The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, February 26, 1913, Image 5
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i hu 11,1 mi tlte PonioIIh c at suintcr, S.
t . ,t4 , und i \nn* Mutter.
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PfcJlKONAL.
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Mr. Kwin? Oibson. of H. ?Kut.il,
*pent Washington's Hirthday in the
lM|
rhe many friends of Kev. H. H.
< <>\ tntfton will h? delighted to hear
that ha will no?<n he out again. Dr.
F. W. Slnkbr. of Philadelphia, who
I? In charge of the ease states that
tKe fractured bone has united per?
fectly; that the joint In not Involved
?.nd with mussa*. he will soon be
walking. Tne surgeon there who e\
.unified lu? knee said that the duc?
tuli here were to be congratulated
ui?..n the result obtalneJ.
Mrs. K. W Waters and Miss Smith,
of Chester ate visiting their sister.
Mrs. J. O. Marwick, on South Suml. r
street.
Mr. L. S Vlnson, of Hisgah, was
In the city Friday night.
Mr. \V. I? Vlnson. of Rembert.
spent Saturday in town.
Prof. 8. H Edmunds went to Dar- ,
lington Saturday morning to make an
address at that place before the
County Teachers' Association.
Mr. Joseph M. Chandler has gone
to Baltimore and New York on a
business trip.
For Ute Ladle*' Aid Society.
On Friday evening the Ladles' Aid
Society I f Calhoun Baptist Church
delightfully entertained at the hand?
some home of Mr. and Mrs. J. W.
Jackson, on Oakland avenue, in honor
of Oeorge Washington's birthday.
The entire lower floor was a mist
of webe?the threads being interwov?
en through bric-a-brac, doors, pic?
tures, stalrwf*>, and in every con?
ceivable corr.er, and on the arlval of
the guests, each one was given an end
to 'Their Fortune," much laughter was
created as the "fortune hunter" read
his fate.
P. -.jctls and paper were next dln
trit>u?ed to those who cared to par?
ticipate in the guessing contest, and
each was Invited to a nook In th'j re?
ception hall, where advertisement
clippings were displayed. In this,
Mise Schuyler C r ->-~ved most
skillful, and wa a hand?
made jabot.
A picture of ashlngton
wa? shown, and revealed
their artistic turn ted much
merriment.
1 Hiring the ev ?ts. cske
and ice cream * and the
proceeds are to s the erec ?
tion of the re Baptist
Church, which wl procesi.
Quite a nice sum d.
Real Katan a.
!. C. Triplett to ;>er, two
lots oM Idar I sti in town of
MayesviUe. $1.00.
E. K H .dge, et al. to Wm. M.
Madge, 22 1-2 acres on Pocatallgo
Swamp, f I 00.
J. II. Hodge, et al. to H. E. Hodge,
24 12 acres on Pocatallgo Swamp,
11 00.
E. E. Hodge, et al, to J. B. Hodge.
20 acre tract, $1.00.
Wm. M. Hodge to E. K Hodge,
ff 1-2 acres on Pocatallgo Swamp,
ISM,
E. E. Hodge, et al. to Eva Hodge,
tracts of 7 1-2 acres and of 12 1-2
acres in county, $1.00.
An Illustrated Lecture.
There were a large number of m? n
and boys present Sunday afternoon
at the illustrated lecture of the 1 Lit|
of Christ." The attendance was
probably the largest which has at?
tended any of the Sunday afternoon
leeture* at the V. M. C. A. up to tms
time
Mr H I. Pin-hard. Secretary of
the Y. M C. A. read the lecture,
containing Incidents in the life of
Chrb?t. while Mr. E. If. R leg IS Jr.,
operated the machine which threw
the beautifully colored pictures on the
screen. The lecture was held In the
gymnasium.
?on\iei?ii to storing Whiskey.
J. H. Smith, white, was convicted
Thursday in the recorder's court on
the i h .ru-e of storing whiskey for un?
lawful purpose smith h;n been op
? rat ng ? l ad OS? fi o.iurant on Mm
ning avenue fnff some tune, whe re he
bad the whi?k? \ when the officers
mnde the as lest ami search. There
UN . nhout fifty hull pints of the stuff
The ,in - -t i is i oi. by Omeors T.
p Ward, j m Bnrwlek and H. r,
Renjssj %fprneed .?i Hagood.
? ' ihm Helton, colon d, was srreti
Sd n? ir HngOOd Satur.lav by I'. i.uty
sheriff .I .ho Epperson, wie. ras seross
the m f> v. ?!.!? In that y. . UOS Helton
\>..? w .feted in Slimier wie?, he had
?kipped out without paving a !?n>- ?.'
|] 'oi Imgessed upon him at a trig
f,.r I ? r? ? r.? When arn (, d Holte?
|. cd th, fine and was released.
.1. J. <Ko?.\\i.il BADLY HURT. I
southern Express Konto Agent Ma
bffsj Broken In Auto Bengali up.
Florence, Feb. 23.?News Has just
been tm elved in the I Ity of a ?uns:
dlMrtjMlsj accident i" Mr- J. J- Cross
well, of Fnyetteville. N. c, the efB?
n.'iit route agent for the Southern
KxpresH Company. With headquarter*
at Fayetteville, and w ho >* known all
over the Atlantic Coast Line systerv
Mr. Cl Until ell w is with ('apt. Peas
I. y, th,- roadmaster on the Florenc? -
Rooky Mount division, riding on h?s
railroad automobile OVOF the Fayette?
ville district. Mr. CfUtinoM was si;
t'ng on the front of tie- car with Iiis
legs dangling from the edge, and !n
passing over a road crossing the ear
struck an automobile that was pass
Ing. wrecking both cars and breaking
Mr. CrOSSJWOU*! legs. One leg was
broken in one place and the other 111
two planen,
Mr. Crosswell was hurried to the
Infirmary at Fayetteville and given
nodical and surgical attention, and
at last accounts he was getting on
! fairly well. It will take some time
I for his wounds to heal.
'WRECK OH s. a W. RAILWAY.
I -
Four Cars Iicave Truck Near Brent
Sunday Morning, One Overturned
The first wreck reported on the
South Carolina Western Railroad be?
tween Hartsvllle and Sumter occur?
red about eleven o clock Sunday morn?
ing when a freight train consisting
! of an engine and four cars was ap?
proaching Sumter, about one mil-3 on
this side of Brent, the first station on
the road north of Sumter. The four
cars left the track, the rear car. a
box car fitted up as a caboose, being
overturned. No one was injured.
The train was In charge of Conductor
K. C. Rogers at the time.
It was stated by one of the local
officials of the road Monday morning
that the cause of the wreck was un?
known. From other sources it was
learned that fb' cause was probably
due to a spreading of the rails when a
heavy coal car came on the tracks.
One of the cars was loaded with coal
and two other cars with other fre'sht.
The track was torn up a distance of
about two hundred feet. Repairs will
be commenced on the track at once.
A number of persons went out fr.-m
the city Sunday afternoon to the
scene of the wreck. Traffic on the
road was only slightly inconvenienced
by the wreck. A box car was used at
this end of the line to carry passeng?
ers and baggage as far as the wreck,
where they were transferred to the
regular passenger train which was
found waiting beyond the torn up
track
BOYS' CORN CLUB ORGANIZED.
I-urge Numbers of Boys <;atlicr In
Court House Saturday.
The Boys' Corn Club of Sumter held
a meeting Saturday at noon in the
Court House, a large number of the
young farmers of the county being
present at the re-organization for the
ensuing year.
There were twenty-six boys pres?
ent at the meeting and the enroll?
ment of members of the club for the
year numbered thirty two with the
assurance fron? Mr. J. Frank Wil?
liams, under whos. supervision the
work of the boys will be conducted,
of a much larger number before the
end of the spring.
Mr. Williams made a short talk to
the hoys, telling them how to pre?
pare their land and advising them to
use prolific variety of seed in the con?
tent
!n his talk Mr. Williams announc?
ed to the club that the boys by plant?
ing one acre of corn would be eligi?
ble in the City National Bank Prize
contest, in which a prize of < >ne Hun?
dred Dollars was offered, $7i for Brat
prise and Ml for second prize.
Short talks were made by Dr.
Haynaworth and Messrs. Tryon and
WellS.
It WSJ decided to bold another
meeting of the elub two weeks from
Saturday, or on Saturday, March X,
at which time Officers fOI the ensiling
? i' Would be elect' d. In the mean?
time a list gf Ihe boys who have
Joined the elub will be published and
tbe boys will have time to think over
Ihe names und decide whom they
a ant f<T officers.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected daily by Ernest Field, Cot?
ton Buyer.
Humter, f? I.. 11
G.I Middling II 1-4,
strict Middling i- l-t.
Middling ||,
St. Low MabIhne. 1 l I v
Loa Middling 1 I.
Staple cotton, nominal,
s I \\ TORN COTTON M IRK El
New York. Feb. L't.
Opening close
.In n.11.41
Mare It.12.10 iI 11
May.11.92 1 I S7
Jaly.11.88 1 1 S2
Aug.11.11 11.11
Oe1. n.40
TOUGH ON HUM) TIGERS.
Number ?>r Arrests Were Made Batur
Hay?( um's Monday and Tuesday*
a number of arrests were made
Saturday and Sunday for violations
of tin> prohibition law, the charges
being for transporting, storing and
sidling whiskey, Several of the cases
were heard M< nday :it noon in th*;
Recorder's court, while others were i
postponed until later In the afternoon,
and still others until Tuesday.
i
Those easel tried Monday were:
Geo. Gantt, storing whiskey for vn
lawful purposes, found guilty and
sentenced to pay a ?ne of $50 or
serve doya Gantt stated that he 1
had bought the whiskey for his own ,
and hll wife's use and expected to
make medicine of part of it. He or?
dered it in another name than h's
own.
J. G. Oeddings, white, was arrest?
ed for storing and selling whUkey,
and forfeited a bond of $50.
Heece B. James was arrested for
storing whiskey for unlawful pur?
poses, lie disclaimed having any
knowledge of the fact that the whis?
key was hidden in the house and stat?
ed that it was not his. However, he
was found guilty and sentenced to a
fine of $50 or a thirty day sentence.
Alex Ballard was arrested for trans?
porting whiskey, which he claimed to
have ordered for his own personal
use. As suiflclent evidence for con?
viction could not be obtained against
him, he was released and allowed to
carry off his two gallons of whiskey.
Other cases to come up later were
against Gad Wilson, Lucius Bossard
and Janie Young for transporting
whiskey and John Evans and B. P.
Wiley for storing liquor for unlawful
purposes.
Isadore Lewis was arrested for
transporting whiskey, but the caje
was dropped on account of lack of
evidence.
QUINT AGAINST QUINT.
In the lirst set of basketball games
of the league series the Giants and the
Reliables came out victorious, while
the Tigers and the Junior Athletes
submitted to the indignity of defeat
at the hands of their opponents. Both
games were fast and interesting ones
and were watched by a small crowd
of spectators who were always kept
excited by the sport.
hTe tirst game was between the
Giants and Tigers. They played one
half when the Reliables and Junior
Athletes came in for the lirst half of
their game, the former teams again
coming together for the final half.
During the flrst half of the game the
teams showed UP pretty evenly match?
ed. The score showed a tie at the
end of the first half, while in the
second half the Giants got busy and
kept tin |r opponents on the jump all
of the time, coming out in the end
considerably in the lead. The score
waa; Giants 21, Tigers 19, Tweed
played a good game for the Tigers,
while Walsh and Williams led the
playing for the Giants.
The second game was a nip and
tuck affair during the lirst .half, but
turned in favor of the Reliables In
the second half. The first half
ended with the Junior Athletes in the
bad by one score over their oppon?
ents. During the second half the
Juniors made only three points, while
their opponents plied up eleven.
Chandler and Brearley played the
hading roh? on their teams, while
Brown and Brunson played well for
the Reliables. The feature of the
K?me was the foul throwing of
Chandler and fhe goal throwing of
Brearl- y, who made two goals in three
attempts. The score was Reliables
19, Juniors 1 2.
Physical Director Tin es, of the
v. M. a. c. refereed the games and
kept things lively for the hour the
two games were in progress.
A New Three-Story Building.
An improvement on South Main
Street contemplate,! in the near fu?
ture is the erection of a three-story
brick structure at the corner of Main
and Dugan streets. The building will
be erected by Messrs. Perry Moses
Jr . and associates.
Mr. Moses st.ited Saturday that he
could not give out any definite infor?
mation concerning their plans until
in \t week, whpn it was probable thai
the contract would be let and Anal
plans mad,-. The work on the build?
ing will commence soon alter the
conl rut ? Is awarded.
Alarm of Fire.
An alarm of lire was sent In about
!? o clock Monday morning from the
residence of Mrs L 1? Netties on
Bumter strei t, where trash In the
yard was burning. The stables caught
from the trash, but the lire was e\
tlngulshed before much damage was
?1? ?ne,
\N hntei er ^ 011 Pol
Remember lo read the ad of l? C
Rhaw in this Issue, lf< t> lis about
"The Ford."
\ e, > it rlenn-up of dresses tomoi
row al schwaria's.?Advt
DEATH OF LYXCIIRCRCi LADY.
Mrs, a. EUlutl McElveen Died at
Baltimore Hospital After Serious
Illness,
Lynchburg, Feb. 21.?The body of
Mrs. K, BUIotl McBlveen, <?f thta'
place, who has been under treatment
at Johns Hopkins, in Baltimore, Md.,
for several weeks, was brought bank
here this morning on tin- 1 u.7 train,
accompanied by the husband, Mr. R.
ES, McBlveen, and was carried di?
rectly to the ceme ery near this place
and there laid to n st about 12 ML As
her condition was steadily growing
worse, with no hope ut recovery, sh<
was expected back here OF the morn?
ing of the L9th inst., about which
time she died In Baltimore.
The deceased has been In a des?
perate condition for several months,
bearing her affliction with unusual
patience and fortitude. Everything
possible was done to relieve her suf?
fering, but all to no avail, seemingly.
The funeral services were conducted
by Rev. Mr. drier, pastor of the
Mayesville church, assisted by Rev.
S. J. Rethea and Rev. Mr. Going.
She leaves many relatives and a
large family of children to mourn her
loss, all of whom have the heartfelt
sympathy of this entire community.
Ten Garden Pointers.
Breaking ground in winter makes
the ground more loose and mellow
than spring breaking. It also de?
stroys insect larvae.
Loosening the subsoil allows the j
winter rains to soak in.
Planting in straight rows is better
than planting in raised beds.
Planting only such vegetables as
are liked by the family is better than
planting a greaty variety.
Manure saved In the cattle shed
in April and May is more free from
I weed and clover seed than that sav?
ed at any other time of year.
Tying tomatoes to stakes is better
than letting them be on the ground.
Raking the ground after each rain
conserves moisture. The rake is the
best tool to use In cultivation.
Sub-surface irrigation is better
than sprinkling or pouring water on
the surface.
Ry keeping all the ground busy all
the time, about three times as much
truck can be raised.
No ordinary sized family can pos?
sibly make use of all the truck and
berries that can be raised on a half
acre of ground.?J. R. Paxton, in
The Progressive Farmer.
Romance of Secret Cliamber.
A secret chamber in which were the
remains of an Unfinished meal, re?
duced to dust, has been found at the
Feerm Farm, near Mold. Flintshire,
built In the early part of the sixteenth
century and once the manor house of
the Hartsheath estate. Borne work
nun wer?- engaged In repairing an
ancient R replace and chimney, when
tiny discovered a revolving stone,
whu h upon being opened revealed a
secret chamber. The apartment con?
tained oak furniture of antique de?
sign including a table on which lay
antiquated firearms and feeding
Utensils and the remains of a meal,
reduced to dust. It is surmised that
the chamber was utilized as a place of
concealment by royalist fugitives
during the civil war of tlo- reign of
Charles 1, from which period it had
remained undisturbed.
Keeping up Truck Land.
Those who are contemplating em?
barking In the work of growing gar?
den truck for the Northern markets
should understand that the mainten?
ance and Increase of the humus or or?
ganic decay In the soil is of even
more Importance to the Southern
trucker than to the general farmer.
Depending on heavy applications of
fertilizers and unable to get stable
manure, the Southern trucker must
grow and bury the legumes to take
the place of the organic matter that
manure would supply. Constant use
of heavy applications of fertilizers and
working the land in truck continuous?
ly will result In acidity of the soil
and poor crops, and the introduction
of fungus diseases. A rotation of
crops and the use of legumes for or
ganlc matter are essentials that the
truck farmer cannot Ignore.
Follow the early truck With peas
and clover, and you can, by this
means. use commercial fertilisers
heavily with more probt, and do not
be tempted to grow another sole crop
Immediately after the early truck.
Then, on land where there Is no win?
ter truck growing, always have a
cover crop of 1 lov< r, or If too late for
clover, use rye, and never leave the
truck land bare in winter. W. F,
Massey, in The Progressive Farm?
er,
Lets ?.ct Busy-? What ^ 011 Kay.
Here 11, 3? dr? uses thai we have
loft thai must co. The materials are
silks, mcHsaline, pongee, eollans and
crepes, Former lees \\ > 1 ?? $ 1 5.00,
* 1 ?; ,0, 11 s ;.c and $ ilO 00 We say
ffi.OO for your rholt.*?. t >n sale 1st
lloor, beginning tomorow. Be quick
r.e tie \ arc golnu Kchwarts Bros.
Advl
ROYAL
Baking Powder
is the greatest of modern
time helps to perfect cake
and biscuit making Makes
home baking pleasant and
profitable. It renders the
food more digestible and
guarantees it safe from
j alum and all adulterants.
PLOT TO KILL SULZER.
Mun With Head Swathed in Bandage
Says Be Heard Two Men Plan
Assassination.
Albany, N. Y., Feb. 23.?Gov. Sul
zer has been informed of an alleged
plot to assassinate him.
The governor tonight related that I
Friday a man with head swathed in
bandages called at the executive
chamber and was referred to Owen L.
Potter, his legal assistant. To Mr.
Potter the man, whose name the gov?
ernor would not divulge, said that
Thursday night while in an abandon?
ed cider mill he had overheard two
men discussing a plot to kill the gov?
ernor. When the conspirators learned
of the presence of the governor's in?
formant, they assaulted and robbed
him.
Mr. Potter told the man to report
the matter to the Albany police but he
came back later saying ho had been
unable to find police headquarters.
Gov. Sulzer said he was not at all
nlarmed by the story. Both he and
Mrs. Sulzer, the governor said, have
been receiving threatening letters but
have paid little attention to them.
SI.ABOARD CONDUCTOR KILLK1).
W. L. McNeill Shot by A. V. Lit, Bag
gugenutzter. Who Claims Accident.
Columbia, Feb. 21.?As the refill!
of a bullet penetrgtiflg the brain. Con?
ductor Walter L. ||( .
a local passenger tra
to Savannah, died
mary a' i".20 tonigl
From ihe evidence adduced ami the
Interviewe, obtained, it seems that Mr.
McNeill was accidentally killed. He
was shot in the right temple by A. V.
Lee, a baggagemaster on his train,
with a 38-calibre Colt's revolver be?
longing to the express messenger, C.
E. Hutto. The shooting occurred at
Swansea at about 5.15 o'clock this
afternoon, in the baggage car of Mr.
McNeill's train. Lee was immediately
arrested by E. M. Martin, constable
to Magistrate Jeffcoat, of Swansea, on
the instigation of Sheriff S. J. Miller,
of Lexington County, who was imme?
diately notified of the killing.
Marriage License Record.
A license to marry was issued Sat?
urday to Butler Muggins and Lottie
Bichardson of Sumter.
Monnmenta Work.
TO THE PUBLIC:
Aro you needing anything in the
monumental line. If so, come this
way. We belong to no combination or
' trust. We claim to do honest and
I good work.
j We will duplicate any work pur?
chased of an agent at a discount of
25 per cent.
We have recently ordered two car
loads of stone?*>qo of marble aud
one of granite, which will arrive in a
few days. Come and look this over
i>ci<?ic placing .,'"ir order
j W. P. SMITH & CO.
Pleasure or Profit
= ?==
If Do you raise chickens for profit or merely for
the pleasure of having them around?
If You will find it just as pleasant and much
more profitable if you feed them on
Aunt Patsy's
Poultry Food
If This Feed does more than keep your ^chickens
fat and healthy. It actually makes hens lay?
they can't help it.
FOR YOUNG CHICKENS
PRATT'S BABY CHICK
FOOD
Starts them off right. If you are not getting as
I many eggs as you should, or for any reason your
? poultry doesn't show a profit, it might pay you
to*see us, the chances are we have the remedy
? that w ill show you a Profit in Poultry.
*,| A full line of Wood's High Grade Scratch
Food and Holly Brook ( .i< k Food always on
hand.
O'Donnell 6 Co.
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