Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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\\x ?dlatrbman aub ^cutbron ei the I Wonh < at Mimier, s. C mm Hrvoati i'Usss Mailer. L II rt:,kmon au Mrs. Adolph Manheim has return? ed tu her hi?me In Orangehurg, after visiting her steter, Miss Janle Elliott, y of this city. * Messrs. Edwin Handle and Mark Reynolds. Jr., are at homo from Por? ter Military Academy for the spring holidays. Mrs. E. N. Frerson and Mr*. J. L % Frtereon of Stateburg spent the day In the city Wednesday. Mr. and Mrs. H. E. Parker, of Providence, wem In town Tuesday evening. Mr. W. K. Renneker, soliciting frvtght agent for the Atlantic Coast Lies railroad company, was In the ) city Wednesday. Mr. and Mm Brocklngton and laughters. Misses Edna and Louise, of Manning, were In the city Wednes? day. Mr. and Mrs. Alfred D'a noons and g^ children, of Chicago, are ' ae guos's mit Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell Levl. Mr. and Mrs. W. 11. 'ngram ard Mtsa Mary Pitts, of Columbia, sre vssitlnsj relatives here. Mrs. M. H Flaum 's visiting in Darlington. Mr. C. E. Stubos went to Columbia Thursday morning Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Stafford went to Columbia Thursdsy morning to goo Mr. Stafford's slater. Mrs. Mlms. who la seriously II at that place. Miss Ethel Hutchison of Kentucky. ?? visiting her stater. Mrs. H. M. Atocfcey. Senator Louis Appelt, of Manning, eras a visitor to the city Thursday. i Miss Moselle A Iderman. of Alcolu. returned home Thursday morning, after a short stay In the city. ? Mr. S. Frank Parrott. of Oaffney. Is in the city. s Death. News was received here Tuesday -of the death at the State Hos? pital of Mrs. J. A. Holland of this county. Mrs. Holland died Saturday and was burled at the hospital bury grounds Sunday. She was forly fWe years of as?e 'ind leovo a aaaaher of relatives Jn thki countf ' l>ewth of little i.lrt Bana Alice, the youngest daugh? ter of Mr. and Mr a S. T. Delgar. died on Tuesday at the Sumter Hospital where she had been taken eeveral days ago to be 01- ated on for ap peMlcltia The funeral services were held from the realdeno of her parents. No. 102 south Hatvln street. Wednes? day afternoon at 4 o'clock. The sympathy of their many friends goes out to the parents of the little girl in their bereavement r ^? Xcw Whoersale Company Here. Th? National Biscuit Company has I esrtabt1?hed headquarters In this city with Mr P W. Horn ss msnager. Mr. Horn has taken a room at th* Y. M. C. A. and will secure quarters for the wholesale company at once. Most of the predact shipped here by the com? pany will be delivered direct to the purchasers. Hachton ln^.-> re,| In Swamp. A few days ago bones of a human skeleton was discovered In the heart of the swamp below White's mill Only ? few boneo could be gathered up and after making what Investiga? tion h*> could, with no evidence to jitart on. <'<>roner Flowers decided that the he.it thing that could be done was to bury the bones and let the matter rest. The persons living In the neighborhood had not heard ? .- from thHr vicinity di*ap i ring mysteriously In the past v nty years, so there was no thought I foul play. It was stated that a t>li Sre had swepi over the swamp about two years a* > und tb. pgfUOa ?night haw met d??ith tb.-n. This opinion was generally accepted as the ends of the bone* wer? burned r?ff Mail) iVrMMit lb lug Vacillated. f ... rvl-.r I'ttts Bsatei tli it ?In rounty physician hn discovered sev? eral more srrall pox patients In the neighborhood of the old Phillips place. r?ut that tb. patients were al? ready well on the road to recovery When It was t\rn* a-x.rtalied that S, they had been -oiff i Ing from small pox. TOe count/ physician Is now engaged In vaccinating the colored folks In that gat Mwi and doing all In hi* pow?-r to keep the di-eas. from spreading The disease when |s / ?>? i-d whs already past tbe ejuaf> hantln? s?*g* ro. ?.u ir.inMn.? w m MIIXF.lt CASK CLOSED. Dtty Spent In Hearing Arguments of Attorneys?Motion for a Verdict Oterrulcd. The case of J. A Miller against the Atlantic Co4fl| Line railroad company which has had the attention of tho court up to this time from the con? vening of court on Monday \mI! prob? ably draw to i ( )-c this afternoon. The day was spent in hearing the ar? guments of counsel for the plaintiff and defendant, after a motion by the defendant for a direction of a verdict m their favor was overruled by Judge Rice. The last of the testimony was tak? en Wednesday afternoon, several wlt i esSCC being called upon to testify in reply to what witnesses had stated on the examination. Following the closing of the testimony. Mr. P. A. YVlllcox. general counsel for the At? lantic Coast Line railroad company, made a motion for the direction of a verdict. He stated as the grounds for this request that the testimony showed that If there was any negli? gence that resulted In the injury of the plaintiff the only Inference that could be drawn from the testimony was that the negligence was the act of a fellow servant of the plaintiff and therefore there was no liability on the part of the defendant railroad company. The second ground for his motion was that there was no evidence of negligence on the mater? ial allegation of the complaint which would support a verdict. The third ground for a motion for direction of the verdict was that there was no evi? dence of wllfulness or wantonness to support a verdict. The attorneys for the plaintiff conceded to this last grounds and withdrew the request for punitive damages. The references on these points were given Thursday by Judge R. O. Purdy In a short concise statement, the railroad attorneys claiming that the "fellow servant" act applied In this cane .relieving the railroad of all responsibility. Upon the close of Mr. Purdy's statement Judge Rice slated that there wore some phases of the case that he thought should go to the jury. He would not enter Into a statement of his reasons for taking "his ground as It might have some ef'ect on the Jury, but he would not direct the ver? dict for a non-suit. Tho plaintiff's attorneys had al? ready announced that they would make three arguments and the de? fendant announced here that they also would make three arguments. The time for each side was decided upon as two and one-half hours. Mr K J. Rest of Columbia opened the argument for the plaintiff with Mr. R. O. Purdy for the defendant following. Mr. J. H. Clifton came next for the plaintiff and that after? noon Messrs. Mark Reynolds and L. W. MrLemore or P. A. Willcox, for the defendant and Mr. I* D. Jennings for the plaintiff closed the argu? ments. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AN. NCAL MEETING TUESDAY NIGHT. lUplic? to Invitations Coming in Slow? MemlMTM I topic* ted to An? swer. The big annual event of the Cham? ber of Commerce on Tuesday night, next. Is rapidly taking shape. Nearly 100 members have, already responded but there are still over 200 members who have not replied. It la absolutely necessary that this bo dono at once ?m It Is Impossible for the committee to estimate the number of plates re? quired unless this Is done. President Gadsen of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce has accepted an Invitation to speak at the supper. The famous Charleston quartet that made such a hit at the big Ad Men's Convention at IJoston last year are planning to come. This will be a l ire treat and will add a great deal to the affair. The following former members of the Chamber Which were not an? nounced in the last published list nave renewed it. L Edmunds, J. U Jackson and W, L Williams. Tho Chamber now has a list of 100 now members which makes a fine slewing. Those who have joined ir ? tin |hg Was published are: C. B, Tendon, W, A verbuch, i?. w. Brown, It, L Blrehard, Boot! Rnmph, I B, Walsh, Jr.. C. A Parks. Will 1'rohuhly \tteml. The follow itig clipping from the Orenejeburg Bvenlng Kewa win bo of Internet at this time: rVentdenl Can and Secretary Mar ehnnt, of the Chamber <>t Commerce, hive received Very urgent Invitations from the Sumter Chamber of Com mercc to be present at a meeting of that body to be b. Id Oil the evening r Match It, it !?< very probable thai I he two gentlemen from this city will attend thti meeting. MM! DIREKTORS CHOSEN. Two New Members on llourd. Others Re-elected; Result of Election Tues? day Announced, The election of Tuesday for a new board of director! f<?r the Chamber Of Commerce for the ensuing year was held |n the 1?. .1. Chandler Cloth? ing Company store and resulted in the following being elected on the bo; rd: We hereby certify that we have made count of tile ballots east in an election for directors of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, held this 19th da] Of March, ISIS, ami that the fol? lowing nominees received the highest number of votes: Itaker, Dr. S. C. Reiser, R. B. Jennings, I* D. Lemmon, G. A. MeCallum. D. R. Jr. McKelver, J. W, Manning, R. I. Moise, D. D. O'Donnell. Neill. Witness our signatures at Sumter. S. C. this 19th day of March. 1912. (Signed) B, C. WALLACE, H. L. TISDALE, C. M. HURST. As wil' be seen by reading over the list seven of these men were on the board last year, two new members being elected on the board, L. D. Jen? nings and G. A. Lemmon. Putting the Roads Into shape. Supervisor Pitts stated Thursday morning that he was doing everything possible just now to put the roads in the county, especially those lead? ing Into Sumter which wore most traveled, into good shape and he thought that by the end of the week, if the rain did not stop the present work, he would have most of the n in pretty good condition for five or I six miles out of town. Mr. Pitts states that he has been using the split log drag on the roads the firat part of the week when the ground was damp enough for them to be effective, but that today and for the rest of the week he would use the road plows, two of which were now in use. The chain gang is still camped at Ballard's Hill, which they have not yet finished grading, owing to the rains, and they made dally trips out from there putting the roads in that section into condition. MONEYMAKER COTTON SEED? We have found this variety superior to any other, giving a larger yield per acre with the same treatment, and giving a larger per cent, of lint. Our farm is free from blight and other diseases, and the cotton is ginned at our own gin, where ev? ery precaution is taken to prevent mixing with other seed. We offer a limited amount of select seed at $1.00 per bushel. C. P. Osteen Co., Sumter, S. C. NOTICE?I am sorry to disappoint my customers, but the roads are so near impassahle that I can noteend any meat to Sumter until the roads are safe. The first choice pigs are sold. Will have some nice ones later. E. W. Dabbs. WANTED?To sell choice lard, sides, shoulders and hams from young thrifty hogs, smoked and unsmok ed. Orders through Union Bro? kerage Company will be filled once a week. E. W. Dabbs, Mayesville, S. C. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign for $5. No cards accepted on credit. For Sheriff. Capt. Geo. C. Warren is hereby announced aa a candidate, for the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rubs of the Democratic primary. VOTERS. Capt. K. B, Carson is hereby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at tin- enaalng election, having before dlecbarged the duties of that office with promptness and efficiency, wo take pleasure in recommending hin? for said office, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. MANY VOTERS, I 'or * lerk of i diu t. The name of H, L, Scarborough i; preeented as a candidate for Clerk of Court f<?r Bumtor County In the com? ink; Democratic primary election, I hereby announce myself a candl< date for cieik <.f Court ??f Sumter county, subject to the action of the I >? tn? err t Ic prims rj. JOHN R, SUMTER. WORK BEGUN OX RAILROAD. Several Gange of Workmen Employ? ed near Mannvtlle Clearing Right of Wuy. Several gangs of workmen are now employed cutting out the right of way of the South Carolina Western 1 etween Blshopvllle and this city, the tuen having at last been set to werk on that part of the route where all of the right of way titles have be< n drawn. Two gan?r.-s of workmen are ein ployed on Mr. it. E. Manning's place near Mannvllle and other gangs are at work between there and Bishop vllle, further up the line. It is prob? able that this work would have commenced several weeks ago had there not been several parties who would not come to terms with the railroad attorneys. At present the right of way has been secured most of the way between Bishopville and Sumter. but all of the deeds have not i y< t been closed. There are a few j parti s who refused to come to terms and condemnation proceedings have I been begun. The beginning of worl: on the road bed will be good news to the people of Suinter who have been waiting several months now for news to this effect And it is probable that with the coming of better weather good prog? ress can be made in the work. Every school child in Sumter should be examined by the hook? worm experts of the State Board of Health. They will ^e at Hearon's Pharmacy every Saturday until fur? ther notice. AT LAST, SPRING HAS =COME!= (J After an unusually severe winter, Spring time has burst upon us in all its beauty. <f Trees are budding, birds are singing, and all mankind are making preparations for the glorious season of promise. (| We have anticipated the demands of our friends by putting in a most carefully selected stock of seasonable merchandise in every department. STUFF GOODS KNOWING THE STRONG DE? MAND FOR WHITES AND CREAMS, WE BOUGHT LIBERALLY OF SER? GES, BEDFORD CORDS, BATISTES ETC. ALSO ALL THE POPULAR WEAVES IN BLACKS AND COLORS. SPRING WASHABLES A PROFUSION OF FABRICS AND COLORS, MERCERIZED POPLINS, STRIPED VOILS, MUSLINS AND LAWNS. DELICATE DESIGNS. SHEER TEN TU RES. ANOTHER LACE SEASON ALL-OVER LACES, I! AN DING AND EDGES, IRISH, TORCHON AND VALS. A DELIGHT TO EVERT LADY. SPRING SILKS MESSALINES ARE STILL I LEAD. FOULARDS STILL THEIR ADMIRERS. FANCY SILKS IN LIGHT SHADES ARE VERY POPULAR FOR EVENING WEAR, WE HAVE THEM ALL. WHITE GOODS NARROW AND WIDE WELTS IN PIQUES, STRIPED AND BARRED MUSLINS, DIMITIES, LAWS, IN? DIA AND PERSIAN, BATISTE. LINENS IN ALL GRADES FOR SKIRTS AND SHIRT WAISTS. EMBROIDERIES! EMBROIDERIES!! IT IS USELESS TO MENTION OUR EMBROIDERIES TO THE LADIES OP BUMTER, BUT WILL SAY AS IN THE PAST. YOU WILL FIND IT NOW. < iM.Y M< >KE SO. (J Would also call your attention to ourfl Spring Rugs and Art Squares, Crex, Matting and lAxmin sters. Space forbids a further enumeration, but to show you is our pleasure. ODonnell 6 Co.