Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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CbtJUattbinsn a u? .*?cut|jron. T?nterrxl at the IN*????nie o at Sumter, S. O., aa Racatnci Class Matter. l~ L L LI '? ? PKRSOXAD NEWS. I Mr. K K. Welts. Og St. Charles, was In town Saturday. Mr T II. CsWfc? has gOg* to New York to purchase goods fur tho Sumter Dry floods Of* M. s, . II I' lijivh ml ; nd W. I Robertson returned to the city Sun? day no>rning from Greenville, what* th? v spent three days in utt< ndgJN I upon the Y. M. C. A. Interstate BOB? ventlon. They report a very int? r ggCtagJ gagatjgjgj; Mr. and Mrs. C. ft Strange, of ffhalgjfcgfg*, are \ isitlny their daugh I?. r. Mrs. J. ? II tyn-,\\ <>rth. Lev. Kobgrf T. Phillips, rector of tho Church of the Holy Comforter hft today for Columbus, flu., where he will be married Thursday morn? ing to Miss Julia C. Pares. 1'e was ftj . gggf .mied b] . Mr. lVnuiek of Hennettsvllle. Martln-stm Wey. Hlshopvllle, Feb. 6.?A marriage of much Interest to their many friends occurred yesterday afternoon when Joseph F. Stuckey ami Miss Ruth Mar? tin, whnh took place at the home of Jameg A. Durant. where Miss Martin was living, she being one of the the very popular and etTlclent t. u hers of the Hlshopville graded Mr. Stucke) is a prominent young business man of this place, having held se\eral responsible po? sitions and is ut present assistant ? ablet of the People's bank. Imme? diately after Um marriage the younc couple left for a short \ isit with rela? tives ot the bnde. Upog their return they will be at home to their many friends, at the home of the groom's father in this city. One-step for MNH Fngli-h. Mrs. P I ??'.'i r Lee entertained on Friday afternoon in honor of Miss Annie English of Co gggM <? WtkQ i? NiMitimx Mrs. Lee on North Main Street. The affair wa.. a orn -su p party, dancing b? in< the amusement of the evening. There were thirty guests present and taking part In the dancing who h anil Much enjoyed by all. Cpon their arrh g] the gUSStl WIT* met by Mrs. Lee, who introdue* d them to the guest of honor. lira Samuel Carter served punch and re? freshments of ice cream and cake Wi Fl served by Mrs. Kb hard 1 >. Lee. Real F state Tr?umers. D. W Prou n to C P. ? ?s- ? ? n. t br ? ? tracts of Innd In Sumter county, con? taining 102 1-2 acres, 100 acres aid ISO 1-2 acres on Surntcr-St ateburg public road. $.r> and assumption of mortgage of 57.000. Agnes I*. Ki?*h irdson to F. II Ithame. Jr., lot on Calhoun street. Lecture at Y. M. C. V Rev. Mr. J. W? Guy of Spartanbnr?'. who at pre :, n? .s tilling the pulpit of the Salem ilaptlst church, delivered a very interesting MtlETe at th. Y. M. C, A. Sunday afternoon. There was a Kood attendaiu ? pn sent and the meet? ing was a very su< e. ggtejl Ot e. Tin: Wl.l h S Ui:\TMKIt. Wcailo-r IturCNii l \|H?rts Say Ihme is still stnmg and Patient V igorous. Wsshington. leb. I,?Winter's backbone is still a long way from broki n. according to the weather bu? reau experts. "Tho ge era! distribu? tion of atmospheric pressure over tin North American continent and the ad? jacent oceans," said the wce'tly bul? letin today, "indicates temp'-raturcs considerably below the seasonal av? erage until the middle of tin- wc k east of the Uocky mountains and tem? peratures n - r tie- seas, nal a <T i on tho I'a< ill coast "The weather generally will be fair ?he first half of the week In the plains States, the gftsM central valleys and th* North Atlantic state* In the tJulf and South Atlantic states tin weather will ???? o\er? et. with prob? ably rains along the gulf and south Atlantic coasts until Wednes.i. y, "The next deOuihance ?,f nip aftggV ? will appear on the north Vm II ? eoa ' Tuesday, attended by K? m-ral rains It will pr? \ Ml as/gf ihe MMMtt West Thursday and the MsaltTg States Frl day or Saturday. Tins distnrhunrc Will b* preceded b\ a c neial ro;o - iioii to h.ks'her teinperatures ami Is attended i >? general rata kg Southern States. It will be fo||..\\.d ?- COldSI v e,i?ber.' N ll LH sr.uv Wll II WI Lonne? th ut M .o l akes 1 nu-ainl \\ I) Out. Greenwich. Conn . l eb. 7. ? I'glllH the blunt end of a bea\ ggs be id t" crush In his skull. William A. St. id | in, member sj ( i ? torn bl nl I ? firm *?f New York I it v. eommitted unhide here today. lie WMg gllVC w |M 1 found i?i the coal In Ihs Celtai of hi* house, hut died uti Ipou lab t holl WEEVIL COMING. I mo Department or Agriculture Ii shaping Iis Work to Face Pest, Concerning the advance of the boll v\ evtl on South ('andina, Commts 8i ?m r Watson of tho Statt depart pal t no nt of agriculture in his annual ft port to tho general assembly says: Thd boll weevil menace to most ol the ptOpl? in South Carolina still seetai ??stant, hut it is coming nearer and nearer with eaoh succeeding sea? son, Already tho work in this Btato is being shaped with a view to pre? paring to face tie- conditions that will of BOOeOSity have to ho faced upon the iirst appaaranoe of the weevil, i not dlaCtUM the Steps that arc being taken, it is known to all that so lai nothing has been discovered that will stop tin* advance of this t" it 'I'll*- only method of lighting the weevil is to develop those varieties of cotton that will mature early and so rapidly us to outrun, as It were, iio- maturing prooeai ol the weevil "The boll weevil appeared first ll this Country In the State of Texas in lift, and, during tin- succeeding 1^ yearfl caused an enormous loss of the cotton Crop of that State. Already the lin<? of advance has tOUOhed the south? ern edge of Georgia, and Georgia is taking the most active Steps to com? bat the pest. In facti tho State tn tona 'I' ' st of that State is doing work that ought to he appreciated by every DOtton grower In South Carolina. "In this State, the production Of cotton during the past five years, in the live most Important ooton grow? ing counties, was 1,471,711 hales, a Value of approximately $37,600,000. Should the boll weevil infest these counties with a result of loss in cot? ton production such as occurred in Mississippi, the reduction in the OTOPI during the four seasons follow? ing the dispersion of the inse t WOUl 1 DC I It,.I hales, valued at $42,000,000. I merely state these OOnCtCti figures tC give some idea of the ? xtent of the menace that w ill soon he on our doorstep, unless some? thing he discovered to 'stop the on? ward march of this partic ular insect." TILLMAN AM) M1,\I H1N MUTT. - shako MamU After bogjg Estrange meat?Politics Not Mentioned, Columbia? Feb. I,?United States Senator II. 11. Tillman and State Sen? ator John La McLaurln met ami shook bands h< re yesterday for the first time s:n< e th' y fought on the floor "l the I'nlted States senate thirteen vcaiv ago, when they were occupying the seats ol South Carolina In that chain Bt r. Senator Tillman and his former lieutenant wore cordial in their meet lag yesterday and chatted as if the;, enjoyed the reunion. Politics wer*- not mentioned in the few minutes they w re together. Tin* ending of the feud between the two men, who have long been promi? nent in this State, Will recall to mat \ of the older voters the early days of the Tillman movement, wh? n the rug? ged rMgetield farmer, was assisted by John L McLaurln, John Gary Evans and tin* othei lieutenants of the lie form movementi which contained some of the bralnlSit men of South Carolina. Capt. Tillman Went to the governor (hair, and from there to the United states senate. Mr. McLaurln served in the legislature, then as Album-. General, went to congress md sc. ? reeded Joseph if. Barle In the United States s< i ate. becoming the Colleague of his political laader, B, R, Tillman. BUI the bond between the two w i strained, and Anally was entirely severed when Senator McLaurln fol? lowed what was called "Commercial' Democracy*' and voted for the ratifica? tion Of the treaty of peaOC with Spain. How the two former friends finally dim he i on the floor of the United states senate, thus i? coming a na? tional epIsodOi is recalled In South Carolina. -???????? DEATH toi l SEVEN. live Passongora Kllleil on Railways i.a i Vear, Five passengers and two employ. were killed In railway accidents In South Carolins iu*t year, according to the annual report of the railroad commissi? n, sent yesterday to the gen eral assemhly. ?Train accidents on the seven railroad," says the report, "opcratlni ii ihli st .t<> have been more fre quenl than Inst year, Five passenger. ' i,;, . i p. . n I, lb d and tWO railroad em ployes, md s number have been moi ' or leas s rloualy Injured, The coi mission mis visited these wrec Whenever they occurred, and mad. i reful Investigation, and where ther \uh loss of life or serious personal In Jury, ?it per in passengers or ? mployet have held hearings, and Ihrous . in ti stlmon) have Irled lo fix lit i. pofi |b|||( v. Home ?,| I he sc n< < ld< nf mere found to be unavoidable. . the a. re eaui ed l?j u w mi of prop< r dill Igenco ami enre on Iho part of er ployes, but In no case h is the evident warranted, In the opinion of the con mission, a prosecution for crimnli ? arelessness." TO CRUSH BUCKET SHOPS. Measure Being Drafted by Commits .Would Prevent Rbbber} of Poo pie. Waehington, Fei?. 6,?Bweeping gov? ernment legislation to crush bucket shops that have mulcted men and wo? rn* n of the Fi Ited states <?ut of mil? lions of dollars will be urged by the senate banking and currency commit? tee which is now working on the <>wens stock exchange hill. Hearings on the stock exchange hill are expected to continue to the end of nt xl w ek. The committee, aided by Samuel Untermyer, Hjalmer Bosyeen and John MUlburn, Is pre? paring t?> draft a bill to be introduced In the senate. CRIMINAL COURT CONVEXES. Judge Frank Ii. Gary Presides and L. E. Wood Acting as Solicitor. The Court of Oeneral Sessions con? vened this morning with one of the i largest crowds in attendance upon OOUrt that has been present for sev? eral terms. Judge Prank B, Gary the presiding judge and Mr. L Wood, court stenographer, Is acting in pkne of Solicitor F. H. Stoll, who was absent through slcknes. Mr. Miles Wood, a brother of Mr. L, BS. Wood, is acting as stenographer. Judge Gary In his charge to the grand jury went through the usual items on which he gave information. ' He stressed the importance of a medi? cal Inspection of school children and gave several reasons why this matt* r was important. Following his char ? a nuniher of hills were bandet out bj the solicitor and court Immediately got down to work. Mr. J. R, Brunson was excused from serving on the grand jury on account Of Sickness and Mr. J, R. Singleton was drawn to serve in his place. Sev? eral petit jurors were excused on ac? count of illness. The case of the State against H. U l'.. Weils ami Martha Bennett, Indlct vd for a lultry, was then called atid at the completion pf the State's evidence Judge Gary directed a verdict of "not guilty" as to H. L. F. Wells. A true bill was returned against Allen China charged with murder. ELK8 HAVE LADIES' DAY. Will Entertain Ladles and Friends on Wednesday. The Elks lodge have decided on a feature which will no doubt he of In? terest to many of their lady friends In the city. Heroafter Wednesday will he known as "Ladles' Fay"' with the (dui? members, for on this day the lodge rooms will he turned over to the wives, slaters, sweethearts and friends of the Elks. Several times recently the fcttks ha\e had little informal dances or suppers in the club rooms for their lady friends, hut there has not been any regular time when these little re? ception.; were t^iven, but from now on they wj'.I be given <>n Wednesday, i 'n next Wednesday dancing Will ho tlie feature of the, occasion. The rooms will be turned over to the la? dies early in the afternoon and the dancing or ?ither amusement which they are enjoying max continue throughout the evening. This step on the part of the Elks will no doubt be a source <?f much en-' joyment in the future to many of the ladies of Sunder. I IM) M \\Y (.1 VMFN. McKay's Men Bhow That New York Is Filled With Undesirable Citizens, New York. i'eo. g.?-Revelations of the great number of gunmen and des perate characters l 1 k*t infest the city were made today to Magistrate M^'-, Quode in police court by Police Com? missioner McKay's "clean up" Bquad, In the last l'I days, ?lm; revolvers I and 87 bla< kjacks have been confiscat? ed. The guard has raided l* alleged gambling places, made three arrests for larceny, capture,i one outfit of burglar tools and recovered thouands of dollars' worth of Btolen property. The details came out when prisoners taken In a raid today on a Chinese opium joint were arraigned. roll HALE?Dixie \\ lit resistant cot? ton seed from cotton which made l n Boo weight bale per acre. Price $1.00 per bushel, F. 13, Colclough, j Oswego, S. c. PEI11 M.l/FFs roil KAI !?>?We ore wholesalers mid Importers, handle both domestic and foreign fertlltz ' ers, buy direct in large quantities I ami In bulk. We have built up our lurge business by selling dl rect to tpe farmers! we save them money. Get our prl cs before buy? ing on the folloa hint: \< id Phos phate 16 per cent, Kalnit, Hard I Salt. Manure S. lt. Muri ne Potush, Itlond, High Grade Tankage, F ne Ground PI h and Nitrate Soda. Ad dress Calhoun Agricultural ?v tu vestment Co., st. Matth' ws, Calhoun . Count: , 8, c. STRONG TALK TO TEACHERS. Prof, Patterson Wardlaw Makes In? teresting Lecture ou Subject of in? terest. The feature of the Sumter County Teachers' Association meeting In the Hampton School building Sat? urday was a very strong lecture by Prof. Patterson Wardlaw of the Uni? versity of South Carolina. Other Matt? ra discussed were the Import? ance of a reading circle and plojis for Field Day which were announced and approved at the meeting . Tin- meeting was called to order by the prealdent .Mr. C, a. McDrlde. A delightful vocal boIo was rendered by Miss Eva Kingman, accompanied bj Miss Louise Carson on the piano. Prof. Wardlaw was then Introduced by Supt. S. H. Edmunds as the "leading educational thinker of the State." Prof. Wardlaw's address was im? minently practical ami suggestive. Tho lecture was one on the doctrine (if int? rest, in which ho reconciled I thoroughly to the satisfaction of his audience the contentions of two schools; tin- Brsti that all things in the school room Bhould ho interesting, iccond, maintaining that while this i ; true, it is also true that effort is tb" result of interest and Interest the re salt of effort. He statt d there Bhould he a closer correlation of the real problems of school with the real problem of life Make the work of the Bchool practical, it is true, but broadly practical, and not confined v.iti.m the narrow limits of that term as usually employed. Dr. Wardlaw by his lecture gave a very practical demonstration of thi doctrine of interest, for he held the undivided attention of his audience. His lecture was a great treat to those present, who applauded liberally at its close and who could not fall to regard him as .-'?t least, one of tin leading educational thinkers of the State. The association then took up tin I discussion of tjie reading circle and of; Field Day exercises. Marriage (cense Record. a license to marry wag granted to Q, B. Lynch and Mlsa Virginia Lee Yeargin, of Sumter. Lic< nsei have also been lssuod t<> tin- following col? ored COUplesS James Simmons and Mary Allston, Mayesvllle; Walter Campbell and Katie Swcatman; Tin-j dal; M. ES. Sanders, Stateburg, and Valc'ntinc Conyers, Suml r; Sandlcy Evans and Fannie .lames, Oswego; Sidney M< Leary and Mary Ramsey, -Hinter. What Do You Want to Know About Farming? THE PROGRESSIVE FARMER'S j GREAT REFERENCE SPECIAL WILL TELL YOU. Want to know bow to calcu? late the value of a fertilla:er? Want to know how to do homo lltlxill!?. Waul t?> know how to make spraying mix! c and when to spray? Want a li-t of all the free Farmers' llulletins elusslllcd by | subjects? i Wallt to know i" t when to f I plant clovers, rape, vetches und all farm and garden ero| . All ilils Informath u and 1001 \ other rarmlitg mieslloiis ans? wered by the at. Reference Special of Ths Progressive Farmer, Fail. 14th. \o other rarm paper has c\er Issued any edition so pack- * cd wUli Imuliial le Inform H ml ti ??cuts for a ten w ??' subscript Ion lii<*liitllii^ a < <?> of this iitvaluahle fanner's guldcls !v. <>r better still, send si i??r a whole year's siibscrip lion. We'll give you your HlOttCJ bttek?Wltll Interest?if you are not satisfied. Isn'i thai lair? VRDRFSij I The Progressiv i Farmer, RALEIGH, N. C. . (?,.-- v., ,[?*,?????>?.??;. \-.. r O r\ETURN to tHe <? nil sub |"\ s?tutes cent yoi i lor Rcyd Bak inof ' ? ". 7" I r *yv? ' * r>n ra,-^? . ! r'.i : I ?titute for / , Royal is a pure, cream cf tartar baking powder, and healthful. Powders offered ao sub? stitutes arc made from dum. ? 4 ' CAGE REARING COMPLETION. >?-: th< n gr< ? s on the sang; but in the past four years the gnng 1ms so in? Second Convict Sleeping Quarters Will ci ased In size that the second one Soon Bo Ready for i s". try. The convict cage which was ordered some time ago by the county for use In keeping the convicts at night has been nearly completed by the Skin I teal I state Transft !;??>!: Works snd will soon he ready as sleeping Quarters for the n embi rs of the gang. The tage is is feet by 7 by 7 l-a < et and will conveniently accom? modate eighteen hunks. The old cag at present Is exceedingly crowded with the large number of men on the gang and the new cage is va ry much net 'led now. When it was first built several years ago, it was more than sufficiently large to accommodate all W. F. Grooms to A. L. Grooms, his right In tract of ir.0 acres; $700. I!. J, Harby, substituted trustee, to \v. A. Bowman* lot on Calhcun stree ? and other considerations. W. A. 1 k>Wmen to Ii. T. Edens, is i-j acres on Bumter-Providenoe public road, $12,410. More than 120 million hoard feet of timber was given away free by the government last year to settlers and ri living In or near the national fON Si:'. Wrong Watches Made Right . . . Every tick that that wnto!< of yours takes While it needs clean? ing and adjusting means h si ortentng of it* life. A clean watch Is just about frlctlonlesa. A dirty watch Is a watch that is ticking its way to destruction. We want you to know that <>ur ? pa'..* department exists for the pav ?ose of putting wrong watches and clocks right. Wc now liave d first class workman in cliarge of our repair de? partment and can turn out any kind of repairing promptly?let us show you. Prices reasonable and all work guaranteed* f f t * ? - --- - * i W. A. THOMPSON, PHONE 333 JEWELER AND OPTICIAN 6 S MAIN STREET SOYAL "WORCESTER w" rs , 1 Special About once a year the Royal Worcester Corset Co. puts out a Special for adyarti ;ing | urposes only. We have a few dozen of this strict 1 y $ 1.50'ga rment. 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