Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cht tttaubwM ano Southron. at tbe PuNUiflh-e at Boaster, a C, aa n>coa4 Claas Matter. ??????sMWnnj, i nrst?ONAL. Mri. Stephen P.evost and little daughter. Leila. *f Columblu, are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Leroy Wither spoon , Among the visitors to the eity at the present time are Misses Kuti?. r Ine Zemp of Camden. Vivian Yates of | Camden. Mara Hunter of Haiuer and Nancy Wltherspoon of Yorkvllle, young ladies attending the College for Women at Columbia, who are the guests of Miss Sue Duffle on Harvin Street. Before returning to Colum? bia these young ladies will visit other of their Sumter friends who are stud? ents at the College for Wonu n. Sev? eral deltgr 'ul entertainments have been given for them since their ar? rival In the city. Mra David Hums, of Newberry, is visiting Mm. Ohas. Thames on Har? vin street. Mrs. Burns formerly made her home In this city, Dr. Burns having held a position with Slbert's Drug Store. Mr. and Mrs. Harry Green have re? turned to the city after an extended bridsl trip. Mr. A. W. Barrett, of Conway, is visiting his brother, Mr. J. M. Bur reett for u few daya Mr. G. A. Watermen has gone to Aehevllle. N. C , to spend a few days. sir. and Mrs. Palmer Brown, of Chicago, are visiting Mrs. Manning Brown on Church Street. Misses Alice Dlxon end Hassle Par rott have gone to Darlington to visit friends and to spend the Foui tb at that place. Mr. 8. W. Stubbs has gone to Waynesvllle to Join his family at that place. The many friends of Mr. C, E. Stubbs will be sorry to hear that he Is In extremely bad health, having been taken with a bad turn some days ago. B. C. Wallace. Jr., a recent graduate of Bliss Electric School, left Satur? day for Baltimore to take a position with the Consoldated Gas & Electric Co. Miss Kathleen DuBose, of Timmons vllle. hi visiting Miss Pearl King on >n avenue. Henry H. Oregorle has gone nnah to meet her son. From ley will go to Atlantic City, New York, Baltimore and Washing? ton. Mr. and Mrs. C. E. McCormack and little daughter Katbreen. left Satur? day evening for 'hlladelphia to visit Mra. McCormack's alster, Mrs. James II Dana, and later to Join another eister, Mrs. Frank Boas, In Atlantic city. Among the Confederate Veterans Who have gone to Gettysburg to at? tend the fiftieth anniversary of the .battle sre Messrs. W. 11 Epperson. M. J. Mlchaux. B. M. Powell, Wesley Bradford and F. W. Josey. Messrs. II. I.. McCoy. I. W Polsom, Jr.. Benny Pols*.-n and A. E. Merri mon have gone to Washington and Baltimore for a trip of two weeks. \114Mes Margaret Bryan and Mary Pitts left Monday morning for Char? leston fropn which place they will sail on the Clyde lino steamer Arapahoe for Boston, taking passage there for tfurope. where they spend the rest at the euminer. Mr. L. L. Baker, of Blshopvlllc. was. in the city Monday. Mrs. Melton Mlckle, after spending a while with her parents. Mr. and Mrs. J K. Drakeford. left for Camden Sun? day In the car with Mr. and Mis. Watklns of that place. 1 4 ? / 1.1\ sTitAt ss iNjt iti:n. Mi. ?u . Hone In Ko.. Saturday Night In Front of Imperial Hotel. Mr. I. C. Strauss suffered an ex tremely painful InJury Satnrdav Bight when he fell off bis bh>. ! ? in front of the Imperial lintel and broke a **?ne In his knee lt.- wi. * at on< e tak en Into tbe hotel und Dr. Mood was summoned. Put throughout the night and Sunday he suffered fearfully from his knee. a >r |KfM|VJ st morning Mr. Strauss wi Ink. ii to i'oluintdu from whhh pi ' ? be will so to AsheMih-. whore his wife la now staying, und where he hopes lo Pnl it .ler th m hi Sumter. it will he remember.-.! that several Weeks ago while eg a pi- nw at t'aln's Mill Mr Strauss iniured his knee In SSttlng out of the wav of an MltoWie bl|e. The knee injured Satnrdav v, a* the mime whh h h i I bssa inmied pre vsmisly. the formal inpus not having ??*er fully healed. iTbe muss meeting of cltlgajM in Ihe >S> . r, sf ,,( t h.unty fair \s hU h Will ?,, July L'nd. Is the i biet event if the week whh h everybody should ifcend. snd whh h none Interested In ?e welfsre of the county can afford RETAIL MERCHANTS MEETING. 1 hii|M>rtant Subjects Dteensaed at Meet" lug of Sumter Retailors. A meeting of the K? tail Merchartti of sumter, held In t>m Chamber of Ceiaaafet rooms Thuraday afternoon was marked by the important topics which Iren dlgeaaaed with much en thuslusm despite the rather small at? tendance. Thrat subjec ts of most in? terest brought up for argument were: the urging of the legislative dele? gation to agitate the passage of a garnishee law, the taking of steps to have more people buy their goods at home, and to stop so-called jobbers from selling their goods to private per? sons. In speaking to an Item reporter} Friday morning Mr. J. II. Levy, pres? ident of the association, said that every Chamber of Commerce in the State would be urged to assist in having a garnishee law passed, and that with the co-operation of various commercial organizations throughout the State, he thought the passage of such a law could be effected. Mr. Levy suid further that the average person had no idea of how much money was sent out of Sumter that could be spent right here and there? by further the growth of the city. As an instance of what a "buy at home'' crusade has done, Mr. Levy cited the city of Rounoke, Va., which he said has prospered mainly through the success of its business men in fur? thering the "buy at home" policy. "We are simply going to buy from people who buy at home," Mr. Levy said, "and this will be the policy fol? lowed by the entire membership of the Retail organization." Regarding the custom of certain jobbers in selling to retail buyers' di- 1 reet, Mr. Levy said that It was of course runious to retail selling of any j particular artic le which was sold to j the consumer by the jobber, and that strenuous efforts would be made by the Retail Merchants* Association t<? have this practice stopped. Picnic at Pocalla. A delightful picnic and fish fry was given at Pocalla Wednesday night in honor of the attractive guests of 11 Miss Sue hurtle, the hostesses on this occasion being Misses Sue Du Hie, Nancy McKay and Pauline Blandina*. The visitors attending the picnic were Misses Vivian Yates, Katherin? Zemp of Camden, Sara 1 lamer, Ha.n er. Nancy Withcrspoon, Yofkvllle, Kdna Pack and Grace West Of Green? ville, Agnes Curlee, Winnsboro. The >oung ladies who gave the picnic tarried out a delightful lunch ?On and the picnic supper proved B most enjoyable affair, Hotting, and other featQFOS were enjoyed during the evening. The part;, went out in automobiles, the pleasant ride in the cool of the evening after the hot day proving a refreshing feature. Tindal News Items. Tlndal, June 27.?Tide section has been visited by refreshing showers and the crops ure small but are look? ing well. Mrs. S. F. Osteen of Hattiesburg. Miss., is here on a two week's visit t<> relatives and friends. The oat crop in this section Which has been harvested for some time was the best for several years. The health of the neighborhood is very good with the exception of whooping cough. Mr. S 1). Richardson is visiting his daughter In Charleston. Had Narrow Baonpn, Mr. Hugh McCollum had a narrow escape from serious accident Friday rdght when his automobile came ne ar running Into a ditch on West Liberty street. The uutoinobile whefjll pUBS ed 01 each side of the ditch, and ten Inches more on ? ither side would have thrown the car into it. The lights which had been placed em the ditch te? warn persons wer?? blown out by the storm Mid Mr. McCul lum did on! know of the ditch until be and gone partis over it. Heath. Mm .1 Doby Jennings died about -iv o'clock Saturday morning at her bom.( W< t Hampton avenue. Sh?? Sfas sie N onlj ? few minutes before h? r death, which was supposed to be due to uppoplexy, Mrs. Jenninns was Miss Claudia Rtelnmeyer previous to her marriage sin* was about twent) nine years of ag<- and leases her husband and tht?-?' small children, Norman, Ken neth ami Jennie Iloulso, Miss HOY LR I NTIaHTMN*. Miss Bntmn lioyle was ihe hoste Thuraday evening In honor of net eieter, Miss Marlis Boyle, ? ret i nt graduate ol the College for Women, ami her guests, Miss Murchlson "I Cnihden and Mise Barre of Lexington. A large number of gUCStl \scre present ami spent a most delightful . sninsj Punch was served by Mrs 1 .i??hn Oreea and Mm John Clack i i. sided o**)er the dining room. nix.ro (.ins hve years, Tom Jones Convicted of Kap? Must Serve Five Yours?Lawrence Mar? vin Bicycle Case Not Decided by Jury Aller Five Hours' Deliberation. Very little has been accomplish^ in criminal court since the adjournment Tor dinner Thursday. Tom Jones, an old negro man, wh was on trial when the noon recess was taken Thursday, (barged with carnal knowledge vf a woman child was found guilty of tape by the jury, J Wltll recommendation to mercy, due to his old age and the fact that he has already served two sentences In the penitentiary. He was given five years at hard labor by the judge. bank IN new quarters. Many Visitors Come to Sec City Nat? ional Hank Huilding. There were a large number of visitors to the City National Hank building Saturday evening and Mon? day morning to see the bank in its new quarter! and to overlook the ? beautiful appurtenances of the bank? ing institution. The moving was done on Saturday after banking hours and the bank force was kept busy moving all of its properties Into its new and handsome Quarters, Monday morning the bank opened its doors for business at its new stand. The many customers and visitors were presented with hand I some banks and cups with the name [>f the City National Hank on them as souvenirs of the occasion and as very useful presents from the bank. The (dik e force was busy in its new Quarten Monday, as usual, and every I thing was running smoothly, except, as one ofthe men put it "It was tftill mighty new." Hack From Abbeville. Chief R. E, Wilder returned from Abbeville Friday afternoon, where , the Sunder lire laddies had been s?c ?esatul In their runs although not sue- ! seeeful in obtaining the fruits of their victory. Chief Wilder states that the de ?ision on which Sumter was thrown ? ut the second day is not in aecor lance with the rules of the tourney, 1 the rule provides that "the butt man riding <m the wagon shall make the ?onneetlon." Al Keels, who tills this poaltlojl On the team, made the con? nection. Jack Forbes, who is alleged o have assisted in making the con tOOtldn, merely held out his hands to dop AI at the hydrant, if this assist ince was unfair, it should have been kicked against tirst day when Chief Wilder caught Keels wheif he jumped 'renn the wagon. The Sumter firemen ire not at all pleased with the decision ind the treatment accorded them by the judges. The horses Jeff and Jerry returned Friday afternoon in good condition ind are ready to act as lire horses igain. In the racing Jeff proved ner [?us in the crowd and his run was therefore unusually slow. Dining for Young Ludics. A delightful dinner party was given; Thursday evening by several of the vcuing men In town in honor of some uf the young ladies of the city Who have recently returned home from college and their young college friends who are now visiting them. The dining was given at the Clare mont Hotel and proved on of the most enjoyable events given for the young ladies and their friends, since they have been in the city. The tablus Wen prettily decorated and a de- , UcloUS e? urae dinner was served. Those present I"< ?r the occasion Were: Misses Katharine Zemp and Vivian Yatei cd' Camden, Sara Hamer, of Hamer; Nancy Wltherapoon, of York ville; Grace West and Edna Pack, of Qreenvllle; Nancy Mc Kay; Pauline Blending, Agnes Curleo, cd Wlnns boro; Sue Duffle, Adele Pitts, Adele Cowman. Messrs. Geo. Shore, Wil? liam Reynolds, Bob Williams, Fred N Igels, John Duffle, Robert McLeod, Eugene Joins, Quay Wllllford, Ervln Shaw, Alfred Scarborough, Robert McKay and Pierson 1 ?irk. si Mil it COTTON MARKET. Corrected Daily By Ernest m. rieid. Cotton Buyer. Sumter, June 30. flood Middling 12 1-8, Strict Middling 1 2, Middling n 1-8. Sti ict Low Middling 1 1 1-2, Low Middling 10 T-S. Staple i ottoil 12 1-2 to II I -u for \N bite gl ade s. nf.w YORK COTTON MARKET!1. New York. June 30, i ipened Close Jan.11.40 11.32 Mar.11.60 11! I May. 11.48, July.12.12 11.88 Aug.12.02 11.84 I let . .11.48 1 I. !IS Dec.11.46 11.38 MAY EM. I IT ELECTION. Anti-saloon League May Endeavor to Secure Injunction. it was stated Saturday morning by a member of the executive committee of the Aanti-Saloon League in Sumter County that he understood thai the committee was of the opinion that steps should be taken to order an in? junction against the Supervisor to prevent an election on the dispensary question in August. The committee has not yet decided definitely on this step, however, The committee held its meeting this week and the matter was discuss? ed, Because of Insufficient Informa? tion along certain lines, which it is un? derstood the members arc seeking at the present time nothing has been done. As soon as this informa? tion is obtained, it is understood tite antis will decide definitely on whether to take out an Injunction or not. j < oiinty Cair Jottings. "TO. 1. Ii." says we arc going to have tiie Sumter County Fair A SSO* ciation. He is helping the commit? tees to boost the big meeting next Wednesday, July 2nd by tacking up notices of the meeting on the tele? phone and electric light poles, in the barber shops ,and other public places. He says if the carriage on the Cham? ber of Commerce typewriter ma? chine will quit "hitching" and get on the high gear tension that no more "Dreamland" sleeping powders will be permitted in connection with ex? ploitation of the county fair. A big sign across the corner of, Main and Liberty streets will be put up by tomorrow morning telling about the county mass meeting, July 2nd for ? organizing the county lair associa? tion. "Some ginger" has recently been added ami talk as you please a little ginger and "hot air" mixed well together in proper proportion is a good remedy for "cold feet," and that "hookworm" "lethargic" feeling brought about by hot weather. All "hot air and ginger" will not get up a county fair, however. Such a proposition calls for individual in? terest and that feeling of individual responsibility, and the putting up of suffllcent cash to do things*. After a man gets his cash invested in a j proposition his enthusiasm automat? ically and naturally follows his mon? ey. - Every business man, and this means any and every man who has any business, profession, trade or occupation, or who "professes" any? thing or to represent anything, should attend the lu^ county wide meeting July 2nd. Every farmer in Sumter county, from the smallest to the largest planter, "agriculturists" in? cluded should be thv re. Chairman W. 11. Boyle and J. Frank , Williams, of the Chamber of Com? merce and the County Farmen' Union committees are "on the Job" hustling up a crowd for the mass meeting July 2nd. No man can tell them, to their faces, that Sumter county will not have a fair. A county fair association is some- , thing that interests every man, wo? man, and child in Sumter county. The ladies should turn out and take an interest in the organization. There is a very wide scope of usefulness for ladies in such an organisation* There are to be several departments in Which warnten and girls ate much in terested, the tomato clubs, domestic science, such as cooking, sewing, pre- i serving, canning, fancy work, poultry raising, etc. The boys corn club and other competitive agricultural fea? tures should interest the young men and their parents. There Is no use telling the business men of Sumter what interest they have In the organization of a county fair association. They know this too wall. lint it won't hurt them any to tell them that they not only should attend the meeting July 2nd, but that every business man in sumter should make it his business to go after the ' other fellow' and see that he is there. That's the way to ?et a big meeting ami to gel a county fair association ?'on the grounds" and not altogether on "paper." it requires organization i to get up "tiie big show" and to get the procession started with the ele? phants eating peanuts along the. way. Every county fair "booster" is given permission to use as much '^glngor ami h,,t ait" he phases until after the tneeting, Over doses dont hurt. You got over H quickly, with plenty of fr? h air, a.etlng, and rest. ,"Old Booster." Notice or Election of Cotton Weigh? ers for Mimter County. Notice is hereby given of the elec? tion of a cotton weigher h?r Sumter county ami one for the city ol Sumter, on July 1st, at the ofllcc of the Coun ty Supervisor. All applications must Pe Hied l?5 July 1st. with It. 1.. Me l.eod, clerk to ihe County Board. bTOHM VISITS CITY. High WIimI Dow Considerable I>.?m An electric storm accompanied by i mu< h wind and a Heavy Fall of ruin visited the city Friday night, doing considerable damage lure. A num? ber of trees were blown down und the Sumter Brick Work! suffered se? vere d;.mages. Trees fell on Warren street and on Bartlette street, tearing down the j electric wires and injuring the tele? phone wires on Bartlette street. Prob? ably the greatest damage was done to the sumter Telephone Company and the Sumter Brick Works. About eighty-live phones were put out of operation Friday night by the Storm, because of falling trees and burnt out fuses. Up to noon Batur- , day all of these except about fifteen had been repaired and were back in use. At the Sumter Brick Works, where the heart of the storm seemed to have Struck, the damage was severe. Tiie big dry kiln was blown to pieces, the boiler stack was blown down and the roof of the house was wrecked. The repairs will be made at once, al? though it is probable that it wil be several weeks before they are comPtet cd. The Western Union had some trou ble with Its wires early Saturday j morning, but they were in working condition a little later. The Postal had Its wires broken in two places he* CWeen here and Dalsell by falling trees but these wa re repaired by 10 o'cloc k. The city force was put to Work Sat? urday morning clearing away the trees which had fallen In town and had removed them by the afternoon. Dance Much t aijo.v? d. The Informal dance given In the Armory Hall Friday evening by the young men of the town proved a most delightful affair, abu it fifteen couples being present to enjoy the dancing and music. Dam ing com? menced about 10 o'clock ami con? tinued Until 1.30, the music being fur? nished by Schumacher's Orchestra. Ladies visiting In the city who were at the dance were: Misses Yalcs, Camden! Simmons, Martfnsvllle. Va., Wttherspoon, Yorkville, and Mrs. Brown, who will be pleasantly re? membered here as Miss Lillian Blitch. Plenty of oats. Manning Times. We were shown about 2,000 bush? els of threshed oats in the barn of Mr. F. ('. Thomas which he made on his farm, mar Manning, and it is a sight worth beholding. There is no 1 reason why every farmer cannot do the same thing and thereby save bringing this product from the West. Thomas' grain barn looks like a pile of gold. BlSllOPVILLE I I \( III KS. T\ume Who Will Teach at liisbopvilfc N.M icUr, ?lshnpville, June It.?hi ? rccaat meeting e.f the board of trueteee the following were elected ni toncheri for the BUhopville schools next year: Mi.-scs Blanche Tarrnnt? Pan nie Elolawayi Emmie Sams, May Ellen Baven, Ruth Martin. Beptima Smith, Eleanor Chappell, Hortenae Rogers* .Mr. i?. .i. Brim, Jr., was elected prin? cipal and Mr. W. M. Bcotl Superin? tendent. ITI1V FIFTY KILLED. Buffalo Klcvator Etnlonion Very Deadly. Buffalo, N. Y., June 25.?With 17 known to be missing and a score in hospitals for whose recovery no hope is entertained, the ultimate total of victims of the Are and explosion that wrecked the big plan! of the Hlisted Milling and Elevating company on Tuesday will likely exceed half a hun? dred. Nine of the GO taken to hos? pitals died today. LIGHTNING STXNS YOUNG LADY. Struck Typewriter at Winch she Was at Work. Walhalla, June 21.? Miss Marguer? ite Brennecke narrowly escaped in? jury Wednesday afternoon when lightning struck the typewriter at whic h she was at work in the court house. Miss Brennecke was stunned for se veral minutes, but sustained n<? serious hurt. Work on the Eferlota extension of the Northwestern Railroad is well unde rway, nearly a mile having been graded from Scale's Siding toward Eferiot'i Cross Rondn, -I N WINTHROP COLLEGE. Scholarship and I In trance 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 Court House on Friday, July 4, at 9 A. IL Applicants must be not less than sixteen years of age. When scholarships are vacant after July 4 they will be awarded to those making the highest average at this examina? tion, provided they meet the condit? ions governing the award. Applicants for "scholarships should write to Pres? ident Jeihnson before the examination for scholarship examination blanks. Scholarships are worth $100 and free tuition. The next session will open September 17, 1913. For fur? ther information and catalogue, ad? dress Pres. D. H. Johnson, Rock Hill, S. C.?Advt IS THE TIME TO BUY that Refrigerator, Ice Cream Churn, or the Hammock t h a t s so comfortable for long summer evenings. The prices we will offer you on the stock of summer goods we have, ought to be an inducement to BUY NOW?Come in and see about getting what you need, DuRant Hardware Co., We.sell Lime. Cement and Plaster, IT IS NOW TIME TO SPRAY YOUR PLANTS. ?| We have in stock fresh, pure chemicals for spraying solutions, If We can also furnish you with Spraying Calendars and formulas for all kinds of spraying solutions. *\\ Write or phono for our book with these helpful hints. IT IS FREE. Hearon's Pharmacy, TOMATO CLUB PHONE 36. SUMTER, S. C.