Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CllY COUNCIL PROGEEDINfiS. coiAiii, \<tm> on MAXI HAT? Ttr.Ks OF I.KnsKK IM h?ht IMCfl rt fm>\> muht. Approbation lor Hand?\* tu aast Treatment .?r Mre lloi ?.?<?.? Mr. MckeHcr MHM t hangen In <ily llnll n* rKnlrancea Are now liamcmiu*?- Mr. Molimin on Fln MlM lul 4 oiuliii.tn or City?Oilier Msiter?, 1 '? ?n? il held ? long and Interesting ?tsts'on Tuesday night und pas-( d on s great many mutter* of more or less Importance Thief among these was the grunting of an appropriation for the band, th? warning of Mr. McLaur in con? ernins the tinanclil condition of the city and the warning of Mr. *lcKle\er that the elt> hall needed to ba remodelled as fur as the en? trance* wire concerned us at pres? ent the entrances were extremely dangerous In case of a panic when the Academy of Musi u i - tilled with peopl. . The matters as taken up and dls cussed were: .Mr. J. M. Chandler und other citi sens appeared before council asking for a remission of issM Ml their por? ters imposed for violation of the health ordinance. In that they did not properly ;>ox trash before it was placed to \acint lots. Mr. Chandler I explained that It was early In the morning and the dally cleaning b id not b? - n completed at the time. Mr. Wright explained that he hail In? struct, d the polS e fori e to >>e strict In the enforcement of this ordinance and that the arrests were BCOhobty the result of his In-ti n. Hons. It STSI derided to ha\. .i report from the Clt> r? i order as to the cues before action was taken. Mr. A. O. Flshburne. manager of the Southern Cotton ?>|| Mill in this city. Stated that his firm w.is opposed to the present ordinance fSJOBjIrtag 1 them to state the amount of their bOStnea< and Miked that tiif hi ense be made at a flat rate. After discus? sion p \n i - decided to tlx the amount of license at $76. ( '??I Thorn is Wilson asked council ^to sllow him to run a spur line of Fthe N'.athwestern Kadroad down Pt vlne street, crossing H irvin street and Manning avenue. The matter Was sanctioned by council and a com? mittee consisting of Messrs. Jennings, Kaffnt and McLaurln was appoint o investigate ami to enter Into a , 'tract with the Northwestern Kall allowlng them to run the track he street, hut re-erving certalg rights for the city* The report of the police commit? tee for May was read. It showed a I large amount of money taken in in I fines and a Isrge number of days aiv en to convicts. Mr. Mcl^aurln stated for the finance commltt.e that he had cocked up the city clerk and treasurer's books and found them correct. He warn? ed council that the finances of the * v were at s very low ebb, and that eoun.il ntrsH hi v n nmre iudiebnis In future about spending money. He called attention to the fact' that large amounts h.n! SCSI paid out for attorney's fees, amounting to more than fh, in- SSJM from tin tines im po?e?t. He advised the adoption of . an? a ? thod rod cox |\ of prose? cuting criminal*. Mr. Wright was in fa\..r ..i Btopntng th. nrosccntlofl of Ibpn.r cu ?es If the\ ?..-t SHOTS than the elty feOOtVed from them. Mr. M K . i ind Mi < 'utti io w. te op psjnad t" |Mi rftea seen || Uiay sottld not run the Honor seller* out of the city, they could be prose uted as of? ten as they SjSJSJsi he causbt. Mr. Jen? nings thought that there was a probt In the prosecutions It was decided to' hsve a full report of the matter at the nexl meeting of eo tnell. Messrs I: I M umlng. J. H. Chand? ler snd S. II. Kdmunds made urgent reo,uist In fiv?a of an appropriation for Ihe S unter Hand on the ground that It w .?- i good Investment for the city.. It sjai upivd a unbiue place In the hearts of the people ami it afford? ed mm h pbamre for the people of the c?t\. This appropriation was dis? cus** d unit*' it length. Aldermen Ifestelver, Olena snd m? swrtg were oppos?'d to the ?pproprlat Ion In \ b-w of th.- preMent financial ooadltlog nf ^the . pv. ?"it syeos in hi vor af keeping the b.md ip b\ private subscription and were willing to give liberally for this end. Mex-rs. Jennings and Wright were very much In fax or of the ap proprlntlon. I'pon h vote it w i- found thst there was a tie. which wu* f broken In favor < f the appropriation by the mayor. Messrs, ('uttino Wright and 1th.Mio vot.d for ?he ap? propriation and M. ?si M< Keiver, ?iienn -Mid He Ln nets sgnlnet I he ip proprl.Mbm. Mr. Wilder wni SSCUSOd from \otlnic ?J hs SfSJS s member of MM band Mr ft i. Mnsuisng asked the ens n| three In? Io m of the -bb walk on Main street In front of tlM gOU Hank of Humter building f??r Ihr Imss al pil? asters whb h would he seeded there. There had BOOS i mlOtattS of three pinches In lb. pint* wfibti had to be i h .n?ef| at COnstdershlS expen-e If Ihu psrmlsotog was not allowed. He sxpU ned ti? >t the pilastsn would not ha la th, way at all it was decided la defer ihe matter until the members nf council had laveetlfated, when it would bt derided at i called meeting. ThS lire Committee had no report t<? mnhe. Mr. Muggins, th^ street oommis? si.?ner. asked what disposition* to make ..f itabls manure Whlotl had ac eumulnted In the city itnblee, as the Kater works Commission and health department would not allow them to be placed on the city farm at the g Iter w.?rks station. The matter was duly discussed and it was derided to ha\e no more stalde manure or ?drcet ?'Weepings placed on the water v.otks station grounds, as It might be injurious to the public health, and th- Street commissioner was Instruct? ed In mak,- what disposition he could of these accumulations to the best advantage of the city. At this point the cleaning of the street with water was discussed and It was decided to refer the matter to the public work* committee for them to find out what rights the city had in the using of the water for this and other purposes. A discussion was brought nbput j concerning the tire department by aj reference to some disagreement be? tween ('apt. Finn and uhe members of the racing . :uad. Mr. Cuttino ex? plained that he had seen the driver I of the rat ing wagon use the whip on the horse ami had galled him down n the time. Hg stated that there had been I disagreement as to the times for racing the horse which WO* to be used and. after consulting men wh.. knew what Wai beet for the horses, he had decided it was Pest led p allow my horOS to be raced more than litres times ? ween end he would give Instructions to this effect. If council 10 stnted. Mr, McLaurln thought it a mistake in pufcheslni lbs racing wagon and did not see that any good could come from the using of ihe clt] property for racing purposes. It was stated In answer to his remarks that this was one of the Wayi of keeping up interest in the department. A request was made that a ditch or Hlnnding street bi closed. This work had i<een oniei ed several months ago, bttt had not been l<?ne. Mr. LeS ex? plained that part lit the pipe now in the ground would have to be taken up and replaced with smaller pipe. It was decided to refer the matter to Ihe public works committee to lind the cost of the work b\ next meeting. IMr. Jennings stated that he had j nt on the contract for the Mary reet right of way |g the railroad Tlclals, but that for some reasons ie matter bad not yet been Settled. Mr. O'Donnell asked that certain tches on Kast Liberty street be good. After discuss, >n It was found get to defer action. A letter from the South Carolina Ire Prevention Association was read, he gggff iation stated that it would I here on the 19th for inspection of ie city and asked the co-operation of ituneil. It also stated that a public lOOting would be held at night af ?r the Inspection at which plans for 1e prevention of lire in the city ould be discussed. The report of the water works com* ilsslon for May was read and receiv d as information. Mr. Glenn read a statement show ng the number of arrests made dur ng one month by ? polieemun plac? d on the outskirts of the city, lie SM in favor of placing | man there ill of the time. OthOf members of oiim ll were also In favor of this idea, ait Mr. McLuurln stated that the city lid not have funds |0 increase its ores and Mr. Wright stated thai (hi ? resent fores Wal as small as it could MMttdbty bi used. It was finally de llded to refer the matter to the po |Ci committee With MkWif to act. the 1 ng of one nf Ihe present force or d souring ? mnn for this work, be* i rig temporarily left |o their discre? tion. a license to sell lei cream on Ihe streets lot the three summer months wai allowed le Hampton Lewli for) Mr. ?11?-ii ii made | motion that the "it\ engineer bs Instructed to make .? map of the ?it> -bowing the situ atlottl ,,f ,|| towel lines, water mains ami dralnagi systemi this to be done While h.Uld Secure information needed from Mr. White ami others. As a SUbatltUti it Was decided beS| to havt ib.- engineer Ural make an ,sti in t'e of |he cost of the map. This motion u ,s passed and the engineer WHS instructed to have his estlmiltS ? it |hi neat meeting of council. Mr. MeLattrtn brought up ihe mat? ter of ng extension of the lease whl<h hoi i.e. n asked by ihe First National Hunk, He moved ?i?ai In view of Ihe ? hinges uhi. h would he made in th, building by the hank and at an in .crenasd rate "f rent the lease be eg* tend, d for eight years, after the pre - e|d lease expired. Wttlch Will he two years from tin- lime, Mr, Mr Kelver moved In refuse Ihe request IN tile P|t) lie, tied the p|o|,l |t\ for nfflees, At this point he celled at t, ntton lo the fnet ihni inert was *<? rloui danger t<? people In the building In east- o! a panic. He stated that the entrance! ought to be remodelled and this would probably not be poa ?Ible If the bank made the changes which they expect to make, Mr, i'i.tAna was in favor of the lease, while Mr, Jennings thought ttint the rent nn;i* not sufficient and that the city needed the space for offices itself. Mr. Wright was opposed to tying the hands of the Incoming council by ? ik? ing this action, especially as it was still tWO more years la-fore the pres? ent lease expired. Mr. McKelver's motion to refuse the request of the First National Hank was carried by a vote of three to four. The returns of the election held during the day were announced in fSVOr of commission form of govern? ment with a city manager and declar? ed, as was the election of a school board, It was also decided to take the proper steps towards holding the election in August. The request that the license for lawyers in the city he fixed, as pre? viously requested, was decided upon by fixing a minimum of $10 for the 0<<t $1,000 and $1.00 a $1,000 there? after. 5 or 6 doses 666 will break any case of chill and fever; it acts on the liver better than Calomel, and does not gripe or sicken. 2f>c. OWENS (i F.TS JOB, (i. Qrosvcnoe Da we Resigns as Man? ager Director Of Southern Commor eiul Congress and Clarence J, Owens Elected to Position. Washington, D. C, June 7.?O o Crosvenor Pave has resigned as Managing Director of the Southern Commercial Congress. He win Im? mediately enter upon a Study of all Questions of national development as affected by local, national and inter? national commercial organisations of e\ ry kind. Mr. Pa we. however, will remain on the board as a resident director, Pr. Clarence J. Owens, Secretary Treasurer, has l een elected Manager Director by the executive Officers. The change is effective today. Reso? lutions were unanimously adopted by the board highly commendatory >f Mr. Dawe's long ami efficient service. r. Owens, who came to the Con? gress two years ago from tl e presi? dency of the state College of Alabama and who has since served as secre? tary-treasurer, is well equipped for bis new duties. PrsvoUl to coming to sbington he was widely known as an educator throughout the South and as Commander-in-Chief of the Sons of Confederate Veterans of the United states. Following Dr. Owens' election Wil? liam H. Saundeis was elected Treas? urer, and Charles A. Douglas general counsel. Mr. Saunders is president of the realty firm of William H. Saunders am Company, and Ii one of the resi? dent directors of the Congress. Mr. Douglas Is a well known attorney and ais > a resldenl director. Mr. Pa we. prior to December, 1908, was secretary ol the Commercial Club of Montgomery, Alabama, in which city the Southern Commercial Con? gress movement started. He is one of the vice-presidents of the Southern Commercial Secretaries Association and a director of the American As? sociation of Commercial Executives. Senator Duncan IT, Pletcher, of Florida. President of the South >rn Commercial congress, made the fol? lowing statement today: The woik of the Southern Com? mercial Congress is broader than e\?r ami its efficiency stronger, its prospects and support are greater than ever before. The organization has worked it* way Into the approval Of the South and the country. Its s? r\ Ice has been recognised as invalu? able. It has grown steadily with the knowledge of Its work, and will con? tinue to broaden ami strengthen Its service." Rub-My-Tlsm will cure you. Mblio Kil l I I) IIY SN Mil BITKi Clarendon County Nemo Succumb*, to Attack by Rattlesnake in six Honrs, Manning, June 11, \ negro boy I veil-- o| age, while out picking herrlcM Katurday afternoon was bit? ten b\ a rattlesnake and died about six boms later. The boys grand' mother, who wa with him, saw the snake after it struck the boy, but Was unable to kin p. she described it as beim,' very large, Sunday morn? ing her husband wen! In the locality, where the hoc was bit. He found an unusually large rattlesnake there ami succeeded in killing it with it shot? gun. Onlj one fane, of Ho snake penetrated Ihe skin where it struck the hoy's leg ami llu' Wound was fob lowed by little swelling of the limb. Rub My-Tlsm n 111 curs you. DODGERS BEAT PIRATES. i First Game of Season Rather slow? [ Team* Need to Warm up. The flrat same of the season be? gan rather late and was a rather slower baseball affair than the fans of Sumter like to see, but it showed that there was gome good material on the two teams which might play some fancy ball as ioon as they got good and warmed up to what they were doing and the necessity of win? ning the pennant. Mayor Jennings was on hand to pitch the tirst ball across the plate. He threw a beau? tiful strike. There were no features to the game which was as follows: Pirates: Hurst. ?s; Philips, If; Capt Phil? ips, 2b & p; Dulfle. 11?; Haynsworth. 8b; Thomas, rf: Nash, o; Cooper, cfj Level, p; Wright. 21?. Dodgers: Capt. I*. Brown, lb; Bradford. 2h; Brunson. rf; Wells, c; Monaghan. ::i>: Mellette, is; McCollough, If; Mc Knight, cf; A. Drown, p. Score. Pirates. 3; Dodgers Two base hits. McCollOUgh. Case on halls, off Level 2; PhelpSi 1. Struck out by Brown. 7: Level, 1; Phelps 2. Sacrifice hits. Nash. 1; Bradford ,1. Batter hit, Cooper, P. Drown. Mon? aghan. I'mpire Wilder. Scorer. .Moses. Judge John B. Wilson and Solici? tor P, H. Stoll pissed through the city Wednesday morning on their way to Manning and Klngstree, re? spectively, after attending court In BlshopvlUe. Mr, and Mrs. ii. A. Bland. <?f At? lanta, arc visiting Mr. and Mrs. C. C Beck. Mrs. B, P. Frasor. Jr., and daugh? ter, of Charleston, are visiting Mr. J. M. Dick. LaVallieres, the jewelry tad of the season these dainty ornaments have strenghtened their hold on the popu? lar fancy, and deservedly so. The slender golden chains and sparkling pendants make a charm finish to cos tuma of the previllng style. We have a nice fresh stock of these in all the different stones, gold bead, necks, lockets, belt pins and mesh bags, and many other pieces Of jewelry, that will make an ideal gift for graduate. Our optical parlor is fitted up com? plete; we do all our own lense grind? ing. Graduate optician in charge. Let us fit and adjust your glasses. W. A. Thompson, JBWKtiBR ?XII OPTICI*?, Live Stock Insurance Insure your Horses, Mules and Cattle from death from any cause, in the Standard Live Stoc't Insurance Company, with W. A.Brown, Agent. At the Old, Reliable Clothing Stora of the D. J. Chandler Clothing ("". phone 1 ?;?*. 3-' '- Daw sBEsess?^^ Anyone ?en<ltug n nki>P h and description n.nv qntokly Ascertain our opinion free whether an mvent,"ii I? I'rotiaMy |?atuntahl?. <'.>mmiinlen tl.pnintrlctJyconfltiontlul. HANDBOOK on l'att>nia ??>nt ftee. ??M<??t atrenrv for ??curing patent*. I'atcnti taken tlirouttti Miinn A Co. rocetvo tf'frUil notiCS, without ctmryo, in the Scientific American. a handsomely illustrated weekiv itruest dr. culaUon of Miy ?nlenttSo Ion mal. Terme, t i a tear I fonr months, It. Hold t>yaii newadeeJera. MUNN&Co.36'B">-"'New York Uraucb Off ^e. C?> F st., Washington, I). C LAFOLLETTE BACK AT WORK. Reappears in Senate After Long Ab sence?Warmly Greeted, Washington. June 11.?Senator La Pol lette, of Wisconsin, was warmly greeted hy many of his colleagues on bit a ildes of the Senate chamber when he appeared In his seat today, for the first time in months, looking thoroughly restored to health and spirits. There is no doubt that Sena? tor LaFollette has gained in the es? teem of his fellow members by Iiis unwavering refusal to relinquish his candidacy for the Republican Presi? dential nomination in favor of former President Roosevelt. The feeling that Roosevelt cannot get the nomination at Chicago is growing here every day. and the pow? er that LaFollette and Cummins have. with their 4 6 delegates in the balance, is being more vividly realized as thi nomination time draws nearer. MADE SERGEAXTK-AT-ARMS, Tw o Soot 11 Carolinians to Act at Bal? timore t on\enti< n. Washington. June 11.?Two South Carolinians?Janus M. Baker and Senator Ttllman'i secretary, Mr. Wychf?will have important duties to perform at the Baltimore conven? tion. Both have bean appointed by Senator Tillman as Special sergeants at-arms to help keep the big meeting in order. Each national committee man has two weh appointments. Miss Brmllee Lnchlcotte returned to Columbia Tuesday morning after a visit to her aunt. Mrs. Arc hie China. GEORGE H. HURST Announces that he has secured the services of Mr. J. K. Wilson, of Columbia, Tenn., an experienced fur? niture man and funeral director and embalmer, and is better prepared than ever to serve you day or night. We solicit your patronage, and appreciate same. George H. Hurst, 202 N MAIN STREET Day Phone 539 :: :: :: Night Phone 201 Include in Your Summer Plans a Trip to the Beautiful Isle of Palms Every Accessory, Comfort and Amusement Belong? ing to a Modern Seashore Resort. See Historic Sullivan's Island?Restaurant, Hotels, Cot? tages, Boarding Houses, Etc. Reduced R. R. Rates. Consolidated Co. CHARLESTON THE FAMOUS "OLD )LINE OuMS I Made by Seager Engine Works. Lansing, Mich. e>vv l orn Machinery, Feed Grind? ers. Sawing Rig*. Spray Rlg>, KsOftiSU Light and Water Tumping Plants. HoM?. l'uani Se|uuatoi bTHTRR KV. a MILL SUP? PLY company. Have you see our plates made by the new method? They are beautiee, no taste no odor, and we charge you only $10.00 for the best?written guarantee with each plate. Call and re# samples. Let us mend your cracked or brok t n plates, we make them as good a* new, the charge will be very reason? able. Sumter Dental Parlors, DR. C. H. COURTNEY, Prop. OVER MKS. ATKINSON'S MILLINERY STORE. Seaside Excursion Rates via ATLANTIC COAST LINE RAILROAD The Standard Railroad of the South Ten-Day Rates. Hold each Saturday (June ist to Aug. 10th Inclusive) to i-i>i of Palms and Sullivan's Isriund, B, C, limited reach original start? ing point 10 days from, hill n??t including d;tt,- <>f sale. Sold each Thursda) iMa) 30th bo Aug?. Ifttti inclusive) to Wilmington and Wrlghtsvllle Beach, N. C, limited t<? reach orig? inal starting point not later than mldnlghl se< end Monday fel? loe i nix date nf sale. Wilmington. \. c. Wrightwllle Beach, N. C. and return IS. to. Kor further Information call <oi !?>< a I Ti< kel Agent, or address T. C WHITE, General Passenger Agent, Wilmington, N. C.