Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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BJMenad mi (be Powiolm-e at Suwter, 8. i .. aa mi oud C'Uwm > Lauer. PERSONAL. Mr. John H. Clifton passed through the city Friday morning on his way from M?h w h re he ha- been In attendance upon rourt. to Colum? bia, Hht'h' to- k;.>,s i.. attend the meet I Ing of the committee appointed to In? vestigate the Ansel winding up dis? pensary commission. M Charley 8. McKagen. of Cam den. Is in the Ity visiting relatives. Mr*. Fran a * Hoas, of Philadelphia. Is slutting h?-r father, sheriff! Ep person. Miss Pauline Pearce. a graduate oi ColuirttdH Hospital Training School for Nurses. '.a In the city with Mrs. Jone?, the city nurse. Mr. Clarence A. Lowry has been ' transferred from the Columbia freight department of the Atlantic Coast Line railroad to the freight department at Florence. Miss Abhle Bryan wan at home from Columbia for the week-end. a Mr. Fr?set James, chief of the "t>arllngton f re department, was In the city Frld%y. Magistrate J L Olllls. of Rembert, was In town Saturday morning. Mr. J. L. lrby. of Boykln. was In town Saturday. * Mrs. M. J. Mlchaux. of Oswego. who baa '-??. r visiting In the city for oeveral days, returned h<une Saturday morning Colse. Esq., has returned r telng In lilshopvllle for gas s la attendance upon court I at t I one. Col. L M. Oraen went to Columbia Saturday mornmg. h*4 Mrs. C. L. Odell left Monday morn? ing for Richmond. Va.. to Join her husband, which place they will make -Ahflr future home. T(? si MTKU ( OI NTY FARMERS. j. IYajiW Williams. President Sum ter Cuuoly tnrnior*' I iUoii, Writes ^ lot* r* -iImhI\ of Farm Conditions. I have been farming, I have never seen so little done toward the preosmtl - p on the 20th of Mai B Tue targ< cotton crop la.it >rable fall and I It. has prevented any fall nter ploughing worth mentioning. Some have gone to ploughing recentlv when the land was too wet snd they will reap a harvest accordingly. All observant ^farmers will till you that It never pays to plough land when wet, unless there le a growing crop upon It; and then, only as a ast resort to keep the Crop from being ruined with weeds and graas. It I? especially disastrou-i to plough land wet before the crov I* \ plant-il ? n the account of Its being so hard le get up a stand. Whit <hall we do? The time has Oome for some farmers to begin plant? ing c??rn. Will yon plant without pre p*rsth>n or will you delay the plant? ing It will n ? t do b. think of plant. ingln< without preparing the seed bed. I am satisfied that the tr n.en oue crop last year was ,|u. m a ?re.it to the wsy th* see.i t. <| wa planting, gj vou may recall Instances when yea. ran a center furrow and made a g.I croa Put then refresh ?n your mind* and see If you didn't ha%e seasons that year In my mind the sjgj thing t'nat Is left for us to do. i? to reduce .our acreage for cot? ton and corn and to plant later In the season Plant corn up to the 20th Of April and cotton up to the 20th of i M*y. Then plant the land not plunt ed in corn and < otb.ii In'peas, sweet po'i'o>s. velvet beans and Sorghum, for the hogs ' attle and horses. J. Frank Williams. Preslden*. Sum' intv Farmer*' Vnh.n. I - < oit\ < i t it notH TO Ml ET. .Ml Member? ami Pro*?|?cctlve Mem. her?? to Miel || i ourt lloie*c. Murcli 23rd Th ? members ? f the Roys' Corn Clut? of Sumter County and thos,. im\ * who are Interested In the elub and ex pe- t to I.m. m? mbers are. urgently r. -teil to attend the meeting which |S to h#? beh| Ir the nullit ? COUlf a nuns** on Mar? ti |3rd. Saturday. rav-'-ii rt?e 00.-ting la for ihe pnt pom. . f organising for nnothef year an.1 dUeiifoiing plan* for the ? nsulng year. Stlp? r 11.? : ? *. ' 1 ? 11 i \ n?- \ ort h b.is e ? cur???! Ibe names of about seventj hSQfi Who b \e .ither Joined already l%.r wii p ??? <bi. |ata safari the Irate P%nr 1 lnr.tffig ib. ir tafg eomei sronixl Tb< im 'lug will be a \ rv Int. t.-ding a?ie and, aa a free lunch and free trip I? the iiiiiv ItiK pi< in ? ?ilimv ire ansj rst ?he f*?Rfnr#?* on lh.? nr.,, run ??. ?',,. ln?ys if h..p d I hat ? there wir i-e a larg ? number pfeneni FARMERS' UNION NEWS Israel leal Thought* for PsaoUoal lirmen. (Conducted by K. W. Dabbw, l'r? Ident g. C, Farmers Fnlt>n.) Home Handout Thoughts. I am glad la s? i ihai Mr, David Cokef ami Mr. Manning have Warned our farmers ;it .>tit plowing when the I is too wet. It WOttld bo well for us to remember that it is too late |0 plow deep l'y shallow plowing. thoroughly breaking three or four Inches, and harrowing it well, much more land ran hi prepared and It can nt done entilef than If we plow deep. * I I I We have done so much deep winter breaking during Iht past three sea? sons that to miss one year will not make any difference. In fact this year It Is like cutting the fertilizer bills: both will be positively for our financial good. Three or four iDOhel of tine seed bed plowed and har? rowed soon after, when tie land Is dry enough to work well, will be far preferable to deep plowing that will expose to tho sun and winds wet sub soli to dry Into clods. ses All up iho country last week there were gloomy forebodings. Once In awhile it would be a relief to meet some farmer who remembered that he had seen just such weather, and did not run a furrow until the first week In April, and still made a fair crop. The worst feature of the pres? ent outlook is the small area in oats. Too much cotto.i prevented sowing oats last fall, and too much rain since. ? ? ? An sorts of early forage crops, and early maturing corn will be planted to secure feed. A serious condition con? fronts the farmer who has no oats eeeaing on and is already buying feed. ? e ?a I found at f.reenwood that the Hank of Ore >nwood did not use all of the live hundred thousand dollars it sec u red for holding cotton, and that It did not change its rate from 6 per rent when It made renewals. In many sections the banks raised the rate of renewals to 8 per cent, ses Oreenwood. as our Haptist friends know, is the home of Connie Maxwell ?nphanage. It was my pleasure to meet the Superintendent Itev. A. T. Jamison and take a "blrde-e:*.? view" of the institution. Th* prettiest fields of green and the trimmest or? chards that I saw In the up-country are at Connie Maxwell. Dr. Jamison Informed me they have four kinds of fresh vegotaV.es all through the win? ter, and thai their gardens and dairy are indispensable sources of the table i supply. He said they could not buy the.-.-.- necessary supplies anything like as ( heap a-? they product them. ses I mention this to commend to some other Institutions of learning his ex? ample. When I can spare a day off, I will look carefully Into his farming operations for It looks like there are me practical IsOSOm in better turni? ng to he learned at Connie Maxwell. The great Baptist denomination in this State ought to support this In? stitution most liberally. ses Dr. Mitchell of the Smith Carolina Fnlvendty Is In hearty sympathy with the effort to teach scientific market, ing. and has asked me to name a day In the near future when 1 can pre.-e nt the needs of such teaching to the faculty and student body. lake everything else, It grows, and by an? other am an perhaps every education* al Institute In the tints will he help? ing the Farmers' Fnlon to solve some of its g| it problems. ses Misv Marie ('miner, the tomato \iom;vm \ki:it fotton BEED? We haw found this variety superior a ggf other, giving i large? yield per acre with the same treatment, awd giving i larger per Cent ?'f lint. OVf farm is free from blight and Other dHe-.ses. ami the cotton Is ginned at o-ir own gin, where ev ? i p| tonttttofl Is taken to prevent mfxing with other seed, w?- offer a limited amount of asled seed at tl.no r.er bushel. <? p. > ajteen Co., Suniter. S. C? \\ \vi i 1>?I ? sell I b. lard, sub s, Shoulders and bams from young thrifts bogs, imoked and unsniok ?d. Orders through Union Uro? kemgs Company will be Ailed ones 1 week. f. w. Dabbs, Mayesvllle, s. C, s? I'M I ?i .im i ai j t.. dl11pp Inl ny onetosaera, i'iu the ronds are -<> i >r Im passable that I can ?a.t semi any meal t<? Bumter until the roads are ?are, The first rh lee nl rs are Olttb lady, has promised to attend the County School l>ay exercises in Sum ler on April 13th. tot Prof. Archtbal Smith of Clemsona offered to moot me at tome of my np polntnv nti I ? talk on practical dairy? ing And l hope t?? have him at one of our Surnter Farmers' Union meet? ings this summ -r. He gave mi' a sample of ClemBon made choett that i-< pronounced by all who have tatt? ed It t he ft neat made. it is not a very difficult proceea, ami some who have abundant milk supply would do well to look into it. He said in the county he came from in Ontario, oh teat is the staple export and the farmers have grown rich making it. Hut I must leav< i he ttory for him to tell when he comeo to Sumter. ? et There were good meetings in Ab bev lie and Laurena, and live deputy organizer- were appointed to revive the union in those counties. Me.-.srs. Scott Qeorge, Marlon ami Bam Cain, former Privateer hoys, are making good in Laurena and it was very pleasant to meet home people. ? ? ? Kaln and more rain, prevented meetings at the other places. E. W, D. TO ELECT OFFICERS SATURDAY. Members of Roys' Corn Club to Meet Saturday to Elcvt Officers and Adopt Rules. There will he a meeting of the Hoys* Corn Cltth, Saturday, March 23rd, for the purpose of electing of. tlcers and adopting rules for the year. All of the hoys In the county who can possibly join the club are Invited to be present. Those of you who at? tend this meeting will be given din? ner. After which, Mr. L. I. Parrott has kindly consented to set the boys up to tickets to the moving picture show. "All work and no play makes Jack a dull boy." We are not going to bore you to death by keeping you In the court house two or three hours 'ecturlng you and telling you how to grow corn. We mean to have a good time Saturday, and we should like for all of the boys to share In it. He at the court house promptly at 12 o'clock, so that we can got through before one. It is nc*. absolutely nec? essary to attend this meeting to be a member of the Corn Club, if we have your name, but be on hand. If you possibly can. J. II. Haynsworth. County Superintendent of Education. J. Frank Williams. Iron Only Found in Ore. Iron ores are chiefly oxides, and native Iron Is almost unknown except In the meteorites occasionally picked up. Announcements of candidates will be printed In this column until the close of the campaign for |6, No cards accepted on credit. For Sheriff. ?'apt. (ho. c, Warren is hcrebj announced as a candidate for the of? fice of Sheriff of Sumter county, sub? ject t<? the rules of the Democratic primary. VOTERS. Capt, B, S. Carson is hereby an? no uncial at a candidate for Sheriff at the ensuing election, having before discharged the duties of that office with promptness and efficiency, we take pleasure in recommending him for said office, subject to the rules of the DentOCratlO primary. MANY VOTERS. For Clerk of Court, The name <>f H. L, Scarborough li presented as ? candidate for Clerk of Court for Sumter County In the com? ing Democratic primary election. I hereby announce myself a candi? date for Clerk of Court of Sumter county, subject to the action of the i tomocra t ie primary, JOHN Ft. SUMTER. Foley Kidney Pills What They Will Do for You They will cure your backache, strengthen your kidneys, cor? rect urinary irregularities, build up the worn out tissues, and eliminate the excess uric acid that causes rheumatism. Pre? vent Bricht's Di I ? t. c and Dia batea, and restore health and strength. Refi ubstitutes. BIBER i s DRUG STORE, STRICTLY" PERSONAL. Rev. C. W. Cretghton Refuses to say Anything Else About Payment From Governor*! Fund. Greenwood) March 1??.?The. An? derson l>ai!y Mail's statement of the payment to the Rev. C, W. Crelghtohi editor of The Christian Appeal, of the sum of $900 from the governor's COnting nt fund last year was sub? mitted to Mr. Crelghton this after, noon and a statement requested from him. Ho declined to make a state ment, simply writing across the but? ton, of tin- written request, "I neve absolutely no statement to make." Acting f<?r the Greenwood Index laic Wednesday afternoon this corre sp ident asked Mr. Croighton about the i? port that In- was a cotton mill j in ; ector last year. In reply t*? that question Mr. Crelghton said that he certainly was not a cotton mill In? spector and said he did not know how such a report could have been start id. He was told that possibly it an se from the fact that he received .V.iua from the governor's contingent fund. He was then a^sWed what this mon? ey was for and replied that strictly "a private matter " He would not give any further inf >rmation as to the natur< of the service rendered for the $90?). Three licenses to marry were issued to colored persons in this city Satur? day. The licenses were issued to Wil? son Nelson and Nancy Wright, Mayes ville; James McBeod and Annie Belle Chestnut, Borden; James Johnson and Jessie I-. Haynsworth, Pinewood. AT LAST, SPRING HAS = COME!= (I After an unusually severe winter. Spring time has burst upon us in all its beauty. Trees are budding, birds are singing, and all mankind are making preparations for the glorious season of promise. Q We have anticipated the demands of our friends by putting in a most carefully selected stock of seasonable merchandise in every department. STUFF GOODS knowing THE strong pe MAN! FOR WHITE? AND CREAMS, WE BOUGHT liberally OF BER? GES, BEDFORD CORDS, BATISTES ETC. also all THE popular WEAVES in BLACKS and colors. SPRING WASHABLES a PROFUSION OF FABRICS AND COLORS, MERCERIZED POPLINS, BTRIPED VOILS, MUSLIN8 and lawns. DEHCATS DESIGNS, SHEER TEXTURES. ANOTHER LACE SEASON all? >VER lacks, BANDING and EDGES, IRISH, t< >RCHON and vals. a 1 ?EL1QHT t< i EVERY lady SPRING SILKS messa lines are still LEAD. fop lards stil1 their admirers. fa nc in light shades are very popplau FOR EVENING wear. we have THEM all. WHITE GOODS KARROW and wide welts in PIQUES, BTRIPED and BARRED MUSLINS, dimities, laws. in? dian and PERSIAN, BATISTE. linens in all grades FOR skirts and shirt waists. EMBROIDERIES! EMBROIDERIES!! IT is useless to mention our EM BROIDERIES TO THE LADIES of SUMTER, BUT will say as in THE past. you will find it n< >w. < ?nly m? ikk s? >. (f Would also call your attention to our Spring Rugs and Art Squares. Crex. Matting and Axmin sters. Space forbids a further enumeration, but to show you is our pleasure. ODonnell & Co.