The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 17, 1912, Image 5

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"i {it WU?lmuiu ant) jeouibrra. SBjUt>??Mj Ml liM' <*ntcv at MililUT, .>. V .. ?? t? AWUti ? U-*?> Mallei ?' - 1 ? ? ' 1 * '-~?? MtM Norm* Olgnilllat. of tru Col lego tor Women at Columbia, spent Monday in the city, returning to Co? lumbia Tuesday. Mr. J. E. Normen! passed through the it\ Tuesday on his way to Columbia. Thomas R. Harney. Miss % >nsun of Washing? ton. l>. C . and Mr. I,. Arthur O'Neill. Jr . of Charleston, are visiting Mr. snd Mrs. Haiti O Ponnell. Mrs. K L Wright, Mrs. Lula At hlns? n and Mrs. C. U. llrldges left for New York on \l t .!.. \ u . a mi go on It NiAgra Falls, visiting In Wash lngt< n on their return to Sumter with n about ten days. Mjfgl Oesin?' llaar. ??' Wilmingtgaj, N. C. 1? ths guest of Mrs Kpperson oa Warren rtroet. Messrs. J. K. CfejggtPgfl and A. U Jackson went to ?'olurnbig Wednee da> moinlng. kr. Walter N. I^enoii. of llugood. ?pent Thursday In the city. Mr. J. W. Harris and family have moved la Iiiehland county, near Co? lumbia. Marriage Mr. o. v. Player left Wednesday morning f r Florence where he and Mlas Mlspah Wheeler were married at 4 30 in the afternoon. The cere? mony took place In Florence at the residence of Miss Wheeler s uncle, Mr. C. E. Wheeler. After the mar? riage the young couple left for Jacksonville and other points of In? terest in Florida. After a ten days' vtslt nt these points they * ill return to Sumter which will h? their future home. Mr. Player has been in Sumter for almost a year now and has proved himself a very efficient ticket agent. He has also made many friends in Sumter who will congratulate him heartily on the step he has taken. I^c,I-MiU(hI A very quiet home wedding was that Wednesday afternoon at the residence of* the bride's cousin. Mr. sad Mrs. i.be Weinberg, on Church ggfgggj when Mise Elisabeth L Beard I gg| city was united In marriage r. J. U. McLeod. of Manning. I Rev. Bholar. pastor afl the Meth ??; it church in Manning, performing ths ceremony. only a very few relatives of the bride and groom were present to wlt aaea the ceremony. Miss Heard w is formerly of Colembla, but has many friends in this city who wish her happiness and prosperity In her mar? ried life. The young couple will make their future home InManning. DF.ATll. Mise Madeline Keen, a sister of Mrs. J. U s. .it. of st Charles, died In Charleston on W? |gggggjf, I'e). 7th. and was Interred in that citv. She had been ill for several mo iths at the home of Mr. J. W. Scott, of St. Chart?*, and was taken to Charleston for treatment a few weks pr o. t,, her death. Heath of tin Infant. The Infant daughter of I>r. and Mrs. S Iteckham died at the resi? dence of its parents. No. 13 South Marvin ??ireet I' i-*da> at 1 o'clock. The funeral ser.lces were held from the r. *idence at noon Wednesday. The parents have the heart-felt ftymt>uthy of their many friends in this city. I*, ath. l?bd at her home in Korest on yes? terday Mr*. It. o. <\intey. She was hurled ther | y.?Manning Times. K??. 14, slH.at ,1 \ r bine X< w . The canvass f.?r the iigh'-< of Wuy for tb. South Carolina Wegtarn RalK way Is pi Kre^-iroc ni?.-|\ and s| -s ial aeent K. I. Itesrdon. of the ('hauiber of Commere.. Seah'-ard Air Lire- ' ,Mn. mitte.?, reports that the outlook for the adoption of the western route Is encouraging. The manner in which th?? railway will drain a large egtegri of terrtory adjae? nt to the road? bed appe.iU strongly to ?ome of the land owners who are being asked to g'\o land for the right of way. President Hen sal. of the South Car? olina Western h expected to be iii Humter In a few days. ||,. with the committee will go ov?t the route now being invaeaed and Ihi natter will have to be speedily settled so as not [ to Interfere with the continuation of J the building of the railway which has | begun nt ?. I dfc : \ 111 ? tftd Inggetge ci d'' "i the ?d. THUtl? ?DffllOiN OF TSXjKFHO NOUHiY. lkM>k Written by Mr. ii. 11. Van Dovciitcr In (.mil Dcmuiid. The third edition *?i "Telephonot ogy." of which Mr. h. it. Van Devon lOP, "f this city is Ulf aUthOf has ?v ??ntiy DOOS Issued from tho press f the McGraw Publishing Comp? .y. Thf ftTfl edition was Issued in 190)) j and the Immediate recognition it nu t with as tin- standard work on the M*? ject eohouetod two large editions. Th.- third edition contains two new ? ii pten on "Rnllwoy Telephony" j , and "Uecent Progress" w hich bring | ! It up to date. ; J The type for the original edition | was ott in the olllce of Osteen Pub? lishing Company and a limited edition for private circulation was printed here. The enthusiastic reception the book received from the leading au? thorities in the telephone world proved that It met a long felt want and Mr. Van Deventer arranged with th.- Mctiraw Publishing Company. Hi - hading publishers of books of this character, to print and issue a large edition for general sale. Tho complete book in type was shipped to New York and thousands of copies have been printed from the linotype matter set in this office. The following extracts from recent , critic Isms of telcphonology give an ' Idea of the estimate placed upon Mr. ; Van C e nter's book by leading tech? nical Journals: (From Telephony.) i Try ng to run a telephone business' w ithout a copy of Van 1V\ enter's "Telephonoloy" is as nearly impos? sible as to win- up a central oflice protOCtOf frame without a soldering copper. This book has become ex? traordinarily popular throughout the held, and the appearance of a new edition at such a comparatively early date after Its first appearance Is a practical testimonial to the success It has met. This Is no doubt due to the breadth of the experience of H. R. Van Deventer. of Suneter. S. C. the author. Although a thoroughly trained telephone engineer, who is entitled to carry two university degrees after his name. Mr. Vog Ivventer has remark? able sympathy with the man who begins his electrical education, as well as his telephone career, with a soldering copper or a digging bar in his hands, and understanding of what he needs to improve his work, his position and his salary. So the book Is adapted as. much to the needs of I the man who Is beginning at the ground to work up as it Is indispen? sable to one who has already advanc? ed to the position of wire chief, su? perintendent or manager and realizes that tlephone work Is BO complicated and covers so broad a field that he must be seeking help for the solution of new prohh ms every day. A strong feature of "Telcphonol? ogy" Is Its treatment of the practical problems of the small exchange, showing how to test equipment and materials so as to purchase wisely, comparing In detail the structure and nerformance of various (lasses of e.|i ipment, carefully describing home made apparatus, useful experiments, short (tits and make-shifts, etc. The author knows how to make difficult subjects eleor to the reader I y the use of plain English, handling even surh subjects as the use of the more expensive testing instrument with surprising clearness and free? dom from the use of complicated mathematical sipresslons. The new edition i* brought up to date by the addition of chapters on "ftOilWOy Telephony" and "Re? cent Progress." Including Major 0quter*i system of multiplex tele? phony, the Automanual system, etc. The ?4 ientlflc American. "Th.- gothor is to be oongratulated on preparing a complete description ot modern telephone sppllonces? taking up the situation in detail, ex? plaining not only what the instru menti ere. bui how tiny are connect* od, what repairs they are liable t ? Sd SOd how to remedy the troti bl - Ihol in frequently beset tele? phone sygttggg The book Is one that no practical telephone man can be without." mm.I. IMH Il \'.\V MAXAGK Mi :\ '' Messrs, it c. MeXcal ami Tweed lO Take < hnrg ? March 1st, The Ib.tel Sanier. It |S generally understood will be taken in ohorgs by Messrs. It. i\ McNeal and G. <!. Tweed si this ?Ity after Moreh hrst. and run from then on by them. Mi? nor repairs and additions will be mode to the bonding >*ofore it is turn? ed over to them. Mr Tv\.-. .I st it. d Wednesday that ii .f ihs Anal arrangements hod St I bt a made with Dr. <'hlna and their p ans for the future eould not be stated definitely until these ar rorsjomonts were completed. He sold thai the management of t h?? hotel woold be loft to Mr. MeNeol, who could probobly give out more Infer gisfloTi loter on jim to the manege Hi of th liulhl'ng. BUILDING BOOM IN TOWN. A NUMBER OF ATTRACTIVE RESI? DENCES BEING BUII/T IN CITY. Work on v. m. C? A. Nearing Com? pletion t Progress of Method lot chnrcll itullding ami ut Sumter Lighting Company Flaut; Kcsi deuccs of Dr. stuckcy, i>r. Booth und Mr, ?>. C? Bliaw to c< com? (deled n *%i Month. The f?:<*t that Bumter Ii growing and is In B proiperoui condition is apparently self-evident to those per? son! who have been about the city any recently and who have observed the amount of building now going on. The chief point of interest to be noted along this line is the fact that the buildings now in course of erec? tion are not confined to one locality, nor are they eonfined to one class of structures, for among them are busi? ness houses, religious edifices and prl. ate i eeldencee. Chief among the structures now in e rums I f erection, the progress on W. ? Y. M. C.'a. is of the greatest In j tereat to the people of Bumter. At the present time this building is very near completion and it is possible that ii will be ready for occupancy within the next month. At the present time ihe carpenters ara employed in put? ting in the doors and facings for the rooms. placing the balusters along I the stairway. painting the newly I placed doors and facings and other-1 wise doing what is commonly known i "putting the finishing touches ' to the building. In the basement the tiling is being placed in the bathing pool and the rooms are being clear? ed out preparatory to having a floor of concrete placed in them. The greater part of the work is completed and it is only the ex? tra little fitting! that are now taking up the time of the workmen. The electric wiring has been completed for a long time and all of the plumb? ing, except the installation of the I nth tubs, has been completed. The walls are all plastered and the win? dows hung. While most of the doors have been placed there are a few which are still to be fitted. Each of the rooms, which are to be rented, is provided with a small closet and radiator. The furnaces and boilers have been established in the base? ment of the building, one of the fur nances to he used in keeping water hol for the bathing pool and for bathing purposes and the other to heat the building. Altogether, the building appears very near comple? tion and very Conveniently arranged in every way. The building next to the Y. M. C. a. in interest to citizens of Sumter, which is now in process of erection. Ut the First Methodist church. This building is being constructed by W. Lee Harbin of Lexington. X. C, the contractor who has secured the work on Bumter*! proposed "skyscraper" and who is doing the work on the Bumter Lighting Company*! plant. The foundation of the building has been completed and the walls are finished up to the first floor. Here the work Stopped some time ago under provision in the contract to sus? pend during cold weather. Recently most of the material has been 20m? mg In and the work Will be resumed In a few week!. The work on the Sumter Lighting Company's plant has boon going on for I >mc time and is now nearing completion, The change! In the plant r< preient an expenditure of approximately $25,000 and. when completed, will make the plant one of the most up-to-date and complete lighting plans and ice factories In the State. The cooling towers have been completed, as have the hot well and other accessories to this portion of the plant. The old frame building ? rmerly used as an Ice house. Which was in -,i state of decay, has been torn down and brick walls sub? stituted in place of the wooden walls. Tin building is equipped with steel frame and with a fire proof rooting and Ii as near tire proof as such building! get to be. Work in now go '.ng on on the new office building. winch when completed wil be one of Ihe model offices In the city, The whole work nils out the s! ape of the building used by tbe plant and makes this one - f the largest buildings In town. < ?n Main street south of the Row? land building, situated opposite the post office, and adjacent to it. the firms of McCallum Realty Company and Wallace and Moses are putting Up a handsome office building. The building, while not a large one, is HUfflclently huge to afford office space on tbe ground floor for the two con? cerns building it with space on the second story to rent out. The lot on which the building is being erected is 80 by fe, t The building is a fire proof brick building, with a hand? some front of pressed brick, it if now nearing completion and will be occupied after February 16th by the two l'rm?' which are building it. Tbe space on the socond floor bas also been rented out and will be occupied us soon as the work is completed. The cost of the building and lot will be approximately $4,500. Another building now in course of construction and neartng completion s that being put up by Harby and Company on the lot in the rear of the King-Blending stables. This is a small brick building and will be used s a blacksmith shop and automobile garage. Although the roof of the building has not been completed A. W. Bimpkini has moved his black? en th shop into one of the rooms of the building. Resides these buildings which will bo Used for religious and business purposes, there are quite a number of handsome residences going up in various parts of the city, which when completed will add much to Sumter's attractiveness and value for residen? tial pu eposes. Among these build? ings, the largest and most costly Is the two-story residence being built 1 y Mr. D. C, Shaw on Broad street, on the site of the old Wilson property. The building is palatial in size and with the lot, which is one of the best in that section of the city for a residence of the kind, will cost nearly $20,000. The house is constructed on plans devised by Mr. Shaw and under his supervision. It will probably be completed sometime in April and will oe one of the largest, if not the larg? est, residences in the city. The build? ing contains twelve large room.:, measuring ?20x20; besides a twelve foot hallway and two large bath? rooms and pantries and closets. It is built on the colonial plan with large columns in front and a carriage and automobile driveway at the Church street side from which there is an entrance directly into the liv? ing room. The house will be equipped with hard wood floors and provided with modern conveniences. grales being used for heating. Work has been agoing on for almost a year, but is now nearing completion and the house will probably be ready for te? en pancy some time during April. (>n the northeast and northwest corners of Hampton and Harby ave? nues two very attractive residences are being built for Dr. E. S. Rooth and Dr. H. M. Stuckey, respectively. The two buildings are much the same in size and equipment and both of them will be completed about the first of April or some time during the month of April. The work on these two residences was commenced some? time last fall and has been continued slowly, but steadily ever since. Mr. J. S. lsanohle of Raltimoro is the contractor doing the work on the ; two houses. The OOOt of Dr. Booth's residence will be approximately $6,000 to $S, 000, while that for Dr. Stuckey will cost about $8,000 or $10,000. Both are two-story buildings and both have brick foundations and brick walls. Dr. Booth's house will have eight rooms, a kitchen, pantry and bath? rooms and will have a tile roof and tile flooring on the piazzas. It will also have copper gutters, which the other residence does not have. Dr. Stuckey's residence will have eight rooms and kitchen, pantry, bathrooms and an office r. Cached. Both will be provided wi.h fitrnace for steam heating, with grate put in additional in case somethin ' goes wrong with the steam heating ap ? paratus. Still another residence 1 eins auilt in the city is that of Mr. V W. I lowland, one of Suirttr's new husi n<tSI men. This residence is tin eight room, two-story building sltuuted on Broad street and the work has not yet proc eded as far on It as it has on other- residences, but is progt ?ssing nicely. The building is p frame struc? ture ?and costs approximately $.~>.ooo to *>;.<>(>0. It is expected that the residence will be completed by the ' first of June. NKSRO DIES GfF WOUNDS. doe Randolph Who Was shot on Feb? ruary 2nd Died Thin Morning At Sumter Hospital. Ji ? Randolph, the negro who was shot on Mr. John I. Brogdon'a place on I'ehruary 2nd was taken to the Sumter Hospital for treatment fol? lowing the shooting, died Wednes? day after being In the hospital since Friday greek. The Coroner's ln queat was held thai afternoon at 11 s.eins that Randolph go! In a quarrel with another negro and fired at him with a pistol. The (Uber ne? gro then turned on Randolph and sled him, once with a pistol and three times with a shotgun. The particu? lars of the shooting could uot be ob? tained In the i ity thai morning, but Messrs. .lohn I. Brogdon and Scrlven l>a\is were sent for and were expected to make statements at the Inquest t? Hing tie- particulars of the shooting. An \nanias flub. Kings tree Record, Governor Blesse has a pretty good nucleus for an "Ananias club." TO ORGANIZE SHOE FACTORY. Shoe Factory Men Have Oono. but Corporation Will Ii?' < >i-;uii/?d. The .shoe men were here Tuesday and Wednesday, hut left here Wed* n lay evening, after deciding to h ve the company organised for man? ufacturing shore, The incorporated company will have a capital stock of $46,000 and the incorporation pa? pers are now being prepared. V. ith the formation of a shoe manufacturing business, along with ih-> gas plant and other projected en* lerprises, Bumter is expected to feel ihe need of greater endeavors and to pat forth new efforts to obtain such illdustrlee which mark the town as one full of life and energy. The ad? ditional business is also expected to be the beginning of a wave of pros? perity such as Bumter has never felt before. The shoe factory will, if the pres? ent plans turn out successfully, at i;is. occupy such quarters as may be ivailable until better quarters can be tbtained. The factory will need the ?ervices of twenty-five or thirty men and will ship in material from all surrounding territory and ship out the manufactured articles lo places ,n this and other States. The fac? tory, which is a much needed enter prtse will be the first in this State and will no doubt prove a successful undertaking* Real Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real estate have been filed with the county clerk of court during the past week: J. M. Brogdon to J. x. lirown, lot on Salem avenue, $2,800. Mary A. Brunson, et. al., t? W. E. Branson, 73 acres in county, $5.00 and other consideration. A. I). Harby to E. If. McElveen, 136.9 acres in Bumter and Clarendon eou nties. J. Mack Kolb to H. H. WTells. 58 i ; ores, 2 acres, and 29.32 acres in sep- I arate tracts, $2.928.75. The Rembert Co., to E. V. Chand? ler, seven lots in town of Rembert, $1.004. R. 1). Lee, 1. C. Strauss, Davis Moise, as executors, to Charle3 Mc? Cains, lot on Purdy street, $150.80. The Rembert Co., to G. E. Chand b r, lot in town of Rembert, $175. Marion I i. Mellette to John T. ! Sables, trustee, lot in town of Wedge ! field. $125. Mrs. S. Burkett Cher. R. Burkctt, lot at Hal Rose Brown to Ella j In city on Bee street, $ Isaac Kennedy to Rose Brown, lot I ?-n Bee street, $5.00. ? - A Losing Game. Gramercy?We can't afford to give a dinner In the house. Besides, we haven't the tbinrs Mrs Gramercy? Fsha^! We can borrow the silver. Gramercy?Yes. and hove the guests j carry most of it away as souvenirs.? I Jt'.u.ie ft Don't Take Him at His Word. Sometimes you bear on* say be ' likes to be told his faults, and to have I Others tell him plainly when they don't : like what he does, but don't you be 1 licve it. There's only one person can tell a man nis faults and still be lilted by him. and that'8 his wife And even si.e would better not overdo ft t.?. t * C- il ?. r " r*. Cranberu ; r Iuc-r at ?'.,<? cod ? nr? ca'i'.: ? :? ct-'chl? o: beta la I order to :i. vc thilr pJaru more pro [ -Juctlve. pr ??? Ic *<? :? hsvtag estnb* I liahed that the utUiiy < the bees ? currying r?!leii i?c. i h to plant is a means o.1 iv i.?rlal!y Increasing the ylclc o I his - Ct d st; ??? Valuable Man. "I say," cried the business ma., to the detective, "some fellow hae been j representing himeelf as a collector of I ours. He hue been getting in more I money than any two of the men we I have, and I want him caught as quick ly as you can." "Ah right I'll have him in Jail in lees than a week." 'Great Scott, man! 1 dent want to put him in jail. I want to engage i l.lm!"?Ideas. Good Stickers. There are some practical makeshifts for mucilage, White of egg will be found quit-* as good as mucilage for e^alln^ a etter. Another substitute i<* n bit of cold boiled potato rubbed j over the paper, the paper thee beinc \ >!d In nlpne firmly NEGROES NOT ARRESTED. Understood That They Have De? camped?Warrants not Served. it is understood that the two ne? groes, Thomas Wilsen and John Da? vis, responsible for the shooting of Joe Randolph, are still at large, al? though a deputy went to BrogdoB Thursd iy morning to see if he could find the negroes and make arrests, it was learned Thursday morning; that a meseage was sent from Broa? den Wednesday afternoon that the negroes were then In Britten's store and could bo arrested, if a deputy was sent at once. The deputy started to leave, but never arrived at the destination and, it is understood, that the two negroes heard about Ran? dolph's death and left for Charleston. A message was sent from Brog don Wednesday evening that as no persons had. come in the afternoon as previously notified, it was then Use? less for the sheriff to send any deputy as the negroes were gone and the matter would be taken to the gover? nor. Warrants were issued by Mag? istrate Wells several days ago for the arrest of the two negroes and sent to Mr. Sam Newman to he served, but Mr. Newman declined to serve them and consequently the arrests were not made. What Some Cities Have Accomplished With Commission Government. Des Moines, la.. Population 86.000 Commission plan in effect in 190a. In its first year the commission saved $1S4,000 in running expenses, as compared with the prc\ious year un? der the old government. It made bet? ter bargains for the city in electric light charges, obtained interest on the city deposit for the first time, cleaned streets and alleys better (the alleys had formerly not been cleaned at all) and wiped out the "red light district" the effect of which has 3ince been shown in reduce crime. A sys? tem of periodical fines which were practically licenses levied in the dis? trict formerly brought in a hu^v yearly revenue and the firanei.il re? sult? above noted were obtained de? spite the ceasing of this illegal in? come. Cedar Rapids, la. Population $?,811. Commissio l p?an in effect January 1, 1918. The city has been put on a cash basis, pays its bills every Wednesday morning, taking a t per cent discount i >> cash. Bond? ed indebtedness reduced b| $iS,aaa net. The ? >ty m; Inventory hao ?een increased from $453,18$.43 Jan lary l. Isofl I ;>'.'?,SGO.21 J*a*u- * 1, 1911. Police and fire departments radically improved la efficiency and equipment. The amount of public Improvements during the first three: years under the commission pla-i have been more than that installed during any ten years of the city's history. These Include among other items the building of a reinforced concrete bridge 650 feet in length and the purchase of an Island in the heart Of th% city, to be used a* the cit/s civic center. .-. New York Cotton Market. New York. Feb. 15. Opei.ed High Low Close. Mar.. 10.14 10.24 10.09 10.09?10 May. .ln.:;4 in.42 10.25 10.25--?6 July. 10.36 tO.47 10.S1 10.31?33 Aug. .10.35 D?.41 10.41 10.26?28 Oct.. .10.^5 10.45 10.29 10.31?33 I 'losed easy. j Wedneeday morning was about as disagreeable as experienced in Sum? ter this year. The rain commenced before daylight and continued on up to 2 o'clock. It fell in a steady cold dlssle, which was made more dis? agreeable by the wind which blew from the northeast. The thermome? ter hung about thirty-six and the rain did very little towards melting the snow. Mrs. Qeorge Archer of Sumter, and I her little baby girl, are visiting rela t;\es In Manning this week. Mrs. Archer is pleasantly remembered by many friends here who knew her as Miss Hattie Frlerson In her ?chool days.?Manning Times. FOR SALE?Single t omb white Reg horn eggs for hatching, $1.25 per 15. $6.00 per 100. A. C. Davis. Davis Station. S. C. Attention Farmers, = Attention! = Im? you know that there is a lot ??1* sournees In your land, and especially so, after euch ? wei winter and so much snow has been on the ground, it is almost absolutely necessary for you to have this sourness taken out of your .and before you can make s suc cesaful crop. The prepared lime that is made f?>r this purpees especially Is the best thing that you can uot to remedy this, and it will do you well to gel some. I have a limited amount <>f this preparation on hand and will save you some money if you want some of it. Call around and so.? what m good price 1 have.