Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Ur WtoUviiwit ;uio &uUitM, ft#H?rrU ui the P<??toimc m( Suiiucr. S. i . um s4?t,iiil Claes Mailer. Mr. and Mrs. Krank Laims spent Friday in the illy <,n ihcir roturs from Charleston to thtir homo In Btshopvllle. J. F. (Nonn and L 1. Pdr ned homo on Friday uf i I in the initiation of the "iff) - eel" at Charleston anil Sul .iml Wt dnesday and Thurs? day. Messrs. ft. Frank Kelly. Ksq.. and L*. I.. Ilaker passed through the city on Friday on their way from Co lumMa to Hlshopvllle. Mr. Oeo. C. Warren went to Oreeloy vllle Friday on business. Mr Ceo. I>. Shore went t<> ("..Iam? bi* Friday. Mr. A. F. Smith, of Imlzell. was In the city Friday. Mrs. Hertha Mlckle. of Camden. is visiting Mrs. J. K. l>rakeford of this city. Mr. W. C. Wise has returned from Columbia where he spent several days attending the annual meeting of the Retail Furniture Dealers* Associa? tion. Mr. J. W. Montgomery, of St. Charles, was In the city Friday. Mrs. 8. EL Jones, of liberty Iii 11, and her daughter. Mrs. S. H. Cun? ningham, are visiting the family of r. W. L. Jonea. Mrs. N. S. Ortftin. and little daugh? ter. Nell, of Pine wood, are visiting her mother. Mrs. Urlmn on S. Sumter Street. Mr. B. Carson Pennal, of New York. Is visiting his mother. Mrs. M. C. Pen l?r N'. Y. Alfoid and Mr. Nelson tteott. of Wisack?, wer.? In the city Saturday. Miss Irene M.Cutchen, of Wlsacky. spent Saturday in the city. Mrs. K. F.. Wells, of St. Charles, waa in the city Saturday. Mr. Henry I.. K-mbert, who has been teaching at Cieston during the past school aession, passed through the city Saturday ?n his way home. Mrs. W. L. Branson. Sr., is visiting relatives anl CHoakU at Su mierton. Mia* LucH Hrunson wt to the **?bcM ?ierb a* Date*U Satur r. Mr. Ed Parkv of i rovldencv was la town Saturda '. hs, of Provl . ., in the city. Mr. T. H. Parker, of Lugoff, was In the city Saturday. Mr. V'ernon Keels, of Kembert, was ?n town Saturday. Miss Camilla Jacobs, of Columtua, alter spending several days in the city as the guest of Mrs. Alex Brought.>n. returned to her home In Columbia this morning. Mr. B. Caraon lYnnal who has ben visiting In the city, has returned to New York. Mr. Oeo. I?. Levy went to Peters? burg. Va.. Sunday on a few days' business trip. Col. W. I>. Scarborough, of Dalzell. v*as In the cit\ M.-ml iv. Mr. Kngllsh Plowden. of St. Charles, was In the city Mond.iy. Mr. J. I* Irby. of Boy fei a, spent Mmidaj in the city. Mr. lt. M. Cooper, of W i.-ack>. vas tn the city Monda: . Mr. Van Clew pumtt. of the I'nl vlrslty of Smith Curolina. spent Sun? day In the city. \l. -? ? .M i ?< i I'.i i t ? r ; ml Salli ? t have returned to the city from i Washington Seminary, whero iv?. been attending college dur e winter and from which Miss w ?< r-.r?Mv graduated. Mr. J. K. M. Klveeri. of Shlloh. was In the city today. Iltr, II. It, Murrhbon, f lilshop fVllle. spent M<>nady In the city. Mr*. I*. K. H<-\v|, .,f Summertoii. arrhed In the city Monday for a visit It the family of Mr. U ?f, Folaom. Mr. Paul I'oh. v. ?.f Columbia, spent ,Sunday Ir the city with Mr. John k. nr. Mrs. A. It Scruggs and children, of Greenville, ?v.-r> In the c||y Sun las to attend the dedieaiioi. ggfemonleg of St. Anne church, and were, the guests of Mrs. I?. p. Kelly on Oakland Aw llev. 11. It r.rowne. of Camden. Stopped in to. ti- Monday on bin way from the District Methodist Confer? ence, which met In Ml??hopvlllo last week. Mr A. It. Powers spent Sunday In Florence. llev. Mr. Wright, of Wedgefield. waa In the city today on bis return from attending tho IMstrl? t Methodist Conference In ltlshop\ lib-. A man In epenklng of n fellow th ? other day said that if b- was work? ing for a railroad that he was too hoi-,.. Ill KM. RCHOIL TKlsTFIs MEET. * < ,ood Nun Iht PlfMenl?< hguui/.a tiou iVrloclod ami Mudi Interest Mtiow n. Sumter County has reached another high-water mark, l^ast Saturday har rural ashool trustees came together in aV ad earaan for u?e purpose of tiying to do more for tin cause ?1 educatloa in the county, ami of h-t 'tins; the public sc.- that they really mean business. At this meeting an ? organization was perfected by the election of a president, rice president ! and secretary ami treasurer for one year, Thons elected were: B, i\ afII lar, president; Howard Jonas, vice president, J, H, Haynaworth, seere ny and treasurer. The next move was to adopt a constitution. This was dona, and it was decided that the nan "f the organization shall be The Trustees Association of Sumter county. "The purpose of The Trustees Asso? ciation of Sumter County shall be to work for the improvement ?f the ?ChOOla throughout the county, to awaken an interest in school matters. it strive for the advnacement of the people of Sumter county In all social and industrial lines, especially in ed? ucational matters, to unify and de? velop the public school system, to bring the trustees of the different dis j tricts closer together for mutual In? formation and benefit, and to main? tain a bureau information upon all matters of interest to the schools of the county." The subject of most interest before the association r,i present is the con? solidation of small schools. This seems to be the tendency all over the country, and if it will work well in other counties and States, it will work Wall in Sumter county, and is doing so, where It has been given a fair trial. It was also decided that the asso? ciation meet four times a year, on the first Wednesday of each quarter of the calendar year, namely: The first Wednesday in January, April, July, and October. The next meet? ing therefore will be the first Wednes? day in July. It gave the County Superintendent of Education much pleasure to see, at the first meeting, so many of the' trustees, coming as they did from all over the county. Ho had given his personal effort towards getting up this meeting, and by the number present and the interest shown, ho felt that he had a body of trustees ready to co? operate and to help advance the cause of education. Those present were: E. F. Miller, J. W. Brunson, O. W. Mahoney, Howard Jones, J. M. Kolh. s. A. Hervin, T. F.. Hodge, Miller A. Coulter. H. A. KafTudd. J. II. Mvers, J. C. Dunbar, C, A. Jackson, W. M. Sanders, T. 8. Stuckey, A. H. Truluck, K. W. Dabbs, H. K. Brown, U. M. F.dcnx. T. J. Kirven, Marion Horn. M < < I ss FOR CHARLESTON BOY. Mr. H. If, l.ebhy Now llciuU National < ongnejsasjrf Mauesjer*a Association, ^'he May issue of tin- American Lumberman and Commissary Supple? ment, published in Chicago, a journal d Voted to the interest of the com? missary stores of the United States contains a capital photograph of Mr. B, m. Lebajr, of Button, Pia., president of the National Conjimlaaary Mana genr Association, and publishes the ad? dress of that OfhOOf to the members of his Asaooiatloa, Mr. Lebby is a Charleston boy and has achieved marked success In his adopted home. As president of the Commissary As? sociation he has achieved a very en triable reputation for himself, The As ? latlon ten months ago numbered thirty six members', and, under the aggressive leadership of afr. Lebby there are now over four hundred ac? tive mem bora, and afr, Lebby is count? ing upon having over live hundred members a, -n the conclusion of his term. The annual conventlog ??f the Association will be held in St. Fouls A uk-ted If, ,,nd 14, and w ill be pre? sided over by Mr. Lebby, The *u< ? ? <s of Mr. l.ebhy will be a matter of gratification to his many friends In this city, He is the son -f the late i>r. B, M. Lebby, one of Charleston's most respected physi? cians, sad Is the brother of Mr. Hoh? eit c. Lebby, president ?>f the Lebby sho.. company.??Charleston News and Co?.r!er. Under ? reciprocity agreement Prince Rdward Island expecta to be? coma a l u ge exportei of agricultural aioi animal products to the United ntatea T, P, \. I'H'Mc FRIDAY Post To 11?> I?1 Annual Picnic Till? Wirk?Mr. I . I. Purrotl In < hargt*, Post "Q," T. P, A., Will In-lil Itl an mill plcnh on Friday night uf this wack at on? of tin- nearby resorts ttoat are usual 1) frequented l>) tin lovetl of lisb frier and 111??.-!.? who ai lend tb. in. in> T. P. A. fish Try is an annual affair and it lias alwayi and is ex? pected to be thla time a good one and most enjoyable occasion. To make sure that everything would come off nicely ami that there would be plenty of well cooked tish, Mr. U I. Par rotti uh<> has a reputation far und wide for getting up the best fish fries In the country( was placed in charge of that department, air. C. B. Yea don was given the task of seeing that ? very member .?t the post who could pooibly be present was In attendance upon this event of the 'year and that ail visiting T, P, A s. were accorded an Invitation and provided a way of get? ting to the meeting place, Many of the T. IV A. men are the owners of automobiles and it is expected that all of these will be on hand at 6 o'clock in front of the Court House on Fri? day evening to take the crowd of T. P, A. men to the Ash fry. In the Police Court. There were only two cases to be tried in the Police Court this morn? ing by the Recorder. Sam Jackson was lined $f>.00 for cursing. Hannah Keitt, Ellin Hoffman. Car? rie Roberts and Blanche Duranl were sentenced to pay a fine of $25 or to serve SO days In the county jail, each, for carrying on a disorderly house. LOCAL PARAGRAPHS. A little booklet has been published and given out to the public by Messrs. H. S. Moise and J. F. Tlsdale of the Sumter postoftlce giving full informa? tion as to the postal requirements and laws that are of practical value to the patrons of the poetofllce and at the dame time giving information con? cerning the Sumter poStOfllCO. The booklet is entitled "Points of Prac? tical Value for Post Office Patrons." -o The Lyric moving picture show Is daily attracting a large number of persons who are glad of the chance to spend a pleasant half hour from their business affairs. -o Tickets are out for the dress pa? rs de, drill and other exerciser which will be held at the baseball park Fri? day afternoon by the boys of the high school. The tickets are sold to help out the high school athletic as si Kiation. -o Henry Williams, a nemo, stole a wheel last night from another ne gro named Evans and with it made for the tall timbers. He was stopped for awhile at Wedgeeld, on suspicion, but after putting up the plea that he had borrowed the wheel and a goo 1 slick story to back this title he was released. Constable Muldrow was sent out this morning to Congaree to try to catch the thief. -0 The negroes who stole the .-suit >-ases and other b? longings of Messrs. Swan and Austin, the two railroad employees, from tin- caboose while the men were engaged at other parts of the train, have not yet been caught and nothing has 1.n -seen or heard of the clothing that was taken. PERSONAL MENTION, Miss Ina May Evans, of Rembert, was in the city Monday. ? e e ? Mr. John i*. Feminon returned to town Mondaj after visiting relatives at Lynchburg, ? * ? Mrs, Waiter Epperson and little Marguerite Epperson, of Plnewood, were m the city Monday. m e ? Mr. It. Ik Belaer left lure last night to attend the meeting of the South? ern Good Roads Convention in Bir? mingham, Ala., which convened at that place today, tes Miss Blma Mayen, of Mayesvllle, was In the city for the day, set Mrs. II. I.. Ik Wells left last night for a trip to New York and Maine where she will visit relatives until September, s ? ? Miss Pauline Jones and Mrs. Jones, th. city nurse, whom Miss Jones has been visiting, spent today in Colum? bia. Don't depend on leaning on others. They are apt to "fall down" on you.? Wilmington Star, \ mileage window has boon added to the ticket office at the passenger .?- tat ion Bend us your Job work. THE \ M. C. \. BUILDING. Work Temporarily Suspended bj Rea? son of Trouble Among the mo. k Holdcrs of Contracting Company, i.in Issocintlon i- Amply Protect ed, Werk on th< v. M. C. A. building haa been temporarily suspended on account ?>i some trouble or dispute among th stockholders of the Blue llldge Construction company, which has 111?? contract for the building bui the despute does pot concern th< Sumter Young Men's Christian Asso? ciation in any way, and the result of which cannot affe s the local associa? tion, except In the delay In the com? pletion of the building thai the sus? pension of work may cause. The Construction Company has done more work and put mort mater al on the ground than they lutve been paid tor by at least r>'? per ce*?t and in addition to this the V. M. C, A. Is protected by a surety company bond for one-third the contract price of 'in- building?'he bond is for practically $10,000?guar? anteeing the completion <>f the build? ing according to contract and accord? ing to specifications. Besides the Y. M. C A. building committee is in re celpt of a letter from the attorney of the Blue Ridge Construction Com? pany stating that the internal troubles Of the company would be adjusted speedily and that work would be re? sumed on the building very soon. About nine thousand dollars worth of work has been done and the con? tractors have been paid less titan six thousand dollars on account, and no further payments will be made until the work is resumed und a tuffich nt amount of work has been completed to entitle the contracting company to another payment under the term.- of the contract. In the event that work is not resumed within a reasonable time the Y. M. C. A. building com mittee has the ri^ht. under th< c? n tract, to have the building completed at the cost of the Blue Ridge Con sructing Company and the $10,000 bond of the surety company stands as an inde.mity against any \ous that this procedure may entail. There is no occasion for uneasiness en the part of subscribers to the Y. M. C. A. fund, for they are amply protected and the building will lie completed according to the plans of the archtect, and the association is protected against the loss of a single dollar. As stated above he only Inconvenience that the association may suffer is the de? lay in the completion of the building SOUTHERN MAY HAVE STRIKE. Firemen Bald to be Determined to light. Greensboro, May 22.?What is al< leged to be an impending strike of firemen of all lines of the Southern railway reached an BLCUte Stage to? night when a delegation of the local division Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen, left for Washington, to con? fer with President Flnley and repre? sentatives from each of the 19 dtf> vision lodges of the system In regard to the wage scale. Members of the local division tonight declared that unless a recent demand of the broth? erhood for a 10 per cent, wage in crease and other consideration is granted, a genera] strike will be called, it la also abated that strike ballots have been taken out on all of the 19 divisions of the road, and that in every case except two the ballot hat resulted in favor of a strike in ease the Southern officers refuse to accede to a part at least of the de? mands. The increase demanded, it is aaid, involved $500,000 Increase in the Southern payroll monthly. General Superintendent Hutchina of the Northern division of tin South? ern refused to discuss the situation, thouuh he admitted that demands had been made by the fireman, He left for Washington tonight. RAFTING CREEK SCHOOL CLOSES Commencement Exercises to Be Held on Nights of May 25 and 26, Rafting Creek, May 2.1.?On the evening of the 2G and 26th, inst. be? ginning at 8 o'clock, the Rafting Creek high school, at Rembert, will hold its commencement exercises, which the public la moat cordially in? vited to attend. The work of the pu? pils will consist of drills, plays, reci? tations, prophecy and history, skilled musicians will add their part. Prof. W. J. McGarity of Wofford College, will give ?ne of his noted lectures, The nrst night the entire school will take part, the second night the exerclsea of the graduating class, Prof. McGarlty's address and the de? livery of diplomas will occupy the hour ami thirty minutes, which is the time allotted to the exercises tor each night. Do you med printing of any de periotion" Come to h<*<*donarters - (lateen Publishing Co, Cor nearly ? fty years '.?steen and good printing have meant the same thing In Sum? ter. (Jui it er I j Conference. The second quarterly conference of rwego circuit will be held May 31, Maycsvllle. T. w. Munnerlyn, Pastor. iii The Magislrate's < i>urt. Bishopvllle Vindicator. The new brb k church at Mt. Zi?>n i.as been completed and the congre? gation is i<> be congratulated in gat" ting their church flnlahad in ao short a time. Contractor Padgett, who su? perintended the building of the Bish opvliie church, had it in charge which la a guarantee that they have a hand oame and most substantial edifice. It i.- modeled pretty much after the style "f tin- old church S/lth some modem improvements. 'l ie- ease of W. T. Brown of Wedge Huld vs. Atlantic Coast Lim- railroad ? upany was tried before Judge Wulfs today in the grand jury rom i i the court house, ami resulted in a i nding of damages for the plaintiff. The ease resulted from the failure ?i the railroad company to deliver cer* Pocalla is becoming more popular o n bagging which was shipped to ever) day as a resort for fish stew Mr. Brown at Wedgefteld ami a claim parties and picnics, numerous picnics E |18 was put in for this amount, j and fish stews having been held there !??, as it was not paid in the required|during tiie past week. The Episcopal t me suit w as brought also for the ad- Sunday school held their annual picnic lit'onal penalty of |50. Judge Wells there Saturday atid everybody had a rendered a decision in favor <f the most enjoyable day of it. plaintiff for tin- full amount of penalty ? ind damages. i Mr. C. If. Brand of this city has been transferred to Florence, at which place he lias been appointed chief dis? patcher for that district of the At? lantic Coast Line road. Mr. Z. C. sflddlebrooks comes here from Flor? ence to take the place of train master formerly held here by Mr. Brand. Mother's Bay at Oswcgo. Bethel M. F. Church at Oswego will celebrate Mother's Day next Sunday by the holding of appropriate exer? cises. The exercises will be held at ila- church beginning at 11 a. m. The program for the occasion is: inthem, invocation, music, recitation, luet, recitation, music, address, prayer ind music. Everybody Is invited to 11 lend the exercises. Sickness and Death in Salem. Salem, Black River, May 22.?Our community Is again saddened at the death of little May Rhodes, the eld? est child of Mr. and Mrs. J. W. Rhodes, yesterday morning at 6 o'clock. She was six and a-half years old and a very sweet, attractive child. The funeral will he held today at Brick church. Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Witherspoon have two sick children but?they are some better now. Mrs. J. R. Muldrow is quite 111. Something like a stroke of paralysis on Saturday morning. E. W. D. The Penn Lumber company has se? cured thirty Russian immigrants to work for them on account of the trou? ble which has been had lately in get? ting negro laborers. The Russians came in Saturday and were sent down to the swamp to cut stocks. The woman who wants to make money today must be prepared to work, and work hard, by an ordered system for a definite end. This is the only poefble method, to make money by home employment, and at odd hours at the worker's will, Is frankly "impossible." Charlie Graham whose home is at Plnewood Is serving a three year sen? tence in the penitentiary, convicted last June in Sumter of the charge of larceny of a bicycle. The boy, we are told, was convicted upon circumstan? tial evidence, and some think him not guilty. Governor Blease has been ask ed to grant the boy a parole, and give a chance to make a man of himself. Graham was 21 years old a few days ago.?Manning Times. There are four languages in gen? eral use in Switzerland, but German Is encountered to the greatest extent. French, Italian and Romansch fol low in the order given. The Greensboro News notes that Governor Ccle. L. Blease, of South Carolina, like Uncle Joe Cannon, does not look with favor upon the press of the country. The press is broad minded enough not to blame either gentleman for that. However tolerant we are of their opinions in this connection, we do not hesitate to say that they differ with the press because it is impossible for them to prove an alibi.?Wilmington Star. They have begun to tell those fish yarns. COTTON SEED?Wood's Improved Early Prolific, similar to but better than King cotton, made full crop la3t year af'er oats; also Money? maker Cotton seed. Grown on blight-free farm and ginned on private gin; Wood's Early Prolific, private gin; Wood's Early Prolific, $1.25 bushel; Moneymaker, $1.00 bushel. C. P. Osteen Co., Sumter, S. C. = DON'T WHIP YOUR HORSE If he appears restless and nervous*, the chances are he is being tor? mented by flics or some other bit? ing insect. This hot weather your horse certainly needs some sort of protection from this nuisance. SHEPHERD'S FLY - GUARD = is highly recommended to keep flies, mosquitoes, etc. at a distance. The directions are very simple, you simply spray the Guard on the ani? mal and these pests will look for something else to worry. The Guard can also be used as a lini? ment for sore back, galls and old sores. Better Try a Bottle, Only 25 Cents O'DONNELL ? CO.