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AYYVTTTI MANNING, S. C., WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 13, 1916. CONGRESSMEN ALL HASTEN FOR HOME ANXIOUS FOR REST OR PART IN THE NATIONAL CAMPAIGN WORK. PRESIDENT'S STATEMENT Gives Notice Remainder of Railroad Program Will Be Pressed Next Sea sion.-Three Other Important Meas ures Go Over. Washington.-Adjournment of Con gress was quickly followed by a gen eral exodus of members hastening homeward for rest or the national political campaign. While the closing saw the adminis tration legislative program mainly completed some things wait to be continued at the winter session notably the remainder of the president's pro gram of railroad legislation which was partially enacted to prevent the threat ened strike. In a formal statement Piesident Wilson speaking of the work of Congress, gave notice that the re mainder of the railroad program would be pressed at the new session. The president's statement was as. follows: "A very remarkable session of Con gress has just closed, full, as all re oent sessions of the Congress have been of helpful and humane legislation which constitutes contributions of cap ital Importance to the defense, the eco nomic progress and the wholesome life of the country. "It is to be regretted that the ses sion could not have continued long enough to complete the program re cently projected with regard to the ac commodition of labor disputes be tween the railways and the employes, but it was not feasible in the circum stances to continue the session any longer and therefore only the most im mediately pressing parts of the pro gram could be completed. "The rest, it is. agreed, has merely oeen postponed until it can be more maturely deliberated and perfected. I have every reason to believe that it is the purpose of the leaders of the two houses immediately upon the re assembling of Congress to undertake this additional legislation. It is evi dent that the country should be re lieved of the anxiety which must have been created by recent events with re gard to the future accommodation of such disputes." The immigration bill, the corrupt practices bill and the bill to permit combinations of American exporters to meet foreign competition abroad went overt. The closing hours of Congress were remarkably quiet. Only the presence of the president in his room, near the Senate chamber, served to attract in terest to what otherwise would have been en uneventful ending of an event ful Congrss RUSSO-RUMANIAN FORCES IN GREAT BATTLE WITH FOE Latest Country to Ent-- European War Scene of ChIef Confilet Now RagIng. London.-Rumnania , which entered the European war less than two weeks ago, now Is the scene of a great bat ,tle between Russo-Rumanlan forces and armies of the Central Powers. The soutren pert of Dobrudja or eastern Rumania, has become a fighting ground and the opposing armies are engaged from the Black Sea to the Danube along a front of about 70 miles. Bulgarian and Turkish troops ar riving along the Black Sea coast have occupied Baltik and two other sea ports, Sofia reports, and the fortress of Dobritch or Bszardjik, 50 miles southeast of Bucharest, has been taken by a combined Bulgar-German force. The Rumanians continue their of fensive In eastern Transylvania and -also have occupied the important town of Orsova on the Danube. above -the Iron Gate. Advancing from Csik Szereda in Thansylvanla north of Kronstadt, the Rumanians are driv ing westward and Vienna admits the withdrawal of Austrian forces before -attacks against Hergitta. BAKERS WOULD QUIT MAKING 5-CENT LOAF Chicago.-Recommendations to all bakers of the United States that the i-cent loaf of bread be abandoned and the 10-cent loaf standardized, were made after considerable discussion at the closing session of the executive committee of the National Association of Master Bakers. They urged that the recommendations be put inte effect Im mediately. Economic waste incident to the manufacture of tlie 5-cent loaf was emphasized as a reason. MINORITY LEADER MANN PAYS TRIBUTE TO KITCHIN Washington,-With the close of the first session of the Sixty-fourth Con-. gress Representative Kitchin round ed out his first experience as floor lead er. He was complimented by Minori ty Leader Mann In a speech. "It was natural," said Mr. Mann. "to see the Majority Leader develop and grow In his position." Mr. Kitchin Immediate ly afte~r adjournment stepped across the aisle and grasped the hand of Mr. MXann. , The PRIZES OFFERED RURAL SCHOOLS STATE SCHOOL IMPROVEMENT ASSOCIATION ANNOUNCES ALLOTMENT. CONDITIONS ARE DEFINED Miss Maderine Spigener Is Head of Association Which Works to Improve School Plants. Columbia-Miss Madeline Spigener, president of the South Carolina School Improvement Association, has made public the prizes to be awarded by the association during school year which began this month. The awards were decided upon at a meeting of the exec uitive committee held in Columbia. The allotment is as follows: "Twenty-five prizes of $40 each to be awarded to individual schools mak ing the greatest improvement between January 1, 1916 and March 1. 1917. "Each school competeing for this prize must file its application along with the official prize score card. The school improvement score card must be signed by a representative of the local association and by a member of the local board of trustees and ap proved by the county superintendent of education. Photographs of new buildings are usually helpful to the committee in determining prize win ning schools. "One prize of $10 to the local asso ciation in each county raising from onts'de sources and depositing with the aunty treasurer the largest amount of money. "The 45 prizes In this class are in tended to stimulate local school im provement work in the counties. "One prize of $5 to each local asso ciation sending the county organizer reports for 12 regular monthly meet ings betwen March 1, 1916 and March 1, 1917. "These reports must be signed by the president of the local school im provement association and approved by the county organizer. "The first prizes of $25 each and three second prizes of $15 each will be given -to the five counties reporting the largest percentage of active, local school improvment associations in the rural schools of the county. "This report must be signed by the county organizer and approved by the county superintendent of education. "A certificate of award will be giv en to each school district adopting compulsory school attendance through the initiative and co-operation of the local school improvement association. "It Is hoped that the list of these districts will constitute a roll of honor of the progressive districts of the state favoring compulsory attendance. The members present were: - Miss Madeline Spigener, president; Miss Carolina Dickinson, Summerville, vice president; Miss Mary Eva Hite, Alken, recording secretary; Mrs. Harold A. Hutto, Spartanburg, corresponding se& rtary; Miss Martha L. Dean, Green ville, treasurer; Miss Sallie Srtibling. Walhalla; Miss E. Julia Selden, Spar-j tanburg; Mrs. J. N. Hargrove, Dillon; Miss Lottie Cromer, Lexington. Good Roads Day In Chester. Chester.-The greatest single day probably in Chester's long history suc cesfully terminated last week. It was good roads day, which the Ches ter chambei- of commerce had been busily engaged in boosting for the past month. The entire county worked in unison. For the past few weeks eachi township had been organized so that on the appointed day the work should go forward without any delay. Repor-ts coming in to the chamber of commerce indicated that 3,000 men and 500 teams worked the roads. The city of Chester loaned many teams.; Practically every business and profes sional man in Chester who was unable: to use a pick or shovel contributed a dollar. Needless to state this sum grew to rather large proportions and It was used to hire teams, etc.I In a number of places stretches of new road were built and hundreds of holes in the roads were covered. Presidential Electors Named. Columbia.-The state Democratic executive committee nominated the fol lowin o' residential electors for South Carolna: SE-at large: S. R. Mellichamp of Orangeburg and S. C. Carter of Chester. First district: John R. Din gle or Summerton. Second district: W. A. Byrd. of Edgefield. Third dis trit: Henry L. Parr, of Newberry. Inurth district: R. W. Hamilton, of Jonesville. Fifth district: W. S. Hall, of Gaffney. Sirth district: W. L. Kin ney, of Blenheim. Seventh district: Je Sparks. of Columbia. College Gets Donation. Clnton.-The Presbyterian College. of South Carolina is to receive $5,000 from the estate of George H. Cornel son, Sr., of Orangeburg. While this gift was not included In the will of Mr. C'ornelson, and comes' simply as a request from him to his family, the president of the college has been notified that every member of the family will take pleasure in carrying out the request. The money Is to be turned over to the college some time during the fall ive Mannin TEUTONIC ALLIES TAKE FORTRESS BULGARIAN AND GERMAN FORCES CAPTURE OLD FORTRESS SIL ISTRAI ON DANUBE. RUSSIANS SUFFER BIG LOSS Rumanians Advance Against Aus trians-Russians Fall in Attmpt to Break Through Austrian Lines Southeast of Lemburg. London.-Continuing their advance in Western Dobrudja, the German and Bulgarian forces have captured the old Bulgarian fortress of Silietral, which lies on the Eastern bank of the Dan ube about 25 miles east of Bucharest, the capital of Rumania and about an equal distance south of Constanza Bucharest railway line. The capture of the fortress is announced by the Berlin war office which asserts that the Rumanians and Russians fighting In Dobrudja apparently have suffered very considerable loeses during the last few days. In the Banait,North of Orsova, however, the Rumanians advanced against the Austrians compelled the Austrian right wing after it had push ed them back two and a half miles, to withdraw to its former position under h strong counter-attack. Attempts by the Rumanians to advance against heights West of Calk Sereda were re pulsed. In southern Bukowina near the junction of the Hungarian and Ru manian borders the Germans are in contact with the Rumanians. Attempts by the Russians to break through the Austrian lines Southeast of Lemberg. near Halicza, failed ac cording to Vienna with heavy losses. The Vienna statement mentions the gallantry of the Turkish forces fight ing with the Austrians in this region. GEN. BLISS TO ASSIST BORDER COMMISSION Secretary Baker Grants Request to Permit Army Officers to Explain Military Conditions. Washington-Secretary Baker grant ed the request of the American-Mexi can comission to have Maj. Gen. Task er H. Bilas, assistant chief of staff, go to New London, Conn., to give the commissioners information that he has gathered first-hand concerning the military situaton along the Interna tional border. The general Is regarded as one of the army's most competent authorities on Mexican questions. As assistant chief of staff he has more to do with the admiristration of military opera tions along the border than any other officer except Major General Funston and recently he completed a personal Inspection of all the border patrol mi ltia camp. Pressure from political and business quaters is being brought to bear upon Secretary Baker and administration officials generally to withdraw Na tional Guard organizations from the border. Members of Congress. bus!-1 ness houses and friends and relatives of guardsmen have deluged the de prtment the last few days with re quests for the release of the militia. GERMAN CASUALTIES T HUS FA R 3,375,000 London.-German casualties in the war during the month of August ac cording to a compilation here from the German casualty lists, totaled 240.900. This brings the German total since the beginning of the war, as compiled from the same sources to 3.375.000. These figures include all the German nations0.ities, but do not include the naval and colonial casualties. The detailed figures for the month f August follows: Killed. 42,100; prisoners. 1,800; missing. 42,900; wounded. 153,500 ; to tal 240,900. Detailed figures for the period of the war to the end of August. 1916: Killed 832,000; prisoners. 165,000; missing. 234,000; wounded, 2,144,000. |Total 3,375,000. BRITISH TROOPS ENGAGED iN HEAVIEST OF FIGHTING' London.-British troops have been engaged In the heaviest kind of fight ing along a 3 1-2 mile front on the; Somme, extending from High wood to Leuze wood and have captured Ginchy, which lies almost directly north of Combles, and all the ground between Ginhy and Leuze wood. On a front of more than a quarter mile 'the Brit ish gained 300 yards east of High wood and northeast of Pozieres captured 600 yards of German trenches. FARMERS ARE URGED TO HOLD THEIR COTTON: Ft. Worth. Texas.-Heniry N. Pope, head of the Association of Farmers' Union presidents, issued a statement urging all farmers to hold their cotton for twenty cents, declaring that this Iprice would be reached before the pres ent crop is picked. if a general holding plan is put in practice by Southe-rn farmers. President Pope flatly denied recent press reports stating that the association fixed 12 cents per pound I as the minimum pice of cotton. laest returnis 2HAPLAIN SE-COND INFANTRY governor Manning i..-points Rev. John McSween, Jr.-Several Other Ap pointments Made. Columbia-The Rev. John McSween, fr., pastor of the Presbyterian church At Dillon, has been appointed by Gov. AL dIanning to be chaplain of the Second outh Carolina infantry, with the rank '1 f captain, vice the Rev. William Way, -ector of Grace church, Charleston, sho resigned his commission shortly tfter the mobilization in June. Mr. McSween, a son of John Mc- NE ween, the well known merchant and )anker of Timmonsville, is a gradu Lte of Davidson College and of Co- A 1 umbia seminary and has the master of trts degree of the University of South C arolina. He was active in athletics it Davidson and Carolina and since mtering the ministry has been partic- l ilarly successful with boys and young Bri nen. - Mr. McSween, on being commission- are ,d, will await orders to join his regi- lea nent, which is encamped at Fort Bliss, less sear El Paso, Texas. Bra Other appointments in the military low ;ervice made by Gov. Maning were: record Lieut. H. Hutchinson to be a cas irst lieutenant of the First infantry; F sergt. F. M. Mack to be a second lieu- it i enant. First infantry. Fir pro Colleges Ready for Work. ply Columbia.-The University of South voi ,arolina, Chicora College for Women, Me "lumbia College, the Ursuline con- at ent, the Columbia Theological Semi- res !ary-the institutions for higher learn- the ng situated at Columbia, are enthusi- for Lstic over the prospects before them Wi or the scholastic year to begin during sur his month. Application. for admis- co don to -these institutions are being re- Ove eived daily and provision is being anc nade for the reception of an unusually att ,reat number of students. With a mil iealthy location in the centre of the scc ;tate. large faculties of expert teach- the ars, elective systems allowing a w de WO -ange in the choice of studies, thor- the ughly modern buildings and equip- tai nent, splendid libraries and a whole- w ,ome democratic atmosphere, these in- of titutions are enjoying ever widening pheres of usefulness. The 1916-1917 so ;essions of these schools begin on the ollowing days of September: The th Lutheran Theological Seminary, 13th; is rsuline convent, 18th; the University tle > South Carolina gnl the Presbyte- the -ian Theological Seminary, 20th; Col- of imbia College and Chicora College, pre 1st. beI me Commends Clemson Work. Th Clemson College.-President W. M. wo Riggs has received a letter from Maj. pet en. H. L. Scott, chief of staff, United to States army, commending the military pol nstruetions given at Clemson College. to 3en. Scott's letter is as follows: chi "I take great pleasure in informing the sou that the secretary of war is grati- ten led to note the steady progress and get Improvement in the military depart- Gu ent of your institution, as shown by of the report rendered by the committee B, f the general staff which is charged sor with the inspection of the military get :epartments of educational institutions gr-a ,f learning." Co: Bei Farmers Organize for Loan. the Newberry.-A land loan associations1 was organized at Newberry with a Ca strong membership, which will be C. Largely increasel. The following offi-' cers were elected: Dr. W. C. Brown, ter inairman; Dr. George Y. Hunter, vice chairman; B. B. Leitzsey, secretaryJo and treasurer; directors, R. T. C. Hun ter, I. M. Smith, J. B. Scurry, W. B. Bonest. John M. Suber; appraising b agents. Hi. H. Abrams, F. R. Hunter Fe and R. G. Smith. It is the purpose of ca this association to organize similar me associatione in the several twonships. ca. T'en men can fo-m an association. I mc wa Electors Hear Qualifications. the Columbia. - The nine presidential the electors for South Carolina, nominated got by the State Democratic executive bul committee, will be voted for in the gen- s eral election in November. Vance Mc- for Crmiek, chairman of the national ex of ecutive commIttee, in a telegram to po ohn Gary Evans. state chairman.- FIe rges that the electors comply' with Ro the law, so that nione may be disquali- Re fied. Successors to the electors failing wa to qualify- will be elected by the state 2b. executive committee after the second 3b. primary election. Lil SOUTH CAROLINA NEWS ITEMS. t The secretary of state has coummis- da: sioned the Camden Building and Loan the Association with a capital of $200,000. the James A. Hayne, M. D.. state health e officer, has returned from Greenville, u where he attended a conference of sio schol trustees concerning school sanE- era tation- gul One case of infantile paralysis was reported to the state board of healt-h , trm Walhalla. A suspect case was reported from Woodruff in Spartan- ins bu- county. Fay Brown. the little seven year old I daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Brown ch of Spartanburg, was burned to death has when her clothing caught fire from a reg newspaper which caught fire while she act was playing with scmec other children Col on the lawn of her parents' yard. fills Supervisor Jenkins of Cherokee mi: county has let contracts for the eree' tion of the bridges which were swept ha: away during the recent flood to the cai Southern Bridge Comnpany of Birming- de: ham. Ala.. and to the Converse Bridge me and Stes Company of Chattanooga, th! T ea. T he bridges are to be complet- by ed by December 24. j on >r Manni: g 69,822 and I :FIOERS STUDY ROBLEMSOF WAR L MEN WORKING HARD BUT HE OFFICERS HAVE LEAST REST. WS FROM BORDER CAMP N'eekly Letter, Prepared Especially or Our Readers, From the South arolina Guardsmen Encamped at ort Bliss, Texas. 1 Camp with the South Carolina gade, in the El Paso Patrol District. 'he officers of the First regiment working out theoretical war prdb ts and the three hour and a half ;on every afternoon under Capt. bson, inspector-instructor, is fol ed by an actual visit to the ground r which the troops would pass in e of actual warfare. 'or the purpose of the proposition s assumed that the officers of the st comprise a battalion which is tecting the wate works which sup El Paso with water and the reser r where the water is stored. New rico and Texas are supposed to be war. The officers of the First rep enting the Texans are known as Brown army and the theoretical ee of New Mexico is known as the ite army. The New Mexicans are posed to have thrown forward one apany near Mount Franklin, which rlooks the South Carolina camp, the enemy is working around to ack the reservoir. A mythical kman reports having seen three uts of the enemy who fled towards reservoir. The Brown army is rking out the problem of driving White company out of the moun is and protecting the reservoir ich is supposed to be the object their incursion. 'his is just one of the many les S which the officers are studying. tile all of the men here work hard work of the officers, of course, the heaviest and there is very lit rest for them. They -are enjoying eperience and are making use every occasion to become more ficient. our new second lieutenants have n commissioned in the First regi at and assigned to companies. ey came up from the ranks and a their commissions through com itive examinations which were open all the enlisted men, it being the icy of Col. Blythe and Col. Springs hold out to the enlisted men this mnee of advancing if they show mselves proficient. The new len ants are: Robert L. Meares, ser Lnt in Company A, the Butler ards of Greenville, and a graduate the Citadel, assigned to Company the Palmetto Riflemen of, Ander ; Claude G. Hammond, supply ser Lnt in the headquarters company, a duate of the Citadel, assigned to pany i of Cheraw; Francis J. tty, first sergeant of Company A, Butler Guards of Greenville, as ned to Company K, commanded by pt. Henderson of Anderson; Philip Clayton, first sergeant of machine i company of Anderson, assigned the same company as second lieu ant. He is a. graduate of St. m's, Annapolis. Good at Baseball. The Hampton Guards of Spartan -g have beaten teams from the :sylvanians seven times and they 't find an aggregation among the from the Keystone State which in any way compete with the men m the City of Success on .the dia nd. The latest .game they played s with a team from Company C of Sixth Pennsylvania, winning from i, 9 to 4. The Keystone men only two hits off Wood, the Spartan 'g pitcher, while the Spartans con ed with the Pennsylvania twirler nine safeties. The following men the Spartanburg company com ed the team: Camp, ss.; Wood, p.; ming, 3b.; Stanton, c.; Rogers, lb.; binson, cf.; Hal-l, lf.; Snyder, rf.; eves, .b. The -Pennsylvania team s made up of: Phillips, ss.; Pryle, ;Gibbes, lb.; E. Lilly, cf.; Keeth, ;McCoinman, rf.; Campbell, If.; :ens, b.; A. Lilley, c. 'he machine gun companies of the regiments will report in a few is to the regular officer in charge the instruction school in the use of Lewis machine gun with which y are to be equipped and the enlist men will be taught all about the i. The officers and non-commis ned officers have already had sev i lessons and are familiar with the now. The enlisted men will next made acquainted wi-th all its parts. men are keenly interested in the 1 and look forward eagerly to the truction lessons. Aeit. James 'r Moore of .the ma ne gun company of the Second been given a commission in the -ular service with the marine corps, :ording to a telegram received by .Springs. This vacancy will be ad by promotion of some non-com ;sioned officer probably. "he period for the battalion drills arrived and the training o>f the panies by battalions is now un way. Battalion tra?ininig. cor ned on the 1st and will continue oug~ the 15th, when the training regiments will begin. The battal s are getting in fine work. rggisR ~1ase 65.O4! Hurt When Horse Falls. Sergeant Ralph Gossett of th headquarters company of the Firs was thrown by a horse and consider ably bruised. After throwing Ser geant Gossett the horse described complete somersault. Fortunatel: doctors were obtained without dela: and Sergeant Gossett's bruised wer dressed. A great many of the horses whic: have been brought in here for th army are not saddle broke and som of the South Carolinians have bee: given good exercise sticking to then However, the number of those throw: has been small and they are havin less trouble in this respect than man of the other regiments of othe -states. Won't Tell Him Much. Capt. Justice of the Spartanbur company is in charge of the construe tion work of the First regiment an as such had charge of the Mexican who helped to build the latrines an in the other civilian work done aroun the camp. Capt. Justice is able t talk to the Mexicans, something whic very few of the Palmetto boys can do He has not been able to get very muc out of them about the situation i Ikaxico for they all profess ignoranc of the conditions there. At time they would be chattering among then selves but whenever they saw hix coming they would shut up like clam and not another word, would they lE slip. Some of the Pennsylvanian brought one of their roats over th other day to call on the goat owne by the headquarters company of tb First but his Palmetto goatship di not like his kind from the Keystor State and immediately went to bu ting him and did the job so thorougl ly and so promptly that the Penn sylvanians remarked that the go: was just like all. South Carolina, wou rather fight than do anything else. Lieut. Crawford of the Fort Mi company finally became convince that Capt. S. W. Parks was right I saying his rabbit was an old dottoi tail and not a. jackrabbit and b turned it over to the tender mercil of Reno the bull dog belonging I the Fort' Mll boys. In a few minut( the rabbit -had disappeared into tI bul dog's stomach. Lieut. Crawfor still has hopes of getting in son: manner and by some means a jac! rabbit to carry back with him I South Carolina. William V. Kay, sergeant of sax tary troops, First regiment, has beE named first lieutenant, medical cori and commissioned. The South Carolinians are finding very pleasant on the border just no The sandstorms which were freque when the troops first reached he have been missing for several da: bcause of the frequent showers rain. The nights are cool and Ul days are not so very hot. The PP metto boys seemed to have broug] the rain with them and were therefo: doubly welcomed, for It has bei months since there had been any this section. Lieut. Chandler's resignatioh h, been accepted and he has gone ba< to South Carolina, and from there l will go to Staunton, Va., where he commandant of a military academ He has, been lieutenant in the Ro< Hil company and .the whole regime: regrets his departure. The Palmetto boys are becomix experienced with the Western hors which have been gathered by tJ government from all sections for tJ use of the troops. While there ha been some falls the South Carolli boys as a rule know how to hand horses and most of them have had trouble. Sergeant John T. -Sloan the machine gun company of the Se ond went down -to 'the big governme corral, mounted a horse minus sadd and bridle and brought his horse al tree others safely into camp. TJ officers and men have fared on *1 whole very well in drawing the horses and the Sojith Carolinians a pleased with their stock. Sergeant Cox of the Twenty-thi: infantry has been detai'led as instru tor for the First battalion of 'the Fir regiment and Sergeant Hughes ai the officers and men of the. Smy rifles of Peizer are glad 'to have tl sergeant :tent and mess with them. I is fast becoming a favorite among ta whole battalion. Private W. IJ. Snoddy of ti Traynham Guards of Laurens, Col pany D, of the First, received a b< from the Union Buffalo Mills sto containing tobacco and other delic cies and one penny with the hope vh he would not go "broke" on the b< der. The box was very much appr ciated. There were several spectators at tl dress .parades of the First and Secox regiments on Thursday af'ternoo The parades took place on the Fe Bliss parade ground, the First at 4: and the Second immediately afte wards. The parades were go: through with without a hitch ax both regiments showed up splendid] A detachment of regulars is no encnnmped just above the Secox South Carolina and it is understo< that they are to pitch tents for ti National Guard regiments which al to be brought in here in the near f ture from several states. The machine gun company of tU Seondl has drawn its machine gun getting what is known as the Lew gun. said to be the best and ma: modern gun of its kind made. Tih compny a being instructed by ti officers of the machine gun compar of the Seventh infantry U. S. A., at is fast becoming efficient. eleected t. Cansler ( Davis Station Davis Station high school tyil begin t the next session Monday morning of text week. The opening exercises will . begin promptly at nine o'clock, and the r public is cordially invited to attend. It is hoped in particular that the parents of every child in the school will show their interest by coming out to the opening. Professor 'Browne, Superin tendent of Education, and Professor L. 1 Gunter, State Supervisor of Runl Schools, and others, have been asked to be present. There will be school addresses. It will be the aim to make 1 these opening exercises aprofitabfe and L memorable occasion. Come out and 1 ' show your interest and pride in your community school. The school to which y you send your children. Your presence r will help. Parents are urged to send their chil dren to school on the very first day, and to keep them there till the last. Loss of time means ignorance, or at best, imperfect education. If any time has bo be lost, let it not be at the beginning. i A good start is all important. Teachers s and children are freshest at first. Val I uable explanations are made then for d the year's work. Don't let any crop p crop that ever was planted stand in the b way of your child's good. M. >- The death angle visited the home of a Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Rawlinson on last a Friday night, token their beautiful lit e tle daughte Virginia, out of this, world of care and suffering, the little girl had been sick for only tbout a week. a Mrs. Murry Thames is very sick at s her home near Davis Station. t Mr. David Brunson is sick at his bome. Miss Edner,the sweeb little daughter of Mr. and Mrs. R. W. Chewning is e very ill. d The Rev. W. C. Henderson, paster e of the Jordan circuit attended the Lay d man's meeting at Kingstree last Fri e day with a body of 19 out 20 stewards, t_ hey all went over in cars. It will be good for the other preachers in she South Carolina conference to set up and take notice of Mia Henderson, he 6t is a hustler, he does things whet he .d starts and he starts right now. Jordan circuit will miss him when he's gone. There wili be preaching at Bethle hem church Sunday afternoon at 4:30 d p. m. by Rev. W. 0. Henderson, come n and hear him, you will not regret it. 1- Mrs. Cannon and her sweet daughter e Daisy, from Tampa, Fla., is visiting s relatives and friends at Packsville, they with Mr. Roy Curtis and Miss o Vivian Curtis visited our shurch on ast Sunday afternoon. d * Paxville. o Miss Daisy Cannon and her mother from Tampa, Fla., arrived last Wed uesday for a two weeks visit at the home of Mrs. S. E. Curtis. n Miss Lois Benson was here for a s, while on Saturday to see some of her riends before going to her school at Marion. Mr. Cindy McLeod hes accepted a position for the fall'season in the store t of the Carolina Dry Goods Co., at Sum e ier, Cindy is a bright boy, and we pre rs ict for him a bright future. ) Miss Jessie Curtis returned Monday from a three week's visit to Miss e Madge Curtis at Chesterfield, and also to Jackson Springs, N. C. 't Mt. John K. Breedin was at the Hk e tist church here Sunday morning wher n be addressed a large audience. in Miss Elma Tisdale, and Mr. F. S. Geddings are back from Rock Hill, where they went last week on a busi css trip. Mrs. Tisdale has decided to k move there in a short while. She will te qe accompanied by Miss Iva Geddings, is who will enter Winthrop college. Mr. y. Friendly &ddings, Jr., will moye with hem also. It is with much regret that the friends of Mrs. Tisdale have leatn ed of her decision to make this change of residence. g Rev. S. D. Bailey is back from his s vacation and will fill the pulpit of the Methodist church on nevt Sunday emorning at 11o'clock. eMr. H. C. Curtis of Manning was re here last u eek for a short while. L Miss Lillie Griffin from Wedgefield le 's visiting at the home of Mr. J. A. to Brown. New Zion. le It has been a loog time since you iheard from over here. Well the peo ie ple has made a start to pick cotton around here. Don't think it will take e much work to gathear it as there are not much made to trouble the people. I think thbe people all better plant aL ed big turnip patch or they will surely be - en the hog. st Mrs. Hugh Baker's two little girls id Alice and Pearle are visiting f ribnds and relatives at Hemimingway and tJohnsonville. we hope them a pleasant tevisit. [e! Mrs. Eddie Altman who has been te vissting Mrs. Hugh Baker has return ed to her home near Johnsonville. Mrs. Hugha Finder who has been 1 sick for quite awhile is improving. nMiss Lottie Woods has made her re xturn from Charleston after a two weeks re. stav. Reports a good time while there a.Did not see her best fellow, he is in atMexico for a while. Old A. L. is in good heart now for r school will soon start now, and he can e-ee the teaceers again Black Eyes.. nStop The First Cold. rt A cold does not get well of itself. 10 The process of wearing out a cold r. wears you out, and your cough becomes ie seriousi if neglected. Hacking coughs d~rain the energy and sap the vitality, tFor 47 years the happy combination of -scoting antiseptic balsams in Dr. Kin2's New Discovery has healed oughs and relieved congestion. Young d d old can testify to the offectiveness d Dr. King's New Discovery for coughs eand colds. Buy a bottle today at your eThe Strong Wlthstanld the Heat of s Summer Better Thian the Weak is Old people who a--e feeble, and younger tpeewho are week ,will be strengthened ndenabled to go through the depress in jheatof umer bytakmg regularly e Grve' Tatelss hil Toic.It puriies Sand enriches the blood apd builds up dthe whole system. 50c. 839. Fant 4 mead ye -Ms B were from uiek for often and -ins I Vegetable -Mrs. Blackstone,. Such w saffoesio, achesdrsnd heart, lerities, weaknes bymidil ham's V CL By virxtt able Jbn 8. of the Thir&. in the casefot tiff, against , ant, I A. LBa don County, October, 96,. day of said hours oftale. door in the.. 0 the highest--. parcel, piece o improvements and being. miles (3 1-2) o Summeron, in. don, in the S otainmng two acres, more or. on the north b Ridhbonrg and by the Sumter it from lands of. esne and of Fua ard; on the Beser (being dt tract "A" on the to), and on the'w and Holladay; the northern por land known "W and being all of parcel containin ixty-one and 3-1k ted as tract "A,' laid Woodside T. Cantey, Sn Sr, 1905, the d tract "A" and designded MlcClellan, C. >'s 1908, the said ~ :orded in the ourt for sai& on the 16th. Terms of sa1 ever, to the' Eugh Belser Life nsurance interei, Sptember, 101 The Stateofi County of RL. I. Manning, Pla W. R.. Costrey,Bn . S. Coskrey Coskrey, Defend UNDER AND 3, Judgept Qrder of m on Pleas, in the tme directed, 1st, 1916, I will el to the highest bidddi endon Court Hous said county, withintb judicial sales, onA day of October 1916~ scribed real estate: All that lot of lad ments the'eensi of Dukes Street' mern, Clarend South Carolina, in Dukes Street ve~ urine on Its *Sout fee, and en its eastei feet being the saiddi more or less, said loI > - bounded as follows: tate of Rjobbourg, To Collough, East by..i South by lots of J. W. of W. R. Coskrey. and Dukes Street. A lso all that lot of lagd provements thereon, North-east corner of -- Street, in the Town.. County of Clarendon, Carola, measuriogt front on t~a street more or . and isp -d red fede taste oc l~ss, being bondeii as follo 6f WV. R. Coskrey, East by lot of J. W. by Main Street, andW Purchaser to pay for E. B. G Sheiff of Olarenda -a Chil dien FGR RLETCH 5885.I