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SATURDAY. AUfiUST 28. 1909.
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Eutenxl at tli* Postofllce at Su inter, S.
C, as Second Claas Matter.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Chas. M. Stleff?"Ain't It Awful/'
Mitch'y Haag Show??Coming.
PERSON Ali.
Rev. W. M. Hook has gone to New
Brookland for a few days' ttay.
Urs. H. J. Lawrence and daughter
have gone to Saluda for a two weeks'
stay
Mrs. W. T. McLeod and children,
of 0*wego, passed through the city
Tuesday en route to the mountains of
North Carolina.
Utas Mabel Welch has returned
from a visit to friends st Laurens.
Mr. H. B. Pitts went to Columbia.
Tuesdav on business.
Mr. and Mrs. A. R. Bobbltt have
gone to Salisbury end Statesville on
a visit.
Mr. Fred Auld. of Eastover. spent
Monday night In the city.
Mre. B. W. Palmer, of McClellan
vllle. Is In the city on a visit.
Mr. B. C. Hstchell went to Colum?
bia Tuesday on business.
Mr. R. B. Nettles returned to his
home in Hartsvllle Tuesday after
a two weeks' visit to Mrs. N. O.
Otte n. Jr.. on Harby avenue.
Mr. U W. Dick returned to Abbe?
ville Tuesday morning.
I Messrs. A. B. Stuckey and Wiley
McKa!n went to Blshopvllle Tuesday,
?soring.
Mr. Charlie Reamee, of Blshopvllle.
was In the city a while Tuesday.
Mr. Jake Harvln. of Clarendon
county. Is spending a few days in the
city.
Mies Msrlon Satterwhlte has re
turned from Spartanburg, where she
has been on a visit for some time.
Mrs. S. B. Mitchell has gone to
ftldgeway on a visit. /
Misses Msmle and Alice Moses and
'their guest. Miss Erwin Werber, will
attend a dance in Manning tonight
Mr. George O. Coper, of Mayes
rllle. ?ras In the city Tuesday onbuai
*t* Rebecca Hall, of Rock Hill. |
ting the Misses Williamson on
\'l afreet.
K. T. Brallsfocd went to Blsh
f i Wednesday on business.
Luc tie Johnson returned to
home In Manning Wednesday af?
ter a pleasant visit to Mrs. J. H.
Johnson on Sumter street.
Mrs. the U Scarborough has gone to
Chick Springs on a visit.
Mrs. J. H. Johnson has returned
from a visit to friends and relatives
at Stateburg.
Mr. Jake Weinberg, of Manning,
was in the city Wednesday.
Mr*. V. O. Brlstow, of Darlington,
Is visiting her daughter, Mrs. J. Z.
Hearon.
I
Mr Henry Hoses has gone to Sa?
vannah on a visit to friends and rel?
atives^
Mrs. J. W. Scaffe and son. of Balti?
more, who have been visiting Mr. and
Mrs. T. C. Scaffe, have returned
home.
Cbarlton DuRant. Esq., arrived In
Sumter from Montreat. N. C, where
he has been In attendance on the
Laymen's Mission Conference, en
route for his home In Manning. Mr.
DuRant stated that the meeting was
an unqualified success In every way
Capt. Black, of Georgetown. Is on
a visit to Dr. and Mrs. E. S. Booth.
Mbjse* Odell and Ethel Barwlck, of
Plnswood, spent Wednesday in the
Ity.
Mise Luis Cooke Boykln has re?
turned to the city from a visit to
< amden and Charleston.
Miss Theo Gregg has returned from
i estended visit to friend and rela?
tes at Klngstree and Charleston.
Mrs. C. F Schwerin and Miss Oc
vis Schwerin returned Tuesday
.(ht from a visit to Conway.
Col. J. J. Dargan and Misses Geor
and Theo Dargan, of Stateburg.
? re In the city Wednesday.
At. Mac. McElveen. of Salem, was
r.he City on business Wednesday.
Mr. C. O. Rowland and family have
irned from Henderson, N. C.
Mr. George Isler returned la<*t
f *it from Sullivan's Island, where
iaa been spending his vacation.
Mise Msrle DuPre has returned
i i \lsit to Kock Hill.
>frt. R. P. Qlllesple, of Florence, is
gjgj Mm Boy?? Jenkins.
M w. M. Leitofc, of sV HI mil. Oa.,
Is i? guest of Mrs. T. c. WHO,
r. c m Brand sad MMooi Bau?
f i Brand and Bus i mint 11 nl to
l deisunviiie Thursday.
? nor*. Arthur Haynsworth. Barlow
?h and W M. l,.\l went t<? St.
n ThurtnJay to play ball.
DISPENSARIES STILL CLOSEP.
STATE BOARD OF CANVASSERS
BLOCKED BY CONTEST.
Constitutional Question Ralse<| by J.
P. Grace of Charleston Prevents
Declaration of Result of Election?
Case Will Probably Get Into Courts.
Columbia, Aug. 27.?The dispen?
saries will not open today as was gen?
erally anticipated. The State Board
of Canvassers is tied up on the pro?
test from Charles ton which involve"
the right of this board to pas9 on the
constitutionality of the act, provdlng
for this election, and there is a tie
vote on the proposition.
When the board met yesterday
morning there were present State
Treasurer Jennings, who acted as
chairman, Secretary of State McCown,
who acted as secretary, and Attorney
General Lyon and Comptroller Gen?
eral Jones. Adjutant General Boyd
and K. P. Smith, the chairman of the
committee on privileges and elections
of the house of representatives, were
absent. Representing Georgetown
were Senator Walker and Represent?
atives Sawyer and Doar and Attorney
Wlllcox of Florence, who appeared
before the Georgetown board for Mr.
vValker, who has been absent on ac?
count of ill health. Representing
Charleston was Mr. H. W. Connor, a
member of the election board, and
representing Thos. M. Jelllco, who
wanta to raise a point about the con?
stitutionality of the act, was Mr. J.
P. Grace. The Riehland board was
represented by Mr. H. A. Gibbes and
the prohibitionists in this county by
Mr. D. W. Robinson.
All of the sworn returns were filed
with the secretary of state except
Williamsburg. Florence and Alken.
The last two counties have asked for
a special hearing next Tuesday. It
was decided by the board to take up
the Georgetown case first, but a letter
was read from Mr. Walter Hazard,
representing the prohibitionists, ask?
ing the hearing be postponed until
Monday. To this Messrs. Walker and
Wlllcox objected. Mr. Walker said
that the notice of appeal had been
served on him the day before and no
notice of postponement was then
asked. He wished to state, as he
would state to Mr. Hazard, were he
present, that no notice of any protest i
had been filed and he did not think
tt right to call off the case until Mon?
day. After some discussion by the
board it waa decided to telegraph Mr.
Hazard that the ea?e wmttrr-tre called
this morning. Mr. Hazard later re?
plied thai he would he present, and
tne ejMe will come up as soon an the
Chariest- i ease ! disposed of. by the
board.
Concerning the Riehland contest,
Mr. D. W. Robinson filed a formal de?
murrer to the findings of the county
board which sustained the election for
the dispensary. Mr. Robinson said
that he would make no oral argument
but wished to put on record that the
county board erred In Its findings.
That the board Is divided on the
right to hear a constitutional question
Involving Its Jurisdiction was shown
when the Charleston protest was
brouglK up for consideration. Messrs.
Jones and Jennings held that the
board had no right to pass upon the
constitutionality of the act providing
for the election, and Messrs. Lyon and
McCown held that the board had this
right because of Its judicial powers.
Mr. J. P. Grace, who appears for
Jelllco, has had the case before the
Supreme Court in an effort to stop
the election. The^ourt refused to do
this, but Mr. Grace says that this was
in the line of previous decisions, the
courts holding that the elections
should not be stopped, and he is sat?
isfied that the act will be declared un?
constitutional when Its merits are con?
sidered. Therefore he* held that the
board had no jurisdiction to pass
upon the case, although the board
had the right to declare the result.
Mr. Connor held the opposite view
and argued for an Immediate decis?
ion. The resolution of Comptroller
General Jones to the effect that the
board has no right to pass upon the
constitutional question raised was lost
on a tie vote. The board will take
up this question this morning and af?
terwards will dispose of the Rlchland
and Georgetown cases. Until they are
officially decided the dispensaries will
remain closed. As the decision of the
board In the Charleston case affect*
the other counties all Interested In
the contest will be present. That the
entire matter will again be taken into
the courts Is certain but the dispen?
saries will be reopened when the State
board declares the results.
Cotton is coming with a rush and
the receipts for this week will prob
ably exceed 400 bales. The receipts
Thursday were more than 100 bales
end Friday more than 150 bales. The
price Is steady at 11 3-4.
C A STOR IA
?nd Children,
TL Kind You ...ire Always bought
Bears the f/{WTj \f
Signature of L/b4^fif74&JUl*<
THE EDUCATIONAL RALLY.
A more appropriate name would
be an educational conference, for
there were very few present. Mr.
Cain, the county superintendent, had
notice only last week that the gentle?
men would be here Wednesday, so
that very little opportunity was given
for advertising. The few who were
present, however, are very much in?
terested in the cause of education and
were thoroughly entertained by the
speakers.
The meeting was called to order by
Mr. Cain at about 11 o'clock, and in?
troduced Dr. J. O. Wilson of Lander
College, who emphasized In his ad?
dress the importance of an education
and the benefits that accrue to those
who are fortunate enough to secur?
one. He said that if an education is
valuable why should any one be de?
nied Its advantages? He pleaded for
those who are deprived and advocated
a law for compulsory education.
Dr. E. V. Baldy, the next speaker,
was also In favor of compulsory edu?
cation. He said that there were three
views of the benefits of education:
The first, the Roman Idea, or educa?
tion for power. This he called the
utilitarian Idea of education. The
next was the Grecian idea?education
for culture. He advocated education
for service. He believes that the
proper conception of education Is that
It better fits one to render service to
his fellowman.
Prof. W. H. Hand, the last speaker,
is also in favor of compulsory educa?
tion. He deplores the fact that so
many are leaving the country In or?
der to move into town. The country
should be the dwelling place of many
of the country's best citizens and as
such It should be made attractive
and conducive to the betterment of
life In all of its phases. The town
realizes this for of the three mill tax
paid Into the general fund of the
county the city of Sumter gets back
only 21 per cent. He thinks that the
school terms should be lengthened,
the high school course advanced and
broadened and the colleges thus forc?
ed to advance their standards so
that the first year of the college
should be not high school, but real
college work.
All three of the speakers spoke
forcibly and entertainingly.
THE OFFICIAL VOTE.
Messrs. J. E. DuPre, P. D. Knight
and W. T. Green, commissioners of
election for Sumter county, met Tues?
day and tabulated the vote cast in the
prohibition-dispensary election on
August 17th. The returns sent in by
the precinct managers were as fol?
lows:
Dispnsy. Prohibn.
1, Sumter.. ..25 40
2, Sumter. 88 130
.. 57 64
..29 39
Shiloh. 45 31
Mayesvllle.11 33
Rafting Creek. 8 30
Stateburg. 8 18
Mlddleton. 7 33
Providence. 9 48
Concord.42 45
Mlddleton. 7 33
Privateer. 46 37
Oswego. 2 24
Ward
Ward
Ward 3. Sumter.
Ward 4, Sumter,
386
Majority for Prohibition,
677
191
?6 66
"Men may come, and men may go,"
But
The Mutual Life Insurance Co.
Goes on forever.
For sixty-six years The Mutual Life
Insurance Co. has met every obliga?
tion promptly and satisfactorily.
Do not delay?now is the time to
insure.
t M. LORYEA, Special Agent,
Clarendon and Sumter Counties,
THE MUTUAL LIFE INS. CO.
of New York,
Manning, S. C.
06 6.
J. E. MoFaddin, S. I. Till,
Agt. Sardinia. Agt. Manning.
FOR SALE?Seed rye and oats, will
have seed wheat, barley etc., later.
Booth-Harby Livestock Co., 8-2
8t.
MASTER'S SALE.
By virtue of the decree of the Court
of Common Pleas for Sumter County,
in the State of South Carolina, in the
case of Minnie McDowell, plaintiff,
against Lula Palmer, Frank Walsh
and Ida Walsh, defendants, I will sell
at public outcry, to the highest bid?
der, at the Court House in the City of
Sumter, in the County and State
aforesaid, on Saleday in September,
1901, being the sixth day of said
month, during the legal hours of
sale, the following real estate, to wit:
All that tract of land in the City and
County of Sumter, adjoining lands of
Dicey Mlckens, Durant, Betsy Wil?
liams, w h. Price and Angeline Nel
s m and Minnie McDowell and being
all the real estate own* I by Barte?
mus Qranl at the time of his death.
Terms of sale, cash. Purchaser to
pay for papeprs.
E. c. HATNSWORTH,
1-11*11-la* Master.
HOMEWARD BOUND.
Rev. C. C Brown Will Sail Prom
Queenstown Sunday.
Mr. Editor:
I am now in the land of John Knox
and Sir Walter Scott, which is also
the land of the Presbyterian church
in several forms?the Presbyterian
Church of Scotland, the Free Church
of Scotland and the United Free
Church. The first named is a State
church and is supported out of the
public treasury. Its ministers wear
gowns, and are attended to and from
the pulpit by an.officer, who carries a
mace. The most real religious life
and effort are found In the Free
Church.
My journey is now coming to an
end. After visiting Abbottsford, the
former home of Walter Scott, our lit?
tle party will cross into Ireland, to the
Giants' Causeway, Belfast, Dublin,
Cork and Killarney, and sail
Queenstown on the 29th. With fcv>od
wind and weather on the ocean, we
ought to be able to land in Sumter
in ten days after leaving Queenstown,
which will enable me to be on hand
to fill my pulpit on the second Sun?
day In September.
We have had a marvellous journey,
and, so far, without any sort of mis?
hap.
C. C. BROWN
Cockburn Hotel,. Edinburgh, Aug.
16, 1909.
Joseph Kolb, the eldest son of Mr.
J. M. Kolb, of Privateer, while at
work in his father's ginnery this
morning, was caught in the gin and
one arm fearfully mangled. Dr. R.
B. Furman dressed the Injured arm
and the young man was then brought
to the Sumter Hospital and the arm
was found to be so badly injured that
amputation was necessary. He stood
the operation well and is doing as
well as could be expected.
Mr. Matt Ramsey, while operating a
machine in the wood-working shop of
the Building Supply Co. Thursday
had .wo lingers of the right hand cut
off. He had a narrow escape from a
more serious accident by which he
would have lost the entire hand.
Mr and Mrs. John T. Green have
returned from Wasington, D. C.
?When the digestfon is all right*
the action of the bowels regular
there is a natural craving and relish
for food. When this is .ackinf you
may know that you need a dose of
Chamberlain's Stomach and Liver
Tablets. They strengthen the diges?
tive organs, improve the appetite and
regulate the bowels. Sold by W. W
Sibert.
You should join the procession and take your account to
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