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Recorders Court.

John Washington, colored, was
tried, convicted and sentenced to serve
90 days on the chain gang for stealing
several packages OF groceries from
O'Donnen &, Co.'S store Saturday
night Washington put in a plea Of
being drunk He said if he took the
things he had no recollection of it,
that he was drunk and all he remem-
bered was that he went into store to
buy some matches and when ne came
to himself he was locked up in the
guard house. AS this was the second
offense with the same defense. Wash
ington was given the limit. After the
sentence was imposed Washington re-
marked, 81 reckon I'll hab to stop
drinkin' whiskey."
Eugene Shaw, negro girl Is years
old, was tried and convicted on the
charge Of stealing $3.50 from Adelaide
James, with whom she was boarding
The sentence was $40 or 20 days. The
fine was promptly paid.
Sam Taylor, who stole between six
and seven thousand tobacco tags from
Green's grocery store and was arrest
ed Friday afternoon, has not yet been
tried. The tags were worth about $40,
but as it is probable that they We're
stolen in instailments it may be neces-
sary to try him on on several different
charges of petit larceny, instead Of
grand larceny as would be the case
had the tags been taken at one time.
The case is entered on the Recorders
docket for trial.
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ENGEEER HANEMoND SICK.

From the Daily Item January %.
Engineer Hammond, of the Gibson
train, was taken sick between Elliotts
and this city this morning and just as
the train was pulling into the yard he
fell from his seat to the floor OF the
cab. The fireman took charge Of the
engine and brought the train into the
station from the swlt,...
AS soon as the train reached the de-
pot Mr.. Hammond was lifted from the
cab, placed in a carriage and sent to
his hone He was seai-corscious, but
ancire}. helpless when removed from
he engine. but it is hoped that his
Illness Is .lot OF a serious nature.
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BURNED TO DEATH.
Conductor Killed in His Caboose.
Train Grew Held Responsible.

Train Crew Held lteSpOnSlDle.
Spartanburg, January 29.-Conduc-
tor Ed Lacy was burned to death this
morning, having been caught and pin
toned in the caboose of a section of
through freight No. 54, on the Ashe-
vile division of the Southern railway
near Campobello.
The accident occurred by a caboose
of the first section Of the freight leav-
ing its string of cars and backing
swiftly on a heavy down grade into
the second section, which was close
on behind.
The reason for the caboose escap-
ng seems a mystery. The Gao and
three box cars were burned up. The
wreck occurred near a small trestle,
the other side of Campobello. The
conductor was in the caboose when it
slipped away and backed into the ap-
preaching train behind. His body
was horribly burned and charred. It
was recovered from the burning wreck
and carried to Asheville, his home,
this afternoon. No other member Of
the crew was injured.
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The machinery for the Mutual Ice
Company plant has been shipped from
New York aud it is expected to arrive
within a week or less time. Work on
the foundations for the heavy ma
,chinery and on the factory buildings
is being pushed and the plant will De
ready to make ice when the season
opens.
Mt. Eugene Hogan has just finish
ed harvesting and banking the re,
nainder Of his crop of ruta baga tar
D;ps rom a two-acre patch on his
iarm on the Whites hill road. THIS
crop Of turrips is as remarkable IN It's
way as any crop grown IN Snmter
County dcring the past year lhe
patch was planted IN August ard
early in. September Ms. Hogan began
thinning out and selling them at has
market. From that tim- u1tii now
he has sold from So to $40 @crta Of
turnlps a day TIE turDips, i.aging
reached maturity, be gathered ma!
was left in the field last week aHo
whea the job was completed he 1oucd
that he had between three auo icur
hundred bushels TO bank. TIE .GraiFs
are the largest and EpesS ever gro" y
in such quantities in this vicinity acd
he will be able to supply the .2ca.
market with ruta baeas $or some JiIae
to come. Some Of the tuynlps weigb-
ed 915 pounds each. aad SIX taos he
weighed last week tipped tie s"ales
at 40 pounds. AS a money-m making
crop NJ. Hogan is vel. satisfied with
turn1ps. lie las not footed np~his re-
sceipis from the sal5 OF turnips. but he
saYs that is smounts TO several hun
dred dollars. If the average receipts
from sales have been Only 81 day be
would have taken in in the neighbor-
hood of s4G0 already # be has only
three hundred bushels on hauo and if
they are worth only sl.50 bushei--a
low estimate-the total value Of the
crop from two acres is $3.50 or 1926 an
acre. not counting the value of the
large quantity of small turnips that
has been fed to the hogs and COWS on
the farm.
Men are quite as eager as women to
cultivate good looks. We know of
hundreds of men in this vicinity that
are taking Hollistaer's Rocky Noun
tain Tea. Smart fellows, 35 cents,
Tea or Tablets. C,hina's Drug Store.
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/ Miss Harriet Rebecca Saunders, OF
tHagood, and Mr.. Thomas Eberhardr.
of Chester. we're united in marriage
at the home Of Miss ERNIE A, Sauh-
ders. the bride 8 sister, at Hasooa, on
Wednesday evening, Jannary 24th, at
| 6 O'clock, Rev. ". r. Barnweli per
forming the ceremony. The maTrlsge
ceremony was performed IN the par1o1,
! which. and the ball and dining room
as well, was tastefully and approprl-
ately decorated.
The bride, who was attirea N a
beautiful imported wedding gown OF
hand .en, brcidered white c1epe oe
cnene made over white tatfeta SILK
and trimmed with real lace, entered
tue parlor on the arp, OF her brother,
Mr.. George NJ. Sanders, who gave
her away.
|. Miss Marie Craighiil Manning, of
Washington, the maid OF honor, wore
a Nile green hand-embroldered crepe
de chene, and carried bouquet OF
American Beauty Roses. ;.
Mr.. William Haynsworth, OF Darl-
ingIon. was the best man.
Tie marriage was attended by large
number of relatives and friends OF the
bride and groom, North and South
Carolina. Virginia and several Other
States being represe ented among the
gaests.
After the ceremony al elegant aac
very esioyable reception was heid ee-
fore the departure Of The bEice aEd
| groom on Their bridal trip 70 tampa,
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The Sumter Motor Club held meet
ing Mo:.day afternoon, with large
lttsda:ca os members. for the prr-
pose OF ;iiseussi%g the aill to restrict
the use OF the public highways by au-
srmob;ies which Is now before the
Lsa.sl4rure. Iha bill which was in
,roacced in the Rouse by Rep-e senta-
t:v" Green, .; Lee Comfy, is in the
ic:nl Of sn amendment to the Law pass
81 lat year to regulate the automo-
bills II: their use Of The pnhlic :oa6s.
II IS passed tee Hou.r, although the
author Of last years bill opposed it as
Zoo radical acc; will c>me up in the
Senate within q few Gays.
The hill, If it should become Ia ",
y Iii be great hardship 70 owners CT
automobiles aud will seriously inter
tre with sben1 and tpair light as cit
liens to use the public highways III
the pursuit of their ordinary business
and avocatioDs. The members Of the
club discussed the Green bill carefully
and thoroughly and it was decided to
take steps to present the automobilists'
side of the case to the Senate and ask
for fair and square deal. The own
ers of automobiles feel that as citizens
and taxpayers they have right to the
use of the public highways as we'll as
other citizens and they will ask t#at
this right be not denied them by the
adoption of radical and unfair laws
that will be tantamount to debarring
them from the use Of the roads alto
gether.
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ro nro1nct this national; nuisance

nent to protect this national nuisance
from the vengeance OF an outraged
people
The following was adopted by the
Methodist conference. of. Nebraska in
1892: License laws are the liquor
eraaic's strongest bulwark Of defense
they are wrong III principle and i'm
potent for good. We are unaiterably
opposed to che enactment of laws that
propose by license taxing or otherwise,
70 regulate the drinking traffic, be
cause they provide for its continuance
and afford no protection against its
ravages.'
If the foregoing, sI-. Editor, does
not convince you of the folly Of high
license, nothing 1 can offer Will I
think if DR.. Zimmerman can recall the
correspondence had between US when
he was advocating the dispensary bill
in the senate and will fairly READ the
thought Of his soul, ne will say: ct
was the mistake Of my life" And I
also believe that not many years Will
rel, over your head before you can
calmly sit down and measuring up the
past say: when I used the powers
of a great daily journal to advance
high license as liquor selling scheme
it was the mistake Of my life
Joel E. Brunson.
Sumter, Jan. 2e, 1906.
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The papers Save mach to say Lately
of Gve scientific lectures. delire1ed
by Dr. E. .. Taylor, IL various parts
OF the State.
The lectures are entitled as follows
l. That Boy of Yours.
s 2. Microbes and Men, or the Chem
istry of.Aleohol.
8. A Glass OF Beer Analyzed.
4. Citizenship in the Light OF
Christ and Paul
3 Gods Message in Science to
Thinking Men
Dr.. Taylor is said to be authority con-
cerning the matters be discusses. The
Greenvills people We're SO much i'm
pressed with him that they arranged
for him to speak in Columbia for the
benefit of our General Assembly.
The Sumter Ministerial Association
las arranged with Dr. Taylor to deliv-
er his five lectures here The frs.
will be delivered in the First Baptist
Church. on Thursday evening next,
at s O'Clock. It is hoped that arrange
meas can be made for him to speak il
the Opera House, OF Sunday afternoon,
az 3 O'clock. Further mention will
be made OF the lectures in succeeding
issues Ct this paper.
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The municipal campaign has open
ed. The nomination Of DR.. Geo. w.
Dick for reelection as mayor is the
first gun and the other contestants for
municipaY honors must Of necessity
unlimber their batteries forthwith and
get into the fray if they would give a
good account Of themselves. DR.. Dick S
administration has been a successful
one and in the two years that he has
held Office the city has grown ana
prospered in every way as it had done
in no similar period in its history. This
development and prosperity has not
been due to Mayor Dicks initiative nor
his undivided efforts, for it has been
the result Of conditions, yet Mayor
Dick has done his share to advance the
interests of the city and to accelerate
it's growth. He has been a propellins
force to the progress Of the municipal
ity and has helped along the good work
instead of being a clog to wheels of
progress, as he might have been had
he been less progressive and less pub
lie spirited in his official capacity. He
has discharged his duty and so far as
public sentiment can be gagged he is
condemned neither for what he has
done nor for things left undone that
he should, as mayor, have done.
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There is talk now Of three condi-
dates for mayor entering the municip-
al primary. The more the merrier for
the onlookers, but one only can be
nominated.
Sumter and the passenger traffic of
Atlantic Coast Line have already out
grown the passenger station erected
by that railway only three or four
years ago.
The movement of fertilizers is
heavier and earlier this year than ever
before and the indications are that a
greater quantity will re used in South
Carolina this year than last, which was
the record-breaker up to that time.
The signs suspended across the
pavemen.s not only interfere With UNI
5rellas and detract from the appear
ance Of the business district, but are
dangerous, for they frequently fall
during high winds. They should be
removed.
Representative W. Med. Green, Of
Lee county. has introduced two bills
n the House that are somewhat reac-
t:onary One is to abolish the office
OF Commissioner Of Immigration and
the other is 20 increase the penalty on
reckless drivers of automobiles. Mr..
Morgan, who introduced the automo-
bile bill passed last year, declares Mr..
Green's amendment too radical The
indications are, however that the bill
Will pass Tie House. The Sumter No
tor Club had better be looking after
the interests of automobiles unless
,ney wisl, 10 be practically debarred
from the use OF the public highways.
a training school for cooks and
house servants conducted in connec-
ton with an employment bureau.
would nl. a long felt want in this
community. Just at this season there
is 80 great scarcity OF servants. eu,
there is dearth OF competent SER
wants. from t:lne 20 time the.e has
been a good deal Said ABOUT the small
wages paid domestic servants, but
those who find fault With the wages
Go not consider the fact that the quail
ity of the service * on q par with the
wages paid. Nine employers out Of ten
would gladly pay higher wages if they
could by doine so obtain better SER
vice. The average domestic servant
works on the principal Of doing as lit
tie work as possible and doing that lit
lie in the most careless and slip-shod
manner Good service in all lines COM
mands good wages the world over.
while poor service is the most expen-
lsive sort at any price.
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IN inquest over the body OF a child
found in a we'll at Anderson revealed
the fact that the child had been killed
and the body thrown into the we'll.
Senator Christensen and Represen-
tative Lyon OF the dispensary investi-
eating committee. and Attorney
K!ingenbcrg spent Monday in Charles
ton collecting evidence.
Five Of the White men charged with
defraud:ns Creenville county by OBJ
tanning pay Coz work they never per-
formed have surrendered and given
justified bonds.
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Personal.

Mr. s. ". Raaield spent Monday in
town.
6 2 osteea spent Thursday in
Darling tons
Ir. e. 3. Msldrow. of Mayesville,
was IN town Monday.
Mr. n o. Sanders. of Hagcod,
spent Monday in town.
Gel a. Rhame, Of Lynchbnrg,
spent Tuesday in town.
Miss Bette Aycock, Of Wedgeheld,
spent Tuesday in town.
s Mr. z. Sanders, of Hagood,
spent Tuesday IN town.
Mr.. McNeill, of Lynch bCr rg,
was in the city Monday.
Mr.. a. B7earley. of st. Charles,
was IN the city Tuesday.
Mrs. 6. 4. McGreW has returned
from q visit to her mother,
3sss Miss Mabel Levy. of Georgetown, IS
Fisiting friends in this city.
Miss Louise Murray returned tc
winthrop College Tuesday.
Mr. James ssdcCutcben. CT Pine
wood, spent Sunday In town.
Miss Hessie Burch. of Florence, L
WISHING Mrs. @. P. Osteen.
,Dr. e. NJ. Rast, of Cameron, was in
the city Tuesday on business
Mr. John ". Montgomery, OF Mayes'
vile. spent yesterday in town.
j aM Woodley went so ColDm-
bia Friday morning on business.
MT. ". D. Bewley returned on Sat
urday from a business trip TO FLOR
ida.
Messrs. j. III. Reames and D. Y.
aKeels. Of Remberts, were IN the city
Friday.
M. j. Rhame returned from
sCharleston Friday morning after g stay
sof several days.
Misses Grace and Lucille Randle and
Halle Jones' have returned 70 Win
tthrop College.
Messrs. 7. S. Ssuckey and Charles
Pinckney, Of Statehurg, were * tne
city Wednesday.
Mi. willie Bultman is in Boston
buyinp the fall stock Of shoes for tsie
firm OF Bultnan Bros.
Miss Inez Mccullough. who has been
at home for ten days, returned &c
Winthrop College on Monday-
Mrs. b. II Boykin. who has 5eer
visiting Mrs. 3. L Manning, returned
to Fer home at Boykins yesterday.
Mr. and Mrs. j. e. Dove. OF Doves
vile Eho haze bees, vssltiro - Dc. !.
DeI4ormess, hay ornea
Z home.
sssrs ]. Patton, of Ncsta Caro-
lima, is ia The city visiting - soDs:
Massrs. Finest and Frank 1. aud
also other reiatives.
MI. B. Stucsey went to Colam-
bia yesterday to attend meeting
.of the county presidents apd district
organizers of the Cotton Growers
Association.
MS. q. G. Ducker lett Thurs
day for Charleston to attend the
grand ball gwen by sDeT Daucae'
Friendsehaft's Bund" in honor o.
Uncle SANS Warships'' now staI
-ticned there.
Mr.. John B. Irwin, Tra:elins
Freight Agent of the Sou ess;2 se
way, spens Friday in the c-ey z.
Irwin was chief clerk to tE4 $50.
Passenger Agent Of the c., S. & n.
Railroad and lived in this city II
1922. Since that time he has bae1
IN the service of the Southern Rail.
way. In the Western department. This
was his hrst visit to Sumter in more
than dozen years ago and the growth
.of the town in that period. have been
marvellous. he said.
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We'll, how about that ordinance pro
aioitin5 the throwing Of banana peels
on the s;z;e"ail? Ii Ugh; sare 1ae city
q lawsa,;s ay enforcing Il.
There is not enough milk and but
ter produced in the vicinity of Sumter
to supply the local demand and there
is q fine opening here for we'll man
aged dairy farm Milk and butter
can be produced in this section Of the
south cheaper than in the North and
West. but despite our natural advan-
tages nearly all of the butter con-
sumed mere comes from the West.
The Southern and Coast Line have
been required by the city of Charles.
ton to improve their accommodations
at the depots until the new union sta
ton be finished
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Mrs. John II. Terry died at her
home in the Concord neighborhood
Thursday. after long illness. The
funreal services were held at Bethel
church at i o'clock Friday morning
She is survived by her husband anu
several sons and one daughter.
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MARRIED.

Married near Brogdon Thursday af-
ternoon ats O'Clock. Mr.. William j..
Yates and Miss Mamie Yates. Rev.
Mr.. Toler performed the ceremonS.
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3 .s:<EY CAUSES DEATH.
! Falls Frcn, Atlantic Coast
IL While Drunk and is
i Killed.

). i, white man who was in
t}3e 17g:ov of Alderman Sons & Co.,
l.; .Alco.... fell of the back platform
- ..-sS5il :, train No. SO Monday night
:-., nc this side Of Brogdon's sta
Tor 81. he Central railroad and was
Instantly ailled. His head struck the
erd 81 = cross tie and his skull was
crushed. No one witnessed the acci-
aenJ anl: he was not missed from the
train. lis body was found lying be-
side nc !~tck about 9 o'clock Monday
Might by. aegro man who was walking
from B-osdon's to this city. The ne
gro wac vas trying to beat ride on
tila paSSea ger train due in this city at
|S:30 froDa Lanes, was put off when the
traon s;c7oed at Brogdon's and he
started :c walk to town. About two
riles this side Of Brogdon's he dis
covered t::e body and Immediately
Went - the nearest house and report
ia :he 1act Life had been extinct
.o. s0,ac time and the body was al
-ea6x looming rigid when discover
Iej:. The negro came on into the city
s,.:d eeaor+ ed his find to the police.
coros!er Flowers went out TO the
scene of the accident yesterday
+&nd heid an inquest. The body was
identified as that Of J. r. Hill by let
teis which were found in his pockets.
8es:ces he letters he had 20 cents in
sn.a!: change, an unopened pint bottle
OF whisky and another pint bottle
containing a small quantity of whis-
key.
The only evidence was that fur
a:sheG by the wound on the mans
!1ea J.. (: blood stain on the end of a
crcssaie ard the position in which the
BODY Was found. It was evi-
dent that ne had fallen head foremost
from me train, probably from
me back Platform, and striking his
iaeaG or the end Of a crosstie was in
stantly killed. His skull was crushed
in on the side and top for space Of
several inches and the blood stain on
the crosstie corresponded with the
wound on the head.
The jury rendered a verdict in ac-
cordance With these facts.
The dead man came to town Mon
day morning from Alcolu and got
drunk About noon he was arrested
by one Of the police and was tried in
the Recorders court for public drunk
enness and carrying a concealed weap-
on, Viz. C. razor fe plead guilty to
the first charge and was sentenced T.
pay a fine Of SO or serve 20 days on
the chaingang. His w;tS at Aicolu
was communicated with at his request
and she got Mr.. Alderman to tele-
phoned that he would send a check
to pay the fine. Hill was therefore,
released as he was sober enough to
take care Of himself by that time. IN
stead of proftirg by MS experience he
evidently purchased another supply Of
wniskey and filed up before he
6oarded tie Charleston train. leaving
acre at SIS. He was seen to board
TIE train and at that time vas not too
drunk to take care of himself 1t is
surmised that he drank more whiskey
after getting on the train and that he
became helplessly drunk and fell from
the bac, platform to his death.
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Mrs. r. II. Nuldrow, wife OF Dr.. r.
N. Mudrov, Of Mayesville. died sun
day afternoon. aged about 60 years.
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DEarII.

Duranr, January 22.-Mrs. Marga-
ret Wilder, sister Of lIr. Winsaip Cor
don, died on Saturday and was buried
yesterday morning.
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Reception-Mayor Geo. ". Dick,
chairman; Neil ODonnell, r. I. Man
ming, W. NJ. Graham, H G. osteen,
H. 2. Wilson, Marion Noise, ]. NJ.
Knight.
Finance. a. Lennon, chairman,
w. B. Boyle, ]. w. McKeiver.
Committee of Arrangements. l..
Alnut, chairman; II. C. Haynsworth,
II. L. Scarborough, J. y. Mood, Jno.
K. Crosswell, Ferd Levi, J. H. Levy,
W. \. Bowman, H. J. Hardy, T. c..
Manning, w. B. Burns, Isaac Strauss:
II. J.. McLaurip, Jr., E. L. Wither-
spoon, Edward s. Booth, ". E. Har-
,is, Jno. H. Clifton, S. H. Edmunds.
Invocation-Rev. MIR. Covington,
Church Of the Holy Comforter.
Toastmaster-Col. r. D. Lee.
The following gentlemen will be in
vited to respond to the totsts:
Mayor Geo. W. Dick-Welconae.
Gov. D. C. Heyward-The State of
South Carolina.
H F. vilson-The Sumter Cham
Der Of Commerce.
Hon. w. D. Morgan, Of George
town, S. C.-The Industrial and Com
mercial association Of South Carolina.
Commissioner E. J. Watson-Immi-
grafton.
Marion Moise-The Sumter Spirit.
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The annual dinner of the Chamber
OF Commerce Will be big affair.
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TIE ~. GA1 CIosHETs.
ahe Chamoer Of Commerce Making
Arrangements for a Celebration:

Pursuant to authority Of the
executive committee Of the Sum
ter Chamber Of Commerce for
the purpose Of Completing arrange
naents for the first annual dinner OF
the Sumter Chamber of Commerce TO
be held the 18th day OF February,
1906, the following committees have
been appofnted:
r. :. Haynsworth Chairman.