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A VERY IMPORTANT MEETING. lu?\i;i> up DiitU 1010 \m> COM? HffflU 4 ll.URMKM TAKF. AC* i .< >\ (?\ m\n> m IM >K 1 \M M A I - n m ( (niini.lfrrs Make K' |H?rtH of Work IU'in- l?on. mill Now Work l"nnu t >l \\lil< It Will he or (.real \al,te to Mimtcr In l'utun?Mo*. Micceselul MnHH Yet Held b> fliW-f Men <>r < lianibvr of I owmertv Along tin Line of Work Ao-ompllsJieil. The meeting of he Hoard of Di? rector* and Committee Chalrnrun of the (.'number of Commerce held Thursday evening In the Chamber of Conn ?fgg ball MM without doubt the mo*t ?aiccea*ful meeting yet bei I by that i""<l\ gf by a fin rt. ndaru ? of member* of the Ciamber of Com? merce in point of work uceomplla led. H.-port* were m;vd * by the commit? tee b.urrnen of what their commit tee* h !<l done, w i ? doing and of what they Intended to Ac .md plans were mapped out for future work of the Chamber of CmmerM towards the upbuilding of the city, W hat was done and wh it will l done, who w is there and the part taken by those present can best be told by the minute* of the meeting kept by the necretary: Those present: i'irectors: r. iker. (>*l>onnell. Mo lue. Be'ser. McCallum. Manning, Jennings. Commltte Chairmen: Cut tiiin. Scarborough. Haynsworth. K. C . l'>tt?nberg. Stubbs, Osteen. Mosen, Hsrbert; Edmunds, Hood. Moses, Henry. Booth, E. S.. Ha vnsworth. H. < ' \\ ?t. Stuck It. Taker presided. The secretary explained the puipose of the meeting, stating that It was to review the ? I ork of the committees and to plun new work. President Baker then called upon each committee chairman as follows: Advertising. H. O. Osteen. Mr. Osteen reported that his committee had done very little for lack of funds, except to dtMtrlbute the Sumter fold? er and miscellaneous work. He fur? ther stated that he did not believe that further work ahould be done un? til the business men were ready to ?upport enterprises having merit with their money. This brought about a general discussion along this line. Mr. Osteen then suggested that a holding company be organised to promote Industries for Sumter, the company to take the necessary stock of the proposed enterprise nubject to a careful examination by a special committee of the same. This ques? tion was postponed until later. Dr. Baker suggested that we ahould ad? vertise for farmers and promote In? dustrie s that would aid the agricul? tural Interests. The question of placing a large show case with proper electrical equipment at the A. C. L. station was then discussed and It was moved by Mr. Herbert Moses, and seconded that the advertising committee be in? structed to take up thle matter, in? vestigate the cost and report to the Board of Directors; carried. Committee on Preas. Herbert Moses. Mr Moses stated that he had en? deavored to secure a meeting of his committee, but had failed. He would try to get them together soon. He waa requested to push this matter and to see that Sumter secured her pr >p er spac?- in the dally press and else w here. Committee on Excursion*, Hartow Walsh, absent. The Secretary ex? plained that the National Corn Show to be held In Columbia In Jaruary was arranging to bold a State Day and that Sumter was expected to asake a good showing at that time. Thin committee was Instructed to look after this matter. The question of tunning an excur? sion over t e South Carolina Western When th.it road was completed, Sum? ter It entertain the same, was discuss? ed and It was Pjsss/ad and seconded that this - ommittee bS Instructed to arrange such in ex i rslon with the proper su'tacrlptlon. ?arrud. Ml Kd.aunds explained that his ? ommittee was working on the Huh Jeet of better f.anltary conditions f?r the country school*. Dr. Baker also stated that the ;u. t t-r of a school day for the eouily was being punhed and that it WSJ badly needed. The meeting was snsasakssassj that this arai an Import ant matter and in tre'? 1 the SWSA* mitten to Aid the Work in every pos? sible way. HiRhwavv if j. sfcLaurla, Jr. out <tt city. Mr. Belter explained that this com? mittee hail told ,i meeting and bad I ild out a lino of work to be taken op with the County Commissi.rS of whl< h m ?re v% l| l.e ht imI !at? r . Horn. Merket, k Haynaworth, absent Under 'M* head las ojueetlon of securing a canning factory for Sumter was dtaeaased ,,f length, Ths gsif alaif ilalad tliaf Iis had been In o.rri ? |?niiiii ii' ? with ?? certain party f r SaSM time and I Hal i' V IS BOW gjfsjK Igfl that d? finite SCtlog he fter a ?Ii ?? tl**|ofi ' f Wa ?* moved, by Mr. Jennings, and second* ???i. "that we proceed nl once Ic or? gnnlss a Winning factory with ^ cap Hoi M".. and that the roll of all Ihose preeenl be colled le ascertain i h??w much >t?M k ?an be secured*' Carried The r??n was loon colled end result- I ???I in s r iring a Intal subscription of t ."?<.. ii ??? is m ?vod ond seconded thai Messrs, btetesr, Btuckey and Lemmon bs appointed - committee to moke a canvass t<? secure the additional amount needed, Corrled, it w?is moved, seconded ond car? ried thai the committee be authoris? ed to sommunleets with the psrty who was proposed a., manager when? ever the committee in their discret? ion though necessary. A9 the hour was then growing late the secretary was requested to read QVet the list of the remaining commit IOCS and point out the work that they e/ere doing and which it was thought Ihey should take up. Fnder Farm Improvement it was k;g .?) thai the work of organiz? ing tomato v lubs be taken up. It WSI suggested that Sumter have a OfS show t . prepare for the St .ie and National Torn Shows to be held In Colombia, it was moved, seconded ana corrled that the Board of Di? re* tors bS requested to appropriate prizes for this work, a lirst prize of $25 and a second prize of $15, the rules for the contest to be worked out J by that committee. It was reported that the County Fair Committee was busy securing subscriptions for the proposed fair and that over $4,000 had been sub? scribed. Fnder the head of the Finance and Thinking Committee it was moved, seconded and carried that that com? mittee be instructed to work with the Mi tnbership Committee to in? crease the membership of the Cham? ber and further that a plan be work? ed out to secure the services of Mr. Weir to raise *?;, advertising fund. Fnder >.ew industries. It was moved and seconded that the plan of forming a holding company to take stock in new industries as proposed by Mr. H. O. <)s' en be taken up and a plan formed und that the proposition be referred to this committee. Car? ried. The Legislation Committee was re? quested to take up the matter of paving under the ten year plan or by the abutting property holder and that they lay out plans to secure the nec? essary legislation. The Committee on Public Build? ings and Parks was requested to look Into the question of securing a Carnegie Library and also of obtain? ing a public park on the outskirts of the city. The Committee on Fire Protection and Build.ng code reported that they had about finished their work on the building code and that it would soon be In shape to report to the com? mission. Mr. Henry Moses, for the Commit? tee on New Members, stated that a list had been complied of those who should bo members and that a canvass of these names would be made. Dr. Booth for the committee on Conventions reported that little work had been done by his commit? tee owing to the poor hotel facilities but that as soon as these were com? pleted that the committee would make an SCttVS canvass for conven? tions. t?n Traffic and Freight Rates it was reported for Mr. Crosswell that his committee was actively at work and would be In a position to take up this subject with the railroads soon. It was suggested that a Freight Bureau be formed and that an expert freight man he secured who would go over the entire freight rate situation and albo would collect all over-charges on a commission basis. Under Rollrood Extension and pas? senger gervlce, the question of im? provements ;tt the A. C, L, depot wer?- dlsouseod. The committee wsi Instructed to proceed Immediately with s? curing track connection! be? tween llo- A. i'. U railway and the South Carolin i Western. The com? mittee w.is further Instructed to take up with the A C, I* railway the mat? ter of |he Sun ley train from Lane1' for Humter, The meeting 'hen adjourned. Cia* Mains Being Laid, The work of laying the gas mains i etui proceeding steadily, although got with greet rapidity, it is probe? b e thai b) Mondtt) night the main non ., w being Intd on Mauser street win be extended <>n down to resell tin- gas elan! buildings, Wednesday night Ihe force of hands eras engaged In digging Ihe trench for the pipe in under the rail i. id tracks a I t he i lauser Hti set rroaelng, lbs men being work un? til after Ihre? o'clock in the morn* ing In du- rie the irenchei pulling in Ihe pipe and Ailing up the ditch <iei tamping the earth down again. At pi e**n< the force of bands |i at work between Ihe railroad cro* Ing si Tel. phone SM-, ? t and the near ?. ird out n? ai ihe plant, FREED [ROM M?RBER CHARGE ?Ioiin DAVIS WH THOMAS WIL? SON \i i.M i i i I l> BY Jl'HY or km.i.inc. or .101: HA ND< urn Somber of Rills Returned with Iii? illctnwnts and Man) Continued ISe? I'iMH' Of LOCI? Of WitIICHSC* Case of Hlgliwaj Robber) Xou in Pro oess in Court? Thursday afternoon the jury re? t irned b verdlcl ol acQulttal in fa? vor ??f j< hu Davis and Thomas Wil? son, color* vi. freeing them from the charge 01 murder, which was placed against them when the two men shot Jim- Randolph In a difficulty entered upon during a ii??t supper at Wilson's huUijr. Thursday morning at the conclu? sion of the state s evidence Mr. L I >? Jennings for the defendants, made a motloi for the judge to direct a VerdlCl C'f not guilty in favor Of the. two men, on Ihe ground that they had shot; Randolph In self defense and On Ihe additional ground on the part of wr.son that he was protect? ing his home, Solicitor stoii wanted to n?>l prOCS the ease, but Judge Spain refused to allow him to do so at that stage of the proceedings, Judge Spain did direct a verdict of not gUUty in favor of Thomas Wilson on the grounds of defense of his own home. The arguments were completed be? fore court SdJOUmed for dinner and the JudgS charged the jury when court w as convened at 3 o clock. The jury remained out only a short while before returning with a verdict of not guilty in favor of both of the men. The next case commenced upon was that Ol the State vs. Mingo Smith, Captain Ludd, Henry Smoot and Bunyon Smith, charged with assault and battery and highway robbery. The , 4*ose( ?tlng witnesses are Messrs. K. L. Osteen and R. P. Osteen. In this case all of the alleged eye-wit? nesses of the difficulty between the men were excluded front the court room during the hearing of other witnesses. The difficulty between the four de f'endants, colored men, and the two prosecuting witnesses, white men, commenced when the negroes took a car iway from the white men. La? ter there was some trouble between two of* the men as to the ownership of a pistol and, it was alleged by the State's witnesses, that after the two white man had started to leave the siding where the difficulty had start? ed, that the negroes followed and took the pistol and twenty dollars away from E. L. Osteen. The State closed its case at about noon and the defense started out by putting up witnesses to testify to the good reputation of the defendants. Messrs. Jennings and Epp3 repre? sented the defense and the State was represented by Mr. J. H. Clifton and Solicitor P. H. Stoll. Th.? following bills which were re? ferred to the grand jury, completing all ready at this term of court, have been returned with indictments, as follows: ' Primus Hopkins, alias Wade Hop? kins, Violation of prohibition law, true bill. Anthony Felder, larceny of live stock continued, no witnesses. Silas Davis and Eunice Kirby. for? nication, continued, no witnesses. Blaln Smith, violation of prohibition low, continued, no witnesses. Qarfleld Wiley, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, continued, no witnesses. John W, Coffey, Jr., breach of trust With fraudulent intent, continued, no witnesses. Lewis Little, murder, continued, no witnesses. H. s. Brunson, breach of trust with fraudulent intent, continued, no wit? nesses. Lave IfeClary, burglary and lar ceny, continued, no witnesses, Henry Davis, burglary and larceny. continued, no witnesses, Ahrain Richardson, assault and buttery with intent to kill, continued, no witnesses, Thomas Haynsworth, violation of prohibition law, continued, no wit I noises. Prank Taylor, assault and battery With Intent tO kill, continued. HO Wit? nesses. John Hudson, forgery, continued, no e Itnesses, Prflday night the jury before whom the case of the State vs. Mlngo smith, Hun] ir Smith. Henry Bmoot and aptafn Ludd was tried, returned n verdlcl of not guilty, freeing the men from tho charge of highway robbery on which they had been Indicted. it eras shown In Ihe testimony that a case very similar to this one had previously been tried In Magistrate I Ingram's court at Prh iteer when all of the defendants had been acquitted except one w ho was lined I u simple b snult, The defense s< I up r pb n of persecution of the negroes by the pro*e< ullns wltne ?e i, 13, I. ind E, l ? < ? teen. HOWES' ISA HOWS 3-Ring Circus, Royal Roman Hippodrom, Museu. and Double Menagxie SUMTER, THURSDAY, m f I9I2 Grand Free Speciacul ir Street Parade INTACT, COMPLETE AND UNCHANGED FROM ITS TOUR OF THE WOHLD DWARFING AND OVERSHADOWING EVERY OTHER TENTED EXHIBITION. 7he Largest And Most Perfect Show Continent The Travel irv^ Amusemer^^ensa?ion <of Th? Da^* TheMonarchs Supreme In .uPHT* AM"5 Realm many times the Biggest And Most Bewildering Production Ever Seen JnThis 20 Funny clowns soLeape 100 acrobats 10h16h SchoolHors? _ and 50 LOFTYTUNBLERS 1000 lo Animals ^ from all Parts - ?1 m vpTheTwo Continents The Marvelous Eddys the Monarchs Supreme* THE ROYAL YEDDO JAPANESE TROUPE DIRECT FROM Y0I0H0HA. 200 European Novelties. 400 People. 250 Horses. Troupe of Performing Elephants, Performing Lions. Camels. THE DUBLIN GRAYS. THE BLACK HUSSARS. 3 BANDS. royal roman hippodrome. trained animal exhibition. Free StreetPara4e, 10 A, 4 Exhibitions. Afternoon at 2. Night at ?. Itcal Estate Transfers. The following transfers of real es? tate have been left with the auditor during the past tw<? days to be re arded: L, L. Hoams to K. B. Wactor, two lota In Broad Street lection, $500. Peter R. Wils?.a to ix, a. Chandler, Administrator of the estate of ft. A. Chandler, sr., lot In town In Mayes ville, 1722.23. Robert P. and A. C, ?>. Thompson to Henry McFadden, 122 l- i a 'res In Shlloh Township, $1,488. Pe ,ri v. Plnckney to T. M. Brad? ley, acres in county with buildings thereon, 1,800. Horac.- Harby to W. T, Rowland, lot on Walsh Street, $375, Realty Developement Company to Lydia Bynum, lot on Harvln street, $200. Personal News From Egypt, Bgypt, <><t. :?. Cott?>n picking seems to be ih? order of ihe day with the farmers. Very little corn has been gathered, while from aii accounts a very good crop is expected. The cot? ton crop Is unusually small and II will not be a great wonder If ihr most of our farmers hold for hett? r price. Mr. W. J. Gibson ? t IllshopvlUe spent Thursday here. Misses Badle White und Rutn Smith spent Wednesday In Camden. M r. ( din White has I? 1 urn- .1 to Wofford. Miss Eva Brltton, who has been en? gaged In teaching ;? summer ?cliool near Kershaw, hu? returned lo her father's for r fen weel stay, M i s. T, s. Davis I i been very sick, hut wo are glad to report her in u< h better. Miss Irene Weldon spent the week end at her father's M r. .T. W W? Idon. Miss Ballle M? l ,eod I? ft *< veral days ago for Suinter, where she will LA ND LIME. We are prepared to furnish this product at prices that will enable every farmer to use it. We have a very low price this year and nothing will do your land more good, especially run down lands, or low and sour land. It Is necessary for all leguminous crops such as Alfalfa, clover, vetch, peas, etc. Get our prices in car lote or in smaller quantities. Samples on request. sumtcr, y. c. attend school at St. Joseph's college. Mr. s. 11. White spent yesterday In Bishopvtlle. Miss Helen Smith and Rthel R?dg? en Of Biflhopvllle Spent today here. Mrs. J, c. McLeod and daughter, Miss Lota, spent M'Mniay in Camden, Messrs. Wylle Hogue and Gllston Huggins of Camden spent Sunday at this place. Miss Ruble smith of Ulshopville re? DR. CARL B, EPP8. riijMHiMii ami Surgonu. < ?ffloe over DeLorme's i*ruK Store. Residence 3o; N. Main Street Of 11 i houra 11 a. m. to 2 P. M. Of * <.- j>h<?ne 41 f?. residence. S71. Geo. H. Hurst, l \ l?r.l< l VK Kit AMI I MH \? Ml It Prompt lilli'Mtlon hi da> or nlglil rnIK x l Ol pj ,i I? nt \Hi H l \ \ I * 202 s Main St root, I>a\ phone *?' I s- hi Phon?' ioi turned t?? her home today, after several days visit to Mends here. Miss Minnie Orler, th?- attractive daughter of Mr. and Mrs. 1*. M. fJrier, was quietly married t*? Mr. a. U McLeod of the Beulah section at the Method let pa reo nage in Casadesj last Wednesday evening, Rev. itrowne officiating. On!y ? few friends sretej pros* rit. Live Stock Insurance Insure your Horses, Mules anj Cattle from death from any cause. In the Standard Live Rtoca Insurance ? 'onipany, u Ith W. A. Brown, IgVtlt. \i tits Old Reliable Clothing stor* of the D, .1 Cttandlei Clothing Co. Phon? .'?'.??. . II :iaw