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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-04-18
Wedding in Bishopville.

Bisbopville. April ]2.-Mr. J. Oliver
DuRant, of Bishopville. and Mrs. Hat
tie Large, of Stokes's Bridge, we're mar
ried here at 8 O'Clock this afternoon at
the Methodist parsonage, the castor, the
Rev D. Arthur Philips, officiating. The
marriage wss quiet, informal one,
no CARDS nor invitations having oeen
sert cut but Mr. DuRsnt had invited a
few Of his friends to be present. and
the handsome parlors and spacious
piazzas we're filed with we'll wishers.
Mt DaRant is one of the most popular
men in the county and his charming
bride universal favorite in her home
circle, 50 it is safe to predict happiness
aud prosperity to the newly married
couple They will take the afternoon
train for Charleston, where they will
spend several days before returning to
Bishopville.
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A BAD ACCIDENT.
Mr.. D. 8. Foreman Falls From Elec-
tric Light Pole.

From The Daily Item April 16..
M. D. B. Foreman, one Of the men
engaged in the work of installing the
new plant for the Sumter Ice, Light &
Power Company, fell this morning a
distance of about Is feet from a pole
just in front Of Harris Cigar Store, on
the corner Of Main and Liberty streets.
Mr.. Foreman was at dork on large
transformer, and, in some way, he lost
his balance and fell to the ground. He
fell upon his arm and shoulder, Meth
er Of which were broken, but he was
badly bruised and bled freely from the
nose from conclusion. He was re-
moved to the Sumter Hospital where
he Will be given the best of treatment.
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PRESBYTERIAN Church.

The formal installation OF Rev. j.
?. Marion, il, as pastor Of the church
was the feature of the morning SER
vice. Rev. James Mcdowell was the
presiding officer. He asked the con-
s.itutional questions and delivered the
charge to the pastor. The charge 10
the congregation was delivered by
Rev. j. W. Mickey. The sermon was
preached by Rev. j. Y. Holiday. The
services were solemn and deeply I'M
press:ve, while the sermon Oy IL. Hol-
lidav was an eloquent and spiritual ep-
ito1ae of the pastors relations to his
church.
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MIR. d. G. ZEIGLER ILL.
The Unfortunate Man Seriously Sick
in St. Matthews.
lem April 16.

From The Daily Item April 16.
Mr.. D. G. Zeigler, recently shot and
seriously wounded by Eugene Hogan,
Jr., is now at his wife's home in ST.
Matthews Orongeburg county, in :;
rather dangerous condition. The te-
dious ordeal of the witness stand in che
recent trial Of the case against Hogan
seems to have been too much for his
depleted constitution to stand.
He was to have been the leading
witness for the plaintiff in the case Of
Evans VS.. the First Baptist church,
a civil action for debt. A telegram
from st. Matthews was received this
morning by A. B. Stuckey, Esq., Of
counsel for the plaintiff, which in
formed him that Mr.. Zeigler had
taken a turn for the worse, and that
his condition would not permit Of his
being present The trial Of the case
was postponed.
The nature of Mr.. Zeigler's wounds
were of such a character as to make
his speedy recovery nothing short OF
phenomenal, and this sudden change
in his condition is what number Of
people Of this city have been long ex-
pecting. It is hoped, however, that
his wonderful vitality will serve him
well again, and that he will soon be
entirely recovered.
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HoGAN's ESCAPE.
7he Bendsnnen are Responsible for
His Delivery to the Court.


The escape and disappearance OF
Eugene Hogan, Jr-, from the court
room during the process of his trial
for an assault and battery with intent
TO Kill and for carrying a concealed
weapon, has been an extensively
mooted question on the streets OF the
s-cify since his disappearance was first
discovered.
The jury had retired Saturday not
more than three minutes, when the
defendant arose from his seat within
she raitngs and unnoticed and IN
questioned, was allowed to depart, os-
ssensibly, it is said, to get his dinner.
Since then he has never been seen
anywhere within the vicinity Of the
court house and it looks as if, and it
seems to be the consensus Of opinion
that, he VIII never return>of his own
free will and accord.
The question that has excited the
most heated debates is the fixing OF
she responsibility for the prisoners re-
turn. Some have gone even so far as
ssfe say that Sheriff Epperson's bond
will be estreated for not properly
Adischarging his duty. Such, however,
IS not the case. While it is unani-
nnously agreed that it was an act OF
II. .e~
carelessness on the part OF the sheriff
not to have kept a more watchful eye
upon the defendant, especially during
the delberation of the. jury, yet ne is
ln no ways liable under his bond.
a clause in the recognizance by vir-
tue of which the defendant was per-
mitted to be set at liberty and under
which mis- bondsmen, Messrs. w. B.
Boyle and Eugene Hogan, ST., were
made liable, reads as follows: 3.And
not depart thence (from the court
without leave Of the said court" So,
until his discharge from the custody
OF the court was signed by Judge Gary
she sbondsmen were liable Jointly and
.severally in the sum Of $1,000.
Herein lies the distinction between a
bondsman in case of a felony and one
sn case of a misdeameanor. Had zeig-
Ter died, and the accused been tried
for murder then the liability of the
bonasman would have ceased uDon
the ,arraignment of the prisoce3 1ho
would then have been considered de-
Hvered into the custody CT the cc.rt.
In the case of a misdemeaaor, ne
defendant is deemed at liberty r:itil
the sentence Of the court has heen
passed upon him.
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UNAUTHORIZED PURCHASES.
D1spENsARY DIRECTORS ADN1s-
ED THAT LIQUORS WAS NOT
LEGALLY ORDERED.
The State Likely to be involved in Cne@
or slorc La.. Salts. Growing Cat OF
the Transactions OF the Cid Board.

Columbia, April 16.-The State
board Of directors will meet tomorrow
to hear argument as to why whislSey
houses should not be made to receive
as returned goods" liquor that was
ordered out by the previous board OF
control 1t is a pretty question and
one which will no doubt end up in
large and enthusiastic law suit. The
present State board wants to reject
about s4 900 worth of liquors
bought and received by the previous
board of control and which tie pres
ent administration contends not
what IS wanted, and it wants to buy
goods which it thinks will better suit
the demands Of the trade.
Mr.. ]. E. Mcdonald, on the part OF
the present board, has written to the
various huuor houses that the board
takes the position that the liquor III
question was not legally ordered, and
that he has advised the board that tie
law must be complied with in such
orders and that the board would like
to hear the representatives Of the va
rious houses as TO why it should not
accept the return Of the liquor ship
ped to the State dispensary and now
on hand at that institution.
Representatives Of the various lide
uor houses are here en- masse and want
their money and do not want their
liquor. They have evidently sold the
liquor al good prices and want the
State to stick to its purchases and do
not think it right for the new board
tc return the liquor, which has been
on hand in the Gispensary for months.
The representatives OF the liquor
houses are here with the official and
formal orders signed by the clerk Of
the State board of control, and insist
that these orders should hold GOOD
and that they have no knowledge and
no right to have known anything
about the resolutions Of the board
regarding its internal affairs, and that
there were no acquisitions for the
whiskeys, as ordered out by the State
board of control, authorized by law to
make purchases.
The new state board expects to hear
the whole matter discussed at spe-
cial meeting tomorrow. Mr.. ). E. Nc
Donald, special counsel for the board
with reference to the return Of these
liquors, will be present at the meet
ing.
It is understood that some of the
houses have taken back the liquors
and that the new board has bought
other grades of liquor from these
houses in lieu, so to speak, of the un-
salable goods that were on hand.
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In the matter Of the Independent Cot
ton Oil Company, Bankrupt:
By virtue Of an order Of sale, made
and filed in the above entitled proceed
ings on the 3rd day Of April. 1906, and
by virtue also Of certain Order an
cillary to said Order entered in the
office Of the clerk Of ::l5 Distcic.
Court Of the United States for the
Western District cf North Carolina;
the undersigned VIII sell at public
auction, as an entirety, and not in
separate parcels, before the Court
House of the Court Of Common Eleas
for the county Of Darijnst,l in the
State % South Carolina, or Friday,
the Eleventh day Of May. a D., 1905,
at u o'clock nn.:
Oil mill plants and glnner:es where
respectively located, at Darlington,
Manning, Marion, Hamer, Che
raw, Kingstree, Timmonsville, Null
lins, Syracuse, Lamar, Swift
Creek, Auburn, Davis Station,
Summerton and Paxville, in
South Carolina, and at Wadesboro, in
North Carolina, with all the land,
buildings, engines, machinery, gin
neries, side tracks and other appur-
tenances connected herewith and
forming part thereof, or rights there
with connected as set out in said Or
Ger of sale, and also all tools, Office
furniture, safes, seed houses and
scales wherever located, now in the
hands Of the trustees in Bankruptcy,
and being formerly a part of the prop
erty Of The Independent Cotton Oil
Company.
Terms cash. No bid less than $780,
900 will be received The Trustees are
authorized to require a deposit OF
$4,000 before receiving any bid. For
a fuller description of the property to
be sold, and further particulars as to
the terms and provisions Of said sale,
reference is made to the said Order on
file in the Office of the Clerk of the
District Court Of the United States for
the District Of South Carolina, in the
City of Charleston.
John c. Simonds,
c.. E. Taylor Jr
Daniel T. McKeithan,
Trustees in Bankruptcy.
12-4t
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The reward Of 500 offered for the
capture and conviction Of the negro
who held up and, robbed Wade Willie
ford, one Of the Daily Item carrier
boys, has been paid TO Mr.. II. j. Sey-
uaour, who worked up the case and
arrested Harry McCutcheon. and Sc
cured a confession from him. This
holdup occurred one rainy Saturday
night last winter and was an outra-
geous and serious affair. The man
ageraent cs the Daily Item ana Mr.. j.
r Glenn, the uncle and guardian Of
Wade Willeford, viewed the matter in
so serious light that they Jointly Of
Tered a reward OF 500, believing that
0nIess this was done the footpad would
escape capture and punishment. With
IN few days after the reward was Of
fered the negro was captured, and
when he realized that the chain Of ev-
5cence against him was complete ne
confessed his guilt. When brought TO
trial last week he plead guilty and was
sentenced to three years on the chain
gang. Considering the gravity Of the
oaense this sentence was light and
well repaid him for throwing himseli
upon the mercy OF the court. This case
should serve as a warning to other
Idle and vicious negroes not TO in
asrfere with the carriers Of the Daily
Item. No trouble or expense Will be
spared 10 run down and bring to pun
5shnent anyone who molests in any
may the boys who deliver this paper
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4 CALL

For Reorganization Of Democratic
Clubs on April 2Sth and the County
Convention on May 7t!l.
In accordance with the constitution
of the Democratic party, presidents Of
the clubs in Sumter county will as
semble their respective clubs at the
usual meeting place and hour on Sat.
urday, April 2Sth, to reorganize by
the election of officers, "a member Of
the county executive committee, and
delegates to the county convention on
the basis of one delegate for each %
members. and majority fraction there
of. Said delegates are hereby called
to meet in the court house in Sumter
at u o'clock noon, on May 7th to
elect delegates to the State convention
called to meet in Columbia, May 10Th,
to elect a county chairman for the
next two years, to confirm the club
elections of the county executive COM
nlittee and transact such other busi-
ness as may properly come before it.
The retiring executive committee is
called to meet ct II o'clock a. M, to
close up the business Of the last cam
paign. Copies of the constitution and
rules may be procured from H. L. E.
Wells, Esq, Secretary, or to the url-
cersigned, Goodwill, S. c..
E. W. DABBS,
County Chairman.
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AN APPEAL TO WIVES.
curc the Drinking Husband by Using
Orrine-Can BE Given Secretly.


CfriHe-CaE BE Given Secretly.
No more terrible aS1;ction can
come to any honne than the craving
of husband and father for strong
drink We appeal to wives, mothers
and sisters to save the husband and
father or the brother or son. with
Orrine. scientific and positive cure
for the drinking habit.
The patient simply takes orrine
No. , or the secret rckedy Orrine 40.
which is in powder form and as it
is perfect colorless. tasteiess and
odo-iess. can ne given in food or
drink without the knowledge OF the
user. The price Of either form is 81.
The craving for strong drink viii be
destroyed; in fact. ,he- drink Will not
be missed when Orrine IS used.
OrIine is sold under a positive
guarantee that it ,-lll cure the drink
habit if directions are followed. In
every box is a registered guarantee
which entities You to a refund Of
YOUR money if Cr~ine fail to effect a
cure. You run no risk whatever in
using this remedy There is no loss
of time or absence from home or busi-
ness. no sanitarium treatment. In
fact Orrine strengthens the nerves
and restores general good health While
curing the drink habit Treatise on
how to cure drunkenness free on re-
quest. Orrne Co. Washington. D. c
Wives. save the happiness and
prosperity of your home with orrine.
Orrine is for sale by DeLormes
Pharmacy.
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Charged With Induction.

spa:taaiourg, April 13.-Ihomas
henderson, we'll known young man
Of Clifton, was bound over 20 the
Criminal Court this afternoon by
Magistrate Kirby, Oh charge OF ab-
duction, ent.cing Myrtle Rogers. an
attractive looking young woman from
her nome at Clifton. this city. under
promise OF marriage. The girl IS said
to be under IS years Of age.
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PENNSYLVANIA STRIKE RIOTS.
A State of Terror Reported at Wiader,
Near JohnStoWn.

A State of Terror Reported at Wiader,
Near Johnstown.
Johnstown, Penn, April 16.-Three
men have been shot dead. boy fatal
ly wounded and a mining engineer,
Eugene Delaney, taken to the hospital
in a serious condition as result Of a
riot at Winder among the striking
coal miners tonight. The place is in
a state of terror. Sheriff Begley has
been summoned and an appeal has
been made to Governor Pennypacker
for troops. There are several others
Of the rioters who have sustained
slight injuries The dead men and
most of the injured are foreigners and
their names cannot be obtained. The
bodies are lying in the streets tonight
where they fell, the strikers refusing
to allow the undectakers to remove
them.
The foreign element have been cele-
brating Easter Monday in the mining
district and much liquor has been
used The streets have been thronged
all day with boisterous crowd, but
no sign Of trouble appeared until to-
night A body Of strikers We're as
sembled in front OF the Winder Jail
discussing the mass meeting that had
been held during the afternoon and
which had been addressed by three
Catholic priests. The discussion grew
into an argument and soon there was
free-for-all fight.
Deputies that had been sworn il
when the strike IN the coal naines was
first inaugurated made their appear
ance and number of arrests were
made. All of the arrested men We're
. union men and their colleagues set Up
a cry that they We're being discrinli-
mated against and We're imposed upon.
The arrested men were marched to
the lookup door, but there mob
had formed and an attempt was made
to take the men from the officers
Forced back from the jail door. the
mob, growing more violent every
minute. threatened the deputies until
the officers fired. The mob hesitated
apparently expecting that the depu-
ties would resort to fire arms. When
the smoke had cleared away and the
victims Of the shots We're viewed by
the crowd there were cries of anger
and soon miners that were armed re-
turned the fire of the deputies. The
firing ceased as soon as it began. how
ever. and the crowd filed away from
the Jail.
The easiest and best way to help a
| ic to NOR
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Bonds Estreatea.

On motion of John S. Wiser, ESQ.
solicitor, the court Monday iran2eG;ate-
IL after the recess hour, ordered tae
following bonds estreated: Geo. W
Murray, convicted of uttering forged
instrument, $4,000; Eugene Hogan,
Jr-, assault and battery with intent to
XIII and carrying concealed weapons
$1,000; Edward Danvey, privily steal
ing froui the person, $1,000.
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The order of Eagles. which is being
organized in this city. IS Iraternal
and beneficial organization. The pro-
meters are meeting with much sue
cess, having already obtained the
names of 80 candidates for initiation
xas charter members. A very large
Aerie will be established in Florence
Sn the 18th with a membership of ap-
Trsxinately rs.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-04-18

Statistics show that Georgia and
South Carolina are now using more
commercial fertilizers than were used
by the whole Southern states ten years
ago. While these enormous fertilizer
bills are a heavy tax upon trainers yet
the yield per acre in cotton has also
been greatly increased. Owing to
a more general adoption Of the in
tensive plan Of farming, the next ten
years will probably SHOW still larger
use Of commercial fertilizers. The
greatest expense in growing cotton is
the labor and experience has proven
that there is more net profit realized
from planting well fertilized small
area than from a poorly-fertii.zed
large area.
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Success has crowned our efforts Of
-saaSnang endeavor and we present to
The public with confidence never be
xor@ aeld by and other medicine. Hol-
5laer,s Rocky Mountain Tea. 35 cents,
TEA or Tablets. China's Drug Store.
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Faster Elections.

The annual meeting Of the congre-
cation OF the Church Of the Holy Com
forter was held in the church Monday
evening, and the rector, Rev. H. II.
Covington, made a report Of the fnan-
cial condition Of the church, in the alb
sence of. the treasurer, Hon. R. I.
Manning.
The following officers were elected
to serve for the ensuing year:
wardens-Dr. J. F. W. DeLorme,
Mark Reynolds.
vestrymen-R. /. Manning, Geo. D.
shors>R. L. Cooper, W. ". Rees, J.
Singleton Moore, Thos. z. Richardson
and H. G. Osteen.
The delegates to the annual confer
erence which convenes at Anderson
are as follows! DR.. J. F. W. DeLorme,
J. Singleton Moore, R. Manning. NJ.
Reynolds. Alternates: w. s. Murray,
r. L. Cooper and ]. L. Alnutt.
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A report has reached the city that

q report nas reached t1e c1ty
a smallpox epidemic was threatened
in the Lewis Chapel neigaborhood.
officer Reardon will visit the infected
place armed with vaccine points and
he viii have the cases put in charge OF
a competent physician.
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THE FIRE YESTERDAY.
Girnery Of the Southern Cotton OIL
Plant Damaged.

The ginnery a large tin covered
building. at the plant of the Southern
Cotton Oil Company, was discovered
on fire at noon Tuesday. The alarm
was sent in and quickly responded to-
It was exceedingly difficult to get at
the fire owing to the building being
covered with sheet tin. and it was
very apparent that the fire de-
partment is badly Handicapped by not
having a hook and ladder truck. The
interior OF the building was badly
damaged. but the loss is fully covered
j3,- insurance. The fremen did splen-
did work and IN recognition thereof
they were presented by the company
with q check for $50.
A mail car will be put on the Will
son and Summerton division of the
Northwestern railroad at an early
date. The car is in readiness and as
soon as q mail clerk has been assigned
to the run the service will be started.
A gentle reminder to the new city
council that the signs have not been
removed from Main and Liberty
streets is not out of place.
Be careful and do not step on a
banana peel on the sidewalks-liable
to break your neck.
Take HOLSTERS Rocky Mountain
Tea this month. Drives away spring
tiredness, gives appetite and sleep,
makes you we'll and keeps you we'll.
Great family tonic. 35 cents, Tea or
Tablets. China's Drug Store.
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NOTICE.

Any person having claim against
the estate Of the late Henry 2. Ihom-
as will please present an itenized ac-
count Of the same to
Mrs. H. r. THOMAS,
r. Ed. No. 3,
4-1S Sumter. S. C.
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Every houye that is built should be
supplied with city water, which is
pure and wholesome, while the water
obtained from pumps and wells IS
suspicious. % say the least.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1906-04-18

The easiest and best way to help a
newspaper is to patronize the mer-
chants who advertise
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IN THE
District C0lrt Of the Olit:d States
IN BANKRUPTCY

FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF soUTH CARO-
LIMA.
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The picnic season is almost here
and the picnic sports are figuring on
going to several Sunday schools.
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Letter 10 Booth Live Stock Company
Sumter, S. c..

SHuilSi, .. -.
Dear Sirs: We manage to get some
fun out of paint. J II Kohlmeyer,
Grove City, Pa, putin Devoe. Along
came salesman of somebody's else's
paint before ours lad got there.
Salesman said ours was short-meesure.
Kohlmeyer weakened hung fire and
Topped stopped ours and took bis.
It was our tnrn now We emptied
cur can iEto DIS and his into ours
The short measure was his, not ours
and we kept our man.
And, ever since then, that paint
manufacturer gives 1uil-measure his
paint is not pure, but his gallon con-
tai1 four quarts.
Go by the name: and the name to
90 by is Devoe lead and-Zinc.
Yours truly,
F. w. DeVoe & CO.
n
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u
P. S. Durant Hardware Co., sell ou,
raint.
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Be careful and do not step on a
banana peel on the sidewalks-liable
to break your neck.
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4 12-3t.
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In the matter of the Independent Cot
ton Oil Company, Bankrupt: