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TWENTY OWNERS ARE WHERE THERE WAS ONE $30,000 IS PRICE PAID IOK FARM IN SUMTER Nearly All of'DeSoto Place Has Been Sold. Helped Greatly in De veloping That Sec tion of County. Hawkins Place Bought By Carolinian. Thirty thousand dollars additional of South Carolina currency was In vested Friday in Sumter county farming lands in the purchase of tbe S. H. Hawkins plantation, west of Amerlcus, by Mr. R. P. Stackhouse, BUILDING IS SPLIT BY BOLT OE LIGHTNING. Damage Done the Orphans Home Here. Wellnigh a Wreck is Made of Upper Por tion. Of the great DeSoto plantation of' o' that state, who Is making large Ripped by lightning from roof C,200 acres, bought some two years age investments in fine farming lands here, to the basement, the building by Messrs. Frank Sheffield and Wal- in Sumter. ter Rylander, all has been sold ex- 1 The sale was effected trough Mr. cept about 500 acres. This remainder °. H. 'Waddell, of the Southern Real- is rented out on terms that pay a ty Co., of Amerlcus, who has been instrumental In Inducing South Caro linians to invest here. The Hawkins farm contains proo- proposltion in this vicinity "than this al) Iy 1,250 acres and is situated about j there is rarely witnessed, purchase and suh-divlalon of the De- handsome return on the investment. Never has there been a more suc cessful handling of a large realty of the Georgia Masonic or phans’ home (colored) In Amerlcus was damaged to the extent of per haps two thousand dollars by the electric bolt which struck it during the rain storm two days ago. Such general wreck as was wrought Executor’s Sale. ten miles west of tho city. | The building was struck at the noon This Is the second large investment; hour, but, remarkable to relate, not made here by Mr. St .ckhouse recent- j one of the teackters or sixty-five pu- !y, as two or three weeks ago he 1 pile were injured. y.rcaj ted of Mr. A. Rylander the j The bolt evidently struck the tall _ former Burkhaltor farm of S00 acres, j tower at the southeast corner and i P n Tues <l a y i n April, 1910, “lot ef hit which he pail $30,000, including there divided, as other portions 0 f!!?" ■ °’- 239, In 26th District Sumter Application for Guardianship. GEORGIA—Sumter County. To All Whom It May Con6ern: F. C. Drown having applied for Guardianship of the persoqi and prop erty of Robert U Brown, minor child of j. L. Brown, late of said County, de ceased, notice Is given that said appli cation will he heard at my office at 10 o’clock a. m„ on the first Monday in April next. HMt This March 7th, 1910. JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary. For Letters of Dismission, GEORGIA—Sumter County. Whereas Walter I* Page. Adminis trator of Mrs. Eugenia Page, repre sents to the Court In his petition, duly filed and entered on record, that he has fully administered Mrs. Eugenia Payne’s estate; This is there fore to cite all persons concerned, kin dred and creditors, to show cause. If any they can, why said Administrator should not be discharged from Ms administration, and receive letters of dismission on tho first Monday in April, 1910. 10-lt JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary. GEORGIA—Sumter County. Under and b>- virtue of order of Ordinary of Sumter County, will be sold between this legal hours of sale Soto plantation. Paying $65,000 for tbe plantation, in round figures, Messrs. Sheffield and Rylander im mediately had a map prepared of it, a full description published and pro ceeded to place It on the market in such sm .... , . — chasers might de3ire. Their desire for anot ' ler f arni held Dere at $44,- point were wrecked as well. The law. Terras of sale cash. Property to 000. tower, twelve feet in diameter, was !,e sold as Property of Samuel W. Mr. Stackhouse believes strongly in I spit front top to bottom, great holes Txectftors 180 ^ S<?1 ' by Mrs. J. E. KIRVEN, Executrix. APPLICATION TO DISSOLYE CORPORATION. For Leave to Sell t|| GEORGIA—Webster Countv Geo. E. Thornton, Admin 1 ., the Estate of T. it. Hart 1 having applied i 0 n lt . c ’’^ (Unary of said County f 0r lr “£‘ ‘PP’.ici GEORGIA—Sumter Coulty: You are hereby notified that the W. D. Bailey Co., by W. D. Bailey, owner, tlie rual estate of said p j| has on the 26th day of February, 1910, ’ ™n?red'to A *hiit Cr ^ ns COnce raM flljd in the Clerk’s office of tlie Su- by the FIrst Monday In v,. 8 ^ perior court of said county an appll- any they can, why said ailnS cation to dissolve said corporation. This is to give yon notice that on tbe 2nd day of April, 1910, tlie said peti tion will be presented to Hon. Z. A Littlejohn that order may be granted for the dissolution of said corporation and acceptance of charter surrender ed. HOWELL B. SIMMONS, Attorney for W. D. Bailey. should not be granted. Tills March 7. 1910 W ’ H. COSBY. Ordini For Letters of Dl,iiiis S | oli Libel For Divorce. o place It on ihe market in - “ "7; ,,,,avIhT , . ‘ . 01 County, Georgia.’’ Said sale for pur- resident of State of Georgia .Her areas as prospective pur- lve stoc4c ’ He aLo offered $42,900 the roof far remote from the initial, pose of distribution among heirs at Witness the Honorable Z. A L!t- Georgia, Sumter County. Willie F. Horn vs. Ed Horn. To E<f Horn, defendant in within case. You are hereby notified and di rected to be and appear In person or by attorney at the next term of Sumter Superior Court on 4th Mon day in May next, then and there to answer the plaintiff’s complaint In tho case above stated, which was this day filed In my office, or In default thereof tjje court will proceed as to justice shall appertain. The publi cation made by defendant be.ng non- GEORGIA—Webster County M. J. Leverett, Executor’ tate of Elmira Susan Foreman ceased, having applied to Ui e n Ordinary of said Countv for u, D.smlssion from his Executorai persons concerned are requii show cause in said Court by Monday In April next, it anv th, why said application should granted. This 7ih March', 1910. W. H. COSBY, Ordi Postponed Administrator’* was not only to make it profitable to themselves but to make the deal in strumental iu building up th’e county Sumter farming lands as a splendid by increasing the number of residents Investment, and says that other in that section and bringing about a ? arra ers of bis state are coming here better cultivation of the place. In 1° > nvcs t likewise. , this they were eminently successful. I la place of one large plantation ® n4y n co4d ,n tbe neal * may tlejohn. Judge of said Court, this GEORGIA—Wcbster’Countv. Agreeably to an order of th, ary of said County, 1 will sell first Tuesday In April. jj| Public outcry before the Court door of said county between hours of sale, the following property, to-wit: "Lot of 'land 1 there are now about twenty owners of 4)0 ^ ie beginning of an obstinate case the old DeSoto place. The great bulk of NasaI Catarrh. Drive out the m- cf it, nearly 4,300 acres, was sold off I vader wlth Ely ’ s Cream Ba,ra a PP llert jn varying areas, to sixteen buyers, stra Icht to the Inflamed stuffed up alr- as follows: I Passages. Price 50c. If you prefer to Acre3 uso an atom * zer ' as k for Liquid Ciemn S. J. Wilson ... j 9qo ' Balm. It has all the good qualities E. I* Ferguson *300' Qf lhe solld for ™ of thl * reraeily anrt B. J. Methvin 300 W,H r,d you of catarr, i or hay fever Albert English ”30 No cocaine'to breed a dreadful hahtf Tom Crawford ’0C ! No mercury t0 dry out the secretion. YV. j. Smith .. jog Price 75c., with spraying tube. All L. L. Wiggins 1 druggists. or mailed by Ely Bros., 56 G. W. Bagley j. 1 Warren Street. New York being torn in Its sides, It will have to be pulled down en tirely and rebuilt, it would seem now. The ceiling of the main auditor ium was torn off in several places, leaving great holes through which a cotton bale could be dropped. Every window light In the auditar- iuc was broken, as were dozens on P. H. WILLIAMS, Executor. Executor’s Snle. R. J. Sims 250 John Sims 10C E. L. & J. T. Ferguosn 300 M. B. Council 200 P. H. Hines 200 G. R. Ferguson 130 J. P .Bass 1 1W0 HOMES ON CHURCH BRING A EAIR PRICE. C TV::r, n n,„g 500 acVes wlVl p^ ^ ^ HOIlieS ably be disposed of before another 1 A ra» Sold year has passed. There arc two 01 • U ou,u * Ibrcc small lots sold to colored farm- - ers, not enumerated above. In all Two realty deals in centrally located GEORGIA—Sumter County. By virtue of an order from the Court of Ordinary of Sumter County, will bo sold, at public outcry, on first Tuesday in April. 1910, at the court . , house door In said county, between the tbe other floors, while the framing, legal hours of sale, the following land was ripped and torn as though It were belonging to the estate of John paper boards. Hooks, deceased, viz: “All that tract of The bolt fired .he building, but the Gian'S ^TTd Z^uKf ol flames were extinguished by the teach- lot of land No. 197, in tho 16th District ers. Tho fluid left the building at Sumter County, Georgia, containing two points, ripping up the ground, T 1041 ' 2 acrcs - more or less. Terms the 10th day of Febi^iary, 1910. H. E. ALLEN, 2-17 Clerk Superior Court. For Leave to Sell Real Estate. 57, the east, half of lot Number! 115 2-3 acres more or less, one of the bolts then bounding 150 yards and striking a telephone pole! on Lee street. The other bolt tore 1 up the wire fence of the garden close ■ by. Tho sixty-five pupils were on the '! cash. GEORGIA—Sumter County. Notice Is hereby given that J. J. 1 Hogue, Administrator of the Estate of' Miss R. L. Hogue, deceased, has ap plied for leave to sell the real estate I I11 Sumter County, Georgia, of said cs-! late, and the same will be heard at the April term of my court. 10-4t This March 7th, 1910. JOHN A. COBB. Ordinary. southern part of lot number lying'and being In the lS:h 1 Webster county, Georgia the property of the estate of ' Stapleton deceased, for the j distribution among the heiri estate. Terms cash'. This March 7 1910. MARTHA FLETCBj Admlnla WEBSTER COUNTY. 10-4t Amerlcus, Ga., March 7th. 1910. „ L. O. COUNCIL. Executor of the estate of John Hooks. For Letters of Administration, basement floor, and all escaped in-' GEORGIA— Su jury. Sumter County. To All Whom It May, Concern: The building is insured against fire] H. E. Allen having, in proper form, Sheriffs Males. GEORGIA—Webster Counts, ’ Will be sold before the court house j door, of said County, between the legal I hours of sale on the first Tuesday In April, 1910, the following described property, to-wit: "House and lot in the town of Weston, Ga. bounded as follows: On the north by school house lot and B. F. Barge, on east by B. F. Barge and public road, leading front ... , - Weston to Preston, south by Mrs. J. E. I *“ e day of March. 1910 For Letters of Admlnlstn GEORGIA—Sumter County, To All Whom It May Concen Eliza Harrold of said County having applied to m. ters of Administration with i annexed, on the Estate ol] Jones, late of said County; cite all and singular the crec next of kin, of the said Malta to be and appear at the Apt 1910, of the Court of Ordinal] County, apd show cause, if J can, why the Letters of Adi tion with the Will annexed. 1! be granted -to Eliza Harrold 1 da Jones' estate. Witness my official signal JOHN A. Ordinary of Sumter 0 point of necessary repairs. ... - singular thte ; virtue of a Tax 11 fa Issued hv W H nex , ot kln of * Mrs - N. K. Clark, Tax Collector for said State and Within fhe , h l J ind ,? |)scarat “ y office County, for taxes for the year, 1909.' ,h„i" t ?L a ,s" ed by a v W ’ and Tenant in possession notified In show cause, if anj they can, why per- terms of tbe law Lew mide hv T manent admlnlHtmHnn « *. . ' y maa _ e Dj J. M. likelihood the entire plantation will residence property yesterday was that j on until spring are sure trouble OTIearn estate. io-4t c M phri^ttav ahtt* finally be in about wonty-flve hands tbe G* k- Williams and the Coker; n rC0( i e »!ui un * ess checked and cured, j witness my hand and official signa-' * • ier * '"“•r"""""" .-risrsjus.’srasjswif-w 0 ”" Honey add Tar cures tho cough, stops *' " D1 ' ,e aold before the court house the hard breathing and heals and GEORGIA—Sumter Cm.ntv door, of said County, between the legal soothes the inflamed air Daasages. Re- 1 t,! All C ° unty ’. hours of sale on the first Tuesday In fuse substitutes. Sold by all Druggists. T °r.i 1 'i? 01 ? 4t . May Conc ern: 1 April, 1910, the following described Many Improvements have been made g°»J prices. Mr. Lester Williams on. the old placo since Messrs. Shef- Heat sold to Mrs. R. B. Godwin his field pnd Rylander bought it. Fully' own home as an Investment, and In Olty small dwelling and numerous turn purchased the Coker residence, hartis and other out buildings have near by, which he will occupy as a been erected, there has been a consld-! home. The Coker property fronts erable addition to the land under cul- about eighty feet on Church' streot, tlvatlon, and as a result of the division 1 the residence occupying a large and *he land is being more carefully cultl- j commodious lot. Mr. Williams will ■rated. It Is not at all Improbable! Improve the dwelling before going lhat within a season or two It will be there to reside, a safe assertion that the old DeSotc plantation will yield crops fully fifty per cant, greater than ever before In Jta history . Nothing builds up a country so much as the suh-divlston of large tracts, pro vided a substantial class of farmers *re secured as thte new owners. The recent Influx of this class of planters may lead to further sub-divisions of tracts of 4,000 acres or more. SUBTRACTION. Teacher—“Now In order to sub tract, things always have to be of thq same denomination. For Instance, we couldn’t take three apples from four pears, nor six horses from nine dogs. “Teacher,” shouted a small boy, “can’t you take three quarts of milk from five cows?”—Jewish Ledger. HENRY PATTERSON TO HANG FOR MURDER IN SUMTER Clara Toolcy having In proper form,' property, to-wit: "One and a half applied to me for permanent Letters acres of land, more or less, off lot No of Administration on the estate of, 97, In the 19th District of said County* Fannny Congleton, late of said County, I bounded as follows: North by lands of ta sis to cite all and singular the James P. Walker, east by lands of creditors and next of kin of Fanny Mrs. Saunders, south by lands of W H Congleton to be and appear at my King, west by lands of W. H. King and office within the time allowed By law, C. J. Black, in said County.” Said and show cause, If any they can, why property levied on as the property of nprmonanl admlnlni.oH— _i .. \tr n at 1 land! BARGAJI Beware of Ointments for Catarrh That Contain Mercury. as mercury will surely destroy the ■ease of smell and completely de range the whole system whon enter ing It through the uiucoub surfaces. Such articles should never be used ex cept on prescriptions from reputable physicians, as the damage they will 4o Is ten fold to the good you can pos sibly derive from them. Hall’s Catarrh rh Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney & Co., Toledo, O., contains no mercury, and is taken Internally, acting directly upon the blood and mucous surfaces of the system. In buying Hall’s Catarrh Cure be. sure you get the genuine. It Is taken Internally and made in Tole- Cure, manufactured by F. J. Cheney moqials trey. Sold by druggists. Price 75c per bot tle. ’ Take Hall patlon. Henry Patterson, the negro who murdered Capt. W. F. McRae, near Amerlcus, nearly a year ago, must; permanent administration^'should not, W- C. Sims,'under*and by virtuTof a hang for bia crime. He was convicted be granted to Clara Tooley on Fanny' tin fl fa Issued by W. H. Clark Tax of murder In Sumter Superior court, Congleton estate. . Collector for said State and County for 1 Witness my hand and official signa *”— w lur ture, this 8th day of March. 1910. JOHN A. COBB, Ordinary. 10-41 and tu'Is verdict was affirmed by tbe Supreme court yesterday.. Patteison will thja walk the acaffold for his crime. CAUSES CONSUMPTION. i Family Pills for constl- PAT’S PREFERENCE. Irishman (after waiting at the thea tre entrance for a long time on s cold night)—"Shuro It's myself wml sooner walk fifty miles than stbaud live!”—Punch. The chief thing that keeps young women from wishing they were men Is they couldn't have such nice, long wavy hair. Here Is Belief for Women. If you have pains la the back, Url- aary. Bladder or Kidney trouble, and want a certain, pleasant herb cure for woman's ills, try Mother Gray’* Ans- traltnn-Leaf. It Is a Unto and never- foiling regulator. At Drugglkts or by mall 60 eta. Sampte package FREE. Address, The Mother Gray Co., LeRoy, If You Work Outdoors Any cold you contract should be cured without delay, and driven entirely out of the sys-' tem—unless you wish to in vite an attack of Pleurisy or Pneumonia. Dr. D. Jayne's Expectorant it known as the most success ful preparation ever discovered for Colds, Coughs, Bronchitis, Inflammation of the Lungs or Chest, Pleurisy, Asthma and diseases of similar nature. This famous remedy has been dispensed for over 78 years, and is sold by all druggiata, in three tire bottles, $1.00, 50c •nd 25c. If you have catarrh, don’t fool your self Into the belief that It Is a harm less disease. At least one-half of the consumption in the world can be traced to catarrn. Here are some symptoms of catarrh; it you have any of them get rid ol them wlillo there Is yet time: Is your throat raw? Do you sneeze often? Is your breath foul? Are your eyes watery? Do you take cold easily? Is your nose stopped up? Do you have to spit often. Do crusts form In your nose? Do you blow your nose a great deal Are you losing your sense of smell Does your mouth taste bad morn? Ings , . Do your have to clear your throat on rising? Do you have a discharge from the nose? Does mucous drop la back of throat? Hyomet Is guaranteed to cure ca tarrh, sore throat, coughs, colds croups and bronchitis or money bank Just breathe It in. Complete outfit, including hard rubber inhaler, $1.00; extra bottles 50 cents. Leading drug gists everywhere. Dodson’s Pharma cy guarantees It. Drop a postal card for our free book, Booth’s 'Famous People. Booth’f Hyomei Co., Buffalo, N. Y. Sheriff’s Sale.' GEORGIA—Sumter County. Will be aold before the court house . ' V . , < II ,!!?„ 8< i ld on the flr,t TuAday In door In th'e city of Amerlcus, Georgia, I Aprtl, 1SIO. between the legal hot/fa of between legal hours of sale, on the I * a,e « ,I, e following described property, first Tuesday in April, 1910, the follow- ' , J, ° ne , arav mare - "Wei Maud, taxes for tho year 1909. Tenant In possession notified In terms of the law l.evy made by J. M. Bowling. L. C„ and returned to me. This March 9th. 1910. tl0-4t C. M. CHRISTIAN. JMerlff. GEORGIA—Webster Couutv. Will he sold on the first Tui Dr. 9, Jams’, Tonic Varal- fait u a splendid building-up tonic tor systems weakened bp Coughs or Colds. MI-ONA Cures Indigestion It relieves stomach misery, sour stoa aoh, belching, and cores all stotnarh dii ease or money bock. Larrn box of tal leu 50 cents. Druggists in ail town. ing described property, to wit: One house and lot In the town of Plains, said state and county, as the property of Amos and Rachel Cleveland, bound ed as follows: North by public road, west by property of Bob Rutherford, east by property of Mrs. Dean and R. S. Oliver, south by property of Hattie Reeves. Levlecf on as the property of Amos and Rachel Cleveland to satisfy a justice court fl fa Issued from the 884th Dist. G. M., Sumter county. In favor of J. C. Logan vs. Amos an? Rachel Cleveland. Property pointed out by plaintiffs' attorney and tenants In possession notified In terms of law Levy made by Q. W. Fuller, deputy sheriff,, and returned to me this Feb 24, 1910. W. H. FEAGIN, Sheriff. * eight years old.” Levied on under and by virtue of a fl fa’ Issued from the Superior Court of said County, as tb« property of W. H. King in favor of the Deaton Grocery Company, said proper ty pointed out by the plaintiff’s at torney. Terms cash. This March 9th. 1910, H)-4t C. M. CHRISTIAN. Sheriff. Snider land Sold. Little Land Sold. Come quick for oi say “I Am Sorry.’ 125 acres 3 miles of Plain lug Jno. A. McDonald old boi Dwelling, tenant house and < 112 acres 3 miles Sumter. Chapel), Rogere and Good land and good Improvi Lota of land 223 and 224 ini trict of Lee Co., adjoining Sul line, and touching landi wtf for $30 to $40 per acre. Amu| >ngs put up 3 years ago. IP 2 £ Bank of Southwestern! Executors’ Sale. GEORGIA—Sunfter County. Under and by virtue of an order of the Ordinary of the County of Sumter, granted at tho February term, 1910, will be sold before the court house door In the city of Amerlcus, Sumter county, Ga., on the first Tuesday In April, 1910, the following property, to- wit: Thirty (30) acrea In N. W. com er of lot of land No. 162 In old 16th District of Sumter Co., Ga., seventy- one and one-quarter (71 1-4) acre* on west side of lot No. 180 in same dis trict, and tbe whole of lot No. 161 In said District, the whole containing three hundred, three and 3-4 (303 3-4) acres. Also house and lot at the Inter section of Lamar and Hampton streets In the clt yof Amerlcus, Sumter Co., Ga., the house being numbered 113 Lamar street, and known as the resi dence of the latte Mrs. M. J. Adams, and wherein T. H. McGIUls now resides. All of (aid lands sold as the property of tbe Estate of Mrs. M. J. Adams, de ceased, for division among the heirs of said deceased. 3-3-4t-pd J. W. WESTON, D. U THOMAS, J Executors. GEORGIA—Webster Countv. Will he sold before the court house door, of said County, between the legal hours of sale on the first Tuesday in April, 1910, tho following described property to-wit: “One house and lot in the town of Weston, said County and State, and bounded aa follows: North by land^ of M. E. Dillard, east by lands o( B. F. Barge, south by lands of B. F. Barge, and west by lands of Mrs. J. E. Dennard and W. J. Sims.” Said property levied on as the prop erty of Geo. Patterson, under and by virtue of a tax fl fa Issued by W; H. Clark, Tax Collector for said State and County, for taxes for tho year 1909. l-evy made by J. M. Bowling, L. C„ and returned to me. Tenant In possession notified In terms of the law. 7 This March 9th, 1910. 10-4t C. M. CHRISTIAN. Sheriff. GEORGIA—Webster Countv. Will be sold before the court bouse door in the town of Preston. Ga., said County, between the legal hours of sale on first Tuesday In April, 1910, the following described property, to-wit: “Fifty (60) acres of land, more or less, off of lot No. 28, In the 25th District of said County, and bounded as follows: On the north by lands of J. W. Montgomery, east and south by lands of B. F. Goss, and west by lands of B. F. Goss.” Levied on under and by virtue of a tax fl fa issued by W. H. Clark, Tax Collector of said County, against Mrs. S. J. Harrell for State and County taxes for tbe vear 1909.. This March 9th. 1910. 10-4t* C. M. CHRISTIAN. Sheriff. For Sat 5 room bouse, large lot, pri«l 0 rom house, large lot, price! 7 room house, Lee street, prl 450 acres, largely level las] house, 7.00 acre. 200 acres, 2 miles of R. R- j gray soil, running water. I 600 acres, 3 miles of R. R-1 Amerlcus, $12.00 acre. 1,000 aares, 6 miles of R- 1 open, $9 acre. Rent 16 < It you want a large or i house and lot, or vacant I home or Investment, come| or write P. B. WJ , Under I 526 Cotton Are* 1 Headquarters tor Beal Estate. ( Repairing I overhaul and whet i ribs, refill,or flU brusteil ally repair g$ps. AddreuJ J. M. McELlIENNEY, "