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Cm d'dlutcbmun an Southron. Cnteml at the )?oetofllro at Sumter, 8. On aa Second Class Matter. i i iT.itsi m:\vs. Mm. a. L Rleker gad Mrs. l. p. I'lillunl, who have hat! making I tour of Mm Ntu BafjtftTtil Stntea daring the past three ini'iilhx, arrived ..nine Mon dav night, aflaff a delightful trip. Miss M ittit- V( nning, "f Manning was a visitor to the Ott) Tuesday. Col. and Mrs W. I >. Scarborough of Daist* II, were in the city Wtdnog day. Mr. .fame.'- Peeves, of Sardinia, was In the city Wednesday. Miss Theo Lone/, is \ isiting rela? tiv' s in Philadelphia, Mrs. lt. M. Jenkins and Miss Eloise Jenkins, of St. Charles, were in the < itv Wednesday. Kev. Shit b y C. Hughson, of So wanoc, Tent ., is visiting his sister, Miss M iry hughsou. Miss Addle Ce?ler, of Ellorec, is visiting Mrs. J. K. Kennedy, on West Oakland avenue. Mr 1*. < ?. I*eak, a former resi? dent of Sumter is in town for a few da v s. Mrs. II. J. Hennies, of Spartanburg, is visiting her sister, Mrs. A. A. Brad bam. Hon. T. G. MeLeod, of Lishopville, is in attendance upon court this week. Mr. C. K. Tlrnmons, of Lynchburg, was In the city Wednesday as a wit? ness iti the Prown case. The friends gf Mrs. Ceo. F. F.p person will he g l.ul to know that she Is getting along nicely und unless a setback occurs it will not be long bo fore she will be aole to be out again. Lainroii-ltyttciiberg. Announcements have been received here of the marriage of Anita, daugh? ter of Mr. and Mrs. Samuel L. La/.a rSJg of Cincinnati to Dr. Charles Hyttenberg Monday, October L'T. l?r. Pyttenberg. who is a brother of I. A. Hyttenberg and Mrs. 1. C. Strauss of this city lived in Sumter until he went North to study medicine a few years ago. As a graduate of the University of South Carolina he has many fri.nds in the ^'ate, as well as in Sum? ter. Or. and Mrs. nyttenberg will live it 246 Westchester avenue, Pot t Chester, New York. KILLING IN MANNING. J. P. Parin Id Shot and Kills J. T. Dukes at Carnival Grounds. News was received here Thursdav morning; of a fatal shooting at Man? ning on Wednesdn.- Right at the Bjfssjnigg oe, upied I? . a carnival ooav pany now holding forth in that town. The report states that John Peter Burtlchl shot J. T. Pukes, bettet ggjOSgg as Dick Duk -s, killing him ul most instantly. Iiv | shots from Par gl I < paftol took jffect In Duke's hg I . W bile B it Held himself W as w'unded twice ly bullets from Duke's gun. The cause of the shooting has got heen positively ? -it lined, but it is reported that tin Ivo men quarrelled over tho taking of some one to the show. Both of U em were siid to h i l<e? n drinking prior to the shoot I'.nii'I I Was arrested. Both tin I live a' Ab olu. The News from Igypb L".vpr. Nov. 5.?The farmers are taking advantage Ol this beautiful Went hat and are rapidly gathering their ?rops. Tiny compi iin of short eejfg and cotton crops, but If the prue i,( cotton continues to he. us *.I as if is thus f.r. it will make up for deficiency in amount. Mr. and Mrs. L A. White spent Wednesday In Camden. Mr. t'harbv? PecbMS, who Is at t ndlng th" Macfeat Ihn Iness OOltege, spent the week-end at home. Miss Lucile Britton left Saturd.v for Kershaw, where she will teach Ibis BjSjggftOsV Mr. K. *?. Whit", salesman for the RsjysjejMi Tobaeee sons pa ay. of char leston, spent Saturday night with ?:r p n ut i h?-i.-. Mrs. S. K. Zetrover a?*< ompanicd bv Mrs. Sulhe Carson g|< Lead let Iff* I her homo st Raehelte, Pia., Sator day. after several we, I 's stav win rel? atives. M !?* Sadie Whnc < . i relative* n? G tmden Igfl W"?.|v. Little Miss Loth \h Le..d. who Im at? tending s? hooi gj camden, spent sev* ernl days last week at home. Itev. T. J. White ,.f n ir|?] , ,)|.. ?\? ul a couple, f dav s with rolatl ? here last week. Mr. L. If. White spcm the a/fK k end if I'embert. Cmf load of Ana horses and mules *xi?**et*?d to arrive Saturday, Novem? ber x'b. Call ?nd them. D. <'. h i vv < '??. ? Adv f. piano falls on him as RE is placing it in DENNIS HOUSE. Injuries BcgftOW*, Though Probably not 1'ntal ? Instrument Nipped from (?rusn of Tlioso M?hlin- it. From the Daily Item, Nov. 5. Charity Smith was seriously, if not fatally injured this afternoon, when a piano whieh he was having placed In the Dennis house slipped from th" I grasp of those lifting it and fell on ! him. The accident occurred about 1 O'clock at the hack steps of the J ten ? nia house and Mr. Smith was at on.-e moved into the house and physicians were summoned. One of them, after a hasty examina? tion, stated that he was very serious? ly injured, hut probably not fatally hurt. The extent of the injuries could not be ascertained after a more thorough examination. Doctors Dol? man and Mood were the llrst to rea h him at d they gave him Mit Bid treatment as soon as they arrived. The accident occurred when the pi? ano had been moved up to the top of the steps. Four negtoes were hold? ing it, when in some unexplained manner it tilted over to one side, slipping from their grasp. Mr. Smith was standing at the foot of the steps and the piano, which was in the case, fell, striking him and knocking him down. The heavy box fell across his body, as he fell on his side and the winde weight of the instrument rest* ed on his hips for the few seconds before the negroes could removo it. He Wal then taken into the house and the doctors summoned. G W. Smith Doing Well. Mr. C? W. Smith, who was injured Wednesday afternoon, when a piano fell on him at the Dennis house, was reported Thursday afternoon as get? ting on very nicely. It was learned that he was very painfully hurt, al? though the wounds are not considered atrloUaS MERCHANTS WILL DECORATE. Canvass of Main and Liberty Street Fstuhlishmciits Finds Business Men Heady to "Fix-up" for Slirincrs. a great deal of interest has been aroused in the decorations of the. fronts of business establishments as well as much rivalry in artistic dec? orations of show Windows for Shriners' Day. Secretary Heardon, of the Chamber of Commerce has finished hi>- canvas of the business establish' ments of Liberty street, east ami west. While there are not as many large business establishments or many smaller concerns on the two blocks of Liberty streit from Darvin to Sum ter streets, as there are on the four blocks of Main from Canal to Bart bite streets, ne\?rt Im-less the public spirit and e.'hnsiasni of Liberty ?tract seems to be as great In regard to decorating is can be found on Mam street. The leading dry goods and notion establishments of Snmter have agreed to put In a line of appropriate red, yellow and green bunting f?r d< < >r ativc purposes. It is wise to place orders Immediately however and nm wait until the last days as there Is going to be some rush for calico to wards the last. LEE COUNTY ANNEXATION, With Exception or one Vote Residents Were I nnnimoiis in l'a\or of Living in Buaster County. With the exception of one person, all of lbs residents of the territory affected by lbs electloi Tuseday wen In favor of returning to their old home county of Bumter, The election resulted In thirteen votes being cast for annexation and one against an? nexation to Bumter county, fourteen \otea in all belt cast, ilesldes thas votes six voters came to the polls l?] cast their ballots for annexation, but despite the fact that they had regis tratlon certificates they were not al? lowed to vote as their names weir not on the registration books. Tin* people living in tin- territory affected by the flection, between elev? en and twelve square miles comprls ing territory adjoining Providence, Bumter and Maycevlllc townships, have always dons their trading ??> Bumter, whl< h Is nearer lo them th in hi Blshopvlllc and there seems to have been a general desire for some lime to get back Into Hum ter county. What One Man Dill. The following squth from the Co. himblfl Lee.ad s one minute talks col? umn will be ??f Interest to Bumtei pen pie: ?-.\ young nrisn of Bumter organised a banking corporation, sold tio> stock und has recently opened the doors n the institution to tin- public," said I Columbia man, speaking ol what ont Dermin I an do, This man is no im. re than SB years of age, hut h slmpi) has the grit and determination and there Is no question about hi , ' eel na. In am undertaking." A DEPLOMBU ?GGiOENT. MKS. QEO. r. EPPERHON PAIN? FULLY WOUNDED WHEN PIS? TOL GOES OFF. Weapon Drops From Pocket of Police? man J. M. Lawrence When Ho Cranks Car ami Bullot Strikes Mrs. Epperson?Wound is Not Consider Od Serious. From Tim Daily Item, Nov. 4. This afternoon Mra Qeo. F. Epper? son was paintullyt but not seriously wounded, when a postol dropped from the pocket of Policeman J. M. Law? rence and want off as it hit the pave? ment. The bullet struck Mrri, Epper? son In the leg, but luckily missed the bone and indicted a llcsh wound. Mrs. Epperson was taken to the hos? pital at once and will probably have to remain there until the wound has time to heal. The. accident occured in front of ths W. H, Cohh live and ten cent store about H!:U<) o'clock. Mrs. ?p I arson had come out of the store, Where she had been Shopping and Po? liceman Lawrence .offered to crank the car for her. As he leaned over t<? crank the car, Mrs Epperson was standing on the sidewalk, only a few feet away directing him how to do this, when the pistol dropped and the explosion took place. Mis. Epperson sank to tin pavement, but was caught by Mr. Louis Lyon, who was standing near. In a lew* minutes she recovered from the hist effects of the blow and was placed in an automobile and hur? ried off to the hospital. Her daughter, Mrs. C. J. Btimson, who was with her, [followed in Mrs. Epperson's car. ? i A crowd gathered in a few minutes after the accident, but dispersed sjon after the automobile left for the hos? pital. It was stated by Mr. Epperson this afternoon that at the hospital the wound was not regarded as serious, as none of the larger blood vessels hud been cut, nor had the bullet Struck the bone. However, the wound was very painful and it WOttld probably take some time to heal, '/he bullet entered about the knee and made it" way through the fleshy part of the leg for nearly a foot before it passed out. Tho accident is deeply deplored by Policeman Lawrence, who was at Ural horrified by it, but assisted in getting Mrs, Epperson Into the car. He stated that he has never had the pistol to tall from nis pocket before, nor could be have imagined such. a thing happening. Mrs. Epperson's friends were much Concerned over the- alialr, but are glad that the wound was not more serious and hope for her a speedy recovery, SOLD BALE OF COTTON TWICE. Friendly Montgomery Held for Execu? ting Clever Trick on Cotton Buyer*. I Friendly Montgomery was arrested Wednesday afternoon on the charge Of selling a bale Of Cotton twice toI different parties. He IS held pend? ing further Investigations, although he disclaims any knowledge of the transact ion. It seems from information secured on the subject that a negro giving his name as Bunyan Montgomery i.< alleged to have .sohl a bale of cotton to Lev! Bros Wednesday morning and then, not satisfied with the price he got for it there took the cotton to Hgrby ami Company, where Friendly .Montgomery again sold it to them for a small advance on the price re c? Ived at tho other place. Tho cotton w is then taken to the cotton weigh ei s plaform, where tho negro stamp? ed the name of one of the cotton weighers on the Blip given him by Lev! Bros,, putting dow n what h< conslder sd the wdght for the cotton. The bale of cotton was weighed and the ticket from tiarby and Company I stamped by the weigher with his sig? nature and the weight put down. The two slips ware then taken bael: to the different places and payment for the cotton was received from both, places. Later In the day it was found that the number given the negro was left blank on the cotton weigher's hook ami an Investigation revealed the fact th it somebody had been paid for a bale of cotton which was purely Im? aginary. The trick was credited to Bunyan Montgomery, but no such man could )><? found ami Friendly Montgomery was arrested, Montgom? ery says he was in town and sold the hale of cotton to Harby and Com? pany, bin that he did not go to Levl Pros stoic during the day, Whoever it was executed a cute trick if tin pji ?ty g. is pff with it. win. h the cotton w< ig he is will have to stand for. \t Levl Bros ih< buyei was unable to Identity the negro front whom he ha i stipposedly made the purchase ol a bah- of cotton and this complicates the matter, ps it Is doubtful, for this rcfiHon, 11 he can be detected. Mrs. R, s. Jenkinson and bub- son Dwighti of Hummerton, returned hom< Monday night alter ., ver> pleasant visit t" their cousin, Mrs. T, D Taylo ( .'ii Magnolia street, TO REVISE CREDIT PILES. Secretary of Chamber of Commerce Wauls Assistance of Members of Credit Association. The rct;.il mercantile establish? ments holding membership In the Bumter Retail Merchants' Association will facilitate the successful man? agement of the office affairs < t that association by Immediately g< ttlng ready to co-operate with the credit bureau of the secretary's office for a complete revision of the credit dies. The Chamber of Commerce Is anx? ious to have the retail association gel busy so that the secretary's office can gel hack promptly all blanks sent out to the business establishments pre? paratory to re-rating the credit ac? counts for the ensuing fiscal year. it will require weeks of careful and accurate work nn the part of the credit bureau manager to get these Ales in shape for the first of the approaching year. The results to be obtained from this association's existence depend almost entirely upon the Interest shown by the business establishments. Other? wise the work and money expended from the Been tary's office are of com? paratively little value The member*, of the association are by far more in? terested in the results than any one else. There will be a meeting of the en? tire association called within the next ten days. Every member should ar? range to be present. PAYING Tin: STATE DEBT. Brown Consols to Amount of About $380,000 Have Been Called In. Columbia, Nov. 4.?Special commit? tee of the sinking fund commission ! met. yesterday at the State house and passed upon the cancellation and pay? ment of over .$300,000 in bonds. -The members of the special committee are P. L. Hardin, chairman; S. T. j Carter, secretary, and the attorney general. Mr. Peoples was unavoidably detained and could not attend, so the majority took action. The commission was apopinted sev? eral months ago by the sinking fund Commission to examine and cancel] $350,000 of South Carolina 4 1-2 per cent brown consols bonds, which were called in January 1 of this year for payment and which havo been pre? sented to the State treasurer. It was stated yesterday that about $330,000 of these bonds have been called in, paid for and cancelled. The committee Will make report to the sinking fund commission at the next meeting. 1)11) NOT MEAN SWORD. New Light Shed on Saying of Master. St. Louis, Nov. 3.?-B. X. Langdon Davles (d* London, who represents the Qarton Foundation for the Promotion of Peace, today told members of tin St. Louis City club that the famous words of Jesus, '"I came not to bring peace but the sword," were a mis? translation. He reputed the Greek w ords of the original text, then said they should be i ranslated: "I came not to bring peace, but di? vision." The wrong translation, he said, often had been quoted approvingly by advocates of militarism. Mr. Langdon-Davies said that peace advocates In Europe were looking to the United states to show the way for disarmament and that the United States could lead the way because of its geographical Isolation. He said Theodore lloosevclt was an Inconsistent advocate of armament In that he held that too long periods ol peace enervated a nation, but argued for big armaments to preserve peace. A Sudden Death. Delos Ileriot, colored, who has been; in the employ of the Osteen Publish-' Ing Company for a number of years as porter, died on Tuesday at six o'clock after a few hours illness. He was apparently In perfect health Mon? day and attended to his accustomed duties In the press room until the close of the days' work, leaving th office soon after six o'clock. He went directly home and his children say that ho came In staggering and was not abb- to tell them what was tin matter with him and soon became unconscious. His brother reached home at seven o'clock and found him unconscious and apparently In great pain. Dr. Maxwell, the nearest doctor, was summoned, but was unable to ai ford him any relief. He remained un? conscious throughout the night and died about six o'clock Tuesday. The cnUSC Of death is given as ilClttC Indigestion. He was sober and relia? ble and his place In this office will be hard to nil. Death of Mom Nam .\ Prince. "Mom \'an< \ Prince, u negrcss well known unions the white; nu I colored people of tin <i'v. died Monday, after nn Illness of several weeks, "Mom" Nancy had many whlt? friends in the city, w in? always had n good word roi i her und w ho w ill miss hcrt BOOSTING sl MTKK, \. c. DcLorme Writes rrom Georgia Tech for Information and Sanier Pamphlets. The Sumter spirit shows itself In >oung and old Gamecocks of ?},?. Came Cock City. Mr. A. C. DeLorme, of this city who is attending the Georgia School of Technology, in At j tlanta, has written the secretary af ! the Chamber of Commerce for print el matter in regard to the Sumter plan of Commission Government, and, for a number ol' the "Gamecock City" pamphlets for distribution. In his letter he says, in part, "You Can not imagine how the new Sumtei plan of government has advertised Sumter. J Icing o Sumter hoy, I am questioned about her government and progressiveness, and it always affords j me great pleasure to mention tin progress that places her as one of I the most energetic business cities in the South." in tiiis connection it might be also st; ted that many inquiries are still coming in from every section id' the United States about the Sumter plan of government. Public libraries, state and city officers, attorneys, civic or? ganisations and many others interest-! ed are writing for information. Sumter now having been and con- i tinning to be extensively and Ulti? mately advertised all over the United States is in a position to go forward by united efforts on the part of her energetic citizens. Every man am woman in Sumter is vitally inter? ested in her future progress. One of the surest and safest meth? ods of building up a city is by trad? ing at home. Never send a cent of Sumter money out of your citv when you can possibly avoid it. Mon :> spent at home remains in the local cir? culation, or at least a large portion Of It, and every Sumter citizen stands a show to get his pro rata share of that money in course of time. Tie manufacturing enterprises od.; Sun ter employ men and women who rent houses, buy groceries, clothing, wood, coal, ice and other necessities of life. The consumers keep up the business and professional life of every j ?om munity. Your home newspapers give hun? dreds of dollars annually in free space which costs money as well as costs cash to set up In type boosting Sum t< r. Remember that you can get just as good job printing here as abroad. Advertising In local papers reaches thousands who buy at home. Adver? tisements In journals read by people thousands of miles away don't sell groceries, clothing, and other com? modities for home merchants. TOWN FREE OF DISEASES. No Contagious Diseases in Sumter at This Time. The Health Officer reports thll Sumter is at present freo of all con? tagious diseases. There have been reports circulated to the effect that there was an epidemic of diphtheria in tho city, which was totally without foundation. There was one case In the city, but the patient is now bet? ter, and the only other disease known of is of a patient in the hospital, brought here from another county for treatment for typhoid. The city has had remarkably good health during the past summer and the health department is endeavoring to l.eep up the excellent record. In Auto Wreck. Camden Chronicle. While on its way to Columbia yes? terday morning, the automobile owned and driven by Mr. Leroy S. Davidson was run down and badly damaged by another car said to have been owned by W. B. and F. B. Thomas, who claim d to be from Charleston, S. C Doth cars were going to Columbia ami the accident happened on the hill near Rolling's .Mill. Several wagons were in th* road at the time ami the Char? leston car which was running at a dang? rously high rate turned to avoid the wagons when the driver lost his head mid crashed Into ib?> back of th* car driven by Mr. Davidson, hitting it wit i BUch force that it was turned over. Mrs. Davidson. Mrs. Wllkes urn: Mrs. B. c. DuBosc were In the ear, but U rtunately except for-a bad fright they were uninjured. Count> Super? visor IVesl, who was working the road at the time, was an eye-witness to ih" accident and immediately came to Camden and had a warrant Issued for tho reckless drivers, but when the sherlfl reached the place of the acci? dent, >oth cars had continued >n their w ay t > i Columbia. I \I>P S?h will pay von to look at my hats before buying. New goods route in oftl n. i niirs t ? please. Mrs, W. <;. Browne, 1 B. Liberty j Street. l> stairs. WANTEIl?\ position as farm over Beer. Desire a large farm; ant f?llt competent. Can give good ref? erence. Appb to D. B, Branson, Sumter. s. ?'. u\l < asi s Disrosru $000.00 Verdict in Rei U Caso-*-< mcnccmciit of $100,000 Brow ?other Cases. In Civil Court the suit e>f # V . Friorson, administrator of est * ? L. V. Brown, against the A' 0 I Coast Line Uailn al Company, ' Holman and J. \V. Johnson, wae menced Thursday morning wit ?' ? probability of lasting at least t . days. This is a suit for $100,00.? j tin- plaintiff for the killing of V*. P Frown at Lymhburg ahout a : ? ago hy an Atlanth ('rast Line f ? .),?. train, through tin- aihged earele of the railroad and employees < ? ?> railroad, numed as -o-defendat .n the suit. The ease h. s attracted interest from the ?. ireu instant the killing, as alleged at the when it occurred and because ? large amount of damages sued The case was entered upon 1 . . day morning and several witness i the plaintiff had been hoard up . ? time when court recessed lor d The evidence? was practically the .rrv as the statement of the killing i tt?P in this paper at the time it occ .ru - That Brow n was crossing one trx 'Mm board an incoming passenger -^^^f bound for ?umter, when he S3 knocked down by a shifting f JE train on a track bajjgyecn the s. i^^H and the main track on which tin fiH BCnger train was coming in. As h f3?PN a cripple, he was not aide to ge* o tt . of the way of the oncoming, trai , others had done. The attorneys for the plaintifc Messrs T. G. McL?od, L. D. Jem and R. D. Epps. For the defenc were Messrs. J. H. Clifton1, P. A. cox, L. VV. McLemore and Mark nolda. The Reck case closed Wedne. afternoon, and the jury after rem... ing out for some time returned verdict in favor of the plaintiff $600. The case of J. R. Muldrow aga the Atlantic Coast Lino Railroad alleged damages caused by the ? e Structton of personal property, wh an was taken up Wednesday aftern< | resulted in a verdict for the plair. t against the railroad of $3GS. The next case was that of Lou *c V. Manning against Frances Mosei I and Rachel Chancey. This was a s t in which the possession of land m involved and resulted in a verdict $375 damages and the possession I the land named in the complaint I the plaintiff. Vo(< rs Ks er . a* I on Books. . At the ah et n en Tuesdag at i IL Y. Du Hose's on the proposal re-annex part of i^eo to Sumter cou ty a number of voters were turn away from the polls because the names were not on the registrath books, although they had their regi trat ion certificates and poll tax r ceiptS and were in every other Wl qualified to vote In the election. The were eight of these thus prevente from easting their ballots which I each case would have been in fave of annexation. They were: S. I Jenkins. B. I >. Frasvr, D. T. DuBoSM T. Scott DuBose, Ashby Dick and To1 Williams, white, and La Fayotte Mick ens and Munson McLeod, colored. CAR '.DAD OF Fine Horses and Mules WILL ARRIVE SATURDAY November 8. CALL AND SEE THEM. 0. t. Skai b. 10. 12, 14 N. SUMTER ST. SUMTER, S. C.