The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 29, 1914, Image 2
t be ffltattbman anb Scutbron
?X as
pkrsonab nkw8.
Mi*? Ermllee I^achlcotte. of Colum?
bia, who ha? been spending three
weeks at Pawlcy s Island, in paying u
grief vlait to her aunt, Mrs. Archie
Chins.
Misses Bessie Walsh snd May
Phrter are visiting friends In Florence.
Mr Oeo. Elmo Martin, a former
It of Dalsell. was In the city
or on one of his frequent visits
ick to his old home county. Mr
irtln dropped In st the Item office
a while that mronlng. He reports
ifS) an?: conditions excellent at his
hems near Thomasvtlle. Ua.. where he
and his family are well located and
getting on nicely.
Mrs Pierson. Mrs. Mayes and Mrs.
Lynsm Isft on Friday for Hender
sonrllle. N. C.
Mr and Mrs. J. J Britton and Mrs.
V. L Hollldsy left Monday morning
for a stay of one week at Glenn
Springs, from whence they will go to
the oiountalns of North Carolina for
g stay of some time.
Mrs. F. W. Brawley. of Gastonla, X.
C. ta oa a visit to her sister. Mrs. It.
0. Churchill.
Mi C. C. Heck Isft Sunday evening
for Northern markets to buy goods
for tn? Cash Dry Goods Co.
Mrs Frank Lynam left Saturday for
Olean Springs
Prof, s H. Edmunds has returned
from Winthrop College, where he has
been teaching In the English depart
mem for the past six weeks.
Mis* Cecils McKagen Is at home
from Rock Hill, where she attended
the W Inthrop Summer school.
Mr and Mrs R. B Belser and
samirj and Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Field
and trolly left th s morning for a
etay ut Sullivan s l.dand.
Miss Lillian Loci wood Kohnscke.
J| spending her vacation in Klngstree,
guest of Misses Flora and Sadie
(ever She will also spend a few
In Charleston and at the sea
Mis-es Mam'e and Jessie BClk, of
eraw. are visiting ITr. and Mrs. C
Mr. R. L. Stogner, of Darlington, Is
guest of Mr. C. H. Jsmes.
A MIRTH-PROVOKING GAME.
Leen?, and Eats Both Claim Victory In
Interesting Coutest.
The mirth provoking game of base?
ball <>?tween the fats and the leans
took place Thursday afternoon ss|
scheduled and the big crowd which at?
tended evidently enjoyed the fun as
much as the players for there was
more chearing and laughter and Jeers|
than tbsrs has been at any other kind
of gsins here this year. Indicating the
fa< i (hit local fans prefer freak base?
ball to the regular orthodox and or?
ganised baseball as played by the
>*.?*mt y. M. C. a.-Clty Team. The
??riter Jt*?m not me* n In any way to
reneci on the ability as ball players of
any of the members of either the fat
or lean team or to call them freaks,
but to Indicate the class of ball.
Th? game might be called a mys
esrv game, for the score was a mys
ter The score-keepers changed
near! as often as the players und
es? h ore-keeper changed the scores
to - his personal taste, so that at
|f#1 end of the game each side claim
? m ?mplele victory over their fat
or lesi opponents, as the case might
^e end no hard feeling could be felt I
en sit beg sssVe because of the loss of
th* ?. ? ae. Some ol the fats claimed
Issel ? was eleven to five In favor of]
SJpf ?. while some of the lean:
I ' equally strenuously that the
? Ti as hftevn to ten In fuvor ol
Ui. ns. Each side acknowledged
the I nee here about a dozen scores]
* sde on each side, but it sceim
* i sudleme voted tho victory In
? f the leans, who no doubt dc
..er i 't, as the pitcher of the fats
cIm ? i In strenuous tones that his
t-h- m ?tes were failing utterly to give
htm it due support which he should
he
* ' horter and Jenkins were the
pitchers of the fats und Julius
did the retching on the off
eld* . the door. The pitchers for
the o *<is wsrs changed so often it whs
nr.. hie to keep tab on them and
? m ' tmes urn not given, us Injustice
be done in some omission of
in. ames
honors of the game went to one
J' lleneve. a player of days long
? ;onc by. who slammed out a.
er the fence, malting the long?
est h*' end only home run of the
ejss ?
Mui-owe umpired the game in his
' <ood st> le.
ever, whst ptssgshf the pee*
r ,. of the contest was the fau
te gate receipt? amounted t..
enough lo pu> off the IssseMed?
the t#iitn and t?? help le net
Sjaesl learn t?? pbiy here in the
nvs iture.
Death of An Infant.
From the Daily Item. July 24.
News was received here this after?
noon by Mr. A. H. Bohbett, No. 18
Fast Calhoun street, of the death of
his Infant son. A. H. Bobbctt, Jr., at
orangchurg, where it has been for
several weeks. Tho baby has been
siek for about two months und death
came about 2 o'clock this afternoon.
The funeral services will be held at
orangeburg tomorrow afternoon and
tho child will be buried there.
The parents have the sympathy of
all of their friends.
Death.
Mr. Peter Gallagher. the oldest
member of the Sumter police force,
dh d at his home on K. Uberty street
at 3 o'clock Saturday, after an Illness
of several weeks, aged 71. The de?
ceased was a native of Ireland but
came to this country when a young
man. He had been a resident of
Sumter continuously since 1883, and
for the past 20-odd years had been
a member of the city police force. He
was fearless, faithful and zealous of?
ficer, an honest man, a true friend and
a good citizen. He had many friends
in all walks of life in this city and
throughout the county and his death
will bring sadness to many.
The funeral services were held at
St.* Anne's Catholic church at 3.30
o'clock Sunday afternoon.
On Sunday afternoon attended by
the member! of his family and by
hundreds of sorrowing friends the
mortal remains of Mr. Peter Gal?
lagher, for twenty years a faithful
member of the police force, were
laid away to rest in the Catholic
cemetery. Tho services were held at
8t. Anne's Catholic Church by Fath?
er Tobin, the acting pastor of St.
Anne's church, and though brief
were very impressive.
At the cemetery the graVe was cov?
ered with flowers, gifts from those
for whom, during life, the deceased
had always had a ready smile and
cheery word of greeting.
Mr. Gallagher will be long missed
in Sumter and his place will be a
hard one to nil.
Deatti of L. A. Smith.
Mr. Lewis A. Smith died about 9
O'clock Saturday at his home on
Hampton Avenue, after, an Illness
which has kept him from work for
the past four months or more Mr.
Smith was about 40 years of age and
leaves a wife and six small children.
He is also survived by his father, two
brothers und a sister. He came to
Sumter not quite a year ago to accept
a position here, his home being at
Abbeville up to that time.
The funeral services were held
at the Episcopal church at 4 o'clock
Sunday afternoon and the body was
interred here.
R. If. Rifiglmm Dead.
Mr. Rece H. Bingham, a former
merchant of this city, died at his
home on North Washington street
Friday night at 1.30 o'clock, after an
Illness of about nine months, the last
four months of which he wus confined
to his room The funeral services were
held from the resldcnco Saturday
at f> o'clock.
Mr. Btnghain came to Sumter about
twelve years age from Florence coun?
ty and has been conducting various
mercantile businesses here until the
first of this year, when, he retired
from business on uccount of the con?
dition of ids health. He Is survived
by his wife, who was before her mar?
riage, Miss Sallle Hradford. a daugh?
ter of Mr. Wesley Bradford, and live
small children. He als?? leaves two
fftJWl children by a former marriage.
Mr T. W. Hlnghnm. of Birmingham.
Ala., and Mrs. Duke Richardson, of
Florence.
Hummer School for Teachers.
The Sumter County Summer school
began Its session of four weeks this
morning. The opening attendance
was unusually encouraging and very
successful session is expected. Miss
K. W. McLean. Miss L C. McLaurln
and Mr. S. II Kdmumls will bo Inj
charge of the Instruction Mr. Bd?
munds will not bo In attendance up?
on all of the sessions of the school.
Flr>t Cotton of Season.
John Wright, colored, of this city,
brought to the Item office this morn?
ing the lirst open cotton seen this
season. The cotton, of which there
wire several bolls, comes from two
patches on Dingle street and from
Purdy Avenue. The cotton Is of an
Inferior Moneymaker variety and was
planted in March.
New York Cotton Market
New York. July 27.
Opening Close.
Jan.IMt IS.fl
Mar ........ 121'. II 3.?
M.,\. . . 12.:i7 12 f.ii
Inly.It.lt IS. 19
i let.t 1 t*H 12 ||
Dec.12.17 12.38
t _
FORGERY. SAYS M'lHTOSH.
CLAIMS THAT ?ItiJtATURK TO
STATEMENT WAS NOT SIGNED
BY HIM.
Is Clever Imitation, but Ordinal was
Written on Penitentiary Paper In
His Own Handwriting, Not on the
Knowlton Hoy? ttal Pap? r or in
Ty ?>cw lit lug?Ite fused to Make
(hanger?HI ease's Reply.
Columbia, July 2ti.?Dr. James H.
Melntosh today gave out a signed
statement in reference to tho Kichey
ease certificate read on tho stage of
the Columbia Theatre by Gov.
Hleuse during the senatorial meeting
in this city on Thursday and after?
ward published in tho newspapers of
South Carolina. Dr. Mclntosh's
statement says: "The certificate set
out in the newspaper in not the true
certificate: I did not sign it and any I
signature thereto purporting to be
mine Is not genuine."
The statement which Dr Melntosh
Issued today follows in full:
"The Knowlton Hospital, July 7,
1914?Gn Thursday, July 23, 1914, 1
was still so much under the influence
of the anaesthetic and of anodynes
from the operation of the night pre?
vious that I cid rot sec the afternoon
paper, and consequently did not know
until Friday morning what had been
said at campaign meeting on Thurs?
day. As soon as I saw on Friday morn?
ing the ccrtileatcs set out in the
State purporting to have been read
from the platform by Gov Blease, I
immediately sent my father, Dr James
Melntosh, and a friend to the gover?
nor's otlice to request that, he send
the certificate to the Knowlton llos.
pital by his private secretary, Mr. Aull,
that 1 might have an opportunity of
seeing and Inspecting lt. Mr. Aull told
the gentlemen that the certificate was
not in tho ofttce, but that Gov. Blease
had it in his pocket at the Lexington
campaign meeting, but that he would
obtain it and that it would be in the
governor's office on Saturday morning.
"On Saturday morning, on applica?
tion at the governor's office, Mr. Aull
told my father, Dr. James Melntosh,
that Gov. Blease had come to the city
Friday night, but had not come to the
capitol and consequently he had not
secured the original certificate.
"The only certificate I signed in
this case bears the date of January 9,
1912, that being the date of our visit
to the South Carolina penitentiary and
of our examination of 11. A. Itiehey.
It was prepared and signed in the of?
fice of the South Carolina penitentiary
immediately after our examination. It
is written with pen and ink and is on
one of the letterheads of the South
Carolina penitentiary. It is in my
handwriting, and it contains no rec?
ommendation of pardon or parole. It
was 8iged both by Dr. Knowlton and
myself, and I understand that it was
turned over by Dr. Knowlton to Mr
W. K. Kichey.
"When this true certificate is pro?
duced I will identify it and will stand
by its statement. And this is the
only certificate that I have ever signed
in the Kichey case. Unfortunately,
there is no copy of this certificate in
existence to my knowledge?we made
no copy of it that afternoon, and 1
have not seen the original since.
"This certificate as written by us
was not satisfactory to Mr. W. It.
IUchey, and on several days subse?
quent to our examination various
typewritten modifications of our cer?
tificate were submitted to Dr. Knowl?
ton and myself for our approval and
signature. Each of these, after read-1
ing carefully, I returned unsigned, as
in my opinion they did not cover the
caso properly.
"The certificate published in the
newspapers as having been read by
Gov. Blease, purports to be written
on tho letter paper of the Knowlton
hospital and bearu date of January 19,
1912, whereas tho only certificate 1
signed was written on letter paper of
the penitentiary and bears the date of
January 9, 1912. The certificate set
out In the newspaper Is not the true
certificate; I did not sign it and any
signature thereto purporting to be
mine is not genuine.
Countbta, July 2<??Presented to
him at the Knowlton hospital for in
i
?pectlon by Gov. Blease in person, Dr.
James 11. Melntosh declared last night
that the signature of the Kichey case
certificate read by the governor at the
senatorial campaign meeting in Co?
lumbia on Thursday, was not his sig?
nature, but a clever Imitation of his
signature. The certificate read from
the stage of tho Columbia theatre by
Gov. Blease is as follows:
"The Knowlton Hospital,
"No |,51B Marion street.
"Columbia, S. C, Jan. 19, 1912.
"His Hxcellency, Governor Cole L.
Blease, Columbia, S. C.?Sir: At the
request of Mr W. It, Kichey, o\
I?euren*, H, C, and with the permls.
s|on <>f Cap! D, .1 Griffith, superin?
tendent of the state Penitentiary,
j ind of Dr. it- T. Jennings, surgeon of
Ihe same, we have this day visited and
examined Mr. It. A. Itiehey, now con
lined in the hospital of the peniten
I
Itlary. Wc would report that wc lind
Mr. Richey suffering from a marked
neurosis, that the same closely simu?
lates a true paralysis. We are In?
formed that Mr. Richey has had some
such trouble for the past ten years or
more, and close conlinement is render?
ing it more marked. We do not be?
lieve this condition will be improved
so long as Mr. Richey remains a pris?
oner in the penitentiary. We lo be?
lieve that freedom, outdoor exercise,
etc., would restore him to as good a
state of health as he has enjoyed for
tho past ten years.
"Respectfully submitted.
(Signed) "A. B. Knowlton, M. D.
(Signed) "James H. Mclntosh,
"M. D."
The above letter Is typewritten, on
what purports to be Knowlton hospi?
tal stationery. The original report of
Urs. Knowlton and Mclntosh on the
condition of the convict, R. A. Richey,
was written with pen and ink upon
paper of the superintendent's ofllce,
State penitentiary, according to Dr.
Mclntosh's statement.
Dr. Mclntosn Is resting comfortably
at the Knowlton hospital, lie is ex?
pected to be sufficiently recovered to
leave his bed within the next few
days.
No, arrosts have bee i made to date
In connection with the case, but the
officers of city and county arc working
steadily at the problem. Sheriff Mc?
Cain, of Richland county, states that
any Information leading to the detec?
tion of tho assailant of Dr. Mclntosh
will bo received in confidence.
Additions to the list of rewards that
are at present offered for apprehen?
sion and conviction, or merely appre?
hension and for the instigator or In?
stigators of the act of the man who
fired the shot, that has so profoundly
stirred South Carolina, from the low
country to the mountains, are of daily
occurrence. The latest offer is a per?
sonal one of $50 for the apprehension
of the guilty party, from Sheriff John
C. McCain. The reward of $500 of?
fered by the Columbia Medical Society
is for the apprehension of the would
be assassin. The reward of Mr. J. W.
Norwood, of Greenville, of $5,000, is
for "evidence resulting in the convic?
tion of the person or persons who in?
stigated the attempted assasination."
A fund of $1,000 has been started by
Joseph Norwood, president of the
Union National Bank, of Colurrlbda,
which will be paid for the arrest and
conviction of the man who shot Dr.
Mclntosh.
Statement by Governor Blease.
Columbia July 25.?Gov. Blease,
when asked tonight about Dr. Mc?
lntosh's statement, denying his signa?
ture to the Richey certificate said:
"When I returned from the Saluda
meeting this afternoon and the Co?
lumbia Record was handed me at the
governor's mansion, after I read the
article, I immediately called up my
private secretary, Col. John K. Aull,
and dictated to him the following, in?
structing him to go to Knowlton's hos?
pital and dclixer the message to Dr.
Mclntosh:
"Gov. Blease just called me up on
the 'phone and says he has just rc?
turned from the Saluda meeting, and
the first information that he had that
you desired to see the Richey certifi?
cate was when he read it in this af?
ternoon's paper, and that if you will
state an hour this afternoon, when the
governor can call at the hospital, he
will be glad to come to the hospital
with one of his friends and for you to
have one of your f ?lends present,
when the matter will o<: taken up. He
will tako pleasure in presenting to
you this certificate in this manner for
your examination. Whether you ac?
cept this offer or not, he desires that
you include this in your statement to
go into the morning papers."
"That message was delivered to Dt?
Mclntosh. by my private secretary.
"Col Aull informs mo that he saw
Dr. James H. Mclntosh in person. He
knows him well, because Dr. Mclntosh
has been his family physician, and my
secretary and he have lived in the
same town and have known each oth?
er since my secretary was a little boy
"In reply to the statement which
was made to Dr. Mclntosh, Dr. , Mc?
lntosh said: "In view of the fact that
ho had already given out this state?
ment to the paper this afternoon, ho
did not caro to see the certificate, but
that he would take up the matter
with some of his friends and call up
the governor later.
"It would give ma a great deal of
pleasure to submit to Dr. Mclntosh
the certificate, or to submit it to any of
his friends for their personal exami?
nation.
"This certificate was delivered to me
by a prominent lawyer in this State. If
it is a forgery, 1 am as anxious as Dr.
Mclntosh '? tti find who the forger Is.
I have shown the certificate to several
parties, who are familiar with Dr.
Knowlton's and Dr. Melntosh's hand
wilting and they all agree that the
certificate is genuine. I herewith sub?
mit affidavit in this connection of
Private Secretary John K. Aull, and
of the Hon. Jim. J. Karle, of tie
Richland Bar. If time and space
would permit, I could present a hun?
dred such affidavits:
' state of South Carolina, county of
I Richland. Personally appeared be
fore me, W. Frank Blackburn, no?
tary public for South Carolina, John
K. Aull, who, being duly sworn, says:
'That he is private secretary to Gov.
Cole L. Blease; that on Friday after?
noon, July 24, 1914, about 1 o'clock.
Dr. James Melntosh, of Newbcrry, S.
C, father of Dr. James H. Melntosh,
came to the governor's office. He
was accompanied by another gentle?
man, and I invited both of them into
the governor's private office. Dr.
James Melntosh said to me: 'John
Jim is in a very nervous condition
and he wants to see the original state?
ment read by Gov. Blease on the stand
yesterday.'
"I stated to Dr. Melntosh that the
governor had the original statement in
his possession, but that if Dr. James
H. Melntosh desired I would be glad
to give him a certitied copy of the
statement. 1 did not say that Gov
Blease had the statement in his pock?
et at Lexington. I did say that the
governor was in Lexington and that I
would bring the matter to his atten?
tion as soon as I could see him.
"Dr. James Melntosh called at the
governor's ollice again on the morning
of Saturday, July 25, 1914, and ask?
ed me if I had been able to secure
the certificate for Dr. James H. Mc
Intosh to see. I told him that I had
not been able on account of the gov?
ernor's engagements to see the gov?
ernor in connection with the matter
but that I would take it up with the
governor at the earliest opportunity.
"So far as the certificates of Dr.
Melntosh is concerned, there can be
no doubt that it Is genuine, and I had
no idea that Dr. Melntosh would ques?
tion his own signature to this certi?
ficate. Sworn to before me this 25th
day of July, 1914. (Signed) Jno. K.
Aull; (Signed) W. F. Backburn, (L
S.,) (Seal) Notary Public for South
Carolina.)
"State of South Carolina, county of
Richland. Personally appeared before
me John J. Earle who, being duly
sworn, deposes and says that his atten?
tion has been specially directed to the
statements appearing on the first page
of the Columbia Record of date Satur?
day afternoon, July 25, 1914: 'Dr.
Melntosh denies signing certificate
read by Gov. Blease. Dr. Melntosh
says he did not sign certificate read
by Gov. Blease,' etc., that he has
read in the last column on said pago
the statements therein made. This
deponent is the brother-in-law of Dr.
A. B. Knowlton, deceased; that he has
seen on many occasions Dr. Knowlton
write and sign his name; that he is per
fectly familiar with his sigature; that
he can speak without any hesitation
and authenticity of his brother-in
law's signature, and can, in the most
positive way, swear to his signature;
that a paper has been handed to him
this afternoon by Gov. Cole L. Blease
and ho has been asked whether or not
that is the signature of Dr. A. B.
Knowlton. The heading of this pa?
per is in print as follows: 'The Know
ton Hospital, No. 1,515 Marion Street,
Columbia, S. C, and the body thereof
is in typewriting, without any altera?
tions, erasures, or the slightest change
whatsoever, and is as follows, exclud?
ing the heading heretofore mention?
ed.
January 19, 1912.
"His Excellency, Governor Cole L.
Blease, Columbia, S. C?Sir: At the
request of Mr. W. R. Kichey, of Lau
rens, S. C, and with the permission
of Capt D. J. Grifhth, superintendent
of thet penitentiary, and of Dr R. T.
Jennings, surgeon of the same, we
have this day visited and examined
Mr. K. A. Kichey, now confined in the
hospital of tho penitetniary. We
would report that we find Mr. Kichey
suffering from a marked neurosis,
that the same closely simulates a true
paralysis. We are informed that Mr.
Kichey has had some such trouble for
the past ten years or more, and close
contlnement is rendering it more
marked. Wc do not believe this con?
dition will be improved so long as
Mr. Kichey remains a prisoner in the
penitentiary. We do believe that
freedom, outdoor exercise, etc. would j
restore him to as good a state of
health as he has enjoyed for the past
ten years.
"Respectfully submitted,
(Signed) "A. B. Knowlton, M. D.,
(Signed) "James 11. Melntosh, M.
D."
"That the body of this paper is in
typewriting, and the signatures to it
are made by pen and ink; that he
swears that the signature to the same
?A. B. Knowlton, M. D., is that of his
brother-in-law*, the late A. B. Knowl?
ton, M. D, and there cannot be any
question or doubt about the same. The
other signature, 'James H Melntosh.
M. D., he cannot speak of. because he
has not seen him write and does not
know his signature.
(Signed ) "Jno. .1 Karle.
"Subscribed and sworn to before
mo, this 25th day of July. A D., 1914.
(Signed > '? W. F ?la? kburn.
"Notars I * 111?1 i?- for South Carolina.
"L. S.
? While this statement was being
prepared, Col. Walter II. Hunt, of
Newbcrry, telephoned and asked to
speak to my private secretary. He re?
quested, on behalf of l>r. Melntosh
that the governor come to the hospi?
tal and show to Dr. Melntosh the
original ceruncate. me governor Mfm
to the hospital in company with
Messrs. John K. Aull and W. Frank
Blackburn. He submitted the certifi?
cate to Dr. Mclntosh in the presence
of those who were accompaying him.
and of Col. Walter H. Hunt; Dr.
James H. Mclntosh, the father of Dr.
James H. Mclntosh; Mr. Douglas Mc?
Kay and Mr. Charles H. Barron.
"No other certificate than this one
has ever been filed in my office in the
Richey case signed by Dr. Mclntosh
or Dr. Knowlton."
4L j i ?
CHARGES XOT SUSTAINED.
Report of Grand Jury Committee as to
Charges of Cruelty on the Chain
Gang.
Mr P. M. Pitts. Supervisor Sumter
County, Sumter, S. C.
Dear Sir: Referring to the article
in the Sumter Herald under date of
July 17th, 1914, headed County Chain
Gang and signed "Local" to which the
attention of the grand jury was called.
The Board of Commissioners, the
foreman of the grand jury and the
chain gang committee from the grand
jury on your request met at the court
house to investigate these charges,
and in examining Mr. C. W. Mellett,
the author of the article referred to
above. He was unable to give the
names of the intelligent people he
referred to as having visited the
chain gang. He was unable to re
lato an instance where the convicts
had been rushed to death to
finish a piece of work. He
did mention two instances where ne?
groes had been whipped, but admit?
ted one did not receive any more se?
vere whipping than he should have
gotten: the other he stated in his
opinion was almost too severe. We
have investigated this and examined
the convict and in our opinion the
c?hvict was certainly entitled to all
he got. The two negroes to which
he referred on the stand, stated
they were not held over a barrel
neither were they whipped until the
blood ran down their legs.
He charges Mr. John Holland, who
is superintendent of the chain gang,
as being a man who is too hard on
the convicts to be in the position. But
in our opinion Mr. Holland Is a very
good man for the position. He seems
to be a man of even disposition, a man
of good judgment, a man who un?
derstands the handling of convicts and
a man who understands his work.
The negroes say they get good treat?
ment and plenty to eat under Mr.
Holland and find him a man easy to
get along with If they do or try to
do the right thing.
We compliment you as supervisor
on having a man like Mr. Holland in
charge of the chain gang.
In our investigation we found Mr.
Mellette was a discharged guard
from the chain gang. ? ?
In our opinion the care is ss good
and treatment as humane as could be
expected in a convict gang of this
kind.
Complimeting you oh the appear?
ance of the convicts as v ell as the
camp, we are.
Tours very truly,
G. G. TWEED.
S. J. NEWMAN,
J. A. STUCKEY.
Chain Gang Committee.
????????
FACTS AND FICTION.
Experiences of Sumter Citizens are
Easily Proven by Facts.
The most superficial investigate
will prove that the following state?
ment from a resident of Sumter is
true. Read it and compare evidence
from Sumter people with testimony
of strangers living so far away you
cannot investigate the facts of the
case. Many more citizens of Sumter
endorse Doan's Kidney Pills.
William Yeadon. 27 Haynsworth St..
Sumter, S. C, says: "I am confident
that Doan's Kidney Pills act Just as
represented and are worthy of en?
dorsement. 1 have taken them for
dull backache and trouble with the
kidney secretions, getting my supply
at China's Drug Store. I have always
had prompt relief."
Mr. Yeadon is only one of many
Sumter people who have gratefully
endorsed Doan's Kidney Pills. If your
back aches?If your kidneys bother
you, don't simply ask for a kidney
remedy?ask distinctly for Doan's
Kidney Pills, the same that Mr. Yea?
don had- the remedy backed by
home testimony. 10c. all stores. Fos?
ter-Milhurn Co., Props. Buffalo. N.
Y. "When Your Back is Fame?Re?
member the Name." 49
I _
Geo H. Hurst.
Undertaker and Eikilur,
Prompt Attention to Day er
Nif ht Celle;
AT J ? Cra.q Cid Stand. IN. Main
Phones n7qm32oi