Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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ihr ?filattbnwi ano S^utbren WEDNESDAY. FEBRUARY 23, 1910. nc the PoatoOlcc et Sumter, s. C, ee Second Claas Matter. ?> - ? - - PERSONAL. Messrs T. H. Osteon and O. A. Nettlea of Privateer, were in the city on oustness Thursday. Mrs. B. J. Orier has returned after spending a few days In Manning. Mr. Wlibur H Cook, of Florence. Is tn the city. Mr. Bartow Walsh, Jr., of John aton. is in the city on a visit to his parents. Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Davis, of Brog don, left for Tampa, Fla.. Saturday morning accompanied by Misses Kitty and Maggie McFaddin and Miss Grace Brogdon. Mrs. H F. Covington and Master Harold Peyton have returned to Bal? timore, after spending sometime with their cousin. Mrs. C. W. Klngsmore. Mr. John Wood ley, of Perry. S. C. la In the city on a visit. Mr. J. McF. Spann, of Henderson % 111**. Is in town for a few days stay. Mrs. Sol. Bbanuel, who has been visitiv.g Mrs Altamont Moses, left for her home In New York on Mon? day. She was accompanied by Miss Armlda Moses. Mr. and Mrs. J. T. China, of Harts vllle, arV spending a few days in the elty. Mr. Hasel Brand, If Augusta, Qa. U In the city for a few days stay wlfh his mother, Mrs. 8. A. Brand. Senator B. Frank Kelly, of Bishop* \ III?, was In the city Monday. Senator J. H. Clifton and II pre aaatatlvee Fr?ser, Dick and > ibbs are at home from Columbia. . Mr. Oeo. L. Deal, a prominent Co? lumbian, spent Saturday in the city Mr. John A. Peterkln, of Fort Motte, Is In the city. Mrs. T. Mitchell Wells of Manning paaaed through Sumter en route, for Baltimore. Miss Annie Leckey is spending h short time with friends in tho <dty. Mr. D. U Tindal of Plnewood, wan IIn Sumter Sunday. Mr. W. D. Lindsay, of Florence, spent Sunday in Sumter. Mr. C. T. Cunningham, of Green? wood, ate* In town Sunday. MfJfm Strauss, of Atlanta, is in the etty. < Mr. Isaac M. Lor>ea, well known In Insurance, newspaper and Pythian circles, will spend two weeks In Charleston. Miss Jaunlta Brown, accompanied by Miss Blanch Thomas, returned from Mulllns Sunday. Death. Johnny Gainley, a son of the late James Gainley died Sunday nlghl af? ter a brief illness, aged sixteen years. The South s Call for Leaders. The South needs today, Arst of all, ? ?od farmers, men who know how to manage their farms so as to make money and at the same time build.up their soil. It needs, next, men to lead In the development of a health? ful spirit of country life, men who are willing to aid every cause which will make the country a better place In which to live and who are willing to devote themselves to these causes with all they have of energy and en? thusiasm. Good roads, good schools, modern conveniences on the farm and In the home, can only come as the result of good farming methods, but gradual acquisition of these things will help to bring about the better methods of farming and should go along with the Improvement of agricultural prac? tices. The rural South is destined to be a land of fertile fields, of flocks and herds, of well-filled barns, of beautiful homes of good roads?and schools?a land. In fact, where coun? try life reaches Its highest stage of development. In every community there is a call for m*n to lead In the bringing about of these (..ndithms. and surely no higher calling, nor one more worthy of Impiurll obedience, could mine to any man.?Progrendvc Farmer. Supervisor Pitts Is building the finest sand-'),, fOad in Sumter DOW - ty On the CterTl Swamp public I A raid was in.nl. <,n Spann's P ing Club a few nights i . m I s- \. r il suits ..f clothes were stolen. Thi thief has n"t Fit hgtl Oftptun ?'? T: ? |. s. .in to I a !? v\ in- that should bo removed from the streets by the tree and park ( olUin'MS1,.>n even though those on South Main should be preserved. We cannot havr. too many shad*- trees on our streets, but those that in- decayed should be re? moved ami young trees planted tn their places, old and decayed trees are not gfgllHaWl il ami are a nu n Ml to life and limb. MT. ZIOX CHURCH BURNED. Old ami Historic Church Destroyed Sunday. Mt. Zlon Church, near St. Charles, was burned Sunday about 1 o'clock. The* Are was discovered as the con? gregation were leaving the church at the close of services. With no means at hand for fighting the fire, the members of the congregation were helpless and could do nothing but stand by and witness the destruction of the historic old edifice. The fire started from the stove flue and had gained considerable head? way before it was discovered. The church was valued at $5,000 and was Insured for only $2,000. Mt. Zlon Church was organized in 1809, and the centinnial was cele? brated with elaborate and interesting services last spring. The church which was destroyed yesterday was built In the 60's of the last century and was the third church building that the congregation has had. While no steps have been taken to rebuild it goes without saying that a new church will be erected on the same site at an early day. VITAL CENSUS QUESTIONS. How the People Are to Answer The Enumerators. Washington, Feb. 21.?The charac? ter of the questions concerning color or race, age at last birthday, conlu gal condition, number of years of present marriage, the number of chUdren now living, to be asked by the enumerators In the Tlrteenth United States Census, beginning April 15. next, is clearly explained In the printed instructions to the census takers, which have been prepared by the United States Census Bureau. All the questions relate solely to condi? tions exslsting on the "Census Day," which Is April 15. Answers relative to color or race are to be entered on the schedule as ??W" for white; "B" for black; "Mu" for mulato; "Ch" for Chinese; "Jp" for Japanese; and "In" for Indian. For census purposes, the term "black" (B) Includes all negroes of full blood, while "mulatto" (Mu) Includes all negroee not of full blood, but having any perceptible trace of negro blood. As to the age of last birthday of th } person enumerated, the enumerators are cautioned that this question calls only for the age In completed years at the last birthday. Therefore, a per? son whose exact age on April 15 Is 17 years, llmonths, and 6 days should be returned simply as 17, because that Is hla age at his last birthday. In the case of children not two years old, the age should be given in com pb '^d months, expressed as twelfths of a year. Thus, the age of a child 3 3-12, a child 7 months old as 7-12, 3 1-1, a child 7 months old as 7 1-2, a child 15 months old as 1 3-12, etc. If a child Is not yet a month old the enumerators are to enter the age as 0-12. A child who is Just a year old on the 17th of April, 1910, should nevertheless be returned as 11-12, because that is Its age in completed months on April 15. The enumer? ators are told to take particular pains to get the exact age of children. Tf the person was born outside of the United States, the enumerator is to enter the country (not city or dis? trict) in which he was born. Instead of Great Brltlan, he Is told to write Ireland, England, Scotland, or Wales. In case of persons born in the double kingdom of Austria-Hungary the enumerator Is cautioned to be sure to distinguish Austria from Hun? gary. In the case of those born in Austria proper, they are to distinguish also those born In Bohemia and those born In Austria Poland. They should write Finland and not Russia for a person born In Finland. The Inquiry as to the number of children born applies to women who are now married, or who are wldow edj or divorced. The answer should give the total number of children that each such woman has had during her lifetime. It should Include, therefore the children by any former marriage as well as by her present marriage. It should not Include the children which her preeent husband may have had by a former" wife, even though they are members of her family. Still-born chlldrn arc not to be in? cluded. The Question concerning the num? ber of children now living refers only t > the children which the woman herself has had. The enumerator Is required to Include all of these children that are living, no matter whether th y are living in bis dis? trict or Horna u hi i ? Ise. The steam Art engine purchased bj th- city sometime ago li nol yet regu? larly In commission. Bsfort it can m 11 gu1 n iy used anoth< r team or horses must bo purchased and an hi gtneer mploysd to take oharge of the i n [ine and be on duty all the time. Ries Floar, II toas i n sh from the mills, ilest and Cheapest Peed for Horses, Cows ami Hogs you ean buy. Booth-Har by Live Stock Co., Sumtcr S. C. 2 12-8t.?W NEFDLKSS FIRES RISK. Deputy Insurance Commissioner Wliarton lin?pi*cts Sumtcr?Wliut Hfl Und To Say. Deputy Insurance Cmmissioner B. A. Wharton was in Sumter Friday on a tour of inspection of buildings. He was right after the merchants and others who insist upon leaving boxes of paper, or other inflammable ma? terial back of their stores in violation of a State law quoted below. Mr. Wharton after a conference with the chief of police, chief of the fire de? partment, and the health officer said that conditions in Sumter in regard to Inflammable material, defective flues, building constructions etc, were far ahead of many other cities and towns, but that the custom of merchants and others leaving in? flammable material back of their stores must be stopped or the vio? lators of the law will be prosecuted by the State auhorities. He gave some valuable Information wihch every owner of buildings is financially interested in, owing to the great increase in insurance rates by the South Eastern Tariff Association because of unnecessary fire risks in communities brought about by in? flammable material in buildings and on premises, defective or poorly con? structed fire flues and chimneys. He said every time an Inspector for the South Eastern Tariff Association finds any Inflammable material around the buildings he rates up the flre risk as greater and the rates on that building is run up from $2.50 a thou sand to $10.00 As an Illustration of how insurance companies levy extra? ordinary rates he cites a case In Dar? lington which he had ferreted out. A business man there has been carry? ing $30.000.00 Insurance on a valu? able block of buildings for fifteen years. About fifteen years ago the owner had built or permitted to be built a cheap one brick thick chim? ney flue which cost the owner one dollar. Because the flue was not properly constructed the Insurance Inspector ran up the Insurance rates $2.50 per thousand on the buildings and the owner has In consequence paid $75.00 a year for fifteen years extra and unnecessary Insurance on account of a one dollar flue. The owner being unfamiliar with Insur? ance rating and rules until Mr. Whar? ton called his attention to the reason for the extraordinary rate was out so much money because of his indiffer? ence. It often occurs also that untidy ap? pearances of premises wherein In? flammable material, not detrimental to health or In any wise a nuisance constitutes an extra hazardous risk for which the owners and tenants pay thousands of dollars unnecessary in? surance. The owners of all buildings would save boney by insisting that their tenants observe the law and so would tenants save hundreds of dol? lars. When an Insurance Inspector Inspects a premise that rate which he Imposes stands for ten years. The object of the State Insurance Department Inspections is for the sole purpose of reducing the insur? ance rates by those who pay the in? surance, cooperating with the com? missioners of Insurance. The city council, chiefs of police and flre de? partments and the health officer, each and every one repeatedly published warnings. - A number of business men are careless and indifferent about such matters. Now the State Insur? ance Commissioner proposes to give some body trouble In each communi? ty as a kind of gentle reminder of what is good for those who pay In? surance, and to protect other build? ings nearby where Inflammable ma? terial Is permitted to remain or de? fective flues are allowed. He has in? sisted that the chief of police and chief of the tiro department, and the sheriff, enforce the law. it is a question of public safety, a wise finan? cial requlremtnt, and a sure reducer of fires, flre risk, and flre Insurance rates. The following is a copy of the law referred to: Section 4i The Comptroller Gen? eral or his Deputy, or the Chief of Flre Department or Chljf of roiice or Intendant (where there is no Chief of Flre Department), or County Sheriff, shall have the right, a' nil reasonable hours, for the purpose wf examination* to enter Into and up Ol all buildings and premls I within their jurisdiction' whenever any of said offlcen shall find In any building or upon any premises combustible material or in? flammable conditions dangerous to the safety of such building or promi? ses, they shall order the same be removed, or remedied, and such order shall be forthwith complied with by the owner or OCCUpant Of said build in: or premises: Provided, however, That |f the said owner or oeeupant shall deem himself aggrieved by such order, he may. w ithin twenty-f mr hours, appeal to the ComptroUcr General, and the cans" of the com? plaint shall be at once Investigated by the direction of the latter, and un? less by his authority the order of th Firs Chief or ohlef of Police above named is revoked, such order rhall remain In force, and be forthwith com plied with by the said owner or oc? cupant The Comptroller General or his Deputy, Fire Chief or Chief A Police or County Sheriff shall as aforesaid, make an Immediate Investi? gation as to the presence of combust 'de material or th? existence of in 'lammable conditions, in any build? ing or upon any premises under their jurisdiction, upon complaint of any person having an Interest In s iid building or premises or property adjacent thereto, cny one fail' to comply with the orders of the a. ihor ties above specified, shall be punished by a fine not less than ten dollars, no? more than fifty dollars, io? ea"n day's neglect. Section 5. Any officer referred lo in Section 1, who neglects or refuses to comply with any of the require? ments of this Act, shall be punished by a fine of not less than twenty-five dollars, nor more than one hundred dollars. S1BH THE BRADLEY SHOOTING. Trouble Resulted From A Horse Trade. A shooting scrape occurred in town late last Saturday evening that came near being very serious. Mr. J. B. Bradley was shot twice?once in each arm by Mr. Chess Hearon. We could not get particulars but the shooting occurred on the street in front of the Lee County Grange Co's store. It seems that the parties traded horses someime ago and Mr. Bradley was to pay some boot if the horse came up to what he was recommend? ed. A few days later Bradley phoned Hearon that the horse did not come up to recommendations and that ho would not pay the difference. Last Saturday Mr. Bradley came to town and was standing in front of the Grange store talking to Mr. J. B. Tallon, when Messrs. Brooks Xewsom and Chess Hearon drove up and Hearon called Bradley to the buggy. What passed we have not heard ex? cept that the lie was passed and Hearon shot Bradley twice. Mr. Bradley bears the reputation of being a quiet, peaceable citizen. Hearon was arrested and the police attempted to arrest Bradley, but he said he had done nohing to be arrest? ed for and he was let alone. Trial was set for Monday but Mr Bradley was unable to get here for trial and the case has been postponed. ?Bishopville Vindicator. CHAIRMAN FRASER COMPLI? MENTED. Members of Judiciary Committee Pre? sent Him With Umbrella Yesterday. Columbia, Feb. 19.?One of the pleasant incidents of the closing of the session was the presentation yes? terday aftrnoon of a beautiful sliver handle umbrella to Thos. B. Fr?ser, the hard-working and conscientious chairman of the house Judiciary com? mittee. The presentation was happily made by J. P. Carey, member of the committee, and accompanying the umbrella were these resolutions: "Whereas, the session of the gen? eral assembly for the term of 1909-10 is drawing to a close, which neces? sarily dissolves the judiciary commlt miUee of the house; and "Whereas, during said term the ju? diciary committee has been ably pre? sided over by Thos. B. Fraser as chairman thereof; therefore be it "Resolved, That we, the members of said committee, appreciating his ability as the presiding member of the committee, his uniform courtesy and consideration, as a testimonal of our warm personal feeling for him desire to present to him this umbrella as a token of the high esteem we hold for him." This resolution was signed by the members of the committee and adopt? ed by a rising vote of the committee. The committee consists of T. B. Fra? ser, chairman, and D. D. IfoColl, Jr., L. M. Lawson, A. Vander Horst, J. P. Carey, A. J. Hydrlclc, jr., M. L. smith, EC. P. Smith, A. G. Brice, J. J. Me Mahan, L. M. Gasque, A. C. Tobias. Jr.. W. S. Hall, Jr., \Y. S. Utscy, B. H. Brown, W. L. Daniel, S. McG. Sim kins, John Porter llollis, J. S. How man, Jr., W. Blackburn Wilson, Jr., J. |{, Mars, J. Hairy Foster, L. O. Fultz. Trees Blown Down. Thursday at 7 o'clock p. m. there was a regu ar mid-summer wind and rain storm, accompanied by thunder and lightning, For twenty minutes the wind blew with unusual velocltj and several trees were blown down on the Btreels, one large oak in front of Mr. W. <!. Stubbs' residence on South Main stroel fell across the electric li^iit and teli phone wires and the wires were tangled up. Mr. Dolph Manheim mot into the tangle and re? ceived a shock, hut fortunately escap? ed Si lions injury, lie says a live wire hit him In the back and knocked him over the ft nee, bul he was able to .^et up running. Another oak tree in front of Mr. IL. Is. Wright's house was blown down. sumter still needs better street! and a modern hotel. Oh! Slimier be My Valentine. SHINGLES TO MT. VKKNOX. (Respectfully dedicated to the pa- Gcrlaoh and Moseley 1 urubh Shingles triotlc citizens of Sumte .) to Re-roof the Washington Home. There's a very pretty legend In which youth takes great delight, And to prove it you must try it When the Fourteenth comes in sight, And let Sumter be your Valentine. i For they say by looking backward In the mirror you will find, The face of your true sweetheart, Which will be your Valentine. Oh! Sumter be my Valentine. But If you have been fickle, This plan would cause you shame, For there'd be so many sweethearts Whom you couldn't call by name; So let Sumter be your Valentine. Oh! Sumter, be my Valentine, And let it be a modern hotel, So beautiful that other cities Will have envy in their hearts to dwell So, Sumter be my Valentine. So be true and constant always To the one thing which is best, Anu then Sumter will have a hotel, Which will meet every traveler's test. So, Sumter be my Valentine. Sumter, S. C, Feb. 14, 1910. The firm of Gerlach and Moseley. of Bowman, have secured a contract for shlng'es that will go to re-roof one of the most historic and most dear building to the heart of every A met lean citizen. This contract comes from Mount Vernon, Virginia, and calls for 60,000 shingles of solid heart cypress to be used in re-roofing the home of George Washinton, the Father of the American republic. These en? terprising dealers consider this a valuable contract, not that they will make so much money ont it, but that it is for such an historic building. The specifications are most exact and must be exactly the same as the ones now on the building. This or? der shows that the South Carolina timber has no equal. even In Vir? ginia.?Eranchville News. Rice Flour. 35 tons fresh from the mills. BeJ?t and Cheapest Feed for Horses, Cows and Hogs you can buy. Booth-Har by Live Stock Co., Sumter S. C. 2 12-8t.?W Comparatively few have registered for the approaching municipal elec? tion. No one will be permitted to vote in either the primary or regular city election unless he holds a 1910 registration certificate. Rice Flour. 35 tons fresh from the mills. Best and Hogs you can buy. Booth-Har and Cheapest Feed for Horses, Cow* by Live Stock Co., Sumter S. C. 2 12-8t.?W FOR, SALE?Rhode Island Red Eggs from the famous Thompklns strain of birds. Price $1.50 per sitting. R P. Monaghan, 209 E. Liberty St. 2M18-2t. FOR SALE?Genuine Marlbore Proli? fic seed corn. Bushel $2.00; half bushel $1.25; peck 75 cents. Last year this corn measured 77 bush? els per acre with less than $11.00 worth of fertilizers. J. H. Myers, Sumter, S. C, R, F. D. No. 4 r Here Again! Another lot of All Linen Torchon Laces. About 2,000 Yards, values up to 10c. Our advertising price 5c YARD. O'Donnell&Co.