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MTUHOAV, FEBRUARY 26, 1910. ?4 M the Poetofltoe et Sumter. 8. C a* Second canes Matter, gggggi.. . -. personal. Mr. end Mm. I. C. Streuet left Meede/ efter noon for New York where they will epend ten deye or two weeks. Messrs. S. R. Chandler end Louie Lyon of O'Donnel! A Co., went to New York Monday. Mr. Joseph M. Chandler left on Monday night for New York. Mrs. 0. W. Dick, who hes been etetttng relatives In Columbia, has re? lented honte. Mr. Leon M. Green, of Columbia, ?pent Sunday and Monday In the city. ***** Mint Celle Weil, who hes been venting her sister, Mrs. Abe Roten? berg, returned Monday to her home tn Savannah. Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Stredley. of Hendereonville who have been on a two months visit to Mr and Mrs. D. P. Kelly., returned to their home Tuesday Mice Leeste Brown in visiting her parents on Calhoun St. Mies lirown to a recent graduate of the Roper Hospital of Charts:ton. Mr. A J. Ard returned Wednesday from a business ortp to Pine wood. Mr. N. 8. McF*od, >f 3wlmmlng Pens, was in the city Wedneeday. Mine Fetrcloth le visiting Mra C. L Stnbba Mrs. J. M. WlteeU. of Walterboro, In spending e few days with Mra H. O. Oeteen. Messrs. C. G. Rowland and Geo. D. Shore heve returned from New York. Mr. and Mrs. Nswton Lewis and t Mra A. O. Davis, who havt been visit? ing Mra a\ W. Molse, have returned to their home in Nsw York. Mra S. H. Harby and Mies Virginia Harby heve returned from a trip to Florida. Mine Martha Alderman, of Alcolu, le visiting her alster. Mra D. C. Shaw. M*a L. L. Drake hae returned from a visit to Henderson. N. C. Mra. Began la Fraeer who Is visit? ing relatlvse In this etetlon, returned Wednesday from a .nit to " - eeAUitp. Mra Fraeer will leave next Mondsv for h?r home In Virginia THE PIANO CONTEST. This Tells How to Obtain 360,000 Voten, We want to Increase the subscrip? tion Met of the Watchman and South? ron even more than It haa already been Increased as the result of the Pleno Contest, and we make this of? fer to contestants: For 100 new paid In advance subscriptions to the We??*hmen and Southron, we will give 166,660 votes as bonus in addition to the 16.600 regular votes. Think of it, 116,6oo votes for 100 new subscribers! Per too nsw subscriptions ths regu? lar and booue votes will be 260,000 votes. Oet your friends to subscribe. One subscription for two years will count as two subscriptions. Passenger Train Side-Swiped. As the train for Charleston came Into the station here Wednesday night the Pullman was slde-ewlped by a coal car. The coal car waa backed In? to the Pullman, badly acarrlng it up and breaking the gas connections, thus disabling It. The porter weru through Immediately after the cra-h and* warned all to put out cigars and refrain from striking matches For? tunately no one war hurt. The Pu?'. man was aide-tracked and left hero all bight. It is almost a miracle that no one waa hurt. The accident happened Just as the passenger was pulling into the station The Pullman was struck In front and all ths glasses on the left sids were broken. There were eight pasesngers aboard the Pullman, in? cluding two ladles and a gentleman who were on the left aide of the train. How none of these were hurt Is a wonder. Among the pasesngers wore Traffic Manager r. a. Brand, of the Atlantic Coast Line, and Mr. P. a. Wlloox, division counsel. One of the most attractive windows in the city is that of the O'Donnell Co. It represents "George" cutting his father's cherry tree. It is something artistic and seasonable. Monday la the laat day for paying taxes without the seven per c? nt. pen slty. Only a few m >re days. If you hsvs forgotten the matter, It will pay you to attend to It at once. March 15 is the last day for paying them at all. After that the sheriff Is Issued an exe? cution and the costs are added. Mr. L. D. Jennings la a candidate for Mayor, but it la not known who will oppose him DEATH. Mm. Anna O'Neill, wife of Mr. L. Arthur O'Neill, of Charleston, died Monday of paralysis, after an Ill? ness of several weeks at her home in Charleston. She is survived by her husband and one son, and two sisters. Mrs. Nelll O'Donne'l and Mrs. W. H. Epperson, of this c ty. Mrs. O'Neill was a daughter of the late William Bogln. of this city. Since her mar? riage she has made her home In Charleston, but hau many friends here who will hear of her death with sincere regret. The funeral services of Mrs. I* Arthur O'nelll, who died ai a hospital here Monday night, will be held at 10.30 o'clock this morning, at the Cathedral, the interment taking place In the St Laurence Cemetery. Mrs. O'Neill had a host of friends in Char? leston who were grieved to learn of her death. She was stricken on the 6th of this month and lingered for over two weeks, during which time she never regained consciousness. Mrs. O'Neill, was formerly Mrs. Annie Bagan, of Sumter, 8. C, be? ing the daughter of Mr. William Bo gan, one of the largest merchants in that place. She was educated in St. Joseph s Academy at Sumter and was highly gifted. Her husband, Mr. U Arthur O'Neill, and a son Mr. U. Arthur O'Neill, Jr., survive. Mrs. O'Neill's death is deeply depored by ?orowing friends In Sumter and Charleston. For some time past the family had been living at the Charleston Hotel. ?News and Courier, Feb. 23. SMALL POX STAMPED OUT. Prompt Measures at Bossard's Pro rented Epidemic of Loathsome Disease. Health Officer Reardon has disin? fected the house of Mr. Madison Tates, who had small pox at Bos? sard's Cross Roads, and has raised the quarantine. Mrs. Yates has not so far contracted the disease, as her vaccination appears to have protect? ed her, but she may develop small pox yet as the prescribed period of incubation, from last date of exposure will not expire until next Saturday week. About four hundred persons were vaccinated in the Immediate neighbor? hood of the Yates case, and the fact that the county commissioners promptly took the matter in hand and hacked bp the ett] n< ltj| officer; ?>y quarantine und eompul?<i > vacci? nation, averted what threaten ed to be a serious outbreak of smallpox. Rigid Inquiry falls to prlng to light any other cases on the Sumter county side of the Infect? ed territory. Mr. and Mrs. Yates faithfully ob? served every rule of quaran? tine and assited In every way within their power In check? ing the spread of the dis? ease, from their house. The health officer says that all statements to the effect that different parties had seen and talked with Mr. Yates during the |.tlme he wag under quarantine are absolutely false. CAPITAL STOCK INCREASED. The Bank of Mayesvllle Now Has Capital Stock of $25,000. The Bank of Mayesvllle now has a capital stock of 125,000 and Is about to enter upon a new era of growth and usefulness to the community In which It Is located. A meeting of stockhold? ers was held Wednesday, pursuant to advertisement, for the purpose of con Mlderlng a resolution authorizing an Increase of th? capital stock to $25. 000. The meeting was well attended, every stockholder being present or epresented, and the proposed In? crease in the capital stock was enthu? siastically received and endorsed. The additional stock has all been taken and the bank will be better able to take care of Its growing business than *ver before. Mr. R. I. Manning is president and Mr. C. K. Mayes cashier of this bank. ASYLUM It EC a EN TS MEET. Committee Named to Report on the Needs of the Hospital. Columbia, Feb. 22.?A full report of the needs of the State Hospital for the Insane will be made at the an? nual meeting of the board of regt- nt s to be he'd in March. The report will l?e formulated by Dr. Hahcnck and Dr. Ray, and will go Into details as to the Hospital's needs. The meeting of the regents today created a ;tt deal of Interest, because of Its bslni held so soon after the recent lcgisla tive excursion on the Asylum prop* option. The "war" was discussed by the board, but the statement WSJ gtvsn out that nothing of importance WSJ done i?a\o to name the commit? tee as set out above to report on the Asylum's needs. Dr. ltabcoek return? ed from Washington to be present at the meeting. Register for the municipal election. CONTEST HEARS END. CANDIDATES SHOULD HARD NOW. WORK Contest for Piano and Watches Will Close at 8 p. m. Monday February 28tli. and Result will Be Announced as Soon as Ballots Can Be Tabula? ted. The subscription contest will close at 8 p. m. Monday February 28th. and no ballots will "be received after that hour, except auch ?s are sent by mail and those' must be deposited in the postofflce and show a post mark not later than 8 p. m. February 28th. The contest between the leading candidates is close and the finish Is bound to be exciting, and the can? didate, who makes the most active efforts and works the hardest to secure subscribers to the Watchman St Southron and The Daily Item will be the lucky winner of the piano or gold watches. Work will count now and In order to encourage the con* testants to put forth their best ef? forts we make a great bonus offer for paid in advance subscriptions. This is the last and best bonus offer we have made. Here is the great bonus offer for paid in advance subscriptions to the Watchman & Southron. For 200 paid in advance subscrip? tions to the Watchman and Southron 60.000 votes and a bonus of 100,000 votes. For 100 paid in advance subscrip? tions to the Watchman and Southron 30,000 votes and a bonus of 40,000 votes. For 60 paid in advance subscrip? tions to the Watchman and Southron 15,000 votes and a bonus of 18,000 votes. For 25 paid in advance subscrip? tions to the Watchman and Southron 7,500 votes and a bonus of 8,000 votes. Likewise we make the following offer of bonus votes for paid In ad? vance yearly subscriptions to the Dally Item. For 60 paid In advance subscrip? tions 60,000 votes and a bonus of 100,000 votes. For 30 subscriptions 30,000 votes and a bonus of 40,000. For 15 subscriptions 15,000 vote* and a bonus of 18,000 votes. For 10 subscriptions 10,000 votee and a bonus of 15,000 votes. All paid In advance subscriptions handed in by contestants since Feb? ruary 1st will be counted for this bo? nus offer. How The Vote Stands. The tabulation of the ballots re? ceived up to the 21st. insant shows that several candidates have the fol? lowing votes to their credit: Miss Teresa Chandler .108,322 Miss Edna Hughson .110,632 Miss Ullis Josephine McCol lum.21,294 Mrs. Florence Shields Thomp? son .6,970 Miss Julia Welch . 7,090 Miss Inez Wells.3.840 Miss Mazie McLeod .5,980 Miss Christine Garhardt.1,650 Miss Luclle Baker.1,050 Miss Virginia DuRant.1,025 Miss Katy Gaillard.1,025 Miss Nell Barwlck.1,010 IN THE TOILS AGAIN. Wallace Cantey Arrested Wednesday. In Marlon It will be remembered that several months ag. a negro, Wallace Cantey, was before the Recorder for stealing a bicycle from Mr. R. I. Manning. He was bound over to the higher court, and while they were arranging his bond he walked out of the court room and made his escape. As a consequence of this escape Chief Bradford was reported for in competency. At that time the chief promised to get the negro back. He has been on his trail ever since. This week he located his man in Marion, going by the name of Bill Wright. He asked the Marion authorities to arrest him. Wednesday he received a wire that his man had been landed, and Policeman Owens left Thursday morning for Marlon. HOOKWORM ALARMS. Inquiry Indicates That One-Third of the People Have It. Montgomery, Ala., Feb. 23.?With hookworm In more than one-third of the people examined in the last few weeks the State Health Department has become convinced that the dis? ease is more alarmingly prevalent in Alabama than was anticipated. Dr. H. Q, Perry, expert, finds In 1,000 families In Dale county alone one-third Infected, while 35 CSSei were shown in 11 families of 60 pertOM in Poke county. It is now determined to make a complete Investigation in every sec? tion, preparatory to the coming of the Rockefeller commission. Secre? tary Roselj of that organisation) writes that he will be here In a short time. \l CITY COUNCIL MEETING. Only Routine Business Was Trans? acted at Regular Meeting. .Council held a regular meeting I o'clock Tuesday night, present: Al? derman H. D. Barnett, P. P. Finn, R. F*> Haynsworth, H. C. Haynsworth and W. G. Stubbs. Absent: Mayor W. B. Boyle, Mayor) pro tern J. R. Llgon; Alderman Wil? liam Bultman and R. L. Wright. Mr. Finn was cal'ed to the chair. Minutes of the 10th instant wera read and confirmed. Mr.. Barnett for the Finance Com? mittee, reported approval of all claims referred to them. Mr. H. C. Haynsworth for the Committee of Public Works present? ed report of work for two weeks as follow*: Clay streets repaired, $12.00 Sewer Trenches filled, 6.50 Hauling Brick for Fire Station 17.50 Hauling Brick and Moving Stumps 5.90 Hauling brick off streets, for paving 1.00 Wright street, clay work 38.10 Garbage, 348 loadsi, 51.50 S. Main and Bartlett Streets, repairs, 14.10 W. Hampton Ave., Claying and Repairs 11.90 S. Sumter St., clea.nlng and repairs 8.00 Street Sprinkling 9.60 Street Sweeping 32.60 Sick Laborer, 9.00 $207.70 No. Men, 22. Carts, 10. City Engineer Lee reported that paving work had been hindered by bad weather, but Is now progressing very well. Mr. H. C. Haynsworth stated that there were difficulties to be encountered in paving, on account of differences in floor levels of build? ings and suggested a special meeting of property owners with Council on the 28th. instant, to adjust the mat? ter. On motion of Mr. R. F. Hayns? worth the question was referred to the Committee of Public Works and the Clerk was Instructed to advertise a meeting of the Committee at 6 o'clock, P. M., on the 28th instant to confer with property owners. Mr. Haynsworth reported a suffi? cient quantity of drain pipe for the work promised to Mr. T. B. Jenkins, which would be done immediately and next after that, the work order? ed for Mr. L. D. Jennings would be done. The funeral expenses of Joe Ray, one of the city laborers was ordered paid by the city. A letter was received from Mr. A. D. Harby accepting his appointment on the City Board of Education, and expressing appreciation for the honor conferred upon him. Request of W. T. Hunter for per? mission to repair a wooden building within the fire limits was referred to the Fre Department Committee. Bids for painting the Opera House roof were received from Forshee & Co., and E. T. Brailsford & Co., and referred to the Opera House Commit? tee. The following claims were referred to the Finance Committee: C. P H. G. Osteen, $12.82; Sumter Machin? ery Co., $6.25; J. D. Shirer & Co., $25.00. FIRE AT ALCOLU. But for the Rain the Entire Plant Would Have Been Destroyed. Thursday a. m. about 5 o'clock fire was discovered in the dynamo house of the Alderman Lumber Co. at Alco lu. The flames soon got beyond con? trol, and destroyed the electric light plant, thus putting the place In dark? ness. It is not known how the fire origi nated. No theories have yet been ad? vanced. This much is practically cer? tain, however. If it had not been rain? ing at the time, the entire plant would have been consumed. The electric light plant Is very close to the lumber plant, and nothing but providence could have saved the latter when the first was consumed. The loss Is between $4,000 and 000 fully covered by insurance. Rico Flour. 35 tons fresh from the mills. Beet and Cheapest Feed for Horses, Cows and Hogs you can buy. Booth-Har by Live Stock Co., Sumter S. C. 2 12-8t.?W The C. C. & O., is going to Charle* ton?that much Is known, but what about the route? It ought to come by Sumter, but will It unless some? thing is done to demonstrate that this is the best and the most advis? able route? CASTOR IA Tor Infants and Children, The Kind You Have Always bought Bears the Signature o ROBBERY OP A STOKE. White Man and Negro Arrested on Serious Charge. From the Daily Item, Feb. 23. Orrin Thigpen, white, and Henry Williams, colored, are under arrest, charged with breaking into and robbing the store of L L. John? son in the Curtiss Block, Monday night. Thie store was entered through the back door and by break? ing out a panel. The thieves got away with only ten or fifteen dollars worth of goods, so far as Mr. Johnson could discover. The robbery was discovered yester? day morning when Mr. Johnson opened his store. Henry Williams was arrested shortly after the rob? bery was discovered while hanging around the back lot in a suspicious manner. When charged with the robbery he confessed and implicated Thigpen. An effort was made to capture Thigpen, but he made hLi escape Into Green Swamp and kept In hiding all day, but last night he was picked up by Officer Owens, who was on watch near Thlgpen's home at the cotton mill. Thigpen and Williams are suspect? ed of stealing ten bushels of peas from Mr. H. C. Haynsworth last week, and Wlllia?ms says Thigpen stole the peas and he sold them. Thigpen and Williams were given a preliminary before Recorder Hurst today and were both bound over for trial at the next term of court. Williams was also given a prelimi? nary on the charge of stealing the peas from Mr. Haynsworth. Orrin Thigpen was not a party to this theft, but his younger brother, a boy twelve years old, was proven to have assist? ed Williams In the theft and sale of the peas, which they stole when they went to Mr. Haynsworth's barn to deliver several loads of corn. They delivered the corn and carried off the peas which they sold to the Booth-Harby Co. Orrln Thigpen Is seventeen years o'd and Wiley only twelve. These boys are fit subjects for the refor? matory in Florence. TO CRUSH SOJA BEANS. Sumter Cotton Oil Company Will Crash Beans This Summer. The Sumter Cotton Oil Co.'s plant has been experimenting with the crushing of soja or soy beans, and the results of the experiment were highly .satisfactory. A fine grade of oil was extracted?claimed by some to be better than cotton seed oil. The by-product is more valuable as a stock food that the cotton seed hulls and meal. There is no hulling of the beans, but the whole bean is pressed, and the cake left contains a high per cent, of protein. 25,000 tons of beans have been bought from Mississippi and Louisi? ana for use this summer. The soy bean will grow In this section, and is a great soil Improver. It is a leagume and stores nitrogen In the soil, taking it from the at? mosphere. If this business develops, as It should, this section will have another money crop. The beans have been planted around Sumter for several years. They grow about three feet tall and are prolific bearers. Some have planted them In the vacant places in the cotton field, and others have planted them broad cast for forage. As a stock food they are a good ra? tion by themselves for the winter time when stock is not at work. Now that a market is being opened up for the beans, there should be no more Western hay brought In, for a better hay than that shipped here Is a by? product of the bean Industry. The farmers in this section will I watoh the development of this busi? ness, and may take a hand in It. Notes of City Schools. The following notice was sent to the class rooms by the superinten? dent of schools relative to Washing? ton's birthday. In the different class rooms of the Primary school exercises were h^d design* 1 to mem? orialize General Washington and to impress the moral lessons of the life of this great man. The following Is the notice that was sent: "Just in the midst of the progress of this quarter we think It unwise to break the regularity of our work by giving a holiday. The present quarter ends on March 25. Examin? ations will be held from the 14th through the 25th of March. The re? ports for the third quarter will be given out on the 30th and returned on the 31st. It will be wisest then to give our usual two day's holiday In the Spring on Friday, the 1st, and Monday, the 4th, of April. Who will be candidates for - gtl in council? It lee Flow. 35 tons fresh from the mills. Pest and Hogs you can buy. Rooth-Har and Cheapest Feed for Horses. Cow? by Live Stock Co.. Sumter S. C. 2 12-8t.?W MAI)K HIS ESCAPE. Negro Had Plenty of Nerve?Escaped After Being Shot At. Messrs. W. P. Shlrer and J. H. Grady, who had heen deputized to make the arrest, made an unsuccess? ful attempt to arrest Wash Williams, who is supposed to have shot Mr. T. J. Kervln some weeks ago near here. The deputies were told of Wil? liams' whereabouts and were a/aitlr.g for him. When he came up he was told to surrender. In stead he backed off and pulled his gun from under his coat and made an attempt to get be? hind a tree. The deputies did not think it necessary to shoot, and begun parleying with him. Neither of them, however, got off his horse, and as a result of this oversight the negro it still at large. While the negro was talking to the deputies he made a break for a bay that was nearby and got into water about up to his waist and then fired at the deputies, who were then too far Cor hia shot to take effect. The depu? ties then drove around the bay and headed the negro off on the other side. When he was about sixty yards from them and in water above his waist, they both fired at him twice each with double barrel shotguns loaded with buck shot. While the deputies were talking to the negro and threatening to shoot him if he did not surrender, one of the negro's sons said, "-, you shoot, and you won't shoot anybody else." Messrs. Shlrer and Grady are not satisfied and say they wili have the negro yet. PROHIBITION AND BLIND TIGERS. Caustic Comment on Existing Condi lions?Blind Tigers Numerous and Unmolested. Editor Daily Item: A few days ago you published a squib, based on Information given by a postal clerk, to the effect that $4 00 a day passed through the mon? ey order department for the purchase of liquor from abroad. It is more than likely that an inspection of the books at the postofflce whould show these figures to have been exaggerat? ed, but aa "Uncle Sam" will allow no such examination, the question must remain an open orte. One fact, though, stands out: Business in Sum? ter has improved since the closing of the dispensary, which shows that less money is spent for whiskey than for? merly. It seems to be a fact, however, that liquor Is sold in Sumter, and the "knowing ones" say that it can be bought In perhaps a dozen places within the fire limits. The police fcrce, with perhaps one or two ex? ceptions, have done practically noth? ing to bring the blind tigers to jus? tice, and it looks very much aa if no effort will be put forth by them until they are reaponslble to a city government pledged to enforcement of the law, and It ia up to the people of the city to select officiala in the coming election who will see to It that the laws are executed. It may Interest some of your read? ers to know that there are three In? ternal revenue licenses held In Sum? ter, two of them by clubs and one by a private individual. Now, what doeB a club want with a liquor li? cense, if they are not selling liquor? And why are not these places raided? At least one of the clubs thus equip? ped has been guilty of some very questionable transactions In the mat? ter of ordering liquor, notwithstand? ing some of its members were In? timately connected with the city government. Liquor ordered by the club was shipped to Sumter from Richmond, Va., In the name of in? dividual citizens, without their know? ledge or consent, and upon its ar? rival here was taken out of the depot and hauled to the club rooms. Now, who was responsible for such outrages, the club or the club of? ficers? We have no Intention of censuring all of the members of these clubs, for the sins of a few, but if the club was not selling li? quor, why the necessity of such methods? It was Gov. Folk, of Missouri, we believe, who said, after his successful mmpaign against the grafters and boodlers of St, Louis, that wherever blind tigers ana gamblers were al? lowed to go unmolested there was sure to be graft or lncompetency somewhere. How is it with Sumter? And what are the honest, Intelligent voters of the city going" to do about it? CITIZEN. FOR SAUD-? Rhode Island Red Egga from the famous Thompkins strain of birds. Price $1.50 per sitting. R P. Monaghan. 209 E. Liberty St. 2-lS-2t. FOR BAUD?Genuine Marlbore Proli? fic seed corn. Bushel $2.00; half bushel $1.25; peck 75 cents. I^ist year this corn measured 77 bush? els per acre with less than $11.00 worth of fertilizers. J. H. Myers, bumter, S. C, R. F. D. No. 4