Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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-<bc MUtx^uuu aao soatbriit r*U at Use Ivmioiu? t at buuticr, s. 1 .. im MtwHtl ( Im? MaiUNT. ?. . 1 ? ? . i - ? ? PMMftONAl* MIm Marian Oiradeau and Miss Hurst left Friday morning for a visit to Charleston. Mr. J. M. ilearon, of Blshwpvllle, ; .jsed through town Friday morning on his way to Columbia. Mr. A. K Sanders, of Hagcod. was a visitor in the city Friday. \ r< Ell Jackson and Miss Minnie /Lee Stroman. of Klioree. are visit? ing Him C W. McQrew. Mise Mabel Jones letf here on Saturday for a visit to her sister Mrs. J. F. Cunningham, of Atlanta. Mrs. William Harper, of Savannah. ! ?On . ia visiting Mrs. D. M. Blandlng. " Mrs J. K Clyde of Florida, who has been visiting Mrs. W. A. Clyde. ha?j returned home. Mrs. W. Bruce Lynam and little daughter. Lucile Klngman. lilt T'ieeday for a visit to relatives In Sa? vannah. Oa. Mrs W. H. Murray arid daughter, Mtsn Marie, of Columbia, spent Mon? day In the city. Mr. Peter H. Mellette has returned to the olty after a visit to Chadburn, N. C% Mrs. I. B. Manheim fcs quite sick at her home on West Hampton avenue. Mr. Ouy Nelson, of Stateburg, was wi f*w*> V^rday. tyer*. of Savannah. Oa.. Is the atl Iva guest of Mrs. Keld Aril on Magnus? sgreeA. paon and h i daughter. Mrs Herring, of New Yorlt. who are .speeding part of the winter In Cam den st "The Ktrkwood," are in Sum ter for a few days. They are guests of Mr. J. K. Cross* ell at the Sumter hotel. Mrs. Herrlni; was one of the Clark party consisting of 760 Amerl . i?as, who cruised around the world V in It It on the big Hamberger Ameri? can liner "The Cleveland." the same trip Mr. Croaswell waa on. Messrs. C. K. Banders. WslUr Le noir and Sam Moor?, of Hagood, were In the city Monday. ^ Messrs. J. B. Ryan. Colin McLaurin aad Leroy Brohun. of Wedgefield. were la town Monday morning. Mr. J. A. Boykln. at one time a olh e force of Sum ly for Mt. Pleas i II take charge of a st . Messrs R. B. Belser . of this city. \i< hush MsMsT ,0f Silver, was in ' nday. inla Saunders. of State t>Mi?u through the city Monday av morning on her way home after a * visit to Florence, where she attended a dance last week. Mr. Bernard Manning haa returned to th? city from Genoa, whero he has tie** for several months In the con? sular service He will at once take a up his work at the Bank of Sumter, ^ Where he has been elected cashier, although he will not aMiirne the duties of that office at once. Mr. Manning reports having an enjoyable time while In Oenoa. but. while he liked his employr.Mit in the consular ? service, he thinks America Is the ' ~' place In live after all. Peach of Mr. U. T. Andrews. Mr. Oregon Texas Andrews, a clvh war veteran and a well known cl?*r*n of S jmter. died Friday night at r. the Sumter Hospital after an Illness Of several months. Mr. Andrews was a native of this city, but spent about rhlrty-flve years of his life in Boston and in traveling from place to place. He was sixty-five years of age and leaves a daughter. Mrs. Rose Jaok ^ aosu ef thla f ty. and three sons, F Messrs. George. Joseph and Oregon T. Andrews. Jr . all of Boston. M ehweetts. The funeral services were held st the residence of Mr. Andrews' sister Mrs. M. C. Kavanagh. <n iMwanh A street, on Saturday at 3:.10 .'"clock. ^ being conducted by the Flev. J. N. To|ar of ths Washington Street Bap? tist church, and Interment followed at the Sumter cemetery. Mr. Andrews wss a man of wide experience, but was very quiet and a snaasumtng. He returned to Sumter ?P about eight years ago after the death of his wife, snd was In the employ of the J D "'ralg Furniture Company from then on to the first of January, when h? was to have accepted u posi? tion with Mr <;? if Purst, but was m prevented from doing so on account of sickness. The news of his death will bo heard with sorrow by his many friends thrnnghotif the ggejg ty. Tb- no mi>.. i >* ..f th ? b .'i-ci.itm??? from Sumtsr ?hould ?><? ongrntulated on the securing of fh.- v< ?aif?- >-f ?h? commission form of e<.\ .-mno nt act. It Is possible tbnt MM PSSJple Of Sum? ter msy have the opportunity of vot? ing on this question shortly and If adopted tbs? cltv ofSrlttts may he lccte?| thereunder this spring. MKKTIXU OF BOY SCOUTS. Large, and Interesting Mooting tleld In Chamber of ( ??nimmt Hall Fri? day. A largely attended and enthusias? tic meeting of the Boy Scouts was held In the Chamber of Commerce hall Friday afternoon at which the patrol leaders already appointed took their oaths and matters of In? terest to the members of the organ? ization were discussed. It was decided that another meet? ing should ? be held next Friday af? ternoon at 6 o'clock in the Chamber of Commerce hall and the members present were urged to bring as many other boys to the meeting as they could possibly get to come, they were urged to bring at least two other boys for neW members. As It will be very much better for the boys to learn for themselves about the movement It was stated that members should provide them? selves with books concerning the movement. While the books are not necessary. It is requested that those boys who desire to get them will turn over the money for the books to their patrol leaders as soon as possible. FIKK MONDAY MORNING. F. R. Grler'a Bakery Burned Causing a Lose of Almoet $3,000. A fire originating about / o'clock on Monday almost totally destroyed the building on North Main street used as a bakery by F. B. Orier. The adjoining building In which a store was kept was only, slightly damaged by the smcke and water. In speaking of the fire this morn? ing Mr. Orler stated that his lose would probably be somewhere near $1,000. although he could not say with accuracy what the amount would be aa he had not then ascer? tained what the damage to the ma? chinery and ovens amounted to and whether they could be used again or rot. He aald that the building and machinery was Insured, but the In? surance did not nearly cover the lose. The fire started above one of the big ovens Into which the bakers were Juet ready to put the bread. It had spread throughout the entire celling of the building before It was discover? ed, the roof being of tin and making It hard for the fire to break through until It had gained some headway. The hoae wagons and steamer re? sponded promptly to the alarm of fire and it was not long before two big streams of water were being thrown on the Are which was extin? guished in short order after the water was turned on It. Death of Mrs. A. C. Jackson. _ Mrs. Anna C. Jackson, of the Priva? teer section, died suddenly Thursday night after going to bed In her usual good health. Her son, Mr. W. L. Jackson, was called to her bedside shortly before three o'clock Friday morning and found her lying upon his arrival, life passing avay at about ten minutes to three o'clock. Mrs. Jackson was a native of Priva? teer and has a number of children In that section. She was 61 years of age and predeceased by her husband a number of years. The funeral ser? vices were held at Bethel Church Sunday morning at 11:30. Mrs. Jackson Is survived by six chldren. three sons and three daugh? ters. Messrs. J. M., W. I* and L. M. Jackson, and Misses Ida and Viola Jackson of Privateer and Mrs. C. H. Miller of Richmond, Va. Death of Mr*, Brower. News was received in the city on Friday of the death at Menderson vllle, N. C. of Mrs. W. L. Brower. the daughter of Mrs. J. D. Graham of this city. Mrs. Brower was taken sick several days ago and has been In a serious condition ever since, her stater, Miss Annie Graham, having gone on from this place several days ago to be with her. That morning Mr. M. O. Hill and Mr. W. M. Gra? ham left for Hendersonvllle to at? tend the funeral service* which were held at that place Saturday morn Ins;. Mrs. Itrewer. as Miss Nina Graham, was well known In this city and had many friends here, who will hear with sadness of her death. She is sur? vived by three sntall children, two boys and a girl, and he^ides her moth? er she has several brothers and sis? ters In this < \t\. l or lian-poitlne I.Upior. '?nl\ on,, rase wan heard by the re eorder Monday morning!, tht result being a dose of If! or 30 days for < ne, John Raeford, Reeford was up ?\eral da v* ago rind examined, though Ik re was no charge against him at the tim<\ for violation of the dispensary law. Mond iv morning he plead guilty to transporting HOjUOf for ah unlawful purpose and was fined < :' w '< eh amount w a p i Id. FIRE AT SHIRER'S GARAGE. Prompt Work of Fire Depart in rut Probably Prevent* Big Conflagra IHM, It was only the quick work of the tlrj department Friday that .saved Sumter from what would probably have been a big conflagration. The garage occupied by J. D. Shirer and Company caught on fire in the second story of the building, but was extin? guished by the i\rs department be? fore It had spread. Only nominal damage was done to the building by] the fire, the greatest damage result-1 Ing from the breaking in of the door in order to get to the fire and the water dripping through the plaster? ing to the floor below. It waa thought that fire had been started by some incendiary, as there was supposed to he no one in the building at the time the flro started and gasoline had been thrown on the side of the wall and on the floor all around the place where the fire started. The Are started on the side of the wall about three feet above the flooring. SMALLPOX IX THE CITY. Cnar* Quarantined and General Vac? cination Ordered by Board of Health. From the Dally Item, Feb. 1?. It was reported to the Board of Health Monday that there were sev? eral cases of smallpox in the city and immediate steps were taken to sup? press the disease before It became epidemic. There were three cass, all negroes?one on West Bartlette street, one on Red and White and the other In the tame section. The Board of Health ordered the Health Officer to enforce a strict quarantine of the Infected houses anc1 a general vacci? nation waa ordered. Every effort will be made to stamp out the disease by the Board of Health, but the problem will be sim? plified and the task made lighter if the people will co-operate with the authorities and see that members of their families and all servants are Immediately vaccinated, either by their own physician, the city phy? sician or the Health Officer. The danger of the spread of the disease is from the negroes who may have camf In contact with some of those who have contracted It, and those who are wise will see to it that their servants are vaccinated at c.tce, if they have not been vacclnatd within the past two or three years. They should also make sure that their laundry Is not taken to an Infected house. The negroes who are the ones most likely to contract the dis? ease and who will be the greatest suf? fers should have themselves vaccinat? ed at the earliest possible day. BAD WEATHER LEAVES BAD ROADS. News Notes About Things and People at Mayesvlllc. Maye8vllle, Feb. 1<5.?The recent heavy snow and the hard rains fol? lowing have left this town In a pretty muddy condition except where the streets are paved, and such spells of weather certainly teach the im? portance of building good streets and roadways, both In a town and in the country. However, the pleasant weather of today will help matters considerably and if no more rain comes at once, the streets will become more passable within the next day or two. Farm work Is at a standstill and the farmers are patiently waiting for the time to come when something may be done towards the making of another crop. A small carnival company came into town last Saturday night rath? er unexpectedly and the people have been taking It as well as could be ex? pected under the circumstances. To? day they are putting up their tents and stands and hope to catch some stray money before the week is over. Mrs. Robert A. Chandler, State auditor of the Federation of Women's Clubs. Is attending a meeting of the ? ve< utlve board In Greenville this \\ ssk, Mrs. T. It, Kahn spent n few days at her former home in Barnwell this week. Mr. J. Denmark is on a business trip In the North, purchasing a line of spring goods. Mr. R. H. Anderson, formerly of Mayesvllle. Is back In town after an absence of several weeks. Judge R. O. Purdy. R. J, Bland. Raq.i and Mayor L, I>. Jennings of Snrnter were in town yesterday on legs] business connected with Mag? Istrate DesChamps' court, A Correction, in Wednesday's Item it was stated In the article oon< srntng buildings In course of erection, that the McCal lum Realty Company and Wallace A MeSSI building and |of was estimat? ed as Worth $4.BOA, whereas this should ha v been the building alone WM valued nt 14,BAA the lot being wiped M something over I?,BOO it self RIOTERS ARRESTED AND IN JAIL Six No^rrocs Already Secured anil the Arrest of More Expected to Fol? low. Six of the negroes supposed to have been concerned in the alleged riot on Mr. II. M. Stuckey's place on the night of February first, when it was claim? ed that more than one hundred and fifty shots were fired in the melee, have been arrested. The six negroes arrested are, Dave Phillips. Paul Singleton, William Richardson, Tom Harvin. John Mack and G. T. Williams. While these have been arrested charged with compli? city in the riot and with carrying concealed weapons and assault and battery, warrants have been sworn out for a large number of other ne? groes who have not yet been arrest i ed. It is claimed that there were half j a dozen or more negroes injured in the melee, but only one negro was hurt seriously, he being still suffering from wounds received in his head from a blow given with a pistol. No arrests have yet been made of the parties alleged to have been con? cerned in the shooting of Joe Ran? dolph at Mr. Davis' place on the night of February 2. WANT NAMES FOR CORN CLUB. Supt. Havnsworth Asks Teachers to Aid In Boys' Corn Club Work. Superintendent of Education J. Herbert Haynsworth is anxious to get all of the boys in the county interest? ed In the work of the boys' corn club and in order to secure as many mem? bers for the club as possible during the coming year he requests all of the teachers in the county to send in to him the names of any boys In their schools eligible for membership in the club. The beys must be between the ages of ten and eighteen and must be willing to do the work for themselves. At the same time the names of all boys eligible for membership are wanted so that Dr. Haynsworth and Mr. Williams, president of the coun? ty Farmers Union, will know who the boys are and will know whom to visit and to try to Interest in the work of the corn club. Last year there were not as many members of the corn club as were desired and as it was an abnormally hard year for farmers, the boys in the club did not make as much of a success in corn raising as they had done the year before. This year, however, it Is hoped that more members will be obtained for the club and better results follow from the work of the boys who become members of the club. The work of the boys corn clubs In this State this year will have a marked influence on results achieved at the National Coru Show which is to be held in Columbia next Febru? ary. It is also impressed on the boys that a large number of prizes will be awarded to those doing the best work in the county corn club with the possibility of winning prizes In the National Corn Show. Teachers, parents and school trus? tees and others Interested in this work are invited to correspond with Dr. Haynsworth, if they have any idea of how new members for the corn club can be obtained" and Interest in this work aroused. Mrs. Elizabeth O. Dove Dead. The news of the death Saturday In Jacksonville of Mrs. Elizabeth O. Dove, the widow of the lato J. C. Dove of this city, was a great shock to her many friends here, many of whom did not even know that Mrs. Dove was sick. Mrs. Dove died at the residence of her daughter. Mrs. Oscar J. Keep. Saturday evening af? ter only a short Illness. The body arrived In this city from Jacksonville Monday morning nnd the funeral services were held from the residence, No. 325 Hampton ave? nue, Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. The Rev. J. P. Marlon of the Pres? byterian church, of which the deceas? ed was a member, conducted the fu? neral services. Mr. and Mrs. Dove moved to this city several years ago from DOVOS ville. Mr. Dove dying a few months after the family had settled In Sum ter. Mrs. Hove was a native of Sum ter and was the sister <?f Mr. W. M. DeLorme of this city and of the lab1 J. F. W. DeLorme. She Is survived by one son, Mr. Leon C. Dove of KlngStree, and five daughters, Mrs. David .1. Cunningham of Darlington, Mrs. Walter K. Renneker <>f Charles? ton, Mrs, Oscar J, Keep of Jackson? ville, Mrs. Eddie IV Pitta <'f Suniter and Miss Pauline Dove <>f Bumter. it seems tun it would be ;? good id?-a for City Council to pas-; an or? dinance allowing the firemen free us< of hacks in going to fires. The flrt department nets enough hard worl1 and little enough pay as it Is, am any steps that can be taken to ait them In reaching fires In 'he on',,!: est time possible diould he taken 11 necessarj procaution for the town Royal has no substitute for making delicious home-baked *oods The only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar Conference of High School Teachers. On Friday evening and on Satur? day of this week there will he held e a conference of high school teachers of Sumter and adjoining counties. The following is a list of the names of those who will attend. The visiting teachers will be entertained as Sum tcr's guests. There are still a few for whom places have not been pro? vided. Sumter's hospitality is pro? verbial and far famed. It is impor? tant, therefore, that she maintain this excellent reputation. Headers are requested to examine this list and if they can render any ! assistance, let Superintendent Ed-' mundB know before 5 o'clock to? morrow afternoon. The following Is the list: Prof. W. H. Hand with S. H. Ed? munds. Supt. E. S. Dreher with hotel. Mrs. E. S. Watklns with Miss Mc Laurln. j Mr. [* C. Crum with Mr. L. C. Moise. I Mr.' Walter Bailey with Mrs. Alta mont Moses. J Miss Clara Berg with Mrs. McKay. Miss Bookman w'th Mrs. McKay. Miss Brennan with Mrs. Altamont Moses. Miss Hoyt with Miss Brunsc Miss Squier with Miss Brun: Camden: Supt. R. M. Kennedv wltl Moise. J. A. Marion to be provided for. Miss Corbett with relative*. Miss Zemp with relatives. Mr. Strochecker with relatives. Summerton: Mr. Teasley to be provided for. Miss Romansteln with Mrs. Lucius. Miss Lda Scarborough with Mrs. Tolar. Lynchburg: Mr. W. T. McGowan to be provid? ed for. MI38 Olive James with Miss Wel bourn and Miss Wright. Manning: Mr. J. C. Daniel with Mrs. J. S. Richardson. Mr. Green with Mrs. J. S. Richard? son. Miss Brown with Mrs. J. S. Rich? ardson. Bishop ville: Supt. G. B. Dukes. Mr. Bethea. Mr. J. F. Muldrow, Mr. Bethta. Miss Gregory with Miss McLeod. Bantover: Dr. W. J. Rivers, to be provided for. Mr. T. If. Auld. to be provided for. Miss Isadore Williams. with Miss i tandle. Miss MaHnda Williams, with Miss B?ndle. Mr. J. 11. Hanna, to be provided for. TWO for Disorderly Conduct. Louella Choice and Edna Sharp Were tried In the police court Friday by Recorder Lee on the charge of CUfalng and disorderly conduct. They were found guilty and sentenced to pay a fine of $10 or serve 20 days on each charge. Bees James and John Raeford were up to be examined concerning a box of whiskey which had been left at Rees' establishment by the other negro. Rees claimed that he was In Columbia all of Thursday and knew nothing about the liquor, while the other negro claimed that he had left the box, containing thirty-two pint bottles of "boose" In Roes' eatabllsh menl with Res ?' wife, while he wen! out to the farm to do sonn? work, He stated that it had been his inten? tion to take the liquor home that evening after he came back to town, if the police had not In the meantime taken possession of it. Roth parties Were allowed to go for lack of evidence, there being no charges against either one ;<t th o ? i ??* thev were told tbM rhei nv ' ' ? n hand If the? w r. w n nted later. SHOE FACTORY FOR SUMTER. Comi>any Co in missioned by Secretary of State With Capital Stock of $45,. 000. Columbia. Feb. 17.?The Sutmer Shoe Manufacturing company of Sumter ha* been commissioned by\ the secretary of State, with a capi? tal stock of $45,000. The company will erect a factory at Sumter and do ! a general bcot, shoe and leather goods manufacturing business. The petit? ioners are R. L Manning and J. W. McKeiver. This is the first shoe fac? tory to be erected in South Carolina. AIXSWORTH DODGES TRIAL. Adjutant General Retires at His Ov?n Request. tf 1 Washington, Feb. 16.?Adjutant General Fred C. Ainsworth, who was relieved of his office on charges as? sumed to be those of conduct preju? dicial to good order and discipline, to? day was placed on the retired list on his own application. This precludes the possibility of a courtmartial. President Taft approved Gen. Ains worth's application because of the of? ficer's years of service, I WATSOX'S OFFICJK IS THE PRI I MARY *?' are Passed to und -? *u the Senate Friday. Columbia, Feb. 17.?The introduc? tion in the senate yesterday morning of the bill to place the office of the commissioner of agriculture, com? merce and Industr'es in the primaries precipitated one of the liveliest fights of the present session. It was finally passed to third reading unamended. Several amendments v:^re offered that would also make the office of the insurance commissioner elective by the people. Twc of theo? were withdrawn and the Farle amendment was tabled by a vote of 24 to 9. CHAMBER OP COMMERCE XOTES The secretary is in receipt of a number of premium lists and by? laws of various State and county fairs throughout the country in answer to ! requests from this office. The secre? taries of these fairs are all enthu? siastic concerning the value of such fairs for any dry and its farming com? munity. The secretary at Shreveport. I.A.. states that one million dollars would not buy the fair from them. Moat of these fairs in addition to the In? direct value therefrom are earning handsome dividends on the invest? ment. Every year Sumter is losing thousands of dollars to other cities because of these fairs and carnivals which attract our people and the only way Sumter can secure any offset to this loss is by having a fair of her own. Runaway on Main Street. Friday afternoon about 2.30 a hors? belonging to Isaac Mallard, a negro, became frightened and started to run when one shaft came loose from the wagon. The boy guided the horse Into a nearby Held ami it seemed that he would be able to stop him. but in turning Into the field the hoy was thrown from the wagon and the horse started up Main street and turned Into Warren at a rate that many of the Charleston race horses would have envied. The wagon was torn to pieces i efore the horse stopped and was caughl by its owner. Marriage License Record. \ marriage license was issued Fri? day to Cornelius Johnson and Bltsn* beth Colclough of Wedgelteld, being the first license to be issued on Frl? day to a negro couple. COR SALI?Single comb white Leg horn esrgs for hatching, $l.^T? per 1 \. M.Ofl per 100. A. C, Davla, l? Nation s. C.