atlanta and elsewhere, stated that this was not a real harem skirt, hut that it was an approach to it. It was decidedly the closest approach to a harem skirt which has been seen on the streets of Sumter. FIRST BRICK LAID. j Laying of Brick Pavement on Main Street Commenced Tills Morning. On Thursday about 8 o'clock the first brick in the Main street paving was laid at the southwest corner of Main and Canal streets, just opposite the corner of the Booth-Harby Live Stock Company's stables and store house. The laying of the brick has pro? ceeded very rapidly all the morning and at the present rate it is prob? able that the Hampton avenue corner will be reached sometime Saturday morning. The rapid work of the ne? gro brick layer has called forth many favorable comments from the large number of bystanders who are at hand to see that the paving Is done properly. After the brick are laid they will he gone over and straightened and a smooth surface will he made when cement will be poured In between the brick to keep them In place and to prevent their turning. The work has been going very rapidly during the two and a half weeks since It was commenced and It Is probable that If more hands are secured that Mr. Waring will have the work com? pleted by the end of the first three months, as he stated that he expect? ed and was trying to do. and not take the full 12^ days that the contract allows. The friends of Mr. Sam Kichard ?On, Who was one of Saunter's Star ball players ; t the time that Sumter had a ball team, will be glad to know that he la now playing a su< cessful game with the Ouelph team of On larlo, In the Canadian League, n stated in ;1 communication b? one nl his former Sumter friends that he hat played 62 games this season and has batted 375, Sev. ial of the teams in the Bastern League arc trying to get him. lie asked to be remembered through the columns of the item ;" bis many former friends in Sumter. The number of people se< king rest and recuperation in the mountains and ;tt the various summer resorts seami to be even greater this year than usual. Dnilj ;i large number leave Ihe city tor i week, two week's or month's Btnj in the mountains. \t continual train of it turning ft'"' im FINDS NOTHING THAT (AX BE CONDEMNED IN MR. Me K. kG EN S ACTION S. Report El Us DlSCUSSlOfl of Affair? The \ ?rloni Matters Brought Out in the Investigation Held by Folie ? Committee. The Pol ce Commitee which held the investigation into the charges against Pcliceman H. g. McKagen ?nude its r. port and recommendation Tuesday ni rht, which were adopted i y Council after a part of the testi? mony covei ing most of the ground was read. The report of the commit tee was as follows: Sum er, S. C, Aug. 8, Uli. To The CiW Council of The City of Sumter. Gentlemen Submitting the evi? dence herewith, taken at the investi? gation ordtred by your Honorable body, at fo "mer meeting, of the con? duct of Ofiicer H. G. McKagen re? garding the position of Health Officer of the City of Sumter, we beg to say that we see nothing in his action for which lie should be condemned. very respectfully, U. L. WRIGHT. Chai man Police Committee. The luv -stigation was ordered subsequent to the receipt of a letter by Counc 1 'rom the Board of Health in which It was stated most positively that Mr. M ?Kagen had not been of? f-red the i osition of Health Officer for the C ty of Sumter at any salary, whereas Mr McKagen had stated to Mr. Jenniigs and Mr. Wright that he bad been o fered the position by Mr. Ligon ant >n this ground his salary' hud been i aised by Council to $80, as they d d not care tc lose his ser? vices whi< h w ere regarocd as valu? able to the city. The te3iitiony taken by the com? mittee was rom the members of the Board of lealth and from Mr. Wright and Mr. Jennings. Mr. McKagen of course, te: t tied in his own behalf. Mr. Wrigh stated in effect that Mr. McKagen bid come to him and told him that M ?. Ligon had offered him the position of Health Officer and had advlse l him to accept it as he bad seen thl members of the Board and a majo ity was in favor of him He had ad'1 sed Mr. McKagen to ac? cept the p sltion as the city could rot afford I > pay him this much as policeman. He said that ho had later brought up he matter at the council meeting wh n Mr. McKagen's salary bad been i dsed and then had not thought fur. her of the matter until Council rec? ived the letter from the Hoard of K ?alth and his committee bad been oi lered to hold the inves? tigation. M ?. McKagen had asked his personal advice in the matter. Mr. Jem Ings stated that Mr. Wright ha ! first mentioned the matter to hi n and later Mr. McKagen bad come tc his office and told him that Mr. Llg >n was trying to get him to accept th. place of Health Ollicer. Before accepting the position he had come to Mr. Jennings to ask him for advice. Mr. Jennings stated that he told Mr. Mcl tagen that he would not advise him other way, to withdraw his applicati >n which had been put In, or not. He said that he told Mr. McKagen th: t Council would meet I Monday afte noon and possibly they would raise lls salary, but he could not say that 'they would. He later on. after the meeting of Council, had gone to Mr. McKagen and asked him to withdraw his application as his salary had t ?en raised. Mr. Mc? Kagen told him all right, or some? thing to that effect. Mr. McKagen testified in effect that he had b ien sent for by Mr. Lig? on, who had asked him if he would not accept the position of Health Of? ficer at the salary of $S0, when he would never get more than $70 on <he police force. He said that there was a chance to get even more than ?80 after he had served as Health Of? licer for a while. He said that the evidence as stated by Mr. Wright and Mr. Jennings was correct as far as he was concerned, except that he had told Mr. Jennings when he came to the depot and told him to withdraw his application as his salary had been raised, that he told him that be had already done so. He said that he had been to see Mr. ECppj and Mr. McKnight to tmd out how they stood and both of them had told him to put in his application. Mr, Epps had advised him, however, to hold ihe position he had, Mr, R. i> .Epps stated that he had Im < n asked bj Mr, McKagen w hat was his attitude nl>oul the matter ami he had told him to put In his ap? plication and that he would vote for the h,'st man when the election came up, He said that he had advised Mr, McKagen t?. hold his present job, u hen M r. McK igen had told him thai he did nol care to apply if he was nol sure of getting the po? sition, if he applied, as he did nol w i^h to jeopardize his present posit? ion. Re had told -\ < rj body w ho out the position McKagen had coma to him when he was busy and he had told him to put in his application. He never told him positively that ha would sup? port him or that he would not. He told all who came to him the same thing. He told Mr. Mi Kagen, when he asked him for advice, to stay where he was as he w;.s making a good man for the city. A statement from Mr. J. R. Ligon, who was not heard at the time that the rest of the evidence was taken, was attached In a postscript to the evidence of the other sworn witnesses. His statement was: Mr. Wright, Chairman. While I might testify contrary to portions of the testimony above, still it would be only on minor or unim? portant dolails and would in no wise effect the substance of the in? quiry. All that I could possibly say on the subject has already been said in my letter to Mr. McKagen under date of July 12, 1911, and which is a part of this inquiry under classifi? cation as exhibit B, and to which you are respectfully referred. Respectfully yours, J. r. ligon. I The letter fro. i the Board of Health to City Council and the letter from Mr. Ligon to Mr. McKagen are as follows: Sumter, S. C, July 11, 1911. To The Honorable Mayor and Board of Aldermen of the City of Sum? ter?Gentlemen: It having appeared in the newspapers and our attention brought to the same in other ways, In effect chat Mr. H. g. McKagen was offered the position of Health Officer prior to our meeting which was held at 6:15 p. m., July 7th, 1911. we the undersigned who were the only mem? bers present at said meeting take this opportunity to emphatically denv that such is true. As a matter of fact Mr. McKagen's application never was presented to the meeting. While we do not deny that we were each ap? proached by Mr. McKagen, in his own behalf, before said meeting, we take this opportunity to positively deny that we, either collectively or individually offered him the position or stated the salary that the position would pay. Very respectfully , (Signed.) JAS R. ligon, j. a. Mcknight, R. D. EPPS. Sumter, S. C, July 12, 1911. Mr .H. G. McKagen, Sumter, S .C. Dear Sir:?Commenting on the matter which led to the letter of my associates and myself to the City Council under date of 11th inst., I wish to say, in order that the entire matter might be kept straight, that while you were not offered :he position by the Board of Health, that body not having then met, you certainly had every reason to believe that you would receive my support in compe? tition with the applications filed, and from what you told me, I am confi? dent that you expected the support of my associates at that meeting. In the letter addressed to the Coun? cil I have stated that you approached me on the subject. This having been brought up in a general conversation, in which the vacancy was discussed it is not clear to me who broached the subject first, and, as you are positive that I did and my mind not being clear on this point, I am per? fectly willing to accept your state? ment as true. While I, of course, have no knowl? edge of the particular phraseology you may have used to the different members of the Council, it seems as if your judgment wa3 entirely correct on the matter, which is shown by the fact that when the Board met, al? though your letter was never present? ed to that body, I was authorized as a committee of one to look you up and tender you the position at the salary of $S0,00, which I did at 7 o'clock that evening and which you declined. In closing. I wish to say that this letter was entirely unsolicited by you. Yours truly, (Signed.) JAS. R. LIGON. PELLAGRA SPREADING FAST. State-wide Mooting Held in Kontcuky to DfeCWSS Plans for Chocking In? roads of Disease. Lexington, Ky.. Aug. S.?The spread of pellagra In the mountain country of eastern Kentcuky has be? come so alarming and deaths from the disease have become so numer? ous that a State-wide meeting was held at Corbtn today, participated in by medical experts, who discussed the best way of stamping out the dis? ease. At the eastern Kent-uky in? sane asylum slons there have been 30 deaths from pellagra. TAFT T< ? VETO ST ATI HOOD Bill.. ProKldcnl Refuses to Swallow Recall of the Judicial). Washington, \nu. ?.?Word was re celved at the Capitol today that Pres? ident Taft unquestionably will veto the New Mexican and Aricons etat? - hoed bill passed l?y tne senate lact ' ight. His t\\ |e v. is to the Judl< -