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<i)r Mattbnuu and 3>cu!broii . ? ?.t At Iftsl Hasten* o .11 >mjoiI?m-. A v . ?%* *>4 ? -aid i I-1v? s<un? i Mr?. A. (J. Warren rut* returned to the city after a visit to her daughter, sirs. Harry Hussa, at K H -haw ay. N J. Mi W. I). Khodes. of Mayesvllle. Wii <n the i ily on BwMw*aa Friday. t o!. J. A. Ithame. of Lynchburg, was in the city Friday. Mr F.dutn Wilson, a* St. Charles, was In town Friday. Mr. C. W. I'.oshamer has been ?n the elly on business for several day.-*. Messrs. Edwin Wilson and D. L. Shaw, of 8t. Charles, were in the city Friday Mrs. It. M. Jenkins, of st Charles, spent Friday In town. Mr. Robert McLcod went to Hem ? er* l rldsy on business. ^ Mr Hurry ?ireen went to Colum? bia Friday to spend the day. (I. Peter ?in of Fort Motte u- city Thursday. U ? t-'anny Hallaway of Bi?hop ln the city Saturday shop? ping. Mr Spann Vlnson of Pisgah spent Friday It town. Mr. vr. D. Carson of 8ummerton spent St turd iy In town. Messnt. J. C. Dunbar and S. F. Moore. >f Dalsell. spent Saturday in the city. Mr. aid Mrs. A. A. Brearley and daughter, of St. Charles, were in town Saturday. Mass Bes?te Harvln, of Manning. * n shopping on Saturday. Mrs J C. Laween. of Darlington. ? Mrs. C. P. Oeteen. Mr. a l Mra H. C. DesChamps hav? returned to Che elty from a trip to Atlantic City. Mise Fannie Strauss, who has been la Europe for the last two and one half years, h is arrived In the city and I Is at home with her parents at No. 424 North Main St. es Blandlng. who has been the charm, tg guest of relatives In this ge|| gwFttsg the summer, left Mondsy ?g fei her home In Corslcana, Texas Hho will stop over In Colum? bia and Charlotte to visit friends on her route home. Mas Elisabeth Watklns. of Hender soo N C si the atUh tlve guest of h*r ajajter, Mra. -bmor KU Rowland, ? * ? ... fi on W*st Hampton a^nut. Miss * "see banal has returned te ?H >t> after spending .?evernl weeks With. reU lives In Birmingham. Mrr. VI. hi. Jenkins has gone to BaltPnore to staj for some time. ? Miss A Heyn* man sill ?returned to the city Monday from Lattta, where she hss been visiting Miss Eva Ben? nett. Mr. E. L. Wltrerspon has gone to Buffalo. N. T., to sttend a meeting of furatture men at that place. Miss Clara Chll Is left Sunday after? noon for For?ston where she will teach during the ensuing winter. Mr. J. Starr S'.ernberger, a former resident of thin city wns here Mon? dsy. VI KRAY-WHITE. An Ap|?roucldng Marriage of Interest to Man) Mimtcr People. An o hing murrtage of nint h Int?! rn ins fie nds of the partle.? com i rre d Is that f-r * hlch ln\ IU tlons have I?. en l-sued us follows: Mr*. W. p. Murru> requests the pleasure of your eompan> st Ihe marriage of her daughter Mattie I'ln< kney to Mr. It CTslpela White on Wednesda) evening OetObOf the sixth. Sjaaaieefl hundred and tvel\e. at eight o'cloek i horch of the Holy Comforter insntef, nootk Carolina, l>eath. Frond* and relatives of Mr*. I* W. |?o>kin **ere saddened today by the BJSWI of her death Sunday night at h*r home ne ir i'undcn. after a pro? tracted Illness. ! uoeral of Mr Mltehcil Jim ob Th- b,d\ of \*r Mit. heii Jaeaae, an 1 I .md hiirhlv fSSpSCtOd fdtlaen of Marring Wh? died In that city WedneaeVty, arrl ed ?n Um ally Fri I . mor r,rig shortly befOfS II oYloik #? i the '.rain from Oharteetoa r>*\ va?* t ik? n ?Iir?? t li?m the station |0 the i . mi li i , '\l,.r. It was Interred with dm solemnity sad proper set* Tb?? f if r .1 m. rviees were h? Id by the Ret Klein at Temple Blnat, I hir*- i i a her of ft leans ami relatives of the gl reused being present to wit ?t?. last sol rites over the bo' G SO ROE II. ISLAR DEAD. Well km wo Voting Man of Sumtci' Died rhiirs4lay Afternoon after Sliort Illings. Georgs Horton lalar, ? well known VOUBtfJ m.ui of this City, died at the Sumter 1. osplt.il, where he had been t.tk? ? |o be treated for typhoid fever. Thursday afternoon after an Illness Of ten d v l The funeral services took place fit the Catholic Church Friday after? noon at 5 o'clock, Interment following it the cemetery. Mr. Islar was just twenty-two years of age and had been married not quite a year. He came to this city several years ago and has been In the employ of Stubbs BTOf until the time of his recent Illness. Ue had many friends in the city who were sadden? ed by his death and who extend to the young widow their slncerest sympathy In her bereavement. Mr. Islar Is survived by his wife, *i?.> was before her marriage, Miss Fdna Rroughton, but leaves no other relatives. HKICKHAT WILSON'S HOUSE. N eg roe** of Ski loh Form Mob Around Sari Wilson's Residence. Sam Wilson, a white man of the Shiloh section and friend of Mack Morris, one of the two alleged rapers of negro women In that section who is alleged to have given refuge to the two men for one or two days and nights after their* alleged offense. Saturday appealed to the Sheriff of Sumter County for aid. He claimed that the negroes of that section had on Friday n ght formed a mob around his house and brlckbatted his house, until he and his family were thor? oughly frightened and dared not go out. Saturday when the appoal was made both deputies were away from town, one in Columbia, where he had gon to take an Insane patient to the state Hospital, and one to Manchester to levy on property in that place, but upon their return Deputy J. A. Ep persen left Sunday morning for Shi? loh and Is still there. A man who went to that place with him return? ed to the city Sunday night and stat? ed that everything was quiet down there now and there was seemingly no more trouble to be apprehended from the negroes. The house was considerably damaged by the negroes, but none of the members of the fam? ily were injured. Advice to Young Men. Young man, this Is leap year still and something is liable to happen to you any moment, says The Richmond ^imes-Dtspatch. In such an emerg? ency It is well to bt prepared. There are a few set rules which you should follow when there is a likelihood of being asked to marry one of the fair creatures. Follow these rules and you will be happy. Marriage is an Import? en step, you know, and the young man can not be too careful in accept? ing a proposal If she is muscular and has bleep* like those of a pugilist, you should thtnk well before you take a chance. Do not marry one who has a fond? ness for pool and billiards, or who spends much time In pool rooms. This Is liable to keep her away from home a great deal. If you haVS youf Oholes between a girl who smokes a pipe and one wh'? smokes slrgarottes, accept the one who smokes a pipe. She Is more apt to make a SUCCSSS of her life and to provide for you In the future. If she won't let yog smoke in the house, so much the better. Smoking doesn't <lo you at?y good anyhow. When She hears burglars in the cel? lar, hop right out of bed and go and look for them. Yon needn't be scared! IllOfl won't he any burglars there, ami If there BhOUld ho they will probably I shoot >ou and yog will never have to hop out ol bed t" look for any more burglars. If she words the bedroom window doWg and you want it up. put it down for you won t gel any sleep if you don't Pythtans In Make Merry. iMmw.1. ?>ct. 7 ?The annual oyster rapper given by ihs members of the Pine wood Knights ni' Pythias will take place on the night ol No? vember ?;. Co b member is allowed t?> invite another mem bei of Ihs or? der. Supper will be served In one of Mi. vacant stores, after whlci Ihs guests nnd members will retire to the Pythian hall t<? listen t<> addresses by .? few grand lodge official nnd other prominent memliers who h;i\e In en invited to ?nealt on thH occasion, Mm iee? at Ret I* l < hurt'lt, A Series of SerVl< ? s Will begin at i lethel ? bui ? b > < w ? v Sunday, (ic tolier l '?'??. ' t .. . hielt a. \i. Two ?< rvIces dull) m i, .? . .? nd H P \i Id I 'ii win. . an nttend. FOOT HALL GABIG FRIDAV. Croud of Fans Wanted on Local Groun i- to Witness initial Con* test. Once iti'iri' the shrill of the ref? eree's whittle, a glimpse of the brown leather ?all as it describes its para? bolic flight, the ( lash ot body against body, ths sharp call of the quarter hack as he lines his men up for at t k on 'he foe, once more the charge, the heaping of body upon body and the referee's whistle and ths foot ball ?eason ll on ones more. Thus will it happen on the local baseball grounds Fi Iday afternoon when they are turn? ed into i gridiron for the iirst game Of the Season which begins at 3.30 o'clock let ween old time rivals for gridiron honors, the Florence Presby? terian High school and the Sumter High fetcoltol football teams. The games of bust season were not a success financially, but it is hoped that they will be this season. The high school always puts out a good team, a team worthy of the sup? port of the Sumter people, who are interSOted In the high school and the boys of the high school, and there Is no reason why a good crowd should not turn out in time to hear the ref reo'S whistle and watch the game to its conclusion. ? i CRIMINAL COURT CONVENES. Judge T II. Sp?h? of Darlington Holds Court Here for Fln?t Time. The Court of General Sessions con? vened here Monday morning with Judge T. H. Spain, of Darlington holding court here for the first time since he was elevted to the bench nt at the last session of the General As? sembly. There were few witnesses present when court was called to order and bench warrants were Issued for fiteen witnesses in seven cases. Finally sev? eral indictments were handeo out by Solicitor Stoll to the grand Jury and the court got down to work. The ct.se of the State against John Woods, colored, for burglary and lar? ceny wan the first case called. This wu8 still In process of hearing when court adjourned for dinner. Owing to the fact that the sheriff was unable to locate a number of the men drawn on the jury list for the first week and because some members were excused by the Judge, an extra venire of eight men had to be drawn. This was done immediately after court adjourned for dinner. TRUE RILL* RETURNED. (?rand Jury Acts on indictments In Number of Oases. A number of Indictments were made out and turned over to the grand Jury Monday morning and up to 1 o'clock a number of true bills had been returned by that body. Ther*? was considerable trouble in getting witnesses in court and accordingly things moved pretty slow when court was first opened. The true bills returned were: Henry Watts, disturbing religious worship, Hardy Johnson, househreaking and larceny. William BppS, assault and battery with Intent to kill. John Woods, burglary and larceny. Special Venire Drawn. owing to the fact that several of those drawn on the jury for the first week of court could not be located ami several more were excused by the Judge a special venire was needed Monday and the following eight men Wei*S drawn: G. W. Loting. W. K Ida tiding, Lep. Strauss, J, h. Qrady, R, h. Blngham, a. c. DuRant, w. R, Phillips, Brent Mellette, SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily by Ernest Field, Cotton Buyer, Ocl, 7, 1911, (i.l middling, 11 c, Strict Middling. 10 7-v Middling. |0 3-4, Strict Low Middling. 10 1-2, Receipts for week, ending Oct, r>. 8,122, lte< elpts Saturday, 7:;r?. Htaple cotton. 12 i - 2 to ii -j. New ^ ork <lotion Mai ket. New V uk. Oct, 7. i >|C n t 'lose January. 1.20 81 10.06 06 March.I ?.?:; i a ;<i so May. II.Ot 08 10 '.??? 91 October 10,60 (jo 10.48 -40 I ?eeembcr i 0 '.*<* | j q 7 j . 7,; ? >nc rl< ? d was l< ti u ith the - ounty nudltor Monday morning Jtillus 1. M' ('nllum t< .1 1 roe 1 1: !<? ntn dj . lo! nnd buildings on Oakland ?venu? - ! it:.. NEGRO WORKS SUCCESSFUL RUSE. Hardy Johnson fclscupca from Sumter Hospital Whore He Had Been Tok? en for Treatment. "Hello, is that the Jail?" Is Mr. uwens there, Well, that negro who ?ok poison Is gone from here." "Yesi ardy Johnson. lb- left a while ago." This may not have been exactly the words used, but it was In effect one aide of the conversation which i? ?k place between Jailer Owens at ! the county jail and one of the nurses | n duty at the Sumter Hospital at Lbout 1 o'clock Sunday morning. Hardy Johnson passed one over on ie ci unty physician, jailer, sheriff md others Saturday and succeeded bv Is ruse In making good his escape Sunday in tile early morning hours. Hardy was (.nee in the employ of Dr. treble Chin;, and while with him he earned pretty well the ways at the Sumter Hospital and h?- took his nances in escaping from that insti? tution rather than from the county ail. where he knew Jailer Owens tept a watchful eye and a wakeful tar on his guests. Saturday Johnson drank. < r made a pretense of drinking the con? tents of a bottle1 of carbolic acid. He was taken to the Sumter Hospital, where he could be treated with bet? ter effect. There it was thought that Hardy would die Saturday at any time, but he managed to survive through the day nnd at night was dc Ing well. Dr. Lemmon told the sheriff thc.t he would have a dead negro on h s hands in the day and he thought that there was no use putting a guard on the prisoner under the circum? stances as there was very slim chance of his living. Coroner Flowers hung around all day ready to make an in? vestigation or hold an inquest if nec? essary as soon as the * negro was dead. He even went so far as to summon witnesses and to begin look? ing for a negro woman, who, it was alleged, had carried Johnson the poison. Confident in the advice that the negro could not live, no guard was placed over him by the sheriff and Jailer Owens set to work on Saturday doing his regular weekly cleaning up. That night he several times telephon? ed the hospital to ask about the pris? oner, but was told that he was about the same and that no guard was need? ed. About 1 o'clock when the nurse on duty visited the ward where the negro was supposed to be lying on his -dying bed, she found his cot va? cant, and the above mentioned tele? phone conversation took place. Jailer Owens at once went out on a search for the missing prisoner, but was'unable to track him any farther than the sidewalk, where the tracks made by his bare feet could no long? er be distinguished. Jailer Owens thought, however, that Hardy had paid him a parting visit and taken along one or two of his best chickens with him as a keep-sake of the pleas? ant days he had spent In jail and a remembranee of the jailer. The tracks led up to his fowl house door and from there on to the street. At noon Monday Johnson had not been heard of, although Officers are out looking for him. Hardy Johnson was in jail waiting for trial at the present term ot court on the charge Of burglary. He began to get uneasy several days ago at the near approach of court and it is now supposed that his drinking of the poison was a fake, and that in reality he did not drink the acid. He only ?pilled son e of it on his hands, face and clothes and then successfully worked his ruse so as to be taken to the hospital where he could Wait his Opportunity tO escape. H0W< ver, it was he did not die, as it was thought he would, and he did make good his escape, and it la therefore, extremely doubtful that he will be tried at the present term of court. NOTICE. Primary Elcvtton for state Officers to lie Held Tuesday, October 15, 1912. Pursuant to the orders of the St ite Democratic Executive Committee, no? tice is hereby given that the Second Primary for State offici rs will be held on Tuesday, October 15th, 1912, at tin usual polling pla<es of the respective Democratic clubs of Sumter County. The pops will open at B o'clock A. M.i and i lose M t o'clock P. M. 1 >nc manager from each club will call on the undersigned for the boxes, tick? ets, etc , on ot before Saturday, Oc loiter 12th. The same managers ns served at previous primaries <>r August 27th nnd September 10th are herehj ap? pointed t" conduct thl primary elec i Ion. The County Democratic Executive Committee will meel hi the t*ourl I ions, .i ii o'clock A. M . Thursday < tober I 7th to tabulate th<- ret urns nnd to transact such "tier 11us 11 may properly conn before lh? meet ir u .1' '! I \ H. < I.I FT< ?N. Count> Cha Irmati .5 A (.IN WITHOUT BULLET. it Shoots Blinding <?as ami Will be i tirried b) Secret Service Men, The bulletles* gun has at last ma?l< its appearance. It is a German Invention, and, Instead of bullets, it sin., as a gas which temporarily blinds and chokes the victim. The cartridge used contains sev? eral ingredients. which, when ex? ploded, combine to form a vapor of a pec uliar character. The gun it? self differs very little in appearance and mechanism from the ordinary dOUblO-aCtlon revolver. It holds five cartridges. The action of the vapor may best be imagined by considering the posi? tion of the person shot at. The ap? pearance of the weapon, the repori and the dame of the powder com? bine to convince the victim that he has been shot at with an ordinary firearm. His eyes and mouth oper. in surprise. and the gases generat? ed by the combination of chemicah envelop his head completely, pene? trating his eyes and affecting hit; sight. For several minutes he is prac? tically blind. Simultaneously the mueuous membranes of the nose and throat are Irritated and the vic? tim sneezes and chokes. For a minute or two the victim finds it al? most impossible to breathe. It is obvious that no individual, even If he were as strong a3 Hercul? es, would be in a position to put up much of a tight while In such a con? dition. The shotless gun is intended prin? cipally for the protection of tour? ists, commercial travelers, doctors, cyclists, automobilists, bank officials, mail carriers, watchmen and police? men. No one wants to kill a cri? minal unless It Is absolutely neces? sary for one's own preservation, and this invention is intended to make such a course unnecessary. Chief William J. Flynn. of the United States secret service, ha3 de? cided to adopt this weapon for use In the service. In rounding up bands of counterfeiters and other offenders against the Federal laws the chief believes the chemical gun will prove Just as effective and at the same time more humane than the ordinary weapon. Overpowered by the fumes of this new gu*h any cri? minal, however dangerous?* may be readily captured, and by the time the effects of the vapor have worn off the prisoner Is safely mam. ded. At the laboratories of Bend! u : cv Schlesinger, at Third avenue and Tenth 'street. New York, one of tht cartridges used with the cht.o.~~. gun was thoroughly analyzed. It was found to comprise a pasteboard holder with a fulminating cap at one end similar to that used In the or? dinary bullet cartidge. ..immedia? tely next to the cap was a small charge of coarse grain gun powder. Then followed a large charge of cap? sicum, or red pepper, mixed with lycopodium, an inflammable yellow powder consisting of the spores of club moss, and a slight trace of saltpeter. The remainder of the holder was filled with lycopodium. With the p?lling of the trigger the cap explodes the gunpowder and the force of the explosion unites the red pepper and lycopodium and pro? duces the blinding, suffocating vapor upon which the principle of the wea? pon depends. To test the effects of this cartridge Mr. Schlesinger produced a guin? ea pig from his laboratory and dis? charged it at the animal at a range of some three feet, The guina pig seemed to suffer no pain, but was unable to open its eye for the space i'i' a minute and seemed to have Si n e difficulty in breathing, a.s the funo s penetrated its nose and throat. The test, however, hardly did jus tier to the we. pon. tor natu rail) . tiough, the guinea pig was nut it tin' hast alarmed at the Sudden sight of the gun, as a human being might be, and kept his mouth shut and hit eyes nearly so. With a human be? ing, of course. the surprise am shock would operate to open its vic? tim's eyes and imuith and give the fumes a better chance to work. "Several times in my experience.' said chief Flynn, "I have wished tor just such a weapon as this chemical gun. in dealing with Black Handers, counterfeiters and othei criminals, who usually operate in bunds, it is almost always necessary t.? round them up at the point of a gun. "This chemical gun, l believe, solves the difficulty, if a prisoner shows tight he finds himself SUd* detib confronted with what he mi igines a loaded revolver, in mm cases out often H Is sutlicient to taki all the tight out of him. in tin tenth case, perhaps, he is either to< frightened to think of his dang? r ?u t?... desperate not to take a > hanc< ind bje swings .it th? otlicer right Ii t he in uzzle of the gun. "Then, of course, ther? Is onlj one thin-; for t he offl? el to .p. 11? must shoot or the criminal maj pos Ihly g< t i he better of him. a rm . (1 w Ith n re d gufi su< h n sltuatiot would usual!) mean the death o the criminal, but with the chemical gun the over po werf ng fa met re? leased with the explosion of the car? tridge right in the face of the ad vanclng crook would place him en tlrely at the mercy of the ?.tficer, who would then put th. handeuffa on him and march him oft. Tor this reason, after 1 havo given the new gun a thorough test, I shall insist upon all of my men currying it when engaged in work not apt to require a regular revolver. For the ordinary policeman, 1 hard? ly think th;,t th.- gun would he suf? ficient for in the majority of cases iu which the police officer is called upon tc use a gun at all h* shoot3 to hung down S fugitive, and obvi Ot'Sly the chemical gun would not do thru.'?Cleveland Plain Dealer. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES. County Pair?Canning fwctorj?Mem? bership Dsjes. The County Fair Committee have been out soliciting subscriptions for the stock of the proposed company. About one-half of the business men have been seen and $4.170 has been subscribed. In order to secure the fair it will be necessary for many of the subscriptions to be doubled. The farmers are also being solicited by Mr. Frank Williams. ne'e It will be necessary to close the j canning factory proposition wfthta the next thirty t to be secured fc I mers have not respoi for acreag t as h About 13 J acres r.?nwea have been pledged, 50 of tomatoes and the same for green beans. It is thought that there are many farmers who have delayed this matter and they are requested to confer with the Chamber of Commerce at once. The factory will pay 30c for tomatoes, 50c for potatoes, and 4 5c for green beans. The company will be organized with a capital of $10,000 and work should start upon the buildings by January 1st. sen The Industrial Committee is now figuring with two other proposed fac? tories which will be announced to the public as soon as the preliminary arrangements are made. In both of These cases Sumter will be expected to take part of the capital steck. If Sumter wants factories it must be ex I pected to pay f..r th??o -. ftoeK. mb I scrtpttoas, Recently a plow fnctsjgsjr I was pre posed but upon ,nnsiu<- ration j of the Inc'ustrhU Committee, and the 1 Board Of Direct, n* it Wbs thought that the demands of the promoters were to great. Thfs concern has since been organized in Florence. see Ali membership fees are now due and should be paid. The Chamber needs the money. Instead of an an? nual fund of $3,500 we need $10,000. Spartanhnrg is raising $15,000. Sum? ter has the best location in the State for distributing houses and certain factories. There is only one way to secure these factories. We must ad? vertise for them and when they come to Sumter with a good business-like proposition we must be prepared to meet their conditions. Distributing houses and branch establishments can often be located without local capital. With our new railroad, new hotels, new office buildings, new stores, im? proved electrical end gas power sta? tions and generally improved facili? ties; we are in ? position to do ad? vance work and to secure these new agencies but it takes money to go af? ter them. There are 350 members of the chamber of Commerce. There should be ?00. Many business houses are not no others who are receiving a t eneflt from ibis work. see Sumter needs more small cottages and homes for rent or for sale. There are at least twenty families looking lor houses to rent. Bince the gas plant will soon be in operation, a modern apartment house is needed and would pay handsomely. There certalnl) could be no better Invest* ment for capital. To the Farmer* of Sumter County. The need of money to finance the campaign for Wilson and Marshall is urgent. We who congratulated our? selves on the nomination of real men by the people and n? t by the bosses, should show our faith by our boks. It i- late but "better late than never." Ma> l not expect yon to show that the county is as much in terested in Democratic principles and success as the city. W< should put Kumt er County thud in the? State* H ind in your contributions to the pa? pers, tl ?? banks or to the Managers ">f Ku . t ion, nol later than I 5th. B, VI. i kabba, For Finance Committee from s. uth ?'arolina. Personal ty Demanded. Beauty may win an ephemeral sue* ?ess tor i mush .1 corned) actresa, but inleas it is allied eith Personality that succ. -; is not likely to last very Ion;;. -1 xu u :. \ io v t ?; s