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*T|g ttUubnun and >cutl)ron 8>t?*ee?J mi lime |S*su>Oiee at NuMitcr, 8. osnl Class M?ller ^ ? i I I'KHbU.XAli. V s t- K \: B? iser and (Jeo. \V Dick returne?! to ColumMa Tuesday morning after spending several days la the cltv. Mews j. Prank Kelly, of Bishop vllle and i^etlrund Walker of Oeorge town, pas* >d through the city Tues? day morning Qtj their way to Colunt bla, Mr. Hugh Reiser, of Silver, was in the city Thursday. Mr. L. V Stubbs. of llagood. was In the city Wednesday. Messrs. It. 1 >. Kpps and Havis D. Moise went to Columbia Wednesday. Mr. Bills 1> I >uHose, of Sardinia, sspnt Wednesday In the city. M!ss Mettle White has gone feO Ca no de n. Ml?s Annie Cunti ngham. of Blsh SfS it passed through the city Th rsdt> *nornlng on her way home after sttendlng it j Thompson-1>ohy raari tage at I>slseli Wednesday. Ml?s Luelle lseman. of Manning, was la the city Thursday. Mrs T. H. Fr?ser. Miss. Claudia Fruter and Mrs. Oeo. W. I >lck went to Columbia Thursday morning to spend the day. Mrs. J. H. McCrelght. of Johnson, and Mrs. J. F. Montgomery, of Grs* w yvllle, passed through the city Thursdey morning on their way to their homes ffter attending the wed? ding ad th.Xr alster, Miss Addle Thompson, at Dalsell Wednesday. Sheriff Hurch. of Florence, was n the c?'y for a while Thursday morn? ing. \ Marriage. Tuesday night Mr. Thomas 8. Joys and Mrs. Jacqueline Welch were unl te<> in matrimony, at the residence of the latter on S. Sumter street. The newt> irarried couple left for Columbta on the ?.20 train, and con? template a visit to certain places in Florida before they return to Sumter. a week or ten days hence. Only a few friends and neighbors were present at the ceremony, which was performed by the pastor of the First Baptist church. The bride and groom are well kno mi In Sumt -r and highly esteem? ed. They carry with them the good wlihes of a multitude of friends In Stfnter and elsewhere. F.ngagemeiit Announced. Sunday evening at 7 :<> o'elock was celebrated the engagement of Miss Verm R Silber, daughter of Rabbi Jacob Silber and J. H. Ooldman. a prominent merchant of Mayeavllle. Rabid Silber moved here several weeks ago front Beaufort, 8. <\. and resides at No. ? Marvin street. I Haiti of Mr. T. \|. Watson. News wss received In this city Wed? nesday of the death, at Georgetown, Wednesday morning, of T. M. Wat? son, s young man who was a former resident of Sumter snd who had a number of friends here. Mr. Watson lived in Sumter for al? most a ysar. but left soon after tak? ing slek and has been away fron? her* for a number of months. He neve* recovered from his sickness and hss been sn invalid for the past Ave months. The funersl services wer* held in Msrton Wednesdsy morning. Mr. K. S H- .1 a .Mi' ft 'Mi th.* plae?- to at tend the funeral services, as a repre? sentative of the local lodge of W. O. W. of which the deceased was a memnei MBATM. A telegram w.n reeeiwd by r. ii tlves In this elty Thursday announcing the death In Jseksonvllle. Florida. Wednesdsy night, of Mrs. II. K. Stop plebeln. the mother of Mrs. C. M. Hurst and Mrs K W. Hurst of this city. The funeral ser\l? es and Interment were h? Id at Magnolie Cemetery In Charleston Ki d.\ Mr* ;;topple -em w.ih ;i native of Charleston, but one* lived In Sumter a numher of years and had many friends here. N ot W e. Jui ? r. dr i a n to ?oi - ' ?>rid w beginning Monday. February 12th will not rep..rt I 'ourt has adjourn Rcsd t<. Something Better. Everything we endure petinutiy Is g key to sot"et hing beautiful we could S*ve- ? Mer gfl rwlse By the toll gpnif osd of stud) a scholar learnt to gsi jot out of books and t.tones and frrrr rv i ^ '?serfirrll? >ORIUS.IlL U KWFLL. Marriage of Interest to People of Wodgetlcld. Wedgefleld. Feb. 8. -On yesterday evening at the residence of Mr. and Mr& W. J. Xorris a very pretty mar r'ag? took place, it being the giving in n:urriage of their daughter, Miss Minnie, to Mr. Charit! Blackwell, of HurUville. \s M <ndelssoha's wedding march was being rendered by Miss Anna M( In tosh, the groom with his host man. Mr. Lawrence Mclntosh. en i rtd the parlor. followed by the ? ride with her maid of honor, Miss Sallk Xorris, where they were faced by the bride's pastor. Rev. J. X. Wright, of the Methodist E church, who, with the solemn, but impressive, ? "lemony of his church made them as one. After the ceremony the bridal par? ly and guests \\ ere invited back to the dining room, wl ere refreshments were served. On account of ? death in the im? mediate family of the bride only a few gueats were invited outside of the families of the contraetlng par? ties. The following out of town guests wer*? present: Mrs. A. A. Mclntosh, Miss Meta Mclntosh. Mr. and Mrs. lt. L Coker, Mr. and Mrs K. E. Mc? lntosh. Miss Anna Mclntosh, Misses I<aur!a Moore. Lauren.i Auclntosh, are OJ HartavlUe. S. C. The bride wore a very pretty tan coat suit and picture hat. carrying a houuuet of white carnations. The maid of honor was becomingly gown? ed in a white satin dress with lace trimmings and carried pink carna? tions. The parlor and dining room were artistically decorated for the occa? sion, plainly showing the handiwork af skilled hands. The bride and groom left on the evening train on an extended bridal trip to points of interest at the North. The bride was one Of Wedgefleld's most attractive young ladles. The groom Is a prosperous plant? er of Hartsville. WOHK ON HOI TE PROGRESSING. I Largo Force of Hands and a Number of Teams Employed. The force of hands at work on the new road between here and Blahop vllle was Thursday morning increas? ed by the addition of a large num? ber of workmen and the employment of teams and carts to help on with the grading. The contractors moved their cart=? and teams from the place near the new Atlantic Coast Line freight de? pot where they have been kept for a number of weeks to where they are Ilearing and grading the right of way and set them to work Thurs? day morning. There are about fifteen teams and a large force of hands now employed and It looks as if the work will progress rapidly. VAGRANTS BEFORE RECORDER. Police Make Rnkl on Pool Rooms and Arrest Allcircd Vagrants. Thursday morning Policemen Mc K.tgen and Ward made a raid on one of the negro pool rooms In the city snd arrested four negro youths, who were ater arraigned before the re? corder on the charge of vagrancy. One of the negroes, Prank Moore, plead ;<uttty. while the others, Martin Mlddlebm. Richard James and Robert Choice, alias Smoky, plead not guilty and atated that they were good hard working negro cltlzena. The evi? dence of the policemen was against 1 them, however, and all were found guilty. Moore was given a sentence of |20 off 20 days, while the others on the list got $30 or 30 days. other cases which were tried were: Llndy Mcliride and Oeorge Butler, fighting, plead not guilty. Llndy was also charged with larceny. Butler was dismissed after the hearing and the MeBride woman van found guilty of lighting and sentenced to pay a tine of $l? or serve 30 days. She was dismissed on the second count. Cephas Ford and Eddie Washing? ton were found guilty of petit larceny and sentenced to p;t\ ? tine of $30 or a term of :jh days. Mol si; PASSES LEVER'S HILL. Would Change Time tor Issuing Cot? ton Crop R( port*. Washington, Peb, 5.?The House to<|.iv passed Represents ive lever's bill directing the Beeretary of Agri? culture to ChnBgl the system of crop reporting relating to cotton, so that lilt SCI ? a g?? report will be issued on the l^t of July Instead of the 1st of June, as heretofore, und so that the condition reports win begin on the ist of Align 1 instead ol on the 1st of June, :is hSI StOforOi The ewsunlttee on agriculture re? ported that In Ps opinion the passage j of the Mil wouhi materially strength , en the nystem und in u k. ? It of mere v lud to hotii producer :> 11? 1 ? ! er of c dton. '1l If, V.S-\ W :? ? . '? ' "? -V-.' ??.;'*?. m V iat$ ? y 7 .#; J \ A Si Jack London's Brilliant Story of _ aUT^S Ji Will Appear in Serial and a iviaia rorm m -m This Paper BURNING DAYLIGHT is the test work yet produced by this masterful writer who has roughed it in many fields of adventure. Burning Daylight is a character fashioned out of the frozen North; how he comes out of the Klondike with wealth won from the obdurate earth, is vanquished and stripped of his millions in Wall Street, regains them, and returning to the West from whence he came, is conquered anew by love, then to renounce his riches, is told in the powerful style of this author who has achieved world-wide popularity. WATCH FOR IT! READ IT! Fen Hard to Pierce. A d?BM or th'"'' fog will obscure ibjfctf at a db a nee of 1,000 feet. The recent accident to an ocean ?termer of the Anchor line illustrates the fact An Iceberg was run Into as aoon as seen After the collision the passenger* could hear the echo from their voices reflected by the walla of ice, though the Iceberg waa Invisible to them otherwlie. there are no echoes at sea. Economy In Cooking. Much gft* may be saved with a little care 1 bought a number of patia of various Blies, but all with tightly tit ting covei i \\ benever i bake bread or a roast or for any other reason have a ho? ov n I pfatl to ? ook other Iblngj also man) at the oven will bold Stei * ' rulti an I nil vegi tablet will - ool i In an oven as on top of the tta - I b tiling lo plenty of watt r ? n ;?? ; In the oven in the rov ? '?? ?- - ho^ Cat Never In Danger. j Her love for robins nearly got Mr*. ' Antoinette Perkins of I lackensack. N \$m Into grave trouble the other day. i for the three bullets she ?red from ( a revolver at a cat that was killing ' a robin on her lawn came near kill? ing three persons. One bullet went through the wall of a neighboring house and passed close to the head of a person sitting at the dlnln?, room I table. The two other bullets whig tied past the heads of two boys who j were passing the Perkins home. Tha offending cat escaped unhurt Anticoatt. AntlcoMt, an Island In the Oulf of St. Lawrence. Is about 140 miles long, by 86 miles wide It* soil Is not on sldcrod to be productive, and the tev* settiers there subn'.st upon the tish cries, in 1886 m Mounter, the French chocolate manufacturer, bought the Island gad I? making ? game preserve of it <:?? i i < ; cla ? Ir.rore ted WOOD SCARCE IN MAYESVILLK. Much Cotton Being Bold?Social und Personal News. May es vi 11c, Feb. 6.?-owing prob? ably to the advance in price in the staple, quite a lot of cotton has been sold here during the last few days, and it began to look like fall had come Instead of Felwjary. Most of this cot'.on was of a rather low grade, as might be expetced from the cotton Ju?t b.ing picked after being in the I'm ds through all of the bad weath? er. There has been a great scarcity of i wood this winter in this section and what la being off.-red for sale is rath? er high when the shortness of the measure is taken into consideration. The persons who sold wood regularly and gave reasonable measure have gone out of the business it seem* and the buying of the small loads from occasional sellers front the country has proven pretty high for the town people who have to buy, and this in? cludes nearly everybody* As a con I iquence, many are burning coal now. and it may not be long before Ooal will come to be the main fuel here. The rapid clearing away of the timber of late yea It is probably re- I sponsible for the famine In the wood market The Hebrew ceremony of announc- i ing the engagement of Miss Rose ' Silber of Sumter and Mr. Joseph Qoldinan, one of the prosperous busi neeg men of Mayesville, took place in Sumter on Sunday, Rabbi Silber fath? er of the young lady, officiating. A number of the Hebrew residents of this place attended the occasion. The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club met this afternoon with Miss Annie I Anderson, and as usual a pleasant af temoon was spent by the members. Mrs. Furman Knight and Mrs. Elisabeth Buckner, of Sumter, spent Tuesday with Miss Fannie Mayes. Mrs. H. F. Walker and children of Bumter, spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs. f. C. Spencer. MUTUAL ICE PLANT BOLD. Purchased by Conwny People and Will Be Re-erected In That Town. Mr. J. A. Schwerin on Tuesday sold the Mutual lee plant to Conway, S. C, people and it will be removed to thai town and rferected at once so as to have it In operation in time to furnish ice during ihe approaching season The plant has been kept in wood condition since it was shut down last year, and the Conway peo? ple have doubtless secured a bargain. Mr. Schwerin wilj have charge of the I removal of the machinery and will ? i iterate it for thirty days following j its erection at Conway. HOG KILLING AT WISACKY. Very Little Work Hone for New War?Oats Looking Well. Wisacky, Fob. 6.?We are having some bright sun shine these days, but the veather is extremely cold. Farmers are still gathering the cot? ton left in the fields. The oat crop bee survived the freeze and is look? ing fairly well. Very little farm work for the pres? ent year has begun yet. There is some work being done in the gar? dens. Many farmers have butchered a number of v?ry large hogs which will be Of. great help to them during the hard times. The health of the community is moderately good. Mrs. Myron Smith entertained a few of i er friends < n Friday even? ing with gaiaes and music, after which delightful ft freshments were served. Miss Katie Smith, of Bh-hopville, is visiting in our midst today. Miss Margurete Scott hi expected home soon having made a long visit 1 to relatives and friends at Greeley I villa TARIFF BATTLE BEGIN8. I Washington, Feb. 5.?The tariff ! fight will open in the senate tomor I row when the finance committee be I gins its hearings on the house bill for j the revision of the metal schedule of j the Payne-Aldrich tariff la\.\ Scores , of protests against the cut in duties made against the house measure are before the committee. Nj assign? ment has been made for tomorrow's hearing, but a number of Interested persons will be heard during this and next week. i I The mail If still bringing in appli? cations fur hearings. Among those coming in today was a protest from Robert Hoe, president of a New York printing concern, saying the 1 would seriously affect the print press business. lie intimated that t less American wages are cut 50 l cent it would be better for his co pany to transfer headquarters fr New York to England in order maintain its export business and m competition in the American trade FOR SALB?Good reliable ho ?ound and gentle, will be sold a bargain. Address R. Sumter C? care The Item. FOR SALE?A Choice lot of Geo grown Appier seed oats, 35c. Pr H. W. Beall. FOR BAUE?Single comb white horn eggs for hatching, $1.25 15, $6.00 per 100. A. C. D Davis Station. S. C. Seed Potatoes. RED BLISS AND IRISH COBBLER Just Received, the firsl: ship? ment of the season. Years of experience has taught us that these varieties are best suited to our soil and climate. We have only the best Selected Seed put up by the most reliable potato growers and bought in large quantities in order to get the low? est prices. See ours, then buy. O'DONNELL 6 CO