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wm convicted. _ MKiMi \. ivutoi.i i> nv m.i \si:. im i? (.1 U/n OF ROBBERY. V?tcTim >uiv itohhrr Can't HrmU t luitii gl < irciim-tantial i:\idcucc til S|u?rt:inh'ir?"?lo sn\i- \vi\i ami Month. Spart uit'u: . Jan. s ? William M0< Klnlcy. the safe r?dd>er, par>l?d by Oov. Hhase Tluuiksmvi:^ Ivy. ; lei ho had served mix ytftfl of a t? n >cnr term in the stats' pfMOSi WIMI convlcteil In the SlfOttH court bSfl to? day of rold her the store of ?t?Fit Frey, at Fair F?r??: on l>.ceinn?r nt>out two weeks af'.er Ml ralSftSS. JuJtce Shlpp scnteneetl him to icrvc one year and one month. The. o\ i? t? r\c ? ui;ain.*t McKinley was ( KiimHtnnti.il. but there was not a Weak link In the chain whi? h lollOltOf Ml?? rt K H l wound mound hm. OlM of the bits of o\ idi in?? ?>n which the iNdicltor laid empha * w is a button With a tuft of cloth attached found near the scene of th" robbOTJf? The" hutton was of Identically the sani" knul as the buttons of McKinley'*? suit, and the i l?ih also cortespor.de L 04M of his buttons tau? missing. A bottle a ?out hali-niled with wh-t the officer* alleged to he ni ro-gly M rine was also introdm .-.1 h 011 kan ? It was found in the camp, In the wood where McKmUy was arrested. Nitro? glycerine was used, it was claimed, in the attempt to rob the safe In I'ivn'm store. Testimony that Mi Klnhw . trade?! a shirt stob n from Frey s glorc t?> Elmore Wright, a fellow prtfonef In the county jail, also intluiaaed the Jury. Wright, a paroled murderer, will be tried tomorrow for shootiiiK Knest Mcabee, his w if. h u. Motm time after Wrighl left the prison, McKinley acted as his own counsel. He strongly d?a ied his gudt. lie made frequent objections |0 the testimony offered by the State. In addressing the Jury McKinVy told of ike hardship! he endured in |hi I r! : ; Sffd bltWSSlI his release from the pflgOtl gild his ar? rest here. He said he had only $l.s:? when he left prison, had no friends to whom he could appeal and ff|| t<a< i to live the life of a vagrant. He told Of his wanderings In South Carolina and Georgia prior to his ; rrival at Hpartanburg. He said that when he was arrested he wn* on his way to Ylglnia. The nun made a pitiful plat fpr mercy, asking the jury to dlSMlM from their minds his past record and nbt convict him on clrcumx'.'ir.ia! SVl? AHTUV11 J. KNM4HT. Una Been Transit reed n> South Cnro Una for Hpccial Work in the l*ost? oflfc o Department, Eastern Carolina Newa Mr. Am J- Knighti n formet Marl? bore bojfi end one who la making a ?uccoas in lite poetofllce department* is ?pending a few days in thli city. Mr. Knight has been in thi- govern" mi nt's service for over ten ye an and by ins ofltolent worki he now holds ? splendid poeltloni ai nn Inapeetor doing aPOClal work In South Carolina. He lias numbers of friendi here who nro alwayi glad t<? see him and wel? come him back home. a p.I I IC I kom TEXAS. curious Ti-oj by Cup of 1880 Exhibited by Vhltor in the City? .Mr. George n. efolntyre, of sterling city, Teaaa who with hia wife, is on a visit to retatlVOa in this City is ex? hibiting a rurosity in tlx- shape I t' a handsome sohl sdver trophy cup, Which was evidently given as a prize at some raee HMO! of nearly a hun? dred years igo. The OUp was SX* humed ffont an Indian mound, mar Hterilat CltXi Texan* by W. I\ Kellla, editor of the paper at that place. As stated above, it is band carved, and ; the 1mm rlpth n MFor the Beat' Carlisle Coitc isso." Dlligeni search by the i.ml? r has revealed no Inform 1? tton as to the nature of the event nt which the cup was evidently given ai a trophy, but it is supposed that it was at some race me et 1 tlOrae ihow Um t it waa presented. Borne w ho have -??.?11 the 1 up, think tluii the 'Carlisle COlte" refers to a certain breed Of horsei. but Investigation by those in? fuse-d, in Kentucky and elsewhere, in h< rse raising set t ions has failed to confirm this supposition. On the other hand some who have seen the ??up think that "Carlisle" referi t<> some man who raised hoi u s, but the real solution of the in st.ry will probably never be known. To Study v. m. c. a. Itetliot's. Mr. Carl a. Wlthorapoon left Mon? day to go to ChlcagOi where he will enter the Y. m. C. A. training ?shoo! for preparation as a v. m. c. a. secretary. .Mr. Wlthorapoon car ri?s with him the hot wishes of hlfl many frlenda here, who hope for him success in his ehe ? n field. Marriage Lit ense Red rd. a Hoenee to many was iBOUed on Thursday |0 Dave Porter and Annie Bum tor of Remhei t. LEVER AM? HOUSTON DEVISE BETTER PLAN, Idea Is to Concentrate In Four v?c Five Lurge Offices Woi of All Bureaus?Fund for Acquiring and Diffusing I iiformal Ion. Washington, Jan? 10.?Reoigganlsa tlon of the department of agtlculturc by abolishing all of the pretgent 10 bureaui and substituting four or live large olflceg Is contemplated In pro? visions carrh t In the agricultural ap? propriation ''ill which the boose com? mittee on agriculture almost oas com? pleted. While details are left to (Secretary Houston( he and Representative Lever, chairman of the committee, have conforrt 1 over the plan for ro a- justing iii" work of the department to eliminate all lost energy that possibly can be corrected. Tho only obstacle t?? the concentration plan Is the possibility of objection on the ground thai the provision constitutes now legislation that can not be car 1 Ii (1 In an appropriation bill. The readjustment is expected to Include the concentration of divisions Into tour groups, each under a single officer as follows: Regulatory or quarantine work; dealing with Insecticides, meat Inspec? tion., etc. s< u utitic and research work, to compreh? nd everything that comes ander those general heads. Demonstration or extension work for farmers which Is to be radical!;. expanded. Administration, to handle the de? partment ex- cutlve affairs, Including the officers of the secretary and assist? ant secretary, chief clerk and dis urslng officer and similar officials. The agricultural bill also will carry an appropriation that will reach close to the $194,000 asked by Secretary Houston for acquiring and diffusing Information on subjects connected with the marketing and distribution of farm products, a project Initiated by Chairman Lever. For farm dem? onstration work the secretary asked 1378.000 and for farm management v: "au for eradication of hog chol? era (38,000. An Approaching Marriage. Mr. and Mrs. R, C. Wactor announce the marriage of their daughter, Elisa Fleetwood, to Mr, ECrnest Alpheus Keels tit their home. 11 Blandlng ave? nue on Wednesday evening at 8 O'clock, January 81, .1014. COUNT*" TEACHERS MEET. 'Mi?? G?gging <?t* Now berry Tcllfl Of Good Tilings in School Room. The county teachers meeting which was held In the Hamilton BChOol building Saturday was attended by a fairly large number of teachers, al though the meeting was not BO Well attended as the lost one. Miss Qoggins, supervising teacher of Xewherry county, Wae present by invitation and talked to the teachers on the "Good Things 1 Have Seen In class Rooms l Have Visited." In making her talk. Miss Qoggins Bpok< from her own experience and from that of Prof. T?te and Miss Gray of Laurena County, whom she bad heard make talks on the same subject. Her address was an Inteersting one and was listsned to with attention. Mr. c. A. McBride, chairman of the as? sociation, followed her and made a talk along tin; same line. Field Day WOa discussed and plans made lor the occasion in order to make ii a success. SCMTElt COTTON MARKET. Corrected l>a?!y Jt> Brne*t Flekl Cotton jsuyer. Sumter, Jan. 1 2. Qood Middling 12. Strict Middling 11 7-8. Middling 11 3-4. Strict Low Middling 11 3*8. Low Middling in 3-4. Strict Good Ordinary 10 1-4. staple cotton nominal. New Yoru Cotton Mnrkec New York, tJan. 12. Upen Close. Jan. 12.01 Mar.12.44 12.33 May.12.2S 12 17 July.12.25 12.12 Aug.12.or. 11.1*2 Oct.11.(5 4 11.57 Marriage. License Record. Licenses to marry have been issued the following couples: Mr. J. B. Hodge anil Miss Lauretta Baker of Paxville; Mr. c. D. Bradley of Sum? ter and Miss Pella Bradley cd' Oswe go; Mr. Ellie MeElveen and Miss El? len Kirby of South Lynchburg; Mr. W. J. CaiT and Miss R. E. Hopkins of Sumter; Mr. Qeo. I >. Betts <d" Tindal and Miss Annie Poplin of Sumter. Licenses were also issued to the fol? lowing colored couples: Matthew Hiv? ers and Rose Weston, Wedgelield; Jim Rembert and Mat tie Allsbrook, Borden; Willie Monroe and Ethel Toney, Maycaville; Louis Watklna and Beatrice Dwyer, Sumter. SHOULD COMPLY WITH THE LAW. Secretary of stair Board of Health Calla Attention to Vaccinatl in Law. The following letter has been re? ceived by Superintends nt of Educa? tion J. Herbert Haynaworth from Dr. J, A. Hayne, secretary of the state Board of Health, and will no doubt be Of interest to many persons in the county! "I am writing this letter to call your attention to the violation of the law by the trustees and princlpala ot some of the schools In your county In allowing children to attend s< hool who cannot produce satisfactory evide nce of having been successfully vaccinated within the last live years, as requir? ed by Act of the Legislature, No. 4:54 and approved the 22nd day ol February, A. D., 1905.' Your att< n tion la called to Sections 4. 5, 6 of this law, also to Rule 1 of the State Hoard of Health passed under tins Act 1 am sending you ;i bulletin con? taining these laws Which, of course, can also be found in the Code for L91S, both Criminal and Civil, l will appreciate it vary much if you will call this matter to the attention of th<- principals of the schools in your( county and let them know that this law will be rigidly enforced. Small pox is prevalent all over the stat?*, and this is the only way the children ( an lie protected. Yours truly, "James A. Hayne, If. D. "Secretary State Hoard of Health." Cottage News Notes. Miss Annie Strohecker of Charles? ton, who has visited here frequently and is well known by the younger folks here, has been elected battallion sponsor by the Citadel corps of cadets. Cadets Mood of Summerton and Spann of this city have been elected on the annual staff at tie Citadel. Among the young ladies taking part In the Wade Hampton literary society play at Winthrop college are the fol? lowing young ladies from Sumter: Misses Margaret Cheyne, Gordon Field, Mabel Booth and Mary Haynsworth. Imitators Take the Dust of ALWAYS IN THE LEAD For Colds, Croup and Pneumonia. Just rub it on. Thousands of testimonials from those who have used it. Money back if not as represented. 1 have UL:cd Gowoni Preparation in a number cf cares and have been agreeably surprised by results. It has always come up to expectations of it. W. H. CROCEFORD, M. D., j Petersburg, V?. Have piven Gowatta Preparation a thorough test and can say it is the Lai't preparationon the market for the relief of Pneumonia, Whooping Cough, Croup, cold in the head and chest JAS. P. SMITH, M. D., Augusta, Ga. All Druggists sell Gowans. 3 sizes, 25c. 50c and $1.00. GOWAN MEDICAL COMPANY 10 DAY CO T Entire stock of Suits, Overcoats, Trousers Underwear, Shirts, Gloves and Neckwear I o at st An opportunity to buy Fine Clothing and Furnishing Goods at prices that should appeal to every buyer. ^ Nothing Charged?Everything Strictly Cash The 11 Sale Ends January 20 SUMTER, S. C /O. Sale Ends January 20