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Secretary O A. Waterman has re?
turned from Athttvtlle where he went
to accompany Mrs Waterman, who is
spending some time at that place.
Mr. J. K Croflswell has gone to
Baltimore und other points north on
business.
M. s<rs. T W an I H Warren M c
Collum of McCollum Bros have gone
to Haltlmore and New York to pur
ehase a spring Uff k gf ffgffls for their
store.
Mr. W. T. MrI?eod of Lynchburg,
sp^nt M in town
Mits Franceska Teicher has return?
ed home after a pleasant visit to
fronds in Orangeburg.
Miss Is i,la.' 'lei.-her spent the
week-end with her mother on Sum?
ter street.
Mr. James A. liuddock, of Char?
leston. Is the guost of .Mrs. M. S. Nel?
son on Church street.
Mr J s Sykes, a former deputy
sheriff of this county, who Is well
known her?, is In the city for a short
stay.
Mr. and Mrs. Henley McCutchen of
Wtsacky were in the city Wednesday.
Mr. E. W. Parker. Sr.. of Provi
? dence. spent Wednesday in the city.
Mr. T. l>. DuBose of Mechanlcsville
. section was in the city Wednesday.
Mr. J. V. Wilson of Columbia is in
? town for a few days.
Mr. Ouy Nelson of Stateburg spent
Wednesday in the city.
Marrtsg?-.
Mis* Ltuae James and Mr. J. A.
Hawkins of this city were very quiet?
ly married Saturday evening at the
parsonage of the First Baptist church,
the Hev. Dr. C. C. Brown performing
the ceremony. Ths young couple have
many friends in this city who wish
them much happiness in th i* married
life.
Mr. Walter D. Sturgeon Dead.
^---geburg. Feb. 18.?Walter D.
>n died at his home in this
Windsor street this morning,
jfferirg a stroke of paralysis,
h he succumbed. The deceased
was stricken In Columbia, while he
was In that city in attendance upon
court. Th# funeral services will be
held from the residence tomorrow
aaoralng at 10 jo ?> clock. Burial will
take place at Sinnysld? cemetery.
The services will b* conducted by the
Rev. 8. D. ColyvT. pastor of the
< hristiun church.
Mr. Sturgeon was about 35 years
of age. He was a good man and well
liked. He leaves a vldoV. who was
t -imerly Miss Kiley, two daughters,
one brother and several sisters. The
deceased was a printer and baker by
trade.
It will be remembered that Mr.
Sturgeon suffered an accident at the
Atlantic Coast Line railway depot In
this city some years ago, which
caused him to lose one of his legs.
Not long ago the case was tried in
Columbia and a verdict for $10,00
was awarded Mr sturgeon. The case
Is now pending in the supreme court.
It was while in attendance upon his
case that he was stricken with the
disease to which he succumbed.
Hope ( bet Club M. eiiu^
M.s* Julia llowland wa>. the (har?
ming hostess W- Imsday afternoon
for the Hope Chest Club, one of the
interesting clubs formed somo time
ago by yount; ladles of the city.
Fancy sewing and embroidery work
oc upied the young ladies" fingers and
conversation of an interesting char?
acter occupied their minds during
th* evening which was very pleas?
antly sp. r ' Del.ghttul refreshments
Were served and the occasion was a
rn? st delightful one.
Vitc- of < It) ^? hool-.
The following In the total enroll?
ment In tht* white public schools of
tb. Hy up to pres. nf date:
Primary nnd Grammar Sehoo's:
t ... i >l, Girls, 317. total 111
MWh Schools.
BSJjSj Hi] Oirl* \f>2, total '-' 17
Whit ft b- gfi
I >?< |i . Girls 111; letal *?;v
i-.r Carrying Cessrealrd Weapons,
I". rry M I.? od end Wilson M?'L? od.
f oloied. SrSfl trr. -1. .i aoaf T ixl.il by
I ? il Coli? ? man S un \ . n m a n for
. ?rr\ ng concealed weapons1 the for*
ajp r haxlris on blS Bm ? i plglol and
tn?? latter a pan <>( '.ihm ItnuckaTae
tWO lllrll Were tt.'d by Nt.'t Mile
flodgi . rol flto-d $ : '. . o b.
The needs at the \. c L passenger
station yard sh-uhl bs OOniidl red
during the dry weath. r. and sffortS
made to remedy previous conditions
before another wet soell sssjatSJ along?.
ax nxrstrati.n LECTURE.
To lie tilvcn at Y. M. C. A. Suiulay
at U l\ M.
Illustrated Lit, of Christ" with
totffl at Y. II c. A. Sunday, 6 p.
? . auspices Men's meeting.
These 75 beautifully colored slides
are copies of the famous paintings
by artists that seem almost inspired.
They tell the story, that old story
that is ever new in ? way that is not
only entertaining but also instructive.
F.very man and boy in the city
should see these pictures at the Y. M.
C, A. building Sunday at C o'clock.
Admission free.
< hurming Fiuertainmcnt for Bride
Bent,
one of the Valentine season's most
delightful affairs was the Linen Show?
er given by Mrs. S. C. McKeown on
Tuesday afternoon to honor a popular
bride-to-be, Miss Farline White,
whose marriage takes place on Mon?
day m it, to Mr. Elmer C. Lord, of
this city.
Masses of ferns, with red japonlcas,
with festoons of red hearts, supplied
the color scheme of red and green,
which was artistically observed
throughout the house decorations.
On arriving, the guests were given
heart-shaped booklets, bearing the
words. "White-Lord," from the let?
ters of which words were to be evolv?
ed. Miss Gussle Hood, making the
greatest number of words, was award?
ed a volume of Love Poems, which
she gracefully presented to the hon?
or guest, Miss White.
Then the search for hearts began.
In this contest, Mrs. Clara McKnight,
finding the greatest number, was pre?
sented with a dainty red crepe basket
filled with rice
"To be preserved with care
To shower the happy pair."
Next followed the most interesting
feature of the afternoon's entertain?
ment, when the bride-elect was In?
vited to look for packages sealed with
red hearts. These being hidden un?
der couch pillows, behind pictures
and in every nook and corner, and
containing gifts from the girl friends
assembled; each of whose cards bore
an original rhymed toast, which caus?
ed much merriment when read
aloud.
In the dining room a two-course
luncheon was then served Here the
Valentine eolois were further car?
ried out by the dainty appointments,
with festoons of red hearts, crystal
?ndlesticks bearing red candles, heart
s i.iped sandwiches and baskets of red
and white mints.
The guests were: Misses Gussle
Hood, Netnlie Norman, Marie De
Lorme, Leonora Wllllford, Holly
Brown, Jennie Walsh, Lucile De
Lorme, Estelle Crowson, Hannah
Cnristlanson; Mesdames H. N. For?
rester. Clare McKnight, John Jack?
son, Hob. Warren, Atkinson, King.
Stewart Mason.
Kcal Estate Transfers.
Geo. C. Warren and P. M. Brown
to A. C. Weatherly, lot on Salem ave?
nue. f?',50.
Mrs. M. V Stansill to A. D. Harby,
4 lots in c.ty, $280.
Negro Warned in Florence.
Tuesday Rural Policeman Sam
Newman arrested Johnnie Green, a
negro wanted In Florence county for
selling mortgaged goods. A reward
of $25 dollars had been offered for
Green's arrest. The arrest was made
in the Privateer section.
The shoe factory is not only mak?
ing lots of shoes but selling them as
rapidly as made.
The Farmers Union has started a
campaign against the use of nitrate
of BOda while the price remains high.
Nitrate oi soda Is <bar at any price,
according to agricultural scientist-,
when the nitrogen needed can be sup?
plied by planting nitrogen producing
legumes?peas and velvet beans In
summer and the clovers and vetches
in winter as (over crops.
The Clifton bill providing for elec?
tions to ?beide on the establlahment
of dispensarn s in c ounties now dry
or to nbollah dispensaries In coun?
ties now having tinm, having been
Killed in the House, it will neces?
sary to order elections by petition un?
der the provisions of Ihe old lawi If
gumter count) ti to have an election
a petition must be nied with the Coun?
ty Supervisor prior to June 1st. There
is a strong lent 1 men! In favor of es?
labllshlng Ihe dispen ary In Bumter
County, and If the ? ffori li made there
will be no greal dlfllculty in obtain?
ing tin sign.itu:. ?< of one-third of the
qualified electors to a petition thai an
electing be ordered, A majority vide
of the qualified electors will !??? re?
quired to re-establish the county dls
p< asary.
w hatever I on Pol
Remember le read the ad of D. C.
sii .v. in this issue. He teils about
"The Ford."
OLD "HOflB" BALE WEDNESDAY.
Large Number of Parkagca sold at
Auction by V c. li. Freight Depart
incnt.
Wednesday was "Old rises" tale day
at ths Atlantic Coast Lin*- freight de?
pot and there was quits a large mass
of miscellaneous parcela packages
and bundles sold off to the highest
bidders The pile of goods to bs sold
at the sale was probably the largest
ever accumulated In this city between
?*ni?it and there was a corresponding?
ly largo c rowd present to do the bid?
ding.
The railroad's own acutloneer was
present to cry off the stuff. The
bidding was rapid and the articles
sold well, as is usually the case in
these sales, although the purchasers
in some cases bought "blind" and got
"stung" in their purchase, while in
Other cases valuable articles were pur?
chased for almost nothing.
HOYS PRACTISE DAILY.
High School Expects to Put out Strong
Baaeball Team This Season.
The High School expects to put out
a strong baseball team thi3 season
and to this end those trying for the
team are practising every afternoon
now with the coming of warmer
weather and longer days. There is
some excellent material at the High
School and indications are that a rec?
ord breaking team will be sent forth
on the diamond.
At present many of those offering
for the team who are of the tenth
grado are also practising their
speeches every afternoon and there?
fore do not have time to do a great
deal of practising. Also a number ol
these boys are practising to enter the
State High School athletic contest
and this prevents them from attend?
ing baseball practise as they should
like to do.
Pisgah, Feb. 17.?Last week was
a forced rest on farm work, owing
to the rain. The cold was a blessing
as it destroyed the Insects that were
bothering the oats.
There is time yet to thoroughly pre?
pare the land for planting. Better
plant late with good preparation, than
early with poor preparation. As the
seasons have changed of late years,
1 its planting seems to be best.
I notice that the peach trees are
fast dying out from some cause. I
think the climate Is not suited to the
trees we buy, which live only a few
years.
Small pox, or whatever it is, is still
here. Most people don't seem to care
I anything about It.
Colds and grippe have raged for
several months and the end is not in
sight.
Those who did not go to the Corn
show at Columbia missed probably the j
opportunity of their lives as it will
not come mar again In the lives of
most of the people. It was line and
well worth many times the small ex?
pense to go there and back. The press
did all it could to induce the pe ople
to go. The exhibit by the United
States government was worth many
times the expense of going to see it.
let alone the State display, and also
that of many counties, it is remark?
ably strange- that some people will
spe nd a lot of mone y on things of no
lasting good and when it comes to
such as the corn show, take no in?
terest in it, thinking the money
thrown away, but the truth is it is
hard to interest one in what is not
there.
There' la some talk of Incorporating
the town of Rembert and trying to
establish a dispensary there, if this
county should go for the dispensary
when an election Is held. For years
this county has been floodd with poor
whiskey Hom Florida and other
places, The express offices are jam?
med and full of it.
Men go to wet counties and buy it,
so the money goes out all the time and
there Is no cessation in drinking.
From good information 1 believe
tber?- is more- drinking now than
when the- dispensary was here. The
writer is no drinker, or lover of whis?
key In any shape- or form, but as le?ng
as people will have it, law or ?<> law,
he bad rather see it openly sold in a
legal manner than this miserable state
of affairs, where our people are dally
violating the- law and teaching the
young to disrespect what ail should
do - reapect the law. That whiskey
drinking i: nn e\ || In the land all
fair people will admit. We have tried
prohibition with no effect, so far as
.^topping whiskey drinking Is concern?
ed. Now in the choice of two evils al?
ways take the lesser and the dispen?
sary appears to be the lesser In this
matter. Judge Swlnton said "thai 11
a strong sentiment of the people was
for a law, it could be enforced, oth?
erwise, it could not," and it seems
thai tb si nl inc ut of lot I of p' ople |g
to drink, law or no law. Maybe Bome
day they will see tbe evil of it and
steip of their own accord, Let us
hope to,
Pisgah News Notes.
D?KES LIKELY TO ?Li KT WELL.
Xegro who Shot Policeman and was
Himself shot by Highwayman im?
prove*.
Sam Dukes, the negro who killed
Policeman Berwick at .Ptnewood,
Monday, February 10, and who was
arrested by the local police, when
taken to the Roper Hospital to he
treated l'?>r a serious wound, which
he says was inflicted by an unknown
negro highwayman at Ashley Junct?
ion, has shown wonderful improve?
ment in the last few days. While his
condition Is still considered serious,
the physic ians at the hospital say
that he will probably recover.?News
and Courier.
UPBRAIDED BY UNDERWOOD.
House Leader Urges Speedy Action
on Appropriation Hills.
Washington, Feb. 19.?With the
House in a tangle of congested ap?
propriation bills, Democratic Leader
Underwood today dropped his tariff
work and lectured the Democrats on
the necessity for speedy action on
the supply measures.
In the course of a colloquy with
Minority Leader Mann and Repre?
sentative Roddenberry, of Georgia,
the latter filibustering against the ap?
propriation bills, Representative Un?
derwood declared emphatically it was
not the wish of President-elect Wil?
son that this year's appropriation
bills go over to the Democratic Ad?
ministration.
"It is understood generally on this
side of the House," said Mr.? Mann,
"and also on the other side of the
House, that it was the inspiration of
the Democratic President-elect to pre?
vent the passage of these appropria?
tion bills at this session of Congress."
"I am not here," Mr. Underwood re?
plied, "with any authority to speak
for the next President, but will say,
without having any special authority
that I am lirmly convinced that any
such statement attributed to the next
President is absolutely erroneous."
"The time has come," Mr. L'nder
wood continued, "when gentlemen on
the Democratic side of the House as
well as those on the other side should
realize their responsibility to the
American people, any filibuster against
these appropriation bills at this stage
of the proceedings i3 indefensible.
"None of these bills carry appro?
priations necessary before the first of
n? xt July," interjected Representative
Roddenberry.
"No," retorted Mr. L'nderwood, 'but
this Congress is responsible for these
bills, not the next Congress."
"Ought a Republican Senate be al?
lowed to shape this bill, with a Dem?
ocratic Senate to meet within a few
weeks?" asked Mr. Roddenberry.
"I am as an intense a partisan as
there is on the floor," said Mr. Un?
derwood, "but I do not believe we
should allow these bills to go over."
Mr. Mann characterized the major?
ity as "disorganized," declaring that
the appropriations bills had been de?
layed until it had been impossible to
got them through without setting
aside the rub s and that he was de?
lighted to see the gentleman from
Alabama back from his labors in the
tariff hearings.
"His services are sorely needed
here," said Mr. Mann. "I never saw
a more demoralized lot of followers
than he has had in his absence. You
can't run the House of Representa?
tives on the principles of a town mat?
ing and you are just finding it out."
Former Speaker Cannon also de?
nounced the filibuster.
Make Improvements on Property.
The store in the Tourney block
which was occupied by Christopher
Ga^.es until recently, when lire did
considerable damage to his stock of
goods and the building, Is being re?
paired and put in good condition for
use. Gazes moved out some time ago,
shortly afte r the lire.
A coating of paint is being put on
the front of this block of stores, mak?
ing considerable Improvemenl in their
appearance.
Woman Killed While Under Arrest.
Bamberg, Feb. 19.?Georgian na
Bronson, a negroes, fatally stabbed
Annie Curry, another woman, in the
neck Saturday afternoon, the tight
taking place in tin- western part of
town. It is claimed by parties who
are in position to know that the wo?
men had fought once or twice pre
VioUS to ihe killing on Saturday. The
Injured woman died before medical
aid could reach lor. Tiny were uh
der arrest ami the policeman was in
iln acl of taking cash bonds from
them w h? n the Uronson woman made
the fatal stab.
it Is,very probable thai Ihe Bron?
son woman will be trjed at the March
lei m of court for this e ounty, at
which lime several odea- murder cases
a ill l?e disposed of,
Ipro.lin t ions of the world's mas
IcrpleccB of art. Paintings on th?
"Life of ein i t." Illustrate .1 lecture at
v. M. c \. Sunday, oN bu k P. M
\ii men ", I ' ne,
FARM WORK WELL ADVANC
Dressed Hogg Weigh MS Pound?
Wlsnck] Noten.
Wlsacky, Feb. IS.?We ire having
charming weather and the farmers
arc making good use ,,f it. There
has been more \v<?rk done on the
farms already than was done up to
the first of April of last year. Plow?
ing, clearing fence rows and ditch
hanks, cleaning out ditches, digging
stumps, and repairing out-buildings '
has been going on for some time
and some have their fertilizer hauled.
The oat crop looks well and there
are lots <d' them planted.
Numbers of our folk'' visited the
corn exposition and were greatly
pleased. Jt was certainly educating,
if ono had the time to study it, hut
most of the visitors only had time to
take a rapid view of it. I feel sure
the corn exhibited by Virginia and
Illinois has reached the highest
state of perfect on.
From what I can learn there will
be as much fertilizer used this year
as was used last year. It is en?
couraging to see so much home raised
corn and hay, being sold, and at ex?
cellent prices.
Lots of meat has been saved. A
few have lost some meat, it being too
warm to save it One man not far
from us killed one hog that dressed
565 pounds. He killed a number of
smaller hogs.
Mrs. Joe Scott is improving grad?
ually and is far more comfortable.
Mrs. T. C. Reed has returned home
after a week's visit to her sister in
Sumter.
Mr. Cooper's beef cattle are ready
for the market and he will soon ship
them. They are very fine.
Our schools are doing finely and
the teachers are giving general ntis
faction. There was an effort made
to consolidate the schools, but it seems
to have been a failure.
The Old Hos? Sule.
There wa re a great many things
sold at the old hoss sale Wednesday,
some of them bringing good prices.
Among the things sold were a carload
of hay which went at $17 a ton. A
big box of clothes brought $84. Oth?
er things sold well also. The regular
auctioneer for the Atlantic Coast
Line company was unable to come as
he was sick and Mr. L. B. EL Darr of
this city conducted the sale under the
direction of the district freight agent,
Mr. Huss, who complimented him on
his good work.
Regi Estate Transfer,
J. P. Booth to Mrs. Lucy Hill, lot
on Salem avenue, $100.
Mrs. Magdalene H. Yeadon and
John Haynsworth to C. Eaynard Yea
dun, lot on Salem avenue, $200.
HAS INSTALLED
TIKI,.
Western Union Telegraph Company
?fakes Renovntione In Ogece.
The Western Union Telegraph
Company has of late- made* several
Importen! changes in its oases in the
way of installing new furniture and
making arrangements more comfor?
table for employee! anei patre>ns.
Ne w- furniture consisting e>f g desk
for patrems, a new Counter, tables and
OfBce eb-sks has been installed, taking
the place of the old furniture which
had been in the edhVe for many years
and which had for long shown signs
of vrear ?ind old age. The new fur?
niture presents quite an attractive ap
peranee and has been noticed by all of
the patrons of the ?>ffic <*, while at the
same time it makes things much more
cemifortable fe>r the employees.
At the same time that the furni?
ture was installed the walls were
gone over anel the woe?dwork was re?
painted and the plastering re-calci
mined. A new fixture which will be
of service to patrons is the booth for
a long distance telephone. The tele?
phone line has not yet been installed,
but will be in a short time.
BUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cot
Bumter, Feb. 20.
Good Middling 12 1-4.
Strict Middling 12 1-8.
Middling 12.
St. Low Middling 11 5-8.
Low Middling 11.
Staple cotton, nominal.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
New York, Feb. 19.
Marriage Licen.se Record.
A marriage license was Issued Wed?
nesday to Mustapha Traser and Em?
ma Thompson, colored, of Stateburg.
The couple was married in the court
house by a colored preacher, who
came with them for that purpose.
The groom was a young man of over
sixty, while the dusky bride was only
twenty.
Lynching Over in Russia.
A double lynching occurred
Thursday near Kharkov, Russia. A
mob of 5,000 peasants stormed the
jail, demolished the buildings, seiz?
ed a horse thief and lynched him.
Then they proceeded to the police
depot and repeated the performance
with another horse thief, who was
confined there.
ton Buyer.
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Close
12.11
11.95
11.86
11.75
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