The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 26, 1911, Image 5
"Cbr C?Ltcbman and JMutliron.
CiM?*r?Ml ?4? die PoatoflU-e at >umu r, ?v
i .. hm mid t lav. Mutter.
I'HISONM
Mrs. P. H. May. Sr. and daughter,
\ ??? ir.' \Uittng r?dati\es In (.Char?
leston.
Mhs i: <th? r < 'I.irk Is \ isitnik; rela
ti\es in Camdon.
Miss (trace Handle left on Fri?
day for I*aurens whsre mmt will visit
trlenii ?
Mlaa Halite NeDon left on Tues?
day for Saluda where she will spend
some time.
Mr. Murray .Wlsv.n left on Fri?
day for Augusta. Oa.. here he wll
att nd a house party for three days.
Mr. and Mra. F. H. Williams, of
Statehurg. were In the city l.lday.
Messrs. W. B. Cpshur, W. D.
Frlerson and H. V. Frle- son left
Thurnday for Wrlghtsvllle Beach to
attend the conference of insurance
m**n at that place.
Mm. M. C. Poteat. of CharlsSfeel la
visitIng Mrs. fc\ M. Poteat on Man?
ning avenue.
Mr. ft H. Edmunds has relumed
from Hock Hill where he spent the
past month teaching In the Slate
Summer school.
Ml** Maud Aman. of Blshop
vllle. was In town Saturday.
Mr. t^oula Williamson. of Allen
dale. Is In town.
Mr. and Mrs. Irving A. L n? w n. of
Htrmlnffham. Ala.. are visiting
friends here.
Mies M. L. Bryan h ft for Ashc
Mlle Saturday.
Miss May Harvln and Miss Kath?
leen Hostlck left on Saturday for
WrlghUdvIle Besch for a stay of
several weoka
Mrs. X. 8. Orlffln and daughter.
Nell, have returned to their home in
Plnewood. after spending two weeks
with Mrs. Griffin's mother on South
Sumter St.
Mrs. J. M. Quattlebaum and little
Use Wllhelmlna, of Columbia. ire
visiting Mrs. J. L. McCallum.
Mrs. Oeo. E. Bruner. of Florence,
Is visiting her mother. Mrs. J. P.
Ard. who Is qute alck at her home
on Kendrlck St.
Mi^ M K K ? ..f nggggjl t, is
visiting Miss Hertha Lultman on
Liberty street.
Mr. A. K. Sanders, of Hagood. was
Ip the city Saturday.
Mr. Shepherd Nash has been
notified that he made the highest
grade among the applicants for the
scholarship In the College of Char?
leston.
Mr. J. F. Olenn has returned from
Torkvllle.
Mr. T. J. Moor.-, of (Hanta, was in
the city Monday.
Mis* Morris went to Olanta Friday
to attend the Old Soldiers' ptcnlc at
that place, returning to the city on
Monday.
Cid. W. D. Scarborough speht Mon?
day In town.
Mrs, J. J. Dargan and Miss Bessie
Dr.rgan. of Stateburg, were In the
city Monday.
Mise Hallle Brown is enjoying a
stay on the Island where she Is the
guest of Mrs. James Robertson.
Mr. Maxy Dlckson has returned
to I>arllngton after a pleasant visit
to his grandmothe r. Mrs. K. F. Par
rott. on Haskell sreet.
Mr. W. (1. Dlckson ?pent Monday
in 'own on bis way from Manning
to Mi home in Darlington.
Mr. II. M. Crowson. of Parrott's
C >.,k Store, has gone to the moun?
tains of western North Carolina for
a stay of ten days.
Mr. N. o. "Mteen returned Monday
morning from Sullivan's Island.
Master Wilton Wallace, of the
Item's carrier force, has k'one to
e
Sullivan'**. Island to spend a week.
Mr. J. H. < finnlngbam spent Sun?
day In Darlington.
Mr. P. F. Patton has gone to Flat
Rock to spend a week with his
parents.
Mr. J. T. M<-Govern, w no has bsjgg
In the i My for the past eight weeks
conducting the subscription contest
for th?- Daily It. in and Watchman
and Southron. I - ft fat Ka.'ford. Va.,
Monday morning.
Hhsl Irma Smith and the Misses
Wilkinson b-ft Monday morning for
Henderson\llb\ Where they will
stay several days.
Dr. ami Mrs. Jenkins M. Hops
pggSJSd through the Sit] 'bis morn?
ing on their way to BdftstO Island,
after sloping a few days with Mrs.
Pope's mother at Stateburg on their
way from the mountains of western
North Carolina where they had been
on their wedding trip.
Mrs. .1. H. Johnson Is visiting
friend**, in Hartsvllle.
Mr. J. Hi Johnson sp nt Friday
In Columbia.
Miss M erle Loth -1/ spent last Week
??nd with relatives In Darlington,
Capt. i p ... c. W.irn n and Lb-ut.
Perrj m. Drown haw returned fron?
Charleston whore they have been in
attendance upon the target practice
at the Charh-stoii ritle ranee.
Mr. Janus D. Graham has return?
ed from a trip to New York, win-re
he has boon visiting many of the
feffjf clothing and hat dealers, so as
to study the art of window decora?
tion and to barn ft boat the latest de?
signs in hats and men's clothing.
Mr. J H. FWrbOi has returned to
the eby after a two weeks' trip to 1
Atlantic City. where he attended j
the Elk convention.
Mr. j. h. Harby returned to the
city Saturday after a two weeks stay
i.: Waynesv ille.
Miss Margaret Louise I'.ryan hftfl
gone to Saluda f ?r a stay of several
1 eeka.
Mr. D. W. Alderman, of Alcolu.
*?P>nt Monday in the city.
I nuauemcnt Xnoouiued.
Mis. Joseph OustftVUl Wllburn an?
nounces the engagement of her
(laughter. Alice AioUauer. and Mr.
William DeUincey Frierson of Sum
ter. S. C, the marriage to take place
in the fall at her horn.- in DoCtftUr.?
Atlant.i t.eorgtun.
Mre, E, i? Durant Dead
Mr, Louis ? Durant, the wife of
Dr. B, P. Intrant, died Saturday af?
ternoon at the Sum ter Hospital after
being HI with typhoid fever for
tWO months. Mrs. Durant was 24
years of age and was the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. J. Walter Durant,
of Charleston, but formerly of this;
city. She la survived by her parents
and seven brothers and one 3ister,
all of Charleston.
Miss Thuine Durant was married
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two and a luUf years ago to her
cousin, Edgar P. Durant of Sumter,
and this place has been ,her home
ever since that time. She was well
known by the people of Sumter and
was very popular before her mar?
riage when she was a prominent
member of the younger social set
of the city.
The funeral services were held In
the Presbyterian church Sunday
morning at eleven o'clock, from where
the body was taken to the cemetery
I to be laid in ita last resting place.
I The large number of friends of the
I young lady deeply sympathize with
i the bereaved husband and family.
Mis* Scott Entertain?*.
Miss Jessamine CroW3on Scott, of
Petersburg. Va.. was the miniature
hostess at her fifth birthday cele?
bration on Saturday afternoon at the
home of her grandparents. Mr. and
Mrs. W. J. Crowson.
Many childish games were in?
dulged In, Including the blindfolded
contest of pinning on the donkey's
tall. In this game, Master Henry
Ligon won the first prize, a child's
bOOh Of nursery rhymes.
Following this, the wee folk were
invited Into the dining room, which
was festive in Its decorations of pink
and white, tiny pink and white roses
with ferns, carrying out the dainty
I color scheme. The centerpiece was
a lovely birthday cake, in which
stood five pink lighted candles.
Around the table went* a procession
of animals?which were eatable.
Cream and cake were served and
each tot was given a souvenir bag of
mints to carry home.
The happy little folk were: Misses
Buona Delgar. Analise Walsh, Minnie
Ronanen, Pearl Rsanies. Bllnor Wal?
MV Boucher DeLorme; Masters
Henry Ligon. John Jackson, Ran?
dolph Guthrie, William Broughton,
jD'tuild Hlunding and Heyward
I goott
In the Police C< ni t.
As the remit Of ? raid made early
Sunday morning by the police fort ",
six nSSJTOSl W re brought UP before
the Hecorder on Mondey 01 the
i barge of gambling, The negroes
, Were Primus lltddleton, Mose Jami?
son, John Nelson, Jim Dracey, Wil?
li.mi strong. Prod Jamea
The negroes were all found In a
! room attached to the house of Dr.
|Oeo. w. Dick, where ? negro work
ling for him. Primus Middbton. slept.
The police Were made aware of the
feet that gambling was going on in
the boas,, ftnd Immediately set out
10 make I raid on tho place. The
i mil of the raid was the capture of
the negroes. Monday morning before
the Recorder all of the negroes
pleaded guilty to the charge of
gembling, bar Wintern Strong plead
not gul'ty to the charge of resisting
irrest with which he was also
? harged.
All were found guilty of gambling
and Were gfYOfl ? sentence of $?>0
<t ::'? dayi T>r gembling and Strong
1 wea give,, an additional sentence of
$lo or L'u deys for resisting arrest.
J?>hn Smith was fined $10 or 20
deyi for drunk and disorderly con?
duct.
John Pracy. f..r disturbance of
the peece, forfeited bell of 98 ami
Millie Olds on the same charge was
given ? senteiHM of no or 10 days.
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE NOTES,
Phone -loo.
The Board of Direc tors held a
regular meeting Friday noun at the
Chamber of Commerce, The work
of tin- various committees of the
Chamber was taken UP and reports
called for, Theaa committee! conslsc
of Finance, Railroad Extension, Rail
road Freight Kates. Railroad Pas?
senger Service. County Highways.
Streets. Hotel, Manufacture's. Baten?
plon of Trade. Quarters and Legisla?
tive Matters, Rural Relations, Kn
OOUragement Of Home Supply, Farm
Improvement, Education, Advertise?
ment. Entertainment and Member?
ship.
Mr. O'Donnsll, Chairman of the
Finance Committee, reported that
liiere was still outsanding a large
amount of subscriptions which had
been subscribed last spring. The
Secretary was instructed to collect
theso subscriptions Immediately,
Mr. B, l. Manning. Chairman of
Railroad, Committee, reported the
pi e.-, nt status of the proposed Sea?
board extension ami that Mr. Mon?
cure was in the city going over the
ground and that Mr. Bonsai R'OUld be
in Bumtsr on Monday next,
Mr. H. L. Wltherspoon, chairman
Of the Committee on Freight Rates,
was out of the city, but it was dt
tsrmlnsd to take up this matter of
securing equitable freight rates for
Sumter. A number of cases was Clt
. d where Sumter was not securing
fair rates and this committee was
instructed to hold a meeting in the
roar future and look into these mat?
ters. This committee will meet im
j mediately on the return of Mr. With
' erspoon.
j No report was made by Dr. J. A.
Mood, chairman of the Committee
on Passenger Service. The Chamber
hn.s, however, through the efforts of
Mr. Manning, secured improved Pull?
man service on trains No, 52, and
53 of the Atlantic Coast Line. These
Pullmans were put on July 1st.
Mr. J. K. Crosswell, chairman of
the Committee on Hotel, was out of
I the city but it vtas reported by a
' member of the committee present
j that this matter was not being neg
I lected and that a certain proposition
had been submitted to them for the
building of the hotel which would
lie made public later.
Mr. J. W. McKeiver, chairman of
the Committee on Manufactures,
stated that the carriage factory had
been secured, that a large amount of
the capital had been paid In, that
temporary quarters for this industry
I had been obtained in the old cotton
factory and that this factory would
soon be ready to begin operations.
Mr. McKeiver lurther reported that
j the total amount of the bonus prom
I Ised had not as yet been subscribed
' but that he was making an active
'campaign to secure the balance need?
ed.
The Committee on Extension of
Trade, J. H. Chandler, chairman,
made no report.
Dr. George W. Dick, chairman of
Quarters Committee was not pres?
ent. This committee, however, have
completed their work by securing
J permanent quarters in the Osteen
Buldlng and furnishing same. They
will now take up Legislative Mat?
ters.
Mr. L. I, Parrott. Chairman of the
Committee on Rural Relations stat
1 od that while there had been no
? meeting of his committee as yet, he
? had made it a point to attend all
j the farmers' and road meetings and
j had extended to those present an in
I Vltatlon to use the Chamber of Com
I merce at any time they were in Sum*
j ter or for any general meetings that
' they might hold here.
Mr. Abe Rettenberg, chairman of
the Committee on Encouragement of
Home Supply was absent from the
city, as were Mr. IT. L. Scarborough,
chairman of the Committee on Farm
Improvement and Mr. Thomas Wil?
son on Entertainment.
Tbe Committee on Farm Improve?
ment has charge Of securing, if pos?
sible, the location of the proposed
Clemson Experimental Farm, but so
j far as could be learned, no deflnlts
steps had as yet been taken b) this
committee to secure this farm.
Mr. S. H. Edmunds, Chairman of
the Committee on Education was
present but has just returned to the
"'?v and made no report.
Mr. H. O, Osteen. Chairman of
the Committee on Advertisement) re?
ported that ids committee had held
a meeting recently. That the ques?
tion of advertising Bumter and Sum?
ter county was gone over carefully.
That this committee advised the pub?
lication of a booklet which Would
gtev facts and figures concerning
this county and which should be il?
lustrated by photographs of some of
our b. st fields of cotton, corn, tobac?
co, etc. Ais.? wit?- photographs of
our various Industries, streets, homes
and building-'. These booklets would
then be sent out over the eountry.
placed In various railroad Offices,
chamber of commercs and given out
to any cltlsen who might wish to
mail them to bis friends. Numerous
requests are coming to the Secretary
for Information ai to this part of
the country and the opportunities of?
fered here and for booklet! similar
to those published by other cities.
The committee was instructed to se?
cure tin- necessary photographs for
tins booklet,
Mr. R. B. Reiser, chairman of the
Highways Committee -, was absent,
hut the (oming eh-cti >n for the $1">0,
ooo bond issue for Good Roads was
discussed. It was suggested that
? very possible effort he made to se
cure tho approval of this issue on
Tuesday, August 1st. This is one ,
i
of the most important questions* now
facing the people of this county and
each member is requested to do
everything possible to securs favor-'
able action thereon.
President Baker then stated that
an Advertsing Cluh had been or- j
ganlaed as a branch of the Chamber
of Commerce. This Club would at ?
once affiliate with the state associa
ton and the national association. Hol
further stated that there was to he!
held in Posten on August 1-4 a nat-i
lonal convention of these clubs at '
which it was expected some 5,000
delegates would be present, represent?
ing every field of industry, business
and the various commercial bodies
in the United States. That it was
considered so important thai Sumter
be represented at this convention
that he had persuaded Mr. R. 1.
Manning to act as our deb-gate at
Boston. The Board then voted to
approve the president's action. Mr.
Manning will leave for Boston on
the 28th .taking tin- Clyde Liner to
Xew York from Charleston where he
will join the other del gates from
this State.
Secretary Bnell reported that .17
members had been secured for the
retailer's association, that a meeting
Of these retaib-rs would be held on
Wednesday next, at G p. m. and that
the work of the Credit Bureau
would be started at once.
The following new members have
joined the Chamber of Commerce:
T. M. Bradley, electrical contractor,
J. B, King, cigar dealer,
Stubbs Bros., clothing and shoes,
T. C. Scaffe, house furnishing,
plumbing and roofing,
Burns Hardware Co., hardware.
Shaw and McCallum, dry goods and
shoes,
The Real Measure.
Tour rank as a living creature is de?
termined by the height and breadth
if your love.?Ruskln.
, r*'!ii
Paper From Millet Stalks
The Japanese manufacture much of
their paper from millet stalks. Man?
churia furnishes about 24P.000 tons of
duId a year_
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Always the Best Way,
It takes courage to Ireeo quitt and
go on. It is not an easy way, but it
is the way which, '.wiving taken, no
one ever regrets.
Solomon on the Bench.
An old offender was introduced to a
new country justice as "John Tira
mins, alias Jones, alias Smith." TU
try the two women first,'* said the
Justice. "Bring in Alice Jones.**
Flattery Catches Audiences.
If you compliment an Individual
man to his face, he'll pretend he
doesn't like It But tell an audience
that it is with unspeakable pleasure
that you appear before such an in?
telligent body of men. and you will
be applauded to ?.he echo.
Will Inherit at Sixty-Five.
The will of Mrs. Mary Olmstead of
Brooklyn, filed in the surrogate's
office In Kings county recently, make**
a provision that none of ths legatees
are to receive their share of the es?
tate until they reach the age? of sixty
five years, except in the case of the
two grandchildren, who wdll receive
their share when they become thirty
five years of age.
Keep Clean.
Keep your house and your belong
Ings clean. I .et the blessed sun. the
greatest physician in the world, get
all through you and all tbout you.
Get your ftil 1 share of the 'reo air of
heaven. "Kat to Ii e and not live to
eat," as a sage philosopher of the long
ago tells us. Keep your house clean
In which you live and keep the
"house" in which your life lives
clean, and all will be well.
Flower Keeps Its Freshness.
A common South African Mower
possesses the valuable property of
keeping fresh for two months or inoro
after cutting. It is a white star of
Bethlehem. prodi cing a compact
spike of flowers on a stiff, erect stalk
18 inches or two feet long. The flow?
ers aro of a thin and papery tissue, all
white except the yellow anthers It
can be sent over as a cut (lower from
South Africa to England, and then
lasts for weeks in water.
Confusion of Terms.
Judge-, who is now on the
Supreme court bench, was. when he
first began the practice of law, a rery
blundering speaker 0 one occasion,
when he was trying a case of replevin,
involving the right of property In a
lot of hogs, be addressed the Jury as
follows: "Gentlemen of the Jury,
there wore t*vent\ four hogs In
that drov' )n?t ?wentv.four, gentle*
tuen exact y twice as many as there
are in this jury bos " Ci se ami Com
meet
LAST EDITION
Theres Money
In This Ad!
Read It!
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It's the season of the year when we
cut prices to make things move.
Getting ready for Fall, want the
room and want no "carry overs'* next
-season.
That's all there is to it.
All our Men's Suits that were $30,
$25. $20 and $15 will now go for $20.
$16.65. $13.35 and $10.
Our $8, $7 and $5 Trousers for $6.
$5.25 and $3.75.
Our $5 and $3 Hats for $3.35 and
$2.00.
Our $1.50 and $1.00 Shirts for $1.25
and 85c.
Nothing charged at Cut Prices?
Strictly Cash.
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Sumter, S. C.
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Preserving
Season
WE HAVE A FULL LINE
OF
FRUIT JARS
And at prices that are right.
See us before buying.
There are many other things
on which we can make you
interesting prices, as our buy?
ers are now getting ready to
go No/th on August 1st in
search of Fall stock and there
are some items in nearly every
department we want to clean
up before they leave.
O'Donnell
and Co.
Ring up No. 30?That's the Daily Item's Telejjrione numoer
when you want to place an advertisement that will bring results.