Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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4i? HU;t|)mau aim s?cu!l)roii tuiifi ml ut lite ?*<t?|onior ?4 Miomt, S. 1 .. M ?* uml Class Matter. l *-Re>ON Ai. Mm C. 8. Bethea and little daugh? ter lift on Friday for Atlanta, af? ter a visit to her parents, Mr. and Mr*, i. F. Bennett. In this rity. *frn William Stackhouse, of Latta. ta \ .siting her parsnts. Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Bennett on Harvkn street. ?1 Jam<- I). Oillvspie of the Dar? lington Ouards was In the city for rhilp Friday morning. Mrt. Dr. W. tt. Browne has return Mi fr?>m Ith hmond. Va , wherr she ha? (i-?vi visiting her mother and sister* and also In the Interest of her millinery business. Mr. Clarence Klnard has gone to Greensboro. N. C. where he has ac? cepted a position with the Bell Tele? phon? end T.Megraph Company. Messrs. A. A. Brearley end Archie Brearley. of 8t. Charles, wers in the city Friday. Mr. Walter Handera of Hagood. I aril In the city Friday and Satur? day Mrs. L. O. Adams, of Sumter, .spent as/oral days here this week, ?he came over on account of the 111 nees of her relative. Mrs. T. B. Rey ??mold*, liar uta I lie Messenger. Mr*. John Miller, of Wlnston-Sa lem. N. C. Is visiting her sister. Mrs. T f* llcaffe. Mr. W. D. Carson, of Summerton, was In the city Monday. Capt K. M. Aman, of Blshopvllle. we* a visitor to the city Monday morning. Mr. Wendell Levi is at home for a ?Uorr * ay from the College of Char leeten. Ool. W. D. Scarborough, of Dalsell. was a visitor to the city Monday. { Mr. J. H. Johnson has moved from Harvln street to his new home on the corner of Purdy and Broad streets, property whlct he has recently pur? chased. Miss I.ucy Johnson, of Manning, Is _ the guest of Mr. and Mrs. J. H. John eon on I in id atreet. Mrs. Eugene T. McCollum went to Blshopvllle Monday morning to visit Mrs. H. B. DuBos* Miss Lillian Wilson nturned to her home at I M nday morning k after >p>ndmg i **| M of days rn the ?ntty. Miss Elisabeth Brunson, of Flor? ence, spent the week-end with rela tfcree re thht city. Messrs. WaPsr Carr and John f Kelly spent the week-end with rela? tiven and frtondi In Florence. Mayor H. A. Ttsdale of Summerton In the city Monday. Death. R. O. Davis, a former resident of sumicr. but lately a resident of Hlac/isburg. a brother of Mrs. J. Ouss Bpperton of this city, died Thursday st II 2o. Mr. Davis was an snglneer on the aoahoaro Air Line railroad. r Mr. H. H. Weldon died st his home at Harlot on Tuesday, aged M years. The funeral services took place at Hmithvllle Wednesday. Mr. Weldon was the father of Mr. R. A. Weldon of this city. mmh of An Infant. Augustus, the Infant son of Mr. and Mrs. A S. Merrlmon. died on Mon? day. The funeral services wore ay rromlng at 11 o'clock idence on Blandlng street, the nterment will be had ai |h< ? ? no tery. I uoeral of Mrv J. F. !ln?f(doii. News was received at Brogdon en Bondav of the death at M<<ntgomery. I Ala., ef Mm. J. E. Brogdon, the wife of J. E. Brogdor., a son of Mr. J. I. Rrosjdon. The r ?mains were shipped back t?- HroR-doii for Interment and the funeral services were held on Tuesday morning Immediately after ^_*Jje arrival of the morning train from ^^larleston. Mrs Itrogdon was MHs Lea SM I I* of Flor.-n. .> t'ffore her mar? ratge. Brie Is survived by h?r bus hand end f'?iir -.mall children. h< r f | ther and one sister of Fion n*.-, !>.? fl%|ib"4 IWf "ther sisters, Mrs. Hinds ^?f Afhevllle and Mrs. Morrison D-nn?: tsvlll*. V ? i <l?? r Pt Defendant. Tn* saas "f Harrtot a. Qoodsaea again**! l'rni\ PI I. 't ul.. to secure y p^i-seegssai ad land, which was heard in the roan <-f common pleas Fri d t\ sod Sat im I i \ n? ultei- Hi the pr- hthur l olif. -In. '.ntf i v.r dlct In fa\or of the d'f. ml.mt Mr. A. B. Htu? k. v represented the lfp??i?nr'^ ami Mr. 7 II Cllflog the ?! RUN OVER BY AFTO MOBILE. Prank (handler Drulstd in Collision With Automobile?-Itun by Negro Boy. Monday about 2 o'clock Frank Chandler while on his way home to dinner was run over hy a negro boy driving Mr. H. R. Van Deventer's automobile, the accident occurring at the corner of Church street and Hampton avenue. Mr. ChandL; was crossing the stieet on his bicycle when he was struck by the machine which was coming down Church street. He was thrown under the car. which passed over his body, but luckily the whels did not touch him. His wheel was smaaheu and hi* clothing was badly damaged and he himself had one side of his face badly bruised. Mr. Chand? ler stated that the boy did not blow his horn and he did not see him un? til too late to avoid the collision. MANY ATTENDED FOR HOOK? WORM. Three Hundred Fifty Patients Ex? amined In Past Week by Expert*. The hookworm specialists who have been In this county for the past two weeks werk. Saturday at Hearon's j Pharmacy, as they will every Saturday In this month, and were kept busy all day long examining persons who came to see if they had the hook? worm. More than three hundred fifty per? sons have been examined in the va? rious parts of the county during the past week and it has been found that many of these have hookworm, the percentage of disease running high In each section of the county. Among the persons who have been examined are a great many negroes, but the I majority are white people. This disease can be cured and every person In the county would do well to be examined while these experts are here. Many are staying away out of a sense of false pride, when In truth they may have ttye disease and It is a great deal more shameful for them to go about with It without tak? ing any steps to rid themselves of it, especially as they will be treated free of cost and at very little expense. UK. FIRE VISITS FLORENCE. It was learned Saturday from a gentleman who spent Friday night in Florence that that city had been visited by a very disastrous fire early Saturday, half of the freight de? pot, a number of box cars and a con slderabl amount of cotton being de? stroyed by the blaze. The nie started In the freight de? pot and the alarm was given In about 3 o'clock that morning. Before It could be placed under control more than half of the freight depot had been destroyed and six box cars on a sid? ing near the building were left in ashes. A number of bales of cotton on the platform were caught in the tire and were still burning that morn? ing. The loss was estimated at some? thing like $10.000. Mr. Parrott a Candidate. Today's issue of the Item contains Mr. L. I. Parrott's card as a candidate for re-election to the office of the clerk of court. Mr. Parrott has been a popular and efficient clerk for the past nine years, having served two full terms and one year on the un explred term of Mr. Shepherd L. Nash. A number of judges who have presided during sessions of court In Sumter have congratulated Sumter county on having- one of the best county clerks In the State. New York Cotton Market. New York. March 25. Open Close. March.10.40 10.32?33 May.10.48 10.38?39 July. 10.56 10.50?51 Au? .10.66 10.51 flat Oet.10.56 10.57?58 Closed barely steady. LIVERPOOL MARKET. Liverpool, March II, Open. Closo. March.593 5S8 Mar?April.f?92 Vfc III Vpril ? May.591 ?fr 687 Vi May?June.|g|r?87 Juru-July.Itl)| 5*6 I float d barely steady. Lorgl Market. Hanls middling. lO.'O. All of tag rural policemen are now ready for bSSSgeaS, The last one lilod his commission la the ottos of ths elerl of court Friday, Bach of them has provided himself with a horse and othet sjbi sasary sejnlpmenl and will be out oi ins baai from now on. While the district ea< h one has to na? tro] M surge, it only ui\?s each ons the chance |?? do more work end 10 ?how whet hot or not the la motion of ru r i ??i H<, \? ? good Ihing for Ihe roun? ty or n needless expense. FLORIDA SHERIFF HERB. Comes for Henry Jones, Colored, Warned in Citrus County, for (.rand Larceny. Sheriff Carter of Citrus County, Florida, was in the city Friday for the purpose of taking possession of Henry Jones, who was arrested in Wedgelie'.d several days ago by order of Magistrate Koes. and taking him Un k to Florida where lie i> wanted for trial on the charge of grand lar? ceny. It will he remembered that Jones was arrested tirst for threatening to kill his wife and the man with whom his wife was living, Jones left Florida when he found that the sheriff want- ; ed him, but after his arrest here this fact was ascertained and he was j held until the sheriff could come fOl him. Sheriff Carter left Friday afternoon for Florida, going by way of Charleston. BOYS CORN CLUB OFFICERS. Jamison Cain of Privateer to Serve as President?Points of Interest. Despite the rain and the gloomy day there were a large number of the members of the Boys' Corn Club present Saturday when the oraglnza tlon was called to order by Supt. J. H Haynsworth and the election of officers entered upon. The election resulted in the choice of the following officers to serve for ensuing year: President, Jamison Cain. VIce-President, Edwin Miller. Secretary, Richard Well3. The rules of last year were adopt? ed with slight modifications. During the meeting a very sensible and practical talk was made by Mr. W. K. We.lls, who has always taken great interest in the work of the club. Mr. Wells stated in his talk that one of the main reasons for the boys to keep .account of their work and the cost of raising their crop of corn was to enable them to know exactly what <ach bushel of that corn cost them, something that not one farmer in a hundred in this county or other coun? ties now knew, but a very valuable thing for for the farmer to know. Many farmers did not know what their corn cost them and therefore they had no means of knowing what this crop cost them in comparison \*hh other crops. Mr. H. L. Scarborough Impressed the boys with the Idea of making good corn which they could enter in the National Corn Club for boys which would he held at Columbia next year. He wanted the Sumter county boys to show everybody at the exposition that they were the best corn growers In the whole country. Supt. Haynsworth called attention to the fact that three prizes would be given on School Day, April 13th, for the best ears of corn which were brought in and entered at that time. It was decided that each member of the Boys* Corn Club was to enter this contest and the matter of entrance was left to the proper officials. Along this line Mr. Williams stress? ed the matter of being extremely careful in the selection of seed corn, telling the boya that this was one of the most important matters connect? ed with their ? rop and advising them to get all of the help they could in the mntter. BISHOP (il'ERRY HERE SUNDAY. Preached Two Sermons, Morning and Night, at Church of Holy Comforter. Bishop W, A. Guerry of Charleston was in the city Sunday and preach? ed two sermons, mor ning and night, at the Church of the Holy Comforter. At the morning service he confirmed a class of elerven, rdx women and five men. WEINBI lt(. vs. A. C. L. RAILROAD. Cane for Damages of $105 Taken up In Court Monday Morning. The case of Samuel Weinberg vs. the! Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Com? pany was commenced in the court of Common pleas Monday morning. The suit is one to collect $105 for dam? ages due to an alleged delay in the Shipment "f goods. When court ad? journed t??r dinner the hearing of wltneaeea had been completed and arguments were *tiii to be beard. Mark Reynolds, ESaq., represented the defendant and R, D. Lee, Baq., the plaintiff. lllduhon Societal *. Ouils. James Henry Rice, secretary of the State Audllbon Society, has resigned. it will be recalled that the Governor vetoed the appropriation for the Bal? er) of Ihe Aubudon secretary and tin veto was sustained by the General Assembly, so thai there la no salary attache.l t.. til.- ofTV a Mayor w. 11. Qltihee, of Columbia, la the president i f the A udubon Poclety, Mr. Rlc< remain* chief game warden of tin ?t?te, GEORGE G, COOPER DEAD. Prominent C itizen of Mayc.svillc IIa? Passed Away?Funeral Services This Afternoon. Mayesvllle, March 2?.?George Gregg Cooper died at his home about two miles fn?m here late yesterday 1 aft* moon after an illness of only a few hours. He was stricken with apoplexy, while attending to his daily j duties about one O'clock and never spoke again. The d ceased was in \ the forty-sixth year of his age and ! unmarried, He was the son of the late Capt. Ell M. Cooper. His mother, two sisters, and four brothers survive him. He was one of the substantial j farmers of this section, a good busi- , 1 ness man, and a strong pillar in the Presbyterian church of Mayesvllle* More than once he was urged to ac eept an office in the church, but al- ; ways declined, preferring to help the ! work with his substance in his quiet, I I unassuming way. He will be greatly misted by a large circle of friends and acquaintances, and the bereaved family have the heartfelt sympathy of their community. j The funeral services will be con I ducted this afternoon at the Presby- j terlan church and interment will follow in the Mayesville cemetery on the bluff of lilack River. PFPILS SHOFIil) ENTER CON? TEST, Mrs. H. W, ?call Makes Some Com? ments on School Day. County School Day or Field Day as it is more familiarly known, is only three weeks off and the committee has received very few names of boys and girls who propose to contest for the prizes, as compared with last year at this time. And so I write to remind pupils, teachers and parents to send in the names of those who wish to try for the prizes so the com? mittee may make its final arrange? ments. The enthusiasm shown last year seemed to predict great things for Field Day. It would be a great pity If we lost any of this enthusiasm be? cause the day tends in so great a degree to inspire the children to do better work all the year through. This year we have had given to us a prize greater than any offered last year which will benefit the county at large as well as the schools, I refer to that prize of $25.00 offered by the City National Rank of Sumter to the boy or girl who writes the best essay or composition on Diversified Farm? ing. Any boy or girl of the rural SCChOOls may compete. Send in your names at once to the president of the City National Rank if you will try for this prize. The boys and girls on the farm should assuredly show as much Interest in this as does the bank which thus seeks to help farmers to a better system of farming. The same bank has offered a year's free scholarship in agriculture at Clemson to the rural boy who makes the best marks on the Clemson entrance ex? amination. This Is a most munificent 1 offer and every boy In the schools should begin to work for it now. So boys and .jirls. teat ru 1 and parents make up and sen 1 In your names at once. The committee has done all it can?with yo'u res*.* the question whether Field Day w 1 be a failure or a greater success tbvn last year. Mrs. H. W, R ?11. FIGHT ON CATTLE TICK. Florence, Marth 24.?There wa3 a very earnest and f.caly representative meeting of the people of the county at the court house yesterday morning to form the county association for the war on the cattle tick. The meeting was addressed by Dr. J. F. Fahey, of the United States bu? reau of animal industry of Washing? ton, and Dr. \V. F. Hurlelgh, the as? sistant State veterinarian, of Clemaon College. , Dr. Fahey toid of the ways of the cattle tick and how to fight it, and how the fight first, started, and of the tremendous losses that the South suf? fered every year by reason of the tick. The State Of South Carolina alone suffers to the extent of ovo ? a million dollars in cattle sold, and that does not cover all of the costs that are taxed up against the people for the fumigation and cleaning of the cars and pens, for the In the sab s of hides and for many other things, t(. say nothing of th< loss of opportunities t?> make money t<> offset the bad prices of cotton or any other crop on w hich the people d< pend. He showed very plainly why it was that raisers could not make any mon? ey out of the cattle business and nev? er would until they were Included In the free area. There is t<?.? much cost to the selling of cattle, and one can not fatten profitably the tick-Infested cattle, nor get the returns In milk and butter from them. There Is now about one-fourth of the State released from the operation of quarantine law. and the people of this section should take advantage >>f t??e opportunity 1 > coming into the : "\. h:to n< ea" that Is free from BOY I) SING LIBERATED. Relatives of Mrs. Wombaugh K<-< all Warrant Charging Abduction of i oiuig Bride. Charlotte, N. Cu March 23.?Boyd H. Sing of Florence. S. C, charged with the abduction of Mrs. O. L. Wombaugh. niece of Prof. M. H. Holt, principal of Oakridge institute, and in whose home Sing lived, was to? night released on advices from Rich? mond, where Mrs. Wombaugh has been in conference with her husband and Prof. Holt. The warrant has been withdrawn with the consent of relative3. Mrs. Wombaugh, a strikingly beau? tiful bride of 19 years, was located today in Chesterfield county, Va., about two miles from Richmond, where she had hired herself as cook, alter failing to secure employment as nurse in one of the Richmond hos? pitals. Prof. Holt, Mr. Wombaugh and private detectives made the find. Previous to the withdrawal of the charges Sing's relatives from Flor? ence had furnished bond of $1,000. Sing denies that he accompanied the girl away from ? xak Ridge. C.EX. JOSE SALAS, COMMITS SUICIDE. Id-ports State That Officers and Pri \ates Have Been Captured. Mexico City, March 25.?Gen. Jose Gonzales Salas, who left the war min? istry to take active charge of the campaign against Orozco, committed suicide today at Bermejillo by shoot? ing himself through the head, while, with a part of his army, he was re? treating to Torreon, after a reverse yesterday at Corralitos, 20 miles south of Jiminez. Gen. Victoriano Huerta, formerly in command of federal forces in Morelos. has been named to succeed him. The latter left here to? night with 2.000 men. Government officials to iight did not regard the federal reverse at Corrali? tos as a serious defeat and reports indicate that the federals are pre? paring to engage the rebels at Jimi? nez. The suicide of Gen. Salas was at? tributed to chagrin over the failure of his first engagement. While minister of war he had been subject to vicloua attacks by a hostile press, and htl retirement from the cabinet to take command of the campaign was an effort to rehabilitate him..?lf in possible favor. Gen. Blanquet was shot in the leg during Saturday's engagement and Maj. Nicholas Martinez, chief of staff, was killed. Fn official reports state that 50 minor officers and many privates have been captured by Orozco's men. This was denied by government officials. The latter regarded the situation far from hopeless tonight. On the con? trary, they declared that with the ad? ditional force of Huerta they would push the campaign vigorously into the Chihuahua district. Tonight, according to advices re? ceived here. Trucy Aubert is in the rear of the rebel position, while Gen. Teiles is on their Hank, and it is the plan of the federals to deliver a crush? ing blow to the rebels at or near Jim? inez within a few days. MUTINY AT CHARLESTON. Haytlen Ships Ferrier Has Some Charleston, March 23.?Because their three months term of service had expired and they had received no pay, the crew of the Haytlen gunboat Ferrier. which has been in port since March 5, mutinied today and Commanding Officer William F. Watt was forced to call on the revenue cut? ter Yaniacraw for protection. Com? mander West of the cutter sent Lieut. Brockway and a force of 15 marines to take charge of the Ferrier. The men from the cutter, accompanied by Capt. Watt, boarded the man-of-war without resistance on the part of the muntinous crew and took charge of the vessel, setting watch over the sailors in order to prevent them from il -sorting or damaging the ship. Capt. West wired to Washington for instruc? tions and until he receives orders from the head of the revenue cutter service nothing further will be done than to maintain the watch aboard the man-of-war. The Haytlen minis? ter at Washington has also been no? tified of the mutiny. sin- what do you mean by saying thai Rlsa is "more or leas pretty'."' He Well, she's more prettj than most girls and i<ss pretty than you. Sim pliclsalm no. Two Ihousand people In Philadel? phia recentl) thronged a hospital for beauty treatm< nt. P >ople want to n ? beautiful, e\ n ;" P lila.letphta ? i "l ni testen Poi i. Trouble. Diplomat Ic. The Coming Campaign. Barnwell People. While we do not get all the news? papers of the State we exchange with a sufficient number to get a general foreshadowing of the probable char? acter and conduct of the approach? ing campaign. The indications of the political weather as we interpret them point to over three months of increasing heat, during which the newspapers as a class will be better philosophers and less bitter partisans than In other years of recent remembrance. They will, as a rule, have the courage of their convictions, controlled by Um knowledge that other classes of citi? zens are equally as solid in their opin? ions. Being tolerant they will reap in return the good treatment they give to others and exercise a calming and educating influence impossible in heated discussion where assertion supplants argument. It seems to us that if the attention to be paid to national ard State poli? tics should be largely confined to ab? solutely fair and impartial statements of facts and conditions the voters of the State would have a clearer realiz? ation of the responsibility resting up? on each individual and the results could be accepted by the losers and approached by the winners as the righteous verdict that would not be followed by heart burnings or es trangements. If the State Democratic Convention to meet in May should and would exercise the supreme power of adopt? ing a platform of principles on which the candidates for State offices should be required to stand and declare and define the issues for discussion at the campaign meetings and all pub? lic gatherings of volunteers the con? test would call into exercise the best talents of the rival candidates and prove the best summer school ever held in any one of these United States. Tax Lists Made Out. Auditor Wilder has completed the tax lists for the various townships in this county and has sent out most of them to the various township boards of assessors to look them over and make any changes in the returns which they see fit to make. General? ly very few changes are made by the township boards of assessors, the ad? dition of a few dogs being about all that is generally done by them. The board of assessors for Sumter township is called to meet this af? ternoon, but the meeting may be postponed. This board consists of Messrs. W. B. Burns, W. M. Graham and H. J. McLaurin. There is a fine, large crop of can? didates for county officee. MONEYMAKER CX)TTON 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. 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. E. S. Carson is hereby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election, having before discharged the duties of that office with promptness and efficiency, we take pleasure in recommending bkn for said off.ee, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. IIANY VOTERS. Capt. Geo. C. Warren is hereby announced as a candidate for the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rub s of the Democratic primary. Vt >TBR& For Clerk of Court, 1 hereby announce myself a candi? date for re-election to the office of Clerk et Court for Sumter County/, subject to the rubs of the Domo cratic party, L. I. PARROTT. The name of 11. L. Scarborough Is presented as ? candidate for t'lerk of Couri for sumter County In the com? ing Democratic primary election* l hereby announce myself a candi? date for Clerk of Court of Bum tor county, puhjecl to the e< Woo of the Dent cratle prlmarr. \ JOHN ?: SUMTER,