Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fcntad at tit* Postoffioo at Boaster, 0. On an ftocoad Clui Manor. raftsoir&i* Mra. C. W. Stansill returned Mon? day afternoi n from tie- mountalna of Western North Carolinu, where she mjm nt the ftummiT. Mr. L M Koxworth has returned to the city alter a trip to Birmingham. Mrs. tloo. K. Way und Mrs, H. B. Hnskin. <>r Pulaell, were visitors to the city Tuesday. Mr. W. J. Crowson loft Tuesday nmnilng for Hennettaville. where he has accepted a position as editor and m inagi r of tho Marlboro Times. Missi s Sara Herlot of He riot and Mian Virginia Carroll of Chester epont the .light In the city with fr.'snda. Utas Adelle Milling, of Di.rllngton. stopped by here Monday night on her wsy home from visiting friends at Sen*-a. Mr. T. H Turker, of Dillon, spent .Monday In the city. Mr E. Taylor Keels, a former res? ident of this rlty but more recently of Jackaonvde. Fla., arrived In the city Monday and will remain here for some time, while a broken leg, which he suffered recently, Is allowed to knit. Mr. Keels had his I err broken In Jacksonville nearly a month ago and has been In (hat city until he wan able to be moved here. Mr. M. r. Carlyle left Tuesday morning for the Carlyle Fitting School at Dalaworth. Texas, where ho will be engaged in terc'.ilng during the winter. Mr. Carlyle Is a graduate of the University of South Carolina and sec ured his M. A. degrco from Van derbllt last wlntor. Mias Mays C. Jacobs Is back from a four weeks stay In tho North where she went to purchase her fall stock of millinery and gowns. Miss Virginia Alston, of New York, Is in the i'lty to bo at the head of Miss Jacobs' millinory department. Mra E. 11. Khame has returned to her home In the city after spvndlng several weeks at Casars Head. Mrs. Lucy Rogers is spending a couple of weeks with her col sin, Mrs. Fowler, in Wilmington. Mr. Reid Ard has returned to tho city after a visit to his family in Sa? vannah. Mr. Ben St?h ha of Lakeland, Fla., spent a couple of dayn In the city with the family of Mr. Charles Thames during the week. Mr. Wendell Lev! Is at home after spending a year in Chicago. Miss Gladys Turner has returned home after a pleasint visit to rela? tives and frtendH at Cowpens. Master Eugene Moses Is visiting his uncle, Mr. John Moran, at Spartan burg. 0 Miss Inns Smith has returned h ?tue after a stay at HendersonvUle and Waynesville. Mra Will Sihort and Mrs. A K. Hodge and little s m. Joel, left Itkif morning for Reaufort to upend awhile with I>r (*. Hrown. Mr. Hammond Howruan Is at home for several weeks stay from tho Unit? ed States Naval academy. Annaprdls, Md.. whh h he ha* neen attending for the past two years. Miss Mary All* e Mhhaux, of Spar tsnhurg ami her friend, Mias Lillian Ferguaon. of Lumherton, N. C, are stopping at the Imperial for a few daya. Miss Heaih Johnson of Chester Is vlaltlng friends in the city. MIhs Ellen Imltant. who has been visiting her alstrr, Mrs. Edgar Skln Mfi has returned to her home at Dar? lington. Mr M i Siubha is at home aft?-r apendlng several weeks In Waynes \ille. Miss Iris Skinner Is spending a while ,it L> i i hourg. Miss Lizzie PrlMjll has returned aft? r several weeks at laYndersouvillo and Wu> nr?.v >llc. Mins Margie Monughan Is spending awhtln la HiSivi-sonvdle with Mrs. I . ill tyi ?onm ll. Mi) Kohertson, who has be n visiting her aunt. .Mrs. Oscar Exum. on S.,uth Mum Hftati has returned to h-1 atM i I i Nraraflfe M ? ' .?. ? !, i. ? ml M i ri t i i ? - Harriet! and Mrs. |, c pSjsjCfcaiPpl and Ohll? Mo n, who h;?\?- I.???? n si?? ? n? I i ng awhile In the mountains of North Carolina, have returma home. Mrs. Katie Rrlffgg has gone to Mpirnl a month w 11 h n latiws at Silver. .Mi< I i 11 eford, of Flot iiimt, Ih visiting k#l p ir? ills. Mr jind Mrs. j. k. Drakafard, aaai Mayawllla, Mii BaHaw Ml Ria, ol Camden, bi on a short visit to her parents, Mr. und Mrs. 1 Makeford. Mr. I#ee Hhearer, wife and daughter, Naomi, who \\,x\f been visiting ilinr , . 1 i . ? Mid I lends in rharh-m.n. W Vs.. and in otlo rf Sf> Hons of the Srat?? for the pflsjfl month, report has ing had one of the iroHt enjoyable trips of their lives. They will return home the latter part of this week. Returning they will stop off at Behl? ?Of und Washington for a few days. They will be accompanied homo by their nieee, Miss Carrie Hlekl of Charleston, W. Va., who will spend a eouple of months visit? ing in tho Southern States. Misses Luelle Bracey and Mary Marvin have returned home after a pleasant stay of several weeks in the mountains of North Carolina. Mrs. Mary Eberhart's many friends will be glad to know that she is improving after a severe ill? ness from malarial fever. Mr. H. R. VanDeventer returned to tho city Wednesday after a trip north. Miss Minnie Hall is visiting her brother at Coneord, N. C. i Master W. H. Phillips is spending awhile in Lcesville. Mr. Clarence Bradford has gono to ltocky Mount, N. C, where he has accepted ?i position with the A. C. L. railroad. Miss E\elyn Williams has returned to the city after a visit to her fath? er, at Du rant. Mrs. J. P. Commande. and two little dauhgters. Misses Helen and Ndl. have gone to Kidgeway to visit relatives. Misses Mary and Annie Purdy have returned to the city after spending several weeks In the moun? tains of North Carolina, Mrs. Emma Kennedy left Wednes? day for Kidgeway, where she will visit her daughter, Mrs. Ezra Bax? ter. Mrs. W. L. Boyle and little daugh? ter, Mar;, have gone to Henderson vllle to spend several weeks. Miss Maggie Ard has returned to tho city after spending the summer in New York. Mrs. Ed Law and children of Bishopville passed through the city Monday on their way to Richmond, N. C, where, they will visit Mrs. Law's mother, Mrs. J. Frank Pate. Mrs. Oulgnard Crawford and two children, of Columbia, are visiting Mrs. Crawford's sister, Mrs. Elmer C. Lord, on West Liberty Street Miss Irma Felder has returned home after a stay of several weeks in Hendcrsf nvllle. Mrs. Maggie Horn, of Cartersville is visiting Mrs. W. A. Hill on South Mugnolia Street. Miss Theo Stukes is visiting at Turbeville. Mrs. Judson Bradford, of Paxville, is spending awhile with her step? daughter. Mrs. B. J. Grler. Mrs. D. M. Campbell has returned to the city after a two weoks stay at Washington, Baltimore and Chcsa peako Beach. Mis* Ethel Meggs, oi Marion, Is visiting Miss Bell Harper. To Be Married. Pinewood, Sept. 3.?The engage? ment Is announced of Miss Mary Elizaheth Weeks, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Weeks, to Dr. Thomas Kussell Little.iohn. the marriago to take place In Octoher. Davis. White. Miss Lucy White and Mr. Walker Davis were married Monday after? noon at the Frist Methodist parson? age at 2 o'clock In this city. The bride wore a tan coat suit with hat to match. The happy couple left on the Seaboard for Raleigh. N. C, The bride was a very popular young lady of this eity and Mr. Davis has many friends here who congratulate him on his good fortune. Their many friends wish them happiness all through life. They will make their futuro home in Timmons ville, S. C. New Trial for Minis Case. A new trial hus been granted by] llM Supreme court in the case of Liz f.ir M. Minis against the Atlantic Coast Line Railroad Company, charged with the killing of John J. Minis at the Marvin street dossing in this city on December u*. lilt. The oaaa was tried before J i Igt T. II. Spain In Co lumbia at the spring term for Rieh? land county in ltlt, At the close of the testimony Judge Spain directed a non-suit on the ground that the plaintiff had not proved its contention and there was no evidence on Which to find a verdict* The attorneys in the cuse were J. li. Clifton, Nelson, Nel? son & Qettya for the plaintiff-appel? lant and Barron, Moore. Marion end Helte) and P. a. Wllleo? and L. w. McLemore f<?r the defendanta?re? ?pondenta, The suit was one for 900 damage*, it will be remembered that Mima, an employee on the a. C, I.. \ard in this city, v ^s run down by a ihlftlna engine driven bj s. r.. Divine, Mini*1 legi were crushed and he died later in |he 'lay from the injuries receiv? ed, STANDARD BALES THE HULK. lVw Presses in County not Slumlord Size?Penalty for Bales in Other Presses. It was learned from one of the cot? ton buyers in the city this morning that very little of the cotton coming in now was not standard size. There are a few gins, he stated, far out in the county, generally very old gins, which do not have a st mdard size press and these are generally private gins. Alt of the public ,?ins in the city have standard size presses. There is a penalty of one dollar a bale on cotton packed in other than stand? ard sizo presses, tms arr.ount being charged by the shippers because of the extra trouble which the larger bales entail. ACCEPTS POSITION AS EDITOK. Mr. W. j. Crowson G<m?s to Bennetts vlUc, Where lie Will Manage Marl? boro Times. Mr. W. j. Crowson, a well known resident of this city for a number of years, has been elected editor of the Marlboro Times, a twiee-a-week newspaper published in liennettsville, S. C, and he left Tuesday morning to assume the duties of his new po? sition. Mr. Crowson has had experience in this line of work before, having been editor and owner of a newspaper published in esstern ^T,?rth Car' .na, some years ago, and in , tuence he goos to his editorship well equip? ped for the work. Mr. Crowson has the good wishes of a large number fof friends in Sumter, who are confident he will succeed in his new positioi. S1KX>TS GUARD THEN ESCAPES. Marion Brown, Jasper Co inty Chain gang Convict, Gets Away From Keei>cr. Hidgeland, Sept. 2.?Yesterday af? ternoon about 7 o'clock Marion Hrown, a negro, who was convicted at Jasper last term of court for Shooting Grant Moore, an jther negro, and sentenced to serve three years on the county chaingang, mide a sensa? tional escape. Whilo H D. Floyd, the only guard on duty, was near the main cent, the negro, who was looked upon as a trusty, secured a heavy shovel and made a rush a: the guard, and at the same time securing the latter's rille, which was a short dis? tance, away. As soon as he secured the ride he shot at the guard, hit? ting him i? the leg. The guard's life was only saved by the fact that when the negro went to leadjust the rifle one of the cartridges Jammed, thus preventing him from tiring until tho guard could get out of the way. The negro then turned the weapon upon another trusty but missed his mark. It is said that he thon went! to the guard's trunk, secured all the rifle cartridges he could And, and left with a suit of citizen's clothes. The negro served before on tho gang for a similar offense. He is de? scribed as being a dark ginger-cake negro, almost black, aboit 40 years of age, 6 feet 3 inches, lie has three scars on his forehead ant a very se? vere burn under right wrist. It is understood that the county will offer a reward of $50 for his apprehension. ICE CREAM FESTIVAL, Itcmhcrt School to Benefit by Sale on Tuesday, September Oth. Itcmbcrt, Sept. 3.?Ice cream will bo served at the Kembert School house Monday evening, September s, from 5 until MO o'clock. The proceeds will be used for the benelit of the school. HIGH SCHOOL SCHOLARSHIPS. Two Scholarships Offered by Sumter High School. Two scholarships will be given by the city high school thin year, good for free tuition. The examination is open to boys and girls of the rural schools sufficiently prepared to enter the third year high BChol depart? ment, one scholarship will be given to the girls ami one to the boys. The queatlom will be on algebra, arith? metic, Fngiish and Grammar and Latin. The examination will he held at tiie court house Th?rs lay, Septem? ber the 11 th at 9 o'clock. J. II. H iyi. nvorth. County Superintendent ?f Education. Leave* for Davidson. The Aral contingent ol college stu? dents to leave the city or their In? stitution ma?ie their departure Tues? day morning for Davidson College, where they will remain during the scholastic year, Those to leave were Clarence Haynsworth, lames Hood. Jamei Browar and Rol erl M< Kay, new students, and Pierson Dick, Lath' Itowluud, Bugene Jonei and Wilfred Shaw, former students, Allied Bear borough will join ihe other students i at Da> Idton? MANY BUSINESS MOY.iS. Quite a Number of Business Houses Change Their Quarters at Septem? ber 1st. September 1st is the beginning of the iiseal year with a great many of the business houses of Sumter and ac? cordingly that is generally more or less of a lime for moving from place to place. Several moves were made Monday, the first day of the month, a number of them being of interest to tho public. The Rlvers-Bultmun Outfitting Company opened up their attractive new store in the Bultman building on South Main street. They have, not yet got in their full stock of goods, but have opened for business. The Ladies' Outlining Company has moved its quarters from their former stand to one of the stores in the Alston building which has just been completed. They have larger quarters here and are getting ready for a big fall trade. The First National Bank of Sumter will soon tear down the old building and will build a modern banking building as their new home in its place. Burns Hardware Company are waiting until the store on tho cor? ner of Dugan and Main streets in the Alston building is completed so that they can move into it. This will bo during the next week. The E> s Club will move into their new quarters within the next two weeks, the second story of the Reid block of stores, and the Farmers' Bank and Trust Company will re? model their building and make it one of the most convenient and hand? somest banking buildings in this sec? tion of the State. Tho Boyle Live Stock Company has bought out the Booth-Harby Live Stock Company and mo?";^ the prop? erty purchased to th.ir stand on Liberty street. The W. B. Boyle Company , has commenced business with a capital stock of $40,000 along the lines for? merly carried on by W. B. Boyle. Castcrn Panama Exposition. Wilmington Star. The Atlantic coast has shown noth- j ing like the interest in the Panama Canal and its possibilities that the Pacific coast has been showing "from the word go." Every port on that coast has been alive and jumping since the very lirst. They secured the exposition celebrating the comple? tion of the canal, and one city, San Diego, losing the lo&tflon to San Fran? cisco, went to worn and has raised millions for an exposition of its own. Harbor improvements of all kinds) have ben occupying the atten:ion of all those ports, and fac ilities for hand? ling a greatly augmented ocean com? merce have been a paramount issue for several years. With characteristic Western energy, the Pacific coast has been on the job. The Atlantic coast, while not asleep, is nearly so. It needs waking up and an exposition on the Atlantic aide certainly ought to be hold. And thero is certainly nc more logical site for it than the North Carolina coast? our own coast, which is neater the ocean highways than that of any other Atlantic State, and about midway be? tween the canal and the great East? ern ports. Having never attempted anything on ao huge a scale, and with the Jamestown affair before us, the proposition that we swing such an en? terprise very naturally is a bit appal? ling. But nobody can say we can't do it. There is absolutely nothing wrong with the Idea. If successfully i handled there Is no way of estimating the beneficial results for North Caro? lina, and this city. It is a proposition worthy of the attention of our big? gest men. IMPROVE THEIR PLANT. New York Bakery Increasing Floor Space at Their Hampton Avenue Building. With the completion of a new ad-I dition to their building on East Hampton avenue and the installation Ol another oven, the New York Bak? ery expects to greatly enlarge the out? put of their plant. These change! just mentioned are already well un? der way, and will be rinished in time to help take care of the largo busi? ness which the New York bakers are expecting this fall. The ircrease, principally in the sales of Butter Nut bread, has made necessary the addition of more floor space, as with? in the past few months severed cost? ly time saving machines used in modern bakeries, have been installed at the New York bakery, and Messrs. Steide and Stelzner, proprietors of this business want to be in position to serve their constantly increasing patronage promptly and eflic ently. In the past they have exploited through newspaper advertising, and otherwise, the good qualities of "But? ter-Nut" bread, and they propose to tell the people of this section more about this food prod let shortly. KILLED BY TRAIN. P. A. (?ranthani Ron Over by Freight P. A. Orantham, a young trainman was killed Sunday morning near Mul lins. He fell or was thrown from a local freight train coming from Wil? mington to Florence about 3 o'clock He was missed from the train when it stopped at Mullins and search was instituted. He was found some miles back, horribly mangled, a n amber of cars having passed over his body. It is thought by some of his fellow mem? bers of the crew that he m ist have met with foul play, though tr.e only reason is the improbability of e.n experienced man falling between cars. Mr. Grantham lived here with his mother, they having moved here from Washington, N. C, some year:? ago. Held for Non-Support. H. E. Foxworth, a young white man, formerly of this city, Ifl being held by the police in default of bond of' $300, for trial in the circuit court for non-support of his wife and chil? dren. Foxworth is charged with de? sertion and non-support. Hamp Worthily w^as tried by the re? corder Tuesday on the charges of car? rying concealed weapon, drunkenness and disorderly, and resisting arrest. He was found guilty and sent to the gang. County Board Meeting. The county board held its regular monthly meeting Tuesday with all members in attendance. Only routin? matters were acted on, various bills being gone over and ordered paid. It is understood that the matter of erecting a new jail was d scussed in a genen 1 way, but as the details of the plan had yet to be worked out and nothing definite had been decided upon no action was taken, although it is probable that plans may be ar? ranged In the near future. In June, July and August quite a number of farmers sold cotton for future delivery, the contract price be? ing based upon the chen prevailing prices, and they thought they had made a good turn in view of the prospects of a jumper crop in Texas and Oklahoma and an average east of the Mississippi, but when the government cotton crop report was issued Tueaday they developed a line case of regret. It pays to be the early bird sometimes, but then again it works the other way. Train. THIEVES NUMEROUS OF LATE. II. R. Xorris Has Trousers Stolen Containing Watch and Considerable .Money. Quite a number of Petty thefts have been reported to the police re? cently, chickens being the favorite ar? ticle for the thieves to catch on to, although at one place at least they carried along the feed bag in order that they might not be held up by the humane society for cruelty to ani? mals. The thefts have :,?en frequent and in various parts of town. The most serious of the thefts re? ported was that committed Thursday night when Mr. H. Et, Morris was suf? ferer, his trousers being taken from his room by the thief, who at tho same time relieved Mr. Norris of his watch and twenty odd dollars in cash, which he had in his pocket. TO ATTEND IIOMESEEKERS. Southern Railway Establishes Offi? ces in Denver, Col., for Purpose of Attracting Settlers. Washington, D. C, Sept. 3.?An of? fice of the Land and Industrial De? partment of the Southern Railway, Mobile and Ohio Railroad,and Georgia Southern and Florida Railway was established at Denver, Colo., Septem? ber 1st with H. R. Buckey in charge \ with the title of Traveling Agent. The opening of the Denver office will ex? tend the work of the Southern Rail? way and affiliated lines in the solici? tation cf immigration and industries farther into the Western States and should prove of value to the entire Southeastern States. Mr. Buckey is an experienced man, having assisted in the preparation of exhibits of Southern products made by the Southern and affiliated lines at fairs in the North and West and is thor? oughly conversant with conditions in the Southeast and with the many at? tractions which this section offers to the homeseeker. FOR SALE?Two desirable lots in town of Remocrt. Cash or credit. For particulars, apply to W. T. Hall, Sumter, S. C. WE ARE IN THE MARKET -FOR Cotton Seed Will excliange meal and hulls for -cod or pay the market cash prices for good clean seed. Wo solicit your patronage. Kershaw Oil Mill J, R. WEATHERLY, Representative at Sumter, S. C. i Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL Individual Training for Beys aid Girls. HTM-IE course of all English branches, * .shorthand, typwritlng and book? keeping offers unsurpassed opportu? nities to the youths of your county ai a very reasonable pries. Board can oe obtained lu town. For parti? culars address, J. M. JERVEY, GREELYVILLE, - S. C. Do You Want a Bargain In a Good, Well Built, EVERLASTING One Horse Wagon? We have a carload of these wagons on hand. Have bought them cheap and am going'to sell them the same way. JJl*o".2?,rin*.TheM. ?22.50 Each for Cash As long as they last. You had better get yours before they are all gone. How about a two-horse wagon at reduce J prices? Mowers, Rakes, Discs, Buggies, Harness?We have them all. W. B. Boyle Company