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The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-29
FEAR SHE WAS LOST
WITH ALL ON BOARD.
Naught Has Been Heard From the
Bark willard Mudgett.

Boston. Sept 2S.-The fear has be-
come general in local shipping circles
that the bark Willard Mudgett, bound
from Newport News for Bangor with
coal, foundered during the storm of
Sept. IA, and was lost with all on board.
She was last reported spoken Sept.
1S, thirty miles off Fenwick Island.
The vessel left Newport News Sept.
10. under command of Capt. Fred
Blanchard, of Searsport Me. Capt.
William Blanchard, the father of the
captain of the bark, and one of the
best known sea captains along the
New England coast, also was aboard.
The vessel carried crew Of ten men.
The bark Willard Mudgett was built
at Stockton, Me-, in 1874. She regis
tered S39 tons, gross.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-29
A DESTRUCTIVE FIRE
VISITED BLUE RIDGE.

Blue Ridge. Ga, Sept 2s-Fire do
siroyod the Anderson Hotel. Hryants
iaNslry store. OUTLAWS grocery and
three other structures tonight. Water
Furnished by an Atlanta. Enorpiiis
aH1 northern engine saved tho Town
com destruction.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-29

Knoxville. Tenn, Sept 2S.-H G..
Cash. town marshal OF oliver RprinFa
Tenn, was shot and killed 80 o,nlFht al
that place by william West. a a0n of
pr. T.. A. West n druggist West had
been arrested several times hy the nM-
fnf and fnf fhia feaHnn De lf supposed
20 have borne d ErudGe against him
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-29
DRAYTON WENT BACK
AND OPENED FIRE.
Wanted to Complete the Work He
started Two Weeks Ago.

Wanted to Complete the Work He
started Two Weeks Ago.
Thomasville, Ga, Sept. S.-Two
weeks ago viii Drayton, a negro tur-
pentine hand. attempted to kill his wife
and father-in-law with an ak at their
home near Boston, this county. Both
were badly hurt. but are recovering.
Drayton made his escape, but re-
turned TODAY with a "A calibre re-
volver to finish the job. He opened
FIRE on their home and was fired upon
by two other negroes.
After all had exhausted their am
munition Drayton took to the woods
again and Is now being pursued by
Sheriff Hight and a posse, who are hot
on his track.
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-29
FOUR TRAINMEN WERE
KILLED IN A WRECK.
open switch said 90 Have Caused
the Accident.

the Accident.
Eastwood. ont, Sept 2s.-An east
hound freight train on the Grand
Trunk Railway crashed into another
freight train near here to-day
a number N cars Were demolished
ana Engineers Kirkland and Heron
Conductor Fails sna Brakeman bene-
alet Were killed. Fireman Cameron
pan 40 badly rcaidf1 thaf be llfe b.
fernnirfd of
Al open switch ir rai5 fg have been
tne raulo of fhr nClI1cUL
The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1904-09-29
LADY cURzoN BETTER.

wsimsr casfis Kent Sept "a o. o.
-tsny curron pafsed 3 comfofiah.r
s.v uer condition has improved
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
CATcHALL NEWS ITEMS.

Our friends from near the Swamp
who spend the summer months here,
have all gone to their winter homes
and our little town is rather dull at
present.
Gathering and storing away the
crops seem to be the order of the day.
Nearly ali of the cotton has been
gathered.
The dry spell here was broken by a
cold rain a few days ago. Since then
the atmosphere has been much cooler,
aud We realize winter is fast approach
ing.
Mr.. E. c. Lee is having his house
remodelled which will be quite an ad-
dition to Catchall.
Mr. Z r. Mobley is having neat
little cottage built near Dalzell.
The school here is progressing nice
ly onder the management of Miss
Jenny Mae Smith,
Miss Grace Allen has gone to
Bishopville to attend the association.
Mr.. Bob Jolly had the misfortune
to lose his store a few nights ago.
The origin of the fire is not known.
The health CT the community is very
good at present
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

in this District. For the lnforma-
tion of those who may have over
looked it, l give the language of the
Constitution relative to the qualifca-
tion of voters in this State. ANY
person who shall apply for registra-
tion after January 1st 1898, if other
wise qualified, shall be registered:
provided, That he can both read and
write any section of the Constitution
submitted to him by the registration
officer or can show that he owns, and
has paid all taxes collectible during
the previous year on property in this
State assessed at three hundred dol
lars ts300) or more" You should take
both your registration certificate and
tax RECEIPTS. With the hope that
evrey man will DO his duty on the
9Th, I beg to subscribe myself,
Very truly,
A. E. Lever.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
PREPARING FOR SUMTER.
Zouayes and C. L. |. Both Interested in
the Prospective Taip and Exhibitions.

There was very interesting drill
of the little zouaves yesterday at the
residence Of Mrs. j. E. Bainge. They
are very much interested in the trip
to Sumter where they are assured of a
very cordial welcome and good time
during the gala week over there The
c.. L. I. will have a drill on Monday
night with the same object in view.
The Sumter people are very anxious
to have a large delegation from Flor
ence over there on that occasion
They want to show US what good
town Sumter is aud how very nice
her people can be aud are alt the
time.
The little Zouave company will be
practically the same as that which
exhibited in the auditorium. It
has been. necessary to fill only oBe or
two places and very interesting
show is promised the people of Sum
ter.
The G. L. l. hope and expect to
win the prize CT $3.50 offered for the
best drilled company but it is necessary
that there be good attendance at
the drill that the new regulations
may be learned and the platoon
drilling be practiced. 1t is hoped
that there will be ct least forty men
at the drill Monday ght.-Florence
Times.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
CONSOLES VISIT DALZElL.
Investigate Reports That Mir. W. A. Spann
Was Selling Wine.

Chief Constable Grady and CoDsta-
bic OGg went to Dalztll Monday for
the purpose of Investigating reports
aud complaints made to them that Mr..
W. a. Spann had quantity of DO
mestic wine stored on his premises
aud that he had been selling it to the
residents of that neighborhood and
others.
They went to Mr.. Spann's home
and found that be bad about 70 gal
Ions of wine, but Mr. Spann and oth-
ers stated that all except 20 gallons,
belonged to persons for whom Mr..
Spann had made it on shares. Chief
Grady decided that he would not
seize the wine under these clrcum-
stances and directed that the owners
of the wine be requested to remove it
from Nh. Spann's premises at once.
Mr. Spann called up this Office
Monday afternoon and reported the
visit of the constables. He stated that
be was very indignant and outraged
by the visit of the constables and that
he intends to have the matter investi-
gated by appealing to the law. He
stated that the so-called wine was
nothing but grape juice and contains
no alcohol, consequently is not liable
to seizure.
1t is reported this morning that Mr..
Spann has had a warrant issued for
the arrest of Corstables Grady and
Ogg, charging them with unlawfully
entering his premises. This report
has not been confirmed, however.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
A BURGLARY.
the Safe in Sibert's Drug Store Broken
Open.

Following the very mysterious rob-
berry in Knight Bros. book store Mon
day night, similar occurrence took
place last night, st Sibert's Drug
Store, and the suspicion falls
on the same party. Ihe person
who committed the theft was evident
ly very familiar the interior of the
store, as the facts will show. The ell-
trance was made through the traDsom
over the back door, which was covered
by a. piece of wire netting. The
netting was ripped open with knife,
making a hole sufficiently large to per-
nit the passage of mans body.
The heavy door Of the safe was not
locked, fact which seems to
have been known to the bur
glar. The drawer in which the
money was kept was forced open,
and the forty-fve dollars that it con-
tained was removed. No other drawers
were not touched. Suspicion falls on
the notorious Lum Mathis, Of chain
gang fame, and a warrant for his
arrest has been placed in the hands of
Sheriff Scarboroug, who has gone to
Columbia to intercept the thief. even
in the midst of all his glory. # cap
tured, he will be prosecuted vigorous
ly, and will in ali probability be
boarded and lodged free of charge, by
the generous old State Of South Caro-
lima for period Of several years
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
wEDGEFIELD NEWS ITEMS.
Gotten Picking Finished. Local and Per-
sonal Notes of interest.

Wedgefeld, Nov. la good many
Of our folks attended the fair last
week and all report a good time,
though transportation and accommo-
dations were not as good as at former
fairs.
A contribution of s15 has been sent
on to Chairman Willie Jones to be for
warded to national campaign head
quarters as a result of cansass made
by one Of our wide-a- wake citizens.
Cards are out announcing the COM
ing marriage o6Miss Lucy Mellett to
Mr.. E. W. Nettles on the 10th inst,
at the Wedge6ela Baptist church.
Mr.. W. }. Norris, of Stateburg was
relieved of his purse soon after step
ping up on the platform on the way to
Columbia last Thursday. The thief
was seen by the writer and several
others but his intentions were not
known at the time.
We are to have a circus tomorrow,
but it is of small calibre, and / doubt
if We will have to put on an extra
force Of police in order to keep things
quiet.
After a rush of several weeks there
are OILY few bales of cotton on the
gin yard this morning, which is a
sign the crop is about gathered in
these parts.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
TAX NOTICE.

THE COUNTY TREASURES
Office in Court House building will be
open for the collection of taxes, with
out penalty, from the 10Th day of
October to the 3lst day of December,
inclusive, 1904.
The levy is as follows: For State 5
mills: for Count 3115 mills: Constitu-
tional School 3 mills; Polls s1.OO
Also, School District No. 1, SpeciaS
2 mills; No. 2, mills; No. 3, 3
mills; No. 4, 2 mills; No. 5. (Mid-
dleton) mill: No. Il, 3 mills; No.
l6. 2 mills; No. II, l mill: No. IS, 2
mills.
A penalty of l per cent added for
month January, 1905. Additional
penalty Of per cent. for month Feb
ruary, 1905. Additional penalty of 5
per cent. for Is days in March, 1905.
Oct. 26. T. ". LEE,
Co. Treasurer.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
during Festival week.

oUr1ng keSlvai week.
The matter was fully discussed and
a resolution was adopted to carrying
into effect the request of the committee.
There will be no carnival shows
and their following of takers of all
kinds in Sumter during Festival week,
unless they pay the maximum license
tax for each aad every show and at
traction.
We started out to give high class
festival for the advertisement of Sum-
ter and the entertainment of those
who are our guests during Festival
week. We have advertised to the
world that everything will be free and
we do not propose now, if it can be
prevented, to have gang Of carnival
shows come in and give the lie to all
of our advertisements. We do not
propose to permit the carnival shows
to take advantage of the festival that
has been promoted by Sumter at large
expense. We have provided ample
amusements and entertainment for all
who come and we neither need nor
desire the presence of the show peo-
pie. Sumter had one experience with
a street carnival, the shows and at
tendant evils and that was amply
sufficient to last this generation.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Notice TO Democrats.
To the Democrats of Sumter

To the Democrats of Sumter
County:
AS your County Chairman, please
allow me to commend to your careful
consideration the address of State
Chairman Jones published in this pa
peri He has admirably expressed the
gravity of the situation that confronts
US. In addition allow me to call the
attention of the Managers of Elec-
tion, and all good Democrats, to the
Importance of conducting the election
strictly according to law. Let there
be no Irregularities, nor any shadow
of fraud Treat every man, white or
black, exactly alike, if he meets the
of the law, let him vote,
if not, require him to pass on.
We have the election machinery in
our hands, let us so conduct it, that
the search-light the most partisan
scrutiny can find, no flaw, nor fraud,
nor favoritism.
E. W. Dabbs,
County Chairman.
Goodwill, S. c., Nov. 1, 1904.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
no caRalvAL SHOWS.

ts
The assured success of the Sumter
Fall Festival and the certainty that
szn immense crowd will be in this city
throughout Festival Week has made
the street carnival show people frantic
to get into Sumter that week, for they
are consnuaed with the desire TO have
an opportunity to make money ont of
the thousands that tie advertising
already done and TO re doUe by the
Eestwa; Committee VIII attract. The
Festival committee have bad numer-
Gus propositions from carnival asgrega-
sions Who desire to cone TO Sumter,
but as il has been the wish and firm
determination of this commitsee to
have nothing that savors Of street
rarisal methods even remotely con
-aecsed With our festival. they have
promptly and decidedly rejected every
overture OF the carnival plcaoteEs.
Tbr Festival VAS, bcwever. TOO gtoi
money making opportunity for them
SO miss if they could possibly butt in
and promoter has been in the city
for several days endeavoring to secure
license for. his company, compsis
ing twelve tent shows and thirteen
outside attractions. The city was
oGered $500 for weeks license for
the aggregation. whereas under the
regular license ordinance this number
of shows should pay. the city $3.50 for
the week.
When the Festival committee got
wind of the matter yesterday special
meeting was held and by a unanimous
vote the opposition of the committee to
permitting any carnival street shows
TO exhibit in Sumter during Fall Fes-
ciyal week was reiterated and the
City Council vas urged to keep these
shows out if possible, and in the event
that Council has not the right to re-
fuse license to such shows, then that
they be required to pay the maximum
amount provided in the licansee ordi-
nance
At the request Of the committee
Mayor Dick called a special meeting
of Council at 6 O'Clock last night, and
q majority of the Festival committee
we're present aud stated the objections
the committee ha7s to carnival shows
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Mr.. T. B. Jenkins received Friday
a wire from the Pope Mfg. Co. that
his car load of Pope Hartford cars
will be shipped this date, and will
probably reach Sumter in about ten
days. These cars are made by Col.
Albert y. Pope, the celebrated manu-
facturer of Columbia bicycles, so
they Will need no Introduction to the
people of Sumter. They are ten Il. p.
gasoline cars, of the detachable ton
neau style, and one of these cars from
stock has been known to develop thir-
teen b. p. and cover mile III one
minute and twenty one seconds, which
is not bad performance for a road car.
Several of these cars will be entered
for the races to be held during festival
week, if not sold before then.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
NOTICE E

HAVING sold to DR.. C. P. Osteen
a half interest in the private in6rm-
ary. heretofore conducted by the un-
dresigned under the name of Moods
Infirmary, the said Infirmary will,
from and after November lst be
known as the Mood -Osteen Infrmary,
and will be under the joint manage
ment of DR.. Osteen and myself.
j. A. MOOD, NJ. D.
Oct al
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

There is almost fire wood famine
in this city and those who use woad
for fuel are having hard time to
obtain enough to keep the pot boil
ing and the house heated. Toe wood
yards have no difficulty in selling
wood as rapidly as they can handle it.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Jim Wright Dead.

jim Wright, the notorious, died
very suddenly Thursday night Death
is attlbuted to heart trouble. Jim
was prominent character around
town and always afforded especial
amusement to the young boys, who
used him as their target for jeers and
ridicule. What " i'll they do without
him?
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Stateburg items.

Stateburg, Nov. 1.-The lovely
autumn weather still continues and
the farmers are busy putting i'll oats.
There is still a good deal of cotton in
tee fields, but the rush is over and
the gins are no longer over crowded.
Stateburg sent good number Of
people to the Fair last week. Among
them were: Mr. ". L. Saunders,
Master Harrison Saunders, Mr.. and
Mrs. y. S. FLUID, Misses Matte, Til
lie and Sadie FLUID, Messrs. H. Y.
Frierson- Guy Nelson, 4. NJ. Can
tey, Charles Pinckney, W. J. Norris,
Misses Hattie and Bessie Norris, Mrs.
II. G. Muldrow, Miss Ina Mellette
and Master Ned Leavell and Miss Lou
Leavell.
Mrs. P. C. Kirk of Trial, s., C.
returned home on Friday after a
pleasant visit to the family Of Mr..
George Murray.
MIS-. >. n. Ramsey spent last week
with relatives in Privateer.
Miss Bessie Murray left on Friday
for Trial, Berkeley county, where she
is to teach school.
Miss Lou Leavell has gone to Winns-
bo,o, where she is to spend the win
ter.
Rev. W. H. barnwell spent Monday
with friends at Hagood.
Messrs. W. D. Frierson and James
Pagan were in Sumter on Wednesday.
\ good many of our people took in
the circus on Wednesday. They are
quite enthusiastic in their praises of it..
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

DR.. J. A. Mood announces that be
has disposed of half interest in his
Infrmary to DR.. G. P. Osteen and
that hereafter it will be conducted
jointly by them under the name of
the Mood -Osteen In6rmary.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Rev. ". G. Nerville D. D. of
Yorkville has accepted the presidency
Of the Presbyterian: College at Clin-
ton, S. c.
Aiken, Oct. 25-The residence of
Sheriff Owen Alderman, on South
Boundary avenue, was totally destroy
ed by fire at O'Clock last night.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Aiken's Doodle alderman was
promptly acquitted by an Aiken county
jury, without a word Of testimony be-
ing offered in his behalf. Either the
grand jury did not know whaS they
were about when they returned true
bill against Alderman Oliyeros, or the
petit jury had conscientious, or other,
scruples against convicting an alder
man for grating.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Joy and happiness oftimes
In mothers hearts are brought to
dwell
Because 'TEETHINA'S'' brought
the bloom
To baby's cheeks and made it we'll.
Anodynes only soothe and lull to
sleep.
TETHINA' cures the child, Regu-
lates the bowels and saves the parents
many sleepless nights Of care and
anxiety.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
Hot Supper.

The ladies of Jordon church will
give a Hot Supper at the church on
Friday evening, November 1lth.
The public is invited.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

The State Fair has grown to be such
big thing that Columbia is unable
to take care Of the crowds. Colum-
bia will have to grow some to catch
up with the Greater State Fair.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

The News and Courier has publish
ed d list OF the homicides and suicides
That have occurred in South Carolina
since January lat, 1904 Isisa a san
gIinary record and most damning
Indictment against the State The
publication OF the record may do good
By bringing home the people there
blood guiltiness, but we doubt it.
fear 1t win do more harm by ad-
Tertising the State TO the world as an
abode Of murderers than it viii do
good Those who take this bloody
record to heart arc already we'll aware
ST the facts and the News and Couri-
erss mnrder statistics viii not make
them more mindful Of the need OF a
change.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02

Every man who voted in the Demo
cratic primary and had Share in Sc
Iectsng the candidates OF the party
took an oath TO support the nominees
at the general election. This obliga-
tion should impeIl them to go TO the
polls on November. 9th, no matter
what business engagements they may
nave. II they have never registered,
or have lose their registration certif-
Gates, they can at least offer to vote
and have their names properly record
ed: The next best thing to voting is
70 offer TO vote, and in case of a con-
test the record Of rejected votes will
be as valuable tosthe Democrats as the
poll list.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1904-11-02
al that State Chairman Willie

All that State Chairman Willie
Jones says concerning the necessity Of
the Democrats of South Carolina
Eurning out full vote at the general
election on Noyember 9Th, is true. and
he left much unsaid that is equally
5rue. If the Democrats do not turn
ont they win show themselves recre-
ant to daty. and unmindful of the
trdisians Of 1876.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30
.Jud~e Shea Posed.

Some years ago Judge Shea, New
York lawyer, became chief JUSTICE of
what was then the marine court and
what is now known as the city court
of New York. He went to England
once and was registered at a hotel as
"Chief Justice Of the Marine Court,
U. S. A." The lords of the admiralty
and the judges of all the great British
courts called upon him, put him up at
their clubs, invited him to dinner and
treated him with as much considera-
ton as if the tribunal of which he was
the head had been, as they supposed 1t
to be, one of the great courts Of the
United States, instead of a purely city
affair.
Judge Shea was never tired Of re-
counting to his crOnies here how he
had been treated in England on that
memorable trip.
The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1904-06-30

What proof" means as applied to
the quality or the measurement Of the
strength of whisky Is not understood
by many people. AS explained by a
man who knows the correct use Of the
term it is simple enough. The stand
ard Of the United States revenue Is a
liquor half Of which. by volume, is
alcohol This Is 100 proof. II whisky,
then, Is described as 80 proof it means
that It contains 100 measures Of water
and 80 measures Of alcohol. Whisky
Of 100 proof contains equal measures
of each. Whisky OF 12O proof contains
100 measures Of water and 12O meas
ures Of alcohol.-Philadelph Record.