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The herald., 1916-09-21
ConingsbU'S
Last Minute
81
Bu FRANK FILSON
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Copyright. 1916. by w. @. Chapman)

Copyright. 1916. by w. @. Chapman)
Hurt you? Not a bit You won't
feel anything"
The CHASTITY irony of the words rang
through Coningsby's brain. True, he
would feel nothing, but it was not the
physical pain he feared. 1t was the
instantaneous flight Of the soul, the
terror OF nothingness when the electric
current sped through his nerves and
strained and stiffCned muscles taut
against the straps. What did he care
FOR physical pain?
And the crime, the trial, the sen.
tence to death, the long wait in the
deathhouse had almost vanished from
his mind, so long ago they seemed.
II was as If different man had COM
mitted that act of murder on an i'm
pulse for which this man, named Con-
ingsby, dragged out the last few min
utes of his life.
lie had been a business man. not
imaginative. not abnormal, an ordinary
citizen in every way before the event
occurred which was to transform him
into a criminal. He had loved Polly
sincerely, and had thought her de-
voted to him. Even now he WINGED
as he remembered the shock of the
discovery that she loved another
Then a red mist had risen before his
eyes. and he had killed-killed the
man whose name he searched for now
In vain. for the numbing sense Of
death was already stealing through
him.
And he wondered idly whether man
really has an immortal part. destined
to survive the tribulations of life and
look back on them with memory In
tact. Could there be heaven, II the
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complete memory remained? But, on
the other hand. was not memory it.
self the test of survival?
Then there had been the fight after
the murder. He could remember hard.
ly anything of that, either, for 1t was
one long nightmare OF railroad jour.
neys. How had he eluded the police
who were posted, awaiting him, at ev-
cry barrier? Oh. yes. the disguise!
He had forgotten that, as he seemed to
have forgotten everything.
Then had followed the dramatic be-
trayal by his dentist, Poison. Poison
had fitted a gold tooth OF a peculiar
shape in the upper jaw. 1t was Poison
who discovered him. by one of those
condolences that seem always to lie
In wait for the criminal. Poison had
betrayed him to the police. II had
seemed the acme Of irony that he
should have to lose his life because OF
the chance recognition of a man whom
he saw only twice q year-and a dem
fist!
He remembered the trial. with all
its abominable publicity. He had
hoped to escape with nominal SEN
tence. but he refused his lawyers sug-
gestion that he should plead the un-
written law. His wife had been pres
ent In court. He remembered her cry
when the Judge finished summing up.
Then the stony faces Of the jury.
men, who stared at him as they filed
out of their box. And the terrible
waiting.
IF they're out an hour longer it will
mean a disagreement, or. at best, a
second-degree verdict" his counsel
whispered hopefully.
That was the first time that Con
ingsby realized the imminence OF
death. A second-degree verdict! Why
what had people been counting on?
Suddenly he became aware that the
faces OF the spectators had death In
them. There was death in the silence
OF the court, in the faces of the DO.
lice. In the averted looks OF the Jurors
as they came ominously back.
Guilty OF murder In the first de-
greet" Those words rang through his
brain. They seemed engraved there
iDdelibly.
Take 1t easily" the prison superin
tendent was saying. And Coningsby
realized that, while these memories
had fitted through his brain. he had
actually traversed those few PAGES
across the stone flags from his cell
into the death chamber.
That was where he had expected his
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jority in amount of the stockholders present
or represented at a general meeting of the
stockholders at which the election Is held.
Said commissioners shall remain in office un-
til the affairs Of said corporation shall have
been fully hquIdated. In case OF the death
| Of one of the COmTis sioncrs, or refusal or
inability TO act, the surviving or remaining
commits sIOncr shall continue to act and Shal!
select another stakeholder in the place and
stead OF the commissioner who shall have
ceased to act
This said charter shall serve as the. orig
inal subscription list, the subscribers hereto
having set opposite their respective names
the number Of shares of stock for which they
have subscribed
Thus done and passed. in my office in the
| city Of New Orleans, aforesaid, on the day,
month and year first above written, in the
presence of Messrs. William A. Kennedy and
| Cal. I. liadden, competent witnesses. resid-
! ing in TINS parish, who hereunto sign their
| names with the said parties and me, notary,
| after due reading Of the whole.
Original signed: J. +. Kennedy, 1920 her
vile ST, 70 shares: .. f. Semcl, 5lli Ranks
St, 20 shares. W. y Kennedy, Cal +. Had
! den.
W. Mel. FAYSSOUX. Not. Pub.
| l, the undersigned deputy recorder OF mort
cages, IN and for the parish u Orleans, State
| Of Louisiana, do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing act OF Incorporation OF the
Kennedy Scwel Cleaning Company Incor-
| pUratcd." was this day daily recorded in the
mortg1tc office Of the parish Of Orleans IL
! book l1Ul. folio -
New Orleans. Louisiana, Aug. 81, 1916
tSjgucd EMILE !. LEONARD, by. r
!, the undersigned notary public, in and
| Tor the parish Of Orleans, DO hereby certify
| that the above and foregoing i 4 true and
correct copy Of the original act Of incorpora.
! ton OF the "Kcunedy -Semel Cleaning Com
| pauy, Incorporated" and Of the certificate
| ~ the recorder Of mortgages for this pari 81
| thereuuto appended, and Of record in my Office
| in faith whereof, | have hcreunto set my
| hand and official seal this 5lst day OF August,
| 1910.
W Mel FAYSSOUX, Not. Pub.
tSTAMP)
! Sept Il p % oct p
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CHARTER


Or Fou 10y and Company, Incorporated.
State Of Louisiana, Parish of Orleans, City
of New Orleans
Be it known, tina; on this 9th day of the
month of September, in the year of our Lord
one thousand nine hundred and sixteen, be.
tore me, John X. Upton, a notary public in
and for the Parish of Orleans, State of Lou.
isiana, duly commissioned and qualied, and
IN the presence OF the undersigned witnesses,
personally came and appeared: the several
persons whose names are hereafter subscribed
of the full age of majority, who declared to
me that availing themselves OF the laws OF
corporations, and more especially of Act 267
OF 1914, page sci, of the legislative acts OF
this state, they have covenanted and agreed
and by these presents do covenant and agree
tor themselves and their successors and as
signs to form themselves into a corporation
and body polite, for the objects and pur.
poses and under the stipulatiOns hereinafter
set forth, to-wit:
poration shall be "Fou 10y and Company
Incorporated and under such title il shall
have and enjoy succession for a period OF
ninety,nine CS) years from date hereof and
shall have power and authority to contract
sue and be sued, make and use a corporate
seal, the same to break and alter at pleas
ure; TO hold, sell, lease, mortgage, hypothe
cate, or pledge property, real personal OF
mixed, necessary, incidental or proper for the
carrying on of its business; to buy and holc
stock IN any other company or companies
that may assist this company in its object.
and purposes; to make and issue notes ant
certificates of indebtedness; to name cleo
and appoint managers, directors and clerk,
or other employees to properly conduct its
corporate business and to make such bylaws
rules and regulations as may be found nee
essary or desirable for the management anc
business affairs of this corporation, and gen
orally to do every other act, matter or thins
necessary for the complete and proper car
rying out of said business
Article 1.-THE domicile of this CORPORA
ton shall be in the city of New Orleans
Parish of Orleans, State Of Louisiana, where
all citation and other legal process shall be
served upon the president, or in the absence
Of the president upon the vice president, OF
in the absence of both upon the secretary.
Article III-The objects and purposes oil
this corporation are hereby declared and
stated to be:
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Applied Ionic.

One Of the clerks at the Washing.
ton leather bureau recently took un-
to himself wife and 1t has been his
endeavor to interest her In his work at
the Office.
The other evening on coming home
he said: ut was terrible storm
that swept through Jersey. The wind
blew 60 miles an hour for 30 min.
utes."
"Well, dearie," said the wife, anx.
ious to show an intelligent interest In
the matter. Its lucky isn't 1t, that
1t blew only half an hourf"
"Why?"
well, 30 miles isn't nearly so bad"
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New Use for Peanuts.

Here is a new use for peanuts
Says q doctor: Eat handful OF pea.
nuts before retiring-they quiet the
nerves Of the stomach" What do you
think about that? Isn't that a rather
interesting sleeping potion? Then we
are also to eat them after each meal
as an aid to digestion, provided they
are fresh roasted. Bought sailed pea
nuts are good. but homemade ones
are better. So easily prepared, 1t is q
wonder more people do not try them"
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Out Of the Mouths Of Babes.

For half an hour teacher patient.
ly instructed her class In the art OF
telling the time from a clock. Now,
she said, at last, as she pointed to the
big clock on the wall. you may be the
first to tell me the time, Mary Brown"
Full OF importance. Mary turned and
studied the dial. Then she faced her
teacher again. her eyes shining with
triumph. please, MISS" she said, "it's
Just one inch rast u!"-Exchange.
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Lost His Money.

DO you suppose this melancholy
individual Is a defeated candidate3"
His plight is worse than that"
"IndeedT'
YES. He consulted the candidates
In placing his bets, instead of the SOW
ereigu voters"
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Mystery.

do you believe in the theory Of evo-
lutionf"
WELL" replied the student Of hu-
man nature, there are times when
wonder how some people can stand
and watch the antics Of a cage full Of
monkeys without showing the slight
est trace Of self-consciousness."
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CHARTER
OF "KENNEDY-SE CLEANING COM.
PANY, INCORPORATED"

United States of America, State of Louisiana.
Parish Of Orleans, City of New Orleans
Be it known, that on this thirty-frst day
OF the month Of August, in the year of our
Lord one thousand nine hundred and sixteen,
Of America. the one hundred forty-first, be-
fore me, William Mcclellan Fayssoux, a no.
tary public, duly commissioned and qualified
and in and for this city and the parish Of
Orleans, therein residing, and in the presence
of the witnesses hereinafter named and IN.
designed, personally came and appeared, the
persons whose names are hereto subscribed.
who declared, that availing themselves of
all and singular the laws Of the State of
Louisiana and especially of the laws relative
to the organization Of corporations and of
all of the provisions of Act a67 of the Cen
eral Assembly Of 1914, they have covenanted
and agreed and do by these presents cove
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Testimony and Arssu'sa.

Testimony is like an -
from a long-bow; Its folc ~
on the length Of the hand ~ -
It. But argument is Ike -
from a cross-bow, which = 80
force IL drawn by q child %
Boyle.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
MASONIC hoFF1oERs INSTALLED.

Newly EleCed Officers, Inducted into
OaRce-Banquct at Cafe.
From The Daily Item, Dec.5 28.
The, newly elected Masonic officers
OF claremont Lodge No. S4, A.. #. M.
were installed into office last night
with the ceremonies usual on such
occasions, s$xecuted in very impress
sive and husiness-iike manner. The
new officers are: Worshipful Master,
H. IL Birchard; Senior Warden, H. p.
Noses, Junior Warden, w. I. White
head; Treasurer Abe Ryttenberg;
Secretary; Jsis q. r. Wilder; Senior
Deacon. r, M. Jones; Junior Deacon.
A. 8. Harty: Stewards. Geo. d. Levy
and J. NJ .'Batwick; Tiler, w. ]. Law
renee, Jr.sct,
Immediately after the installation
,exerciseso oSeventy-three of the men,
'bers%uf Csarsmont Lodge repaired to
the Dixie Cafe, where an excellent sup
per was serveds'and a very pleasant
evening iwss spent f.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01
BUSINESS NEAR NORMAL.

Talks with some Of the merchants
Of the city indicate that the merchants
are finding their business now near
what are considered normal conditions
and they are preparing for a good
trade during the coming year. It is
practically on the normal basis that
goods are being ordered and plans be-
ing made for the 1916 business.
Merchants report that the Christ
mas trade this year was either as
good or better than they had expected,
being far ahead of what it was last
year and. while not quite as good as
some previous years, was as good as it
generally is in normal times. Most of
the Christmas goods were sold out and
few merchants have any considerable
stock of them left on hand.
Several merchants in discussing
conditions explained that it was not
the present business which was wor-
rying them, but the failure to collect
back accounts. Many of these ac-
counts were unpaid and while their
fall business had been as good as
could have been expected, the collec-
tions had not been as good this fall
as was to be expected, and this had
therefore been q cause of injury to
their businesses.
In talking Of the various things
which helped and hindered business
several merchants mentioned the
Sumter Electrical Company as one,
the best thing for the merchants
which had ever come to Sumter. They
stated that nearly all of the merchants
came in for good share Of business
on the days just after the employees
OF the company were paid off and bcn-
Gifted by the presence Of the company
In the city.
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FINDS HIS OWN LIFE.
III. G. CuttinO Committed Suicide This
Morning. by Shooting Himself,

From The Daily Item, Dec. 28.
The people of Sumter who knew
him were shocked this morning at
about 10 o'clock when it became
known that Henry c. Cuttino had
ended his own life by shooting him
self with pistol while in an clubhouse
in his back yard. The ball entered
over the right ear and passed through
the head. coming out on the other
side, death being pronounced by the
attending physician as instantaneous
Following the shot. When the body
was found by his little daughter, Mr..
Cuttino had evidently been dead for
some time, as it was cold.
The sad tragedy must have occur
red sometime between 8 and O'Clock,
for after breakfast, which Mr.. Cuttino
ate with his family, as usual, he bade
his wife, goodbye and started out
with his eldest daughter, who was
leaving to go down town to her work
at the Western, Union Telegraph Of
flee. He started toward the woodpile,
where he usually cut wood before go
ing to his Office. This was the last
seen of him alive. No one in the
house heard the shot, or, if they did,
thought it was some kind of Christmas
fireworks out in the street. 1t was af-
ter o'clock when one of his little
daughters found him in the building
In the yard. The members of the
family and physician were telephon-
ed for at once, but he had been dead.
for some time then. r.
Mr., Henry G. Cuttino was native
Of Sumter and was we'll known in the
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Real Estate Transfers.

Della Taylor to r.. j. Bland. lot on
Republican street, In town of Mayes-
willie, s. and assumption Of indebted
ness on place. %ega st4
Master to d. p. Noise, tract of 1877
acres known as. Alfred Owen Home
Place, 26 1-3 acres south Of Bloom
Hill plantation, Al acres part of
Bloom Hill tract, 100 acres on Fruller's s
Earth Creek, 86 acres in Manchester
township, 81 acres in Manchester
township on River Road, 70 acres ad-
joining estate of Mrs. H. M. owen,
SO acres adjoining land of H. Boykin,
$3.50.
Isaac Strauss to Bennie Pitts. 1-2
acres in county, $3.50.
r. B. Belser to j. T. Lonax, lot on
Edwards Street, SO and other consid-
erations.
r. Afford Burgess to s. p. Williams
lot on South Sumter street. $500.
Davis d. Noise to L. d. Jennings,
lao acres in county adjoining land OF
II. j. Hardy, $4,000.
Geo. L. Kicker to C. B. Huff. lot on
Haynsworth Street. $63S.
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,laarrisJ Desc Champs.
OF massi loca, interest was the mar

~ AAASN> AOS1A AAtCA CSI was tIl0 IIldT-
riage pfsMiss Sidney Havris of Man
ming ana Mr.. Clarence DesChanps,
form riy2f this city, but now of Mem
Pins, TeHn,S which occurred at the
Baptis. parsonage at Manning on
Christmas night, the Rev. wilkins Of
ficiatihg. Tho marriage was a very
quiet affair and came as a great sur
prise to many Of the friends of the
contracting parties. Mr.. DesChamps
was accompanied from Sumter by his
brother, Mr.. English DesChamps and
DR. James Chandler, who with few
others were witnesses to the cere-
mony. After their marriage Mr.. and
Mrs, DesChamps left for Memphis,
Tenn, e1xhere Mr.. DesChanps is en-
gaged in business with the Buckeye
Oil Company.
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COURSE sPF0vnrD roR Agents.
County Directors OF Home DemOnstra.
tiOn Work = to Spend January at
Winthrop! a.

Home demonstration agents from
"a counties In South Carolina will
spend the month of January attending
lectures at Winthrop college. The
work for the year will be outlined.
The course has been arranged by Miss
Edith L. Parrot, State agent. A
demonstration laboratory has been
fitted up by d. b. Johnson, president
Of Winthrop college. The agents will
discuss the problems of home demon
stration.r Bradford Knapp. head of
the demonstration work of the gov
ernment. has accepted an invitation
to deliver an, address.
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Mr.. w. g. Smith and Mrs. Jane Silk
ems have secured license to marry.
Licenses were also issued to the fol-
lowing negro couples: Richard Cen
tey and Rosa Belle Bennett. Rembert:
Moultrie DuRants tDalzell: jamie Jack
son, Sumter; Shoxxy Inas and Sarah
Sanders, Sumter: Thomas Cantey, Bor-
den. Jimmie Vaudelle Williams, Sum-
ter; Ambrose Johnson. Pinewood. FL
la Singleton. Privateer; Robert Cad
sden. Jr.. Mamie Pinckney, Wedge
field; Geo. Jones and Anna Keith.
Sumter.
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city and throughout the county. He
has for a long time been engaged in
real estate and collecting business.
The deceased leaves q large fam
lly, his wife, and the following chill
dren: Miss Eta, Mrs Harold V.
Bradley, Dalzell; Henry c. Jr., Misses
Thelma, Caroline, Helen and Lucille.
the latter being a baby. He is also
survived by his mother, Mrs. E. A.
Cuttino; three brothers, Messrs d. W.,
w. II. and T. c. Cuttino; and two
sisters, Mrs. A. l.. Lesesne, and Mrs.
Robert Achurch, of Charleston.
The funeral services will be held at
the Sumter cemetery al IL O'Clock to-
morrow morning.
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WOULD RESTORE PASSENGEI,
42i rs TRAINS.

South Carolina Railroad Commission
to Hold Hearing Here January 9Th.
The Sumter. Summerton. and Cam
den Cliambers of Commerce, and 9TH
er interested parties on the lines of
the Northwestern Railway Company.
have been notified that the hearing
before the South Carolina Railroad
Commissions on the question of restor-
ing passenger service on that COM
Ipany's lines will be held in the rooms
OF the Sumter Chamber of Commerce,
on January 9Th. 1915.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01

81. Anns's Chosr nsnqerUd special
Hsgznunne ~ Chrsstnaas Services.
| X 4 special program 0e music was sr-
|songsd tor the Chrisoshas services At
- Annc's Catholic church under the
eaDo1)e direction OF the orsanist, Miss
Anmie Teiches. A the procession
encorsd the sanctuary the joyful
esolns Of the old familiar Christmas
hyun. "Adsste Fideles." opened the
preeram. This was followed by the
49, PRO Pace by Won Le Hache.
vh)eh y much admired by music Low.
- Tor its richness and beauty. Its
veflous. parts gave the choir many op-
pertunities OF displaying its sweetness
ana power. which were admira bly,
roa0orsd.
The music OF the second service
Which followed Immediately after the
afse was supplied by Battman's Mass
q -. well known fAvorite. and ,suns
with much expression.
Ths following composed the choir,
which deserves q special word OF
PRAISE for the excellent music they
rsndsrsd; Mrs. VIM. Bultman. Mrs
Julius schwerin. Mrs. John McKiever
niss oeorsie Beetham. Miss Franzeska
Tsschsr. Miss Mamie Ives. Miss Olive
Sturgeon. Mr.. Charles Hurst. Miss
Annie Teicher. orsanist.
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Osu Meeting OF Harmony Presbytcry.
From The Daily Item. Dec. 20.
A call meeting Of Harmony Presby..
terry was held In Sumter today, at.
tended by Revs. =. j. Brown. Of Clar..
endon County. r. L. Grier and w. H.
Workman OF Mayesville; H. c. Ham,
nond Of Lee county; w j. Mckay and
j p. Marion. OF this city. Rev. j. J..
Brown was given permission to leave
E'rewington and New Harmony
churches. Mr.. VIM. Anderson OF
Lynchburg, Lee county. was taken un .
der care of Presbytery as a candidate
for the ministry.
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The police force was remembered
by the city as usual on this Christmas,
each member being presented with n
fine turkey for Christmas dinner. Sew
eral Of the merchants of the town
also furnished cigars for the force
members, indicating that the keepers
of the peace Of the city were not with
out cOnsiderate friends.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01

Local Board Of Charities and Cosroc
ticzis 20 Talk qcNeed OF Jajk

lsoCAl BOARD Of Charities and CorroC.
tiosis 70 Talk qs Need Of JaiE
:rhs Sumter County Board OF Chari-
tie, and corree tiOns viii on next Tues
'das at the regular meeting OF the
ap inter- County Roard Of Commission
- take up with them and the coun-
~ isgnlstlvs delegation IN the gener-
~ s1ssnbIy. NfIlch will meet with the
co unity Board OF Commissioners, the
matter Of erecting new Jail for sum-
ten County Tlae iocal Charities Board
has srsqussted Secretary Albert 8.
Johnstonesof the State Board of Char
itts and Corrections TO como before
tn, Joint meeting OF the Sumter coun-
~ hcdies and tell them OF the condi-
items cf the Sumter county jail. as
comparsd With other jails in the va
rhnss scqpntiss Of the state and com-
psrsd with what ii should Z be-. Mr..
Je hnstone has already discussed this
matter, at q meeting in tho city and
hhs views are strong on the matter.
At the same time the local Chari-
ties Board Is working on the matter,
It is understood that the Board of
Health has taken up. the matter with
the state health oficer. DR.. ]. \.
Hayne. with view OF having the
county Jail condemned. II the state
Board Of Health takes this action 1t
Will leave the county In a very much
crippled condition. which Is another
reason that those who have the au-
IN ority to make the needed corrections
Should do what Il deemed best under
the circumstances.
The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1916-01-01

MI. T. o. Reynolds and Miss Daisy
t'rown were married on December 90
at the Salem Baptist church parsonage
fy the pastor. Rev. J. w. Guy. MI.
end Mrs. Reynolds spent several days
In Charleston. They are now at home
at "a 8. Blanding Street.
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Manager Sam Miller Of the Rex
Theatre today surprised and delight
"a the members of the police force by
prsssnting each one Of them with q
nice turkey for their New Years din
ner. q gift which was much appreciate
cd BY the recipients.