The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 25, 1912, Image 2
CLOSES I SUCCESSFUL YEAR.
HKIHM CO\sol.||>.\TKl? SCHOOL
IU.LD COMMKNCKM KM IX
V.RClsl.s TVKMDAY
M4.IIT.
Large Iggggggsl Saw Programme
SpbndhlR V.wutcd by Pupil?
M<?n? ttuin One 11 und ml Pupil**;
Autitic Attcndam-e Over Seventy
MVI?state AM Kta| Im? Scvuretl?
Tea?rlier*4.
The ?< hool auditorium and hall
W?s ftlied to overflowing Tuesday
night by the many friends and pa?
tron* of the ?? t.I v\ >> ? had gathered
0 witness the closing e\er?dggg of a
?ry prosperous pear. The exercises
were conducted hy Mr. H. H. Mnne
-on. principal of the school and w re
well executed, the program being an
Ueresttng one all the way through
Bethel s 'hool Is one of the few
onaolldated schools In the county
nd perhaps the most largely at
'ended rural school In the county
he enrollment during the past year
? as been more than one hundred pu
Iis and the average attendance
ver seventy-live for the entire year
even up to the ?nd of the term and
during the bu~v season last fall. This
Is the only school In the county which
med wagons to haul the pupils to
school dally, the wagons being sent
oot of a radius of several miles so
aa to take up the children who form
?rly attended other schools which
Ware suspended In order to get the
consolidated school with Its advan
rages eg the pup Is.
The splendid enrollment and ave
rege attendance of the school put It
en the list of those schools which are
elig)hls for State aid and the schoo
oan sec or ? Its r.hare of this fund.
I30o. If It ^ ill pegsl a levy for tw
?tore mills for ft hool purposes. The
school district now hu* a levy of two
mills for extra ?chool purposes, but
the set recently passed by the legis?
lature to encourige Increased levies
end better a\era|?. ?tt ndan e in the
rural schools and known as the Con
>lld> ted Grade :-< tool Act. re.'UireS
all extra levy g| four mills, which
- tb. district 11 i ?-.?s ir ;n no doubt
t will, will make It possible to obtain
? he money from the State fund.
The school during the past year
a as been under the guidance of able
nd energetic teachers as Is shown by
a*het has be -n done during the y? ?r
|gj ft sgclyal ta+M< > it t :o. .
JsT>rang? tang. a grad Clem
>n Colli g< who Is assisted in tha
?men tag no ... .... .
?unh ?nd Miss Marie Garner. The
act that the pupils ?ire do'ng good
work and taking Interest in their
?hooi im ,> ,w n t,y ? ,.rij peeent
? made hy them at the County School
?ay. when their school a rated off the
lajority of thc prises offered.
The e\. I wr?- commenced w ith
a pr?i\.r hf the Rev. William Hayns?
orth f?r. J. II. Haynsworth, eeajfj
??iperln'endent of elncatlon. who
wie prevent made * few remark*
< >mpltmentlng th?? school In Its rec
d f -r the sear md eneouraging It
greater efforts during the coming
yjar.
The 11 ir\m pries for the hlghes
holamhip In th.- hlk'h . ho.d depart
? ent. the 7th. <<ih and nth grades,
egg w..n and dell\. 1. d |e Miss Gladv
ickson of the '.'Hi grob-.
The program which was extremely
1 ell executed | nd IVJOtd gingt) favor
?m merits from thos? witnessing
e exercises was as follows:
W. . .one Song? Rntlre School.
fom.d\ gheeeh \ alight Mkunv
< ^Standing A Rear ? >bl I .adv. Rer
a Prlb hard. Tramp. gOttlg Melb tt.
Dm t ? s. use no TodaN May II <y
?worth. Lucy Kolb.
Marching Hong?Wave ?> d Glory,
f-lmary and Interne di 1 |e Depart
aaenti
C ?medy Spet. h The Train to M m
? Mrs Ruttermllk. Anheftte Kolb;
r. Knight Railroad ? "l-ik. Robert
en?m; Jonnle R ut. rmllk. Alt I
graa
Duel Th? tjuarrcl Pauline J o k
n. t larenee <tedding-*.
(?ii" A< t ?'oinedy l h. Sp. Hin
ewl?Mary Jam- Plunk. It. Toucher,
a PHtclrard; sis .lore -?. Allee
eek*. Hallte Watet?. I.iev Kolb;
S'niMnth Mrown. Mav llaynsworth;
Mary Mab nv. Rl'i. K..H ; Ruoy All
gusta Jane Smith, p. ail Prlt.haid:
Kiltie Clover ttaeete Nleholea; Groanj
Muggln?. I r .iik Rotfcj Pa-ty Bollvef
Son I. Milbtt. Rub Jonf, ?'harbs
Ko|b. Pmkv Smith. II ./. I K ib. Rar
ney I'.o.v. OtHt Calm Hleopy Jim.
Paiiow 1 o haoav
Hamm, r Souk- Inli i mi' <Ii r< and
nigh s? hoo! pepartaaenta,
Soaghalghl Sofiu and Drill Mary
White Nettles, .1^1. Rok. Krlirm
Allsbrooss. Ann!? Kolb, Melle Kolb,
Kalle Allsbrook-. Ruth Kolb. Pauline
Jackson
t?nr Mono -t our I'.dkc Joolatl
l>ean. an old farmer, Blehafd Jaoh
son. Martha Denn, b's wife, Lnrle
Jacksorc Na? Ik ifi, Poltjf l?. in. thru
? hibif . a II, M. Bfiinaog and Genre
w?dis. Low 1 i.tiie. 1 slen mat rest
01 oi\ raehaosai fsj Hehnyler im"'
MAULDIN GEIS WHISKEY.
Gram VILLI! MAGISTRATE l*P?
holds RIGHT To BUY IT.
With C laim ami PgRsSgJ Proceeding*
Dceidcd kg I'urrhasor's ru\??r. An?
other Teal is Docketed,
Greenville, May 20.?Magistrate m
man today decided in favor of 0, K
Mauldin the claim and delivery ?Uli
brought by him against sheriff J.
Perry Pool? for the recovery of two
barrels of liquor which he purchased
here two Weeks ago at a public auc?
tion ordered by Federal Judge Henry
A. M. Smith. The decision settles, SO
far as the magisterial court extends,
the first .dash between State and fed?
eral authorities (?vor the recent ruling
of Judge Smith that the government
has a right to sell intoxicating liquors
condemned by the United States court
in any locality, Irrespective of the
State's "wet" or "dry" territories.
In rendering his decision Magistrate
Inman said: "Before alcoholic liquor
lan he confiscated by the State it
must be shown that the same Is con?
traband hnd that it was obtained in
an unlawful manner or obtained in
I lawful manner but for an unlwful
purpose. It having been shown by
the testimony that the sale was a !; w
ful one and that the liquor was not
purchased for an unlawful purpose
1 decide for the plaintiff."
The mam issue at stake was wheth?
er or not the federal government had
a right to sell Intoxicating liquor in a
locality where a State lav/ prohibited
liquor selling. The pla ntlff having
cited section 240 of the United States
criminal code of 1910, and sections
923 and 939 of the United States re?
vised statutes of 1878 as authority for
the government's right to condemn
whiskey shipped In violation of the
Interstate commerce laws, as was the
case with tho liquor in question, and
ordered It sold at any point the court
designated, this point was passed by.
The second issue at stake was
whether or not the whiskey was con?
traband. The testimony showed con?
clusively that the liquor was purchas?
ed lawfully (for the government had a
rlnht to sell It) and that It was not
Intended to be used for an unlawful
purpose by the purchaser. This is the
substance of tho plaintiff's argument.
Counsel for Sheriff Poolc contended
that when the Union was formed by
t b o ??tvornt ?n>'.>r(>l(T?i StetCf each
sHato surrendered 9 certain amour
of Its sov -r dgnty. In doing thl
however, th< Mates retained theii p
Hoc non r. Th v on. n?\ Ina no
police power, can not step Into a
state where the sale of whiskey i
prohibited by that State's police
power and conduct a whiskey sale.
In Magistrate Stradley's eourt
Tuesday the criminal ease growinu
out of the whiskey sale will be heard
Mr. Mauldin is charged in this instance
with having in his possession con?
traband whlshey?
C, C, AND o. LETS CONTRACT.
Extends Line from Dante to F.Ik horn
City. Making Truftk Line to Mid?
dle Went,
Bristol, Va . May H, The Carolina
CHUChfleld and Ohio railroad hau
awarded a contract for the construe
tb?n of a forty-mile extension from
its present terminus at Dahle, VuM
to Klkhorn City, Ky.. connecting with
the Choepeake and Ohio, This exten?
sion win coal |l,O9O.OO0 and will give
a trunk lim from the Middle West
to the South Atlantic seaboard* The
? Rtenalon Will re.pure nineteen tun?
nels, th* lOISfeOt being 1,000 feet.
through Dig Handy Ridge,
It would surprise yon to Know ??
ths great good that u belna dorn by
ChamberlalnV Tablets. Dariu*
Dow no) of New barg Junction, N. B.<
" My wlfs has been using
Chamberlain's Tablets and finds them
rer) effectual ami doing her lot.> of
good." If yi-u bnvs any trouble a tb
your atomach or bowels give them o
11 la I, Kor sale by all dealers.
A large delegation ol girl.- from
the Coker College for Women pass?
ed Ihrough the i it'- vVedne da) inoi n?
Ing on their Wny home after the close
of their school.
Then nevef Wa* a time when peo
n? appreciated the real merits of
'hamherlaln's Cough Remedy more
t *n now This is shown by the ??>
'reuse In onles and voluntary test I?
monlals from persons who base been
?od by It. If you or your ehll
Iren are troubled with a eeugb or
e. id give It a trial and become sc?
us nied a th ite good Qualities for
et Is by all dealers.
mn ter. Iluasell Mellett; Peter Patch,
ihe choro boy, nceoher Jackson;
Horatio I'erhh a country Lawyer,
Archie Welle; Alvlnls Rerry, a neigh?
bor. Olive Jacksons Juke Delmer, the
vllbige Harber, Krneel Kolb, Act, l
Home of Joslas Dean. IHumnu ? At t
Th. Same. mii> fear Later, \,t
Th< Ha mo, >i month letter,
? spetiai Musical Numbers between
a. ts by Rethel High Bel.i Glee
Cluh, l
Fsrewell Hong Entire Hchool,
MAGISTRATE THROWS OUT TH K
CHARGE IN WHISKEY CASE.
Strudle)', Baling Decision on Finding
of lumen. Holds Possession ?f
Liquor Legal.
Qreenvllle, May 21.?Magistrate
Bamue] Btradley today dismissed th ?
charges of "having in possession and
transporting spirituous liquors for ii
legal purposes" brought against O.
K. M tuldln as a result o( his pur?
chasing two barrels of liquor sold at
public auction here May 11, by or?
der of Federal Judge Smith, routing
upon the heels of Magistrate lu?
men's decision yesterday* that the
government had a right to sell the
liquor, the verdict signifies that Gov.
Blease has lost, so far as the magis?
terial courts extend, in his clash with,
the United States court. In view of
Magistrate Inman's ruling that the
whiskey purchased by Mr. Mauldin
was not contraband, the hearing be
for Magistrate Btradley was largely
perfunctory. In rendering bis deeis
ion. the magistrate said: "By agree?
ment, the testimony taken by Magis?
trate Innwn yesterday in tin- claim
and delivery suit of < >. K. Mauldin
vs. J. Perry Poole, sheriff, should be
used today.
"The the testimony and the in?
terpretation given by the Supreme
Court in the cases of the State vs.
Bwokand, reported in volume 87.
South Carolina reports, page 4 4 2. and
the State vs. Green, reported in ad?
vance sheets of August. 1911, page
113. my mind Is clearly satisfied that
the defendant. O. K. Mauldin, has
not been guilty of violating the laws
of the State, by either having In pos?
session or transporting aplrltuoui li?
quors for illegal purposes and the
CUSS is therefore dismissed and the
defendant honorably discharged."
TfMMKKM.W UNDER $2nn BOND.
Solicitor charged with Assault ami
Battery with Intent to Kill Colum?
bia Policeman.
Columbia, May 21.?Charged in
the warrant with assault and battery
with intent to kill. Solicitor George
Bell Timmerman. of Lexington, will
probably have to answer to the
charge against him in the Kichland
PfSunty Court of General Sessions.
Magistrate I iwles . \ j . > idufphy,
and Solid o T!mm< rn an hai ch
Barle hav:ng signed the bond. ?? ?>
papers were turned over to Solicitor
W, H, Cobb this afternoon by Magis?
trate Fowl-s. The warrant alleges
that Solicitor Timmerman assaulted
p. A. Murphy, a Columbia policeman
with a knife, cutting his coat. Wit?
nesses named in the warrant are J.
G. Taylor. F. L. Fleming. P. L. Bth
erldge and two others.
The charge grows out of a case In
the Police Court here some days
ago, In which Solicitor Timmerman1
figured BS one of the principals and
was fined $85, The police say that
Mr. Timmerman was riding about
town in an automobile without ligh's;
they allege that one of their number
saw the automobile running without
lights, which is against g city ordi?
nance, and the police followed Mr.
Timmerman and attempted to arrest
him and that be assaulted Policeman
Murphy with a knife, ?Utting his coat
In two pieces, but fortunately not
reaching the skin; that others com?
ing to the assistance of Officer Mur?
phy wrenched the knife from Mr.
Tlmmerman'i hand and placed him
under arrest. Subsequently in the Po?
lice Coutt he received a line of $56
for violation of the city ordinances.
The warrant in the Magistrate's Court
was sworn out by Officer Murphy,
and on it Solicitor Timmerman v ?
bound over to the-hlgher court under
a $200 bond.
Mr. George Dell Timmerman la '
resident of Lexington, and solicitor ol
the circuit of which that county is a
part.
Sinnier Boys Win Prlsc*.
The delegation from Sumter coun
t> to the South Carolina Co-l?ducu?
Ilona I Institute at Rdgelleld nrrlved at
home Tuesdny night, their school
having closed Tuesday, The Sumter
County I'oys at this schol are Ca?
dets Ittirrcss, Wedgelleld; Dtinbnr.
Dnlsell, and Curtis und Henry Kden>
of Sumter, The Sumter hoys won
four of six prises offered- Curtis
Edens winning the Rnlley medal as
the best drilled mnn in the manual
Of arms in the teeruil elass. The
Dnlley declnlmers' medal going to Ca?
de| lumbar; the Fvans Oratorical
medal u;is w?? 11 by Cadet llurress of
Wedgelleld and the modal for Im
provemenl In Ibe Pierian Boeletj was
also won by Cadet i lurress,
MnrrlagC LlCCllttC Iteronl.
\ marriage license was issued Tue
day to \ir Joseph Kdwnrd Andrea's
and Miss Pudfe Hark ley of sumter
FihE LADDIES ORGANIZE.
H. 1.. WILDER ELECTED PRESI?
DENT OF SUMTER VOLUN?
TEER EIRE DEPART?
MENT, j
Organization Formed Monday Night.
The T\%<> Squads Headed by J. Fred
Wise and T. Mack Owens?Officers
Elected?Will Have Twenty Men on
Force, Fourteen Already chosen?
Plans for Tournament.
At a called meeting of the mem?
bers of the Bumter Volunteer Fire
Department held in the department
headquarters Monday night ar. or?
ganization was formed by the election
of officers and the formulation of
plans which will tend to give Sumter
better fire protection in the future.
Mr. R. E. Wilder, the chief of the
fire department, was elected presi?
dent and other officers were elected
as follows: Vice-president. J. Fred
Wise; Secretary and treasurer. Capt.
P. P. Finn.
Squad Number 1, combination hose
wagon and chemical engine, foreman.
J. Fred Wise; assistant foreman. Her?
man Phelps; members, Ryan White.
Cecil Schwerin and Julian Wilder.
Squad Number 2. hose wagon, fore?
man, T. M. Owens; assistant foreman.
Pat Gallagher; members. Jack Forbes.
Cliff Brown. Ormshy Hlanding and
A Iva Keels.
Steamer, engineer. Capt. P. P. Finn;
assistant engineer. Harry Weeks.
Those present at the meeting were:
Messrs. P. P. Finn. K. K. Wilder.
Fred Wise, Pat Gallagher, Herman
Phelps, Harry Weeks. Ormaby Bland
ing, Mack Owens.
It was decided to have twenty men
in the fire department, the eight men
who have been selected by the fire
committee to sleep in the fire house
I
and twelve call men. < >f the ten to
i i
be chosen, Capt. Finn and Chief Wild?
er being already members. four
were selected Monday night, Messrs.
Cecil Schwerin. Cliff Crown. Aha
Keels and Julian Wilder and the oth?
er six will be chosen at some early
date.
Plans were laid for the approach?
ing tournament at Rock Hill. The
racing wagon || expected in a few
days, not lat.r than this week, and
as soon as it comes the members of
the department, who expect to go to
j Rock Hill, will begin practicing at
The practice will be early In
ipornlng when the streets are
from traffic and there is little
r of anyone being Injured ?r of
. -tif being troubled by the dust,
several having complained Of this
during the practice on Washington
street. The members of the racing
?quad have not yet been positively
chosen, but they will probably be as?
signed to their places as soon as the
men settle down to hard practice.
The department has several un?
usually fast horses and they hope to
win at Rock Hill, it was only a few
days ago that a visitor from Ashe
vllle stopped In at the fire department
house and told about the gray from
that place having won a number of
prises, He also .stated that he w ished
that they could gel the pair of horses
back to Ashevllle.
MR. FRYE is BETTER.
How t' c Aecidciq Happened to Vouilg
Trainman.
Florence Times.
Mr. J. G. Five, who was so badly
injured by having his old wound
torn open by fl fall from a trestle on
the Coast Line recently, is said to be
(bung very well today. He is the
son of Engineer Frye on the Sumter
and Fayettevllle branch of the A. C.
L., and ?he had not been in Florence
very long. He was flagging on an
extra train from here to Wilmington
and stepped out of tile cab to do
some duty, ami did not notice that
the train was over a small trestle
and he received the jar that tore
the wounds of his operation open
again, lie Is doing well at the In?
firmary now, how e\? r.
The case uf Joe Murray, colored
ngalnst th<- Southern Kxpress Com?
pany was und before Magistrate
Wells \V? dnesday and resulted In
,i verdict for tti< plaintiff of $1.60, the
value of a shipment of liquor which
was lost by the defendant, und ;1
penalty ot* $".o.
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SUMTER, SOUTH CAROLINA.
GEORGE H. HURST
Announces that he has secured the services of Mr. J.
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