The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 10, 1913, Image 5
Ctu f?lattbmim anT> Scutbron.
klHfd at the Poetofflce et Sumter, 8,
C, ee Seeoad Clam flatter.
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PKA80NAI*
Mm. Edwin Wllsm and daughter.
Miss Lillian, were In the city Tues?
day.
Mr and Mrs. VanCleavo Albert Par
are now in the city from their
bridal trip. The many friends whom
ahe made on her former visits here
will be glad to welcome Mrs. Parott
to Sumter and to its social ife.
Messrs. J. II. Clifton and It. Frank
Keliy left Monday afternoon for Co?
lumbia.
Mrs. James Smith i nd Miss M<>)l\
Smith, of Wlnnsbnr.., are visiting Miss
Leonora Wllliford.
Miss Orady Humph, a former resi?
dent of this city and operator at the
Western I'ni'.n Telegraph Company
office, has returned to Sumter, where
ahe has accepted tho agency of the
Western I nno? Telegraph Company in
this city. Her many frie<nds here will
be glad to know that ahe haj come
back to Sumter to live
Mr. J. V. Wilson, af Columbia, is In
the city for a few d; ys.
Mr. Edwin Wilson, of St. Charles,
spent Tuesday In to\ n.
Mr. J. M. Parker, of Pilzcll. was a
visitor to the c ity Tuesday.
Mise Ammle Telcher has returned
from a trip to Atlanta and Orange
burg.
Mis* Ethel Carson, who has been
en an extended trip of two and a half
year In the Philippines, where she]
stayed with her brother. Capt. L. S.
Carson, and other relatives, returned
home Tuesday afternoon. Miss Car?
son stopped for a month's visit to her
aiater. Mrs. Ebble Wells, at Oakland,
California, after landing at San Fran
essevo. before coming home.
Mlsa Emma McCreary, of Ashevllle,
la visiting Mise Holly Brown on
Hampton avenue.
Mr. W. T. Merritt Is In the city on
business.
Miss Lenle Wltherspoon. who has
bgejfl visit,ng at Col. Muldrow's near
Mayesvii. . Is stopping In the city to?
day with Mrs. McKay on Hroad Street.
She will return to her home In York
1 li.'e tomorrow.
I" 1 Mi C. C. Brown.
mond Brown, the
own, pastor of the
First Baptist Church of this city, died
at her home on Fast Liberty Street
Tuesd y afternoon between four and
five o'clock after an illness which
has lasted for something over a year.
Mrs. Brown had been critically ill
for the past week and her death was
not unexpected by her many friends
In Sumter. She had been an invalid
for many years, although she was not
in a serious condition until the pa st
year.
The funeral was held at the
ceme?Ty Wednesday, thero being
ic. services In accordance with a wish
of the deceased. The funeral proces?
sion left the house at '? o'clock.
Mrs. Brown has made Sumter her
home ever since she was married to
It C. C. Brown, more than thirty
years ago. She was before her mar?
riage. Miss Battle Hammond Wright,
of Lowlsvllle. Ca . In which state She
was raised. She is ervlved b) lo r bus
band. Dr. C. C Brown, her mother.
Mi H Q Wright, of this City, areI
b\ tn?> seethers 1 ?r. J. I? Wright id
Lewlsvilb?. C,? . R L Wright, Sum?
ter. A. It Wugh'. Sa robrsville, Ca .
II O. and II J Wright of Florida.
OS also h aves a ntOCCi MfSJ, Howes
of New York, and two nephews.
MfiwM Wright 111'weS Ol N ew York,
and I> II MOW SO, Jr., of Wilmington,
N. C.
Real t>tate transfers.
f. A llyttenberg |g Fthel O.
S< bahvlltJt. acre lot on extension of
Calhouu street. 9100.
Master to James It. Wells, 35 acres
in Prt'steer township. 5:??'?.
Itealty Development Co. to He?
hre? a and Israel Heiser, bd or 11^
vln street. $1?.".
I? It MeCallum. Jr . to J. F. I?H
?, r n u Betes* ami w c Besser.
a throe-fourth's interest to tracts of
1!?.? nerex ,n ,1 \ 7 o i>, <>n Suini. r
BtsjSjsjassrg road. H.IM 11
J W MflOnf to Mattie I.inton. lot
near southwest edge of city, 17'm
Eugene S Miller to JSjSJSS T China
lot on W light stret. It.HOO.
Tin moving of the ? oal chute from
its present koattOW to the new site
whh h is being prepared for it, is
attracting mm h int er? M ll the
railroad freight yard Just now
Thr moving af this tall log heavy
structure Is a feat wbu h will require
t
the nicest skill and gate that any en?
gineer may be pi mid to a ? ??mplish
hu? eossf ully
|?r. J. Herbert Havnsworth went,
to Humbert Thursday afternoon to at?
tend Ihe closing exercises of tht
rtcmbert sehnet.
hi{k.(.s.u\hm;s.
Marriage of Well Known Young Peo?
ple Tool* Place This Morning.
Miss HaUie W. KriggS, of this city
and Mi. H. M. Harnes, Jr., of Smith?
Raid, \. C. were married this morn?
ing at II o'clock at the home of the
bride's parents on South Har\ in Street.
Miss Krmgs has made her home in
this city for the past year and Mr.
Harnes was formerly a resident here,
?fhefj hi managed the business of the
Royal Woolen Mills.
Only a few friends and relative! of
the happy young OOUple witnessed the
Ceremony, which was performed by
Rev. j. p. Marion. Immediately after
its Conclusion Mr. ami Mrs. Harnes
left for Spartanburg, S. C, their future
home, where Mr. Harm s is manager
of a ? lothing establishment,
Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Hyman accom?
panied them, Mrs. Hyman being a
lister of the bride.
ltev. .lames McDowell Dead.
Yorkville, S. C, May 7.?Rev.
.lames McDowell, who has been ill
here at the home of his son, Dr.
James McDowell, for the past two
months, died at 0 o'clock this morn?
ing, aged II years and three months.
The body will be taken to Sumter for
interment, arriving there on the train
from Columbia at 7.30 o'clock to?
morrow, Thursday, morning. The
funeral services will be held in the
Presbyterian church at 12 o'clock,
noon, Thursday.
Rev. James McDowell was born
January 26, 18.12 on Pee Dee, George?
town county, where his father, Da
vlson McDowell, was a planter, a
man of substance and a citizen of in?
fluence in his community. Here he
passed the first ten years of hie life,
but the death of his father made
necessary a change in the home, and
his mother removed with her young
family, composed of one son and three
daughters, to Sumterville. |g this
community he grew to manhood and
llthough never for any great length
of time a resident after reaching
man's estate* he was always close?
ly connected with Sumter by ties of
church and kindship and was a fre
cpjent and welcome visitor.
He was prepared for college in the
village school and then attended the
South Carolina College, from which he
was graduated in the class of 1853
Peeling called to preach the Gospel
ho entered the Columbia Theological
Seminary, graduating with the class
of 1856 Soon after graduation he
was ?alled to be assistant pastor of
the Second Presbyterian Church of
Charleston, which pastoral relation
was dissolved within less than a year
for him to acept the call of Harmony
and Clarendon churches, Clarendon
COUnty, These churches were Shortly
afterwards united and became the
Manning Presbyterian church. When
the town of Manning was established,
he served the charge as pastor until
ItH?more than 40 years. After
leaving Manning he made Sumter his
home, but served two large country
?hurches, Midway and Kcthel, In
Harmony Presbytery. POT the last
Ave years he has had no regular
charge, but bis Services were in great
demand and there were few Sabbaths
he failed to till some pulpit. Only
last .summer he labored for several
months as a home missionary among
the mountaineers of Hreathitt county.
Kentucky. This was the last regular
woik that be undertook for the
weight of years bad begun to tell and
he could not labor in bis Master's
vineyard as he bad done for more
than a half century.
During the War Between the States
he was chaplain in the Ith S. C. Regi?
ment, The palmetto Sharpshooters,
and surrendered with i.ee at Appo
mattox.
He was twice married, first In 1I6?,
to Miss Mary Wltherspoon <d' gumtei
ami fo? more than thirty years they
lived together In happiness, their
home being one in Which the Chris?
tum virtues were exemplified day
bj day. Three children blessed this
union -Mrs. R. M. Seebrook, of
Rdisto island. Dr. James d. McDow?
ell, of Yorkville and Mrs. <*. m. Rich?
ards, of Davidson College, all of
whom survive him. Late in life he
married Miss Belle Lachlcotte, of
lie rsjetown county and for nine
yean she brightened bis declining,
rears before she wiis claimed by death,
There Were ho children by the mar?
riage Mr. McDowell's three sisters.
Mrs. J s. Richardson, Mrs liobt.
.1 Dick ami Mis. J unes Douglas pre?
deceased him man) years, but many
nieces and nephews bless bis name
end reverence his memory.
Mr Mi Dowell was Known ami rever?
enced In Presbyterian households in
this Section Of the State for the purity
of bis life and the singleness of
purpose with which he went about
doing good as a servant ami follower
of Christ. It is such lives as bis that
establish the value of the Christian
faith and silence the doubters and
scoffers. His life eaa a sermon and
his ministry a benediction to all who
Knew him
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WON'T APPOINT DR. PARIER.
GOV, BLKA8E RESPECTFULLY DE
CLINKS TO ACCEPT DELE?
GATION'S It 1 :< < >M M END?
ATION.
W. s. ChaiMllcr of Mayesvllle Appoint?
ed mi Comity Board by Governor in
Place ??r Dr. M. L. Parier, Who Was
Reconunended by County Legisla?
tive Delegation?Others Kceom
niei\rt(Hl Appointed*
In a letter to Senator .T. II. Clifton
Governor Blease Btatta that he will
not appoint Dr. M. L. Parier of
Wedgefleld on the County hoard and
appoints Instead of Dr. Parlor Mr. \v.
S. Chandler of .\,ayesv illo. The four
other persons recommended by the
Legislative delegation, Messrs. K. T.
Minis, Shiloh; W. .1. Young. Rafting
creek; .lohn I. Drogdon, Concord and
W, S. Burkett, Stateburg, were ap?
pointed by the Governor .although he
question! the right of the delegation
to name those who shall he appoint?
ed
Governor Blease's letter to Mr. Clif?
ton is:
"Your recommendations of April
29, with reference to County Com?
missioners for Sumter County, duly
received. I lind in the Acts of P.) I.;,
page 75, the following proviso for
Sumter County: 'That in the Coun?
ty of Sumter there shall he live com- i
missioners, to he selected from -de?
ferent portions of the county.' There
is no provision that they shall be
named by thr county delegation, or
by whom they shall be named. You
will notice that the Act provides that
in some of the counties they shall be
appointed by the Governor upon rec?
ommendation of the members of the
General Assembly, hut in this new
Act there is no such provision for the
County of Sumter. However, I luve
this day, in obedience to the wishes
of your delegation, appointed four of
the gentlemen named by you, but most
respectfully decline to appoint M, L,
Parier, Wedgefleld, S. C, and :iaye
appointed as the fifth commissioner,
w. s. Chandler, Mayesvllle, s. f\,
thereby giving to that section of the
county one commissioner, the Act pro?
viding that they shall he selected
from different sections of the county.
I hope this will lie satisfactory to ;hc
delegation."
"Very respectvully,
"Cole. I.. Please,
"Governor.'
Columbia, May 3. 1913.
Mr. Clifton, when seen this morn?
ing, turned the letter from Governor
I Mease over to an Item reporter. He
stated that so far as he knew there
was no change in tin- methods of ap?
pointment of members of the County
Board grid that these appointments
hud always been made by the Gover?
nor upon the recommendation of the
delegation .although so far as he knew
there was no way to force the gover- !
m?r to appoint those recommended by
the delegation. He was sorry that
there had beer, a hitch in the mat?
ter, and was not prepared to say what
action the delegation would take, it
was probable that a meeting would he
held to discuss the matter.
Another point brought out by Mr.
Clifton Was the fact that Mr. Chan-I
dler was now cotton weigher at
Mayesvllle, a public office ami Mr.
Chandler a bonded officer, and that
he could not under the law hold tin
two offices at one time. Mr. Clifton
did not know what reason Governor
Please had for refusing to appoint Dr.
Parier <ut the board.
Funeral Of Rev. .Tames McDowell.
The funeral of Rev, James Mc?
Dowell. D. D, Which was held at
.n Thursday in the Presbyterian,
was attended by a large congregation
composed ol his friends from lour or
live counties, who were members of
the churches he bud served us pastor
during his long ministry. During the
hour of serv i? ? business was suspend
ed, all the hunks ami stores being
closed us a mark of respect to his
memory, and as the funeral passed
through the streets from the church
to the cemetery, the * i*y hall bell was
tolled
The services at the church were
conducted by Rev. W. J. McKay, as?
sisted by Rev, J, P. Marion, the pas?
tor of the church. Dr. McKuy paid
to Dr M< Dowell the loving ami tender
tribute of a friend who had admired
and reverenced the departed servant
of Ootl for a lifetime ami who mourn?
ed hit death as a personal loss, that
w a a tempered only h) the knowledge
thai his venerable friend had been
called to that higher ami bettei home
Ihut his long life, sanctified to good
Works for bis fellow men. made Ins
sure and just reward. The services
wer.- brief ami simple ami in keeping
w it h t he life and character of t h<
man who had entered into test after
a Well spent and IIS< lul lit* that was
an example and inspiration to all who
i a me under tlx influence ol his min?
istry.
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A k.I dry cleaner?the Wehl) bill.
. w Imlngton l Mspntch,
WILL At CEPT POSITION.
Mr. W. s. Chandler of Mayesvlllc Will
Resign as Cotton Welglier.
it was learned Wednesday after?
noon over the telephone thai Mr. W.
s. Chandler of Maycsvllle, who was
appointed by Governor Blease on the
county hoard would accept the po?
sition) resigning from the position of
cotton weigher at the same time.
Mr. Chandler Btated over tin- tele?
phone that he had already scut off his
bond and would file it as soon as it
was returned from the bonding com?
pany. He Btaterd that he had nomi?
nally been cotton weigher at Maycs
ville, hut that in fact all the work was
done by his son.
With the appointment of Mr. ('han?
dler on the county hoard another cot?
ton weigher will have to be elected at
Maycsvillc, as Mr. Chandler cannot
hold the two ofliccs at one time.
Marriage License Record,
A license to marry was issued Tues?
day to Sam .lames and Florence
.James, colored, of Sumter.
The work of erecting a second story
on ill*' block of Reld stores on Main
street baa commenced. The second
story will be fitted out complete as
dub rooms tor the Bike Club.
The hare runs 80 feet a second?
and it is '.??? feet from borne plate to
. first base. Sign him.?Anderson (8.
C.) Mail.
Marriage License Record*
A llcenae was [snood Monday to H.
M. Barnes, Jr.. of smithfieid, H. C,
and Miss Hat tie W. Briggs of this
city.
Licenses to marry wore issued WeaV
nesday to Stephen Atkins and Liliic
Uarvin, Rembert; sad Clarence Nel?
son, Davis Station, and Margaret L.
i >i< ks, Bumter.
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