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Cbr ?htcbmim ant) ^Gutbroii at the hwtoflloj at CL? M ??I Claas Matter. 1 ???? PERSONAL MENTION. (/ - Mr. Tom Brand of Augusta In \-tstt Ing relativ?? in the city. \ Mlae Hattie Hanks, of Georgetown.' I? spending some time with her broth? er In 8umt??r. Mra, Oeo. P. Epperson has re? turned home, ufter n visit to her daughter. Mrs. Htimson. nt Savannah. Mr O. E. Haynsworth is spending acme time at T?te Springs. Mr. and Mrs. W r. Lnw. or Sum tar, have been spending a week with their relatives. Mr. I-aw's health has greatly Improved and his looks show It It sayn while he enjoys living among the sood people of ?umter. y? t hl? heart is still in Kishopville and he hopes to he hack here before nl ways?Btahopvllle Leader and Vigil eator. Mr. and Mrs. Arthur J. Hums, with their little daughter. Corlne, are home from a charming trip in the up-coun? try, during which they vUlted in Sum? ter. Columbia and Newberry. being de? lightfully entertained in each place.? Charleston Post. Mlsa Kva Bennett returned to her home In Latta this morning, after gsjbndlng some time In the city with trie n da Mrs. A. H. Wilder, and daughter. MIm Sarah, and Mrs. Sallie Wilder re? turned last night from Flat Rock. N. C. where they *pent the summer. Mrs. Florence Scarhorough has been called to Biahopvllle on ucount of the ihnen? of her father After three weeks spent delightful? ly with friends in Sumter. and ten day In Casadogi, Miss Virginia Tup per was at home for two weeks, and Is bow In Brevard to spend some time, leaving town Friday morning.? Charleston Post. Mr. P. It Veale. superintendent or the Western I'nlon headquarters at 1 Charlotte, was a visitor In Sumter to isgj Mise Helen O'Shnughncnsy, of Charleston, and Mis* Sarah Wioas, of Sumter. are spending some time with MIm Illls at Itemhert. Ml? J Lafg King. J Lern King Jr . and Mian Mary King have re tsrm-d from WU mington. Mr J e Shaw has gone to Hen dersonvtlle and other points In the Marth Carolina m. "ii ? ... ?,? n i . leesspte of weak a m Mr W. H. St, kkIsjuI. who has been r^rtl parcrtaas good* for Snaw e\ Medium Men ant lie cum pa ii) hm returned to the city. Mr. J. M. Chandler has gone to ?New York and Baltimore to purchase Bin fail stock of goods. Mr. A. P. MIm*. or IM: cvvood. was a visitor to the it> toda) Mr. H. If. Burnett has returned ' from a month s stay at Atlantic City and New York Death of J. M. Hodge. From The Daily Item. Aug. It, James M. Hodge died very suddenly on Thursday evening at hin home In the Concord section of this county, having been In his usual state of good health until about half an hour before his death, which SI thought to have fceea caused by heart disease. The funeral services and burial took place this afternoon at 5 o'clock at Lewis Chapel. Concord. Mr. Hodge was bout seventy-four years of age and was a Confederate veteran, having served throughout the entire war with credit. He Is BWvtt ad by his wife, three daughters Sjsf son. In The Police Court. Several cases were disposed or In the police conn I ri'l.iv James I*ew ts, non-payment or Stfecjt t (\ and dis? orderly conduct, got $r? or 1?> days on the nrnt charge and Ho or 20 days on the nerond char... Dave Sanders was charged with1 vagrancy and noti-paym* nt of street tax. He p'**ad guiltv to the ' second count and Sssj ?i\en $ I or II days.1 While tbe first charge wan held open for further evebi.C' Several charges sj| riding sbbw ,|] were entered and bonds of $? were forfaited In i i? b ? Me. Jsines Purkett forfeited a bond mi $10 for exceeding the speed Hunt In Bub' J??e Orcen. non-payment of street tas. I'i or in ilavs. Hi \ i \ M \ r BETHEL cm Rt II I>r. Ha\ Palmer of \tlanta lo \*-d>t Pa-.tor si Prlmteer HuptM < Imn Ii. IVom The Dally Item. Auk. IL A revival meeting lasting one w? ? k Will Ih'MIii at Bethel Baptist church. Privateer, tomorrow morning. Tb? pastor, tbe Rev. William I lavajsg orth. Bill be assHtod In the meeting by tin Rev Dr Ha. Palmer or Atlanta, w ho In well known Tor hl? eloquent nnd powerful dlsroiimes. The ??erv |re-< wlM be held twice dally, nt D) R m . and 1.15 p. m GREAT GAME JUMBLED. l hfPlBJC Ht Hltow s PUT GAME HU DceDlons Phenomenal and Sensa? tional?Called Game In Flghth With ggSJgCJ Tied A to A?( handln J>c*crvcd to Win?Flowers Touched u| Mvclj?some of the De tails. Frosa The Dally Item. ;Nug. 20. There tins a wild crowd of tans in the stands and on the side lines y< s tci d,i \N#rhan khimter and Lunar open? ed theit "series of two games at the j local park, which resulted in a tie, the inn] score standing, according to the otlicial scorer's hook, | to .'5. It should have boon Bumter'l game, and it probably would have been, hut for one reason. I'mpire Durrows. His lamps were working badly, ami at lome staues, they seem- I I .detely out of commissi ? ed calling them bad nt first fans started to heckle him, and the BJOff they heckled him the worse he got. until, in the final inning, with the ?core tied, after calling Drevenstedt out OH strikes, at which the stands roared, without any reasonable justi? fication or excuse, he called the game while Flowers was at bat, because, .'orsooth, some of the spectators were watching the pitcher's work behind the plate. Policeman I^awrcnce was .hen present to remove the specta? tors had they been in the way, and vould ha\e done so If, in the opinion >f His I'mps. it was necessary. This ifforded the dramatic culmination to i series of decisions obviously adverse 10 the home team, and the fans were n a state of frenay. The Sumter team lues not want the edge on any visit ng team, but they want an even n ik. There will be another umpire 'dictating today. There is no question in the world i?ut that the game should have gone o Sumter. Chandler uutpitehed Flow? ers, and the Gamecocks outhit the .lsiturs, even with the uncertainty hat the batters must have experienc ?2ven at that Sumter should have .von, and an additional hit in either the third, fourth or sixth tunings, re? gardless of everything else, would aave put the game on Ice. Utmar scored first. In the third in ilng. Flowers led off with a hit. and a as advanced to second on O'Neale's sell placed bunt, and scored when .1 ihry hit to left Held n:>d Pparvrt er? red the ehanc". iri l:.c thuxl end foneth innings! N; i .t ( I pa s on w an mm- i down, but there wur no hit coming . when neetieu ana lite tUiitieiM u?eU on 1 the sacks. The fifth inning was g bad one for Sumter. Chandler fanned the first two up, and Hutnar, the next man up, seemed clearly out on strikes, but .was given a pass. That started the trou? ble. Powell followed with a single, advancing 1 lamer to third, and then promptly stole second. Hamer then SJKMTtd on Flowers' second single, and Powell crossed the pan on Mabry's passed hall. O'Neule retired the side 00 I p?>p gf to Flowers at third for Sumter. Old luck> seventh was good to Sumter. Spann was called out on strikes, Doyle followed with his sec? ond slgnle; Frank Chandler was out. pitcher to first, and Doyle scored on White's clean hit. Tupper then drove out a single, advancing White to third. It was then that Joe Chan? dler uncorked a stinging drive over second, and on the wild throw to the plate, everybody counted. On ground rules, Chandler was sent back to third Then Mabry was called out on strikes. The score was tied tight. ami so remained natu Burrows loosen? ed up with his big surprise. l>rc\enstedt broke i* ' the lime light mith his nenal thr? left field fence. It \vj^ .ui .o, good wallop, nnd it was i ihame thai he had 111 die on thud. Flowers came Wlthl ns few inches of making the scon count Rveryone hated to see Krank Chandler eased out of ? well merited victory, and thai is the great 1 ent regret or the gages. The note; It. 11. K Lnmnr.oo i fag neji?;i | 2 [Xuaiter.see tee ;\xx?a x 1 Batteries: FloWOfS and Hamer; Chhadlrr, F.. and Mabry. Umpire, I Burrows; Scorer. Levy. Good lobaCCO is "selling for fair prl< ta, poor tobaCCO br ings poor prices. Thai i* I he whole story. Those who are disappointed with the returns from tobacco should blame ine eurer, n>\ the buyer. Tobacco is a crop that requires Careful and Intelligent handling from the planting of the s?.<>d-l>ed until it is placed on the warehouse floor nnd unless a former is prepared t<? give it the necessary at lentlon If i*! an unprofitable crop. When von hear a man kicking about the price of tobacco ask hint nboul I he m" .lily of his tobacco. It is true [however, that lohneeo prices are low r this rear lane for several years ? tain is dnc to general trade con Iilltloan uid to the quality of the rro] ?Wim Ii Ui not up to the uveiage? ON BLINK. ed on the call of balls LAM Ml COPPED. Second Game Goes to UM Visitors by skjoro <>r 2 to o. Kims Come in Opening ImUne;, Tbc* Opposing pitchers iimi Tapper the stars. From Tho Dally Item, Aug. 21. With the hits tour to three in Sum? te**! favor, and with the errors bal? anced all at one each, it looked like a ?hailMi for locals to lose the game with LA mar yesterday. They lost fighting gamely, and, even In the last Inning, it looked as If the tide might be turn? ed, and tlie boys from Lamar had to put up glltedged ball to land the vic? tory. The game was lost to a good team of gentlemanly players, and to such a defeat there is no sting, only a little pang of regret. It was all over after the opening inning. O'Neale, lirst up, drove a scorcher down the third base line, and landed nn first L Flowert laid \ . .?t to \\ eke, who first fumbled the ball, and threw too late to second to catch O'Neale. Carter went out on a ball knocked in front of the plate, Mabry to Boyle; but O'Neale took advantage of the throw, and w as home like a Hash with first run. It was a fine piece of baserun ning. Mabry singled, scoring Flow? ers, and the next two batters were easy outs, leaving Mabry on second. Alter the lirst, the Sumter boys tigtened up, and the best that Lamar could do was to get one hit in the eighth inning, and that with two down. Both pitchers worked wonder? fully, Weeks yielding only three hits, while O'Neale gave up four, two of those came In a row in the sixth, but Plummer's catch of Spann's drive cut off the only chance to count. "Old Horse" Mabry did so*me line hsad work, and interchanged Weeks and White on the mound, working Weeks when right-handed batters were up, and sending White in to pitch to the lefters. O'Neale had a world of steam, and not satisfied with pitch? ing" like fury lor the nines, he worked between innings to keep his arm right. Some iron man from Charles? ton! The fielding honors are all with Tupper. He accepted seven hard chances at short without an error, and some of them were of the diffi? cult variety. Besides this, he landed safely on the pill once, and was rob? bed of another hit in" the ninth, which, however, was errored, and left him safely at lirst. T>r. DtvRanl umpired a fr*"*0'? game, und gave ur< verum satisfaction t" both teatguj and the fan*. The score.; L;tmar.200 Mi tog?| B 1 ouiulei . . . .00" 000 000?0 4 1 R. H. E. Batteries, O'Neale and Holmes; Wfeeks, White and Mabry. Umpire, Du Bant; Scorer, Levy. ?BdJBE WKLL KNOWN JUDGE. -? I J. II. Drcvciistcdt of Ruffulo Will Act at Snuiter County Poultry Show. The Sumter County Poultry and Pigeon Fanciers' Association has been fortunate in securing J. H. Daven? stedt of Buffalo, N. T? poultry edi? tor of the Poultry Fancier, one of the best poultry magazines in the coun? try, and one of the best known and most capable poultry judges in the country, to act at their show which will )e held in the tobacco warehouse on November 10th, 17th apd 18th. Mr. R, L. McLeod, secretary of the association, this morning received a letter from Mr. Drevenstedt In which the latter stated that it would be agr able for him to cotno at that time and offering to do all in his pow? er l ? make the show a success. Of additional Interest to local people is . .dr. '? ustedt, besides I . .nu, u poultrymn * oi national rep? utation, is the father of 11. IS. Dreven? stedt of this city, an engineer at the .Minder Lighting Company, who is j very well known for his active part in baseball and basketball circles. It was partly to the tact that Mr. Drevenstedt desired to come down to see his son and to come South that he consented to act as judge. I The committee of the poultry or? ganisation itate thai they are already] assured of between live and six hun? dred fowls for exhibition and they want to have a thousand tine birds, il Judicious advertising ami numeious prises ran induce poultry raisers I throughout the South to solid tin t many birds. The plans sit lo have th ? show in the tobacco warehouse, which will assure plenty of light, air and room for poultry and spectators. The coin I mlttee Is hard at work over the pSjsblems, Which are coming up in connection with the show and these sre being solved as soon as they ap? pear, so as to Insure everything be? ing in readiness in plenty of time, without nn.V rush or crowding at the last minute. Marriage Licence Record. A license lo marry was Issued lo Johnson Andrews rind Rllxnbeth L' - I irti of Sumter, It, F. D. No. . M. LAMAR WINS LAST. In a Free-1Utting Game the Visitors Capture the Last of Berten by a Hoove of ?"> to 8. Sumtor Team Con* sUlcrubly Weakened. White Op? posed DnBOOO on Mound. The eumter team went into the game with Lamar on Saturday con-1 sidcrably weakened. The Infield had to be patched up, and Drcvonstedt was forced to take center held, and to add to the trouble the pitcher who was slated to work for the locals missed his railroad connections, and White' was sent to the mound. The game was full of real live sit? uations and there was an abundance Of hitting on both sides. The Sum ter boys landed for nine safeties, two being three-baggers, while the boys from Lamar smashed out eleven cl '.in ones, one a three-bagger and two dou? bles. White pitched a remarkably good game against a team like Lamar sent, and, with the exception of three in? nings, he held things tight, and, from the first looked as if he was going to get away with a shut-out. There is no doubt but that his work far excelled that of Du Rose, and it was fast work behind the visitor's pitcher that saved him. The Sumter team was literally shot all to pieces, and team work was noticeably lacking. With better base running and a little more life on the coaching lines, the game most likely would have resulted in a tie. "Old Horse Mabry" broke into the hit column with a 'single and a triple, and everyone was glad te see him get out of his slump. He worked hard, and held the team together as best he could. The game was a good one froidj the spectator's point of view, ar*j| there was enough excitement rapped up in the eigh innings of play to satisfy the most enthusiastic fan. The game was called at the end of the eighth, by agreement, in order to allow the visitors to catch a train. Score: It. H. E. Lamar.013 000 lOx?5 11 1 Sumter. . . .002 000 Olx?.'i 9 0 Batteries: Du Dose and Holmes; White and Mabry. Umpire, Duliant; Scorer, Levy. MORE CATTLE AltRIVE. t L. I>. Jennings Gets Carloud of Angus From Kentucky. From The Daily Item, Aug. 20, MayOr L d. Jennings thte week'hasj received another carload of the bl^od*'' ed cattle which hr purchased several I n nthi on a ;..i*< u> Kentucky* This time a carload of fourteen head of full blood Angus cattle came In from Shepherdsville, Ky. The cattle arrived In good shape and have been placed with the heard of eighteen shorthorns which arrived some weeks ago. In the herd were one large bull, a bull calf, a heifer calf and all of the others were heifers and cows. Two cows in the car came to H. W. Harby, in addition to those for Mr. Jennings. This gives Mr! Jennings a good start for raising beef cattle, and a change In agricultrual methods is apt to re? sult from farmers bringing in cattle to commence a new industry in this section of the fr-'tate. Clover Leaves. The winter legumes offer to the Southern farmer opportunities that are almost boundless, and the farm? er who uses them intelligently is go? ing to be rewarded with crops he hardly thought possible. When we see yields of corn and cotton being actually doubled from one or two clever crops plowed under, we mar? vel at the thought of the newer and better South that Is to come when these riops are generally grown. Don't let the "inoculation bogey'' scare you. Inoculation is really very simple, as you will find by reading the articles in The Progressive Farmer, and, unless you are absolutely cer? tain your soil already has plenty of the bacteria, as evidenced by previously successful crops, don't neglect to in? oculate. To do so is an invitation to almost certain failure. Winter legumes not only add from fifty to one hundred and lifty pounds Of nitrogen to each acre on which they arc grown, but they also add great quantities of humus or decaying vegetable matter, which serves to unlock and make available a good deal of the insoluble phosphoric acid and potash in the soil. Farming without humus is a little like eating bread without butter?a rather dry, sorry, unsatisfying sort of business. Don't forget either, that while the J clovers are busy during the winter adding nitrogen and humus to our 'soils, they are also guarding these sods, from washing and leaching. Bv | cry winter thousands and thousands of tons of our best soils go away to tin- rivers and the sea. a total loss, Where the "carpet of green in win? ter" Is, the Hood waters run away [clear and clean, unfrelghted with the j l est of our lands.- Progressive Farm ' or, FIRE DESTROYS BUILDINGS. FIVE FRAME STRUCTURES ON MAIN STREET BURNED THIS BIORN1XCJ. Buildings the Proper!) of Thomas Wilson and Partially Insured?Dig Crowd Watches Fire spread?Ban Franklin lladly Injured. A big crowd of people stood on Main street this morning and watched a lire slowly spread from one build? ing to another until all of the five wooden buildings between Lee & Moise's ofllce and Hampton Avenue had caught and were practically de- | stroyed by the Harnes. The corner | building caught and burned very slow? ly, the tin roof and sides preventing the flames from making rapid bead way, but it caught good before the lire was extinguished. The Harnes caught in the building occupied by l'eter Anderson, Nancy Lewis, Sam Franklin and Essex Ken? nedy and the lire had spread over much of the roof of the building when the alarm was turned in, and was making rapid headway when the lire department arrived. The firemen set. to work with a will and their ac? tions proved effective. All of the property was owned by Col. Thomas Wilson and was pur tically insured. The negroes occupy? ing the shacks and burned out were Lucius J. Jefferson, restaurant, loss not known; Peter Anderson, store, loss unknown; Essex Kennedy, restau? rant, loss unknown; Nancy Lewis, store and restaurant, loss unknown; Ed Price, barber shop, loss unknown; Sam Franklin, store, loss unknown. None of these had any insurance on their propert. Their loss in each case was small, Franklin being the heaviest loser. H. W. Waties, loss unknown, most of stock saved, and insured par? tially covering loss; Wm. V. Moore & Son, saved practically all their stock, but lost fixtures, partial insurance. These buildings have long proved unsightly for the city, and the gener? al public seemed gratified this morn? ing at the fact that they were burn? ed, there being no sorrow expressed except by those colored stor keepers who had lost in the lire. Just after the arrival of the fire de? partment and w hen most of the roof of the store occupied by Sam Frank? lin had been burned and 'If1 fire had i'e^n partly extinguished, FranK ran into the store to try to save ofher articles. Borne one called to him to pome nit, the front p/ae falling <iau as iie stepped out the timbers fell, striking him on the arms, head and shoulders, and carrying him to the sidewalk. He immediately got up and ran across the street, where he yank down in a heap. He was pick ej cd up by negroes and placed in a ve? hicle and taken to Dr. Birnle's of? fice. Here he was examined and re? ceived first aid remedies. Later he was taken home and was said to be Kitting on very well, considering the extent of his injuries. David Cuttino, one of the firemen, also had a narrow escape- from the falling timbers. Duckily he saw them in time and stepped back out of the way just as they fell. Several others also were very near at hand and nar? rowly escaped the falling timbers. As the lire had been extinguished on the pieces of wood, Franklin suffer? ed little from burns. COTTON BERNE? ON TRAIN. Engineer Ran His Train to McColl to Extinguish Blaze. McColl, Aug. I*.?Forty bales of cotton consigned from Clio to Nor? folk, narrowly escaped destruction by lire Monday afternoon. The en? gineer discovered the cotton was alire when he was near Fletcher's siding. After throwing out eleven burning bales, he raced his car back to McColl stopping at the side of the water tank, quickly turned in an alarn , using the water In the tank while awaiting the fire laddies. All went to work but the cotton was badly damaged, and the woodwork of the car completely burned. MI CH BEER IS SEIZED. Sheriff Martin Repents to the Gover? nor. Columbia. Aug. l'o.?Sheriff Martin reported to the governor's office yes? terday that his constables had seized 0,39 4 bottles of beer and much whis? key between August 1 and August 15 in Charleston. The follow'ag additional seizures were reported: Several barrels of beer, 231 quarts of whiskey, 485 half pints of whiskey, seven quarts of wine, four gallons of whiskey, 469 glasses and one beer machine. The Regional Banks may have all the money necessary to finance the cotton crop, but it will do the pro? ducers of cotton, a majority of whom are small farmers and tenants, little good, unless some scheme is devised to tleal more directly with the producers than heretofore. If there are to be three or four intermediary money changers between the Regional Banks and the producers with each one get? ting a rake off the producers will have to pay the usual high rates of interest or sacriiice their crops to settle their debts under pressure. OptfJoVER! RAT CORNl Best rat and mice exterminator made. Kills quickly nndabsolutely witboutodor. Mummifies?thus preventing decompose tiun. Better than alltbe traps In the world. Insist on 'Jenuine RAT CORK. 2fn\ 60c. $1 at dealers or by mall, poaV paid. BOTANICAL MFG. CO. 4th A Race St: . Philadelphia. Pm Lumber, Lime, Cement, BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY AND FEED OF ALL KINDS. Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Go. Successor* to Booth-Hai by Live Stock Co. and C irral'Lumber Co. Goo. Epperson'* Old Stevixd Opp. Court House SUNDAY EXCURSIONS TO THE SEASHORE 1 Round Trip Fare From SUMTER to CHARLESTON $175 Tickets sold only for trains specified below on Sun? days, limited to date of sale. Schedule Going?Leave Sumter 6.30 A. M., Arrive Charleston 10.30 A. M. Schedules Returning?Leave Charleston 8.25 P. M , Arrive Sumter 12.05 A. M. For futher particulars, tickets, etc., apply to O. V. Player, Ticket Agent, SUMTER, S. C. W.J. CRAIG, T. C. WHITE, Pass. Traf. Mgr. Gen. Pass. Agt. WILMINGTON, N. C. I AtlanticCoast Line The Standard Railroad of the South V