Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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r 'Cht t?llaUlnnau autt S?utbron. l??"rn*i ai (In; l'Mti<>m<nt Husater, s. ulMl I'UUM* Mailer The Kev. and Mrs. H. It. Murchl son arJ children passed through the city Thursday 01 their way fron? Bhhnp\Uk| to Lincaster where Mr. M M ha?* accepud a call to the Presbyterian ? huroh. Mr. and Mrs. r won have many friends In this fit* who are sorry to see thtm lcu\e this ? eth n ef the country, hut wish them success In their new home. Mr? Archie China, who has been mm a twelve day visit to her sisters Mrs. Williamson and Mrs. Lachlcotte. in Columbia, returned hapJM Thurs? day evening. Re\. J. 8. Heasley. of Lynchturg. spent Thursday In mum Mr Was ley wss presiding elder of this district for a number of years and has many friends In this city who ????? always glad to m*h him when he comes oTor to Sumter. Miss tlu?n?- M.1 has returned to the ny after a very pleasant visit to j Lauren*, New berry and Clemson Col Mtaa Grace K. Harvey, of Waah Isjsjtpn. l>. Ch la visiting her uncle and aunt. Mr. and Mrs. I.. M. Allen, on E. Liberty street. Mrs. Thomas Nimmer and be** daughter, Mies Hita. went to Sumter yesterday, the latter for the purpose of enrolling M a student In St. Jo? seph'* Academy. ? Manning Times. Miss Oertrude Hopkins has return? ed home Bjftaff an extended visit to her uncle. T. B. Hellotte. of Itir mingham. Ala. Mrs. Zlm Hearon came over from Sumter on a visit to her par- j ents. Mr. and Mrs. H. <>. Hristow. and she has with her l friend. M'ss U Orone. who Is not a stranger in Dar ngton aod Is always welcome here. ? r>arllngton News and I'r Mrs. Leroy H. Davidson and her sister. Mrs. McKay, visited their sis? ter. Mies Llllier Stevens In Sumter last week.?Camden News. Ulrm Alle? Hough is visiting rela 91 gad friends la Sumter.?Cam den News. Mr. J. L. 8imms of Columbia, who represents the Monarch Typewriter, >'?* h the city Saturday. W. A. Moncure. chief engineer od Iba South Carolina Western rail-j as In the city Friday on busl . nnected with the building of the new tin* between Hisbopvllle and gar sster. Messrs. T. II. Fr?ser. J. H Clifton, Gen. W. I>hk. I: lt. Heiser and L. J. Browning, chairman of the Weys and Means Committee In the Hous) of Representatives, who spent the week-end with Dr. Deo. W. Dick, reture v? to Columbia on Monday. Messrs. H. Frank Kelly and J. B. McLaucblln. of Dtshopvtlle. passed through the < tt\ Monday morning on their way to Columbia. Mr. W. J. litfn.lamln net out Monday morning on an extended trip in the Interest of <he Kowland Muggy Com pans, with which he has accepted a position W l^e* Harbin, of Lexington. N. c.. who has been In the city for a aun?l?er of d ly* left on Monday to return home. Magistrat - J D Olftbu, of Member!, Spent Stil day night and Monday in the uty. Dr. W. A. Alston. of Hagood. spent Sunday in town, after attend? ing the performance of Mi) dame Sherr> " Saturday night. Mr T. IV Sanders, Jr.. of Hagood. was in the city Saturday night to at? tend the performance ,,f \\ idano ?berry." Mm. Charb- W Kingman. Miss Kia C Kinum m aiol MIsm Sidney Ktrtgman ha\e returned home after a pleasant \ i*it in Kaltimoie and Washington. Miss Iva Meli MngSaaag has return? ed to the city alter a long and pleas, ant \isit to friends In Columbia. Miss CeloNte Hughson spent the week-end at home from Timmons vllle. where -he in engaged in teach? ing. Mr. Dan Wolf. of Ofiisjehnrsj. spent S?turda> and Sunday with Mr. Duane Wannamaker. Miss Mary King ban returned h<. after a three months visit to her pM] home in Wilmington. N. C. She brought with her as her attractive gueat. Miss Ann.. I'.oykin. of \Vll ..'?ngtor.. Mr led..-it Murph\. of Wilmington. Is visltln* Mr J. Igssj King. Ml** Bertha Wannamaker sppJll tho tseek end with her parents, Mr. and Mr-. > \ U innamaker on Ku.?t Uber'- sTe. f . rniiifcf home to attend "Madame Slo rry" at the Academy of Munie Saturd i\ i.uht Mrs. .1 ? rr.? h ? ? M< I.j, nod broth? er. Paul Lio as. have gesst to Walter boro to attend the Illtt-Luca? wed d'ne. They win ha gone for afcatH tWO Week BOY SCOUT MOVKMENT BEGUN'. Mums Meeting in Interest of Move? ment to Be lit Id in Chamber ol' Commerce Hall. _ A movement wan inaugurated for the forming of a company of boy scouts in this city Friday evening in tin- Chamber of Commerce hall when a number of those interested met at the call ef ussistant secretary "f the v. v. c. a.. Carl W\\ h irapoon, and ifter the situation had been discuss? ed It was decided to call a mass ^ mealing ef those interested in the ( moo nii'iit to ba hald in the Chamb. r ..f Coinmertc hall mi next Friday af- 1 ternoon ut 6 o'clock. L Mr. Curl Witherspoon has been so-' lei led as scout master, and the fol lowing patrol leaders have been ap- : im Bj!od: Murr Had, Ernest Rhamo, ? Heuward Hultman, Henry Moses, Cut- ; tlno McKnlght. Richard Monaghan, Fraser luck and .lohn MeCkllan. It was decided at the meeting to | have the patrol leaders start a can? vass this week for mombers in the boy scouts. Each patrol leader pres? ent was to secure ten scouts for his command. He was also to appoint another leader who was to get ten members In his patrol. The work of ! the boy scouts will be taken up at I the meeting next Friday afternoon and Information given to those who have Joined and those who wish to j Join in the movement. The patrol leaders are requested to be present at S:46, before the mass meeting is call ed to order. The boy scouts were first inaugu? rated in England a number of years ago and the movement has been steadily spreading all over the coun? try. At this time there are com? panies of boy scouts in all of the large cities in this country and there is not { a State In which the movement has j l not resulted in good to the boya. The boy scout movement Is generally carried on In conjunction with the Y. M. C. A., although it docs not form a part of the association. The boy scouts will have their headquarters In the Y. M. C. A. building, how? ever, and Assistant Secretary With? erspoon of the Y. M. C. A. has been selected as scout master. Brockiugton- Jenkins: A wedding of interest to a number of people in this city was that of Thursday afternoon at the residence or the bride's father, Mr. Frank Rrocklngton, near Olanta, when Miss Martha Odessa Rrocklngton, ofOlan ta, was married to Mr. Charley Bur? gess Jenkins of this city. The Rev. Benjamin Truluek performed the ceremony. The residence was tastefully deco? rated for the occasion and there were a large number of the friends of the bride and groom present to witness the marriage. The v edding march was played by Mr. P. C. White of Marlon and Miss Kate Hodge of Sumter acted as maid of honor for the bride, while Mr. J. I?. Jenkins, of Sumter, a broth? er of the groom, was best man. The other attendants were Miss Annie Brooking ton of oianta, a cousin of th le-ule. and Mr. Ii. C. Hall of Sun: ter. The brie WON white lingerie, as did the maid of honor and the brides? maid. The young couple will make their future horn - in Sumtwr at No. 1& S. Manitoba street. Deaih of Mr. George Muldtow. Mr. George Muldrow, a well knwon citizen of the St. Charles neighbor? hood died at 10:30 Sunday evening at the Sumter Hospital, where he had l een during the past month for med? ical treatment. Mr. Muldrow was I a ken to the hospital to be operated on for appendicitis, but after the op? eration oompltoatlcai ael In and he did not receive the benetlclal results oXpei ted. The bo.ly was taken to St. Charles Monday and the funeral services and Interment took place Tuesday at noon at tin- Brick Church. Mr. Muldrow is survived by his s Ife i ? d < to- grown .-on. UTS. Buidell Burled Here. Tie i?? mains of M r>. .Julia Burdell Ihi Wlf? of Mr. William llnrdell. woof brought to this city on Monday from Florence, where Mrs. Hur? d II die.I ol five o'clock Sunday af_ lornooi and taken direct from the train upon Its arrival to the cemetery Where Uli funeral servi.es were held and the interment took place. Mrs. BnrdOtl was a native of Ker gfcaw Count?, hWl had lived In Sumter I number of years and bad a num? ber of friends ami ncipiaintam eH nor a, she is survived by lor bus ?and and four children throe daugh? ters and one son. i _ __ There Weft j, |pfge aUlhfa r of OUi pi town persons present fof the per? formance of "Madame HherryM nt the let leim of Mustt Saturday n'ghr (1UMKI K OF (JOMMCRCE NOTES. Why Advertise Bumter? Why do Should Sumter advertise her op port unltlei and Inducements t?? the outi de world simply and solely be? cause other cities are doing it'.' By no means No more so than ?nu merchant should advertlae because another does it would be very i'i i?ii.-ii for John Smith to advertise h bualneas If he Is i- trfectly satis? fied with Ihe business he now has and especially il he expects to retire fr? in business shortly* h he has no <i iclded convictions <>n the lubjact and can eee no use In adverttalng, his time and in?<iii'> would be wasted, it is more than likely that he will be out of business in a vary short time whether ha desires it or not. Borne One Of these dayi I big department store will come along and gobble up h*i bualn ss. lie will probably won? der why and will in all probability become ;i town knocker. There are found these buslneai wrackt nil along the highway! of industry, men who w. re perfectly satis fled with what th y had and Were not willing to keep abreast of the times. Thero is little difference between cities and individuals. The tOWB tha* s satisfied with what she has and Will not strive to advance must be ?alis fied to see other neighboring cUies not only pass them in material ad? vancement but In fact take from them that which they have. The roan who has something to be prou* of is just as proud to tell of his p uses-don to his friends and neighbors. The merchant who has remodeled his ?tore and placed i^eiein a n?iW line Of goods immediately gets uusy m advertising this fact to prospective Customers. How noticeable is the fact that the merchants who are building up their business from year in new improvements and larger and better line of goods and advertising that fact while those who are rapid- j ly fallng behind are those who have j been contented with the same old Una and the same old dirty, dusty store. These men rarely if ever ad? vertise. They are quite satisfied with what they have but it is doubtful if they will have that very long. You ar- sure to find that these same men are just as well satisfied with their home city. They never want im? provements. They are sure to be found fighting against every proposed bond issue for public improvements. They object to every change In the form of their city government. What father did Is good enough for them. They rarely take the trouble to find out what other elites or communities i are doing. None of their arguments are new. They are the same argu? ments that were used by the same ?Oli of individuals when Noah was building the Ark. if a merchant, then, wishes to increase his business and has the goods and a store of which he is proud, he advertises the same. if Sumter has the goods to deliver to an intending settler, homeseeker or in? vestor; goods in the shape of good living conditions. homes, churches, schools public buildings, parks, lib? raries, streets and stores; facilities in I the way of railroads, factories whole? sale houses, fertile soil and general good agricultural conditions; hanks and r -ady capital and a public spir? ited citizenship; then Sumter is ready to tell the world about it and to in? vite the It ranger to come and to help in the work of building a better and a greater community. That is the spirit of city building. It moans work, constant work at home, and it means the constant telling or ad? vertising the real worth of your City abroad Says the Detroiter. "No man will consider locating in a city or a com? munity unless it has been brought to his attention through some medium III a pleasing manner. The man with ambition, with good red blood In his veins, does not locate In Sleep Hollow, nor will he stay there should the chance of fate make It his birth place. He is looking for bualneas opportunity?the one best place, viewed from ail angles.*1 I Town Development gives the A. B. ><'. of Municipal Advertising as fol? lows: "There ii no essential differ? ence between Ihe advertising of a community and the adverttalng of a commodlt >. Both alike depend for value on the good they do. Both alike and In the ime sense depend f<>r their own hon or and glory upon the honor of the thin^ sold. They rest on service, both of them, and the principles which govern one govern the other. Nor does it vary the proposition to point out the obvlotlS faet that one is a group and the other a unit. The only definition we have ever heard of that holds waler COVeN the tWO til ?hi m. We quote it for a hat it is woi-ip nod we believe that it will bear reflection. This Is it Po have ?rst n u.I caee( and know It: "To I... .hie to state ihat i nse and American Cities Advertise? ones who are pfcotng "To deserve and to secure an aud? ience; "To understand and to be under? stood ; "To speak out well and truly, bold' ly, simply; "To Im> original if possible, honest at any rate; "And Not Quit?That is Advertising." ! CASK STOPS ABRUPTLY. Khore-Averbuck Case Removed front Magistrate Well?' Jurisdiction, , Tht case of Manning, Rowland and Shore against Nathan Averbuck to secure possession of premises now oc? cupied by Averbuck stopped abrupt? ly Friday afternoon when it was dis? covered by the attorneys for the de? fendant that Magistrate Wells was related by marriage to one of the principals in the case. The case was called at 3 o'clock in the Magistrate's court which was convened in the grand jury room. Witnesses for the plaintiff were puf up and examined and the plaintilf's witnesses had almost completed their testimony when Mr. Jennings, the defendant's attorney moved that th.3 case he stopped as the magistrate had no jurisdiction, he being debarred from hearing the case because of re? lationship with one of the principals through marriage. lTp?n this showing the case \v.i3 dropped and will have to be contin i ued before some other magistrate of this county. Up to the present time it has not been decided when or where the case will be called for its next trial. At this trial the evidence was practlcaly the same as at the former trial when the case resulted in a mistrial. No evidence for the defendant was given as the case v Vi dropped before the hearing of the plaintiff's witnesses was completed. The case has elicited considerable interest In town and there were quite a number of spectators present at the trial. INDORSE TAFT: REJECT TEDDY. Colorado Committccmcn Vote in Favor of President and Against Colonel by 141 to 10. Denver, Col.. Feb. 12.?The Re? publican State convention to select delegates and alternates to the na? tional convention will meet at Colora? do Springs, March 27. This was d? cided by the State central committee here today. President Taft was In? dorsed for renomlnation, the vote be \ng 10:t to 10. By a similar vote an amendment indorsing Theodor Roosevelt was lost. The final date for making tax re? turns is February 20th. Don't wait until the last day and then rush the Auditor, James W. Howie was found dead i'l his store in Darlington Sunday morn? ing, death being due to apoplexy. Work on the Florence Gas plant will be started within the next two weeks. Thi? Phoenix Ice Comp; ny's plant at Florence was seriously damaged by tire Sunday night. Marvelous Mechanical Werk A Berlin Inventor has succee led. after years of toil, in making go irti flclal man who can walk, mal e all movements, sprak. sing, laugh and whistle It is a life-size figure and so natural an imitation as to L?e com pletely deceptive a yard away "Oe cultus." as the figure is named, obeys words of OOXmand such as "march'" and 'halt,'* r.ud he answers bdj ques tloii put to him It is not an illusion or a trick, it is u piece of pure me chanical work Tragic Dream Came True. To dream of being mangled by a locomotive aud to have that dream come true shortly after he had relat? ed it to his companions was the ex? perience of Wilmer Johnson, of Phocnixville. Pa. While off his en? gine it began to move, and the enact? ment of the dream came true as he Jumped for the running hoard, but missed it and fell under the wheels Matter of Degrees. Ho?"He was a bachelor of arts, but she was a master of arts." Sh<? "And fo they are married now?" lie ?"Yea; and now he will have io be a doctor of philosophy to bear the bur ton."?Sphinx. A Lost Art. Another art has been lost! There was a time when the elegant woman took a legitimate pride in her manner of ascending a Ftalr. In this day ol elevators, if there still exist women who have the manner, there are few stairs worthy to servo as a stage on which they may exhibit it Not to Be Judged by Size. An Interesting and somewhat curi? ous fact is that some ol the tall men of genius have had moderate sized heads. Shelley, the poet, was tall, but had a Email head, and some of the small men imbued With the divine ?park \.v.C \ rS. h< ronlly pro\ ii ;?. ihut ' he ilze ol 1 ? lu i! i as ?I llc.vf^*. do vv it h tie ip;. bt . of I IS baking powder Absolutely Pure The only Baking Powder made fromRcyslCrapeCreamofTartar NO ALUM, NO LIME PHOSPHATE i ____________ ?_________________________________________________^ VERY LITTLE FARM WORK DO N I. Privateer FnrmerN Backward in Pre? paring lor Mew Crop.?Personal Mention. Privateer, Feb. 12.?Very little farm work has been done in tins section. Most of the cotton has been picked and farm work will bo push? ed now as soon as the weather gets favorable for it. There is a good acreage of spring oats being planted. No fertilizers have been shipped to this place up to date. The many friends of Miss Edna Ramsey will be glad to learn that she Llrtprovlng since being taken to the umter Hospital. Mrs, S. A. Harv.in is quite ill as is /so Mrs. G. W. Geddings. Mr. and Mrs. G. A. Nettles are visiting In Barnwell. Mrs. S. EC. NeSbltt Is visiting in Co? lumbia. The Bethel school will give an in tertalnment Friday night, the 16th. 1 waters, ice cream, etc., will be served for the benefit of the school. .Mrs. Frean Mellette of Chadburn, x. C, spent the past week with her sis. r. Miss Talula Ramsey. Three Tried by Recorder. The following cases were tried by tli** Jtecorder. Frank Poplin for disorderly con? duct and cursing was found guilty and sentenced to a line of $5.00 or ten days on the first charge and $10 or 20 days on the second charge. Abrain Hutler was found guilty of carrying concealed weapons and drunkenness and was fined $30 or 30 days on the first count and $10 or 20 days of the second charge. Cartield Richardson was preliminary for larceny of a and was bound over for the ? General Sessions. He was co tit jail in default of bond of ??uv. The use of the split log drag on the sand-clay streets of this city has been an object lesson to all who come here and the bumble drag will become : pular and generally used through? out the coup*'- The slipt log drag accomplishes tsults economically and quickly. Drag Put to New I *o. The service of the split drag is not only confined to the keeping of the sand clay roads in the county and streets in the city in good shape as COUld be seen Monday when Mr. White had the drag out using it to scrape the snow off the sidewalks. The drag was pulled by two mules and seemed to give effective service in this work as well as in keeping the streets and toads in cood condition. At Work on Mallard's Hill. _ ?>? It was stated by the county super? visor Saturday that he now had a force of hands at work on Ballard's Hill cutting the road down to a four per cent grade. The top of the hill will be cut off, so to speak, and the road will be straightened out and graded so as to lessen the steepness of the hill and consequently lessen the danger to persons coming up and going down the hill. Mr. Alfred W. Thames, Jr., who has been with the Sumter Building Supply Company for the pist three and a half years has accepted a po? sition with the Columbia Lumber and Manufacturing Company. I^ast Monday While two small ne? gro boys were picking cottjn near Summerton. one of them took up a gun to shoot a sparrow, but instead shot and -killed the other boy. Coro? ner Raggett held an inquest and the jury held that the kiling was acci? dental.? Manning Times. " Charlie Crawford, colored, was found dead In the Florence railroad yard Sunday morning, having frozen t Will ill ftt r Slat. ' \t ? Thomas A Sdi oa, uie great inventor. ... <*U' Led " v I ' ?- "^cr? eating is filling the graveyards in every city in the land." How, not to say where, do the bogeys get eatables in fatal quantities ? FOR SALE?Single comb white Leg horn eggs for hatching, $1.25 per 15, $6.00 per 100. A. C. Davis, Davis Station, S. C. Seed Potatoes. RED BLISS AND IRISH COBBLER Just Received, the firsl: ship? ment of the season. Years of experience has taught us that these varieties are best suited to our soil and climate. We have only the best Selected Seed put up by the most reliable potato growers and bought in large quantities in order to get the low? est prices. See ours, then buy. O'DONNELL 6 CO.