Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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*> eMaiomaii anb scutbrou. : *>?? itxl At lUe INietoftftce at Sum I er, 8 1 C. *e **> o?ul Claas Matter. * *" 1 > ? i ? Mr. T. F. Davis, of Ei Paso. Texas who has been visiting his sister, Mrs S. H. Edmunds, has returned to his home. Miss Hallie Nelson left Friday morning for Charleston for a few da>? \l-lt with relatives. Mrs. West and Mlssi Norine West, who have been Visiting the family of Mr. and Mrs. Tracy McCoilum, have returned to lb-melt (YtU#. Mrs. Cosart Ihnns. >f Albany, it.. is visiting her sister. Mrs T. S. Doar. Mim. Haue, a- M iss 1. . > Williams, has visited here before and has many friends in the city. Mr. J. W. McKelver and Miss Ka? tie McKelver left Friday morning for a stay at Waynesvllle. Miss Louise I'arrott returned to bet home In Darlington Friday morning, after a pleasant two weeks' stay with relatives In the city. Miei I ' Vrcy 1 Hin. in of C dumbia. Is paying a short visit to relatives In the city on her way home from Dar? lington and Society Hi.l. where she hae beeen visiting. Miss Sarah Heriot. of Heriot. was in the city Friday. Mr. John U. Harwick, who has made an efficient cashier for the Southern Express company for the past three years, has accepted a posi? tion as bookkeeper with O'Donnell & Company. Mies Minnie Moses has returned to the city after a stay at Sullivan's Is? land and Manning. Mis* Caroline Dick has gone to Mendersonvllle to spend some time. Mrs. Harold C Smith, of Greenville. Is visiting her parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Scott, on Church street. Mrs M. C. Kilgore and daughter. Camilla, are visiting relstives in Washiagton. D. C. Mise Albrle Watson, a sUler of Mr. W M. Wolfe of this city, is visiting her brother in Chicago, from which place Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe returned several days ago. Rev and Mrs. H. H. Covlngton left Saturday morning to spend some time at Bennettsvtlle. H H. VanDeventer has re? turned fr? r in extended trip through Canada. Mr G rvlng Schnoeberger has *ou? to Ashetllle for a couple of days. Mr. W. 8. Reynolds has returned to the city after a two 'seeks' stay at Murrell's Inlet. Mi?? Louise Reld. of St. Charles, was a visitor to the City Monday. Miss Luclle DeLorrne. of Columbia, is vlaitlng her mother and sisters in the city. Cspt. R. J. HroAPileld. of Catchall, was in town Monday. M. Alva Green haft gone to Way? nesvllle to spend some time at that place Mr. C. A. Hruner has gone to Chick Springs to spend a week. Mr. S. R. Chandler is in New York on business. Mr. Joeeph M. ?'handler has gone to New York on a business trip. Mr. D. P Kelly and son. John left Saturday night to spend a few days at Hendersonvtlle. Miss Jaunlta Hewitt, of Darlington, returned home Monday morning after s visit to friends in the city. Mr. John Stucky. of Columbia, was In the city to spend the week-end with his parents. Mr Fred Naih 'ef, Monday morn? ing to visit at Elliott. Mr and Mrs R M. Cooper. Jr.. of Wlsacky. passed through the city Mond.i. morning "?. UlSti Vgl to the mountains where they will spend some lime. Miss D'Arcy huii' .in of Columbia, who haa been visiting the family of Mr and Mrs. John s. Ki. hardson. re? turned hotru- Mon.I I] morning. Mr. Tom I'.r in-I. ?! AllgtsUl is sl.c - Ing with relatives In the cliy. . Mm- Sadie Nettb-s I. , - returned t ?. the city after Spending be: Vacation at various points In the country. Misse* Hattle l.i.wry and Emmie Sanders eft Monday morning fed Pa< luda to sp.nd some time at that plaee before visiting other fSSOFU it, the mountains. Mr R. hosier I.e. has returned to the city after spending ., ? .uplc of weeks at Ardeti. Mr. I.. E White gsl f IiiiiimI pJ the city from Glenn springs where he spent a coupi, of e/eehi feeuperatlni from his recent ISjdlSpOSltiOg, The friends of Mr. A'i;..n Rq I igent for the Southern Rail.vay, will regret to learn that he m oonflpjed lo the tied with an ;?tt ?< k of malaria. Mr J. M. Reaiio-s of Ib. i.rt. m? in town Mond (v ..? bsjfJi . ss, .\le?4i 11 ?: 11 . r ? worth and II. S\ Forester have returned to the city after spending a while in the moun? tains of Western North Carolina. The trip to and from the mountains was made in automobiles Mr k. k. Rembert of Rtmbtrt was In the ? it\ Monday morning. Mr. Hi w. Rembert of Blshopvllt was In town Monday. Judge and Mrs. G. V Pimsey. of Brooksville. Fla., are visiting rela? tives and friends In this city. Mrs. Baratt] w is originally >t thlj county, she It a slater of Mrs, J. u Bracsy. Mr ?nd Mrs, w. i. Harb;, hays gont to T iron to, i Canada. Mr. Wavarly B. Levy has returned to tin- Olty after a stay at WanySS ville and other resorts in the moun? tains of North Carolina. Mr. Abe Byitenberg has returned to the city after spending some time at Atlantic City and other northern points Messrs. David Loring and James Holmes, of Wilmington. passed through the city Sunday morning on their way to Mr. T. M. Lee's where they will spend the week. Mr. Bartow Walsh and family left Monday morning for Johnston. S. C, to attend the marriage of their son, Bartow Walsh, Jr. They will spend a few days In Sumter before going to their home In it, Louis. Mo. Lylcs-Davls. The many friends of Miss Annie Da? vis, of Bishopville, that she has made while visiting here at various times will be interested that she was mar? ried to Mr. Charlie Lyles on last Sun? day. Mr. Lyles Is a young merchant of Sumter. The ceremony took place at the Bishopville Baptist church.? Hartsvllle Messenger. C'oleman-Wabdi. Quiet, with no cards, will be the marriage of Miss Edith Lee Cole man to Mr. Bartow Walsh, Jr., of Sumter. at high noon, Tuesday. Au? gust 20th. at the bride's home. John stone. S. C. Funeral at St. Peter'*. Dr. William O. Browne died yes? terday in Columbia at the age of 66 years. Dr Browne was an optician. He lived until recently at Sumter. He is survived by his wife. The funeral services will be held at 11 o'clock this morning at St. Pater's Catholic church. The body will be taken to Wassaw. N. C. for Inter? ment.?The State. Aug. 17. Volley Ball Games. The Browns defeated the Blacks three times In five games of volley ball at the Y. M. C. A. gymnasium Friday night. The games were fair? ly good exhibitions of volley ball and were hard fought, furnishing many Interesting and exciting moments to the numerous spectators present. Baseball This Week. There will be a game of baseball Thursday afternoon at the local base? ball park and the fans of Sumter will have the opportunity of seeing one more good game of ball this season, when the strong team from Durant comes here to play a picked squad from town. DO YOU WANT TO VOTE? I* Your Xnamc of the Club Roll? The club rolls close five days before the primary. See that your name is entered If you wish to vote. If yog live in Ward I ask Hugh C. Haynsworth to place your name on I Ward I Clttb roll. If you live Ig Ward I, see R J. Bland. If yott live in Ward see H. A. Mose?. If you live Ig Ward 4. see Charles Thames. If y ou have been a resident of the stats one year ind the oounty sixty days, you are ??ntitb-d to vote, If y??u ir,. i native OF naturalized cltlSOn and ?re a i democrat, ( minh t oufederute Monument. ? m the court house guuars at Blslt? opvlllt has been erected the granite support of the Confederate monu? men', on Wednesday, 11.11 a. m.< Aug ist 11, tht basal stone of ths m"i. ggrtenl *ui be placed ovei the cor norstont bos of records, Col, IT, R, Brooch r)|| make Ihs address of the occasion, Hog, T. Q, Mol.?i prestd* Ing. Mi P L itennis a hi pronounce a eulogy on the old Confederate can* gug to be unt elled at i hat time, The Lottit Green chapter of Daughters of Ihs Confederacy Is small snd i- in ui gent need ? f In Ip tu complete this monument Contribu? tions will b,. gladly received by Mrs, w. a. James, President of V D. C at Blshopvtlta NfgbltO shoots ins WIFE Elisabeth J&ewell shot by Tlghe !6ew oil on Mary Street Sunday Night. Linie Zewell, colored, was shot and seriously wounded about H I o clock Sunday night by her hutbandi Tlghe Zewell, win* Immediately after the Shoot Inf left for parts unknown. The cause ot the shooting ll as yet unknown, although it is stated that Li/.Zie tOld Some Of thOSe Who Wele near her soon after the shot.ting that her husband had several times pre? viously threatened to kill her. The shooting was done with a shot uun and the woman was shot through the door of the room. The load took ef? fect in tlie upper part of the leg and the woman lost a great quantity of blood before a doctor arrived on itte ?cone to give her surgical attention. The shooting took place in one of the Richer houses near Last Mary street and a big crowd was attracted by it and by the crowd which quick? ly gathered, it was stated Monday morning that the woman was still liv? ing and WOUld probably recover. Her husband had not been caught. Marriage License Record. Marriage licenses were issued to the following colored couples Satur day and Sunday. Marion Clark and Mary BOWOUS, Sumter, and John Douglas and Hat tie Durant. Sumter. Death of Mrs. Mary E, Jennings Mrs. Mary E. Jennings, widow of the late William H. Jennings of this city, died at the home of her son. Mayor L. D. Jennings Sunday after? noon, after an illness of several months. The funeral services were held at. the cemetery Monday after? noon at 4.30 o'clock, the funeral pro? cession leaving the house of Mayor Jennings shortly after 4 o'clock. Mrs. Jennings was before her mar? riage Miss Mary E. Dlnkins of this county. She is survived by two sons and three daughters: Mayor L. D. Jen. ngs of this city; Dr. L. H. Jen? nings of Bishopville; Mrs. W. W. Mel lette of this county; Mrs. W. H. Jone3 of Congaree and Miss Leona Jen? nings of this city. In the Police Court. The following cases were tried by the recorder Monday morning in the police court. L. M. Foxworth. drunk and cursing, $5 or 10 days. Osborne Porter and William John? son, disturbance of the peace and lighting, Porter was dismissed and Johnson was tlned $15 or 30 days. Osborne Porter, disorderly conduct, $15 or 30 days. Susan Bennett and Lily China, dis? orderly conduct, $15 or 30 days each. Ulysses Parker, leaving horse un? hitched, forfeited bond of $2. New York Cotton Market. New York. Aug. 19, Open Close January.11.16--17 11.23?Li March.15 26?27 1 1.39?40 May.11.33?:14 11.47 October. . . .'.11.17?18 11.25?26 December . . .1 1.23?24 11.34?35 Opened steady. Closed steady. Notion. Notice is hereby giv?>n that on Thursday. September 5th. between the hours of 8 a. m. and 4 p. m. art elec? tion will be held in Rafting Creek School District No. 8 at the Rembert school house, for the purpose of vot? ing on a 2 mill extra levy for school purposes. By order of the County Board of Education. J. M. R KAM ES. Chairman I >f District Trustees Number 8. There will be no scarclt) of tickets for the State election In Sumter coun? ty. County Chairman J. H. Clifton has received 10,000 tickets, the sup? ply for Sumter County, from State Chairman John Gary Evans ami an ample SUpply will be sent lo each voting precinct. There are only about 2,000 voters in Sumter Coun? ty ami Hve tickets for each voter ought to be enough. Farmers should watch for tin- sec? ond i.rood of army worms which are du.- to make their appearance within th.- next \\e?k or ten days, if the ecpnd luood is as numerous as pre 'i ? ted, much damage win be done the hay ?fop, kit.- corn and, perhaps cot? ton. A Georgia mother earn.- t.. the front with triplets a few days ago, but a Massachusetts mother has beaten 'he record with quartettes, Strange to ?it) all these newcomers nre girls, Wilmington star. What need had Eve of new dresses with nobody to envy them??-News and Courier, THE NECESSITY FOR FREQUENT INSPECTIONS OF BUILDINGS AM) BENEFICIAL RE? SULTS THEREFROM. By Louis Behren*, Chief Cliarlceton Fire Department. T<> the Officera and Members of the: South Carolina State Firemen's As soeiation: Gentlemen: 1 have been requested by your Topic Committee to prepare a paper on tin "The Necessity for Frequent Inspections of Buildings and Beneficial Results Therefrom." and 1 beg leave to submit for your consid? eration my views on this branch of efficient lire department work. In my opinion there is no more im? portant feature connected with a fire department than the inspection of buildings. It is the 'ounce of pre? vention" by which millions of dollars in property and many lives are an? nually aaved, and it is indeed remark? able how little attention is bestowed on this subject by some of our de? partments. Experience proves that it is absolutely essential to the efficiency of any department to have such a system, and I am satisfied that great good will result from a thorough dis? cussion of the subject. To my mind there is nothing so Inexcusable as for a body of men to a&sume the respon? sibility of protecting the property and lives of their felow citizens and then fail to familiarize themselves with the duties required of them. Thousands of dollars are expended for apparatus and the equipment of a fire department, men are employed to superintend and operate its machin? ery, means are furnished for the prompt notification of a fire's ap? pearance, and other precautions tak? en for the protection of property. The alarm sounds, the men rush to the scene, and, for the first time, realize that they know absolutely nothing about the construction of the building in flames. That ignorance is often fatal, and is due to neglect of proper inspections. The object of inspection by firemen is twofold: First, It makes the fire? men acquainted with a building threatened with destruction, showing him how best to enter and what to do in the hour of danger, and disclosing dangerous openings and faults in con? struction, whicl^ may save life if known and avoided. Second, by regu? lar inspection firemen can save own? ers a great deal of loss through pre? ventive measures, pointing out de? fects which escape the average per? son but are readily detected by the trained fire fighter. % Need of fire inspection is recogniz? ed by the State of South Carolina, and ample authority is given our fire? men to make these inspections. Let me :ead the Statute, as follows: "The Insurance Commissioner or hi? Depu? ty, or the Chief of Fire Department or Chief of Police or Intendant (where there is no Chief of Fire De? partment), or County Sheriff shall have the right at all reasonable hours, for the purpose of examination, to enter into and upon all buildings and premises within their jurisdiction, whenever any of 3aid officers shall find in any building or upon any premises combustible material or in? flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such buildings or prem? ises, they shall order the same to be removed, or remedied, and such or? der shall be forthwith complied with by the owner or occupant of said building or premises: Provided, How? ever. That If the said owner or occu? pant shall deem himself aggrieved by such order, he may, within twen? ty-four hours appeal to the Insurance Commissioner, and the cause of the complaint shall he at once investigat? ed by the direction of the latter, and unless by his authority the order of the Fire Chief or Chief of Police above named is revoked, such order shall remain in force, and be forth? with complied with by said owner or occupant. The Insurance Commis? sioner or his Deputy, Fire Chief or Chief of Police or County Sheriff shall, as aforesaid, make an imme? diate investigation as to the presence of combustible material or the exist? ence of inflammable conditions, in any building, or upon any premises under their jurisdiction, upon com? plaint of any person having an inter? est in said building or premises or property adjacent thereto, anyone failing to comply with the orders of the authorities above specified, shall be punished by a line not less than ten dollars, nor more than fifty dollars for each day'a neglect." The figures of our enormous lire loss in themselves are not so etartling nnd deplorable as the fact that more than 60 per ?am of this less is pre? ventable, and therefore n needless tax upon our resources. 1 deem it not OUt of place lo men? tion herewith a few points thai should be carefully noted by tin men on their tours of Inspection, which l hope may prove of some benefit to our member? ship. i,o.d< out for danger from ashes. s. e thnt there are na tal or sand boxes under stoves, Insist upon stove pipes properly nnd safely secured, Guard against defective dues and defective tire-hearths. Prohibit sawdust in wooden spit? toons, and rubbish in cellars, upon floors, or in yards. And locate carefully stairways, fire escapes and stand-pipes. A great many other conditions will, Of course, suggest themselves to the competent fireman, which should be noted, and after calling the attention of the owner to any defect discover? ed, he should see that it is immedi? ate.y remedied. The following plan I have adopted in n y city with satisfactory results: t Once each month or oftener ii deemed advisable, all buildings in '.he mercantile section are inspected. This territory is 4 divided into eleven districts, with a foreman and assist? and foreman at the head of and re? sponsible for each district, and these foremen are required to change dis? tricts in rotation every month, and also to report to headquarters all de? fects found. The number of buildings inspected by our department in Charleston dur? ing the past year was 6,579, and I lind that these inspections greatly re? duced the number of alarms and pre? vented great loss. I find this inspec? tion system, moreover, very beneficial both in keeping buildings and prem? ises clean and in good condition, and in helping the firemen at their work, for in case of fire they know how to get in and to get out of a burning building without any difficulty. As a final word I wish to say that where such a system is In vogue, it is best that no stated time for inspect? ing buildings be adopted, since under this condition the inspection is antici pated, and consequently prepared for. By all means let every depart? ment in the State adopt a good sys? tem of fire inspection and adhere to it rigidly, for its importance in the fight against the demon, fire, can hardly be overestimated, and its benefits are great and well worth striving for, be? cause fire prevention is half of the battle. A Parable. Once there was a man who came to the bank and passed in for credit a fat roll of bills, says The Hartford Courant. H.s deposit slip was made out for $253. The cashier at once de? eded counterfeits. He counted out 101 bad bill:-. The man seized them and crammed them back into fiis pocket, with a grin. Over his should? er he winked at some friencU who were standing near. Then he hissed between his teeth that anyway ihe other bills were all right. And he pressed upon the cashier to itako ex? amination of them. One after another was found coun? terfeit and was handed back, until only 7 2 were left. The man grew more excited. He clenched his fists and threatened violence. He said the directors must pass upon the money and say if it was good. The cashier, being courteous, submitted the matter to the board. They called the experts in. Some of the bills were better maie [ than others and had a show of being I genuine. They put them under the I microscope. Not one could stand the I test. The whole bunch was bad. They j told the cashier to pass them back, j and the man was not arrested, for he j had once been a favored client of the j bank. ? I But the man was angry and begaii , to say "fraud" and "thief" and "liar." I He went out upon the street arid shouted that the bank was a den of I j robbers. He said he knew the first j bunch of stuff was bad?the 101 that j he had still stuffed in his pockets. Ke was making no kick about that. They had caught him with the goods, and again he grinned a savage grin. And j the next lot?he was not saying much I about that. Hut the 72 he had left on the counter! They were all right! St me of them were! He wanted credit, and by all that was holy he was going to have it. He even in? voked the Ten Commandments on his side At least two of the bills were good, as good .is gold from Cali? fornia, and the bank that wouldn't give him credit could go to smash* He'd let the public know. He was so furious with rage and swore so stoutly this counterfeiter did, that some of the folks for a lit? tle while l?elie\cd him. ? Would He Run? "We have been thinking of that Hull Moose party," says The Coving ton News, "and have reached the conclusion that with Theodore Uoose lell as head man on the ticket, about tin- best man they could gel for their next party wuold be Booker T, Wash? ington, Roosevelt, it will be remem? bered, entertained Looker T. at the White House while he was the occu pant." j Charlotte Chronicle thinks Gover? j nor Itleasi would have been an ideal I running mate for tin- Rull Moose. i His qualification for the job, as the j < 'hronlcle sees it. is tin- fad that j Mease has culled most of the citizens of South Carolina w ho are opposed to I him. liars. ? Rock Hill Herald. A Tennessee g.rl lias i ?ommitted suicide because the doctor told her sh?- would n?-v?-r he pretty again. The looking k1u<--.s would never hove told her the same thing.?News and Cour? ier. For Sheriff. Capt. B. S. Carson 19 hereby 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 htea for said office, subject to the rules of the Democratic primary. MANY VOTERS. I hereby offer myself as a candidate for the office of Sheriff of Sumter County, subject to the rules of the Democratic party. J. k BRADFORD. Capt. Geo. C. Warren is hereby announced as a candidate for the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject to the rules of the Democratio primary. VOTERS. FOR AUDITOR. 1 hereby nnounce myself as a can didate for re-election to the office o County Auditor, subject to the rule* of the Democratic primary. R. E. WILDER. For Coroner. I hereaby announce that I am s candidate for the office of Coroner ol Sumter County, subject to the actios of the Democratic primary. D. W. OWENS. For Ho ose of Repreeentatite*. I I hereby announce that I am a candidate for re-election to the House of Representatives, subject to the ac? tion of the Democratic Primaryr GEO. W. DICK. I am a candidate for re-election U the House of Representatives eubjee to the rules of the Democratic Prl mary. R B. BELSER. I hereby announce myself a candl date for the House of Representative from Sumter County, pledging myse to abide by the result of the ?eine cratic Primary. B, D. EFPS. ?? Dr. F. af. Dwlght la hereby uaaa mously nominated, as a candidate fo? the House of Representatives, sub Jo to the rulee governing the Prl mar We bespeak for him the suffrage of his fellow countrymen. The Wcdgefleld Democratic Club. ? - ?? ? ?? m<m*'*> - ? ? ? mm \ . Foe Supervisor. ""a I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office Supervisor of Sumter County, subj* ^to the rules of the Democratic p. mary. P. af. PITTS. For Clerk of Count. I hereby announce myself a .san? date, for re-election to ths office Clerk of Court for Sumter Coun subject to the rul*? of the Den cratic party. L. I. PAR ROTT The name of H. L. Scarborough presented as a candidate for Clerk Court for Sumter County In the co ing Democratic primary election. I hereby announce myself a can date for Clerk of Court of Sum county, subject to the action of Democratic primary. JOHN R. SUMTBF FOR MAGISTRATE. The friends of Mr. J. A. Ho hereby nominate him for Magistr at Privateer, subject to the action the primary. His friends think is entitled to the place on account his past record, and hope all g thinking men will look at It the sam? way. voters For Solicitor. I announce myself a candidate for the office of Solicitor for the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules Of the Democratic Primary THOS. H. TATCM. I hereby announce myself a can? didate for re-election to the office of Solicitor of the Third Judicial Circuit, subject to the rules of the Democratic Primary. PHILIP H. STOLL. For Fnltcd States Senate. hereby announce myself n candi? date for the Cntted States s.?n\te. subject to the rub i tf the Democratic party. Your support and Influence will be appreciated. X. B DIAL Laurent, 8, C. For Congress, 1 hereby announce myself as i an dtdate for the nomination for Con? gress from the Seventh CongTeestOg? al District Of South Caroling, sub? ject to the rules of the Democrattt primary. A. F. LEVER.