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C br l?aUkutit 5?cutbron Itatcred at the Po-stoWce at Sumter, 8. C, aa Second Chua Matter. PERSONAL. Mgsjgfg, x. o. Oats eg and B. c. Wallace have gone to Anderson to at? tend the St it.' Convention of Ked Men at that plac ?. Mr. It. 8. Hood ha.? gone to Ander? son to attend the Ked Men's Conven? tion at that plat e. ' 8. If. Edmunds and If. Q. Osteen have been re-appointed genggbgffl al the Scoter County Board of Educa? tion. y Mr. B. C. Wallace of this city was re-elected chief of records at the Ked Men Convention in Anderson Tuesday. Mr. Bartow Walsh has gone to Kpartanburg to attend a meeting of tli ? ?iiand ('hafjiff Royal An h Ma eons. Mrs F U. Blumberg, of Milwau? kee, is visiting her brother. Mr. Abe llvitvnberg on South Washington St. ? Mrs. John S. Kiggs and Mrs. W. S. Ai derson, of Charleston, are visiting Mr. find Mrs. W. Y. L. Mur h.nl on Broad Street. Mise Geneva Barnes, of Henderson, N c . is the guest of Miss Julia How land. An Approaching Marriage. The following Invitation which has been Issued will prove of Inter? est to the people of Sumter; Mrs. Clara M. Cooley te.-uests the honor of your presence at the marrt.ige of her daughter Marian to Mr. Van Cleve Albert Parrott on the evening of Thursday April the twenty-fourth at seven o'clock at Four hundred and three North High Street Hartford City, Indiana I W. 1>. Kvana Head. News has been received In this city ? of the death at his home In Cheraw about 1 o'clock Thursday of Mr. . W. D. Evans of that place. Mr. Evans was formerly mayor of Cheraw and baa served on the railroad com? mission and held other public offices. He waa a well known citizen through? out the State and bis death will be heard of with r ?gret by all who kaew blm. l _ L Death. Miss Lydia Osteen died at 4 A. M Thursday at the home of her sis? ter. Mrs. M. C. Smith, of Si.aithvllle. hee County, after an Illness of several days, aged about 78 years. The fun eta) services will be held ut Pisgah Church at 11 a'etaeh Friday morning. Tne deceased was the eldest surviving i child of the late Willis Osteen of Pri? vateer. !?? .iib at La mar. Lamar. April 8.?S. C. Parnell. one of Umar'a most substantial und well known (dtlsens, died Monday night sfter an illness of a few weeks. Mr. Parnell bad hi n in failing health for several years. Mr. Parnell whs a member of the ' Masonic order and of the Knights of Pvthia? and always took a prominent part In both orders. He was a man who bad amassed < onHlderable prop? erty end believed In Inventing it to the good of bis town. He was a friend to the needy und did many deeds of chant v in a Sjsjlft unassum? ing way. He was president of the Palmetto Drug cmpanv. | director In UM Merchants' and Planters' bank am* was conne ted with several other enterprise* lb will be missed In l.urnar and in Darlington COUnty. Mr. Parnell Is survived by his wife. .two brothers. Hardv Parnell of Wil llantsburg and Press Pamell of Lamar; a sister. Mis* Kleetra Par BJJ? of William ?hurg; three sons and three daughters, as follows Mrs. S. A. 'Jeffords of Lamar, II S Parnell of Umnr. Mrs. R D Cob hmgh Of LasSMaF, Itaron Parnell oi Wuveross, Qa,, Mrs Padley Hoggins of Hemlag ws\ ind Dr. I L Parnell ol l.amar. The funeiai t .ok place In Newman Rwsmp < senetotry ,.t l.st s < i"? k 'rues. day afternoon. He was burled with Mason ie honors TM He v. 15. M ltoheitx,.n. his pastor, ? ondm ted the burial services. Marriage |dr*?ns Hecord. l.b enneM to marry ha\e hOOg issued to Mr s d. sjejeoa, Denmark, and Miss A. Adelte Phillip*? of Sumter. Also to a ? oh,red ? oupb . Wsrysnas Cabbage stalk ami Ida Urnnt of Sumter. A been** to marry was granted Tuesduv to Jerry Atkinson of Sum rnerton and PtorettCS K? ndrh k of llembert. The supreme court has sustained the Verdict of the Marlboro court of ca n eral sessions, whereby Joe Mulb.v Was sentenced SB death for I he murder of Prent isn M BLOODSHED IN BUFFALO. MIUTI WII N WITH FIX MO BAYO? US!* DRIVE RIOTERS HACK. Street Car Service Stops und All Ef forts to Bring About a Settlement l*rove Inefleetiiiil. Buffalo, N. T.i A)>ril 9.?Troops with fixed bayonets held no terror for the striking carmen of the Interna? tional Railway company and their sympathizers today and the riotous scenes of former days of *he strikt* wer?? not only as numerous but of a more serious nature. All efforts to resume tratlic were blocked and all the cars were withdrawn at nightfall after an Intermittent operation of less than four hours. Once during the afternoon the troops used their rifles. A woman and man were wounded and a boy reoorra da thrust from a bayonet. The woman probably will die. Efforts of the mayor to bring about a settlement by arbitration met little encouragement from tho company's side. INTERESTING LECTURE HEARD. Talk* Heard on Public Health at Y. M. C. A. Sunday Afternoon. The meeting at the Y. If. C. A. Sun? day afternoon, when a number of public health lectures were delivered, was extremely well attended, more than a hundred and twenty-five be? ing present to hear how the people of Sumter could improve their own and^ the city's health. The meeting was presided over by Mr. J. X. Tolar, pastor of the Wash? ington Street Haptist Church, and proved a most interesting one. Dr. C. J. Demmon delivered an extremely interesting paper on the mosquito. His article had been carefully prepared and told of the life of the mosquito. "Ho away with its breeding places and we will do away with the mosquito," said the speaker. Dr. Lemmon show? ed that it was only in stagnant water that mosquitoes bred ,and if these were not allowed there would be no mosquitoes. Mr. Q, A. Waterman, Secretary of the Chamber of Commerce, told how New Orleans und Baton RogUS had been freed of yellow fever by eradi? cating the breeding places of the mos? quitoes and screening the patients suf? fering from the disease. He further applied the texts, "Am I my brother's keeper" and "Sweep before thine own door," showing that one's failure to follow the laws of health and the rules of sanitation which had been laid down might be the cause of loss or deuth to one's friends and neigh? bors. Dr. H. A. Mood told of the diseases curried about by the common house fly?typhoid, tuberculosis, etc. The tly was bred in lilth and the diseases he carried were filth diseases, said the speaker. The only way to prevent these diseases was to eradicate the fly, whLh might be done by the (lean? ing uo of all manure and decaying matter at least once a week and bury? ing or destroying it. Dr. Mood made n strong plea for the people of the community to join with the Board of Health in trymg to remove the sources of diseases a ul carrying out all health ordinances rhtctl WOTS passed. Dr. Archie China delivered a paper on the subject of "Clrst Aid to the In Jure,i," which was listened to with the greatest attention by his audience. An announcement was made that there wocld be a series of health pic? tures, exnlblted at the T'irsi. Haptist Church Tuesday night, a le< tare to ac? company tho exhibition, to which the public was most cordially invited. No admission win be charged, In speaking of the matter Of pub? lic health Dr. C. C. Brown spoke of the necessity of teaching sanitation to the colored people of the city and asked the ladies of tin- Civic League, umb r whose auspices the meeting was In Id, to do w hat they c ould to earry the message of public health to them. Mr. Blrchard stated that ihe series of health pictures would be Shown at the Lincoln School Monday night and the lecture delivered to the colored peo? ple of Sumter. VIRGINIA WANTS DH. MITCHELL. ltichmond. Va . April I Dr. B, C. Mitchell, president of the University i of South Carolina* spent today in I Richmond, visiting the new medical college, he having been proffered th> presidency of the Virginia Medical College, which Institution growa out ot the consolidation of ii>e University College of Medicine and tie- Virginia Medteal College, ?ffectlve after tie <l<?se of the present term. Whlh pleased with th.it look, it Is under st..od that the salary of the presidency ot the Medical College will not read that of the presidency of the l'ni\.i ?My of South Carol I nu, whl< h is $.">. oat annually, and for thin reason Pi Mitchell probably will not accept. Heal Ratate Transfer*?? v a Quill, substituted trustee, t< Clifford Mi i'a'v, two lots on Wen Ltbetry >tieet, 12,700, it \i> ion flood SUFFERERS. There should be u General Contribu? tion to Supplement Fund Now in Mr. Hartem Walsh's Hands. The memben of the First Baptist church have contributed $r?2.sa for the relief of the Rood sufferers of Indiana and Ohio and this sum has been plan? ed in the bands ol Mr. Bartow Walsh to be transmitted to the proper au? thorities for distribution. Mr. Walsh will make a remittance within the day or so, and in view of the fact that no general fund has la-en raised in Sumter for the flood sufferers it is Suggested that all Who may wish to Contribute toward the worthy cause, hand or send their contributions to Mr. Walsh to supplement the fund now in his hands. All contributions will be acknowledged and properly credited and the entire amount re* , mitted will be credited to the city of Sumter. Never bet?re "has Sumter failed to make a substantial contri? bution to a relief fund when disaster lias befallen a city or section of this 00 ntfy and in no former case was there greater tu ed of generous charity t than now. Let the charitable people Of Sumter supplement the fund gen? erously contributed by the First Baptist Church ,and thereby raise a fund worthy of this city and in a measure adequate to the needs of the Hood sufferers. CHAMBER OF COMMERCE BAN* Ol LT. It Has Been-Fixed for the Evening of April 23. The annual banquet of the Cham-, her of Commerce will be held in the. Armory at 8 i\ M- on Wednesday, I April 23. The banquet is usually held the fourth Tuesday of March, but it was put off this year on account of va? rious conditions, and w hen once de-, layed it seemed to be in the fix of a late train, taking the sidings f<?t* trains "on schedule." Every effort ' to lix a date seemed to get in eon Diet with something else already ar? ranged for?Y. M. c. a. membership] campaign, Sunday School Convention,, Civic League benefit, Presbyterian week, the feast of the Passover. Today the order went forth and the; armory was rented for the evening of . ?Wednesday, April 23rd, and there is: going to be no ( hange in that date. 1 Fails have been asked for, and every' effort will be put forth to make the occasion a memorable one in the annale of the Chamber. Harmony Presbytery Meets. Harmony Presbytery held its open ing session Tuesday night in the Presbytei ian Church with a large aud? ience in attendance. The opening ser? mon was preached by the retiring moderator, Rev, A. C, Brldgeman of Columbia and an organization was formed for the session. A business session was held Wcdneday morning and Communion Will be observed to? night!). The first session ot Harmony Pres- , bytery was a very interesting ope. At this time an organization was formed by the election of i>r. J. A. Parker of Georgetown SS moderator and Bev. H. C. Hammond of St. Charles was appointed temporary clerk. The sermon was preached by Bev. A. C, Brldgeman, the retiring mode? rator, who told of the duties of the pastors. Following the organization, an address was made by the Bev. G. <;. Mayes of Greenville, his subject be* I ln| Home Missions. Wednesday morning a business ses? sion of the Presbytery was held and i . i routine matters taken tip. I o ath- at PllK'Wnod. Pinewood, April 9,?Deaths have occurred In three different homes in this community in the past ts hours. Bob Wells died yesterday morn? ing and will be buried at Andrews chapel this afternoon at 1 o'clock. Mr. Wells leaves several sons ;uid relatives to mourn his death. He was about 7U year.-; of ,'gc. Mrs. Bd Bartletl died last evening at 10 o'clock and will be buried in tin- Weeks burying grounds this af? ternoon. Mrs. Morris, mother of Capt. Lee Mortis, the Atlantic Coast lane sec? tion master here, died yesterday af? ternoon. Her body was carried to Foreston for Interment, her former home. Tin- deceased was about D? years old and had been sick only about a week with pneumonia* 1'cachci r.xnmiiiat I. The regular spring teachers' exam nation will be held at the Court House, Friday, May 2nd, beginning at o'clock A M The questions will be based on ihr Stale adopted lexl 1.ks. J. HKHBKItT HAYNSWOHTH, County Superintendent ol Kducation. Tin* Citv Holding ? oinpnnv of Sum? ter has been commissioned with a capital stock of $50,000* The pctl tionets are Q. A, Lemmon, I. C. t si rauss und 11 i. II Icker, FORMER KI XU ER AT THE LYRIC SECURES DIVORCE PROM HER HUSBAND. I*<?st Card Exhibited Sent by Her Husband Which Court Quickly Re? turns after Examination?Madame Abbey Was Well Known in sum? ter. The following article from the Leavenworth Times of March 29, will prove Interesting to people of Sumter, where .Madame Abbey was well known as a linger at The Lyric Theatre: The final curtain on a romance of the Stage was run down in district court ye sterday morning when Mar? garet Lee Abbey, b itter known to the stage professional y as Madam oiselle Rose Ivey, a conc< rt singer who has appeared In most of the prin? cipal cities of this country, was granted a divorce from Richard X. Abbey. The strikingly handsome woman seemed strangely out of place In the dingy court room, as she told the story of their matrimonial bark .going upon the roeks. The defendant was not present to rebut tiic testi? mony given by Mrs. Abbey of their domestic unhappiness. The plaintiff is a step daughter of James M. Alitiz er, foreman of the carpenter shop at the federal prison, but he was not in the court to hear the story of cruelty. Mis. Abbey and the defendant, ac? cording to her testimony were mar? ried Dec. 10, 1906. For awhile their Wedded life was happy, she said. Ab? bey acted as her manager and was a kind and loving husband. After awhile, the concert Blngef said, his disposition Changed and he began to nag her. Quarrels became frequent and her husband acc used he r of infidelity, she said, finally bis conduct became such that she was compelled to separate from him. For two months they lived apart, and then on the promise of Abbey that he would treat her with more consideration, they made up their differences. Relying on this promise Mrs. Abbey returned to him she said. "For awhile," continued the plain? tiff, "my husband showed proper con? sideration, but after six months he returned to his former abusive ways, cursing me and calling vile names. When not in the same cities with hint, he would send Indecent post? cards to annoy me. Mans of these cards were covered with writing i ?cannot repeat." Mrs. Abbey lure produced a num ber of the offending ? aids and passed them to the judge for his inspection. They were quickly returned. I Continuing her testimony Mrs. Ab? bey Bald that tin- conduct of her hus? band became such that he wan again compelled to leave him September 1-'. 1912. She had not seen him lince. Mrs. Abbey came to Leavenworth direct front Washington, D. C, where she has been appearing in concert for the past two weeks. Immediately upon the granting of tin- decree she lett for Kansas City from where slo' will return to the Bast to continue her engagements, A friend from Kansas City ac? companied Mrs. Abbey and corrobor? ated her on the witness stand, Mrs. Abbey was represented in court by Lee Bond? ! J_( Rev. C. D. Maun Dead. Blshopville, April ?Dev. C. 1). iMnnu died this afternoon In Blshop? ville in his ?'?Ith year. The funeral will be held Friday morning at Wal? halla. He has been in declining health for Some Umo? He is survived by his wife and three sons. Dr. J. D. Mann of Qreensboro, x. C, .1. n Mann of Xewbern, X. C, and EL C. Mann of st. Matthews, and one daugh? ter, Mrs. T. II. Tat urn of Blshopville, all of whom were with him at the time of his death. Pension Roll Received* The annual Confederate pension roll lias been received by the county clerk bf court end is now in his hands for disposition among the pension? ers of s?mter County* On the pension list there hro a number in the several ?Lasses as fot? lows: Class A, 7; Class B, H; Class CX II Class c, 2, 71; Class t , ?,, S; elass C, 4, %i, Making ? total of 17L Penaten* ers. WEBBER LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED. 1 Year Prom Coker*t Seed Fsigg $1.00 PER lit MILL 1 Apply > J. A. DICK, Snamter, s. C Care Dr. Qeo. W. Dick. WANTED?To sell Dead White, Know White, Siay While Wyandotte eggs, $2.00 sitting of twelve. Ad? dress 1\ L. Dickinson, So. Express Co., Bumter, s. c. FOR SALE?Dixie Wilt resistant cot? ton seed from 1 Irl 1 crop, price $1 per bushel, sound and pure. E. B. Coicoiugb, Damage, s. c, R. F. D. 1 Deep Thought-Careful Consideration. DON' T DELAY for everyone is anxious to leave their loved ones financially protected. You can get this by insuring your lives at once in the New York Life Insurance Co., the largest and strongest in the world. $2,169,798,993 pain for Insuiance in force to January ist, 1913. Hclore taking out insurance investigate their new 1913 Policy. K you will fill out and mail to H. C. DesCHAMPS, Gen. Agent, Sumter, S. C. - - P. O. Box 253 lie will submit full information and the kind of policy desired. Full Xante... ?? e Addres?.. Route *Xo. .?? ? hat?- of BlrtM.. . v..? . OFFICE SUMTER HARDWARE COMPANY. ::'::i::t*.:t::::::::::::::u;::::::;::t^:L:;:::::::::::::t:;::: Our Rug Department APRIL, the month for renovating and house cleaning. There could be no better time to look after the floor covering, and no better place to replenish than at O'Donnell's. This department has always been generously patronized, consequently we have given it more attention and doubled the stock usually carried. Mattings. China Matting, White and Fancy. Jap Mattings, l>5c down to 20c. Matting Hugs, Printed and woven, large and small. Matting Squares, 9x12, $3 and $8.50. Crex Matting, R e d , Blue and Green. Crex Rugs. Crex Stair Carpet, Crex Squares. Crex I lall Runners. Rugs. Chemically cured fibre with a genuine wool rac? ing, produces a Rug that will wear, 86 by 64 at $1. Velvet Rugs 27 x 5 k Axminster Rugs 27 x 54. Axminster Rugs 36 x 72. Biglows Rugs 86 \ 72. Brussells Squares 7^x9. Brussells Squares 9 x 12 s 12.00 to *80. Axminster Squares 9x12 Biglows Electros and Wilton Squares, 9x12, $25 to $50. O'Donnell ? Co.