The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, July 26, 1913, Image 4
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The Aumter Watc.iman waa found
ad la 1110 and th True Southron In
lift. The Watrnman and Southron
tow haa the comblnel circulation and
Influence cf both of the old paper*,
and la manifestly the beet adverUalng
medium In Sumter.
The flurry created in the senate by
Postmaster General fturleson s parcel
post order reducing the rate and In?
creasing the weight of packageH thai
may be forwarded by mall is symp?
tomatic of a friendly Interest In
the express companies, whoso busl
nesH and profit will i 1 reduced by
the extension and enlargement of the
PasKeI? post aer\lce.
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The Injunction proer? dings Institut?
ed by the antl-dispensary committee
of Sumter county for the pur?.-.*.- or
preventing the ??'.?? tion on the re
eetabllshment of the county dispen?
sary, may accomplish good results, but
there Is the possibility of the resort
to the courts being productive of
more harm than good. The claim is
set up by the committee that * he elec?
tion was Illegally ordered by Super?
visor Pitts, and, theref ot e, should ru>t
be held. Supervisor Pitts, on the
Other hand, claims that he acted
throughout under legal advice and
thut. to the best of his knowledge
and hellef. the election was legally or?
dered. The ijucMlou before J ..dge
Wilson for d? < islon Is the correct eon
?tructmn and intrepretatlon of the
law. concerning which there is a
great and confusing dlveslty of opin?
ion?a state of affairs that is not un
usu.il with respect to much of the
Statute law and which should not to
be unadvisedly criticised by a lay
aasn. atnee It Is conducive of litigation
?nu creates busd'ess To: ic?;al pf
uuner* h 'ud| Wils* n has
called upon i ? i i the
and aWiv II to the aa ot the mtl
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dispensary committee of Butnter
county v? Supervisor Pitts, ct nl, und
it is to bo earnestly hoped that from
the maze of douht and technicality he
may adduce the true intent and mean?
ing of the law und satisfy all parties
?oneerned. If Judge Wilson can do
this, no harm will have been done
by the resort to the courts, but if tho
proceedings to be had before him
Friday prove to be Just the starting
point of a legal tight, all concerned
will regret having gone into court.
It is possible that the contention of
the anti-dispensary committee that
Supervisor Pitts exceeded his author?
ity In ordering the election on the
sho\v'.;.g made in the petitions tiled
with him is well grounded, but
tUfl Ifl i. question, and a tech?
nical question at best. At most
Supervisor i' tts is guilty of an error
In Judgment, there being no allegation
of fraud, bias or unfairness, and
since his action Is not tlnal and does
not determine the real matter in is?
sue?the re-establishment of the dis?
pensary? it would seem that tho wiser
policy would have been to disregard
minor technicalities and await the de?
cision of the tribunal of last resort?
the qualified electors of S?.nter coun?
ty. A decision by Judge Wilson that
the election was not legally ordered
will prevent the election being hclc
next month, but the real question will
be no nearer settlement than It is now,
and the advocates of the dispensary
will l?e more determined than ever
to bring the issue before the voters.
The Intervention of the court may
postpone the determination of the la
sue for two years only, and noth?
ing more. Whereas, If the election |l
held and the majority is adverse to
llM dispensary, there will he nothing
more heard ot re-establishing the dis?
pensary for many years. The antl
dlspensary committee, we understand,
Is confident that a majority of Un?
qualified electors are opposed to the
rc-establlshmcnt of tho dispensary,
and, this being true, we see no reason
to decline the Issue. It would he bet?
ter foe all concerned, the county, the
city and the people to have this liquoi
question settled now one way ot the
other, for so long as there is uncer?
tainty, no settled policy of taxation oi
programme of public improvement can
be adopted. If we knew once for all
that there la to be no return of easy
money from liquor proius, wo would
devise ways and means to raise the
funds required to make the improve?
ments desired; but while there is the
blllty of regaining the disjicnsary
M nothing will be done In the way
al progress. We shall continue
ii ark time as we have during the
past four yean, waiting for the re?
established dispensary to furnish tho
money to build streets and roads.
The way to meet an issue is to meet
it; side stepping settles nothing.
HEVAY RAINS AT EGYPT.
Lightning Strike* Several Buildings?
Hail storm?Personal News.
Egypt, July S3,?We have had lomti
very heavy rains here recently, ac?
companied by some hall and lots of
electricity. Last Tuesday evening
lightning struck a barn on Mr. Luke
Davis1 place and killed a fine mule.
The bam was destroyed. Saturday
evening several places were struck.
Mr. F. G. Peebles' house was struck
several places and one caught fire,
hut the tire was extinguished.
Miss Eva McCasklll still continues
quits ill. Dr. C. S. Rritton does not
seem to improve.
Lust week protracted services were
held at Mizpah Baptist church. The
pastor, Rev. T. L. Cole, was assisted
by Rev. Truluck from (Hanta. Next
week services will he held at Spring
Hill. Rev. Hutson will be assisted by
he Rev. Mr. DuBoss of Plnewood.
Miss Gertrude Pickett of Rldgeway
is visiting relatives of this place.
Rev. Peter Stokes spent yesterday
here. He assisted in the meeting at
Beulah last week and on Sunday
he preached at Spring Hill to a large
and attentive audience. Rev. Stokes
has a host of friends here who are
always glad to see him.
The crops in this section seem to he
above the average of the other com?
munities. The corn crop is the best
we have had in a number of years.
New York Cotton Market.
New York, July 24.
Open Close.
Jan.11.21 11.17
Men. 11.2?;
May. 11.30
July.1L0G 11.87
Aug.11.80 11.63
net.11.38 11.31
Dec.11.32 11.21
SUMMER SCHOOL.
The summer school for teachers
will he opened Monday, August 4th,
at the Hampton school building, and
will continue for four weeks. Prof,
s. h. Edmunds will be the Instructor
In English and mathematics, and Mis:;
L\ W. McLean will be in charge of
the Primary Methods and Writing
course.
J. H. HAYNSWORTH,
County Superintendent of Education.
-Ties =
HIS is a subject that is most interesting to every South?
ern Farmer. There are some things he may be able to
get along without, but if he raises cotton he must have
Bagging and Ties, and from present prospects a good deal will be
needed to wrap the fleecy staple, as the outlook for the growing
crop is very encouraging. We have bought quite freely, as is
our custom, realizing from past experience that there is nothing
to be gained by waiting, and it is our candied opinion that the
Farmer who places his order now will save money by doing so.
You may charge us with being too premature, and say
you don't want to buy Bagging and Ties until you have a bet?
ter idea what your crop is going to do, in that case you can
place an order for a portion of your requirements and await
results.
We will accept your order now for shipment in August,
so you will have yuur goods on hand when you need f^&ni. pay?
able October 1st, subject to 7 per cent, per annum distant for
anticipation. Our offerings consist of New 2 and 3 lb. Sugar
Sack Bagging, and all grades of Jute. We handle only New
Arrow Tics.
Place your orders early and save money.
O'Donnell 6 Company.
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SALE ENDS SATURDAY, AUGUST 1
Men's and Youths' Suits
Your Choice of any $22.50 Suit for - - - $15
Your Choice of any 18.00 Suit for - - - 12
Your Choice of any 15.00 Suit for - - - 10
Your Choice of any 12.00 Suit for - - - 8
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Your Choice of any $9.00 Suit for . $6.00
Your Choice of any 7.50 Suit for . . . 5.00
Your Choice of any 6.00 Suit for ... 4.00
Your Choice of any 5.00 Suit for . . . 3.35
Your Choice of any 3.50 Suit for . . . 2.35
Clearance Prices on all Straw Hats. Nothing Charged at Cut Prices. Everything
Strictly Cash.
D. J. Chandler Clothing Co.
Phone No. 166. :: :: Sumter, S. C.