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?Haitym.m and swutbron. ai dee Puexosace at Suanter, 8. 1\. aa akKosMl CUos Mail?-. NAL Mr. and an. 8. W. Rennekei, of Charleston, stopped over In the city for awhile Tuesday morning. Mr. and Mrs. 8. P. Oalllard and Mi\ C. J. Oaliisrd. of I>alsell. were In town , Tuesday morning. Master John. Jr.. and U??n Har artck are spending the week with their grandparents, Mr. and Mra. L. H. bar 4wlrk at Paxvtlle. m Auditor R. E. Wilder apent Tuesday at Mayesvllie. Mr. Claude Vm*n. of Btshopvllle, In the city Tuesday. Miss Bettle Aycock, of Wedgefleld. in the city Tuesday morning. Mr. H. M. Cooper. Jr.. of Wlsacky. v trfltnr to i he city Tuesday. * Mr md Mrs, 8. W. OlUesple. of Cl?ren, at, spent Tuesday In town. amee McDowell 's visiting In the city. ^ Mrs. W. H. Mlllard. of Charlotte, Is la the city vlaltlng Miss Pate on E. ? Liberty street. Mevara Marshsll Weecott and Ren? nte Folaom went to Camden cn Thursday to alterd the horse ahow at that place. Mr. and Mrs. D. C. Shaw and - Mra, Engliah D?*Champs went to P Camden Wednesday morning to at* jnd the horse show. Mr. Letghton Mills, of Mayeavllle. was a visitor to the city Wednesday. Mr. J P. Whit.-, of Penmark. spent Wedneeday In town. Mr. T. C. Dun lap, Assistant State ink Examiner, was In the city Wednesciy afternoon. Mr. John Mc8?*een. of Tlmmlns vllle. was In the city Wedmsday. Mr. XR. A. Hrand of vVllmlngton. fourth vice-prestlent of the Atlantic Coast Una Rall'oad Company, was In the city Thursday In attendance upon court. Mrs, T. P. llutledge. of Chai -tea, who has been vlaltlng relat In city for some time, left I Thursday on her return home. ^ Mr. A. E. Aycock. of Wedged eras In the city Thursday morn Mr. and Mrs. Fred W. Rennec x?f Char'salon, are vlaltlng relative the eftfy. Mr R. M. Cooper, of Wisa< the city. id Adele Moore. Da He M epei Wednesday In the i eV atpwtt Thursday n I ^ Mkmes Ks*t.ne sn< with frienda. l>eoth of Mm. Wedenfeller. w Mrs. A. Wedtnfeller. of this cl after a long tllnesa, died Monday i t er noon at the home of her daught? Mra. Qeo. F. Epperson. Sho la aurvlvcd by her hunhand, . one 4ai ghter. Mra. Epperson, and _ sloven g andchlldren. tea* f ing. March 17.?Mra Mary formerly of thla place, nday at the home of her dauah'-r In Atlinta and was buried "n the Manning cemetery at 11 o'clock this morning, the Rev. F. H. Shuler sjsjaMhictina the unersl services Mrs. Murge^s was about 70 years old and was the widow f the late John A. Rorgeae. who dl< d In 1888. She was a nstlve of Oe/rgla, but had lived many years In Manning, whero ahe was highly esteemed. Since the death of her husband ?he has spent moat of the time living with one or another of her chl'dren In different places. sh.- i mm k gf tthfti aaaa und tu.? daught? ra. Walter T . Teas of Wilson In this county K S. Iturgess of ports month. Vs.. John A. Rurgess of Hum mervllle. Mrs Fnnnle Williams of At? lanta und Mm. Krmlne Willis of Ut tie Rock. Ark. Uarrhigi License. Marr- licenses mere Issu- <1 Tu??s day to C'irtstopher Murray of Palxcll Mar> M array <?f fjfeeleyelRo. and to McF?o!d?-n Edwards of Bumter and f^eol.t i:?'d.-n ' rltof "f May?-s\ille. f 1 colored. Bei tier* it legal1 aeal Lewes1 < impel. Ser^ Ice* at U Chap* I and Zo.tr ? v Sunday, the llftb Sunday. lafWMj Chapel, II a. m '/??.ir t p. m. T. W. Munnerlyn. f> <?ww?*gi?. Vnm -'7. Paisior. I 11 It ^ i \\ MM Bag* A Stilt ?.f K M M<-m..m igalnst th? Southern Ituluav Cmpany for (iili.il f r ? i ?ii ? i ? n. i. -?Mi? ? ?? gjid**'iv the shipment of aattle aad W the kii'ina i.r ???.. ?.r t?>. im ead ed yesterday afternoon in the Jury returning a \ ? r?'m t f r Mr. McMMM fof I3M.7?. Mr Mark Reynolds n pn'o nt. d the ^ d f int and Xt. I* D. J ? it sW, BASEBALL SEASON AT HAND. First tiame of Ball to bo Played Fri? day. April 5, Hctwtvn tiie High Seliool and Darlington Team?. The hasehall season will he opened In Sumter In the next few days, the Mrst game of the season being sche? duled t<? i mne off at the local base? ball park on the afternoon of April 6th. between the teams from the St. John's High School of Darlington and the boys of the local high school team. The loatJ boys have been practic? ing every good day for more than a month and have some good ma? terial out of which they hope to turn a tlrst class high school team. The game Friday week will show their mettle and put them In spirit for the other games which are to come. A good schedule of games has been arranged by Manager Allen Brown and captain Norward Durant Is fast getting his men In shape to do bat? tle for the honor of their school and to maintain the record which she has always held. SMALL POX QUARANTINE RE? MOVED. Acting County Heulth Officer E. I. Rcardon Helps Small Fox situa? tion. Acting County Health OfT.cer E. I. Keardon went out to the house of Irvine English, the colored smallpox patient near Dalzell Wednesday and disinfected the house and contents thereof and released the quarantine as County Physician Lemmon has pronounced the ca.*e of small pox fully recovered. All of the other Inmates of the house have been successfully vac? cinated and no more cases of small pox are anticipated at that point. A number of persons were exposed to English before the county was In? formed of the case of smallpox and could quarantine It. But County Physician Lemmon has thoroughly vaccinated in the Immediate neigh? borhood of the English case and it Is very probable that the trouble is at d. but It will require several mn'e time to determine this on. ? lemmon will issue orders wlth next week for the removal of tarantlne from the other case allpox on the Providence road ttslde the city limits when dls ng will be applied. i HE COOKING CONTEST. ? m< ijcaguc Realized Ooodly Sum of M ejr and Cottolene Was Well Ad sod. Cooking Contest for the benefit Civic league and demonstrat .olene came to a closse Wednes. letween the hours of four and trauss' Store presented a busy appearance. The Judges consisted of Mesdames Thomas Minis and J. A. Mood. The following were declared prize win? ners: Hest Cake, first prize. Mrs. Ernest I'leldS. liest Cake, second prize, Mrs. U. S. Mo ise. I*e?t Cake, unmarried lady, Miss Marjorle Uwronre. Hest Pie. Mrs. Samuel Pierson. Hest Hat. b of Hiscults, Mrs. C. L. Tlsdale. Hest Doughnuts, Mrs. A. A. Strauss. Hest Cake entered by lady und? r 17 years. Miss M. l^awrence. Hest Hatch Parker House rolls, Miss Minnie Moses. Most Articles entered by one p? r xon, Mrs. W. T. Howland. Test Light Hi cad, Mrs. A. A. Strauss. Paf Husband of lady 'Vinning first prize. Mr. Ernest Fields. The prizes are at the i 'raig Furni? ture Co. IVrsons 'phoning Strauss can arrange to have same delivered. The Civic l.rauue realized quite a nice cam from the sale of articles i n? tercel* The last of |||t work of tearing \\ n His Old Hi <>v\ n building hfliS bm ? n eorapleted and the premises will he reads for commencement ol work <?n the now r'i'y Nl tlonal Hank build? ing im soon as a quantity of debris from the old build ng is removed* We hare Just unloaded s car of mules and horses, We especially mention ?ox extra nice horses, two harnten horsed one combination sad" die and harness horns and three of the best all-around bUSlnCUs horses it h is been out pleasure to show for osu Ilms, We ii i\" twenty young muten ?Ii ?.i once, Two weeks ago we shipped a loud, fully expecting it In be ouf Is t one, but we found that we would need another load, which, hem v.r. we think will hi the Inei ol the season. We would he very glad Indeed f??r you to come around and look them over, as we lake plcnsur*< " nli. whet her you ? i.. i, i\ in I o> or not no? :.? Ltr# Ptock Co. HOBE FOR F1RF DEPARTMENT. Conuni(<:<>?? l'urc hnses l.son F**ot of Host Material From Now Jersey Company. At a meeting Of the tire department committee Tuesday the purchase of 1,1*90 feet of hose from the Eureka Fire Hons Manufacturing Co, was de? cided OU, tin deal was closed and a rush ?Uder seilt in to the house to ?hip the material immediately. The decision Of the committee was reached after the several sah smcn present had shown their wares and each one of them had been heard on what he had to sell. The committee chose what they considered the best hose in the lot and have very reason to believe that it will be in every way satisfactory when it arrives. CASES IN COURT CONTINUE. Case of Robert Taylor Against A. C. L. Rallmud for $1.000 Damages. The case of Robert Taylor against the Atlantic Coast Line railroad com? pany, which WM taken up Tuesday afternoon was resumed Wednesday. The case is one to recover dam? ages of $1,000 for personal injuries received by the plaintiff while at work in Sumtex, March 11. 1911. Iftaars, Qeo. D. Levy and J. H. Clifton represented the plaintiff and L. W. Mel^emore and Mark Reynolds the defendant. TO GO TO CAM DEN HORSE SHOW. W. R. Boyle, C. P. King and D. C. Shaw Enter Contests from Sumter. W. B. Boyle, D. C. Shaw and C. F. King and Moses Moore of this city are some of those to go from this city to Camden to attend the horse show at tha* place and to make entries of their horses. Mr. W. B. Boyle en? tered a pair of bay mares, Marie and Barney; Mr. King a trotting horse; and Mr. D. C, Shaw entered a pair of blacks and a bay In various of the contests, and Mr. Moore a bay mare. Some of the persons to go from here to Camden to attend the horse show were: Mr. W. B, Boyle and Miss Emma Boyle, Mr. and Mrs. D. c. Shaw and Mrs. English Des Champs, Messrs. Marshall Wescoat. Rennte Folsom, C. F. King, J. D. Rlanding. J. I). Shlrer, C. T. Quick, A. J. Moses, and Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Shaw. In Wednesday's contests, for pair of horses, Mr. W. B. Boyle won sec? ond prize and the third prize went to Mr. C. F. King of this city. In the contest for single roadsters Klng-Blandlng Live Stock Company took Jhird prize. King and Ingram also took second pr'ze in the contest for private pair. THE SUMTER BOOKLET. Chamber of Commerce Issues Ar fistle Advertising Matter. The booklet of the Chamber of Commerce, which has been in course of preparation for several months. has been liUUCd. It will serve a use? ful purpose In advertising Sumter and Sumter County In an attractive and striking manner and will be of material assistance to the secretary In answering the hundreds of letters of inquiry in rcepccl to this city and section. It gives in a condensed form all the general information that a prospective settler or investor would r.-quire and is attractively illustrated with half tone engravings mad.- from photographs by Winburn especially for this booklet, The design for the OOVer page is particularly attractive and appropriate combining as it does a palmetto tree, emblematlve of this State, a pOtrait Of Gen. Thomas Bum ter, reproduced from Stuart's paint? ing and the picture of a game cock. tins being made from a photograph Of old "Rough and Ready." one of the greatest game cocks ever raised by Or. C. E. King, of Mayesvllle, Whose Bum ter pit games have an In? ternational reputation, , Ten thousand copies of the booklet have been print" . d In this edition and they will be distributed where they will do most good. UP FOR STEALING. Two Negro Roys Od in Trouble Through Mealing Sacks. .lohn Cnhbagestalk and Lumber! Ford, two negro youths, wer? up he fore the recorder this morning on the charge of stealing sacks, Both of them plead guilty and each was given Ii ? entence <-f $ 10 or 80 days. HUH flf |llt<?rC*1 Here. \ sii it of Interei t t-. t Ii,- people of Bumter Is thai to come off In Colum hlu sometime next week. The still In one ngainst the Vllnntlc i'?isi Line Hi llroad i 'ompunj hj the wife ?f J. J, Minis, who was killed here In an scctdenl n\ the ITan in ing last j. ar, Th( mill I? f?< ?ana. fish in thi<: poxi). Good News u> Members of Never Sweat Out)?Several Fish Re|>orte<l Caught. The Item, through Mr. w. o. staley, has some extremely good news to convey to the members of the "Never sweat club." Hereafter they will not have to go way out to "White's Mill Cond" or Cain's Mill or any of those far Off places to fish for Reh. There ll a pond much nearer at home than any of tho.se places. Wednesday afternoon Mr. Staley brought Into the Item ofllec a young suck fish from the pond on South Main street, of which the readers of the Item heard something some time ago. The fish was not a large one, but Mr. Staley stated that there were larger ones in the pond, the one he had with him being the only he could catch on the spur of the moment, so to speak. Th? tish is now in view in Blbeit'l Drug Store, being placed in alcohol where everybody who desires to do so could see it. It is understood that small negro boyi have caught a number of the tish out Of the pond, which has been i 11 this locality ever since the first big snow. Wednesday workmen were trying to clean out the* drains so that the water could run off as it did front the Dee street pond when the Rail? road avenue ditch was opened and the drain pipes on Dee s'treet clean? ed. CLEAN-UP day s(x)n. Tag Day Comes Week After Next? Under Direction of civic League. The Civic League at its meeting Monday afternoon decided on three very important days to be celebrated In the near future. The first of these will come n?xt week?Clean-up Day, in which every person in town, great or small, white and colored, will be asked to participate. The second day will come in the follow - I Ing week and is known as Tag Day, on which occasion every man, woman and child will be given the oppor? tunity of wearing a tag showing that he has contributed some piece of silver towards the care of the beau? tiful shade trees of Sumter; as it If for the purpose of having an expert] tree surgeon work on these trees that j this day will he held. The week af? ter that will come Reciprocity Day, which will be celebrated by the club women of Sumter County. Remember Clean-Up Day comes first, so let us begin making our plans for a "spotless town" on that day. Fditor Rice on Blease. We heard Governor Hlease s speech in the opera house Saturday and part of his speech delivered on Main street. While it I* a free country and candi? dates are at liberty to say about any? thing under the shining sun they please to say, we refuse to accept some things he said without rebuke. His reference to "lying newspapers and preachers" brought him no en? viable honors. True, one soul, under the lash of the governor's tirade against "lying newspapers and hypo? critical preachers." cried out, "send for Rice," another stirred to d ma goglc seal by the words of the ep< ak er. cried: "He's got his dose." There was no word of condemnation from thv lips of the governor. U la friend stirred by the denunciation of :he I newspapers and preachers, expresses the comforting thought that One enemy "got his dos,.." Would our worthy occupant of the chair of the executive thus reseat hlnun it upon that position of honor? Must he pay thi! price so heavy as that for ths honor he seeks? The people Of this Smte will do well to think soberly be fore casting a ballot for a man who so far forgets himself as to strike a man in distress, even when It is his political enemy. If the worthy gover? nor had accepted the real teaching <?f tite Red Men, ae he professes to have done, and bad so big a heart for hi< brother Red Men. would there not at least be a square deal to an out8lder even though that outsider chanced to be a newspaper editor and a preach? er.? Union Times. The local bar association met Tuesday and passed resolutions of sympathy at the death of <'<>i. Knox Livingston, which were forwarded *o the family at Bennettsvllle. We ha\e just unloaded a car of mules and horses, \v< especially mention tlx extra nice horses, two harness horses, "tie combination sad? dle and harness horse and three of tlie best all-around business horses i' has been our pleasure to show for nome time, Wo have twenty young mules, all good ones. Two weeks ago \\o shipped a load, fully expecting It to i.ur last one hut we found that we would need another load which, h'.w 'Vi r, we think will b< lite las! of the season We would ho very glad Indeed for \"U i..no around und BIG SHOW AT If A Y ES VI III .No mination of Candidates for Muni? cipal Office? Held Wednesday Night Muyesville, March 1!7.?The Pro gr ssive American Shows, Noxon & Mein tyre owners, are exhibiting here this week. This is one of the best carnival companies that has ever played this town, both from a stand? point of good attractions and from a high class, clean character. The mass meeting to nominate town officials for the coming year will be held tonight and is being looked forward to with much interest. From all reports, there will be a number ?>f candidates from the four wards and the voting will be quite close and lively. Mayor Womble will have no opposition, unless something develops at the eleventh hour. The election takes place on i.^xt Monday, April 1st. The Tuesday Afternoon Book Club will me<t this afternoon with Mrs. F. J. Bass, being postponed from yesterday on account of the funeral of Mr. George Cooper. Hr. W. J. McKay, Messrs. C. G. Rowland! g. a. Lemmon, Nelll O'Don nell and lt. J. Bland, Beq., of Sumter, attended the funeral of Mr. Cooper y este rday afternoon. m:w hotel rumors. Why No Authoritative Statement Hos Been Published. As a result of the announcements made at the annual meeting of the Chamber of Commerce by the presi? de.] it. the secretary and the chairman of the hotel committee that a mod? ern hotel was practically assured for Sumter there has been a revival of interest in the hotel proposition and much discussion thereof. Authorita? tive information has been sought and this paper l*as been requested by dosena to get the facts and print them, In ordinary circumstances this is a reasonable recpiest. but in view of the fact that there h:;s been so much hotel talk in the past with? out result it has been decided to pub? lish no positive statement respecting tlie present hotel enterprise until the last element ?>f doubt has been re? moved and tit*i hotel la a certainty. The writer has been conversant with the progress of the present enterprise from i*s inception and as it has now reached a stage that seems to guar? antee the erection of the hotel Immed? iately, there should be no reason for withholding from publication the facts, but. although the plans have j been prepared and accepted by all parties inten-sted, titles to the lot selected for the hotel have not pass? ed, and until this matter has been closed up the details of the under? taking will not he released for pub licatlon, All who are acquainted with the facts are convinced that a mod? ern hotel is assured, hut past hot air performances make them reluctant to go on ret old on the hotel propo? sition while there remains the lvmot est possibility of a failure of the plani agreed upon. That is why no positive statement has been printed and why it will not be printed until sometime next we&k when it ii ex? pected groun 1 will be broken for the hotel. in new quarters. - D, J. Chandler Clothing Company la in New Home. The removal of the D. J. Chandler Clothing Co. from their old stand on the northwest corner of Main and Liberty streets to their new home In the building formerly 0? CUpied by Everybody's Store was completed on Thursday. This building which was purchased by the 1>. J. Chandler Clothing Co. several tmmths ago and of which they obtained possession on March 1st has been thoroughly over? hauled and remodelled SO as to adapt it to their needs, and it is now one of the beat equipped clothing stones in this section of the state. There is ample room for the display of goods and it is well lighted throughout. The front has been remodelled and the show windows are among the hand "?most in town. Watch them for the Raster display of up-to-date wearing apparel. I I TTER IttDREHHKI) IIKLL. S. c. And Postal Clerk Endorsed it ??Try Hampton"?People Indignant. Hampton, March 27.?The United States postoffice at this plac WAN heated u ? for a few minutes w hen the postal < lerk here found In the m il a package addressed to "C. Apherln Mission. Hell, S, C." with an endors< in. ni i.j' ;I postal employe thereon reading "Try Hampton." The sender . f the package waa a person In Chi cugo, Ml., by the nam.- of Smith, In fact, John Smith, who, it ;s stated, Is > son "f Mr. and Mi^ Smith, of th. Smith M i ii it I icturitiR < otii pa ny. Th< cithtens oi tin plac? arc justly Indlg nani at having this lusull heaped upon their dear town. The package direct REPORT OF TREASURER. Annual Ro|>ort of Financial Condition of < Ii.iii.i>< i of Conuticrre Made by I>. R. M<< ullum. Jr. RECEIPTS. 1911. March 29?Balance un hand $ 27.61 To amt. collected during year.. . . 4,140.75 Total.$4.168.3$ DISBURSEMENTS, April 13?By expenses, smoker and inci? dentals.$ 46.75 July 1?By expenses, June accounts. 167.38 Aug. 1?By expenses, July accounts. 300.14 Sept. 1.?By expenses, Au? gust accounts. . . 339.53 Oct. 1?By expenses, Sep? tember accounts . 244.45 Nov. 1?By expenses. Oct? ober accounts. . . 436.87 Dec. 1?By expenses, Xo \ ember accounts . 376.30 Jan. 1?By expenses, De? cember accounts. . 353.51 Feb. 1?By expenses,. Jan? uary accounts. . . 251.31 March 1?By expenses. Feb ruary accounts... . 2.39.13 Balance on hand, in barks. 1,362.99 Total. $4,168.36 New York Cotton Market. New York, March 28. Open Close. March. 10.55 10.47?48 May. 10.59 10.53?54 July.10.70 10.64?65 Aug.10.71 10.63?65 Oct.10.75 10.70?71 Closed barely steady. LIVERPOOL) MARKET. Liverpool, March 28. Open. Close. March. 594 %?95 594 Mar?April. . . .594%?95 594 April?May. . .593?93 593 May?June. . . .593?93% 593 June?July. . .5592?92% 592 Closed barely steady. Local Market. Basis middling, 10.50. We hate to hit a man when he is down, but we just want to show that we were right when we said Borne time ago that the politicians were making a catspaw of Col. Roose? velt, and then any one has the right to shie a chip at the hat in the ring. ?Florence Times. 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. Candidates' Cards, Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the close of the campaign tor $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 htm for said office, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. MANY VOTERS. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to tho rules governing Democratic primaries. W. Ii. SKALE. ? 'apt. (bo C. Warren is hereby announced as a candidate for the of flce "f Sheriff of sumter county, sub Jecl to the rubs of the IVmocratic primary. VOTERS. I 'or Clerk of < ourt. I hereby snnounce myself a candl date for re-election t?> the office of Clerk ol Court for Sumter County, subject to the rules <d" the Demo* critic party. It, l. PARR< >TT. Tin- nana- of II, I* Scarborough Is presented as a candidate for clerk of Court for Sumter County In the com? ing Democratic primary election. i hereby announce myself s candi? date for Clerk of Court of sumter inty, subjei I to the sctlon of the ? i die primary. JORK It St.' MTER,