Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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i\)t MHatc'jHuii aim *ju:?im *.? tti i?M? l*o~i*fll?re at Minster, 8. t.. ua *e< wu? I Um? Mat irr. ?? m m ? * ?? ? ?? Pints)*)* AL. Mr. and Mr . Wilton Karrett and littl* jion. '?Hilly." of Conway. after spending a pleasant visit with rela? tives and friends In the city, return? ed t ? th'vlr home Friday. Mrs Janle Flowers and Mrs. UM Aman passed through the elty on Frida v en their way from Columbia to Bisr.opvUle. Mr J. M. Hearon. of Blshopvllle, was It, tne city Friday. Me****. Archie and Cecil Hrearley, Of St. Charte?, were in the city to 4. Mr. Harry C. r.i-.-ni. . p.oned through the city Friday on his way to the University of South Car? olina from his home at St. Charles where he has been (or the past two weeks. Mr. J. W. Brown, of Clinton, was la the fttjl Thursday on business. Mr and Mrs. W. R SUfTord charm tngty entertain* d at four tsbles of Bridge last Thursday evening In hon? or of Miss Tnes Bethea. of Sumter.? Btshopvllle Vindicator. Mr. I<*eesne. of Summerton. wss In th* elty Friday. Messrs. Ouy Nelson snd 8. W. Oll lesple. of Statt burg, and Claremont. r*fpw-lively. were In town Friday. Motte Lawrence and William Brog dtn left Wednesday for Richmond. Va.. to attend Maasey Business Col? lege, Mrs. Oulnn litte has gone to Cin? cinnati to attend a religious conven? tion at that place Mr. Adolph Manheim passed through the city Saturday on his way to Orangeburg. Mr. Manheim Is a former resident of Sumter. but has been living 'In Orangeburg for some time. He is now traveling in the In? terest of the Acetylene Apparatus Manufacturing Com any. Mr. Oeo. Held, of St. Charles, wn a visitor in the city Friday after? noon Prof. Osboume Sanders, of Hagood, wss s visitor to the city Friday. Mr. leadore Manheim, of New York elty. Is visiting Mrs. R. I... Butt of th*- Mr. Manheim was at one time a resident, of Sumter, but has not .wit l his old home in about twenty-els years. Miss Louise Ixtimer, of Colorado Spring*. Cola., is "n a visit to her aunt Mrs. A. N. Wsnnamaker on B. Liberty street, having stopped over en route from spending the winter in Florida. Mise Katie Manheim, formerly of this city, but now of Atlanta. Is In the city on a visit to Mrs. R. I* Butt. Mr. Oeo. P. Booth, of Allendale, was In the city on business Monday. Mr. L. I. I'Hrrott went to Bishop vllle on Monday to attend ocurt at that place. He went for the purpose of taking court records which wore needed there In court. Mr. Robert Lewi* and Miss Luclle Lewis spent Sunday with Miss Cecils McKagen. Miss l*?o|tt Ron? went to Sardinia Monday morning to visit relatives. Mr. * W. Dan-- gf ggjggg, was In town Monday. Mr. Oeo M. Saunders. of Stateburg, spent Monday In the city. \N IvrF.ltI sTIMi I.KITI KL l*v. J lallrucv Viani to lecture on Worm at I.) He Saturday IJ to I OY lock. A |e< ture whh h will he of great In? to the people of Sumter and Sumier county. I* that to be delivered at UM Lyrh m ?vlng picture theatre nest Saturday between the hour.-* of II and 1 gj Dr. J. Id?ltruee Ward. ln*pe< t"?r of toral Sanitation, who Will tell the people of the county about hookworm and how those trou? bled h\ thrill ir IV be Cured. The I - ture will be free to the pub lie and everybody In eordlally Invited to attnd It The heture will be II lustriited bv hIides thrown on the ecreen bv the moving picture machine .and will b? a much needed lesson In ? hygiene. At the same Ugsj It will i e Instructive and Infer, -tin* and ex? tremely hetiellc al to all who care to attend. Coming prior to the establishment th- fr.e treatment of hookworm ?t ought to attract a large audience. ?Mn other SOUaHoi Inspector* hi\ - dls covered that rn ?re than llfty per cent of the peroiiM are afllhted with the hookworm dls**?-* ".d th- f o-t that a p.? r**? ?!? i troubled bv a disease whh h ?an r adii, bi cured bould niak. them lake an IntSfgSJl In the \ le< fun-. The Ue? weither M b'lpili.. the Heel Mill plan for th?re ur?- many or- und'-r \? at. r i ha' hie h. . ri planted in cotton fur a number of k vean? Tbl? ' iml i anrod ? ? ;?k ? a ? fop r .lh\* year. Ilumph-Oordon. Miss bejotf Humph and Mr. Jas. P. Qoedos were quietly married at the home of the bride on Oakland avenue Wednesday evening at 8.30 b\ the Kev. 1). M. Mftlittrfl. Promptly at the hour appointed the bride and groom entered, while Miss Iva Hell Hughson softly played Trenirie. The bride was tastely attired in a beautiful dress of white marquisette over rnesseline satin, carrying a lowly bou iet of whit > carnfitionH, tue -< etie of the happ/ event being ?990rated with smilax f^nd ferns. Shortly after the ceremony Mr. and Mrs. Gordon departed m the 9.30 train for Columbia and other points where they will spend several days, after which they will be at home on Hlandlng street. Death. News was received in the city Fri? day morning of the death at Rembert about midnight Thursday night of Arthur MeLeod, a young man of that place. The funeral services were held at the Rembert church, Lee County, at 1 o'clock Saturday. Mr. Method was the son of H. C. McLeod of Rembert. He had been sick only a short time prior to his death, which was due to an att ck of pneumonia. He was 22 years of age and unmarried. Mr. Mcbeod had a number of friends In Sumter, where he was employed by O'Donnell and Company during the fall of 1910. Detith of J. It. Clyde. A telegram has been received by relatives In this city, announcing the death of Mr. J. Robert Clyde In Ash vllle. N. Oh on Sunday. He had been In 111 health for several years, but had so much Improved that hopes were entertained of his recovery. His death came suddenly from a stroke of paralysis. His funeral was conducted at the ceinotery Tuesday morning. Car? riages h ft the residence at 11 o'clock. The deceased ^as a son o? Rev. T. J. Clyde, and had many friends in Sumter, where he resided j for several yeers. L. C. Freeman Dead. L. C. Freeman died at his home on Kendrick atreet Sunday afternoon. Mr. Freeman was stricken with apo? plexy at the Christian Church Sun? day morning and was taken home where he died about 3 o'clock. The funeral services were held at the Christian church Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock and the interment took place at the cemetery. Mr. Freeman was 62 years old and Is survived by his wife and two sons and two daughters. SECOND WEEK JCRORS. Jurors for Week of Court Beginning March 25th. The Jurors for the second week of court of Common Pleas were drawn In the office of the Clerk of Court Sat? urday. The Jurors of the first week of court which will convene here goal Monday. March 18th, Judge Mae pr.'siding, was drawn last week. The second w-ek jurors are: C, Bratend, T. J. Cummings. W. (\ Ivy. A. K. Dravton, A. Kvttenherg, M. I>. Weaver, Perry Moses. Jr. I\ p. Harbin. J. W. Jackson, J. A. Schwerin, Jr. Laa rem i l '.enenhaley, K. <\ l..e. H. L. Seal hoi ugh. J. M. Tompton. W. s. Hutson. t. s Roan, It. M. Moore. Isaac f. Holiday/) p L Newman. Wm. J. Crowson. I. p White. H. L. Tisdale. W. J. Krleiwon. Sr. 0, 11. Strickland. p. iv Pitts. J. I\ Player. <;. W. Costin. S P. Newman. W. P. Shaw. .1. W. P.runson. II. T. McPlveen. T. Li Jone-, s. Cherry, P.. M Port. ? >. It. Nettb s. J. \efties Wilder, The eitv engineer has commenced work na flalem avenue towards plac mi; a pipe In the Street to run aroam ' h break In Ihe sewer until 1 hi break can lie repaired, The work a repetrlng tin- damage to the old lir*? win take ronalderalde lime and nt rather i hard l?b, Incidentally, Itu COTTON PRICES ADVANCE. HAVE GONE UPWARD ox bad WEATHER. Big Trade IIItercet*1 Work und fiiiy ing tor Waldorf-Astoria Gronp In? portant i jutors. New York. Mftrch 8.?Cotton has advanced mainly, owing to cold, *alny weather at tin- South and reporti thai the season th re Ii tome hree i w t ks late for ( ton preparations and that tin1 crop is liable to got a late start. Tips has been supplemented by manipulation Attributed to big trade Interests and buying by Waldorf-AS* toria operators. Wall streets bulls and Memphis and New Orleans people. The spinners' takings are large. Ex? ports make a big total. Some think they will reach 10.000.000 this sea? son and that domestic mills will take 5.000.000. The weight of the crop the bulls Insist, Is off the market. The spot situation Is considered firm. Fer ti'izers sales are smaller. The trade In fertilizers here Is noticeably dull. Ir. the Eastern belt, it Is asserted, the acreage will be curtailed 5 to 10 per cent. The stock at New York is decreasing as prices here are at so low a point as to forbid shipments hither. Tin* movement of the crop Is larg?. There is believed to be plenty of tin c for the South to catch un with Us delayed preparations fcr the planting of another crop. Manip? ulation is apparent in the bull in? terest. The outside public is not in the speculation. Waldorf and Wall street bulls lately have been selling to secure profits, and there are few bears, so that the technical position is not considered so strong as it was recently. The dry goods situation, however, is improving, and there are more bulls than formerly. Further rains are threatened, and Waldorf, Wall street and the South renewed their buying on Thursday. A famous Wall street operator is said to be buy? ing after some year's absence from the market. Today prices closed highrr in spite of realizing. Spin? ners' takings were very large for the week. Directors for Chamber of Commerce. ?Election March 19th. The nominating commitaee has named the following twenty-seven as candidates for the Board of Directors. From these the membership is to elect nine at the annual election on the lSdh of this month. They are: Baker, Dr. S. C. Barnett, H. D. Belser, R. B. Booth, J. P. Booth, E. s. Boyle, W. B. rrosswell, J. K. Dick, Dr. Geo. W. Harby, H. J. Hood. R. 8. Jennings, I* D. Lemmon, O. A. MeCallum, D. R. Jr. McKelver, J. W. McKnight. John. MoLaurtn, H. J. Jr. Manning, R. I. Molse, D. D. O'Donnsll, NeilL Ostt en, H. G. Rowland, C. G. Ryttenberg, Abe. Shaw. D. C. itubbs, A. J. Upshur, w. b. Walsh, Bartow* Wltherspoon, E. L< The election will be held in the store of the D. J. Chandler Cloth? ing Company. The last regular meeting of the pressni Hoard of Directors will be held on Thursday at 5 P. M. All out? standing business will bo closed. Final errangemonti will be made for the annual meeting and supper to be held <>M the Mth, A full Attendance Ii desired. Sine,, the opening of the ditch on Mary street, the pond on Bee street hi i gradually disappeared, but theee Is still a large pond of water *n front of the POtton weighers' platform s here a little better drainage facili? ties would help wonderfully to im? prove the looks and conditions of mal? te rs. The recommendation of the coun? ty board for the appointment! of ru ral police In this county was sent to the governor Frldny, end unless he refuses to appoint these parties they \\ in phortly receive their commissions, The bonds nnd other necessary quall? flcatlons a'ere nlso sent at the same time as the recommendations f<o- Bp* |Htintmcnt. The hole "ii Mauser street caused by a cave-In sev< ?;il weeks ago hs : deepened nntl enlarged by additional sinktne of ??> earth nhoul It. The place hi i ?? ? n fenced < ?ff so thai no vehicle* can drl\ e Into it. LIQUOR C ASKS CONTINUED. Plain Smith Pound Guilty on Two Counts ? William Leonard Also Guilty. The case against the negroes ar? rested as blind tigers several days ago were continued Friday afternoon and Saturday morning, the result being that three more cast i have been dis? posed Of <luring that time. Friday morning the time of the lawyers was all taken up in the se? lection of juries for cases to be called In the afternoon. In the afternoon the Case Of the city against Plain Smith eras taken up, the result being that the jury brought in a verdict of guilty. Later on a second case with a new jury was taken up on the same charge Again the jury returned a verdict of guilty. P. P. Moist repre? sented the defendant, while J. H. Clif? ton represented the city in the two cases. There is still another case against Smith which will bj tried later. The recorder imposed a fine of $100 or 30 days on each conviction. Saturday the case of the city against William Leonard was tried without a jury. The result was a conviction, i fine of $75 or 30 days being Imposed by the recorder. BLOCKING THE SEABOARD. A Few Property Owners Obstructing Work. A question that is asked several times a day is. "When will work on the Seaboard begin " The answer is hard to find, although it is a fact that it can be said with entire truthful? ness that work should have been started several weeks ago and would have been, but for the obstructions thrown in the way of the local com? mittee by a few land owners who have and still decline to grant the needed rights of way or to refer the matter of compenssatlon they are to receive to amicable arbitration. This attitude on the part of three or four land owners has absolutely blocked all progress and is indefinitely post? poning the beginning of constructive work on the road, since no work can be undertaken until all the rights of way contracts have been duly and legally executed. Unless those prop arty owners agree to refer the rights of way to arbitration, it will be nec? essary for the committee to institute condemnation proceeding's, as pro? vided by law, for the matter cannot be delayed much longer. Hut con? demnation proceedings take time and the work on the building of the road may be held up for several weeks longer. The committe has little trou? ble In securing the rights of way from the majority of the property owners through whose land the road will pass, some donating the rights of way, oth? ers selling it at a reasonable price and others leaving the price to arbitration. There has been little contention or hard feeling over the rights of way, a spirit of fair dealing governing both the property owners and the commit? tee in their negotiations, and but for a few land owners who have thus far declined to come to an amicable ad? justment of their difference- with the committee, the work of construc? tion would now be well und- r way. ANOTHER OsTiEGAL APPOINT? MENT. E. T. TolUson still Member of An? derson Registration Board. Anderson Mall. Acting on the advice of the county attorneys. Messrs. Breaseale and Pear man, Mr. w. L. Ambrson. chairman of county board of registration. Mon? day declined to allow Mr. Peter X. Llndsey, recently commissioned by Governor Blease in the place of Mr. io. t. TolUson, to serve, and instruct? ed Mr. Tollson to continue to look after bis duties as a member of the board until the matter has been final? ly settled. Following its usual custom, the registration board was in sesion at the court house Monday, and M< ssrs Anderson, TolUson and Wood A. Fant were looking after the issuing of regis? tration certificates. Mr. Llndsey came up from his home at Helton shortlj after the others had arrived, but lefl the COUrl house after he had been told by Mr. Anderson of his position in the matter. Pat r Mr. Llndsey said that he had already secured tin pledges of three of the members of tin* county delegation in the legisla? ture for his appointment, ami would get th? others, Then, he said, he ex? pects to take his place as a member of the hoard. Commissions were received a short time ago by Mr. Ambrson. Mr. Pant and Mr. Llndsey from the governor. The appointment of tin first two wa? le und w ? h t be consent of the s< ti? tle, as provided, while the other was not. The position taken by the coun i \ attorn >ys I; that Mr. Tolllaon should retain his place as a member o| the bonrd until his successor has been nnnKd by and with iho consent b, si nute, and until he ' a : i iiali ? i APPOINTMENTS UNSOLICITED. MR. C. E. STUBBS IIAs ACCEPTED AND MR. JOE It. WHITE WILL NOT ACCEPT AP? POINTMENT. Pe< uiiur Situation Arise* out of Ap? pointment* <?r Supervisors of Iteg i (ration by Governor Bloane; One Blease .Man Dropped and Another .anted in H&s Place. An unusual situation has arisen in the appointment! of registration com? missioners in this county. The old board consisted of Messrs. T. D. Du Boee, S. J. While and W. S. Dinkins. The legislative delegation before the adjournment of the General Assem 1 ly at its recent session did not make any appointments on the registration commission f<?r this county, intending that the Old board would hold over. Governor Blease, however, changed things from what they intended by appointing the board of registration for the county with two new members on it. The new board appointed by Qt vernor Blease consists of Messrs. 0. E. Stubbs, T. D. DuBose and Joe B. White. Of the members of the new board Mr. Stubbs has accepted and received his commission. Mr. Joe B. White has received his notification of ap? pointment, but states that he will not j accept the appointment, while it is presumed that Mr. DuBose will again serve on the board as he has been do? ing for many years. Mr. Stubbs stated Saturday that be law no reason why he should not ac? cept the appointment when it was offered to him. It came as a sur? prise to him as he knew nothing of it until he saw the appointments in the News and Courier. He was qualified to serve and thought that It was as well for him to accept the position as any one else. He fur? ther stated in jest, when it was sug irested that it was a ease of the of? fice seeking the man, that the ap? pointees under those conditions always made the best officers. Mr. Joe B. WThite, who works on <oUth Main street at W. P. Smith and Company's marble yard, stated that the appointment came altogether as a surprise to him He voted for Blease and is a Blease man, although he had never been active in politics since 1876, but he has never p?^" Governor Blease and knows of reason why Governor Blease appo, ed him. He stated further that appreciated the honor conferred up on him, but that he did not have the inclination to be an office older and would not accept the appointment. Whether there is a mistake con? cerning the appointment of the two White's is not known here. It is well known that Mr. S. J. White of Zoar is an advocate of Blease and there are a great many who think that the ap? pointment of Mr. Joe B. White Is a mistake. Mr. B. J. White has always given good service on the board and why QOV. Blease should appoint an oth r man is a mystery, or a mistake, as both of the men are named Joe White, and a brother of Mr. S. J. White has the same initials as Joe B. White of this city. Mr. Clifton stated Friday that it was the intention of the legislative delegation that the old board of reg? istration bold o\er and that efforts were being made to avoid any con? ti let with the governor in the ap? pointments in this county, it seemed, however, that the governor was not satisfied to let well enough alone. He stated in answer to a question that he bad not yet looked up the law on the matter and therefore did not know what it was. but a meeting of the delegation would be held at which the n atter would be discussed and whatever were considered the proper steps would be taken. if the law provided that the governor had the appointment in bis bands, then the matter would probably be droppeJi hut if the law was otherwise, then probably the old board would be up? held in their positions. .Mr. Dinkins stated, when ask<>d about the matter, that he would do whatever the legislative di(legation said. He had asked Mr. Clifton about the matter and Mr. Clifton bad prom? ised to look up the law on the eub lect and he was willing to abide by the law. He was nol a Blease man, hut could not gay that it was on this account that be was not reappointed. While nothim: positive Is known about die matter, it If rumored that the change of appointments in the registration board were made at the suggestion, or instigation, of Mr. w. stubbs, ;i member of tin- governor's staff, a former resident of Rumter, but now a resident of Greenville, it la reported thai lh< surveyors wll begin n\ "i N on i he Seaboard hie South of Sumter in 'be near future Fnder the agreement between thi citizens ??!' Sumter ?nol Mr. Bonsai l GOOD AM) TRIE MEN NEEDED. nils is ilie Proper Time lor * in/a us to Join the) Chamber of Com? merce. The Civic Spirit is growing. One can scarcely think of any recognized town that is not making strides to hotter itself, financially as well as morally, and to cap the climax, most of them are supporting an organized Commercial Organization with a Managing Secretary and a Hoard of Directors couipoeed of men who are in close touch with the heart of the people and the town. Prom all over the globe come re? ports of what towns are doing. Not alone are the large cities doing a wonderful "missionary" work, but lined up shoulder to shoulder will be found the smaller towns. Concentrated effort on the part of the citizens of each and every com? munity can and is producing wonder? ful effect upon business. Men, wom? en and children are gettng a geo? graphical education as to the merits of their own i nd neighboring terri? tories. They are put in close com? munication with things that they are doing but they have never given the little things much thought. Every citizen is a part of the com? munity in which he resides. Whether he be banker or lawyer, merchant or manufacturer, laborer or loafer (and the vagrancy law should be revised,) he owes the community in which he partakes of air to breathe, a d?bi that can in some way be paid by working with the organization for the betterment of conditions &? jund him. To be successful, an organized Chamber of Commerce must have in It's list of members men who are not ashamed to say that they reside In the town which the organization claims M home. Each and every citizen of Sumter can in some way give assistance to the Chamber of Commerce. The best and easiest way is by joining, and thereby hangs the I breads that make up this story. Were vve unmindful of the good that is being done right here at home, we could remain silent as to this greatly important work. Enterpris? ing citizens of the City of Sumter have given their time to enlist their fellowmen and the support which naturally comes, to become members of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce. The campaign t Rda Friday evening, March 16th By that time we hope to 1 e able to report that "all cooA men came to the aid of their party" with applications membership. Tlrnk, if Sumter can celebrate a \ eduction of freight rates, an ever increasing civic spirit, a municipal ex? position, good roads and streets, good manufactures, factory locations, steady city buildings, population of 25,000 and as always?the respon? sive Sumter Spirit, what would it mean to you? Boms day when you read of a Home Excursion and the destination is Sumter. wouldn't you fe<l proud to buy a ticket and send it to some for? mer citizen that prosperity and rapid growth shoved out in the busy tur? moil of Sumter's development. Men. Join the Chamber of Com? merce for Sumter's sake. He a fight? er and lend your efforts to the de? velopment of the City and see It grow. The public roads of the county are In worse condition than they have been for years, but the weather is re? sponsible for this and not Supervisor Pitts, and the road working gang. It is Impossible to do any work on the roads until the weather becomes more settled, and besides any work that should be done until the weather changes would be thrown away. Announcements of candidates will be printed in this column until the Close Of the campaign Tor $5. No cards accepted on credit. For Sheriff. Capt. Qeo. C, Warren is hereby announced as a candidate for the of flce of sheriff of sumter county, sub? ject to the rubs of the Democratic primary. V? ?TP PS. Capt. E. s. Carson is hereby an? nounced as a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election, having before discharged the duties of that office with promptness ami efficiency, wo take pleasure In recommending him for said office, subject to the rules of t he I democrat ic primary. MAW VOTERS. I or t It i k Of < oni i. i hereby announce myself s candi? date for Clerk of Court of Sumter ? ???.n Htiblect to tb,- action of 'he