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fcj|t ??lattlrmaH anb .ScutbroiL Ikumd ac the Vomvom? et Stouter, S. C. ee Second Claas Matter. personal m:\vs. Mrs John II Johnson has returned to the city after I visit to relatives at 1 >>ngaree, and attending her sick brother. Mr. C. It. Myers. The many friends of Mr W. A. Urean of Wisaeky will he glad to know that Ins son. Ilu<h, who was seriously Injured some time ago by a fall from a tree, has recovered sufficiently to he taken home, where he Is gradually Improving. The Hev. J. X. Tolnr, who ,,as been on a visit to relatues in (leorgia for sexeral weeks, has returned home and resumed his duties, after a pleasant vacation. i Mrs. Judson Krai1 ham, of Paxvl'le. la visiting bar step- Jauhgter, Mrs. B? J. Urler on Salem Avenue. Rev. J. S. Klee, pftor of the Chris tlan church has returned home after spending several weeks at Allendale and In the mountains of North Caro? lina. Mr John Mutnter* has returned to the city after a stay at Flat Hock, N. o Mlaees LuelU Lawla and Ethel Birchmore of Camden, who have been visiting Miaa Cecils McKagen on Cal houn Street, returned home Thurs? day evening. Mr. Isaac Strauss has returned to the city after an extended trip to the .Noithwest. Mr. Strauss visited tri Michigan and surrounding terri? tory. Mr. S. J. Beck, of Wilmington, Del? aware, who has been visiting his brother, Mr. C. C. Beck on West Hampton Avenue, has returned home. Mrs. S. J. Beck and Mrs. Isabel Al? len, of Florence, have returned to their homes after visiting relatives in the city. A party consisting of Mr. and Mrs. O. L. Yates and children, Mr. Rob? ertson, of Richmond. Va., Miss Pauline Dove, Messrs. S. M. McLeod, A. M. Broughton and little son. and Miss Mary Perry, of Columbia, heve re? turned from a brief -though pleasant trip to the Isle of Palms. Mrs. M. B. Handle has returned to the city from Waynesvllle, where she has been spending the summer. Miss Lunette Burbage, of Conway, i? spending some time In the city. Mr. R. H. Karle, of Greenville, spent Sunday in the city. Mrs. M. R. M< I<eod and daughter, Miss Jennie McLeod. have returned to the city after a stay of several weeks at Henderaonville. 4 His many friends are glad that Policeman T. P. Ward Is able to be <gut on the street again after being told up for several d Ays with malarial ihver. P Mrs. J. M. Cssery. of Columbia, m visiting her mother. 1Auto-Bicycle Collisions. A collision occurred Saturday even ?g between an automobile driven by gyrge F. Kpperaon, Jr.. and a bicy? cle ridden by a young son of Mr. K 1* Shuler. The front wheel of the bicy? cle was crushed snd the boy was thrown to the ground, but escaped Injury save some bruises on his leg. Just how the accident occurred is not known. Another collision between a bicy? cle and an automobile occurred near the eorner g| Humter and Hartlette Streets Saturday, but the particulars could not be learned toduy. Mttll another collision Saturday oc? curred between two bicyclists on Snm tsr Street Saturday afternoon, when one of the colored boys was thrown ? ft bis wheel ind a box of bottles he wi.s carrying fell and a number of the bottlei? were broken. A collision o. i nrred between Mr. Preston Tlsdale md a colored man at the error ol Main and Liberty Street, Mr. Tisduie's ? bicycle being damaged by the accident. Recycle Thief Captured. Mr II. L. Tlsdale on Saturday night discovered and captured a bicy? cle thief, Cornelius James, who was placed In Jnil to await a preliminary before Magistrate Wells next Tuesduv. The wheel was recovered at the time. The (piles ha\e recovered several wlo els of late for the owners, three of them being found on Liberty street In front of Field's barber shop. Several v* bogt! bavt l>ee?, nt..leM from the Y. M c A. luilding, but later were re . overed. Headv leweet beta are here. The I lies' outlining Co. \d\t. The force of hands has pra- tlr-illy ...mplefed cleaning ?dT the grass and trash from all el tbe stayed streets I ge I.M rock on ItMSM streets wb.tc Du V has been pined win raked up aiol |Mg material will be used In pat' long had holes In the streets. FaII hats for college girls' Tbe Leitea' Outfitting Co - Advt. Death of Little boy. "T. W." little son of Mr. Traeey W. McCollum, died Saturday at 9.30 after an illness of about two weeks. The funeral procession left the home of the little boy'l parents on Washington street at 10 o'clock Sunday morning, fiie exer? cises being conducted at the cem? etery at 10.30. ]>eath of Mr II. A. Scarborough. Another old veteran has crossed the river. Mr. Henry A. Scarbor? ough departed this life August 28, 1913, at the ripe age of 79. He had the third stroke of paralysis about a week before he died and gradually grew worse until he died. He was a deacon In the Bethany baptist church and served faithfully as an otllcer of his church and his long service will be missed by his congregation. The funeral services were conducted by the pastor, Kev. J. Walter Kenny. He was a lieutenant in the Confederate army am! a gallant soldier he was. He leaves a wife (a sister of Mr. W. S. Wheeler) three sons and three daugh? ters and r large number of relatives in Lee and Snmter counties. A loving father, devoted husband, kind neigh? bor and good citizen has passed to hi* reward "to rest under the shade of the trees."?Bishopville Leader & Vindicator. Local Geography. Where is X-Hay corner? and why? o Describe the auto trip most popular with yourg near-sports and enumer? ate attractions at the terminus. What it the quickest trip to spirit land? -o-. Why is the ioad to Jordon more frequently traveled now than in for? mer times? Mrs. David Klein who has spent the summer in Virginia was expected home Thursday morning, but a let? ter received Friday informed her friends that by the advice of her phy? sician she would go to a Richmond hospital for an operation that her condition rendered necessary. Later advices state that the operation was successfully performed Thursday and that she is doing as well as could be expected. Kev. David Klein who spent the summer in Kurope is now en i ute home and will arrive in New Voit about the 12th. The usual seasonal reports of high? er prices being paid for cotton on several of the smaller cotton mar? kets In this section are in circulation. It is stated that cotton buyers at Sum merton, Manning, bishopville and Camden have paid higher prices for the better grades of cotton than the best price paid on the Sumter market on the same days. These reports may be true and they may uot, but as they are being generally and In? dustriously circulated they are not beneficial to this market. P. M. Ingram. Tlmmonsvllle, 8ept. 7.?P. M. In? gram died at his home, four miles from town, this afternoon at 4 o'clock at the ago of 3D years. He leaves a wife, who was Miss Ulla Kelley, a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Wade Kel? ley, and two children. Ills brother, T. L. Ingram, of Harts ilie was at his bedside when he died. He leaves three other brothers, M. b. Ingrum, T. b. Ingram and la b. Ingram of Priva? teer, Sumter county. The funeral will be at Tlmmonsvllle Methodist church tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock with interment at byrd cemetery. Notes of City Selunds. On Wednesday and Thursday of thin week the Superintendent will be at the Washington School for the classification of now pupils. All who haw never attended the public school Ol Sumter before, are urged to come on one of those days. The parents are requested not to wait until Mon? day to enter their children. Those who are going to school for the lirst time will need certificates, in ??rtler to save all confusion on the openhwg day of school. On Friday examinations will b* given to those students of the Hlgb Bcfcool, who have conditions t*? make up. Og each of the three days the of? fices will be OBOn at I o'clock. The public schools or the 'ity will re-open on Monday the lath. New York Cotton Market. New York. Sepl. S. Open dog* Jan.. .1S.II 12 91 Feb. It.tl Mar.IS.tl 13.07 Mav.IJ.tl 19.10 July.. .. .. . . It.eS 13.11 Sept.|l.tl 11.01 < >ul.1 L'.Hf, I .! 0 7 Nov. lj.oi Dec.l'-'.tfO Li.OB SOME BAND MUSIC. Organisation Without a Director ami Lark of Funds Makes Existence Douhtful. There is always a smile of satisfac? tion evident on the faces of Sunder folks when they hear "our hand" play? ing either at some local affair, where it is always "on the job," or in some out of town parade. Whether this smile will continue to adorn the faces of sumterites, however, is a very doubtful issue at the present time, for tue band is without a director to take charge of practices and hold things together. The dismissal of Prof, Schumacher as director was necessary by lack of funds with which to pay him for his services. For the past two months the band has been without accustomed appropriation of City Council but practices havo been t continned up to last week in the hope that the appropriations would ultimately be allowed. Members of the band have applied to City Council for continuance of the appropriation, pointing nut the fact that the hand was unable to pay its director with? out funds, but it seems that City Coun? cil cannot agree regarding the allow? ance to Sumter's musicians, so that at band practice Friday night it was de? cided by the members 10 let the direc? tor go, and cease practice. That Sumter's band is a part of Bum tor goes without saying. It is a noticeable fact that however, the old Gamecock City is mentioned, almost always there follows the comment, "and they have a tine band.'? Certain? ly tbe band is a continual seource of enjoyment for the people of Sumter, and it would seem a great pity to have it disintegrate, when its members work absolutely free to give pleasure to others, but cannot work in har? mony without the very necessary aid of a director. HELD FOR FEDERAL COURT. J. F. Parris and S. V. Jaudon Bound Over for Trial on Charge of Car breaking. J. F. Farris, alias J. F. Gray, and S. V. Jaudon, the two young white men arrested here several days ago on the charge of breaking into box cars at Lanes, were given a preliminary Mon? day morning by Commissioner It, J. Uland for the federal government and bound over for trial before the feder? al court in Charleston at its next session. The bond for each of the two men was fixed at $500, but they were un? able to put it up at this time and were re-committed to jail. Quit? a number of persons from ? ?? 4 ' Lanes were here for the trial, the ma? jority of them being witnesses in the ease, although some of the friends of the young men were also present. It has been suggested that these two men might have been cor ected with the gang which committed the rob? bery at Parr Shoals last Friday, as they stated that they were on their way to that place at the time they I were arrested. However, Special Of? ficer J. N. Walker of the Atlantic Coast Line did not think they were. He said that they had been beating about the country for a considerable time and had gone over most of the United States. The evidence at the hearing was practically the same as that which has been given heretofore concerning the alleged hold-up at Lane. WATER METERS INSTALLED, City Manager Worthington com? pleted the installation of a big water meter at the pumping station Satur? day morning and the city now has an exact check on the etlicleney with which the pumps are working and the record shows exactly how many gal? lons of water are pumped each day and the amount of water consumed. The meter has long been needed as there has been no way of ascertain? ing the amount of water pumped or the quantity consumed, save an ap? proximate estimate based on the rated capacity of the pumps. Tbe meter is capable of registering as high as 4,000 gallons of water a minute and will serve the needs of this city for many years, it being large enough to take care of a great expansion of the pumping station. The installation of the meter re? quited nearly five hours of steady work and was quite s* heavy job? the meter ami connections Weighing about a ton. During the time the work was In progress the pumping station \sas entirely cut off from the stand pipe and the fity was depend? ent for water upon the supply in the. stand pipe. When the work Started the stand pipe contained more than a hundred feet of water and when the job was completed and the pumps Started the water in the stand pipe had been reduced to barely forty feet. For the twenty-tbree hours be? tween 8 A. M. Sunday and 7 A. M. (eday tbe meter showed that 420, feOO K;|lbtliH bad been pumped. The meter also showed that tbe pumps were working efficiently and deliver? ing their full rated Capacity, *' IS Hi: TUE ItKiUT MAN? Negro Trailed by Bloodhounds and Captured on Walker Avenue May or May Sot bo the Thief. Marion Adams, was arrested Thurs? day afternoon, alter being trailed by bloodhounds, but whether he is the man who has been guilty of numerous petty robberies about town recently is a question which is now vexing the police. Some of them seem to think that he is while others are extreme? ly doubtful, and even skeptical of his being the man wanted. The bloodhounds were brought here: on the 6.60 train from Columbia Thursday afternoon in charge of J. C. Bobbins, who had them when they were brought here before. The dogs were taken to the residence of II. It. Norris, on Wright .Street, where the theft of a pair of trousers containing a watch and twenty dollars had occur? red the night before, and were put on the trail, the dogs gained the scent from a foot print which had been cov? ered up din ing the day by a tub. The dogs took the scent readily, but owing to the dry, sandy condition of the street and the shifting of the sand by the wind the day and much travel over the trail, they had some difficulty in following it, picking it up at intervals and baying. They follow? ed the trail to the place where Marion Adams lived, going up into the back piazza and baying. Adams, it seems had just come in from the country from Shady Side, where he says he works for Mr. DuBose, The dogs were taken past the house and start? ed out but Immediatedly came back to it. In the meantime the negvo started up street on horse back, pre? sumably to see a doctor, but W8S overtaken and placed under arrest. As there were many doubts of his be? ing the right man, he*was given a second chance. He was put in an au? tomobile and taken out to the woods on this side of First Mill, where he was turned loose. He went through one tvood and then through a field and Into another wood, when? ho climbed a tree. The dogs were brought up and turned loose. Al? though a large crowd of white and colored folks had gathered by this time and had gone over the road and woods all around where the dogs were turned loose, they nosed around until, without any commands or aid from Mr. Bobbins, they picked up the scent of the negro, Marion Adams, and fol? lowed it until they came to the tree where he was roosting. Mr. Bobbins stated that his dogs had never failed him in the fifteen years he had been keeping and training them and that this must cer? tainly be the man who stole the stuff from Mr. Norris, or that he must be one of them, others who saw the chase were also convinced that Adams was the thi>\f, while others did not j agree. Adams denied having stolen any? thing or having been in any way con? nected with the robberies. Ho thought that the dogs would trail any of the other negroes in the same way. None of the stolen goods was found any? where in Adams' house. However, he is being held pending further investi? gations by the police. Come and see the college girls' hats at the Ladles* Outfitting Co,?Advt. Attention Farmers and Seed Buyers: I am representing the Hack Fyo Cotton Oil Co., and am in the market at all times for either wagon or car seed. Will a so exchange meal for seed. Olve us a trial. J. P. COMMANDER, 4 Manning Ave. Phone 164 MANY SEE FIREWORKS. Beautiful Exhibition Given at Base* ball Park by Consolidated Fireworks Company. Whether it was the free show, or because the people of Sumter have so few opportunities of seeing fire? work In this < ity, the baseball park was jammed Friday evening at 8 o'clock, when the flreworka exhibition was given by Mr. lt. K. Trenipy of the Consolidated Fireworks Company In behalf of Crosswell & Company. The crowd was estimated by many to be nearly live thousand, though more conservative estimates were that it was at least Huo thousand people assembled to se the display, which Was without doubt one of the best which ha-s been seen in this city in a long time. The fireworks were beautiful, every? body said so, so they must have been. They were thorughly enjoyed by both old and young who saw them, the children being especially pleased with them, and on every side < ould be heard their ejaculations of pleasure and happiness. "Ain't you glad you came," said one little girl to her grown protector. She was and her guardian was too. Commencing with salutes, bombs shot Into the air and exploded with tremendous reports, the exhibition lasted just one hour and everybody was too interested to leave during that time. An illumination oi' the Whole park and surrounding was next made by fixed lights of various colors, and which presented a beautiful spec? tacle. A number of big paper balloons were sent up which at intervals dis-| Charged bolts of lire, flashes which could be seen for long distances. Following this came in rapid sue cession, fancy sky rockets, candles, forming all kinds of figures and send, ing beautiful showers of sparks of beautifully blended colors out over the interested spectators. The exhibition ended with the explosion of bomb rocket reports which could be heard for many miles around and the fare? well greeting "Good Night'' shown up in vari-colored lights pictured an eighteen inch background. The whole exhibition was beauti? ful and well worth seeing, and many commendations were heard on all sides throughout and after it was over. Ready-to-wear hats are at the Ladies' Outfitting Co.?Advt. TO TOUR SOUTH. Barrett ami Owens Plan Sneaking Trip in llelialf of Commercial Con? gress. Washington, Sept. 5.?To describe the great fifth annual convention of the Southern Commercial congress whi? h will be held in Mobile, Ala., October 27 to 211, John Barrett and Or. Clarence J. Owens, managing di? rector of the congress, will leave Washing'on September and deliver an address under auspices of com? mercial < rganisatlons in the princi? pal cities of the 1?; Southern States. Mr. jiarrett and Dr. Owens will speak at Baltimore, Richmond, Hal eigh, Columbia, Atlanta, Jacksonville, Mobile, Knoxville and other cities. A great mass meeting will be held in Mobile, the convention city. The addresses at Knoxville will be deliv? ered on Southern Commercial con? gress day at the Conservation expo? sition. All of the 1C Southern States will be visited. Not only is the tour of Mr. Barrett and Dr. Owens planned to create in? terest In the meeting at Mobile, but its purpose is to stir the minds of the people of the South with respect to the immense commercial opportunity whtoh will follow the opening of the Panama canal. Dr. Owens has just returned from Europe, where he served as director general of the permanent American commission on agricultural coopera? tion which investigated rural credits and agricultural cooperation in 14 European ?ountries. During the tour he will tell the bus? iness men el the South something of the work done by the commission. During the tour business men of the South will have an opportunity to make arrangements to participate in the Pan-American Trade expedition which will leave Mobile at the expira? tion of the convention, for a three months' tour of South and Central America. A 17-day trip has been ar? ranged for delegates to the conven? tion woh will visit the canal zone from Mobile. D. C. Shaw is in St. Louis buying a lot of fine horses and mules which are expected to arrive about Saturday the 13th. Call and see them. D. C. haw Co.?Advt. FOR SALE?Two desirable lots in town of Rembert. Ca?h or credit For particulars, ap. to W* T Hall, Sumter, S. C. Pictorial Review Patterns. We are sole agents for these well known Patterns. Quarterly Style Book is now on Sale. T7~f*|^Y T-Tn+C ^n sa'e *n our Gents' IVlllJX lXd 15* Furnishings Department Rivers - Bultman Outfitting south mainTt. Co. sumteb, s~c! INSURE WITH WALLACE & MOSES Can't Break! Hammer This Celebrated South Bend Mallea? ble Range all you wish, it won't give one whit. It is made to wear and wear and wear. And the Good Part is, THE PRICE IS NO HIGHER Than an Ordinary Range. Wc Iva Ye a tremendous line of Stoves of all kinds, and can guarantee to supply vour needs. Let's talk about it. DuRarnt Hardware Co. WE SELL LIME, CEMENT, AND PLASTER