Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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fbf p?l;ittbm;mani ^outbron. ^? 0 Published WcsJiiesd't) und Saturday. ?BT? OSTEEN PUBLISHING COMPANY SUMTER, 8. OL I ?Tins $1.50 per annum?in advance. \d\ertlscuicitl*: One Square first Insertion.S1.00 JJvery subsequent insertion.50 Contracts for three months, or longer will be made at reduced rates. Alt communications which sub aerve private Interests will be charged for as advertisements. Obituaries and tributes of Nap i t will be charged for. The Sumter Watchman was found* *d In 1110 and the True Southron In lift. The Watchman and Southron dow has the combined circulation and Influence cf both of the old papers, and is manifestly the best advertising medium in Suinter I III M \\nit S HF.NK.N \TlOX. The resignation of Mayor L. D. Jennings. I '< W+4 M any light, is an un? fortunate occurrence for the city gov? ernment and tho community at large, f'r the reason that it disturbs and interferes with the orderly and ac? customed procedure in the conduct of the city government, and is calculated to create unrest and KVIUllOfJ th.it can? not but he harmful. There ifi H ?ides to the*, ra to all ?juestlons. and we will n<>( undertake to go into the merit* or detail* <u the controxcrsy that arose lu tve-cn Mayor Jennings and the Kin.tree l'nmmlttee oVcr?the refusal of th- ? ommlttee to uo ,.pt toe contract for a loan of $25,000 to the city, mad ? bv Mavor Jennings, Who was acting with the committee bjr resolution of council. Mayor Jen? nings felt th || the refuH.il of the committee to accept the contract made by him. and the action of coun? cil In sustaining toe committee was a slap in the face and a repudiation of an obligation that he had assumed as the agent of council. From his point of view he was justified In f? 11 Inej that self respect demanded his Instant resignation. We can appre? ciate his feelings, and. to some ex? tent, sympathise with the Mayor. The average man who has the proper self respect would have felt as he did and many would have adopted the same fOWFee **?v> ??>???? !* another r">'nt to l? . '.?idered. apart from the rsOOfini th" !'n..noe eo nniltteo had for dOCUa? img to accept the contract made by the Mayor?that ?* the obi, ration the Mayor assumed to serve the city fur two years when he accepted the aomlnation from the hands of | ma? jority of his fellow citizens; and he should have considered this obliga? tion parancuu to th-? feeling of per? sonal resentment aroused by what he honestly felt It be unjust snd uncall? ed for treatment by a majority of elty council. He should have, and should still subordinate his personal feeling in the matter to his sense of public duty :?' I out his full term as Mayor. a contract between him Mil f and Mo- proph of Sumter. We do not believe the differences between the Mayor and the majority of coun I are irreconcilable, we do not be? lieve that this friction has destroyed Mr. Jennings' usefulness as Mayor, and we feel that it Is his duty as a eltlsen and as a duly elected public official to withdraw his resignation before It Is presented to council and serve out the term as set down In hie contract with tho public. What Is past cannot bo remedied, but the in? terest of the city will not I e best serv? ed by the resignation of the Mayor in mid-term and the city U entitled to the first consideration The Chamber of Commerce Is at last on a solid foundation. It now has the substantial sjpport of the business men of the town, who are pledging themselves t? mantatn It as one of th#. practical and useful agen? cies for the development of the busi? ness and industrial resource* of Sum? ter and vlclnltv. Tun is as a business proposition ihe Chamber of Com? merce hu* . I :ht t . s stence and only as ? us fid und proillablo ad? junct to th ?ommer? inl and Indus? trial life of the community can it make k.I Oa this understanding Sumter has lakeii a fresh hohl and j by faith and work will accomplish the roaatt desired- a bigger, and j more prosperous and better town. The hn ni. . BOSnnsHlSi' has set the pace ?I I Ul l ot H V <>' I be pt-ople .if falling in line. If WO (Mil tOfjOtttOI ws cannot f ill The KaiiierV Baak and Trust COfsV pany nil* added a department of for? eign aaohoai . goenethlai' now f?>r Humter. which will he a convenience to busnessj men who have remittances lo make to iov. ign countries. I int. r No\e|tles. We ha\e in a opened qutto *n ex? tensive \>irht\ in lace and Chiffon neckwear Th- > i\ lowest Ideas in n.-k fixings Is r pr? Minted, Also the new things in belt and band baa** Prices reasonable at Hehwartl Hi 0-3-lt. CUP on i:\iumtiox. iuuiipioiiHiii|> Cap und nibboiM Won by MOntrt, Hutu mid MoOM at < ninilrii Hoffjf Show on Display at bevj ami Hoven1 Btorti. The big sib er cup WOB by the horse exhibited by Mr. Jack Monti at tht Cumdea horse show is now on dis? play in ihe show window of Levy and Moses' store. With it are the rlb boni won by tiif horsei exhibited by Mr. IfOOSg and Mr. H?tts. Tht oup whli 1? ki for the cham? pionship stasis harness horse, "Red Novel*" Ihs horse sxhibited by and belonging to Mr, a. J, Moese, Jr., of this city. Beeldei Inking the cham? pionship prize as Ihs betl single har? ness hoi si at the show "Hed Novel" also oasjii ott with.tht blue ribbon as the best buggy hoi "Kid Hoy." tht hor.<c txhlblted by and belonging to Mr. EL L. H?tt, also was fortunati' in the winning of prlSta Mr. Butt was entitled to carry off with him one blttt ribbon and ont ltd rib hon which wer, given him because of the merit Of his hon The silver cup won by Mr. Moses is an inuiu gat tw?? handled cup almost two feet tail. <m it It ongravtd "Cham? atonehlp, single harnr-sj (lass." All of tli-> prizes v.-re glVeg by the Cam den Polo club under whose direction the horse show was given. COURT ADJOURNS. Oaet of Jnchson ami llildchraml v.?. JWcksOO ami Mcl.auclilln Results in Verdict for Defendant. rrOQttdlngl ir? tht Olvll court have ' at a going on slowly but surely for the past few days. The case of W. R. Gardner, of Co? lumbia, vs. the A. C. L. railroad con? sumed most Of the Unit Thursday, It finally being settled by a Unding for the respondent. The case is one which has be m Up several times he fore hut ha9 never been settled. Mr. Oardner sued the railroad for refut? ing to put him off at Rocky Blufl when he had bought a ticket to that place. He was carried on to Oswego from which place he was forced to walk back at night In the rain thret mib s to Rocky Hluff. The Court of Common Pleas ad? journed Friday afternoon as toon as the case of Jackson and Hilderbrand vi Jackson and Dr. D, MoLaucl rt wjm completed, The cast was to recover money for note given by l>r. MeaLuchltn, the amount In Questl being 1600? A rer? diet for the defendant was rendered by the Jury. J. C, L AMI AM FOR PRESIDENT, gSSJgaav t. 1?. A. Pont will lloosl Sum merton Man. Post O. South Carolina division of the Travelers' Protective Association of America has a candidate in the Held for State president. At a very enthusiastic meeting of the post, held Saturday evening, April 1st, at Hotel Sumter, It was decided that the Sum ter delegation to attend the State Con? vention at Greenwood, S. C, May 4 and 5, should nominate Mr. J. C. I^anham, of Summerton, S. CL, for the State president. Mr. Lanham is one of the oldest T. P. A.'s, and best known traveling men In the State, has been In the employ of Mr. E. F. A. Wteters, of Charleston, for a number of years. It goes without saying that the Sumter delegation will have the hearty support of many of the T. P. A.'s of the 8tate. Post officers for the coming year, and delegate.* to the State Convention were elected as follows: P. O. Leak, president; H. H. Wltherspoon, first vice president; I* I. Parrott, second \ Igt presidlent; C. H. Yeadon, secre? tary and treasurer; the Rev. H, H. Covlngton, chaplain; I>r. A. China. physician and surgeon. Board of ? ? tors: H. I* Scarborough, W, B. Boyle, J. C. Lanham, P. Bi BSman u i. YY. j. Bsnjumtn, w. Percy Stnlth. 11. H. Vanl >e\enter. lt. H, Wltherspoon and I* i Parrott. Wil l. RKAPPOINf <?\l,V TWO. Pre, Wilson and Bnhcocli t?? IWnsnln on \sytnm Commission, Columbia, \prii I,-?Dr. Robert Wilson, Jr.. of Cnhrleston will re? main a member Of the Asylum commission. Dr. Jnmes w. liabcock, of Columbia, chairman of the com? mission ? win also remain on tht com? mission. The other thret mom hers of tht com mission win not be r? nppolnttd by I Governor Blesse, They are . Qtorgt C romer, ol New berry; l?oroy Springt, af Lancaster, and It. O, I'urdy. of Bumttr. Oov. Bleate staled today that ht has decided upon two of tht thrtt members lie has to appoint under tht resolution. I tat member be hat not yet de id -d upon. Tht Qovtrnof S/OUld not state tht names of Iii? tWO lit b h decided upon. It is probable that one member f M .. ... will bt from Sup; Farmers' U ?AT Practical Thoughts f (Conducted by E. W. Dabba, Pre? O SOME RANDOM THOUGHTS. Bettor Staple Cotton, The letter from Mr, Lewie \v. Parker beloaf in reply to my Injulry about the kind of cotton to grow for tin* South Carolina nulls and the I marketing ??f tame, gives euch Infor? mation that l think it well to publlah it. The fact that he is willing to buy the cotton direct from the grower is worth considering In contemplating the growing of a better staple cot? ton. But hero again the farmer must Wait awhile for returns from hi^ ( ott, ii. Kirst he must send samples and then ship the cotton and wait for Iti delivery before settlement. But it is the line of higher class farming, and is worth a trial by every one who is willing to take pains to prodece B good cotton and then soil by sample. What I am most afraid of is that the yield will not bo as much per acre, and wit 1 all Iiis care the returns will not ox oood the largor yiold of short staple cotton. Mr. I?. li. Coker and Mr. IM W. Williams both assure me that mo of tin so c ottons making i 1-16 to 1 1-1 Inch staple are fully as good in production as tin- best short staple varieties. A neighbor of mine made over a bale per acre of long staple cotton last yo?r, l .-hall plant a few acres this year and trust more of it will ho planted and that we will sell di? rect to th? mills. Mr. Parker very distinctly states that he will buy di? rect from the growers, and it does not have to be In ;'?<> or lOO hale lots either. e e e Any member of the union who has a hoy in the corn contest should pro? cure a certificate from the local sec? retary and file it with the County Secretary by April 7th. the day of next meeting at Concord. On that day the entries for the Farmers' Union prises v in be clo? d. We want as many union bovs In the contest as possible and the County Unloi has adopt, d this rub ro prev of an) complications next fall wh n the tinv for awards has come. BOOT in mind that Friday, A\pril 7th, and the place, Mr. W. L. Hrun son'a grove in Concord on the Plow den Mill road, the County Farmers' Union Will have a live stock meeting. The slogan is * More and better stock to consume the record breaking corn crop that the boys and the father will produce this year of Grace, 1911." The committee has been very secre? tive of their program, but I have no doubt it is good, and if I can get them in time it will appear in these columns Saturday and next Wednes? day also. E. W. D. Greenville, March 14? mi. Mr. B. W. Dahn*, Mayesville, S. C. My Dear Sir; I b??g to acknowledge receipt tfl yours of the 11th inst. Mr. D. li. Coker at Hartsville. S. C, has been for several seosons raid? ing a character of cotton which haa proven very satisfactory. I h?ve bought during this and last season several hundred bales of cotton from Ittm ranging In price from 16 cents to 24 cents. I have bought from other planters in this State during the past winter about S00 bales of staple cotton rang? ing from full 1 1-16 inch to 1 1-18 inch cotton to a full 1 1-1 inch SOt ton. and I have paid therefor prices rangit g from i?; cents to 24 cents per 1" ?und. it is impossible for me t?- any In advance what will be the value of .my cotton raised by any planter, but it will be my pleasure to pay to any planter the rail value of the cotton \\ hieb he ra'tsei. Necessarily, the Value and the char? acter of the cotton \\,n depend up'?n conditions of cultivation and ginning. i shall bo pi< i .) to purchaf the cotton direct from the growers, and Will always advise them in advance of the value of what they offer upon receipt from them of representative samples drawn from both sides of bale. You will appreciate l am mho, the great necessity of care In ginning to pr< sor\ e t he staple, l? is Impossible t.. state vhat will be the value of this cotton next sea? son. All we can do is to form an opinion based upon COIidttl uis as we understand them. My Judgment is thai the boll we< vll w in materially reduce the production <'f *his eottoti in the Mississippi bottoms and In oth? er river bottoms of the West where it has been previously grown. Former? ly I l -1 Inch cotton i dd at about j a to i cents ii nonnd over ordinary | nion News or Practical Farmers ridenl Farmerg' Union r>f Bumter ounty.) cents a pound over ordinary cotton. My judgment is this condition will continue on account of the boll weevil conditions, but of course, on the other hand, these conditions may be overcome bo that an abundant sup? ply is raised '.n the Mississippi delta, in which event of course the premium on the staple cottons will not continue as high as they now are. It is a mere question of judgment, however, and my judgment is that the pn nib ami v\ill be high and that it will pay the farmers of South Carolina to raise this character of cotton if great care is taken in doing so. Knowing you to be aft able and progressive farmer, I would suggest to you that it is advisable f<r farm? ers of your clasi to study the condi? tions and take advantage of the op? portunities offered in the cultivation of better characters of cotton than have been h retofore grown In this State. For Instance, having every desire to secure to the planters of South Caro? lina the best results for their product, s?nd being d<sirious bo far as pos? sible of utilizing the production of cotton raised in South Carolina, i ;mi nevertheless unable to use in the mills in Columbia cotton produced In Bumter or Le counties, because i iind that the staple ,,f this cotton is not sufficiently long or strong for the pur? pose for which 1 need It, and 1 there? fore have to buy for the Olympia, Oranby and Rlchland mills, which use approximately 25,000 bales of cotton ti year, cotton from the Pied? mont section of South Carolina or from North Georgia or from Alabama or Mississippi. 1 know that you can raise as good cotton as is raised in these other sec? tions if you will use the proper seed, it will be my pleasure to pay to plant? ers of South Corolfna full prices for their product if they will produce the character of cotton needed. 1 knew you are well acquainted with Mr. !? h \v. v. 11 ams, United I I Si tes Demonstration Agent, and 1 \ .1 sure that hi v\:b give you every Li formation possibh w:... regard to si 1 to be used. ] know you are a busy man, but if you could make it convenient some time to meet me In Columbia, I would go over fully with you the conditions necessary in the production of the staple cottvm which you wish to pro? duce and Which will command a bet? ter price, and likewise I could ex? plain to you our manufacturing needs. At all events, I can say to you in sincerity that I shall be grad to pur? chase direct from the growers at full value that which they offer me. With personal regards, and hoping to have the pleasure at no distant date of seeing you again. Very truly, Lewis W. Parker. The fire department is in need of new hose vrapons, or a thorough over? hauling of those now in use. These wagons have been in sooriee for ten or fifteen years, and are now in a condition that renders them unsafe vehicles for use at the Hpeed they are carried when going to a fire. Some day thdre will be a general smash-up and the fframen riding- m them will he killed, it will be wh3er to repair the wagons before thasj after an ac? cident. Slippers That Are Stylish. That's what we claim for every pair we show. We believe you'll And here just what you nk. . More Btyle to select fTom too. W" cart till your every slipper want. Try us. Schwartz. Bros. t -:!-11. HUNT'S Lightning Oil THE LINIMENT Sohl II) mih i; i 's i>;;i <. STOHE. Saking Powder Absolutely Pure The Only Balking Powder Made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar. Safeguards the food against alum. Cltiemlsts* tests have shown that a part of the alum front biscuit made with an alum batting powder passes Into the stomach, and that digestion is retarded thereto . Head the labet and make sure that your bale powder is not made from atum* MONIC i ron CITY SIX UHED. TAX It I IT UN XotCH I n ruled Todaj for Money from Ll*ts Ready for To Baltimore Concern Cent Discount. at 1.2 l?er Go < >\ ? r and ! Auditor Wilder has made out his - Ilata of tax returns for each township Prom the Dally Item, April 1. and bow has them ready f<?r distribu h was stated on th street t<>day by i tion to tho township asneasora> Al Alderman McLaurin thai negotiationsI ready some of the lists have boon tak wlth the Baltimore concern with { on out by the township assessors to whom tile finance Committee of council had . eon in communication, be gone over by them so that any changes of value to property in their had boon completed and that tl*e i tow nship can he male. $26,000 wanted by the elty bad be* n As soon as the lists he h ie secured from these people at S 1-i over by the township a per cent discount. , I will be returne d to the The notes for the |W,S?0 were ex- j will at once notify the ecu ted today and the contract with the j have had property value changed Baltimore concern was closed. It '? from the value at which they return i was through the medium of Mr. R, L j ed it. If any complaint is made of Manning that Council was put in the changes in value of the property communication with this concern ard ; a meeting is called of the county enabled them to get the money lowei . board of ,assessors who go over the than it has been secured before for changes made upon which complaint many years. Mr. McLaurin said ' is filed and adjust all complaints. The that he had been out of town or the ) county board of aaaoaora is c omposed negotiation would have been com- j of the chairman of each township pleted sooner. He was satisfied that board. council had done tv?o fiprht tbinc In I tv>'c vear no towrtyn'tj as nonoy from this party as - ior? hu% tten it at he lowt r i ati ernor Bleu* getting tm th< y had R of fli? ouni iOV law ? ? u\ ? ' ? r. .". iH'O'.T* i.- o ? ? rnor Bleaw sa, as provided by ? case no now appotntm nta are - - , ,t .ie> the old members of lie to?vn l resh Kloo Hour. -hip boards hold over until successors Car rice Hour and car genuine rice are appointed to succeed them, polish just arrived direct from the ? mills. Also corn, oats, hay, bran, ship i The city nurse is in need of milk stuff and chicken feed. Write or for her patients. Any one having ex phone for samples and prices. Booth- tra milk and kind enough to give it Harby Live Stock Coi, Sumter, 3. C. for this purpose will please phone <l-5-2t. number 375. Insure Your Stock Aerainst Sickness by Feeding Them CARNO HORSE AND MULE FEE L>ki you know it was a mutter of rt more sickness and lo^s of stock 1. was occasioned by damaged corn and sour corn chaps than all Other causes combined ? Every grain of corn that goes into this feed is the best grade, auci is thoroughly kiln dried, thus making CARNO HORSE AND MI LK FEED ioo per cent safe as a stock food every day in the year. Isn't this feed, that will insure the health of your st? ck, reduce your feed bill, and produce better resnlts worthy o( your investigation? 100 lb. Sack - - - $1.7 175 1b. Sack - - - $3.00 -Special Prices in Ton Lots Carno Feed is Safer Than an Insurance Policy O'Donnell & Co.