The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, May 24, 1913, Image 5
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?tales nil at the rNtotofltce at Sumter, 8.
CM aa Seoond Claas Matter.
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PERSONAL
Messrs C. E. and A. It. San tiers of
Magootl were In the city Tuesday.
Mrs K. S. Hood and Mrs C O. Row
lund have returned to the city, after
spend Ins several days in Columbia on
their return from Roekhill. where
they went to attend the pageant.
Dr. W. C. Lindsay, for more than
thirty years pastor Of the First Bap?
tist church of Columbia. Is on a visit
to Dr. C. C. Brown. 0
Mra B. W. Vogel has returned
from Barnwell. where she haa been
visiting friends.
Dr. F. B. Sanders of llagood was in
the elty Tuesday morning.
Mr. R. L. Benton of Camden spent
Monday night in the city.
Hon. M L. Smith of Camden was in
the city Tuesday.
Mr. B. O. Gibson of Atlanta Is In
the city to spend some time with his
alsters.
Miss Mary Nash of Charlotte Is visi?
ting friends In town.
Mrs. H. D. Birnett has returned to
Sumter after a visit of severul weeks
to her mother In New York.
I)r, A. Weinberg has returned to
the city from Philadelphia, wher- hs
attended the Philadelphia Post-Grad
uate School of Denlstry, taking two
courses, while there, which covered
the subjects of nitrous oxide and oxy?
gen, anesthesia, mouth hygiene and
prophylactics.
Messrs. Curtis, John and Mitchell
Edens and Harry Joye have returned
to the city from Edgefleld, where
they attended the South Carolina Co
Educatlonal Institute.
Mrs A. Weinberg has returned to
the ?-lty after a visit to Virginia, Balti?
more and Philadelphia,
An Approaching Marriage.
Mr. and Mrs. Adolph A. Cohen of
Florence have issued Invitations an?
nouncing the marriage of their daugh?
ter, Beatrice Bollman. to Mr. Har?
ry Green of Samter, on Wednesday
evening, the fourth of June, at half
after nine o'clock at the Central Ho?
tel. Florence. S. C. Mr. and Mrs.
UreeH Will be at home, 14 Church
Street. Sumter. K. C, after July first.
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Wilson-Ma yes.
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Invitations have been Issued by
Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Wilsor. of St
Charles announcing the marriage of
their daughter, Lillian Virginia, to
Mr. Chandler Eugene Mayei on Wed?
nesday evening, the fourth of June,
at half past seven o'clock at Mount
Eton Church, Sulnt Charles South
Carolina.
Competitive |)rllL
A very close and Interesting com?
petitive drill was held Thursday at the
Calhoun School. There were 1&7
boys In the battalion and the very
efficient officers. Messrs. Bradford.
Cantey. Brown. Gallagher, and Hutch
eson hsd an exceedingly difficult tusk.
The contestants were finally reduced
to 11. Those, who were successful.
I
wilt compete at the park on Monday
afvernoon at ft o'clock, when the
dreas parade will be held.
The following were successful this
morning:
David Alexander, Charles Boone,
Philip Booth. Edward Cuttino, Fur
man Herbert, James Hood, Archie
Richardson. Felder Smith, Stephen
Shore, Carlisle Stuckey, Vardelle
Walsh, Ansley Yates.
This number on Monday afternoon
will be reduced to three.
Davidson College Commencement.
Invitations to the commencement at
l>avldson College have been issued
as follows:
The faculty ami graduating class of
Davidson College request the honor
of your presence at the ? omntence
ment exercises and presidential In?
auguration . M?v : th. to jMh. i "
The exercises Will be commen? ed by
the baccalaureate sermon on Sunday
morning. Msy 2Jf>th. by the Rev. J. s.
l.vons. I? I?. lionlsvllle. Ky., Monday
will he devoted to sJagg day ?aar SM*
Tuesday will be alumni day, while
We.insjsjiny win hi Qnninnfuunt
Day proper.
There are fifty-four men In the
graduating class. Mr. John Uravwiet
Duffle being the only repnsentathI
from this city.
Real fKstate Transfers.
Oeo i? Ltvj in ?: w. McCallunv
lot on Pine street. $ J ..
Mr* M_ J ri.uk to E W M< Cal
^lorrT Hd" aiuTT^uiidingH on Ha fem Ave
? ne. $1.150.
Major Robert* to R W. Wcsthenv,
lot in I ?ty $25 and other consider?
ation
Olivia Johnson to Mnjgf Roberts,
lot on Walker avenue, $f..
SYltl P HAI) WKONt. LABEL.
Probable Tliut Mattel' Has Been Ar?
ranged as Advertisement* Have
lieen Stop|>c<l.
A telegram was receiver at (lie Item
oftice Tuesday afternoon Horn United
States Marshal asking that advertise?
ments i >f the syrup seized
sometime ago by a deputy United
States Marshall he discontinued,
from which it is inferred that the I >.
It. Wilder Company of Atlanta has
taken steps to comply with the pure
food law and that proceeding! In the
federal court have been Stopped.
It seems that the syrup was in good
condition, hut that it had not been
labelled properly on which account
the seizure was made, the svrup be?
ing a blend of corn und can" syrup,
which is necessary !n warm weather
to prevent the cane syrup from fer?
menting, but which wad not stated on
the label.
FIXING THE RESPONSIBILITY.
Interesting and Important Point of
Issue Between City and South Caro?
lina Western Railroad.
The matter of physical connection
between the A. C. L. and the S. A. L.
at Sumter, S. C, presents an interest?
ing problem in the question of a rail?
road's responsibility for damage to
sewer pipes caused by vibration pro?
duced by the operation of its trains.
The question is: how far is the rail?
road responsible, if the railroad is laid
after the sewer, and the plans and
specifications for the track agreed to
I y the city engineer?
The South Carolina (S, A. L.) is
under obligation to connect with the
A. C. L.. The A. C. L. has bvUt Its
half of the connection. The S. A. L.
expresses willingness to do its half as
soon as the city manager approves, or
concurs in plans and specifications for
the protection of the fecal matter sew?
er pipe under and along the path of
of the connection. The city manager
requires the S. A. L. to obligate itself
in writing to repair any damage to
the sewer due to vibration of the land
under operation of trains.
The railroad holds that such a docu?
ment would not effect its decree or
responsibility, and is unnecessary and
has here'o refused to sign such paper.
The city, through th? city manager, in?
sists that any rail/oad Is responsible
for any damage t > sewers caused by
the operation of its trains, whether
the construction work is approved by
the city's engineering official or not, in
other words, that the transaction is be?
tween the railroad and the body poll
tls, and that no error of Judgement of
the engineers of the two parties ex?
empts the railroud from responsibility
for damage incurred under an en?
gineering error of judgement to which
Its agent was partp. City Manager i
Worthington holds that he should,
and will, protect the public, if possi?
ble, against any error of judgment
that he himself might be guilty of,
and requires from the railroad an ex?
plicit written admission that if plans
and specifications of tre track lay?
ing turn out not to prevent damage
to the sewer the track owners shall
rectify any such error and correct
any such damage.
The delay is costing shippers some
thing, and the state commission has
taken cognizance of the matter and
asked Manager Hancock of the South
Carolina Western Railroad to show
why it does not make the physical
connection as required by law.
Sl'MTER A CONVENTION CITY.
< ham her of Commerce CommltUH'
La> 4 Out Plan of Action.
The members of the new conven?
tion commltte of the ('humber of Com?
merce held a preliminary meeting
\esterday, to hear reeommendations
by the secretary i ml pass on other
matters. The secntary reported part?
ly formulated plans for the securing
of five conventions for Sumter, each
of which will act on mutters of state?
wide importance. The plans and ac?
tions thus far taken were approved
und several general ideas agreed on
SS Constituting part Of ? general con?
vention polit y that will be pursue ' by
the committee,
One of the central ideas of the com?
mittee that it wants Sumter to stand
forth not onlv ai a convenient place
f<?r holding conventions, but as a
pines where conventions do real work
of value to the Interests represented
The policy uf the ounmltte In part
will therefore be to set me ami create
conventions that will really represent
progress In ths < omm< n Inl w orld, not
merely "hoorah" gatherings "We
will work for conventions thai will
work," said the secretary. We had
a dandy meeting. We are not going
to 'Shoot off our heads' too soon about
to 'shoot off mir heads' too soon about
out plans, but the next two or three
days ought t<? result In A>me interest?
ing announcements"
Dug of the most nsesssnry thing*
for Council to do at Its m?xt meeting
Is Um purchase of hose tor the Uro
dep.I I t no li!.
ACCOUNTS DID N<ft TALLY.
Douglas Jenkins Found Guilty of
C tuning by Jury in Recorder's
Court,
The accounts of the difficulty Sun?
day evening between Dr. H. A. Mood,
superintendent of health. und Mr.
Douglas Jenkins, of the two sides in
(he case did exactly tally, when the
case was tried before the Recorder
Tuesday afternoon. It seems that the
difficulty was hit.ught about by a
misunderstanding between the two
parties, antl is very much deplored
by those on both sides.
On some points all of the witnesses
were agreed, that it was very dark, on
1 the piazza, when the officers ap?
proached, that Douglas Jenkins was
' the only one to do any loud cursing
I and that Dr. Ashley Mood struck the
Mrst blow. Messrs, C. P. and Douglas
Jenkins were charged with cursing,
disturbance of the peace, and Interfer?
ing with officers in the discharge of
i their duty. The jury returned a ver?
dict finding Douglas Jenkins guilty of
cursing and a line of $15 was imposed
by the Recorder. C. 1*. Jenkins was
found not guilty.
Mr. J. H. Clifton represented the
city and Mr. D. D. Molse the two de-,
fendants. A number of spectators lis?
tened to the testimony and seemed
much amused at features of the case. |
MILITANTS MENACE MINISTERS.
Cabinet Officers ov'lll not Attend
Meetings Ciiless Protection is As?
sured them from Suffragettes.
Cardiff, Wales, May 21.?The Brit
Ish cabinet ministers are exposed to
being mauled by militants at public !
meetings that hereafter they are like?
ly to refuse to attend unless those in
charge of the meetings are prepan ed
to guarantee their personal safety. Be?
cause such assurance would not bo
i
given him, the home secretary, lit.
Hon. Reginald McKennu, did not ap?
pear at the Welsh disestablishment
and free church conference this aft?
ernoon, although he was announced
as one of the f.peakers. It is under?
stood that the authorities learned of
a suffragette plot to attack the home
?at rotary at the conference by a
method Which would not only jeo?
pardize his Ife, but the lives* of the
delegates as well.
The home secretary, however, ad
dres.'ed a large meeting this after?
noon. A Scotland Yard detective oc?
cupied a seat near him on the plat?
form. Elaborate precautions were
taken to prevent the admission of
suffragettes, and a big force of sturdy i
stewards was on hand to deal with
disturbers. This did not prevent male
champions of the suffragettes from
getting in. Several of them interrupted
the sneaker and wore roughly ejected.
Mr. McKenna concluded his ad?
dress by warning the militants that
their methods would never succeed
in frightening or worrying the gov?
ernment into giving the franchise to
women.
"By their action," he said, "they
can bring nothing but discredit to
their cause ami punishment upon
themselves."
Mr. 1. A. Ryttenberg of the Sumter
Rrick Works has received a letter
from Mr. Ellis Lovejoy of the Rieht d
son-Lovejoy Engineering Company, a
skilled hydraulic engineer, who came
to Sumter for three days, at the time
the Sumter Rrick Works were being
rebuilt two years ago, to consult ami
advise Mr. Ryttenberg of the best
methods of construction, highl) com?
plimenting the plant on the quality
of brick turned out by it. He espec
i lally mentions tin- coloring ami rough
surface of the brick as very valuable
and advises that the brick be not
graded too closely for coloring, as by
so (hung a monotonous tone will be
obtained which is objectionable to the
eve. The plant is manufacturing sev?
eral varieties of brick which are
much sought after throughout the
State and several large orders have
been obtained recently.
Card playing il a social device
which enables uninteresting people i
endure one another. ? Philadelphia
< Ledger.
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Barber Shop NotiGe
Would have the public to
know I have moved my place
of business to 45 S. Main St.,
where we have installed com?
plete new fixtures, and are
better prepared to accommo?
date I patrons than ever be?
fore. Everything sanitary,
four fust class workman, with
polite attention always on
duty.
Youks For Business,
LeVan's Barber Shop,
B. W. LeVi?n, Prop.
BOOK CLUB ?.oi s ElSllINO.
Members Desert Researches into Se?
crets ;>r Authors and Take up Ich?
thyology,
Tin? members ?f the American
Book Culture ( lub deserte 1 their re
searches into the beauties and mys?
teries of American authors at its
meeting Wednesday night and enter?
ed Upon a study of Isaak Walton and
Iiis Ichthyological observations. The
meeting was held at Cains' Mill, fish
Mew was the chief edible and sport
with hook and line was the principal
source of amusement during the
evening.
However, besides the fishing, which
was not considered good, the young
ladies and men enjoyed boating and
other similar sports. It is said that
one of the young ladies caught a two- 1
1? und trout, hut as it was lost before
she got home, some of those who did
not see it (the trout) thought her
adventure a Osh Htory.
A lish stew- turned out to he chick?
en stew and there were eatables which
were equally enjoyed by the young
people, on their outing.
SUMTER COTTON MARKET.
Corrected Daily By Ernest M. Field,
Cotton Buyer*
Sumter, May 22.
Good Middling 11 7-S.
Strict Middling 11 3-4.
Middling 11 r>-8.
St. Low Middling 11 1-4.
Low Middling 10 ?-S.
Staple cotton 1-' to 14c.
NEW YORK COTTON MARKET.
New York, May 22.
Opened Close
Jan., ..11.07 11.21
Mar.11.15 11.29
May.11.58 11.69
July.11.68 11.81
Aug..,.11.48 11.69
Oct.11.10 11.24
Dec.ll.io 11,25
The Columbia tire department has
recently taken one of its horsed raw n
comblatlon hose wagons and chem?
ical engines to piec es ami w ill convert
it into a self-propelling lire apparatus,
in this way saving the cost of food
and upkeep of two louses tor the de?
partment. The apparatus will be
provided with a self-starting appara?
tus, thus insuring a saving of time
in starling to fires.
"Women should watch their backs,
says Lillian. By all means. It will
be good exercise. ? Toledo Blade.
AXTIS ku:m <um \\\/. \ 11<>\
Meeting al V Iff. V. A. Momla\ Viglil
Results iu Permanent | 01 malioti of
League,
A permanenl organisation <-f the
Anti-Saloon League for Sumter Coun
ty was formed Mo iday nighl -t\ ?''
meeting "f thoae opposed to 'he re
establishment ol the dispensary in
Bumter County, There were about
seventy persona present ami a num?
ber of talks were made concerning dif?
ferent phases of the work which lay
before the league.
The organisation was perfected
with tlic following officers ami com?
mittees: President, R. (>. Purdy; Vlce
president, J. A. McKnight; Secretary,
Hariow Walsh; Treasurer, l?. W. Cut
lino.
The following were appointed
Tin- following ?<? tr1111it . s were ap?
pointed: Publicity Committee, T. B.
Jenkins, Chairman, J. 11. Chandler and
I>. W. Cuttino; Executive Committee,
Ward 1, H. c. Hayns worth; Ward 2,
P. <;. Bowman, Ward ::. I. II. Dorrity,
Ward I, Barton Walsh; Concord. T. H.
Itrunson: Shlloh, I?. M. Green; Mayes
v i 11?J, R. Mayes; Oswego? Oliver,
Itafting Creek, C. \V. Chandler* Btntn*
burg, T, B. Stuckey, Mlddleton, W. H.
liamsey; Provl. B. W. Sogar?;
Manchester, s. 1?. Cain; Privuteeeg
Su niter Richardson.
The mbem of ihn executive com*
n ittec? were iven authority to appoint
committees in their townahipo to ar?
range matt< re relative to the eircolBt*
ing >>'' lie- i"-tiii..ns and raising funds
and to look aft< r other mittent
D?ring the evening Messrs. It. O.
Purdy, i'. Brown, \v. I. Herbert. A.
It. stuckey, r. Bowmi n, I?. J. Wiens*
\V. B. Boyle, J. H. <'handler and others
took part in th. discussion of matters
brougnt t<? \h>- attention of the body.
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The Administration's idea was to
have Governor Johnson strike out the
hill rather than crowd the bases by
passing it.?New York Evening Sun.
Don't Think for
One Minute ??1
Think for two, three, five or even ten
minutes before you part with that lit?
tle "spare change." It counts up fast
in a Savings account at
The Peoples' Bank
It Has Been Said
That wltll all our greatness as a nation wo lie a wasteful, extrava?
gant people; iliat wo do not take advantage of our opportunities
as we should, or as WC would il' wo lived in a different country
where tliere were not ao many of lliem. This ?v not altogether true
of our community, although there arc |>cople even in our com?
munity who could get ahead fat?ter, increase their accumulations
l>> ualng a systemntJc plan fo laying i>> a part of their income.
If you haven*! investigated our Bank tccounl Pinn lor accumu?
lating small sums into a large one. come in and let M explain it to
yon.
FIRST NATIONAL BANK
Why Pay $400 for a Piano When You
Can get this one Direct from the Factory
Yourself for $245 ?
Yes, it is a fine piano. It's a big one, 4 ft. 10 in. high, full brome
metal plate, with Ivory keys, guaranteed for 10 years.
We have contracted with a New York fac tory for 100 of these $400
Pianos, and are offering them as long as they last for $243, on easy
terms?$25 cash and $6 monthly ; reliable farmers can make out pay?
ment of 1-3 each year for three years.
We are factory distributors is why we can make this offer. You can?
not make a mistake on this piano. The piano will be shipped direct
from the factory to you.
Yes, we shall he glad to show von this piano before you buy. You
may have it in your home and try it.
No, we cannot furnish them at this price after the 100 are sold. If in?
terested Phone (>(>0, or call at 33 West Liberty Street.
TILL 6 HARRIS,
Factory Distributors of Fine Pianos. 33 W. Liberty