The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 13, 1908, Image 5
WEDNESDAY, MAY 13, 1908.
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HXW ADVBRT1&?M?L\T&
D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.?
Perfect Fitting Trousers.
Blrnle'a Drug Store?Pull Supply
of Drugs.
MIssj a. A. Murray?Look at My
Rats.
Notice of Election. /
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Cot C. F. Moore, Mr. P. B. Huntley
and Mr. Charles irby. of Cheraw, are
ta town for the race meet
Mr. Oeorge T. Little, the well
kaown Cam den horseman, was In the
dtp srlth severs! of his fine horses.
Mrs.Lt. Plumdier Burgees, of 8urn/?
usertesi snd Mrs. Willie Peterkln. of
Fort Motte, are visiting their father.
Dr. J. A. Mood.
Mr. K. >. Drake of Bennettsvllle,
the races last week.
Mrs. J. E. Whllden and children re?
turned home last week from a pleas
apt visit to r?i*tlvea In Georgetown.
Mr. Wilton Barrett, of Con way was
hi the city visiting his father last
sir. X. Burnett, of Mannville, was
the city for a few days' stay last
'X <Mn?s
Assent the prominent South Caro
vtsitors ' la Sumter Friday were
Mr. Stiftes R. Mslllchamp, Orange
F. C. Fishbume. Charleston;
Oovemors, D. C. Heyward and
_Gary Evans; E D. Smith.. W.
Ml Oinesleo, W W Ball. Oen. Wille
Jsaea Meg) H B. Richardson, F
M. Went**. Col. E. J. Watson. Mr.
president of the Farmers'
W. E. A ugh try. Prof. J. N.
Mr. J. P. Campbell. Senator
is* U Blease. Senator Louis Appelt.
ft. Coker. E. Mclver. William
~ asst. H. 0. Cunningham. Lieut. Qov.
T. Q. MeLeod, Senator Huger Slnkler.
CM. John J. Dargan. principal of the
^Sonsral Sumter Memoria', Academy;
Wmo#. B. C. White, spec'd agent
Bureau of Statistics, United States
Dapartment of Agriculture and a
number of others.
Mr*. A. M. Alken, of Laurena Is the
of Mrs. R. J. Bland.
Miss BssU Murray, who has been
the Birmingham, Als.,
School for Kindergarten
returnee: home Sunday af
temooi. I' <
Hon T. O. McLeod. of BIshopville.
pAoaed through the city Tuesday
eo route to Columbia.
Col. J. A. Rhame, of Lynchburg.
ta town Tuesday.
Mr. E. D. Smith was In the city be?
trat ns Tuesday.
Mac. H. H. Oovtngton and Dr. J. F.
a W. DoLorme snd Messrs. R. I. Man
^yntag. Oeo. D. Shore and W. C. Towlee
have gone to Charleston to attend the
tilth annual council of the diocese of
Booth Carolina.
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DEATH.
a
MW Miss Edna Baas died last Tueday at
the home of her brother-In-lsw, Mr.
Jama Olbson. on West Liberty
street. The body was taken
to Lamar. S. C, Mies Bass' former
horns, where the funeral was held
Wednesday
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The Infant daughter of Mr. Snd
Mrs. J. R. Mercer died Monday after
a brief Illness.'aged five months. The
body was taken to Rockton, Falrfield
county. f.>r Interment.
aa Mr* W. C. Chandler was called to
W Summerrille. 8. C. Saturday after
\ noon on account of the death of her
father. Mr F. M. Sires.
Rcviral Services.
sj We have srrsnged to begin revival
services at the First Methodist
' Church on next Sunday. We take
this opportunity of extending a cor?
dial Invitation to everybody to at?
tend the meeting, especially those In?
terested In the deepening of their own
sfJf spiritual life or the salvation of
/ others. "Come thou with us; snd
we will do thee good."
Watson B. Duncan. Pastor.
C. M. Hurst. Chairman Bd. St'w'ds.
R D. Eppe. S. S. Supt.
Oeo. E. Beaumont. Pres. Ep. L'ge.
uoen to Walhalla.
?pv>d a
Pastor T. B. Eptlng has acce|
coll to St. John's church, at Walhal?
la. 8. C. His resignation of the Hum
tor work will take effect the first part
of June, at which time he will enter
upon the work at Walhalla. He
loaves St. Jsmes, Sumter, In a pro?
gressiv**, harmonious condition, with
the membership more than twice a*
targe as when he took charge of It.
Hie reslgnstion was accepted with
great reluctance.?Lutheran Visitor.
Advertise your wants snd 'stoi
wondering how you are going to get
the thing you *<> much desire now.
?au. -ja* : ,, *
EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE MEET?
ING.
Only Houtine Business Transacted
Monday.
From the Daily Item. May 5.
Immediately after the adjournment
of the county convention Monday the
county Democratic executive commit?
tee was called to order by County
Chairman John H. Clifton. Andrew
A. Manning was nominated and elect?
ed secretary of the committee.
H. I* Scarborough moved that any
club that had failed to organise on
the day appointed for all clubs to re
<?rganlze.be permitted to reorganize at
some convenient date prior to the
first primary. Seconded and adpoted.
It was moved and seconded that
the Pleasant Grove club of which J.
A. Mlms was the executive commit
teeman nominated, be henceforth
known as the trinity club. The state?
ment having been made that this was
the expressed with and desire of the
said club, thia motion was seconded
and carried.
A motion was adopted that the com?
mittee adjourn subject to the call of
the chairman. j
The following are the members of
the county Democratic executive com?
mittee:
Sumter, Wardvt?H. L. Scarbor?
ough.
Sumter. Ward 2?M. Moise.
Sumter, Ward 3?W. M. Ora
ham.
Sumter. Ward 4?Geo. W. Dick.
Oaillard s X Roads?J. M. Woodley.
Providence?M. L, Moore.
Shiloh?J. K McElveen.
Haftlng Creek?A. K. Sanders.
Privateer?W. O. Cain.
Barlo?H. D. Tlndal.
Manchester?M. E. Rivers.
Farmers'?W. J. Dlnklns.
Wedgefleld?J. P>. Ryan.
Trinity?J. A. Mlms.
Zoar?J. J. Britton.
Concord?J. J. Brun son.
Mayeavllle?15. B. Muldrow.
Stateburg?W. L. Saunders.
High Hill?
Salem?J. A. Boykln.
Borden?C. U Emanuel.
Pisgah?J. K. DuPre.
Scar bo ro?W. D. Scarborough.
Taylora?
Oswego?Marion Dorn.
MEMORIAL EXERCISES.
Dr. Gee B. Cromer Delivers Elo?
quent Address. ,
The annual Memorial exercises in
honor of the Confederate dead were
held Friday afternoon at 4 o'clock
on the graded school square In the
presence of a very large audience.
Rev. J. klein offered the Invoca?
tion and Dr. Corner was Introduced
by Mr. L. D. Jennings. Those present
heard a masterpiece of oratory. Dr.
Cromer compressed Into the apace of
twenty minutes a statement of the
causes of the war, the underlying j
principles .hat actuated the public j
men of the South, and a tribute to .
the valor of the soldlesa who wore the
grey, the fortitude patience and en?
durance of the women, who kept their
lonely vigil at home while their hus?
bands, sons and fathers battled on the
field, of Virginia and in the West and
the military genius, devotion to duty
and purity of character of Lee, Jack
eon and other leaders whose name*1
and fame will continue while man?
kind reverses the highest and noblest
of the race. It was an address that did
Justice to the subject and made those
who heard It realize what a precious
heritage the South has In the memory
of the' heroes of the Lost Cause.
Weekly Weather I lullet In.
For weeks ending 8 ?? m.. May 11,
1908. %
General summary:
The week was generally cool, win- ,
dy, and with about normal sunshine.!
The avers ge precipitation was much
below the normal.
The mean temperature was normal,
or slightly above, In the coast regions,
and was from 4 degrees to 6 degrees
below the normal in the central and
western portions. The weather was j
warm In the early part of the week,
with maximum temperatures gener?
ally In the eighties, and above 90
degrees In a few places; followed by
a decidedly cool spell, beginning on
Thursday and continuing to the end
of the week, with minimum tempera?
tures generally In the forties, except
along the Immediate coast where the
lowest temperature did not fall be?
low 60 degrees. The extremes for
the week were S3 degrees at Bowman
on the 6th, and 42 degrees at Easley
on the 8th. 1
Home rain fell on Wednesday and
Thursday In all parts of the State.
The weekly amounts were generally
less than half an Inch in all except
the southeastern portion where. In
pluces, from 1 Inch to over 2 inches
were received, accompanying thun?
derstorms.
There was much cloudiness In the
eastern portion during the first five
days: the sunshine was ample In the
Interior, especially on the first two
and the lust three days. Fresh to
brisk winds prevailed during practi?
cally the entire week.
A CHEAT MEETING.
SEC UFT A KY WILSON GREETED
BY A THOUSAND FARMERS.
The Most Representative and Largest
Assembly of Farmers Ever Known
In the History of South Carolina,
said Commissioner E. J. Watson.
From the Daily Item, May 8.
The Farmers' Meeting, held in the
Opera House today in honor of the vis?
it of Hon. Jas. Wilson, secretary of ag- |
riculture, to Sumter, was the crown- ]
ing achievement of the week. The
building was crowded, stage, orches?
tra and balcony, and it was a real
farmers' meeting, not a political
meeting of near-farmers. Fully sev?
enty-five per cent of the assembly
were farmers. They represented, per
haps, a . majority of the counties of
the State, but the greater part
Came, of course, from Sumter and
adjacent counties. The speeches
were all speeches for farmers and
had solid, substantial value?hard
facts, not generalities. It was a great
meeting and nothing that the cham?
ber of commerce or the city of Sum?
ter has ever conceived or carried out
begins tb J equal this meeting in im?
portance, in lasting value and as an
incentive toy other meetings on similar
lines here and elsewhere.
Mr. R. I. Manning, as president of 1
the Sumter County Agricultural So- J
clety and as chairman of the Sumter
chamber of commerce?, to whom had
been assigned the duty of welcoming
the farmers of South Carolina to
Sumter, performed that duty In a fe
lleitious manner, referring to the
pleasure that he felt In extending a
welcome to so large and so represent?
ative a gathering of farmers and the
pleasure that all present felt in hav?
ing with us the distinguished head
of the Agricultural Department and
other able and efficient workers in
that department?the branch of the
government that is doing the most
practical good for the people of the
United States, Hon. Charles S. Scott,
Hon. A. F. Lever and other distin?
guished guests.
At the conclusion of his address of
welcome he Introduced Mr. E. J.
Watson, commissioner of agriculture
and immigration of South Carolina,
the working head of the Industrial
branch of ouc State government.
Mr. Watson introduced Mr. 6. Har?
ris, president of the S. C. Farmers'
Union, who briefly responded to the
address of welcome.
Mr. Watson then made a brief
speech, the text of which was the sig?
nificance of this meeting, which fore?
shadows a new era In agriculture and
Industry for South Carolina.
The prearranged programme,
which Is reproduced herewith, was
i then taken up. |
j "The Need of Better Farming
i Methods and Seeds in South Caroli
' na"?Prof. J. N. Harper, Clemson
I college.
"The Necessity for and Benefits of
Farm Demonstration ^ork"?Mr. T.
P. Campbell. In charge of .federal.
"The Live ' Stock Industry and In-I
terests of South Carolina"?*-Mr. B.
Harris.
"Cotton: Needed Improvements in
Baling, Handling and Marketing"?
Mr. W. O. Moore, Greenville former
special agent to Europe of the Farm?
ers' Union.
"Corn Growing and the Need for
Diversification"?Mr. Mclver William?
son, originator of the "Williamson
plan."
"The Trucking Industry on the
Coast: Its Possibilities as Affected by
the Drainage of Costal Lands"?Hon.
James Cosgrove, Charleston.
"The Fruit Industry and Its Needs"
?Col. R. B. Watson, Ridge Springs.
The speeches were all brief,, prac?
tical and to the point, any one ol
I them would have amply repaid all
? the trouble and expense of the meet
i ing. The farmer who received these
speeches with an attentive ear has
food for thought for a lifetime.
Hon. A. F. Lever was introduced
by Mr. Watson to whom, he said,
more than any other man is due the
presence of our most distinguished
guests, Hon. James Wilson, Hon.
Charles S. Scott and Prof. B. T. Gal?
loway. He felt that Mr. Lever should
Introduce these gentlemen and tb
him he would assign that well merit?
ed honor.
Mr. Lever was recived with a storm
of applause and he stood bowing and
smiling his appreciation of the cor?
dial welcome until the ringing cheers
and hand clapping subsided. Mr.
Lever made one of the happiest ef?
forts of his life In his brief speech.
He then Introduced Prof. Galloway,
who spoke most interestingly of the
work of the bureau of plant industry
over which he presides.
Hon. Charles S. Scott of Kansas,
chairman of the committee of agri?
culture, was next introduced. His
speech was a gem. It was eloquent.
patriotic, sincere, broadmlnded and
statesmanlike. Mr. Scott was receiv?
ed with aplpause When he was intro?
duced, but when lie took his seat at
the conclusion of his apOOCh he was
given an ovation.
The climax of the meeting was the
address of Hon. James Wilson. When
he was presented by Mr. Lever the
audience rose and cheered him to
the echo.
? His speech was able and more than
anticipated. He dealt with the prac?
tical problems with which the Ameri?
can farmers have to deal at the pres
en day, and his advice along the lines
of stock rak-dng, dairying, soil Im?
provement, and applied science on
the farm, showed his thorough fa?
miliarity with conditions existing in
the South and our needs.
As space permits we hope to pub?
lish in full all the speeches made to?
day.
\
COLLECTING CLAIMS.
Railroad Commissioners Volunteer to
do Work not Required by Law.
SOUTH
Office of
CAROLINA RAILROAD
COMMISSION.
Columbia, 0, C, May 6th, 1908.
CIRCULAR NO. 100.
All corporations, firms or Indivi?
duals doing business in South Caro?
lina are hereby invited to submit to
this Commission any question of
classification or rates about which in?
formation may be desired.
The Commission will be pleased
to assist in the collection of all Just
claims against transporatlon and
transmission companies when such
claims are properly made out.
The Commission has been quite suc?
cessful in handling these maters and
desires to inform the public gener?
ally of its willingness to continue
this work, though the matter of col?
lecting claims Is not strictly speaking,
imposed on this Commission by law.
B. L. Caughman,
I Chairman.
John H. Earle,
\ J. M. Sullivan,
, Commissioners.
T. B. Lumpkin,
Secretary.
I
Mr. Wallace a Candidate.
Mr. B. C. Wallace has entered the
race for County Treasurer to succeed
Mr. T. W. Lee, who Is not a candidate
for re-election. Mr. Wallace Is an
experienced and accurate accountant
and is well qualified to I acceptably
discharge the duties of the office of
County Treasurer.
, Winthrop College
Scholarship and Entrance
Examination.
The examination for the award of vacant
Scholarships in Winthrops College snd for
the admission of new students will be held at
the County Court House on Friday, July 3, at
? a. m. Applicants most be not less than
fifteen years of age. When scholarships ar"
vacant after July 3 they will be awarded . >
those making the highest average at this
examtnation, provided they meet the con?
ditions governing the award. Applicant** for
Scholarships should write to President John?
son before the examination for Scholarship
examination blanks.
, Scholarships are worth $100 and free
tuition. The next session will open Septem?
ber 16. 1908. For further Information and
catalogue, address Pres. D. B. Johnson.
Rock Hill. S. C.
FOR SALE?About 75 bushels peas.
* Apply to Newsom Bros., Dalzell, S.
Cm for prices. '
For Yoti.
If you are In the market for a Pi?
ano, Organ or Sewing Machine see or
write me, and I will give you more
for your money th?n any od? else.
Call and see "The Best."
Beautiful Upright Piano from $150
up.
New Home Sewing Machine from
$27 up.
Organs from $30 up.
Old pianos, organs and sewing ma?
chines taken in exchange. New one*
sold on easy terms.
Repairs of all kinds done, and sup
plies of all kinds furnished.
Write for prices. Office telephone
No. 181, resident telephone No. 162.
M. R. HANDLE, Manager,
10 West Liberty Street, Sumter, S. C.
9-25-ly
i
Birnie's Drug
HJ Store \2
A full line of Drugs, Chemi?
cals, Patent Medicines, Toilet
Articles, Cigars and Candies.
GIVE US A CALL
We have recently installed a
new Soda Water Fount and
are fully prepared to serve
the best Soda Water and Ice
('ream. :-: :-: :-:
BWS DRUG STORE,
5 W. Liberty St.
Send us your job work.
Economizes the use of flour, but?
ter and eggs; makes the biscuit,
cake and pastry more appetiz?
ing, nutritious and wholesome.
Itakmg Powder
ABSOLUTELY PURE
This is the only baking
powder made from Royal
Grape Cream of Tartar.
It Has No Substitute ?
There arc Alum ind Phosphate cf Lime mixtures 30I4 at
a lowsr price, bat no housekeeper rejariinjj the health
ei her laaily cau atford t j use them.
il?re
Ladies, be sure and look at my
hats before buying. New goods com?
ing in often. Merry Widow sailors.
I try to keep all the time flowers
from 10 cents up to large fine roses.
Next door to the Sumter Dry Goods
store, No. 3, upstairs. Yours to
please, Miss S. A. Murray. ,
5-131?w13&20 I
The only good thing about a feud
is that a lot of people who need kill?
ing get "what is coming th them."
CASTOR IA
for Infants and Children.
Tbl Und You Han Always Bought
Bears the
Signature of
J. D. Sudder, for the past 20 years
correspondent of the Chicago Record
Herald at Washington, has decided to
make his home near Charleston and
he has bought a 1,200 acre plantation
on John's Island aud will engage in
farming and raise poultry and stock.
Mr. Sudder is connected by marriage
wjth an old Charleston family.
NOTICE*
The undersigned will apply to the
Judge of Probate for Sumter County
on the 2d day of June, A. D. 1908, at
10 o'clock, a. m.. for a final discharge
as Executors of the last Will and
Testament of Dr. J. W. Hudson, de
ceased.
ELI M. COOPER,
GEO. G. COOPER,
5-l-law-4w 4 Executors.
FuIT?HONtT^T^
HERE are Trousers that
will at once appeal, to
Men who appreciate fine
and handsome Trouserings
and perfect Trouser making.
They will give a freshness
and an effective newness
to the entire suit.
The correct Spring? cut,
excellently tailored from
new Spring Trouserings, in
all sizes.
Trouser Prices
$2.60, $3 60, $6, $6, to $3 60.
These prices may sound very fa?
miliar?and you'll say?"the same as
others ask." True?but the difference
is in the Trousers?not in the prices.
Come, see about it.
Phone 166.
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