The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, December 13, 1913, Image 6

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10 WEND m WORK m?Kt racmrM iull. ' corglan '? IMan ami That of South ?.ii"hiM.ih v\ II Knj ilc Xui'ii ? a I - im.?! Ii?. ?uli s?-n.na Unke Hmlth <?) ? ? -;i ? i'm ,t ? , vt i Ii, ,t ' Ulli' t i < ^ t* nslon Vfotk. Tho ma -pi. .i i.ei io ii'hi. iii> i? I.-. , i ., i, i ? .'i lud Iii? .-1.? e? i otii m? in . plan iu. ?Arryint; Irf 'i ni.il i< ??? in th< Au "i .*u? ii >p preprinting, "i M 9##( |ej b. . ? ii l> . ;i ? a i i'm-ui>t? tu i i nrl) * ii pea*d 1 m ii !? nin4? hm > Air c ? ?ate u i<?,<r i * .|fi.cu.t^ial ?i" lenalon work, t i. appointed bj the aecretan .1 .ixrli ulture. Plan? for agricultural at\ I voca? tional teachlrjr raunn.' will in taken up In separat?- hills. The house committee on agricul? ture already had voted to report fav? orably an extension hill Intr duced by Kepresentatn <? I. ver of South Caro? lina. in wr.m or vre.vrm i oxoi I I' >*J* fl?*lfl?*rl lv\?> llM><l in N iVOmhcl*? Ol' i Kl u il 11 v ?. < ?I OttMlMn. Dec, I 'Practlcallj tha wiiol* .'i the preetpMatlou id th?* month occurred on but two days, naoi 1\ . the y! li an t :?' h, Hee l Y rain* ?.ii il.s.- Unto in 'In- northern and ?*ayt? rn > lUinirs ? r ? followed ? y mc ??ei ati ft. Umtut and upp-i I ?? i i. ? i bi tv? "vn . the Ih .i 'Ki : . h i little (tamaci Twelve prevtoui Mo* .embers hive hail n?? ?r ? * pTerfpl U#fj Oi.in that .-f tili month JlMI ClCaV ??d. und i hnvc hflkl leaf Dee?d#dl) ajajlggaj tNaatlkef About line IOth wm tended by the mconil series ot spread freezing tempi! at ur s an killing frosts of the uutumn M 9M H tolh wed until the i .< < i the m by ideal ooaMHlkafgl foi gtdoov work utid p*-rnvnai v.,n. I'm,, snow nurrtea that occurred ?at a num o! atath na in the cential counties, i n the 9th and lUth it* th earliest au i ii hiu \v on record tor the sec? tion. Not a Fire Sab* I ut a cut oUv profit mile on all bo>a snd chlldr- n * cl thing Joseph M i handier.?A?.'vt? w ihli .i iproval I gl' ? it l>> tin* sen i.an.ino ia ait* commit b ? short skssion wo LITTLE bim \ i ss DONE. Mr. o'Donnrii imvmmiis Proposition crom IT rat National lUtnk on sol** l'Ucumr^Acilun Uefcnod ou Maliers to * nil bcaaloav At lbs regular semi-monthly sos ? ii i Cltj i ouncll Tuoadaj night i motten ot Internet were i.,mii u ? i u .euer not ?i iip. n, u.s Counollmun v.a.. n s. nt, being out oi town, . hi motion iirin^ ueteireU (or ac Hon until his return und another ing 11' Of held Friday. Cbli f Btinttof brought up the mat* i ni ii ii u tin onl.nance against litiennK the .streets with |?ai eis an 1 i.a ti.h, anhing that it ? ohang d au ili.it tlie parties who are actual!> re ?pom hie Oould he r. aehed. This i i.itt? t was dlOflUmd anl rclerred tO ihe mayor (Of him to devise an aim ndment covering the situation. Mr. Neill O'Dnnnell appeared be :'nre Council with a proposition from i he l'irst Nath nal Bank, ottering to sell all of the fixtures and furnituie r $47fi and the masonry of the y t. M that thf city OOttld hy pur i ng i new door ia\e an oxoollont He stat d that thil was a OUt nty ' < |*i i i? nt of the it. l value <r the 'iiings winch he was offering . Council referred tto< inattci i Manag t Ro ertaon for Inveatlga ti ?n gnd will lake action at a mooting to be In Id Friday. \). !:. Horn aimed Council to grant hin pi*rmlMilon to at ii noveltleg on t ?.? i reel der peddler'g Ucenae. ! .'.ii ? i .< rcl ...u u. iu naked ell reduce his license when . ie lob This roQueai Ii f hut ? tun was p stponed. \ from Or. Baker that paid on the Tourney Hospital should he r* turned was discussed, as ii tared that it should ho exempt from taxation. It was decided to i ntl OAs action until a full meeting f Council. A re?iuest from the Indies* Ex hat they he exempt from HI OOlVOd, but it was ile Itled that the exchange must pay th'' agtlUtr merchants' license. The police report for November was rca*d and received as informa? tion. special report from Chief Sum i. r relative to the liquor cuses an(1 i e recelpjti amounting to |575 ? n Ml amounting to $213 wo? 0 read? Bosides the receipts in i ccnvlutfjd were given gen? FATAL HOTEL FIRE, j -i URIDAL COUPLE HAVE NARROW ESCAPE. one Unknown Man Perished?Honey* nftOonoMi Rescued rroni Upper Win? dow?Lost Jewelry und Wedding Presents?Total Loss of UuCStS More Than 9100,000. Mao n, Oa., i>oc. 11.?The Williame il l at Fourth and Mull erry streit, i tvus burned this morning, one man, ii ?til) unindentifled perished and, there were many narrow escapee. S. M. Lorig, and wife, who were on .heir honeymoon, wer?- rescued from an Upper window almost suffocated. They lost a thousand dollars worth of jewelry and other wedding presents. There w< re sixty-seven guests iri the hotel and their loss is estimated it one hundred and ten thousand dol? lars. The Christmas Store. That's Schwartz's of course.?Advt. HOYS PREVENT WRECK. T\v?> Lads Suve Pig Four Passenger Train. Anderson, Ind., Dec. 10.?Two hoys, one S and the other Id, who modestly reftlMd to give their names, today saved PiK Pour passenger train No. 48 from a probably disastrous wreck ust north of here. The hoys were taking a short out along the railroad trai k on their way to school and found a rail 16 inches out of place. They knew the passenger train was abottt due and rushed down the track to meet it, took oft their coats and lrom the middle of the track waved them until the engineer brought his train to a stop. Passengers lrom the coaches made up a large purse foi the hoys. Blanket Weather. We have the blankets too! Yon know the Conqueror; white, plaids, grey or red, and $o.;)S is the price. Down quilts and comforts of all k ndS. SchwartS Greater Stores.? dvt. tehees amounting to 295 days. The water works report for No vemher was received. The matter of increasing the sal? aries of the policemen which was rought over from another meeting 'a as again deferred to a full mooting f Council. A numher of hills were then gone >\w. When Council adjourned. Here's the Kind of News That the Ladies Want to Read: ART WORK Be sure ami see the fancy work in Battenberg?, band embroidered ami stamped pieces, Hig value*. CHILDREN S COATS New shipment of children's coats for your approval. They an* being offered at \or.v at? tractive prices. Fancy col? ors and hlnck. Millinery Some of the boot er ations that ha\t ever been shown in Sunuei will he put on sale at cost f>r the next three days. All pattern hats in ? baled. HANDKERCHIEFS All the newest and daint? iest things in Xiuas handker ?hiefs. KNITTED GOODS A very prety line of sweat? ers, saoqucs. mittens, leg fiins, shawls, toques and at arfs are being shown by us at very low prices. THE LADIES' OUTFITTING CO., Inc. tit tttmi MADISON CONFESSES. Slate Game Warden Says Negro Admits His Guilt Columbia( Dec. 10.?Scott Madison, the negro under sentence of death for tiring the shot that killed B. Pey? ton Beet, a well known merchant of Barnwell, has confessed his guilt, ac? cording to A. A. Richardson, chief game warden of South Carolina. The ? onfession, Mr. Richardson said yes? terday, was secured while Madison was being brought to the State peni? tentiary. While on trial at Barnwell the negro denied his guilt and told a story in contlict with the testimony of other witnesses. He has been sen fenced to bo electrocuted some time between December 19 and ,22. "I talked to the negro on the train while he was being brought to the penitentiary," said Mr. Richardson. ' "Ho confessed that he fired the fatal shot, declaring that he was drunk at tho time. He said that anoher negro snapped the gun several times and that he then grabbed the pistol and killed Mr. liest." Poef is still going up. An Okla homa cow swalled $2 30 in currency the other day.?Cleveland Plain Deal er-__j -ta? Tlie Christmas Store. You know is Schwartz's.?Advt. Rig Price for a Cake. The supper given at the Big Branch school house last Friday night for the benefit of the school, realized some? thing over $121. A cake was auction? ed off and it brought $81.75 and was presented to Miss Ruth Touchberry. one of the teachers of the Paxville school.?Manning Times. Xo Trouble Is It? Shopping is easy here for we have just the things you want tu fcive. See the brass goods, the china, tht cut glass, the bric-a-brac, the celluloid articles, the inesh bags, coin parses, the neck wear, the glovee ,the hand? kerchiefs. "All the Schwartz kind." Schwartz Bros.?Advt. -? ? T-rTTTTTTTTTTTT" tVf* Building Material and Feedstuffs TXT O^wll Rough and Dressed Lumber, Flooring, Ceiling and Siding, V/V P ?NP| I--Mouldings, Shingles, Lathes, Metal and Composition 7 T w ^VAA Roofing, Lime, Cement, Plaster Paris, Hard Wall Plaster, Fire Brick and Clay Ornamental Brick, Mortar Colors, Shingle Stain; Sewer and Drain Pipe, and a Full Line of Building Material of all Kinds. Also Hay, Grain, Mixed Feeds and all Kinds of Horse, Cow, 1 log and Poultry Foods and Remedies. Booth-Shviler Lumber acrid Supply Co., Successors to Booth H^rby ^ive vtock Co.. (St Central Lumber Co* office mom no. ,0 Geo Epperson's Old St?vnd Opp. Court House. yard i-hone no. 631 WALK AWAY WITH THEM That's exactly what you'll do when you take a look at the big bunch of shoes for every member of the family that arrived at the Wreck Store to-day.. Come In, Take Your Pick of the Lot-"You Should Worry" Over the Prices 4 ' Bed Room Slippers for Christmas Gifts in all colors and pretty styles. These would make a very pretty and useful Xmas gift, at 98 cents. LADIES SHOES We hnw nlxuit 7.000 pair of high gNMto lldid' llftOGI in tans, patent ? olt. giui metal, viel Lid, ct<'.. from Ihr low II button shoo to UMS high III button shoos in st.vh*? (hat should |Uca?c anyone. PTftCei froiu 9Hc to Children's Shoes Real cold weather shoes for the children well as dress shoes-des? cription of children's shoes is un? necessary as everyone knows how The Wreck Store treats children in shoes and at what price child? ren's shoes can be bought at. Rubbers For that rainy weather that is about to set in at prices that would not pay for the raw rub? ber from which they were made. MENS SHOES Special largo lot of men's shoes. Including sin h weil known brands a* Regali Beacon, Crawford, Walkover, etc. All slice, but mostly in nar? row widths; we sell them all at the Wreck Store.4 Price i>er pair..'. .$l.tl THE WRECK STORE Phone 610 Just Below Post Office