The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, March 06, 1912, Image 6
\ ijr ?atqjMian and ^?utljnm.
tM H-itxi ui ?Amt t'o?uHlicr at humter, 8.
i .. At Hi ? oiul Claw* .Mauer.
Mr. Jams A. Siddall, of Ontario,
Canada, is in the city visiting his
uncle. Mr. Hi A. Siddall.
Miss i a' r i Richardson left Fri?
day morning for a visit to her broth?
er at Spar tan burg.
Miss CeCfll Moise has returned
from a visit to relatives in Philadel?
phia,
Mr Jesse Hawkins, of Sumter,
spent Sunday with his mother, Mrs.
Edna B. Lit, kins.--Kingstree Rec?
ord.
Miss Theo Gregg of Sumter is visit?
ing the ma.lly of Thos M. Gllland.
Esq.?Klngstree Record.
Nontenants C. L. Smith and R. L.
Halford went to Sumter Saturday, to
afjpear before the board of military
examiners, to qualify as officers of the
Timmonsvllle Guards, being elected
lieutenants at a recent election.?
Timmonsvllle Enterprise.
Mr. Ben Posey, of Spartanburg.
spent Friday night in the city with
Mr. Joan Kelly.
Miss Grady Rumph left Saturday
morning for Charleston where she
will be located hereafter. Miss Rumph
has been assistant operator at the
Western Cnion Telegraph office for
some time and has many friends in
Sumter who are sorry to see her leave
Mr*
Mr. Rufus Spann, who has been
employed at the Sumter Dry Goods
store for the past few years, has gone
to Richmond, Va., to take a business
course at M&ssey Business College.
Messrs. George Reid and Jim Shaw
of St. Charles, were in the city Sat?
urday.
Magistrate J. L. Glllis, of Rembert.
' was a visitor to the city Saturday.
Mise Alto Immanuel, of Borden, is
visiting friends in the city.
Miss Louise Reid, of St. Charles,
was in town Saturday.
Miss Eugenia Fr?ser, of Virginia, is
in the city on a visit to relatives.
Mnr. W. H. Muldrow is visiting the
family of Representative James
Reaves, of Clarendon county.
Mr. Sidney White has accepted a
position with the Sumter Clothing
Onronnpv and iv?'i bo wfth ? h?? from
now on.
Mr. B. A. Theos arrived h- it Fri?
da; r.ight from Wilmington, X. C,
and has taken up his work physi?
cal director of the Y. M) C. A. Mr.
Thees has been physical director at
Wilmington for a couple of years
and comes here highly recommended
and the people of Sumter should be
congratulated on having secured his
services.
Mrs. Martin, of Maxton, S. C,
stopped in the city Saturday for a
while on her way from Fort Motte
where she has been visiting her sis?
ter. Mrs W. C. Hane, to Sumrner
ton, where ?he will spend a while
with her parents. Mrs. Martin, as
Miss Ada Tennant. had many friends
in Sumter and in the county.
Mr. Joseph M. Chandler has return?
ed fron Baltimore and Xew York.
Mrs. Gussie Thomas of Mayesville
and Mrs. Guy Harbeck of St. Charles
were In the city Saturday.
Mr. it M. Cooper, of Wieacky,
spent Saturday In town.
Mr. Edwin Wilson, of St. Charles,
epent Saturday in the city.
Mrs. W. H. Epperson is spending a
while with Mrs Joe Broadway In
Summerton.
Miss Helena Rultman Is spending
the week-end in Florence, with lo r
aunt. Mrs. Geo. Rruncr.
Mr. B. J. Rhame. state bank ex?
aminer, was in the city Sunday and
Monday.
Mr. K. B. Wells, Of St. Charles,
spent Monday in the eity.
Mrs. Ebenez#-r Well* and children
left en Monday f >r her home in
Oakland. California, after a visit to
her parents, ('apt. and Mrs. K. Scott
Carson, on Xorth Mam street.
Mr. w. w. Meiver. of Society Hill,
passed through the city on Monday
on his way to Greenville.
Mr. arid Mrs. K. Jaekson. of Elloree.
spent Sunday and Monday with Mr.
ar.d Mrs. ('. W. McGrew.
A Coming Murriage.
The announcement of the engage?
ment of Miss Ethel Branson, da ugh
t?*r of Mr. and Mrs. Willie L. P.run
son. to Mr. F. Lee Peebles, of Km
poria, Vs.. Is of much interest to her
many friends throughout the State.
The wedding will take place at the
home of the bride's parent! early in
April. The?r friends wish for them
every happiness.
Mr. E. I. Reardon has received a
commission as notary public and is
fully authorized to swear for. by
and at all and sundry persons who
may need legalised oaths in th< ll
business.
HOTKL BUMTEK CHANGES HANDS
Messrs. R, C, MoXeal and G. Tweed
Have Charge of Hotel.
The Hotel Sumter on Friday. March
ilrst. changed hands and from then
on it will be managed by Messrs. R.
0. McXeal and G. G, Tweed, who have
least d the building for the next
twelve months. Mr. McNeal will have
active charge of the management and
will have associated with him Mr.
George da Medtcla who will be head
clerk and manager in the absence of
Mr. McNeal.
Mr. McNeal and Mr. Tweed took
charge of the hotel Friday, finding it
pretty well filled up with guests at
the time and today. Mr. McXeal
stated that for the next week or two
he would occupy most of his time in
getting things about the building to
running in a systematized way and in
I a way that would be satisfactory to
those stopping at the hotel. He stat?
ed that he would see that the guests
I were courteously received and cared
' for in the best method possible, and
j everything made as attractive to
them as could conveniently be done.
There will be some changes made
to the building which will make it
more convenient and less crowded
than it has been heretofore. These
changes will be in the building of a
kitchen in the rear of the present
building, so as to relieve the rooms
which were formerly above the kit?
chen of the steam, smell and smoke
which they had to encounter hereto?
fore Some changes will also be
made In the rooms themselves which
will add to their att-activeness and
the convenience of th? persons stop?
ping In them. There are at present
fifty-three bedrooms in the building
and these are generally all filled.
Mr. A. L, Jackson, the former
manager of the Hotel Sumter. has
not yet announced his plans for the
future. He states that he has several
plans on foot, but has not yet posi?
tively decided upon any of them.
DEATH.
Mr. R. T. Durch, of Florence, died
at his home in that city Sunday
night after several weeks' illness,
aged about seventy-four years. He
is survived by one son, and two
daughters, Mr. S. T. Durch and Mrs.
J. R. Moye, of Florence, and Mrs. C.
p. opteen. of Si inter.
On the eighth of February John j
rUocktah* di"d at his home 'n this
county after being 111 for nijr a short j
Unto, death following a stroke of
paralysis. He wa<? 63 years old and
leaves a wife, four daughters and
seven sons to mourn his loss.
The funeral services were held at
Old Tabernacle Cemetery by the Dev.
Hen jam in Truluck. and the body was
laid to rest in the family burying
ground.
Mr. Locklear was a devoted father
and husband and had many friends
in the section of the county in which
he lived. H? was a good citizen and
his death leaves a vacancy in his
community which can hardly be fill?
ed. His family have the sympathy
of their many friends and neighbors.
A report baa been circulated in the
Her lot's Cross I toads section that the
Seaboard Air Line would abandon
the last survey, or western route
from Bishop Villa to Sumter, and
build the road on the line first sur?
veyed. The report has had a dis?
quieting effect upon the residents of
that section, as they have been con?
gratulating themselves that at last
they would have a railroad within
?asy reach. While not officially in?
formed, the writer If satisfied that
there is no intention of abandoning
the western route, inasmuch as the
rights of way for the route have
practically been secured and the
three or four landowners who have
not closed contracts with the right of
?ray committee are expected to reach
an agreement this week On the
Other hand no effort has been made
to obtain rights of way on the eastern
route and no steps have been taken
to make a final survey and locate the
line on the preliminary survey made
? f the eaatern route. There Ii
scarcely a poaaiblllty of the western
route being abandoned ir favor of
the eaatern, as the weeeern route Is
la every way preferable, although ?
mile or two longer than the other.
The annual inspection of the Sum?
ter Light Infantry will be held in the
Armory Hall on the night of Tues?
day. March 12. Adjutant General
Moore of the State militia and ('apt.
f. h. McMaeter of the United States
Army ar?- expected to be present for
the Inspection,
The road plow WSJ being used on
the streets Saturday morning to even
them Into shape after they bad been
cut up by vehicles during the recent
wet spell. Several of the streets are
still in bad condition and the roadl
all over the county are still In had
condition from the traffic while there
was so much watet on the ground.
HOY SCOUTS TAKE OATH.
Plans on Foot for Seoul Work Win ? 11
Will be Taken up as Soon as More
Scouts arc Secured,
The members of Game Cock Troop,
the Boy Bcouta of Sumter, met In
the Chamber of Commerce Hall Fri?
day evening and a number of boys
were administered the oath of ten
derfeet scouts. < ?n ? patrol was ad?
ded to these ahead".' enrolled and
plans wert- formulated to make the
movement more Interesting to those
boys who have already enlisted and
who will enlist in the near future.
The meeting was well attended and
was very interesting. A number ot
boys were present and many of them
qualified as Hoy Scouts, being ad?
ministered thv? oath of the tender
feet scouts.
A new patrol was admitted. George
Hhame being the patrol leader.
The presiding officer stated that
there was such a rush for books and
badges at the factory that those or?
dered for the members of Game Cock
Troop had not been attended to yet.
but that they would be here by the
next meeting, which will be on next
Friday, in the Chamber of Commerce
Hall at six o'clock as usual.
In view of the fact that some of
the boys have begun to kick already,
saying that they do not do anything
but come up to the meetings, it will
be of interest to know that the scout
master and patrol leaders have move?
ments on foot which will be of much
interest to them. As yet not sufficient
scouts have taken the oaths and there
are not sufficient patrols yet for these
measures to I e taken up. In the near
future the boys may be taken on
!< outing expeditions and baseball and
other athletics will come In for their
share of attention.
During the meeting Friday some of
the boys who had already been ad?
ministered the oath were taken out
on a practise scouting expedition.
They were taken to various store win?
dows and allowed to look over what
was In the windows for a short space
< f time, then recalled to the meeting
quarters and told to write all of the
things which they had seen, this be?
ing one of the methods used to train
their minds to observe and take in
all that came in their range of vision
and to prepare them for scouting ex?
peditions which will come after they
have had sufficient practise in this
\ BUSINESS COl LEGE.
Southern (S?mmerda] Schools to lo?
cate Brauch SclujoJ Ui This City?
Mr. Charles L. Padgett, president
of the Southern Commercial Schools,
was in the city today and concluded
arrangements for the establishment
Of a business college here. The school
will open to receive students about
March loth, or aa soon after that
date as the quarters can be made
ready for occupancy. Mr. Padgett
has his horn.' office in Chattanooga.
Term., and operates a commercial
school in that city. Bristol and John?
son City, Tenn.. Charleston and
Greenwood. S. C., Wilmington. Salis?
bury and Wlneton-Saleuii N. C, An
Blston and Decatur, Ala., and Korne.
Oa. Mr. Padgett has the endorse?
ment of Fx-Gov. Et B, Glenn, and
Governor Kitchen, of North Carolina.
Mayor Eaton Of Winston-Salem, Sen?
ator Robert L. Taylor, of Tennessee,
and scores of bankers and business
men of the towns In which he is DOW
conducting successful commercial
schools.
The school to be established in
Sumter will 1??' thoroughly equipped
with modern business appliances and
will be under the direction of ex?
perienced teachers who will follow
the same method! that have made
each of the schools BOW in operation
a success. The course of study in?
cludes sound, practical English and
business training, bookkeeping, pen
manahlp, stenography, and type?
writing and the instruction is thor?
ough and painstaking, individual at?
tention being paid each pupil.
The establishment of this commer?
cial school is another achievement
to be placed to the credit of the
Chamber of Commerce, Secretary
Snell having opened negotiations
with Mr. Padgett as bum ago as last
summer with the view of interesting
him in Sumter.
The number of persons walling and
anxious to be appointed rural police?
men teems gradually to 1?.. increas?
ing. All of the applicants prom?
ise to give efficient service, and some
good men are represented in the list
of applicant-, so it should not be a
hard matter for the county board to
gel men for the positions, the only
trouble hHng to select those who will
give the best service and who will
prove in all respects efficient officers.
Dr. Vlneberg, I he P) ? and ear spe?
cialist, has returned to our city. For
a few days he nan be consulted at our
store, from 10 to B p, in. isses
from fl.ofl up.
Yours respeN ifully,
1 lesron'i Pharmacy.
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS.
Sumter Real Estate Market Continu?
ing to do (?(Mid Business.
Jeter i>. Rollings to Charles Boydi
lot > n Oakland avenue, $700.
, [. T. Davis to L) i>. Cheavis, 69.88
( acre- i;i county, $5 and other conaid
' eratlon.
Plnckney Deaa to fS. w. a. Buit
iiian, 26 acres in Providence town'
ship, $1.22?;.94.
H, J. Harby to Robert Shelor, one
| half interest in 900 acres known as
j Pugh Place, $4,000.
H J. Harby, a. D. Harby, J. If.
Flar 1 ?>' ;.nd H. Harby, trustees to
Everetta Young, lot and buildings on
corner of Canal and Hareln streets,
$2,500.
Jas R. Ligon to Simpson Saxton. lot
north of city. $227.50.
Jas. R. Ligon, et al, to L. L. Reams,
lot No. 5 in Broad street section $250.
Jas. R. Ligon et ab to L. L. Reams,
lot Xo. 45 in Broad street section,
$250.
E. W. McCollum to James Davis,
lot with buildings on Purdy street,
$1,200.
P. M. McLeod. T. G. McLeod, W.
J. McLeod. Mary McLeod McNeill.
D. Carlisle McLeod to William R. Mc?
Leod and Frank A. McLeod. 30 acres
on public road between Pudding
Swamp and Sumter, $1,200.
Master to A. Walker Xewman. 120
acres in county, $3,000.
H. Oliver Bradham to Burton A.
Bradham. 47 acres In county, $225.
H. J. Ilarhy to R. S. Brown, tract
of 50 acres In county $1,250.
Martha A. Goodman to Samuel
Tomlin. 20 acres in county, $600.
Clarence J. Jackson to Moses Bre
vard, 38 1-2 acres in Stateburg town?
ship, $3.500.
.Yrs. Leonora E. Scarborough to
if. Lee Scarborough, tract of 100
acres on old C S. and X. railroad, $4.
! 500.
The Sumter Savings Bank to Davis
D. Moise, lot on Main street on which
ire situated the Sumter Savings Bank
and Sumter Insurance Agency. $21.
100.
John Evans to E. W. A. Bultman.
lot on East Ricker street, $100.
Miss Anna C. Loring to Rev. Wm
Haynsworth, 21 1-4 acres on Mile
Branch, $500.
Ligon Land Company, to Daniel
Ha ill, lot Southwest of city, $50.
H. J. Harby to Sim Davis. 123 1-2
?eres in county, $4.940.
J. \. M. Carroway t. Simeon C.
?'azTow.iy, 73 acres In ? inty, $ J .
ooo.
Sumter Real Estate and Insurance
Company to Truajteei of Sund .. hool
District No. 1. of Sumter Division of
the Reformed Methodist church, lot
In city. $380.
McCollum Realty Company to Hat
tle E. Minis, guardian for Odessa, Ed?
ward and Frank Wimms, lot on Mc
Duffle street, $120.
Rohort D. Graham to W. M. Gra?
ham, lot on Hampton avenue, $15,
000.
Post g. ELECTION SATURDAY.
L. I. Parrot! to Head Loca: r. P. A/s
Delegation to stale ComcnCon.
Th. members of Post G, T. i'. a.,
met in their annual session Sri1 day
night in the chamber of Commerce
Hall for the purpose of electing of?
ficers for the ensuring year. The of?
ficers elected were as follow.-*:
President. l. i. Parrott; f'u d vice
president, J. H, Guthrie; b cretary
and treaaurer, Oeo. C. Warren; chap?
lain. 11. H. Covington; surgeon. Archie
China; board of directors. J, w. m<
Kelver, W. R. Phillips. H. L Scar
borough, W. u. Boyle, P. 15. Bmanuel,
w. Percy smith, h p. VanDeventer;
delegates to the state Convention,
which meets in Darlington in May.
s. m Riddle, l. i. Parrott, J. H.
Guthrie, H. i.. Scarborough, vV. it.
Phillips, J. W. McKeiver, G. C. War?
ren. W. Percy Smith. P. I >. Leak and
C, i j. Veadon.
The alternates were not electel,
but the prealdent was authorised i
appoint them later in cas ? some ef
the delegates elected to attend .he
Convention are unable to go. The
president was also empowered to do
point the standing committees vb.i !i
will !??? done by the next meeting of
the post.
a large attendance was at th'
meeting and general Interest was
manifested in the coming Conven?
tion in Darlington. Measures were
taken to make sure thai Post C had
its full representation at the Conven
tlon, and tin- delegates will later for?
mulate plans to boos' their own post.
The secretary's report showed that the
post bad prospi lt d during the past
year snd ha aeci mpllshed good
wor k.
Th peopK <?!' Soutb Cai?Uns senl
something ll|ct* 12,000.000 out of the
staie m i 11 for liquor, through the
dispensaries, and verj probably 'bit
mm a in- re Ihrougli tin private or
in ill order < nl Tprl <? Churl ?ton
T\\o HUNDRED DOLLAR PRIZE.
< Itj National Bank Offen Premium
for Diversified Farming.
The <'ity National Hank has adopt
< d a practical method to encourage
Int si\t- farming along diversified
line/. As will be seen, by reference
to ihe announcement in another col?
umn, the bank offers a prise of $100
to dm farmer who .shall this year
produce the greatest average yield on
four acres- -one acre each of cotton.
corn, sweet peas and peas. Another
prise of $ino is offered for the great
e t net profit on the four acut so
planted.
Th ? contest win be an Illuminating
object lesson and will pove to the
farmers that cotton Is not the only
money crop and that diversified farm?
ing pays better than any single
crop. Without a doubt when the
contest closes and accounts are oal
anced It will be found that cotton is
not the most profitable crop that
? an be grown in Sumter county, and
thv hard facts adduced from this'Con?
test will convince many farmers that
it will pay and pay well to give more
attention to corn, potatoes and peas,
than they have heretofore.
It is to he hoped that every section
of Sumter. Clarendon and Lee coun
tlea will be represented in this con
1 st. for the greater the number of con?
testants and the more wide-spread
h?> interest in the City National Bank
diversification contest the greater the
good that will result. There is no
string tied to the contest?any farm
f who will, may enter for one or
both prizes. It is possible for one
man to win both prizes and $200 in
addition to the profit derived from
the crops grown on the four acres is
a prize worth contesting for.
LAFOLLETTE STILL IX RACE.
"Back 011 Firing Line" After Brief
Rest, Re Declares,
Madison, Wis.. March 1.?"I shall
continue in the contest as a candi?
date for a well defined principle and
for a definite programme of l?gisla
tlon, which, once enacted into law,
will break the hold of privilege on
the industrial life of the people and
free them from the harden imposed
by thousand! of millions of fictitious
capitalization."
This is the gist 01 a published
statement made today by Senator
Robert If. LaFollette. The state?
ment is an appeal for delegates.
Mr. LaFollette asserts he will not
"bait ?r turn aside to find the easy
way and that lie Is steadfastly refus?
ing to make combinations.' Ha also
indicated that after a brief rest ii6
will be "back on the firing line." di?
recting his own campaign. He denies
that his health is broken.
"I want the support of such dele?
gates only as are willing to win or to
lose, if need be. on his basis," his let?
ter concludes.
MAOON "WHITE WINGS" STRIKE.
Street Cleaners Strike When One of
Number is Struck by Whip.
Macon. Ga., March ?A blow with
a buggy whip in the hands of a
stableman was too much for the pride
of Macon's "white wings," and the
entire force of street cleaners, num?
bering ten, went on strike yesterday
afternoon. Carts and brooms were
deserted, where they were being used
in the streets.
"We can stand for jeers and
sneers," declared E. Hollingsworth,
the leader, in stating his case to
Mayor Moore, "but we can not stand
blows, especially when policemen re?
fuse to arrest those who strike us."
The trouble started when G. F.
Rtley a stableman, slashed White
Wing J. F, Herd with a whip during
a quarrel. An entire new force prob?
ably will be put to work tomorrow.
"Good Roads" is the slogan in
North Carolina and that State is add?
ing miles to its modern thorough?
fares monthly. In South Carolina,
?Good Roads" is also the slogan, but
there is rather more slogan than
roads, In rainy weather.?Columbia
Record.
BANKS, FARMING
AND PROSPERITY
BANKING is a business which has its
foundation in the prosperity of the
Community in which the Bank is
located, New York banks cater to the
Commercial business, New England banks
go after the Manufacturer, while in some
Western States mining recei ves special in?
terest.
Banks in the South, and especially in
Sumter, should encourage and help the
Farmer and advise diversified farming and
rotation. For when extensive diversifica?
tion and rotation are followed no general
failure is ever recorded. Every one has a
duty to perform. If you are a farmer it is
your duty to make your lands produce that
which will increase your wealth and help
your community.
To encourage this method of farming,
we hereby offer $100.00. in gold or City Na?
tional Bank Currency, to the Farmer who
will raise the greatest average yield on four
acres?one each of the following staple
products: CORN. COTTON, SWEET PO?
TATOES and PEAS. We also offer $100.00.
in gold or City National hank Currency, to
the Farmer who will show the greatest net
profit on the four acres of land to be plant?
ed as above specified.
Mr. J. Frank Williams, who is Presi?
dent of the Farmers' Union of Sumter
County, has consented to be Judge or to
furnish a Committee to decide this Con?
test, and on his order the prizes will be given
to the winners.
We would like for every farmer in
Snmter County to enter this Contest, as it
is right in line with progressive Farming.
Every effort put forth in this contest will
prove beneficial, as there is nothing to
lose and much to gain in this proposition.
THE CITY NATIONAL
BANK,
(Successor to the Sumter Savings Bank.)