Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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?Tbf oOiau'jmuu an? Jrattria Ovom ro mi in ? 'iii*.?- at >uint? r. r> ?. .. sj? mm I lata Matter. Rev. H. R. MurchleoD. uf Btshop vtlle wee in the city Tuesday . The Mharre Reid. of St. Charles, spent Tuesday in the city. Mr. Frank Boykin. of Wilmington, Is 1n the city Mitling his aunt, Mr*. M. 8. King, on Purdy street. Miss Edna Craft, of Wilmington. is visiting her grandmother, Mrs. M. aV King, on Puruy street. Mr and Mrs. NelU O'Donnel left Saturday afternoon for New York for m stay of a week or ten days. The Misses Henry, of Ttmmonsvtlle, were \ laltore to the city Tuesday. Messrs. B. W. tegars and 8. F. Moors, of DalselL spent Tuesday in the city. Mr. Jtmmle Weathers, of Wilming? ton, is at horns for the Christmas hol? iday* Miss Celeste Hughson, who has been teaching at Manning. Is at home for the Christmas ho' (days. Mies Laura f-.tchardson went to Columbia Tuesday morning to spend a week wHh friends at that place. Mr. C. Maynard Richardson, of HartsvtUe. spent Christmas In the city with hie parents. Mr. and Mrs John 8 Richardson. Mr. Frank Hill, of Fernandina. Fla., arrived In the city Sunday night to spend Christmas with hla mother in this city. Mr. Henry Hrlnkley. of Winston n. C. was In the city to ?t t Christmas. Minnie McCutchen, of Blshop vtlb leased through the city Tues 1 -day morning. TV McCutchen. of Sardinia, was In v Saturday, v and Mrs. A. C. Phelps. and ughters. Lucll * and Dorothy, ay. n. c. aro visiting In the d?ty. Elisabeth James, of Atlanta, who has been visiting Mr. and Mrs. FL Wilder, isft for Darlinrton y morning, where she will visit I b Janet Osle Henry 1? spend? ing ? Xmas holidays w r her aunt. :4rs. J. 8. Jennings at Kings Mr. ? hart?? Emsmw.l. w'no Is it hxjne sen We*nVt*4gt >n, where he Is tak'ag i eourse ta veterin^rv ?ry, was in the city Tuesda< \l tenl th* aslssMW M~ H. fjarie. of .r*emtll< sp*- } the holidays In tne city wl Mr. Robert McLeod, on Kroad 9 r Mr. R. T. fllll-spla. of Kock Hill, visiting st th? home ! Mr> 1: Jenkins. Mr. LotUs Tupp r. of Charlesron. visiting friends In the city. Miss Barry O'Drlscolt sn attrac? tive and talented young lady of Cher Ileston. im the guest of Mr. and Mrs. usVm'it M^ore on Broad street. Hon. t ?1 MiLasjj, of Bishopvlll Wae In th* t?v Wednesday. s arborooeh. of Bishop vllls. was lo town W*?dn??sdav morn ?*d M as A?(f Hill. Who haa been spsr-* i part f b. r Christmas holl ej days wi?h net grs> ?er. Mra M. f st. h'li qsj Churcl ?tr?.ct. left Wednes? day morning, for her home at Wi? sse ky. Mrs. K. 1. Manning and Mr. Wind ham Manninst who Is at home from Wss- l I - 'hr'stmaa holi? day* ? I k Wednesday nd the i ktn s-ed dlng at that place. Miss Roberta Williamson, of Provi? dence, returned home Wednesday morning after spending Tuesday night in th? city In order to attend the dsnoe. Ths people of Sumter will hear with pleasure thst Mr. C. L. F.man uel has moved hla faml'y back to his former home at Borden from Atlanta, where they moved several months ago. Miss Alta Emanuet. of Borden, re? turned home Wednesday morning af? ter spending Tuesday In the city. Mrs. Frank Welch Is spending the holiday* In Savannah with her hrother Mr. K. If. Sturgeon. Miss HH*?n K"hn. of Columbia, la the guest of Miss Kita Schwarts. on Washington Street. Miss Annl* Stuhh*. who has been none of her brother. 94 r. W - ?bs. has returned to Georgetown andler. of Charleston. h*?? ?? in ! the City by the Sen. efter a pleasant rtsM "f - ril .|i\s to his mother Mr. snd Mrs. W. 11 ItdaWM and little son, of i ?rans>hurg. are visiting relativ??? In the city. Miss KP.rldo Mrohun. of Wedge field, epent Wednesday In the city. Mr. Frank Fagln. of Washington. FV r m. in ?h* piiv on a vMIt to friend a. Mr. Alex Burroughs, of Congaree, ?aas In the city Wednesday. Mr. E. W. Dabba, of Mayesville, was i visitor to the city Wednesday. Miss Singleton, of Washington, D. C, Is visiting Miss Susie Dick on Cald well streat. Mrs. C. C. W. Ryan, of Orangeburg, Is visiting at the residence of Mr. and Mrs. 8. R. Smoak. Misses Annie Strohecker, of Char? leston, who has been visiting Dr. and Mrs. J. C. Spann, and Miss Louise Carson went over to Florence las nUht to attend a dance at that place. Misses Mattle and Meta Boykin of Dalsell were among the out-of-tow visitors to attend the play at the Academy of Music Wednesday night. Mr. and Mrs. A. V. Snell have re? turned to the city after spending Christmas with Mrs. Snell's parents at TorkviUe. Mr. W. D. Carson of Summerton passed through the city Thursday morning on his way to his former home near Dalzell. Mrs. J. M. Carson and daughter, Miss Brace Carson, passed through the city Wednesday on their way to Columbia to visit relatives. Mr. Jules Deas, of Summerton, Is spending some time In the city. Mr. R. M. Cooper, of St. Charles, was In the city Thursday. Mr. Frank Sanders, of Hagood, was In the city Thursday to attend the dance. Mr. W. J. McKagen, of Blshop vllle, who was elected Tuesday night to the Sumter police force to take the place of Mr. O. J. Williams, re? signed, was in the city Wednesday, (rnturnlng home Wednesday night. Mr. McKagen is well known In Sum? ter. where he was raised and lived for the greater part of his life, and where he learned to be a printer, a trade he followed until his election as chief of the Blshopvllle police force about two years ago. He will as? sume his duties here on the police force on January 1st. Mrs. W. T. Backus and Miss Sue Roebuck, of Van Wert, Ohio, are the guests of Mrs. E. W. Vogel. Miss Emma Tweed, of New Jersey, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Oeo. O. Tweed. Dr. Warren H. Burgess, of Elliott was in the city Thursday to attend the dance. Miss Lillian Lockwood Koennecke is spending the holidays with her brother, Dr, .1. R . Koennecke of Charleston. -oq-Brogdon. Wednesday afternoon at the home of the bride's father, Mr. J. W. Brun son, in the Concord section, Miss F. Pauline Brunson and Mr. B. W. Prog don. Jr., also of the Concord neigh? borhood, were united in marriage, the Rev. W. D. Splnks officiating. The house was tastefully decorated for the occasion and there were a large number of the many friends and relatives of the young couple present for the ceremony and to wish the bride and groom success In their married life. The many beautiful and valuable presents which had been given showed the esteem and popu Isrity of the couple. DEATH. The two-y?ar-old daughter of Mr. and Mrs. L, D. Way of the Whites' Mill Section died Monday morning after an Ulms* of several days. The body was taken on Christmas for For eston where the Interment took place. Mr. A. E. Barker, of New Sumter, one of the employees at the Betts Lumber Company, died at that place Saturday morning after being ill for some time. The body was taken to Augustn Sunday where the Interment took place. Mr. Baker had lived at New Sumter for a number of years and had a great many friends In that ?ection and in Sumter. The infant child of Mr. and Mrs. If. M. Hudson, 312 Council street, died Saturday morning at the home of Its parents. The death was stated on the certificate as being due to .-?mot boring. Thn funeral service* were held at the cemetery Sunday morning. MIsh HlMiulIng Entertains. MUs Pauline Hlanding entertained *t the residence of her aunt on Broad stre.-t Wednesday evening at a dance given to some of her numerotn -< ho,,| fri.-nds at homo from college. I'Tolnic .ontinued until late In the evening and who were prsssnl had a very enJ?.yuMe time. The,, was talk some tlma ago about the defect at the corner ss M 'lr. and LiU-rty utreets which BtwVtgVtl the unter from running off Ifant Liberty street, but nothing has been done about it yet. The street Is In a very had condition as it Is and voiM h? "OT^'"fl with verv tittle trouble. FARMERS' UNION NEWS I - Practical Thought* fog Practical Farmers. (Conducted by B, W, Dabbs, Pres? ident 8. C, Farmen Union.) Some Random Thoughts. We publish today some more of The Southern Cultivator's notes on the cotton situation. Another letter to The Southern Cultivator on 3tock prices should he taken with a grain of salt. The*-0 may be a profit of $400 on a pair of $T00 mules or horses between the breeder and the ultimate buyer vibe cotton fi.rmer) but I dare say it i? divided up among so many middle? men, dealers and retailers, that not one of them will admit that he is getting an excessive profit when the risk to be taken is considered. If there is that difference, and judging by the difference in our sell? ing price on some of the raw ma? terial wo produce and the cost of the finished product or the co3t t:> the ultimate consumer who buys our pro dnee at retail, I would not be sur? prised if it is irue, then there is an? other argument not so much for raising mules and horses, as for closer business relation between pro? ducers and consumers. ? si The Produce Exchange idea upon which we have been working in the Farmers' Union Is spreading. The la? test Is the proposition of a bank in Rock Hill to build and equip gran erle8 for storing corn and oats, is? sue to the farmers receipts l!or the same upon which he can get ad vancea from the banks. It is a cu? rious phase of the public mind that ninety-nine out of every hundred plans for improving conditions be? gin and end with some scheme for the farmer to borrow money. It shows an unhealthy sentiment per? vades the entire body politic. Bor? rowing money has its proper func? tion in business life, but any system of business that depends on borrow? ing will sooner or later come to grief, and I do not think the human mind can perfect laws that will meet every emergency, or protect the borrower from the greed of the lender whose servant he is now, always has been and always will be. While it ia well and right to try to safeguard the borrower in every legitimate way, for borrowing has its proper place in business life, the point I wish to make clear ia that the finding and de? veloping of cash market8, eliminating In every possible way excessive cost of distribution would relieve the credit situation more than anything else that can be devised. Work along this line la constructive, permanent and sound. E. W. D. Notes on the Cotton Situation. Editor Southern Cultivator: Have read and re-read your editor? ial. "Notes on the Siutatlon" in your last issue. 1 endorse every word of it. Lets have more and hotter. You s;iv. "Cut the area in half." Yes cut it good and half. You suggest an eight million bale crop. A crop of that size would bring twenty cents per pound or eight hundred million dollars. A sixteen million bale crop would go begging at five cents. Any farmer ought to see which is best for him. I hear heartrending tales of farm? ers who have made a bumper crop and lost everything through the price. That little word "price" Is all powerful. On It depends prosperity or direst adversity. In that word a great book ought to be written. And let me say right here that if the agri? cultural press would lay as much stress on that word "price" as they do on higher fertilization and greater production per acre the benefit would be Immensely better. A few chapters In continued form on "Price." from "Dunning'* Philosophy of Pricey" would be worth more to our people right now than all our other agricultural teaching. You advise not to buy any more tuuks to grow cotton. Right there 1 wish you would put a flea In the farmers' ears. If T. as a dealer, buy horses in market at "eighty." ninety" and "one hundred dollars per head." and mules from "sevonty-flve to one hundred nnd twenty-five per head" find soil the horses at fix hundred dollars per pair to the farmers and mules ditto, don't you think that WOttM be n little too much profit to HIS as a dealer? Do you suppose we OOUld get thA farmers to believe that ??oo nnd more la the profit on n Jr.no pnlr of horses, Mules the sann? way, Unreasonable, astounding as thli t tie in,iv seem, n is the truth. "Don'l buy any more mules to grow cotton." Other crops will pay better, tnd if our people have any tense of Justice they will t:11<. - your advice and hand It baeii tO the other fellow good and hard. Our people must |n r . fhewi istv ?*? In bovine ?< naif senta the ignorance of the buyer. A mistake we all made was that the present tight for better prices and for holding cotton should have begun promptly with the marketing of the first bale. Then if the pres3 had rang with "hold your cotton," "mar? ket slowly," prices would not be so low. You say: "The Southern farm? er can be taught to manage his busi? ness so as to get a fair price for cot? ton." If the Soutern press will keep such editorials before the farmers un? til next planting time we will ge\ twenty cents for the next cfop. 1 include tht county papers becari->e thousands of people read no other, nor have these papers done their duty in advising the farmers. What you say about the government and the exchanges Is true. If we had a half dozen congressmen with as much backbone as a red worm, things would change. Our farmers should learn that our laws do not operate for their benefit, but against them. While we have the semblance of popular government, its essence is as a des? potism of corporate rule. A short crop will whip the fight. Let's do ! and keep it licked by growing our own supplies. C. H. Johnson. Moultrle, Ga. Cattle Prices Go Out of Sight.. A record high price was paid In Chicago on November 21st for range cattle and stock raisers say cattle supply is diminishing steadily. F. M. Heinrich, of Lodgegrass, Mont., re? ceived $7.90 a hundred for twenty steers that had eaten only the grass of the range. The previous high price was $7.60. paid in October, 1909, to another Montana stocK raiser. Today's high priced cattle were four years old, averaging 1,560 pounds, and were destined for the Boston market. Other prices paid for stock, indicating the high price trend, are: Steers, $6.15 to $7.50; tailings, $5.90; heifers, $5.65. The dally receipu b^ing nearly i. 000 head a day fewer than at this this time last year, according to sta? tisticians for the Union Stock Yards and Transit Company, are following the trend of the last years, indicating that range cattle are decreasing In number. The corn belt states, the stock yards statisticians say, now have be? fore them the task of maintaining the production and Ihe needed In? crease In the corn States has not kept pace with the demand, his figures show. -* *| ?i i' i * ^ u Comment by the editor. Cattle prices go up, but instead of this being to the Southern farmer's advantage, as It should be If he had cattle to sell, it is against him be? cause he Is a buyer of beef himself. Now, many will say they can raise such cattle in the West on grass, but Are can not. It is true we can not or such pastures as we have, but it is now time for us to spend some of our time in getting grass to grow, In? stead of spending all our energies in kl ?% can all raise Just as fir ere in the South when wi i< ittention to planting the va tious grasses that will gr section. Bermuda grass, bu herds grass. orchard gr; 1 grow well on any of th? of the South an.l make bis beef per year as ^rass in section. Begin new by get d bull, and if you are ah two cows of the ^eef tyi commence in 1112 to get lf-sustalning ba is. and at here, when pr'~es of bei t at we will be benefited. ? ultivator. A QUIET CMTUSTMAS AT PISGAH. Hcmodelllng of Pisgah Church Al? most Completed?Personal News. Pisgah, Dec. 27.?Christmas pass? ed off quietly here, owing no doubt to the extremely bad weather. Fire crackers were fired In abundance as a source of amusement. One fellow got tight and jumped in a well and got badly hurt. This was the only casuallty. One woman spent her Christmas in beating another, but no one pays any attention to such things about here. Capt. J. J. Cooley of ? Darlington spent Monday with his daughter, Mrs. J. L. Glllls. Mr. John McCaa and family of Co? lumbia are spending the week here, also Mr. Fitz Muller of the same place. Mrs. J. w. Ramsey went to Orange burg last week to spend the holi? days with her father and other rela? tives. Mr. Albert R?dgen of Blshop vllle returned yesterday after a week's stay with his son. Mr. T. M. Rog ers. Misses Hattle Hussey and Anna Bradley, had Christmas trees for their schools, Lawrence Vlnson who has been veny steh with typhoid fever is slow? ly Improving, Those Who 11:l< 1 SUCh a severe at? tack of Sout invest Georgia fever have all recovered, l nm triad to snv. it took unite a sum to get them wdi. W R . who has A CHRISTMAS TRAGEDY. PROSPEROUS FARMER KILLS WIFE AM) CHILDREN. Distraught Hatband and Father | Loaves -Note, (living This as RfeSjson ?Son Finds Bodies. I i Benton, Dec. L'7.?Despondent, ac? cording to a note found today, James Grant, prosperous farmer and mer- ? chant, clubbed his wife, his live chil? dren and his stepson to death at his home near Benton last night and then hanged himself. Grant's body was found suspended to a rafter in a barn and those of the woman and children about the dwelling, their skulls crushed. Hugh Grant, a 16-year-old .son, made the gruesome discovery when he returned from a holiday celebra? tion on a neighboring farm. The note explains that "owing to deep despair and that I see nothing for me or my children, who I believe would be better off In heaven, I com? mit this act." Instructions were given where money might be found to pay burial expenses and a request mat Grant's parents be not notified until after the bodies had been buried. The body of the woman was found in a sitting posture, partly disrobed. Apparently she was preparing to re? tire when she was killed. Those of the children, ranging In age from 5 to 13 years, were found In their beds. A heavy oak club cov? ered with blood was found near the bodies of the children. been under treatment in the Sumtor Hospital, has returned home much improved in health. Pisgah church is about completed and looks very pretty. It has cost quite a sum to remodel It. The Lee County Union will meet with the church on next Saturday and Sun? day. Mr. W. R. Gardner has resigned his position as superintendent of the State Farm and moved to his home in Kershaw county. His ' family could not stand the malaria of the low lambs which is the cause of his resignation. He made a fine su? perintendent See the school girls who went off are home. When the returns are In from lawlessness I will have something to Bay, as woll as on other matters of recent date. Always Original. There are two words In the English language that, no matter how often they are used, never lose their fresh? ness, originality and charm. One is "sweetheart" and the other Is damn!"?From "The Bramble Bush," i v Caroline FolUr GREENVILLE WOMAN KILLED. HORRIBLE CRIME IN BRANDON MILL VIALLAGE. Victim Was IOiiikI in Bei Willi Head Laid Open by au Axe With Her Babe by Her Side. Greenville, Dec. 27.?In one of th< mill villages of Greenville tonight the coroner is holding an inquest into th< death of a woman who was found ir her bed at daybreak with her he? split open with an axe and her 2-y i old babe immersed in a pool of by her side. The woman's ] is locked in a cell at the t and finger nails bearing uncleansed by water 1 other traces of the ? at him as the guib At I.M ? M Poole mill, one of ? moat te< has sta criminal their thr iff discov wife of j ing in h^r head had during the ment, a hu skull over bruise on one about the fac? identity. The and by her sic harmed. Phys attend the mom; sections of her portion of brain ternoon shortly al The murdered been In the courts Some years ago wb husband from an af brother she secured fired four shots Int body. For a long thought the woman's die. The case draggec courts for some time wore itself out without a0 convicted. YOUNG MAX yTTiTiinn XKwi | LOR" ENCE. Florence, Dec. 27.?Hophie P. Pleasant, a well-known youi car Inspector' for the AtlantU Line, was run over by a string i in the transfer yard* h?fi Oil 8 night, some ti a?ter mid dght and horribly mang means of idem i a in? itial on his tch fob. It is a * posed that he 1&4 4Ctlien asleep the track and was struck by the c; and it was some time after the acci? dent that the body was found, the track being the one on which c are shunted for repairs. Happy New Year t May 1912 bring all the good luck and prosperity to our many friends and patrons that we wish for them. O'DONNELL 6 CO.