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COMFEDERATE RK-IMON PLANS South* rn I tall way u> Provide \ct*om aaudatlona for Many tar**?S|Nx?lal . Train. alaeon. Oa,. March 21.?Temporary improvements In itn local facilities for hanJll'ui paasengera. Involving an ex pendlt i.. .f more than $10,000, will be made by the Southern Hallway to provide for the comfort and conven? ience of the great crowds that It will bring to Macon to attend the Twenty second Annual Reunion of the United Confederate Veterans, to be held fn this city. May 7th. 8th and 9th. The Improvements will Include new bag? gage rooms, extension of platforms and enlargement of ticket offices, public comfort buildings, and park tag space for 60 Pullman cars with complete srangements for light, wa? ter and sanitation, thus furnishing a substantial addition to the hotel facil? ities of Macon. The location of these will be within two blocks of osnter of the city and occupants reach them without croaelng any track*. A large number of parties have already arranged to live In their while at Macon. The Southern' a mger station Is wr?hin one block of Central City Park, in which the Veteranu' Camp will ha located. Arrangements have already been by the Southern to :*un a large iber of epeclal trains to Macon various) points throughout the South and It Is expected that a number of others will r* arranged. Two adltlonal trains* each way per day between Atlanta and Macon will to operated May Ith, 7th, 8th, and tth, which with the various special trains will allow passengers reaching Atlanta at any hour to secure Imme connection to Macon. la order to handle the reunion with the utmost dispatch, the ithem will have a strong organtsa on the ground and every detail service wilt be given the most aut? attention. PAIR WKATHRK PROMISED. la Wmmmm Pleasant Weather ^ Teamperacare SlightJy Below 4 %ha fleasoa's Average. Washington. D. C, March 84.?Fair weather over the great part of the itry i Ith temperatures s Ightly be the asason's average during next several days Is premised by Weather bureau in a bulletin to "Raln or snow Is probable, how earar." says the bulletin, 'or Monday ta the North Atlantic 8tato? and the eatracne upper Ohio valley. The next lurbance of tmportawer. to cross country will appear in the Far Peat Tuesday or Wed need i y, eroi Middle West Wednesday or Thursday and the Atlantic 8tates near eloae of the week* this dlsturb w1ll be proceeded and attended try a general rise In temperature and leeal rains In Southern und rains and anew In Northern State?, and be fob towed by conalderabl: colder weather, which will appear In tie Northwestern Thi.rsday or Friday. AFtY SN ELL IN FliORENt E Mate Fine loipr >*dou at Meeting of Chiisnhcr of Commerce. The Florence Times had the fol to say of the speech made by ury Snell at the Florence Cham of Commerce banquet Friday "Secretary Snell. the live wire of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce, talked of the work there and the atsnllartty of the towns in this State aad what the i .-d, and str?*aed ? aperatb.n among them for a great? er town and a greater State and a greater South. He spoke of the benefits to be de? rived from the co-operation of the seat chant* In the > r. lit association which had been explained by Mr. Margen In reference to Florence. Ha said that \v?. w?r. forming an army here In the State and In the Snath, and the secretaries were only the leaders In the fight for the building up ? ?( ||M ?.ntry. the real army. th?. fighting men were the rank a.>d fll?? of tb.? membership. He talk.-d of dra'nuge and the benefit* af ad \>>r\i.??lng :he city and for th<- looting Of OOUBtry, and pointed on- h<>w inoaTOolual were the efforts of th?? Individual OttlOl aad how they mint and h? believed were now ready, to form an gggai I I tlen for ttie State. He made a fine talk, and be made every t*d\ f- Bfl Hp and shouting, and be ha* eemented the two cltle* of r'lor n< >? and Sumter the closer together l.y his visit and his talk last night." win tti.? of living arof some 4>wn? n+k.4 i ? ontempor n >. It does. ?n the hr?t ft i w rv month, and romes down hard, lOOV ?'harleston post. I'o! Koos.veil BOjrs; ' f expect to fuce a new be evcr> day Well, whv did he pursue a course In whh-h he mould be nur? to meet up with a pack a< llea" Wilmington Star. SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE. Third Annual Meeting of Stinduy Scliool Work er* Held at Manning on Thursday. Manning. March 21.?The Third Annual Conference of the Sunday School Worker*. Sumter District >'. . E. Church South, met in the Manning Methodist Church today, with Res. Walter 1. Herbert, Presiding Elder, of Sumter, In the chair. The first session began at 11 o'clock. I >evotional exercises were conducted by Rev. J. H. Wilson. Field Secre atry J. M. Way made an entertaining and Instructive practical application of II Timothy 2:15 to our Methodist Sunday School Work. Mr. Way Is an enthusiastic, Intelligent and practical man. Ho la thoroughly prepared to present the details of the work in all of Its departments. No Sunday School Convention can fall to be helpful when ho participates. The following members were en? rolled: Rev. J. V. Davis and W. J. Wise, Fort Motte; Mrs. W. W. Horton and Mrs L. F. Truesdale, Kershaw; Miss Ida Brown. *Nloh; Mrs. R. L. Bel) Damascus; ttev. J. S. Berkley and J. E. McFaddln, Lynchburg; T. J. Keels and Ernest Qlbbs, Trinity; Mrs. W. P. Newman and Mrs. Robert Law, St. Lukes; W. E. Lemmon ?nd Mrs. M. B. Tallon. Wells Church; Rev. F. H. Shuler, Jos. Sprott. Mrs. Jno. D. Ger? ald. Mrs. Jos. Sprott, Charlton Du Ran'., Mrs. W. O. King, Mrs. Louise Cantey, Mrs. H. B. Blgby, Mrs. F. H. Shuler. Mrs. C. R. Sprott and Mrs. R. H. Jenkins. Manning; Rev. T. W. Munnerlyn, Oswego; M. J. Michau and A. C. Moore. Bethel; L. L. White, Zoar; J. H. Burgess, Mayesvilla; Rev. J. B. Wilson; J. R. Oriffln. W. O. Elwell and Mrs. Mary Griffin, Pine wood; Miss Viola Ross, Andrew Chap? el; Mrs. F. S. Geddings and Miss Eva Curtis. Pax vi lie; C. M. Hurst. Miss Mary Purdy and Miss Irma Smith, First Church, Sumter; W. P. Smith, and J. Lb Fox, Manning Avenue Mis? sion; Rev. R W. Humphries, D. W. Brown and Mrs. J. W. Turner, Broad Street On motion of Rev. F. H. Shuler a committee on resolutions was appoint? ed, consisting of Rev. J. B. Wilson, M. J. Michaux and Miss Eva Curtis.. Announcements for the afternoon session were made, the benediction was pronounced, and the visitors scattered to the hospitable homes of their Manning friends for dinner. The second session of the Confer? ence convened at half past three o'clock in the afternoon. After a short song service, and prayer by Rev. J. M. Steadman. a lecture was given by Mr. Way on "Our Standards of Ex? cellence for Sunday Schools." Then followed Rev. J. B. Wilson on "De veloplng Strong Christian Character through Bible Teaching In the Sun? day Schools." "Making the Teatner Training Class Go" was the subject of an Interesting address by Rev. J. M. Steadman. Next on the program was "Making the Wesley Adult Blbli Clsss Go." The speaker to whom this subject had been assigned was not in attendance, and Mr. Way was called upon to 1111 the breach. He did It. Rev. A. R. Woodson of the Pres? byterian Church and Rev. II. R. Williams of the Baptist Church were introduced. Announcements were made, the doxology was sung, the Pnsldent pronounced the benedic? tion, the second session had ended The third session of the Conference win held at eight o'clock P. M. De? votional exen l ?? s were conducted by Presiding Elder. Two topics wert- dis? cussed, "The Superintendent and His Work." by 0, M< Hurst, and "General Qualifications for the Successful Su? perintendent." by R#V, lt. W, Hump? hries. The Conference will continue to l morrow. Wot LD REMOVE DISPENSARY. Petition Designed lo Make Tinun.ms Ollo Dry Now Being Circulated In That Town. IVmmoiurvllle, Meroh II.?A p I th>n( seeking to cause the removed Of the <llsp,?nsary in this town, is now be? ing circulated, ami is being largely signed Nearly 100 voters of this pre* elnei have signed, many of the prom im nt citizens Joining in the move? ment. It Is likely that the petition Will be presented to the dispeli-aie board at Florence at an early meet? ing, and that a committee will prOOOnt themselves before the bonrel in an at tempt to have the dispensary closed. The dlenenonry here is one of the mainstays of the Florence county dls i.cirv, eervlng a largo territory) and a gr? at deal of "boo/e" being dis? pensed, tap* Intly on Saturdays, and It Is likely a staunch fight Will be made to retain It here, It |l mtd about i.aif of the rotere nt fhis point have already signed the petition, but the caranahni win be pushed on In an at? tempt to secu? i a large majority <>f the voting elttsene. UNETHICAL METHODS CHARGED. i^ift and Roosevelt Leaden latiie Statement Alleging t'so of tlu* Pa? tronage Club, Waslngton, March 22.?Counter? charges that efforts had been made to OOerCe the federal officeholders of Texas are made by the Taft and Roosevelt national headquarters in Waahlngton( In statements given out here. The Koosevelt managers de? clared that the Taft managers were making an "open and unblushing at? tempt to coerce the Republicans of Texas into selecting Taft delegates to the Chicago convention by means it the patronage club." In a counter statement the Taft bu? reau declares that Cecil Lyon, Repub? lican national commltteeman for Texas, has been making efforts to force federal officeholders into line for Col. Roosevelt's candidacy, und that attempts have been made to col? lect funds from officeholders for Roosevelt campaign purposes. HARMON WALL STREET CHOICE. Commoner Declares He Will Make Active Fight .Against Nomination of Ohio Governor. Llncon, Neb., March 22.?Declar? ing that Gov. Harmon is a reaction? ary and the choice of Wall Street, Wil? liam J. Bryan, has given out a state? ment attacking the candidacy of the Ohio governor. Mr. Bryan comments on the attitude taken by Senator Hitchcock favoring Gov. Harmon, and adds: "Gov. Harmon can not be nomi? nated without the active aid of Wall street and Mr. Bryan has worked too hard and too long for progressive Democratic principles to become In? strumental In surrendering the party into the control of predatory inter? ests. If Nebraska's Democracy in? structs for Harmon, Mr. Bryan will refuse to serve as a delegate, in case he is elected, but will instead, go to Baltimore as an Individual and as an individual, do what he can to se? cure the nomination of a progressive Democrat." RECEIVER FOR LEXINGTON BANK. Named by Judge Prince?Institution Owned by W. P. Roof. Lexington, March 21.?Under a pe? tition filed by State Bank Examiner B. J. Rhame, of Columbia, and by the agreement of the attorneys for the bank, and by consent of the par? ties interested, Judge Prince, of An? derson, today signed an order ap? pointing W. P. Townsend, of Colum? bia, receiver for the Lexington Sav? ings Bank, of Lexington. Mr. Town send will qualify at once and will take charge of the institution tomorrow morning. In the petition of the StaL? bank examiner, asking that a receiver be appointed, it is stated that an exam? ination of the bank showed assets to the amount of $378,5:18.79, and lia? bilities of $323.651.70. The attor? neys declined to make a further statement tonight, and it is impossible to get fuller information. The Lexington Savings Bank is the Oldest bank in Lexington County, hav? ing been organized in 189 2 with a capital of $10.000. W. I*. Roof Is sole owner. Icing president and cash! >n TO UNITE TENNESSEE PARTY. Democratic Polltldnna and Editors Hold Convention, Nashville, Tenn., March 23.?Aa the combined result Of the two con? tentions here today of Democratic politicians and Democratic editors of the State a harmony plan was adopt? ed, which, it is hoped, will reunite the discordant elementi of the party. The net result of the meettngi waa the adoption of a resolution providing for a State convention, to be held at Nashville on May i."> for the purpose of nominating a candidate for judgo of tho supreme court, judge of the I I court of civil appeals, the nomination i of presidential electors, the selection of delegates to tin- national con' eu ? j tlon and the lelectlon of a new State J committee. I It was further provided that in the event that a majority of the mem* bets of the tWO Slate executive com? mittees ratify the proposed plan by I April, they shall constitute the har Imony Democratic executive commit" tee >o direct party attain until their successors are named In the event that a majority of each committee declines to ratify the agreement! an I other conference ol Democrat! is to be held in Nnshvllh on April IS for the purpose of calling the conven? tion and to effect the reorganisation of iho party, it |s now predicted that Georgia's /each crop will be the largest in the history ol peach growing in the state. North Carolina's peach crop never f. IIa to Visit Wrlghtevllle Leach dur? ing the iummer.- Wilmington star. C. K. MA YES WITHDRAWS. Improvements Being Made at Mayea villo?Much ObttOll Picked this Week. MayeivUlo. March 22.?C. K. Maycs. ward' n from Ward 1, has decided not to rim lor re-election, as announced se veral dayi ago. This action of Mr. Mayes will be received with regret by his many fronds. This was his first term on the council. His withdrawal from the rnce leaves the field open to M. C, Mayei, whose candidacy whs announced some days ago. He will hardly be opoosed from the present outlook. No other candidates have been announcevl from any of the oth? er ward3. New board curbings are being plac? ed on the sidewalks in the residen? tial parts of town, which Is a great improvement. The lighting system in town is perhaps better at present ti.c.n in several years. The Pitncr system, represented here by E. W. Foxworth, who has charge of the lighting of the town, has been in? stalled and it is found to give entire satisfaction so far. It is hoped that at some time in the not distant fu? ture, the the town may be able to in? stall a modern electric lighting system. Much money has been expended by many councils in the past ten or more years on lights. The good weather of this week will probably wind up the p '?king of cot? ton in this section, which has been go? ing on with many interruptions since the new year came in. Several plant? ers have picked most of their crops in this year. On the O. C. Scarborough and W. S. Chandler farms in Lee County, about three or four miles from town, the harvesting has been about the same as usually seen in September or October. Quite a lot of plowing has been done this week, too. The oat crop around here looks very promising. Mies Fannie Chandler went to Co? lumbia this morning to visit hor brother. Mr. W. B. Chandler . Mr. C. D. McKlnney of Mayesville passed the State board of pharmacy examinations successfully this week in Columbia and is being congratu? lated by his many friends here. Marriage License Record. Two negro couples secured mar? riage license Saturday, James Brad? ford and Carrie Bradford of Provi? dence, and Stephen Bracey and Eliza Bracey of Sumter were the contracting parties. Meet at Clemson tlrds Week. Clemson College. March 24.?The date for the meeting of county su? perintendents of education and farm demonstration agents at Clemson are March 2'. 28 and 29. SOAKS GREAT HEIGHT. Walsh, Plying at Augusta. Makes What Army officers Believe is Sew World's Record. Augusta. Oa., March 12.?What army ofllcera believe is a new world's record, certainly they hold a new American record, was made by Avia? tor Walsh here tuis afternoon at the army c mp with the Curtlaf machine, built to meet special specification by the war department. In in unfavor? ably wind Walsh carried fuel ample for four hour's Hying, weighing 180 pounds, 4so pounds ad led weight, an aggregate load of 6 go , minds on the biplane, and climbed to an altitude of 910 foot in seven minutes. The final test of the list of specifi? cations, which required an altitude of 2,000 feet with this weight and amount of fuel in ten minutes will be made at College park. DEPUTIES return from big raid. Two Thousand <iallons of "Moon? shine" and "Near-Moonshine*' De? stroyed by the Officers. Greenville, March 24.?A party of raiding deputies returned to the city last night from the jungles of Eas tatoe river section of the mountains. Several big "plants" were cut up and over 2.000 gallons of "moonshine," or near-moonshine, was destroyed. At one place, in a deep ravine, a big sheet iron outfit wae located. The } still was in full blast when sighted from the hilltop, but when the offi? cers got there no one was in sight. Several women were at work nearby and these were taken in custody, but released after being questioned. Four stills were also destroyed in the Dark Corner in a raid earlier in the week, besides destroying several thousand gallons of beer and mash. ARRESTED IN SAVANNAH. Bridegroom Accused of Getting Money Under a Else Pretense**. Savannah, Ga., March 22.?Return? ing from Columbia, where he was married on the previous day to Miss Frances A. Charles, R. Brooks Baker was placed under arest upon his ar? rival upon charges of receiving money under false pretenses, preferred by Miss Susie G. Verner, from whom Baker is alleged to have borrowed various sums at different times un? der promise of marriage. Miss Verner claims that the date of her marriage to Baker was postponed from time to time, and that in the meantime she continued to supply him with cash. She swore out a war? rant for him immediately upon learn? ing of his marriage to the other girl. Baker says that the only proposal of marriage was made by Miss Ver? ner herself and that he rejected that. GREENWOOD BUYS FIRE TRUCK. Town SulVorlng Kis'ont Heavy Loss by Flames [MniM it* I*rotecUon for Fuluro. Greenwood, March II,?At a spe? cial meeting held at city hali Tueaday ? v? iiing the city council bought an auto hie truck wl ich, with a steam? er, that is t<> say, a steam engine to be drawn by the auto fire truck, will, it i** believed give the town of Green WO ?d all the fire protection it needs and will obviate the pressure problem that ,s such a menace. Technically, the truck ig a combination truck or chemical and hose wagon of 80 horse power. The machine is to be used as a tractor and will draw a steamer which has been negotiated for. The fire auto is of the six cylinder type, air cooled motor, with 560-gallon chemical tank and 1,600 feet of hose. The machine is powerful in construc? tion and weighs 7,500 pounds. It has combination gas and electric lights with self starting apparatus. 3efore purchasing any engine, the council sent the city engineer, J. W. I Wells, Capt. F. S. Evans and J. L. ; Beaudrot of the city council on a tour of Inspection to various towns in this section. The car bought is tho i same type used in Birmingham, New Orleans and other large cities. - DEATH DUE TO CONCUSSION OF BRAIN. Eugene Dargan Killed by Blow De liven d by Bud Davis. The coroner's jury which heard the witnesses testify at the inquest over tho body of Eugene Dargan, which was held on Brand street Friday af? ternoon, returned a verdict that death was due to a blow from a bottle de? livered at the hands of Bud Davis. Dr. H. M. Stuckey, who was called upon to make the examination, could not find any bruise on the body, so he was obliged to perform an autop? sy, when he certified that death was *j due to concussion of the brain by a blow from some blunt instrument. The witnesses testified that the row between the two boys had start? ed in Mr. Gregg's store. Dargan had struck Davis three times, when Mr. Gregg put them both out of the store. g\ On the street the difficulty was con? tinued and Davis threw the bottle at Dargan striking him In the back of the head and knocking him sense? less. This was about 8 o'clock Thurs? day night and death followed about noon Friday, Dargan never regain- j ing consciousness. Davis took leg bail immediately af? ter the occurrence and has not been located up to this time. Secretary A. V. Snell went to Flor-, ence Friday afternoon to speak at a meeting of the Ad Club at that place Friday night. OUR Is Worth $100.00 We Couldn't Collect, THAT'S WHY WE SELL BETTER GOODS FOR THE SAME MONEY. EASTER J Is Coming, we have the Goods and Can De? liver Them. Tut I s to The Test. Try one of our Eagle slllrta for business divss or tra\el Colors guar? anteed?at $1.00, $1.50. $2.00 and $2.50. Thompson's Oxfords. Yon stand in them ami we stand i>ohhui every pair, at $3.50, $1.00 and t5.00. Baste* Hats. Made of straw to fit all kinds <>f beads, yours too, at $1.25, $1.60, $2.00, $3.00 ami $1.00. Panama special at $.?.oo ami $<;.oo. Tie to i s tut Bester Ties. At 25c, Mk?, $l.oo. $t.:>o ami $2.50, Nilk 1-2 II?.m\ Bpeeiol at 25 ami .%.???. 14 S. MAIN ST SUMTER. S. C ? -. WE SELL FOR CASH ONLY