Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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to <wh:c!)Ma? auc s^ui?n rr.K.S? > V. Mr. George D. Levy has returnsd to the otty efter going on a visit of Inspection to the lodges of Kike at CJrtenville. Columbia and Newberry. Mr. Levy reverts having a very pleas gilt trip. Mas? Ina Singleton left Thursday far Penssco.v Fla., whsre she v. h: visit friend? Mlsr Rlngleton ha? beet* visiting Miss Susie Dick on *sig*reU Street. *fr. R. I. Manning left Friday e^SBsj.for Clemson College >o at ?a meeting of the Clemson b<?ard idtees at that place, * Elinor A. Pundt has re l?t to her horn* In Charleston af sVmeet delightful visit with the Sfd's n+ar Mayesvtlle. Opl. r?. P. Lee of Sumter was In ; tea** ksst Tuesday attending the salea semdtoprUle Vindicator. # JL' M. Clifton. State senator from ?eSAter, was in the otty yesterday. Senator Clifton Is pleased with busi? ness) outlook la the Pee Dee section. -^OeJumbia State. . Utr. end Mrs. W. W. Hough, of Sttaksr. and Mr. Chaa. C. Ce/enaugh, am* gstmter. spent Christmas with Mr. l sjwersfra. W. C. Hugh.?Camden I N'swav, ? >' eg. Bdna Charles, Craft, of Wll -tew.. h/?.a returned horns after a y1*!i to hsr grandmother In this - a**? i at s i I - as-* _ ? 1 Miss Loretva DeVane. of Chad eosrne. K. C, la on a visit to her graVfmother. Mrs. M. .4. King, .on PMsJst street Chi.- W. D. Scarborough, of Dalsell. wast in the city Saturday. Miss Alante Moore of Smteburg was , m tk; city Saturday morning. Urs. John Lots and Miss Theresa SceSsggs returned to Greenville Satur iagr after a visit to Mra D. P. atdtrjf. Mr Raymond Stansill weat to Wll I mbkartoa Sunday afternoon to visit 1 filands for a few days, Mrs. Lewis Dow ling and daughter, of Fairfax. S. C. are visiting R. M. Warren on Oakland ave \ i ,1 ? \VT> R\TVY TMY Sesajtfe HSV? Fall of -iv?s% s* u- j f \f i tiouu ami I tain an'*. 4 cot ? unusual occurrence was Of Saturday afternoon when for time In several years the pejbpb? of ^umier wer? given a sig ht oaf the falling snow only a very lib* of ?he sneer fetr, i ut P was enouih to see and enough to make the peoph bath of former big sstosjrs. Snturday night a slight fall of slee earn* following the freezing temper etUTe oil day Saturday. Sunday morn bag was s ill cold, but it was clear and the sight of olear skies was ver pleasing afrsr so much rain and ? raan> days of dull, cloud covert1 Skies. However, the sky did, no: wajr clear for long, for Sunday nlgt that ram set In .ifsin and Monds moTufcn? the trees presented a beat tffnl. if strange sight. < i .thed their unaccustomed garb. All day t< persons out on the street had to whi through tb? slush and water si guard rtgalnst the cold stinging ru daVps which fell ceasslessly. Jf?kw mercury was still down to ne the freetfng ? ? t no. ,?r th*> .1 and shortly *ft?T noon there were signs of a let-up in the rainfall that the westher man would give t mefcury a chance to elimb up on 1 aoe/ustomed perch. Mr. Johnson, one of the men terested in the proposed shoe fscto was In 'to- r\ Sitcrdsv. but other gsntlemsn Interested in eedabUalfwtent of the factory was abbs to < ..me. so the meeting of CSnrntH-r of Commerce to cons! thf matter was postponed until a ertMafs. Mr. Johnson Is from Tern sexf and has been In th.? tho?. manu tombs) business for a number yeiVr* ?Whlte small slsed fen pointer, with lemon colored ?\ Mad < ollar on when last s Reward if returned to N. Ostsee. Jr.. at Item Offlcs. TO D. C. *II\W ii ?Surr and see the new M?llns chain and geartees cotton and < planter and the new cotton s chopper. FOR h\LK? Dixie WIK reejstnnt ton seed, made this year on that blighted last year 1,100 p< of seed eotton to the acre. Ad E. It. Cotclough. Oswego. S. C e|-? tf_ W\^TF1??To buy at onoe se rsrioada 4 -foot nine, oak and ? ? Aowlv Commander's W-v.d ' 'ngugemcnt Announced. engagement of Miss Portio daughter of Mr. and M:*s. Q. >ir, to Mr. J. Blakeney Y. imp, Mrs. Kugeue C. Zern p. was ?ed on last Friday. The mar \ announced to take place ?ome time during the next fall. Miss i lir Is now teaching in the city schools of St.it >8Ville. N. C, and Mr. mp Is the efficient assistant post? master In the Caipden pos office. Botb. are very popular in Caxnder and have a host of friends. Cam den News. Ilarlce-i^uatt J< bnum. The wadding of Miss Klizaheth M Harllee and Mr. McQueen Quattle haum, which . took place on Friday evening at the home of Mrs. Mary <?. Palmer, was one of the prettiest home weddings ever solemnized in t?arters\ llle. and came as a crown ?ng social event of the happy Yule tide season.?Timmonsville Enter? prise. A Death of an Infant. Matilda Amelia, the Infant daugh? ter of Mr. and Mrs. J. Dlttler. died Tuesday at the residence of Its par? ent*, number 5 West Calhoun street, after a nine days' lllnesj from ery? sipelas. The little girl eras only eight months old and was the only child trt its parent*. The funeral service* were conduct? ed from the residence Wednesday morning end the interment took place in the cemetery. The Coming Event. In all Sumter's merchandising U the annual white sale of Schwartz's. Walt! Watch, and see. ? Schwartz Bros. NO WOKK FOR BOARD. Petitions for Pardons Now Passed on by Governor Alone. Columbia. Jan. 5.?The State board of pardon* met and adjourned be? cause there was no work. The law require* that the board meet every three months. When the governor assumed office he announced that he would dispense w\xu the hoard. Since then no ease* hs re been submitted for consideration to she board. V I_ There Will be Something Doing. Mr. C. D. S hwarts leaves th*? w?j?k for the Noitn and F.ast. visiting Ahe mtlla In the- -..'Ur??i' y( the I a arts whlU sole v?:?lch is to I?e \Viid .during th! u. ?nth. The p. lies of Sumter end sur round ln?* country know what this mains. So vatch for the dates of sale. Begin atving up for It. Marriage License Record. (e license* were Issued Sat d Monday morning *o the co ipies: arry Hodge of Tlndal and e Poplin of Sumter and to wing colored couples: Mcl>onnell and Leila Jones, Shedwlck Hrunson, Blahop d Bertha Jackson, Oawego; es and Mary Lewis. Sumter. The White Carnival, iwsrtz's. Whm| lady in Sum not attended them^ Famous, lys offering only new goods, and at prices matched no? ise. Made possible by our on direct with the manufac Wait and see. Schwartz Information Desired. i ,m. s of the architects of the \ A. building. In large letters one block placed in the most nous position In the front of IJlng has caused comment In way by many persons; and e Inquiry by those who have ?een anything like that before, ' uncertain of their right, by of a knowledge of the custom lly as to such matters, to critl ils apparent advertisement of m of architects, whether it is ind If the position of this ar ural advertisement Is where it be. If at all? writer, *. ho is one of the sub s in a small way. to the bulhl nd. has asked these questions lumber of \.pie, without gct ttlsf o t..| v information, and also it finding Sj|] DM who dls from his rteH Ol the matter, the Building Committee, or fleer of the Association who Is ? I In K now or' h i . i leeidlUK n. please reply to the above ions for the purpose of settling Ittef now A Subscriber. I he i Uie dn ,i| Ml*. Iginuted ami made famous in *f by Schwartz Brow. That's Januar\ white sih. Dntfj Of evt?nt Will b* annonrx sd later. ?"If %*-r?>1 ?? w'!' l> !:l"e:it. wartx Bros. I PROPOSED INVESTMENT LAW. I Insurance Commissioner Slates What Hin Department Will Ask of Gen? oral Assembly. Ths Spartanburg Herald of Jan nary v contains tbs rollowlns state e ment from P. H. McMaster, Insur? ance oommlsloner of south Carolina) ii regard to proposed Insurance legis? lation ami Insurance condttioni in general Is tins State; ??That nil Hie Insurance oompanloa rio!ng business in IhU State, If pos ?IblOi should W induced i i invest the funds Which i bey hold in trust for the people of tit's State only ln the scurltlss of Hits State, auch as mort? gages of real sots ot statt?, county end municipal bonds, and such like se oiirltlos, As |i well known until ths sstab lisbmont of the Insurance department pnu tlcally all Of the funds held in trust tor South Carollnlani were in \ i -ted In securities of other States. Sine the establishment Of the insur? ance depadtment by m3ans of wise 'aws and Incesaant Urnings by the in? surance commissioner, more than half of the companies have changed their methods and have invested, or are in? vesting, the funds which they have belonging to South Carolinians in se? curities of the State. "But there are a niimber of com? panies, regardless of the fact that they already have large amounts of South Carolina money and are taking more each year, practically refuse to invest in any'Sottth Carolina securi? ties. "The insurance department will ask the legislature to go after these last named companies and make them pay higher license fees than those companies which do invest South Car? olina money in South Carolina securi? ties. The proposition is that all com? panies, which have invested or which will Invest, even one-fourth of South Carolina reserve In South. Carolina se? curities, be taxed as they are now, but that companies which: will, not do this be taxed '4 per cent, instead of 2 per cent as at present on their pre? mium receipts. But so soon as they make investments their taxation will re reduced. "This is the only proposal which the department has to make to the general assembly. "Summarized, the reasons for not making other proposals are about as follows: (V*The fraternal Insurance condition in the State la especially satisfactory a* con.pared t*? conditions through out the United States^.! think tt ma., be vatd that the fraternal orders, li? censed ii. South Carolina, are, th" highest, type? of ilieir ?und ia exist? ence. N*a fraternal orders, not now licensed, may hereafter be. licensed unless it can guarantee that it will never increase its rates of assess? ments. While this does not apply to the orders now licensed, as they were in the State before the passage of the law. yet It protects them from insid? ious competition and will enable them to adjust themselves unmolested to new necessities as they arise. "I do not suppose that perfectly satisfactory fire Insurance conditions exist nnywhere, unless it be in Eng? land, Germany, France and several other European countries, Where people are allowed to build houses only under government direction in respect to security from Are, and Where not only incendiaries are pun? ished, but every one else who causes a fire by negligence, T think it may be said, however, that fire insurance conditions in South Carolina are about as sat Ii factory as in any other State In the Cnion. and very many States, where conditions of turmoil OXlSt, The cotton mills, oil mills, lumber mills, and such like indus? tries, have Opportunities for placing Insurance in licensed companies, which obtain in only a few other States, as there are companies car? rying these risks which are licensed only In South Carolina, the New Eng? land States and a fSW other States. "The accident and health insurance conditions have been pretty well straightened out and, as a whole, are on a satisfactory basis. The same may be said of fidelity and surety, and most of the forms of casualty in? surance, with the exception of em? ployers' liability, I think 1 may say that employers' liability insurance is in a very satisfactory condition, not only here, but everywhere els.- in this country. The department is giving considerable thought to the matter, but It is a very intricate subject and if ther?' be a master si II in the United States he has not yet been recognised as such." Shot by His Pipe. Tuesday Mr, \. n Asklna happened IS quits an unusual aecldont, He had ?ome .31 caiiiue cartridge! In hut pocket, where he also hsd some i< me smoking tobacco. i[t ?ome of the tobacco and pnt In hli pipe, and ti^o happened io unknow Ingly gel one of the shells. When the I ? baoco began bumrng In ihe pipe the cartridge exploded, and ths bul? let .shock him In the finger slightly wounding It, Tlmmonsvllle Rnter prise. SG THE MONEY. ( ! Petitioned by Cltlseua i the Funds Needed to seaboard Air Lino. y for the Seaboard Air l been practically com 1 ?nly the selection of one < f the routes that have l r ininlning to be deter r .? the work of construe t t he i om mit tee repre 5 'itiseno of Sumter is now Oalled Upon to raise the money need ed to provide the rights of way and terminals pledged to the promoter* <>f the road. After mature consid? eration it has been decided that the only fair and equitable method of raising the money is by taxation, and annexed petition will be presented to Council at its next meeting. Mr. E. I. Heardon is circulating the petition for signatures, having commenced the work Wednesday. Up to noon Thin iday he had seen about five hun died taxpayers and of this number, only two had refused to sign; six others took the matter under con? sideration and asked him to call again. The sentiment in favor of raising the money by taxation ap pears to be almost unanimous and the petition will go to council with the hearty endorsement of a very large majority cf the citizens of Sum? ter. The petition is as follows: Sumter, Jan. 3, 1912. To The Honorable Mayor and City Council, of the City of Sumter, S. C.i Gentlemen: We, the under? signed, residents and taxpayers of the City of Sumter, being Informed that the South Carolina and Western Rail? way has offered to build its line of railway into the City of Sumter, from Blshopville, and to extend the same by Sumter in a Southerly direction, said railway being at part of and controlled by the Sea board Air Line Railway system, and understanding tl^atr the building of said road into the. City of Sumter is conditioned up? on the donation, of Right* of Way from a point two miles South of Bishopville to a point two miles South of Sumter, including Rights of Way -through the City of Sumter and terminal facilities In the City of Sumter, and that the co3t of same will 'approximate Thirty Thousand Dollars, and realizing as we do the great benefit to be derived by the City jt?f Sumter, from having its rail? road established in the City, it being | iitimated thai t^4* said road, is to he j a. through line from Charit ston or ' fieorgetojprn ta tnc* Wesl sno a par: of the mein line ?ystem of the See oiaid Air Line^i we ueslre to recom? mend to your body, that you raise the necessary funds to pay the ex? penses necessary to the buildli.g of the said railroad Into the City of Sumter. We, therefore pray that you take such steps, as may, in your wisdom seem best, to raise the money, ap? proximately Thirty Thlusand Dol? lars for the purpose aforesaid, and thnt vou pay the cost of obtaining said railroad, including said Rights Of Way nnd terminal facilities out of the ordinary funds of the City, and we agree that the money 1 o paid out of said ordinary funds. a id that your body apply the ordinary funds of the City toward that purpose, and we bind ourselves respectively, each acting for himself or herself, not to in any manner interfere with the col leotlon of the necessary mo icy for the purposes aforesaid, by the City. We ere moved to make this recom? mendation and request of you. by reascn of the benefits to be derived not only by the community, hut eith? er directly or indirectly by each of us as individuals. We understand that the taxes which will be levied against this rail? road, will be sufficient in a short space of time to re-pay the entire cost, and it seems to us that the method that we have suggested above Is the equitable and proper w.y to obtain the money, as the cost will, if this course be adopted, fall eqv.PaMy upon all taxpayers in the City. Auditor Back in Town. Auditor R. E. Wilder was back in his othVe this morning after being out on the road most of the past we k. during which time he visited Tlndal, Manchester, Levl station, Brovateer and \Wdgetield. The re? turns at these placese were not heavy, partly on account "f the bad roads and partly, probably, on account of tin- bad weather, I curing the coming week Mr. Wilder will visit Claremont, Tuesday; Hagood, Wednesday; Ftem bert, Thursday and Dalsell, Friday. f>u Saturdays and Mondays Mr.^WH der will be at his office in tie- court house. DO Vor KEEP BEES? I w??uid like to have 'in1 name and postoffloe of every person who keepi Bees in this section of the State, if you are one will yon please send your name and nostoffle? n ' '?? * *"? ? postal i .v d. S, 0 1 *8T1 *'?' Sumtor, 8. C TEN W.AKs or SUCCESS. Sumtcr Savings Hank Issues Last An? imal statement Before Being Con." verted Into National Hank. The stockholders of ths Sunttor Savlngg Bank received through the mall on Saturday the tenth and last animal statmont of this insti tutlon, as it will bs converted into a National hank on January loth and <k ? name changed to ths City Xat i nai Bank. The ten years that the mter Savings Bank has boon in > have been ten years of re- \ markuble and uniform success and . rrowth, and ths stockholders have j ?very reason to be satisfied with their investment. (organised ton years ago with a j capital of $25,000 it has paid out In] 'hat period $15,000 in dividends and! a cumulated, "n addition, a surplus i ! $?0,?08,12. The capital has been rcreased to $150,000 and with a Surplus of 126,250, and undivided I rofits of $008.12 the hank will he C nverted into a national hank on the 15th inst. It is confidently pre? dated that it will attain a larger and more substantial success with the larger capital and wider opportunity, At the organization of the Sumter Savings Hank the late Horace Harby was elected president and at his death Mr. G. A. Lemmon, a member of the board directors, was chosen to succeed him. and has since filled the office of president. The officers of the bank at present are: G. A. Lem? mon. President; I, C. Strauss, Vice president; Geo. L. Ricker, Cashier; J. G. R. Wilder, Assistant Cashier. The directors are: E. L. Wither spoon, L. B. DuRant, G. A. Lemmon, Perry Moses, Jr., Geo. L. Micker, A. J. Stubbs, H. M. Stuckey, H. J. Harby, C. L. Stubbs, I. C. Strauss. W. W. | Sibert, W. 13. Wilson. Col. W. B. Wilson who has recently come to Sumter to live was, at the last regu? lar meeting of the board of directors, ?lected to fill an existing vacancy. The folio- es fror the statement, * condition at the close o: December 30, 1911, will 1 ml interest: fjlabititb s. I Capital Stoc .. $25,000.00 Surplus. . . . . 50,000.00 Undivided F ... 608.12 Divided Acc . . 500.00 Due to Ban! :ers 87.40 Individual. Deposits. 30 Savings.. . . Denosits "* Certificate. . ! of Deposit. 11,719.01 S 41.Ill), id .< |] ; so ktfl ' ? BS Loan3 . . ... $300,954.0$ Bonds.. . ... 5,000.00 Cash on h sh items,.. . .. 23,097.29 Overdrafts. . .. 4,756.33 Real Estab . . . 18,200.00 Furniture ; s. . . . 700.00 Due from Banks and Banken. 64,598.29 Tula!.$417,305.93 The above Statement shows what this l ank has done during its 10 yi; l s of existence. Mas earned ? net profit of $65, 808.12. Has never made a los3. Has i 01 :. stngis pest due paper. This wi 1 be the last statement of The Bumter Savings Bank, as it will l e converted into The City National Bo k of Bumter on January |S, It IB, with a capital of $ 1 5M.000.00, sur? plus 126 250.00 and undivided profits of $?;os.i2. REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS. Real Estate Market Keeps Bus> ? Deed-. Bceonh d Recently. During the past *?eek there have been left at the otl.ce of the county clerk of eou.t a large number of deeds to be recorded. Some of them are the following: H. Von Ohsen to Jas. E. Kennedy, lot and buildings on Sumter street, $1,500. Besots H. Jones to R. B. Belser and Ernest Field, 90 acres on Rocky Bluff swamp, $3,750. John J. Britton, Jr., to W. A. Bowman and B. W. Segars, 190 acres in Providence township, $4,179.00. Emma R Carr to L, D. Jennings, two lots on Edwards Street $600. Thomas B. Fr?ser and H. Lee Scarborough, as executors, to Charles P. Osteen and J. Philip Booth, 765 acres on Black River public road, $27,250. E. C. Haynsworth to Hal W. Harby, two tracts of 35 and 40 acres, re? spectively, in this county, $1,400. i James Sargent and Caroline Sar? gent to Theodore Sargent and Stephen Sargent, 15 acres near Providence, $490. Charles G. Rowland to Walter W. Rowland, lot on Broad street, $1,000. S. E. Frierson to J. K. McElveen, 24 3-4 acres in Shiloh township, $5 and other consideration. W. R. Bracey to G. W. Griffin, 5 acres on M. and A. railroad, $100. William G. Grooms to John H. 1 Clifton, 45 acres in county, $20.00. I Xeill O'Donnell to James A. Lan I dor. 36 acres in county, $700. I Henry Micktens to E. W. A. Bult i man. lot just outside of city limits, $100. I Willie Nelson to K^W. A. Bult | man, 5 acres in countv $40. Benjamin H. House to leaac \ Schwartz, Charles T>. SchwautS, and j bftsa Emu . ScVtw ?r;7 16 .'-rot. c*7t I of Bishopville-Sumter pubifa roadt , < l ,.? \JM. Cotton is so badly damaged by be ? ing in the field so long that several j bales brought only 3 c ?nt3. The buy? er did not want it even at that price but rather than see the man haul It back home, bought it.?Bishopville Vindicator. NEW CROP ^ GARDEN SEED We have just received a full line of Landreth's Famous Seeds in Five Cent Packages and in Bulk. Ask for Illustrated catalogue. HEARON'S PHARMACY _PHONE 36._11 S. MAIN ST. J) For Buggies, Surries, Wagons, Harness, Horses, Mules, Farm Implements and Automobiles, See Us?Prices and Terms Right. ii ?? m ?i ii 11 -JUST RECEIVED FOR 1912 2 Car loads of ROCK HILL Buggies, 1 Car load of HENDERSON Buggies, 1 Car load of CORBETT Buggies, 1 Car load of BELKER Buggies, 2 Car loads of MOLIN E 1-horse Wagons, 1 Car load of MOL1NE 2-horse Wagons. A large car of the Celebrated MOLINE New C otton and Com Planter (no gears and no chains to break) one and two horse sizes, 2-horse Blue Bird Plows, Middle Bursters, Harness, Pea Threasher, Elc. D. C. Shaw Co. Photic 553. 10, 12 and 14 SUM'PER ST. SUMTER, S. C.