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The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
VISIT OF CAPITALISTS.
4 Party of Northern Capitalists Who
Are Seeking investments Spent
Sunday in the City.

Mr.. a. \. Walker, Vice President
cf the South Carolina Public Service
Corporation, and Messrs. H. Bird Cas-
sell, John r. Williams, r. V. Kane
ard DR.. Louis Adler. Of Washington,
D. c., a. P. @anes and Jacob NJ.
Lodges. Of Philadelphia, and w. S.
Logan and o. E. Wolfe, of Scranton,
Fa.. spent Sunday in the city. The
i,arty is making a tour Of the South
tor the purpose of inspecting and in
vestigating number of growing
towns with view OF making invest
n.ents. They are travelling in the pri-
vate Pullman car, Magnet" as the
guests of Mr.. Walker. VINO IS promot-
ing a number OF enterprises in South
Carolina and other Southern states.
They visited Florence and Darling
ton on Saturday, by invitation, to
laok into the proposed electric rail
w.ay between the two places. They
siaC no pafucuIdl Interest III 'ctl1t'et'
but having heard the place favorably
spoken of decided to sop over and
spend Sunday here en- route to Amer
Gus. Ga. Sunday morning they pro-
cured carriages and drove over the
city and in the afternoon, having
made the acquaintance of some OF
cur citizens, they We're given an au-
to1nobile ride over the city ard out
into the country They seemed to be
vel pleased with what they saw of
Sumter and several OF thk party said
shat they would pay another visit in
tie near future and remain long
enough to make fuller investigation
Of conditions in this city and county.
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DEATHS.
The infant child of Mr.. Thomas N.
Bradley died Friday afternoon.

The infant child Of Mr.. Thomas N.
Bradley died Friday afternoon.
Jesse. he little son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Clifton, died last Monday
morning at 10. O'Clock, after a brief
illness.
Mis-. James Frierson, The mother of
Mrs. ". ". Reese, Of this city, died
on the 18th at her home in Clarendon
county, after a brief illness, aged II
years.
Mrs. H. ]. Seymour died at her
hon1e on South Harvin Street Thurs
Gay night after an illness of several
weeks, of typhoid fever. She is sur
vived by her husband, mother and
enc sister. The funeral services We're
held at the cemetery at 3 O'Clock Fri
DAY afternoon.
Died at her home on Oakland ave-
nue., on Monday, June 10th, Mrs. j.
W. Harper, oIleT an 1lluSSS VI lNC1Nc
days. She was not 80 years of age.
she was a member Of the First Meth
.cd:st church of Sumter, sincere
Christian, a kind friend and neighbor,
a devoted wife and mother. She
leaves a husband and five children to
mourn her untimely end. Her re-
mains were taken to her old homo il
Marlboro county for interment. All
that could possibly be done by ply
sicians and kind friends was done,
but God, in His infinite wisdom, saw
BEST to take her to. Himself
Mayesyille, June 13.-Mrs. Parker,
the mother Of Mrs. S. W. Wilson, died
This morning at the home OF the lat
.e. after brief illness. The funeral
vas held at the house this afternoon
and the body vas taken to Charles
ton, the former home of Mrs. Parker,
for interment.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

The board Of county commissioners
will elect cotton ewighers for Sumter
ard Mayesville on July I'd.
Everything at the new Court House
will be in readiness for the corner
stone laying on Thursday. The
grounds a:e being cleared up and a
large stand for the Grand Lodge Of
fcers and speakers is being erected.
Considerable money will have to be
spent on the new Court House
grounds to have them in keeping With
the building. 1t would never Go to
let them remain as they are.
The Executive Committee Of the
State baseball League met in Colum-
tia today. It is understood that the
matter Of most Importance TO be con-
siGered is proposition from one Of
the other towns to reduce the season
from 90 to so games.
Mr.. c. W. Chandler, of Wedge
field, was in the city today with a
wagon load Of early peaches. the first
Of the season from local orchards.
Compared with the peaches from The
same orchard last year, those on sale
today were small and inferior, owing
to the unfavorable weather, but they
found a ready market, nevertheless.
The Southern Railway will run
special train from Columbia Thurs
day afternoon for the accommodation
cf the Columbia sports who expect to
attend the Adamson-Soeven wrestling
match in the Opera House that night.
There is great interest in the match in
Columbia and a large crowd is ex-
pected to come over The only rea-
sen the match is to be pulled off here
instead of Columbia is that the CO.
Iunlbia Opera House could not be OBJ
tained, being engaged for the month.
a party Of gentlemen left the city
early last Thursday for the Reid State
farm, near Boykins. to attend fish
fry and barbecue given by the direc-
tors Of the penitentiary. The annual
fish frys at the State farm are always
pleasant affairs, and those who at
tend one are always eager to attend
another. There is a congenial crowd
present and the dinner is one to de-
light an epicure.
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The positive statement of Supt. A.
". Anderson, of the Atlantic Coast
Line, that no change in the schedule
Of passenger train No. 46, (the morn
ing train from Orangeburg to Lares)
is contemplated and none will be
made, will be received with much sat
isfaction by the business men of Sum-
ter. The present schedule of the train
is convenient and is beneficial to Sum-
ter and all other towns on the road
and there has never been any local
between Orangeburg and Charleston,
and there had never been any local
demand or wish for a change. This
teing the case the Atlantic Coast
Line officials viii be slow in Welding
to the demand Of outside influences
fcl a change.
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Masters Sale.

BY virtue Of a decree of the Court
Of Common Pleas for Sumter County,
in the State of South Carolina, in the
case Of Marion Noise against Ed
mund NJ. Glover, Henry Sanders,
James Jones, L. D. Jennings, A. O.
Glover, L. C. Glover, A. ]. Glover, z.
C. Mcleod and Neill O'Donnell, who
is doing business under the name and
style of O'Donnell &, Company, VIII
sell to the highest bidder, at public
auction, at the Court house, in the
city of Sumter, in the county and
State aforesaid, on saleday in July,
being the first day of said month, at
the usual hours of sale, the following
described real estate, to Wit:
All that tract Of land in Sumter coun-
ty. in said State, containing one hum
dred and thirty-nine acres, more or less,
bounded by lands now or formerly
as follows: On north by lands OF
Estate of Bradley and Of Brown; east
by land of Marion Noise, south by
land of NJ. Reynolds, and land of
Geddis. and west by land of Estate OF
Bradley.
Terms of sale cash. Purchaser to
pay for papers.
H. FRANK WILSON,
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Only criminal cases vii, be taken
up when the Court Of Common Pleas
and General Sessions convenes on
July 1st.
Work will begin on the Atlantic
Coast Line passenger station within
the next few days. The material is
on the ground and the man who will
superinterd the work arrived today.
The directors Of the Sumter Base
bali Association have decided to have
no Ladies Day at the park this week
This action was taken on account OF
the large number of visitors who
will be in the city Thursday.
Florence, Darlington, Bennettsville
and other places have found it neces-
sary to increase the salaries paid the
teachers in the city schools and in all
these schools better salaries are now
paid than in the Sumter schools.
Florence is the last town to increase
the teachers'salaries, an advance OF
s5 month having been voted all
teachers by the school board at
meeting held few days ago.
An order for the first lot Of sewer
ripes will be placed this week and
when the order, which will amount
to about twenty car loads, has been
filed erything else will be in readi-
ness for beginning active work on the
sewerage system. The outlook is that
thearst lot of piping can be delivered
ehont August 1st and on that date ex-
cavation will probably begin.
The prospect is that there Will be
the greatest gathering Of Masons in
Sumter on Thursday on the occasion
Ct the laying of the corner stone Of
rho new Court House that this city
has ever known. Invitations have
neen sent out to all Masonic Lodges
:, this section of the state and gen
oral invitation has been eztene to
all Masons to DE present on
r,aroront Lodge will give aoNe
- night in honor of visitsae d
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Sale.

By virtue Of q decree Of the Court
Of Common Pleas for Sumter County,
in the State of South Carolina, in the
case Of Emma Jamison against May
Bell Pringle. will sell at public auc-
ton, to the highest bidder. at Court
House, in the city Of Sumter. county
and State aforesaid, on saleday n
July, 1907, being the first day of said
month, at the usual hours OF sale, the
following described real estate, to
wit:
All that lot of land in the southern
Fart of the city Of Sumter, designated
as lot 40. 9 on plat made by H D.
Noise, surveyor, measuring ffty-fve
and six-tenths feet on its northern
and southern boundaries, and one
hundred and eighty-seven feet on it's
eastern and western boundary lines,
and bounded on the north by a street
of said city, east by lot No. on said
plat: south BY lands Of the estate oS
Royt. ard west by lot 30. 20 on said
plat, being the lot Of land conveyed
to William Friagle by Barrow Waish,
BY Deed recorded in Office Of c. c. C.
P. for said county in book G. G. G. at
page 3s2.
Terms of sale cash. Purchaser ia
pay for papers.
H. FRANK WILSON,
Master for Sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

The shade trees Of this city are be-
ing ruined in large numbers as the re-
suit Of the car!esSness OF drivers who
Use them as hitching posts. On al
r'cst every street from one up to
dozens of trees can be noted that
have been denuded of bark by horses.
ard many OF them having been grid
ed. Will shortly die. There is an Or
dinance against hitching to trees and
.he law should be enforced. Many
drivers Of delivery wagon, While they
do not hitch to the shade trees, per-
nit their horses to stand within reach
OF the trees and the damage that re-
suits is just as serious.
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PETIT JURY.
Jury for the First Week of Court OF
General Sessions.

Jury for the First Week Of Court OF
General Sessions.
The Court of General Session will
convene on on Monday, July lst. with
Jundge Memminger on the bench.
". O. bradford, H. S. Tisdale, Geo.
T. Epperson, J. F. Reid, c. L. Simp-
sen. r. D. Bradford, H c. Mcleod,
". E. Mcbride, J. T. BrogGon, A. j.
Fipkin. c. E. Mayes. J. B. Baker, w
F. jenkins, W. ]. Jones. r. W. We'll
con, H. D. Tindall. J. NJ Woodley, j.
5. Weldon, E. D. W;therspoon, j. H.
Mills, J. T. Burkett. Charles Thames,
D. J. Vim. Jr., c. W. Stansill, Jr., w.
E. Kolb, P. E. Mcleod, W. J. Spen-
Ger. W. D. Dawkirs, Moses Green, j.
NJ. Chandler. Joseph Muldrow, Hamp-
ton Lewis. B. F. Estridge, L. B. Du-
rant, E. H. Moses, w. F. Player.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

There can be no more bond issues
in Sumter until there is a decided in
crease in the valuation of property
for taxation, and property owners are
glad that this is true. Taxes are high
enough and no one wants them to be-
come burdensome. Public improve
ments are desirable, but everything
else should not be sacrificed to ac-
cnmpl;sh one end.
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Mr.. NJ. a. Naha1ey. OF Belton, An

Mr.. NJ. a. Mahaffey, OF Belton, An
derson county, is spending some time
III this county. working in the inter
ast Of the Farmers Educational and
Cooperative Union OF South Carolina.
During the present week he has Or
ganized local untonsa at Wedgefeld and
Dalzell Next week he Will visit Priva
teer, Mayesville and Brogdon for the
purpose Of organizing local unions. It
is Nj Mahaffey's wish to organize ten
or more locanl unions in the county,
and then perfect the county organiza-
ten. The union is strong in the up
per portion Of the State. ten counties
having been thoroughly organized al
ready.
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DiSpensary Sales.

The statement compiled by Dispen-
sary Auditor W. B. West shows that
the county dispenseries sold during
the month of May total
OF s212.046.72. The total sales
for March. April and May were s573,-
147.75. The sales of the Sumter coun-
ty dispensary for May were s11,657.-
u, and for the three months ending
May 31st, s35,S12.47. Of this amount
D1spensary no. sold s2S,S0S.60; Dis
pensary No. (beer) s3,44s.10:
Mayesville, s3,556.77.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19
MARRIED.

Mrs. Caleb Leonard, of Asheville.
\. c., announces the marriage Of her
daughter. Kathryn Louise Bright, to
Nj. Kenneth Sutherland Conrad, at
Asheville, on Monday, June 18th. Mr..
and Mrs. Conrad will be at home in
Greenville. S. c., after July 18th.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

The condition of the cotton crop at
the present time does not warrant the
belief that there vii; be large crop
produced, in Sumter county. The
plant is small, the stands broken and
the cool nights are retarding growth.
Ideal conditions of weather from now
on and liberal fertilization will be re-
quired to make an average crop this
year.
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e sewerage survey has been COM

re sewerage survey has been COM
/ ted, and the uninformed public IS
anxious to ascertain when real work
is to begin. The city has been twice
surveyed for sewerage, and it it is
hoped that work on the system will
be commenced just as soon as the
necessary piping and other material
can be procured.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

The banks and stores OF the city
have agreed to close, tomorrow, on
account of the laying Of the corner
stone of the new Court House, from
11.45 until ceremony has been con-
Guided.
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NEW ADVERTISEMENTS.
Personal.
Mrs. H. G.. osteen has gone to Che.


Mrs. H. G. Osteen has gone to Che
raw.
Mrs. L. R. Camp, OF Charlotte, N.
c., is.in town.
Dr.. j. A. Mood has returned from
BrevarG, N. G.
Miss Miller. of Memphis is, Tenn,
visiting Mrs. e. S. Booth.
Miss Claudia Zemp, of Camden, is
visiting Miss Clyde Durant.
Mr AS. Flud, OF Stateburg, was in
the city Monday on business.
Mr.. Frank S. Wilson, of Richmond,
Va, was in the city Sunday.
Mr.. G. a. Ellerbe, of Hagood, wss
in the city Friday on business.
Miss Bessie Briggs of Manning, is
visiting Miss Fannie Ryttenbsrg.
Mr. Perry Moses, Jr.. went to Spar
burg Monday on business trip.
Mr.. Leon NJ. Green is at home from
the University of South Carolina.
Miss Mabel Welsh, of Orangebnrg, is
visiting at Mr. j.. Walter Dnrant's
Mr.. James McCutcben, of Wateree,
spent Sunday in town with relatives.
Dr.. Jesse A. Clifton, of Orangeburg,
is visiting his brother, Hon. John Il.
Clifton.
Misses Edna Hnghson and Moneta
Osteen returned Monday from the Isle
Of Palms.
Miss Virginia Ba,by left Friday for
a visit of several weeks at Hender-
son, N. c.
Mr.. F. M. Canpon, editor of the
Chesterfield Advertiser, is in the city
for few days.
Misses Daisy Bowman and Ellen
Rarren spent Saturday and Sunday at
Sullivan's Island.
aar. Wade Mcconnell has gone to
his old home in Mooresrille. n. c.,
to spend some time.
DE-. and Mrs. H. M. Stuckey left
Friday morning for Henderson, Ky, to
visit Mrs. Stuckey's parents
Miss Annie Mccullough, who spent
the past winter in Nashville, Tenn,
is visiting Mrs. G P. Osteen.
Professor W Il. Hand. Of the Uni
versity of South Carolina, passed
through the city Friday morning.
IQI. huSu CUSlfS 1Clb 1oSl 1uO4S SIoy
sot Washington. N. c.. where he will
play With the hall team Of that town.
Or. Geiger aad Mr. Louis Levi, of
Manning, @ere IN the city Sunday as
sae guests CT Mr. AID Mrs. Mitchell
..egi
Miss Annie Chandler is visiting in
Marion. She will spend several days
in Florence with friends on her re-
4urn home
Misses Lillian and Margaret Ryan,
of Lexington, KY, are here for a
month's Stay with their sister, Mrs
T. B. Jenkins.
Mrs. ". s. Smith, of Smithville,
vas in tie city Monday on her way to
BenneStsville tc visit her niece, Mrs.
DR.. Grassland.
Mr.. VI. d. Aiksp, Jr., of Charlott>>
n. c., a recent graduate Of the
school of the University of South Ca
olins, was in the city Friday.
Mrs. Black, of Columbia. who has
been visiting mrs E. S. Booth. left
Monday for Georgetown, where she
~ill spend some time with relatives.
Mr.. T. B. jenkins has returned
from Charleston, where be went to
participate in the automobile races on
the Island of Palms last Thursday. The
REQ Won the free-for-all race with
ease.
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Cosmetics will ruin the complexion
There's no beauty practice equal t
the effects of HOLSTERS Rocky Mour--
tain Tea. :! iseeps the entire body in
perfect neal a. Tea or Tablets 81
cents. Chiaa's Drug Store.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

Success in life is accompanied by in
crease of enemies That's why Hol-
listers Rocky Mountain Tea has so
many imitators; it's success. 35
cents, Tea or Tablets. China's Drug
Sctra
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KILLED on THE RAIL.
Coroner Flowers Holds Inquests Over
the Remains of Two Negroes.

Coroner Flowers held an inquest al
Sumter Junction Saturday over the
body of Boykin y. Cantey, colored
who was killed on the trestle Tues
DAY morning last by Southern Rail
way train No. 141. Cantey was asleep
on the trestle and when No. 141 came
along at 8.55 a. m. he was knocked
into the water. Efforts were made to
recover the body, but owing to the
high water in the swamp it could
rot be located until Friday afternoon
when it was found floating on the
water near the sceSe of the accident.
Tie back of the head was crushed,
and it was evident that death was in
stantaneous. The crew OF the tram
testified before the jury Of inquest
and several OF. witnesses were ex-
amined, but there was no evidence to
indicate that the train crew was in
apywise responsible for the accident
The jury rendered verdict that
Roykin Cantey was killed by train
No. 141, and that his death was the
result of his own carelessness.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

The lower portion Of the body Of
negro man was found lying on the
Atlantic Coast Line track near Liber-
tv street crossing Sunday morning
about 7.S0 O'Clock and those who be-
gan to search for the balance Of the
BODY found parts Of it scattered along
the track all the way from the cross
ing to the brick yard. The head,
however. was missing and was not
found until severalp hours later. when
it was picked up on the NJ. & a. track
rearly two miles west Of the city.
When the head was found the body
was identified as that Of Garner
Green, a negro about II years old,
who was last seen late Saturday al
ternoon. He was then under the in
fluence OF liquor and it is the sup
&c sition that on his way out o. towE
he went to sleep on the track anc
was run over by one Of the night
trains. = At the time it could not be
determined which of the two trains
killed him, but it was either freight
passing here about 2 a. m. or the pas
senger train that went through to
Augusta about o'clock.
Coroner Flowers held an inquest
over the remains Sunday and YER
Gics was returned that the deceased
came to his death by being run over
by an a. c. L. train.
1t was decided today that Green
was killed by passenger train No 35'
as engine No. 80. which was pulling
that train Sunday morning. had BLOOD
and brains on the pilot when exan:in-
ed by the coroner, while the freight
engine was not bloody.
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Master for Sumter County.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1907-06-19

can be procured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-07-14
THE HELPING HAND.

The Episcopal Missions to Seamen of
England had income the past year of
nearly $4,000.
Help Society of England gave aid last year
to 19G1l men.
The Baptist Orphanage at Jackson. Miss.
has property worth 100000, and lilo chill
dren are being cared for.
The Methodist New Connection Confer
ence of England now has rinety-four fam
lilies on it's paternal fund. it's working cap
ital being about $4,000
AS a result of special work done by Rev.
S. Gray OF Brighton, England, 5000 has
been raised to provide home for poor
le1e;s in india.
The London Diocesan Home Mission,
which has just celebrated it's golden jubi-
lee, has been responsible for the erection of
eighty-nine churches of the Anglican Com
munion.
The Church of England Incorporated So
ciety for Providing Homes for Waits and
Strays has taken up q new line of work
In finding places with medical appliances,
for crippled children.
Wesley's Chapel. London, has turned over
$4,000 during the year to its children S
home and orphanage, in which are l. 29
little inmates. one a day having been re-
ceived during the year.
In twenty-seven years the Baptist Or
phans' Home at Louisville has cared for
1924 children. with DIR. ]. B. Maron Its
president. and well has he managed the
Institution that there have been but six
deaths In over a quarter century.
st. Giles Christian Mission in London
every year gives about 2D.O,0 free break
fasts to discharged prisoners finds work for
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NEGRO BAPTIsTs TO CONVENE,
Committees Arranging for Meeting in
This Citv in Septemher

The local committees are busy arranging
for the National Baptist Convention which
meets in its twenty-seventh annual session
in the Metropolitan Baptist Church, this
city, September II to IS, inclusive. II mas
been predicted there will be at least 5000
delegates in attendance.
The convention, composed of state asso-
Citations, Sunday schools, missionary socie-
ties, churches and other religious bodies,
having total membership Of $500 0O0 Is
the largest negro organization of Christian
workers in the world. The delegates, rep
resenting religious agencies from every
state in the United States, will discuss sub
jects pertaining to the growth of the church
of Christ.
The convention, through its publishing
board, supplies so per cent of the negro
Sunday schools in this country with period
icals and other publications, the National
Baptist Publishing House in Nashville De,
ing the largest publishing concern owned
and managed by negroes in America.
The following pastors constitute the man
aging committee: Revs. q. W. Lee, w. II.
Brooks. W. j. Howard. ]. NJ Waldron, J. l.
Loving T. A. Taylor l. Toliver, w. r. Glib
hons + C. Dent James H. Lee, j. T. Clark,
6 q Iamkins. w. d. Jarvis 8. Miller, E.
cordan and A. j. Tyler Rev NJ. w. d.
Norman is chairman of the local committee
Pey A Sayles secretary, and Mrs. Julia
Mason Layton is chairman of the auxiliary
committee.