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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-03-06
A Depot Park.

That railroad presidents have an
nye to the beautiful and artistic as
well as to hard business, money max
ing ideas, is shown in a long cherish
ed desire Of President Thomas Wilson
to- have the grounds around the depot
turned into a park. Mr.. Wilson is
urging upon City Council the idea Of
the city taking over the spacious
grounds around the passenger depot,
and beautifying them by planting
flowers and shrubbery on the grounds
He says he can get the Atlantic
Coast Line to- turn over these grounds
to the city for such purposes. II the
City Council will consent TO this ar
rangement, and viii make an appro-
priation for that purpose, i is sale to
say that the Civic League Will see
that the grounds arg beautified. A
beautiful, lowered, and well kept
park at this depot would be con-
siderable attraction to thousands OF
passengers going through on the
many trains each day, and would in
cidentally be a good advertisement for
Sumter. There is no one who has
more confidence in the future Of Sum-
ter, or who takes any greater inter-
est and pride in Sumter than Capt.
Thomas Wilson, and he, when abroad
or at home, is veritable travelling
advertising medium for Sumter, by
the way he talks for the. Game Cock
City. He will soon erect handsome
residence and will move his family
here. They will prove welcome and
valuable acquisitions to our citizen
ship.
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Committee Met Local Representatives
of the Railroad Monday Afternoon.

The special committee from City
Council and the Chamber of Com
merce to investigate needed improve
ments at the Atlantic Coast Line pas
senger station, and to confer with the
officials Of that company, met at the
depot at $50 o'clock Monday after
noon. There were present Chair
man r. I. Manning and Messrs. John
W. McKeiver, H. J. McLaurin. u. W.
II. Ingram and E. I. Reardon, repre-
senting the Chamber OF Commerce.
and Alderman James 4 Chandler
and Hugh c.. Harnsworth, represent-
ing the City Council, and Messrs.
Thomas Wilson and c. c. Rowland,
representing the Atlantic Coast Line
and Northwestern Railroad compan-
les. The committee with the two
railroad officials went over the ground
and discussed the questions at issue in
detail, and the committee formulated
plans as to what they thought neces-
sary for better apssenger depot facili-
ties. A sooon as General Manager
Royal and his associates from Will
mington arrive in the city, the COM
mittee will be prepared to intelligent
ly discuss the situation with those
officials. So far nothing has been
heard from Mr.. Royal as to whether
he or any other officials from Will
mington are coming, but it is almost
sure that they will be here within the
next few days. Captain Wilson said
that Sumter is entitled to larger, more
convenient and comfortable passenger
depot accommodations, as this city is
a very important railroad point, par
ticularly for the Atlantic Coast Line,
and that he feels that the company
would do the right thing by Sumter.
The committee did not give out for
publication any of the plans formu-
lated at the meeting Monday. Mr..
Rowland is in favor Of better ac-
commodations also.
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Capt. Thomas Wilson Heartily in Fa-
vor Of Improvements and Makes
Excellent Suggestions.

Capt. Thomas Wilson, president OF
the Northwestern Railway ComBany,
who has been out of the city since be-
fore the fire at the passenger depot,
returned last Friday. On Saturday
evening he authorized Secretary E. I.
Reardon of the Chamber Of Com
merce. to say that he had suggested
to the Atlantic Coast Line authorities
that now is the time to enlarge the
depot accommodations and to-. I'M
prove the trackage facilities. Among
the Improvements recommended will
be the enlargement Of the general
waiting room for white people, which
can be done by throwing the space
now used for tickekt Offices and a part
Of the entrance lobby in the rear ofthe
depot, into the general waiting room
for whites. He proposes also that the
nresent colored waiting room be turn
ed into a ticket office, and that the
present large baggage room be dlvld-
ed into two colored waiting rooms
one room for general use, and the
other for coIored females. That an
addition be made on the eastern sloe
of the depot for use as baggage
rom and express Office, the addition
to be of the same kind Of material
and architecture as the old part Of the
bu;,ding. That the umbrella shed be
torn away entirely, in order that the
snace between the tracks may be
made much wider, and that the top
of the depot be raised high enough 70
extend a train shed out from the oe-
pot of sufficient width to include the
entrances from the waiting rooms anc
,areage rooms out over and beyond
all of the tracks, so that passengers
NAV board, and get off of trains from
and into the depot under cover, ano
that a concrete floor be put down un-
der the shed.
CAPTAIN Wilson has for some time
realized that the present passenger
depot facilities are inadequate, ano
that there was grave danger Of some
one getting hurt between the trains
IN account Of the narrowness of the
enace between the tracks, and ne
had already obtained the consent Of
the authorities to widen the space be-
tween the tracks. He is anxious to CO.
onerate with the City Council ano
chamber of Commerce in giving Sum
| ter all of the depot accommodation:
70 which it is entitled. AS Capt. vii
son is a Joint tenant with the Atlantic
Coast Line, and a man Of considera
b1e influence with that company, M:
suggestions will have great weight
no doubt, particularly when backed
up with the City Council and Cham
her of Commerce, and it is eviden
that Sumter will soon enjoy not onl.
more spacious, but much more com
Portable and convenient depot facili
ties at our main passenger station
The destruction of the old depot b.
fire will prove to have been blessing
|
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TIE PASSENGER DEPOT.
.soins ssceting Of City Council and
Chamber of Commerce Names a
Committee to Confer With Railroad
authorities.

The special committee appointed at
fhe Joint meeting between City Coun-
ell and & committee from the Cham
Der OF Commerce, held Friday even
ing met Immediately after the joint
meeting adjourned, and organized for
business. The following gentlemen
constitute the committee:
r. I. Manning, J. W. McKiever, Il.
J. McLaurin, Jr., w. II. Ingram, H
G. Haynsworth, E. I. Reardon, W. A.
Bowman and J. II. Chandler.
Mr.. r. I. Manning was elected
chairman and Mr.. E. I. Reardon, sec
retary. After discussing the best way
to proceed to carry out the wishes CT
the Chamber of Commerce and City
Council, as expressed at the joint
meeting, for better and more COM
Portable passenger depot facilities, 1T
was decided that the entire commit
tee should meet on Monday next at
four o'clock in the afternoon and visit
the passenger depot recently Destroy
ed by fire, with a view to ascertainlng
what Improvements are needed. The
chairman and secretary were request
ed to write Mr.. W. y. Royal, General
Manager of the Atlantic Coast Line,
requesting that General Superinten-
dent. A. w. Anderson, Traffic Man
ager, R. A. Brand, with MT. Royal,
| visit Sumter within the next week to
confer with this special committee,
and to request that no work be done
towards reconstructing the burned
depot until City Council and Chamber
OF Commerce can be heard from
through their respective committees.
| 1t is understood that that the commit
| tee will be reasonable in its requests
upon the railroad authorities, but 1t
seemed to be the unanimous senti-
ment Of the meeting that Sumter
! should receive better passenger depot
accommodations. Better lights,
shed to protect passengers from the
rain, more waiting room accommoda-
tions, were among the necessities dis
cussed, and the Importance of widen
ing the tracks which are now so close
together as to be absolutely danger
Gus. The chairman was authorized tc
appoint any citizen to act on this COM
naittee in the absence Of any of the
members Of said committee.
The colored citizens We're not for
gotten at the meeting for better de-
pot facilities, last evening. The at.
tention of the meeting was called tc
the fact that there is only one wait
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-03-06

New York, March 5.-A plea of
guilty to the charge Of sending OBJ
scene matter through the mails in the
so-called "Red light personal col
umn was entered in the United
States Circuit court by counsel for the
New York Herald Co. The plea was
on behalf of Jas. Gordon Bennett,
owner Of the Herald, and Manley Gill
lam. the advertising manager, who
we're sentenced to be imprisoned on
April 2. The maximum fine under the
courts indictments is $4,000.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-03-06
WEDNESDAY,. MARCH s, 1907
n1PoRGaNT NOTICE.

Subscribers are requested to ex-
anime the label on their papers,
which show the date to which the
subscription has been paid. Those
who find that they are in arrears are
requested to call and settle or remit
at the earliest convenient date. The
amount that each subscriber owes is
small, but in the aggregate the
amount due US for subscription is
cuite 1arge-and we need the money.
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ing room for colored pecp5e q, DE
Atlantic Coast Line pass @a1&@s> depot,
and the accommodations Ter celo@ed
passengers are very insi ds4-,ate. 1t
was argued that the colored p&sSe l.
gers are also entitled to se7.a,ate
waiting room for females, aE6 nat
their department should De ize22t in
proper shape. The atteaaor oS ane
railroad authorities will be called to
the necessity Of providing a wait
ing room for co1ored females, with
the necessary accommodation to
which they are entitled.
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MRS. EDDY AFRAID OF SUIT.

ship.
MRS. EDDY AFRAID OF SUIT.
Sent Messenger to Offer From
100000 to S25O,O00 to Her Rela-
tionS.
Concord, N. H, March 3.-That
Mrs. Mary Bsker G. Eddy attempted
by a, gift of from 100000 to $780,
600 to avert a suit for an accounting
of her property was maed known to-
night. Her representative was hur-
rying to her son, George W. Glover,
in Deadwood, S. D., when the papers
were filed by direction Of ex-senator
William E. Chandler. He was then
recalled.
It was learned that about O'Clock
last Friday afternoon a messenger
from Mr.. Glover delivered to Mrs.
Eddy. a letter in which Mr.. Glover
stated his purpose to begin the suit.
The Rev. Irving c. Tomlinson, one OF
the defendants named in the suit, left
Concord at 4.50 o'clock that after
noon to go to Mr.. Glover. Mr.. Tom
linson- had deed Of trust for a
certain sum of money, variously esti-
mated at from 100000 to $250,0O0,
to be delivered to Mr.. Glover on these
conditions:
"First. That neither he nor his
household should make any further
demands upon Mrs. Eddy.
Second. phat they should offer no
objections to the probating Of any
will that might be offered after her
death.
Third. That they should not seek
by any legal proceeding to set aside
any gifts, deeds or conveyances that
Mrs. Eddy might make during her
lifetime"
Gen. Frank H. Streeter, counsel for
Mrs. Eddy, quickly got into commu-
nication with John W. Kelley and n.
e. Martin of counsel for Mr.. Glover
and told them Of the plan Of Mrs.
Eddy. He was informed that Mr.
Kelley. had already filed the suit and
that the facts had been given to the
press. Gen. Streeter then recalled
Mr.. Tomlinson, because the damage
had been done.
When asked about the matter to-
night Gen. Streter said:
with reference to the report that
within few days Mrs. Eddy has
placed in the hands Of trustees q
large amount of money to be hello
and used for the benefit OF
her son and grandchildren,
have nothing to say. Whatev'
er Mrs. Eddy may or may MOI
have done toward providing for he1
family is, a matter which ought moi
for the present, at least, be discussed
by me-
Mrs. Eddy on Saturday afternoon
went to see Gen. Streeter and sent fol
her second cousin, Henry M. Baker
ex-representative from New Hamp-
shire, and chairman of the judiciary
commission of the New Hampshire
house. With him she remained II
conference for some time.
Mr.. Baker said today that he sue
ceeded in reassuring Mrs. Eddy, ans
sympathized with her. He said tina
Mrs. Eddy had intended to give hel
son and his children 100000 in trust
and that this proceeding, which wa!
to have assured her absolute freedom
from legal trouble with the Glover:
before and after her death, was IN
terrupted by ex-senator Chandler:
bill in equity.-New York Times.
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GETTING READY
FOR WARMER WEATHER.

Our buyers are now in
market, where they will be
actively engaged for the next
three or four weeks in select
ing our
Spring and Summer Stock.
1t is needless to say that the
best values money can OBJ
tain from manufacturers and
importers, will be secured by
them. We have many at
tractive items in this line i'm
stock already, as there has
not been a week since the
first of January that we
have not been receiving new
goods. so that those who are
in immediate need will find
a very good line from whicIl
to select.
|O'DOnnell &COl1lpdlly
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Sent a Messenger to Offer From
100000 to s25o,O0O to Her Rela-
tons.
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The proposition to convert the land
surrounding the water works pump
ing station into a park seems to drag
alonsunnecessarily. The proposition as
the writer understands it does not
contemplate the immediate outlay OF
any considerable sum of money by
the city. It is not part of the plan
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-03-06

The city Council has taken up the
suggestion that a building inspector
se appointed. That such an officer is
needed in Sumter and in all other
rowing towns goes without saying.
The expense viii be merely nominal
sn comparison with the value o. rhe
services rendered.
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
JOURNAL FIRST
TO GIVE NEWS
Marvin Extra Edition Of This
Newspaper Eagerly Sought
By Residents
WAS RECORD
BREAKING EDITION

Wilmingtonians first learned OF the
recovery of the body OF missing Horace
Marvin through an extra of The Even
ing Journal on Saturday afternoon.
That the efforts of this newspaper
20 give the news to the residents of
the city are appreciated is amply re-
fected in the fact that the extra edi-
tlon of The Evening journal on Satur-
day afternoon and evening was the
largest extra edition ever printed by
a Wilmington newspaper, and this
added TO the regular edition of The
Evening Journal made Saturdays cir
culation of this newspaper the greatest
ever pripted by a Wilmington news
paper.
When the first bulletin came from
Dover of the finding of the Marvin
lads body The Evening Journal im-
medlately prepared for an extra edi-
ton. In accord with the eight-hour
day policy for this newspaper, all of
the composing room employees except
ing two had gone away-some to the
baseball game and others 10 their
homes. The pressman and his as
sistants We're on duty cunning out the
regular edition, however
AS soon as Dover could be reached
by long distance telephone and by
telegraph, the facts. 80 far as they
We're known at the Capital at the time
were gathered and the first story of
the finding of the little boys body was
gotten in shape.
1t was exactly 457 o'clock when the
first copies of the extra edition of The
Evening Journal We're offered for sale
on the streets. An army of news
boys tugged and fought for a prefer
ence i'm getting the extra Marvin edi-
tion. The competitor to The Even
ing Journal in issuing an extra edition
had its copies on the street twenty
minutes later than did The Evening
Journal
The first installment Of 5000 copies
of the extra edition of The Evening
Journal was exhausted in a very few
minutes. and the presses was kept go-
ing until late I'm tho evening supplying
the demand. Papers We're printed as
the demand for them came. and when
the pressman received word that no
further copies would be printed just
G050 extra Evening Journals had been
printed and sold to the Wilmington
public
That many more could have been
disposed of is recognized by the man-
agement of this newspaper. Harry
Kennedy. who went through the Sixth
and Eighth wards. sold five hundred
copies of the extra Evening Journal
and returned for 500 additional copies,
but the press had been stoped for the
night He had an assistant to help
him in carrying his big bundle OF
newspapers.
The Evening Journal appeared on
the street before the baseball game al
South Side Park was finished, and the
papers were gohbled up like hot cakes
by the crowd returning from the game.
On Market street too. the Saturday
afternoon and evening shoppers eager
~ bought the extra Evening Journal,
and I'm all parts of the city the news
boys reaped a harvest from their sale
Of the Marvin edition.
Evening journal., 1907-05-06

Elizabeth Winchester. Allen T. True,
Irving Warner.
The patronesscs are Mrs Lammot
DUPONT, Mrs. William l.. Bancroft, Mrs
Samuel Bancroft. Jr.. Mrs. John Ban-
croft, Mrs. John NJ. Mcndlnhall. Mrs
Lewis c. Vandegrlft, Mrs, Susan II
shearman, Mrs. Tilghman Johnston,
Mrs. Joseph swift. Mrs Edward n.
Belts, Mrs Otho Nowland, Mrs Alfred
ID. Warner. Mrs Arthur J. MoXham,
Mrs. Job II. Jackson. Mrs George
Gray. Mrs. John r. Wales, Mrs. Fer
dinand l.. Gilpip, Mrs. Jesse William
son. Mrs. w. T.. Hastings, Mrs. Elwood
C. Jackson, Mrs. E. Tatnall Warner
Mrs Howard Pyle, Miss Emily j. Bis-
sell, Mrs. Charles Beadenkopf, Mrs. Il.
Coleman DUPONT. Mrs. Harry 4. Cause,
Mrs. Edwin Golding, Mrs. Alfred S.
Elliott, Mrs. w. +. Dickens Lewis,
Mrs. David j. Reinhardt, Mrs. Henry
b. Thompson, Mrs. John B. Bird, Mrs.
Mary II. J. Bush. Miss Emma Lore.
Miss Mary Lafferty, Mrs. Charles NJ.
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Social Notes
Personal and Social Notes

Miss Bessie Simpler, of stockley, is
visiting friends in this city.
Mrs. Clarence Driscoll has been
spending several days with her mother
at Georgetown.
Mrs. T. b. Hearn and family of this
city, are visiting friends in Laurel
Miss Marie Waller, Of Philadelphia.
has been visiting friends here.
Herbert Ricketts,. of Seaford, has re-
turned from a brief trip here.
James McClmick visited friends in
Seaford last week.
Charles B. Prettyman and Fred Hope
have been visiting Dover friends.
Miss Anna Hook has been visiting
her sister, Mrs Laura Boggs, in
Dover
John Almond. of the West Chester
State Normal SCHOOL, spent sunday at
his home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Lippincott. Of
this city. accompanied BY Mr. and Mrs
Buckenfell, of New York, who left
here last week on an automobile trip
for the jamestown Exposition, were
delayed in Laurel two days as a re-
suit of an accident to the machine
MIs. marry >. InuelWoou IS NlslllnB
relatives in Delaware City.
Miss Bertha X Bennett and Miss
Mabel e. Manning are spending a week
in Smyrna
Mrs. ]. A. Dockety spent several
days last week with her father. VIII
liam y. Green. near Nassau.
-1----
Announce Engagement.
John G. Hartmann announces the
Evening journal., 1907-05-06

ture citizens, kindergarten. kinder
gartner. Miss Mary Johnson; Klapp
Dams. Junior Brownies. leaders. Miss
Eugenia Jackson. Miss Josephine Law
ney; Kitchen Garden. Acorn Club,
leaders. Miss Louise Matthews, Miss
Ethel Lobdell: May Pole Dance. Otis
club Sunbeam club. leaders. Miss
Carolyn Golding, Miss Grace Beaden-
kopf, Mrs. Rulith Carpenter. Miss
Grace Weldin; Wanted-A wife; a
Country Party, Jefferis Success Club,
sangster Club, Fidelity Club, Women
Improvement Club, leaders, Allen
True, Miss Belle Wales, Miss Emma
Eckman, Miss Virginia Baynard, Miss
Edna McConey, Miss Margaret Shear
man.
cake and lemonade will be for sale
bv the Sunshine Club.
The committee of arrangements is
as follows:
Miss Marion Cause. chairman: Miss
Margaret Shearman. Miss Frances
Jackson, Miss Mary Williamson, Miss
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Pleasant Party.

Miss Helena Mammele gave a pleas
ant May party on Friday. The mem
bers We're chaperoned by Mrs. Charles
Cardwell at the Idle Hour Club House
and grounds at Grubbs Landing
Those taking part were Misses Helena
Mammele, Marion Briley. Helen Mul-
lin. lone Schilling Madaline Kidd,
Natalie Hoffecker. Anna Kates, Gladys
Lane. Rebecca Mammele and Susie
Dunwell, William White. Frederick
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Birthday Party.

A pleasant birthday party was given
to Miss Edith Stafford at her home.
No. 1928 Lancaster avenue. in honor
of her twentieth birthday. Among
those present were: Mr.. and Mrs
Stafford, Mr.. and Mrs. E. McGinnes,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. Rushworth. Mrs. II.
Taylor Mr.. and Mrs. A. Pratts, Joseph
Cox. Mrs. Parks. Mrs. Hewitt, Charles
Tibbet, Miss Jessie Walker. Margaret
Fischer Sadie Cathcart. Katie Nc
Donaha, Annie Burton. Mamie Rus
sell. Minnie Cathcart. Ethel Hubbard.
Lizzie Parkins. Susie Howell, Edith
Stafford, Elwo0d McGinnes, Arthur
Reed, John Parkins. John Pittam,
Harry Maxwell William Hewitt, Jonn
Keimer. Samuel Bailey and William
Point
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Doctor Said Consumption

Mr.. Andrew Mayer of 40
Grove ST., Brooklyn, N. Y,
contracted a severe cough,
which continued so long
that the doctor said he had
bronchitis or consumption
and after he tried his doc
tors prescription, and re-
ceived no relief, he decided to
use DUFFY'S PURE MALT
WHISKEY, which finally
cured him and restored his
health and strength.
Letters like the following are
received daily telling Of some mar
velous cure due to the timely use
of DUFFY'S PURE MALT WHIS-
KEY, as prescribed:
81 had a severe cough for some time and
became extremely alarmed because my physician
told me had bronchitis and another said had
consumption. As ] received little benefit from
the remedies prescribed for me began to think
what the doctors had said was only too true. i
finally decided TO take DUFFY'S PURE
MALT WIiISKEY, with little hope of the
result that followed. Slowly the coughing spells
lessened in frequency and the quantity thrown
up also became less, and my strength which had
sadly failed, is now as good as ever. / feel that
! am saved, and that owe my good fortune to
the timely use of DUFFY'S PURE MALT
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Duffy's Pure Malt Whiskey

dsuI wholly from matted method
Sotnss hhy ant heom from ho
o he nos tenatvs somach
al al Isreuum free from hl
men, delicate al hlden.
y pas an
e
o Pure al ryou
get uw and Is sodin d only
he cor s o every bOok
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Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Unexcelled.

Unexcelled in durability and covering
is James NJ. Bryan's Superior Roof
Paint. One gallon covers 500 square
feet. This paint is oxide base thinned
with pure linseed oil. A more satisfac-
tory and permanent paint could not be
produced. Now is the time to put 1t
on.s
Evening journal., 1907-05-06

Curtis Mrs. Il. G. Robinson. Mrs. Rob-
ort Ferriday. Mrs. John Blggs, Mrs.
j. Danforth Bush, Mrs. George p. Bis-
sell. Mrs James A. Draper. Jr., Mrs.
Horace II. Thayer Jr, Mrs. Leonard
a. YerSes. Mrs Frank G. Tallmar,
Mrs. Daniel M. Bates, Mrs Arthur w.
spruance. Mrs. Alexander Sellers, Mrs.
Christopher l.. Ward. Mrs. Edward n.
Candy, Mrs. James p. Winchester.
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Charm for Mr. Peters.

Before leaving the city for Newport
News to accept a position with the
Newport News Shipbuilding and Dry
dock Company, r. Vincent Peters re-
ceived an Odd Fellows watch charm
from his friends in the employ Of the
Delaware Leather Company. NJ. Aleet
Sabine made the presentation speech.
The gift was a token of the esteem
in which the foremen held the recipient
and a mark of the friendship existing
between them.
Evening journal., 1907-05-06
Entertainment OF
PEOPLES SETTLEMENT

In the New-Century Club drawing
room tonight, the Peoples Settlement
will give its annual entertainment. An
elaborate program has been arranged
and the entertainment promises to be
enjoyable. The program IS:
Boys Brigade. Major J. Warner
Reed of the Delaware Guard; our fu-