The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, August 13, 1910, Image 5
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PERSONAL.
Mr. L. B. DuHar.t haa returned
from Sullivan's Island.
?Ian r?o nie Anderson left this
weak for Qlenn Springs, where
?he will spend several days, when she
wi>? go |t liendersonvllle. N. C.
Mr. Barnwell Sanders, of Hagood,
was In the city Tuesday.
Mr. W stln spent Monday in
Columbia.
Messrs. E. T. Windham and B. C
Hetchsll have gone to Hndersonvllle.
N. C, where they will spend some
UM
Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Chandler have
gene to Atlanta, from which place
they will go to T?te Springs to spend
several weeks.
Mrs. R. I*. Towles and Mrr.. Platt,
of Birmingham, are visiting Mrs. L.
W. Folsom.
Mr N. O. Osteen returned Monday
from Olenn Springs.
Mr. Emmett Brunsen, and employee
of the Osteen Publishing Co., Is spend?
ing a few days in Columbia.
Miss Emma Baker has gone to
Darlington to visit friends.
Mr. Lowell Muldrow, formerly of
this city, but who has been working
In California for several months, was
la the city Sunday en route to his
home la Darlington. Mr. Muldrow re*
turned to the city Monday and has ac?
cepted a position with King's Cigar
Store.
Misses Msrle and Holly Brown and
Mass Gertrude Knight left Tuesday for
Sullivan's Island
Mr. O. L. Thames of Manning, a
well known and highly esteemed resi?
dent, is at the Mood Infirmary, rest?
ing easy after undergoing a serious
operation.
Miss Annie Thames, of Manning,
was tp Sumter Monday in atten
dem< ? on hsr sick brother, Mr. O. L.
Themse.
Mrs. W. Y. Spann and Miss Alice
Atobbs left this week for Olenn
Sprtnga
Mr. Carson Jerkins has returned
from a trip North.
Mr. J. Dlggs Wlider went to Co
lumt?. Wednsed o.
M- end .Mr* R. J* I n. * ? gvn?
to RMg *w*y to visit relative^.
Mr. Chtffiee Usetoa, el BWotU was
la tne city vveunesday.
Misses Mos** and Dbiklns left for
Hendersonv'dle Wednesday.
Miss Mit le Hlnnant. of Suttons, Is
visiting Mr*. L. D. Nsttles, on S. Sum?
ter Street
Mr. Wllmot Chandler has returned
from Olenn Springs.
Mftss Leah Martin, who has been
vissttnr Mrs. W. M. Wolfe, has re?
turned to her home at Clinton.
Mr. II. W. Bennett has returned
from a business trip to Columbia.
Mrs. A. L. Lesesne and daughter.
Elisabeth, have returned from Vir?
ginia Beavh.
Mr. and Mrs. L B. Du Rant have
gone to Hendersonvllle to spend sev?
eral weeks.
Misses La I la Lee and Elizabeth
Lucius are visiting their aunt, Mrs
fl. J. Balckwell.
Rev. and Mrs. M. W. Hook and
children. Lula and Will ur, left this
week for Columbia.
M? ? ? ll-nrv HUI and W. F.
Shaw b-ft Thursday for Spartan
burg. fn?m which place they will go
to Buffalo, Niagara Falls, and To?
ronto Canada. They will be Joined
la BpsrtBtshsjfg by a number of other
Sumterltes.
Mr. If K. Wilder went to Saluda,
N 0 . Thursday.
M M Parrott Ii is return. .1
from Olenn Springs.
Mr. snd Mrs. W. S. Reynolds have
gon# to Olenn Springs to spend sev?
eral weeka
Mrs. J. R. Allen has returned to
her home at Dllllon.
Mrs. J. W. Daniels, who spent the
week-end at Wrlghtsvllle Beach with
hsr father. Mr. M. J. Mlehaux, has
returned to her home at Allendale, S.
C.
Mr. Olllo M< Kagen has accepted a
position with the Acetyllne Apparatus
Manfacturlng Co., of Chicago, and
will travel North and South Carolina.
Miss Lunette Ihirbage ,,f c,,nway
Is the guest of Mrs. W. C. Towles.
Mr. S. M. Pringle has returned
from Waynesvlte
MUs Lerana DeVane. of Wilming?
ton. Is spending a few days In the city
with her grandmother. Mrs. M. S.
King
l?IM II
Mr. and Mrs. J. Y. Mason received
the nad news on Wednesday of the
? bath of Mrs. It. H. Mason, which oc?
curred at Silver (Mtv, New Mexico,
August 9. 1910. Mr and Mrs. R. H,
Mason have many frb nds In this city
who v?!M learn of Mrs. Mason's death
with regret.
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CIAL CORRESPONDENTS.
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'our of going to press. Wednesday's
?aper Is printed Tuesday afternoon
ud Saturday's paper Friday after
ion.
SMITHVILLE.
Smithvllle, Aug. 9.?The crops are
looking bright and fresh since the
rains. We have had splendid seasons,
which came Just in time. I've been
informed that the rains at Heriots
were very heavy, roads and fields
being bandly washed up.
Chlldrens* day was spent very
pleasantly, although several showers
came up during the day. The chil- j
drens* recitations were splendidly
rendered. The debate by the local
talent was one of the most enjoyable
features of the day. Mr. W. F. Rhame,
of Sumter, made a short talk which
was mostly reminiscent. Mr. Cun?
ningham, of Blshopvllle, spoke to the
children; this talk was Interesting and
applicable to the elders as well as the
young people. The laides of Swift
Creek served ice cream in the after?
noon. Quite a neat little sum was
realized for the benefit of their
church. ,
Mr. Editor, I dare say that I did
wrong to denounce prohibition as a
law. It was a mistake of the head
and not of the heart. Conditions are
no better here. Whiskey still comes
as before. A reliable gentleman told
me that four gallons of whiskey came
up this road last Friday, August the
fifth. My denunciation was made
after I had despaired of ever bring?
ing about order and peace here. It
has done good any way, for I now
have help and, the cooperation of at
least two of the best prohibition men,
one of Sumter noiintv or?d tha other
? Lee oouaty. Something had ti be'
' u -, for no help need Im expected I
ere. This i< ? hard time in the
country, but still the whisk*?.nes
in juai tu? Minf. i guess it will be
best for me to ring off, and tell noth?
ing more about the whiskey traffic*.
Some people dont care to have you
tell the truth. If nothing can be
done just let it go, and time will solve
the problem for us. They seem to
think I haven't any better sense
than to think this place comprises the
three counties. I stated the conditions
here and what I had been told con?
cerning other places, and my attitude
toward all this, then asked my friend,
a true prohibitionist, If he was now
surprised that I became despondent
and expressed myself too forcibly in
regard to the law. He had to con?
fess he was not. I could open the
eyes of some people, but for the sake
of those who don't seem to care onlv
to criticise, I will refrain from doing
so. I have this consolation: God
knows, and justice will surely be
meted out some day. But In conclu?
sion let me say, just try to have the
law enforced and you'll be given the
cold shoulder and get your head in a
hornets nest, and be the most un?
popular person in your section. I
have found this out to my sorrow.
Miss Abble Evans and Miss Lucile
MeLeod are spending the day at The
Pines.
Mr. Wilson Josey, of St. Chi tics,
and little grandson, Roy McCoy, spent
Saturday night and Sunday at Fair
view.
Mr. and Mrs. Wiley Robertson have
returned home after a wnekl stay
a Lexlagtoa.
MAYESVILLE.
Mayesvllb?, Aug. 9.?This section
has been visited by exceeding heavy
mini for the past several days, and
all vegetation Is growing rapidly. Any
farmers who were not free from grassy
crops Will have to hustle now. The
r tins have been eocorapanled by heavy
thunder, and some damage by light"
nlng in the country has been re?
ported. Borne of Mr. Tom Bdens*
Outbuildings were struck yesterday
afternoon, but the damage is report?
ed as ret being great The telephone
|...|es on the Blech River road,
flu .ugh the swamp, are said to be
all Atrti kgad by Hghtnlng,
Mr. and Mrs. U. J. Mayes, Jr.,
Mil ss Kettle and Badle Mayea, and
Mr m. C, Mayes are at Wrlghtsvllle
Beach this week
Mlease Sain?> and Mamie Burgeea,
>>r Cltatoa, aad little Miss Alma Bur
end Maater Thomas Burgeee, of
e*oii Motte, an1 visiting relatives
hero.
Mam Gladys Thomas, of Manning)
Is visiting Miss Carrie Anderson,
Mr. Sam Barron Is visiting Mr. W.
B chandler,
Mrs. T. Ti. Kahn and children have
n turned home after an extend, d
visit to relatives in Barnwell.
Miss Carrie Mayes has returned to
Whltevllle, N. C.
Miss Marie Mayes, of Rose Hill,
spent the week-end with relatives.
Mr. A. M. Miller, of Augusta, spent
Sunday with Dr. and Mrs. W. VV.
Gardner.
Mrs. M. C. Mayes and children have
returned from a visit to Lowrysvllle,
S. C.
egypt.
Egypt, August 0.?On Saturady and
Sunday, we had some fine showers
which brightened the prospects for
cotton and late corn. Cotton Is look?
ing well.
Misses. Lizzie and Sallie Uahon, two |
most charming young ladies from i
Lugoff, have been visiting in Egypt. j
The protracted meeting at Mizpah
closed Friday afternoon; several new
members were added.
Egypt was well represented at
Pisgah Saturday.
There will be an ice cream festi?
val at the Egypt school house Sat?
urday, August 13. Proceeds to fur?
nish the new church at the Hill.
Everybody is invited to come and
bring their purse. There will also be
a game of ball between Camden and
the home team.
Miss Jessie Brown, of St. cnarles,
spent last week In this section.
Messrs. Alva and Arthur Humph?
ries, of Camden, spent Saturday and
Sunday in Egypt.
Miss Irene Weldon spent several
days of last week In Blshopville.
Mr. W. T. McLeod spent last Wed?
nesday in Sumter.
Mr. Lawrence White left this
morning for a weeks' visit with
friends at Ridgeway.
Mr. Tommy Jenkins, of Rembert,
spent Saturday night in Egypt.
The health Is very good.
WISACKY.
Wlsacky, Aug. 11.?To be in the
fashion I'll have to tell about the
weather and crops. As you well
know, it has been, and still is, in
tensly hot weather and It continues
to rain.
Notwithstanding the heat and rain,
our crops of cotton, and late corn
have improved very much. Cotton
Is fruiting well, and throwing off
very little fruit. Corn crops are
very good. The fodder is being
saved. Some of our farmers are cut?
ting and shocking their corn and hav
Inar It shredded, which, I think is
? i For you not only In
n, but get a very in
of forage.
Mr Willi? McCutchen has com?
pleted nis ginnery, and Is now ready
to gin your cotton, or saw your lum?
ber in first class order. Mrs. Willie
McCutchen with her children, will
go on a visit to friends in Chester,
and from there to visit her sister
near Charleston.
H. W. Scott, Jr., Rob Cooper, Jr..
and W. A. Green have Joined the ex?
cursion party to Detroit, Rochester
and other northern points.
Mr. W. B. McLeod is off on a short
vacation. He is prospecting in Harts
vllle for the week.
Rev. J. S. Beasley has been carry?
ing on a revival meeting at St.
Lukes church during the present
week. Though there has been only
very little feeling manifested, yet
the church has had a gracious up?
lift under his earnest and solemn ap?
peals.
The Mt. Zion eongregatolon have
begun their new church and hope to
worship In It by February 1st. They
have secured a flowing well of water,
Which Is very fine. With a new pas?
tor with a new wife, and plenty of
fine water, they ought to thrive.
Misses. Blanche and L;die Des
Champs are still absent on a visit to
friends in Chester county, and else?
where.
Mr. R. M. Cooper has just gotten
home a herd of beautiful Jerseys. In
full milking, an/1 with a separator
Is making lots of delightful butter.
The fruit crop, though Inferior, is
abundant, where there is any effort
made to provide this luxury. It is
surprising that so few persons give
attention to the raising of fruit,
which is not only a luxury but is
very profitable, as there are markets
for everything we can raise on the
farm, and the demand is increasing
every year. The campaign will soon
be over, and I congratulate our State
candidates, far they have had a long,
monotonous setge, and It Is hard to
tell who will be the victor.
rocky bu ff.
Rocky Bluff, Aug. 11,?Crops are
still improving in this section, and
some of the cotton still stands a
?haue? to make q bale to the acre.
Rome have fine broadcast peas,
Mr. J J, Hatfleld, overseer for Mr.
if. C, Haynsworth, has the finest the
writer has seen; in some places they
are extra fine.
Mrs W R Baker and children spent
I pari of last week With relatives at
Borden and Pisgah, end Mr. Baker
went i*i> to attend Children's Day at
Plsgi h, They report a very pleasant
time.
Miss Evs Hatfleld spent Saturday
nlghl with her slser, Mrs. W, i<\
Baker.
Mr. and Mrs. O, P. Josey and son.
Charlie, speii* Sunday in the Concord
BAGGING E TIES
HE season is near at hand when the producers of the
fleecy staple will be looking around for the where?
with to cover it. Farmers are to be congratulated
on the fact that bagging and ties will cost them I *4
little more than it did when cotton was sellin
six to eight cents, and there is no article of merchandise in which
they invest, that pays them a handsomer return. We carry a
full line in all weights in
?
New Jute and Sugar Sack Bagging also
New Arrow Ties
We have a veryq choice grade of
second hand Jute bagging put up
thirty yards to the roll. It is the
best of its kind we have ever seen,
full standard 2 pounds.
Price 5 cents per Yard.
This Is especially suited to ginners
who furnish bagging and ties and
gin for special price. It will pay
you to get prices on other grades be?
fore placing your order.
OCR GROCERY DEPARTMENT.
Is well stocked with cotton picking
necessities:
500 bags of rice at 2 1-2 cents per
pound up.
350 barrels Flour.
We are selling a good flour at $5.00
per barrel.
25,000 pounds Bi'ttt and Plates.
Meat Is very much cheaper than
it was.
400 Bags Meal and 200 Bags Grits
np HOSE who contemplate engaging in the mercantile business
* during the Fall and Winter months will do well to get our
prices before buying, as there is no larger stock from which to
select, and our prices will always be found as low as the lowest.
O'DONNELL & CO.
neighborhood.
Mr. and Mrs. J. L. McLeod spent
Monday afternoon with Mrs. W.
Brown.
Rev. S. B. Hatfleld will preach at
thi.v place Sunday, August 14, at 11
Negro Thanks White Friends.
Mr. Editor:
Will you be so kind as to allow
me (a negro) through the columns
of your valuable paper to extend my
thanks and sincere appreciation to my
white friends, both of city and coun?
ty, for their services at all times and
more especially during our last term
of court, when I was arraigned for
trial and acquitted. As you know, I
was arrested for selling whiskey to
one L. J. Jefferson, a Main street
restaurant negro, and his brother-in
law, one Mose Sanders, a Grier street
negro.
Now Mr. Editor I want my colored
people to remember that I was saved
from disgrace by the volunteer service
of white people. Why? because
I have a* all times, been polite, re?
spectful, and submissive to them and
theirs. I want those of my color or
race to always remember that an
influential white friend is something
our race should strive and pray to
have and to ever keep, for we are
here with them to stay, and we
can stay with them all of our
days, if we conduct ourselves so as to
gain their respect and good will. To
do this successfully we must be
honest, respectful, truthful, indus?
trious, and submissive in their ab?
sence, as well as in their presence.
This has been my motto from boy?
hood, and shall be so long as I live.
Before closing, I want again to
thank the gentlemen who voluntarily
went upon the stand in my behalf,
and to the one who from the day of
my arrest to the moment of my ac
quital, aided me so much without
price or money. I feel that I can
never do too much.
Very respectfully your obedient ser?
vant.
Bossard, S. C? August 1, 1910.
<>ther papers in county will please
honor me by copying.
Do you need printing of any de
?crlptlon? Comt to headquarters?
Osteen Publishing Co. For nearly
fifty years Osteen and good printing
have meant the same thing in Sum
ter.
Munson C. McLeod,
Without tact
In::.?Disraeli.
you can learn noth
A nmil Mountain and Seashore Excur?
sion.
The Atlantic Coast Line offers exceed?
ingly attractive round trip rates to
Washington, Norfolk, Richmond and
the mountain and seashore resorts.
Wednesday, August 17 is the date
fixed by the Atlantic Coast Liue for
its annual mountain and seashore ex?
cursion which is looked forward to
by thousands of Its patrons the
most appropriate time for a summer
vacation, specially on account 01 the
season of the year, the low rates ana
the splendid service given by the At?
lantic Coast Line on these excursions,
which have proven so popular in the
past
On the date named the Coast Line
will sell round trip tickets from Sum
ter at the following rates: to Wash?
ington $9.00, to Richmond, $8.00, to
N'orfolk, $8.00, to Wilmington (for
Wrightsville and Carolina Beaches)
$5.50, to twenty-five mountain and
seashore resorts in North Carolina
and South Carolina.
The tickets will be limited to re?
turn on any train to reach the origi?
nal starting point up to but not later
than midnight of Thursday, Septem?
ber 1, 1910, thereby giving thos'j tak?
ing advantage of this opportunity to
spend their vacation away from home
two weeks at any of tile delightful re?
sorts to which tickets will be sold.
The return portion of tickets sold
to Norfolk will be honored from
Richmond and the return portion of
tickets sold to Richmond will be hon?
ored from Norfolk via the Atlantic
Cosat Line.
Schedules, reservations, tickets and
further information may be obtain?
ed by calling on M. H. Dickey, Ticket
Agen, Sumter, or addreslng the un?
dersigned:
T. C WHITE,
Gen. Pass. Agent.
W. J. CRAIG,
Pass. Traffilc Manager.
Wilmington, N. C.
THE CAMPAIGN.
Schedule of Meetings to Bo Held in
This State.
The following Is the schedule of
campaign meetings of candidates for
State offices an?! congress for South
Carolina:
Week off to attend reunion of Con?
federates and Red Shirts at Spartan
burg, if desired, on August 17 and IS.
Anderson?Monday, August 22.
Abbeville?Wednesday, August 24.
Qreenwood?Thureday, August 25.
Laurena?Friday, August 26.
Xewberry?Saturday, August 27.
TO THE PUBLIC.
Shiloh Bap?-t Church Asks AJ
From Wliite Citizens.
Editor of the Daily Item:
Please allow me space in yotr
columns to speak to the good whit
people of Sumter. ,
For a number of years, the Shilo
Baptist church, colored, was locate
on South Main street. Some fe
weeks ago we sold this property ft
$6,705.00, and bought a lot on tt
corner of Washington and Ding
streets, for $3,500.00. We are no
erecting a church and parsonage on
the last mentioned lot. We could
have bought a lot on the corner of
Sumter and Bartlett streets for'
$2,650.00, which would have suited
our purpose just as well as where wa
bought; and by so doing would have
savei $850.00. But the information
came to us that the white neighbors
on Bartlette street preferred that no
church be built there. So rather than
get the ill-will of these who wished
otherwise, we bought the lot on the
corner of Washington and Dingle
streets.
Now, as we spent $850.00 more in
order to give peace and satisfaction,
we believe that all of our white
friends will help us on our building.
On Sunday, August 15th is rally day
for our building fund, and we hope
to raise $1,000.00 on that day. The
pastor of the church has been ap?
pointed to solicit help from both
white and colored, in order that we
may get into the basement of the
church by October 6th; for on this
date our time will be out on Main
street, and then we will be out of
doors.
Rev. J. A. Pinson, the pastor will
call on many stores, business firms,
and individuals this week.
Several persons have given to help
us, and we believe that others will do
likewise. One firm gave us $130.00,
and several others gave $5.00 each.
Friends, should our pastor not see
you, please help us by mailing us a
check for any amount that you can
afford to give. We will thank you
for it, and God will bless you. "It
is more blessed to give than to re?
ceive." Acts 20:3 5.
Very truly yours.
The Shiloh Baptist Church.
Sumter. S. C. August 10,1910.
The Sumter Collegians won the sec?
ond of the serbs at Lancaster, on
Tuesday, the score being 12 to 2.
SEED RYE?Just received shipment
Rye seed for fall planting in cot?
ton and for winter grazing. Booth
Harby Live Stock Co., Sumter, S.
C. 8-6-U