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tfrrcrcd tit lb* PofttoAce at BuiUr, s. Oh oa Second Claas Matter. ^HMKmavna?B-!-9 IFJWONAL. Mine Oenc\ir\?? Dfahofofd bat re turned homo after a visit to her sin? ter. Mrs. Helton MtofcaU "> fiaiiin Mis. Helton Mickcll. of Camden, Is visiting her parent*. Mr. und Mis J. K Drakeford. Mrs. It W Mowe\ and ehildren are visiting friends und relatives in Flor? ence. Mrs. Isabel R. Allen, of Florence, to visiting her brother. Mr. Q C. lb. k on West Hampton avenue. Mira Ruludu Staother visited rela? tives Sundsy at F.lllotts. Phillip*uc*?. Mise Adello Phillips, a popular young lady of this el*. , was wedded on Saturday evening ai 6.30 to Mr. S. I>. Guess, of Denmark, the ceremony taking place at the home of the bride's parents, on Kendriek street. For the occasion, the house was heautlfu'ly decorated with ferns, and presented a lovely scene when the bride enter? ed with the groom. t m happy young couple being gfUjgadJad by the brides? maids. Ml sue, Kdna P'hllip?. sister of the bride, end Lynn G tolsby, of Den? mark, who wore whl'.e coat suits, white hata and carr.ed bouquets of pink carnations. The bride was taste full attired In a traveling suit of ca? det blue. The wedding* ceremony was performed by Rev. C. C. Brown. immediately after the ceremony, Mr. and Mrs. Guess left for their fu? ture home in I>entnark. wh**re Mr. Guess Is engaged In business. A number of friends of both young people were present to wish a happy marriage life to the bride and groom. Death. Mr. William F. Jenkins died at bis hasas In the country several miles out from town Thursday night and the body was brought here Friday af? ternoon and the funeral services and Interment took place at the cemetery. Mr. Jenkins had been sick for several years, following a stroke of paralysis from which be never recovered. Mr. Jenkins was fifty-eight years of age. He was a brother of Mr. I. W. Jenkins of this city. Hb Vfdg waa Miss Sallie Parr, who died nomo > ?ars ago. Mr. Jenkins for J many years was a merchant here, but for the last few years has been hvtng near ?ocky Ii luff. Sou-suit in Ard Case. The case of Mrs. Louisa Ard against the North State Insurance Company came to a close about 1 o'clock Fri? day, when a motion for a non-suit w* made by the plaintiff and granted by Judge Gary. This motion was made by the defendant on the ground that the plaintiff had signed a contract re? lieving the company of all claims up? on it. when half or the amount of the policy was paid her and had not , afterwards offered to return the mon? ey to the company. The suit was for $u00, the other half of the policy having already**been paid by the company. Judge Gary at hist stated that he would grant the motion of the defendant und di? rected the foreman of the Jury to sign a verdict to this eft, et. but later upon referenee to rasen rlted by the plain? tiff, be granted the motion for a non? suit. M'MTKIl CtrTTON MARK KT. Corrected dally by Ernest Field, Cot? ton Huyer. Sumter. April 7. QgSjd Middling 12 1-4. Strict Middling 12 1-H. Middling 12. - * St Low Middling 11 l-t* I*.* Middling 11. Staple eotton, nominal. NKW YORK C'teTTON MARK KT. New York. April 7. Opening Close. Jan.111! 11.41 April. It.lt May.12.10 It.tl June. ltd* July.IM* IMI Aug. I Ml i ?et.11.11 ll ?1 Dec. 11.M I.IVK W III! KM IS < IIIM>. Johnston. April ??The body of I .a* i eme Cooper, the 11-year-old son of the Rev und Mrs. L. A Cooper, of Lei ore was brought lu re Sunday evening and Monday at 1 1 gA lagt the interment tffltl tuke srisjat at Mt I ?ll\ I I eun t. ry. Uaifoaes met Ms dealt while at play In th? .ir.| of his home. In some wnv be cam** In ront.o t vsitb a live wir? hi it sfoaaed i small fraasowort upon whb h he was glaylggf, Doatt whh kn?tnnt.<n.i" I ?u nbout rhre?? \ears Mr. Cooper was pastor of tho Ibipttst chueh here timl Iho SfJlIrs f .mil if gept in ureat b.n. *SM] i ? f^m by till and the death of their brlshi young ggg tj I sorrow |a the A. J. T1NDAL ALIVE. HAIU IW MMH RETURNS HOME AM) TELLS OF DISAPPEAR* Alf CK. Two Mn, sii|>|H>s4Miiy Drowned In ggsjies River, Were not Drowned, but |>rt Stau??Tindal Last Seen by IttLsh In Augusta. Orangeburg, April I,?Famished and bometlek, Bnrelny Rush, who with a. J. Tindui of Butnwvllle disap? peared <>n the afternoon of March II, today appeared in Orangeburg with a truly Mtontahlng story of the dlsappearancCi According to Rush, Tindal is alive, though his Where SboUtl Is unknown, Rush decalred ho himself grew weary of wandering and drei,led to return. Hush got off the f> o'clock train in Orangoburg today. He was seen and recognised as one of the sup? posed victims of what was thought to be a double tragedy of the Santee river. Informed that men had worked for days attempting to recover his body and that of Tindal, Rush seemed to consider the matter in the light of a joke. Ho looked in the same way on the statement that Tindal's will : was probated last week. Questioned as to his supposed death in the swoolen Santee, Rush was reti- j cent. He gave few details, though hi seemed anxious to clear uo the i matter. Rush said Tindal had been in a gloomy frame of mind, having taken a pessimistic view of the future. Tin- i dal, his employer, Rush said, had called upon him to leave the country, j They had announced their intention ' of going on a hshing expedition and had gone down the river to the spot where their boat and their hats wero found. They had taken two sets of hats, Rush declared. He and Tindal, he said, had made their arrangements for their dramatic disappearance, hav? ing set the scene as though for a double death. They had then, gone on to Parier, where they had taken the train. They went to Augusta, and there they parted, after spending some days together. Rush went to AfaTiam?, and Tindal dropped out of sight at Augus? ta. At any rate, Rush maintains that h,^ has heard nothing further from hlfl companion. Neither had much money, Rush de? ( hires. This lack of money was what finally drove him back to this State. When he arrivod here he was very hungry, having had nothing to eat all day. The coming of Rush brings further development! in an affair which for days was the talk of the entire com? munity. On the afternoon of March IS Tin? dal and Rush announced that they were going on a fishing expedition in the Santee river near .Millicun s sta-, tion. They Instructed g negro man to drive down to the water to meet them. When he got there he found the boat the men had used, the bot? tom shattered, floating in a little ba\ of the stream. Near it were tho hat tha pair had worn. The conclusion WM that they had been dynamiting fish and that a premature explosion of dynagtllC bad wrecked tile Ix.jit and thrown the two luckless llshermen to their death in the river. For days and days the search of ti?e rlVer was kept up. but the heavy freshets of the few da\s succeeding *he supposed accident rendered the WOrh difficult and made it improb ?bel that the bodies, if they had been in the river, would have been found. It was rumored that Tindal had hi en having financial troubles, but it was later announced that hi had made arrangements to tide over hirf financial difficulties. Tindal was a farmer of some prom? inence, Hf was a son of the bite J. K. Tindal, secretary of state. He was the winner of the first corn prise given in South Carollaa under the auspices of the United Stales department Ol agriculture and war, well known as a Scientific planter. He was manager of two great plantations, one at Kutaw Ivtlle and tie* other near Milllcan's Station. Where he was supposed to have mel hut death, _ TELL ALLIES TO MAKE HASTE. INysjUfg Won't Stand for Delay In Replying to Peace Terms. London. Apni ??. ?? 11 having come to the knowledge of the Powers thai tiu i< ilkan allies had decided not to de? li\cr their reply to the terms of peace dratted by the ambassador until S? atari is taken, it was decided at tO? day's conference of the ambassadors held at the foreign ofllce, to Insist that the reply ihall be not delayed. This decision win be made known to the allies through the ministers nf the Powera stationed In the Balkan Capi? tal* The settlement of the Tltrco-Rlll garlan frontier, which all the partiei have ggretd shall be drawn in o tralgnt line from the Quit ?l Kno tu Midi a. gives the Powera the necei aery excuse for hurrying Ihe allies THE COTTON MARKET. PLANTING OF \FAY CROP WILL BE GENERAL BY END OF WEEK. Ilraw Rains an<l (old Weather Will Ulve Hie Advantage of Ihn Hulls. New Orleans, April 6.- The cotton market this week will he more in? terested In the new crop than any? thing else. By the end of the week planting Will be general over all but the most northern sec tions of the cot? ton region, unless weather conditions are unfavorable, should the weather be fair and moderately warm this WCek, it Will be generally assumed that the crop is getting at least an average start and the hear side will have the advantage. Heavy rains and j Cold weather Will interfere with plant? ing and will give the advantage to the bulls, The first really critical stage of the crop may now be said to be at hand. Next to weather and crem news, the trade Will be interested in the river situation, although Influences from this source are more sentimental than otherwise. Unbiased traders have pointed out that the total area In the central belt that may be affected by overflows Is only about 350,000 acres and they contend that too much importance should not he given to such a small part of the entire area to be planted this spring, which is somewhere between 36,000,000 and 40,000,000 acres. Hears also have advanced Ml argument which has con? siderable merit and that is that, even With the probable stage in thu river getting higher and higher, the high- : est levels will be maintained only for! a short time, after which planting may go on as usual. The effect of bad river news on the market, however, must be taken into consideration re? gardless of whether it is justified or not. Breaks in the levees in im? portant farming se 'ions will un-j doubtedly result in higher prices in the cotton market. The spot situation, which the bulls contend is Improving, and the opera? tions of the bull clique, will be watch? ed closely and both are liable to have some effect on prices. The May posi? tion has become such chat shorts have liquidated large part of their holdings and very bullish rumors are going about concerning the July op- ; tlon. Developments of Importance in ? this direction are likely to come to | light .it almost any time. The prices of cotton did not move much last week, the extreme range on the old crop m**?Ths being -7 to 33 points, while in the new crop it was only 13 points. A feature of j the week was the widening of dif? ferences between the old and the new crop months to nearly one cent. No! ho long ago they were very close; to? gether. The net results of the week's trading were an advance of 8 to 9 points on the old crops and a de? cline Of i to 5 points on the new. Tin- high prices were made on Wed? nesday and the low prices on Mon? day. At the highest the trading months were - to II points over last Week's clOSej at the lowest they Were 10 to 11 points under. In the spot department prices gain? ed om -sixteenth of a cent, middling ( losing at 12 '.?-I?; against 12 1-2 last week, and 11 13-16 this week last year. Bales on the spot amounted to i!.i;ir> bales, against*3,524 last week, and 2,120 this week last year. Sales to arrive amounted to 2,164 bales, against 1,067 last week and 2,110 this week last year, o\Yi:\s-iti< iiAunsoN. A marriage of interest to their many friends In the city was that ??f Thursday evening at the home of the bride's parents Of Miss Maud*' Owens, the youngest daughter <d Mr. and Mrs. I?. W. Owens, and Mr. U. Joseph IMchard8on, a young man of this city. The marriage ceremony was per? formed by the Rev. J. N. Tolar and took plat e at 8 o'clock, a number of friends and relatives being present to witness it. After the wedding a bountiful BUp per was given the bride and groom and their friends who had gathered for the occasion. The patty was a very merry one and the affair was most enjoyable to ail. Wishes for their health, prosperity .and happiness were extended the brfde and groom, when the time cami or them t" leave for their m-w home. Hoth of the young people have the best wishes of their many friends here ami elsewhere for u happy married life. Pinewood, April t. The annual meeting of Ihe vestry of St Mark's church. Clarendon, was held ?aster Monday. The following officers and delegates U'erc elected for the yean Chairman nf vestry, It C. Richardson, Jr.; Senior warden, W, W Uppers <n; iunior warden, Ransom s Richardson; \ r Toomer, secretary and treasurer Delegates to the council which meets in Charleston May 6: A. P Toomer on I II l\ lilchardsoji; itlternates, W. II M I tic bars' en and VV D Upper THE BUTTER CONTENT, Ml*. I?. M. Pitta Gets First Prize? Mrs, J. Frank Williams Second. The Sumter County Putter Contest came off as scheduled In the cham? ber of Commerce room Saturday morning and proved most successful from every jaunt of view. There were nineteen entries and the hall was crowded to its seating capacity by men and ladies when Mr. Mason made his talk on the preparation of butter and how to improve it. Much interest was manifested and those in charge of the contest were extremely pleased with the outcome. The prizes wen- awarded to Mrs. P. M. Pitts, first, 14.00; Mrs. J. Frank' Williams, second, $2.00; Mrs. lt. V. Moses, third, II, J hose who scored above ninety were Mis. p. M. Pitts, 03; Mrs. J. V. Wil? liams, 1* 1!.7T.; Mrs. R. V. Moses, 12.50; Mrs. A. W. Ledlngham, 91.50; Mrs, C. L. Cuttlno, 1U.LT?; Mrs. J. A. Black WCll, 90.76; Mrs. J. P. Jenkins, 00.HO. The entries were all made by early ' in the morning and Mr. lt. H. Mason, the government expert in the daily division of the Department of Agri? culture, commenced judging the samples by !* o'clock. At 11 o'cloc k he made his talk to those present. He told them a number of things to do in order to improve the quality of their butter and how housekeepers could tell good from bad butter. Much j interest was mainfested in this lec? ture and Question upon question was asked by those present for advice up? on certain points upon which they wished information. This manifests- . tiion of interest by the women was especially gratifying and encouraging' to those who had planned the con-1 test. HARMONY PRESBYTERY TO MEET. Names of Representatives Who Will Attend Meeting. The following names of representa? tives to Presbytery which will meet in Sumter, April 8th, at 8 P. M., have been received: Bethune, D. M. Brailsford, R. M. (assigned.) Brldgman, Rev. A. C. Briggs, Dr. A. J. Rurgess, O, W. (assigned.) Chandler, J. H. L, Clark, Rev. 1). M. (assigned) Cousar, John. Evans, J. s. porbls, Rev. J. M. Gaskins, J. T. Crier, Rev. II. I., (assigned) Hall, Rev. Arnold. Hammond, Rev, H. C, (assigned.) Harvin, C. R. Herring, H. D, Ma? key, J. T. Mills, L. C. Montgomery, H. E. Murphy, J. C. McChesney, Rev. P. s. (assigned) McCutchen, D. E. McCrea, J. McDowell. McCutchen, J. E, (assigned.) McFaddin, J. T. (assigned.) McLaurln, A. B, Newsome, K. s. Parker, Rev. H. M. Plowden, R. C. i lembert, Kea\ ss, Janu s. Rowan. Rev. J. C. (assigned.) Binnott, Rev. w. 1. Thompson, J. A. Trimble, Rev. W. S. { Wardeau, Re v. F, H. Woodson, Itev. A. R. (assigned.) Workman, Rev. W. H. (assigned.) Thinks Floods Can bo Prevented. Washington, April 4. ? Aaron Aaronsoshn, head of the Jewish agri? cultural experiment station in Pales? tine, who is in the United States at tho imitation of the agricultural de? partment for consultation on farming problems, today confe rred with Secre? tary of the Interior Lane on means t(? control the Mississippi an? Ohio to pre vent tloods. Mr. Aaronsohn offer? ed several suggestions, which impress? ed the Secretary, who will discuss them with the President. WEBBER LONG STAPLE COTTON SEED. I* Year From Coker'a Seed Farm $l.ou PER BUSHEL Apply .1. A. DICK, Snmter, s. c. Care Dr. Qeo. W. 1 >lck. WANTED?To sell Dead White, Snow White, stay White Wyandotte eugs, $L\<Ht sitting of twelve. Ad? dress i". U Dickinson, So. Express Co., Sumter, s. c. MONEYM VKER * 'OTTON SEED FOR SALM?More- prolific, ami yields a larger per cent ot lint, Does not tall out of bolls, and has been en? tirely flee of ?IlSraSo ot eVefV kind, We otter a limited amount of select? ed need, ginned on private Kin on plantation where there bus never been blight, JI 00 bushel. C. P. Ostecn Co., Sumter. S. C. _ For SALE?Dixie Wdt resistant cot? ton seed from 1911 crop, price $1 t>er bushe l, sound and pur?1. 10. P. j Cobolugh, ?swego, S. C, R. F. D i-;-1 HOT BISCUIT, 1 ?so hot cakes, made with ROYAL Baking Powder are delicious, health? ful and easily made. _ TURKS HOLD SCUTARI. Montenegrins Postpone Assault Until End of Week Owing to Their Heavy LossqSi Vienna, April 3.?The Montenegrin attack on Scutari, according to ad? vices received here, has la-en post? poned to the end of the week owing, it is said, to heavy losses. The Monte? negrins are busy burying their dead and attending the wounded. The de? lay will also enable the Servians to bring up fresh siege guns. Servia's determined support of Montenegro is causing Increased agi? tation In Austria. The reported ar? rival at Satt Qiovanni de Medua of ? Russian steamer With guns, ammuni? tion and clothing for the Montene- j grins gives the Austrian papers ait op? portunity to attack Russia, SECRETARY MWDOO GOES AHEAD Has Reorganization of Customs Ser? vice well Under Way. Washington? April 5.?Prepara? tion for reorganization of the cus? toms service on July 1 are well under way by Secretary McAdoo. Two features of the plans as sent to Congress by former President Taft, and thereby made law. are worrying treasury officials. Against the recom? mendation of tie treasury depart? ment, Mr. Taft made Jacksonville the headquarters of the Florida district. Treasury offic ials urged Tampa, be-i cause its annual customs receipts are j said to he $1,800,000, while the re? ceipts at Jacksonville are said to be only $27.000. Tampa is protesting vigorously. In another part of his message to Congress Mr. Taft made Norfolk the headquarters of the Virginia district, and in another section referred to Nor? folk and Newport News as the joint headquarters for Virginia. The latter was the treasury department's recom? mendations, */Ut Officials believe that Mr. Taft meant to make Norfolk tin headquarters. They are endeavoring to interpret this feature of the plan. Some protest has been received from Newport Newa will "FIGHT TO FINISH.*' Instructions to Solicitor Timmcrman Alter Fugitive in Pcnmdyvankb Columbia, April 4.?"They arc ne? gro lovers up here" is the estimation of Solicitor George Bell Tlmmerman, of Lexington, who is in llarrisburg. Pa., representing the State of South Carolina In the requisition case of Joe Grant, a negro, wanted in Edge (leid county for ? murder committed in April, lift, The> negro in fighting extradition and Soli* tor Timmor man wired Attorney General Pceples for instructions, asking if ho should continue the tight. .Mr. Timmcrman's wire is as follows: "Have had hearing before Attorney General. Hefore Governor Tener to? morrow. Habeas corpus will come next. Shall I stay here? They are negro lovers up here. 1 want to fight them to a finish* Do you approve? We are right." Attorney General Pceples" reply was: "Fight to finish; whip or be whipped." No CHARGE AGAINST WILSON. Washington, April 0.?Published reports that Luis Manuel Rojas, sec? ond vice president of the Mexican house of deputies and grand master of the grand Masonic lodge of the Val? ley of Mexico, had filed with the state department charges that Ambassador Henry Lane Wilson was responsible "morally" for the assassination of President Madero and Vice President Suarez brought forth from Secretary Bryan the statement that no such charges had been received by him. It is not impossible that the state de? partment would refuse to entertain A communication of so grave a nature received through any other than the usual diplomatic channels. IX TDK CIVIL COURT. In Civil Court Monday morning the jury was taking a course of veter. nary surgery, especially in that branc of the^ department relating to th cause and treatment of founders : horses. The suit is one brought by Mr. A. 1 Harby to recover the price of a hors , which he alleges was sold to Mr. V? H. Boyle, Mr. Boyle on the oth? I hand alleges that the horse was n? : in the condition it was said to be is and refused to pay for it. A numb* ?f witnesses were examined on bot., sides during the morning session and the case will he resumed when the af? ternoon session is commenced. Th? Right Rev. II. P. Northrop, Bishop of Charleston, has eudered a collection take>n up in all <?f the Catholic Churches throughout his dio? cese for th<' relief eif the storm and flood suffere rs in Nebraska, Indiana and <>hie>. In acc*>rdance with this order from Rishop Northrop a collec? tion was taken up here- and the mem bets of St. Anne's Parish eemtributcd the sum of $:jx..rjl to this fand. VOTING COUPON. GOOD FOR 25 VOTES in The Daily Item, Watchman and Bouthron and Merchant! Auto? mobile and Prize Contest. For ( Miss or Mrs). Address., District No.9 These couponi must be clipped out neatly and brought or sent to Contest Department of The Item, Sumtcr, S. C Coupons of this issue not good after April jr.. 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