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Ifc Wifrframi nu $Gutbron. Catered at the PoMtofflce at Samter, 8. < aa Seeoad Claas flatter. i PERSONAL Mrs II n stmchcckcr has return ed It Charleston after spending a ?ouple of dn>s here. Mies Kessle Gibson, of Portsmouth, \%.. Is visiting Miss Julia Itowland. Mrs. William Huughtry. of Ports moum. Vo.. is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. liowlaml. Mr C. C. Gurrctt went to Summer ton on business Friday. Mr. K II Karle, of C.reenvllle. sinnt Tbursday In the elty as the guest of Mr. II. L McLcod. Mr*. K. P. Kicker spent Thursday In Columbia. Mr.4. I* S. Jennings went to Colum? bia Thursday to see her mother, Mrs. A. P. Vinson. who is quite ,11 at that place. Mm. P. C Fogartio of Columbia is \ is.ting Mr. and Mrs W. Y. L Mar? shall on Hroad stn i t. Mr. C A I'rumr was called to Monroe, N. C, Sunday on account of the death of his uncle. Mr. Charlie Kruner. Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Kowlund and children left Sumter this ir.o. ning for Columbia, where they make their home in the future. Mr. Kowlund has entered into the lirm ct Wells & Itowland at Columbia, *ml will do a real estate business in his new home. Their many friends In Sumter are; sorry to see Mr. ami Mrs. Kowland b i\e here, hut wish them success in their new home. Mr- r.eo S. Morrison and daughter, of Columbia, who have been visiting i'latlves in Simtcr. have returned home. Miss Katie Clark, n former resident of Sumter. spent the W< I with her mother, return! ig Ij Columbia Von Jay morning, whc?e she has a I ositlon with the Columbia State. Vlss Kea?rice Cohen, pi Florence, is visiting friends in the city. Mr. A II Safeieis. al Ha#000\ HI the day in the city. Miss Innls Cuttlno of the Junior Okggg and Mi Katie Pitts of the Sophomore class have been chosen to represent their classes on the student .ting board of Winthrop College. Vessrs. English l?es('hamps ami I n LeJrand of this city were two he leading point winners In the mon-Tech athletic meet Saturday in *hch Clemson College defeated Its old-tin e rival. I?l \TII. Hra Kdith S. hilling, wife of Mf August Schilling, died at the Sumter lb.spit.t| Sumlav morning, where she h oi been nick for several days. The I . was taken from here to Charles? ton Sunday afternoon an dthe funer? al was held at St. John's1 Chapel ut that place Monday afternoon. Mrs. Schilling came to Sumter eight aggws ago and las been living hen since that time. '.ier husband being in . narge of the pumping station. She was before h? r marriage a Miss Pundt, of Chrle.it.m. She Im survived by her husband and one daughter. Ad?*. the only daughter of Mr. and Mrs. II c Wadford, of Hrogdon, died at the Sumter Hospital Thursduy af ler ihre? week* Illness following an op?t.it on. The little nine vear-ol.! Kit! was baWtsd ?t aVasf SO Friday. Mrs Hester lirown, who live?| in the /e ar neighborhood, near HrlttOlt'a store. ? i Thursday and was burled at the Zoar ? hurt h burying ground on i rniiy 'i he fum r.ii eervleas oval the hub girl and Mrs. Krown were haM al the same time at Zoar ? hur< h. < It v N .te^. Darlag the past two months trees aloiiK more than Ihres mllef ot sire.t, bi?\e baajgj trimmed. The traag are much Improved m looks by tin ti nnming. All of the din hag on the sdgi I of the tit) have bsea cleaned out during the pint two Wo k", a step \\hi<'h goes a long ways to ptc\ent sa km ss dur mg the sun no r. Workmen are now engaged in fill? ing the eewerots for the foundation for the electric p imps at the pumping station. All of the fittings ami ma? terial ne< ess.it s fof installing the pumps i* now -.ti hand e\ ept the strainers for the pumps V ? t Inh Meeting. Mis-* Marie I'eLoime was the |)o* k - Thursday artet noon to the Art Club. The nu mbers of the club spent a dollghlful hour ? hatting over their embroidery, alter which ?n-ii.is re? : i. ?h meats s ere gen sd, summer baa come at mat and those w bo wer.mpluining of a cool spring bi-t w?ek. are now grumbling about the not we.ther. WILL oo To EUROPE. .Mr. Carl A. WlthCTspoon to Attend National Snmla> School Convcn lion. Mr. Carl Wlthorspoon has re? ceived ins regtet rat Ion receipt for transportation to The Worlds Sunday School Convention, and is now waiting for his tour assignment* It is very probable that tour n> f>u days. s. s. Cymric sailing from Boston Juno 17, for Liverpool; thence London. Paris, Dorna, Intsriakoni Bemoat Oberland, nnd Lucerne, returning via Lake Con? stance, Munich. Nuremberg, Frank? fort, tin- RhlnOi Holland, Harwich, York. Bdlnburg, nnd Glasgow, will be selected. As a result of Mr. Wltherspoon's trip to sec the publishers of The in? ter-Church, over ? week ego, they de i idod to arang for the above tour, which is longer and better than the one originally planned, to compensate him for the special services that he will render their paper In this country and ;it lha Convention, The campaign for SUbSt rlptloni m Bumter and V'lcln ity is the Aral step of n greater cam* paign, which will be conducted at The World s Sunday St hool Convention, going as the main working force, a large demonatration booth In the Convention hall, Tonhalle? Mr. Wlthorspoon will have charge of this booth, nnd ? few representatives wie? will endeavor to Interview every dele gntc to tiic Convention, In reference to subscribing to The Intcr-Church. The Inter-Churck is published week? ly and Is National In 111 sc ope. Ar? im mjements are heing made to have a COB!plett report of tin- Convention ooi.ut in the lnter*Church< The prtce of the paper is $1.60 per year, HAM) < 111 SIIF.D |JV TRAIN. .loM-pii ott injured Thnrsduj Evening Near INtsscngcr Station. Thursday evening Joseph Ott, an Italian, had his hand crushed When, in attempting to board an A, C. L. train, he fell and the wheel of the cats passed over the hand, cutting !t off. Ott was taken to the Sumter Hos? pital, where he was given medical treatment. It is understood thai Ott and an? other Italian Were attempting to hoard the blind baggags ami Ott fell, suffer? ing tin- injury in his fall. LITTLE Itov KM LFI>. Frank hfcLood, Colored. Shot bj Douglas Spencer, White. Frank IfcLood, a colored boy three1 years of age, was shot and instantly killed Friday ;>t Borden by Douglas Spencer, a white boy about ten years of ago, Douglas Is the son of w. J, spencer of Borden, The shooting was reported to be accidental and an Inquest was n<>t deemed neeessaiy. Particular! of the occurrence could not be obtained here Coroner Flowers received a mes-, sage Friday afternoon asking him to come to Borden to hold the Inquest, but late In the afternoon when h< had almost reached tin scene he was stopped by several gentlemen, who Informed him that Magistrate Qlllla had hoM an Investigation and bad determined the killing purely acci? dental to the mtlsfnctlon of nil par? tial and no Inquest WOS desired by snyono. l lll BAND < ONI I U I. Delightful Musk! Rondorod for Pleas? ure of Public on seiend Oleen. Friday evening the Rumtcr Band gnve Its lirst puidic concerl on tie: school green for I he benefit nnd pleasure ut the people of Sumter, There was a good attendance present. both ol young and old, and those win* heard the Hill I' seemed delighted with it The band was liberally ap? plauded alter several of the selection:-. VOLLEY r. hi REVIVED. First fInnen of Season Ployed Frida) Night at ^ . M. V, \. The lirst volley ball game of the season was played al the If, M. C. A. Krida) night between teams picked by Messrs, Tweed and Hall. The ex? hibition was ? good one. although some of the men were out of practise, this being their nrst attempt this year. Tweed's team capped three of foe,- games. Voile) ball has been revived for the season and game* will be played regularly hereafter throughout the l i -a of the Spring. 1? IS hoped to get the people of Humter again Interested in this game, an the) were last spring In t ie Rec?M'iler*H Court, David .tose was tried In the Re? corder's Court Motida) morning foi violation of the health ordinance, keeping hogs In tie ? itj hmits. lie plead uuill\ ami HCntenCS W o suspended on condition thai he remove i he ni Imals from t he < it y limits. i.on I'eSaiissuie was charged wltlt petit larcen) Her '.eve was contln ned until liter. ? FAITH CURE DIDN'T WORK. \\. C. Cliamplon Arrested for Cruelty Mi Children and Held lor Upper Court? w. C. Champion, colored, was ar? rested Thursday for cruelty to chil? dren and after a preliminary before the Recorder Friday morning he was bounu over to the General Sessions Court for trial in default of $600 bond. Champion If an alleged believer In the "Faith Cure," and twice refused to allow a physician to prescribe for his child which was sick With tuber? culosis, when the doctor was sent by the City Health Officer to visit the child. He believed thai the "faith1 cure" Would cure her. However, the child died from the disease and the: negro was arrested on the charge of cruelty to children. FIREMEN'S WORK APPRECIATED. Col. K. i>. Loo shows Iiis Apprecia? tion of Fire Laddies by Substantial Check. Tl?e work of tin lire laddies in HO me linns appreciated, the tinmen say, aim sometimes it seems thai it li no! duly appreciated, even when they do the best work. It was appreciated in a very appropriate manner Thursday when the firemen had a long run up North Main Street ami extinguished a lire which- practically destroyed ?'? building owned by Col. It. 1?. Lee and saved others from catching. Col, Lee as an indication of his appreciation of their work gave the depurtn.! nt a clu ck for $-?"?."<?, a gift which was mm h appreciated by the lire laddies, especially so at this time When the boys an getting ready to go to Abbeville to the State Firemen's Tournament, where they hope to win some of the prizes offered. WEATHER BUREAU HERE i>. L, Wannamaker Mado Local Weather Man for Station. A co-operative weather bureau sta? tion has been ordered established in this city by the United states depart? ment of meteorology and Mr. D. L. Wannaina' r of the advertising de? partment of the Sumter Daily Hem will be local co-operative observer, or "weather man,-' as the position is more generally known. The apparatus for taking the ob? servation! will probably arrive In the City Monday afternoon and will be established at once by Mr. Wanna? maker at his home on West Oakland avenue. Mr. Wannamaker, while a stmb nt at the College of Charleston, took a course in meteorology at the weather bureau station at the Char? leston Museum and is well qualified tO fill the position. In establishing the weather station her.' it is the desire Of the Federal government to keep a more accurate record of the weather conditions in the eastern pari of the state than heretofore, this being the first weath? er bureau to be established in the cistern part of the State between Co? lumbia and ? Charleston. in 1.1? 1 '<>K FORGERY. Tom Clarkson nnd \hc Sanders Ar rested and Lodged in dad. Tom Clarkson and Abe Sanders. | colored, were arrested Thursday ami ' given a preliminary on the charge of forgery. The Recorder, after hearing the evidence, bound them over to the generul sessions court for trial. There were twenty-four cases made out against the two negroes for the of? fense, it being alleged that they se? cured something over $240 In their operations. Bond was set at $200 for each of the defendants in each case it seems that Clarkson's wife had money In the bank in her own name, which her husband and clarkson se? cured through forged checks. Marriage License Record. Samuel Benjamin and Chessle Lowry of Sumter ami Marion Wilson and Mary Singleton. Sumter, colored, were is sued marriage licenses Saturday. WINTIK >F c< ILLEtiE *c|iolur*hlp ami entrance Examinat? ion. The examination for the award of vacant scholarships in Winthrop Col? lege and for the admission of new students will be held at the County ?'"iin llou ?<? on i 'rlday, .1 ul> I, at 9 V M Applicants must be not less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant alter July i they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examina t ion, pi ovidi il i he\ no . i t he condil - Ions KuveriiiiiK ihe award. Applicant* for scholarships should write to Pres? ident Johnson before the examination for scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will ..pen September 17, 1913, For f?r? ther information und catalogue, ad dress Pres, 11 H Johnson, Ko< i. Hill, H C VdVt, i DARLINGTON MIN WIN. High School Baseball Tram Defeated on VIkII to Darlington* The Sumter High School baseball team returned from Darlington Fri? day night) where tiny had played a game of baseball with the team from tin- St. John's High Bchool daring the afternoon. The Darlington boys won the game by the Bcore of 11 to 7. The Sumter boys uotbattcd their opponents) bul were unable to gel to? gether until the latti r pari of the game, when it was too late to win. Geo. H. Hurst, UNDERTAKER AND EMBALMER. Prompt attention to day or night calls. AT OLD J. D. CRAIG STAND, 202 N. Mala Street. Day Phone 539. Night Phone 201. PlnflsBin^^ You Like to Know Whore you can get the best shave, hair .etil .or .other tonsorial work ?. Its right opposite the Post? ofBCO, Drop in today and learn about our excellent service. The Sumter Shaving Parlors, Dan P. Mosely, Prop. IM A Move for the Better WE HAVE MOVED INK) (Uli MAY QUARTERS AT 15 N. Main Street where our enlarged banking house und ? complete cajnipnttcnt will allow us in afford, wo trust* better service and accommodations to our patrons. SERVICE THAT HAS MADE FUR US THE TITLE The Peoples' Bank We ?re What Our Name Implies: The Ladies' Outfitting Co., -? INCORPORATED J. D, Lemmon, Mgr. 17 S. Main St. Mrs. L. Atkinson, Milliner VOTING COUPON. GOOD FOR 25 VOTES In The Dally Item, Watchman and Southron and Merchants Auto? mobile and Prize Contest. _, yU v. For (Miss or Mrs). .. .. ,? Address .. .. ?. .. ?.? District No.. These coupons must be clipped out neatly and brought or Ii . t to Contest Department of The Item. Sumter, S. C. Coupons of this issue not good after May IS, How Quick fZlJ^fZltlZ Madam? ?Three, Four or Five Minutes ? We can tell you how to freeze it just a little quicker, no matter how swift you are ?-that is, if you haven't already tested our recipe. We want you to have this recine for quick cream making free. We would be glad to sell you a fine BLIZ? ZARD FREEZER at the same time. There's no better made?but, it is not necessary for you to buy a Freezer from us in order to obtain the recipe. To every lady calling at our store in person and ask? ing, we will be pleased to tell her how to freeze ice cream quickly and cheaply?the information is gratis?come in any day and ask us. The DuRant Hardware Company, TELL YOUR HUSBAND WE SELL ' LIME. CEMENT AND PLASTER." \. I>. It' you live out ol* town drop n-> a raid and WTC Will mail you the rrripr. The Content Prize eautiful Winter Piano Now on display at our place of business, where Contestants and their friends are cordially invited to call and inspect it. THE PRINGLE PIANO COMPANY,' 8 E. LIBERTY STREET AT SIMPSON FURNITURE COMPANY "IT'S ALWAYS WINTER TIME WHEN YOU OWN A WINTER PIANO." w M k The Contest Prize