Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Mr. and Mrs. Jamea H. Srarhor ? ugh have returned to the city after a bridal trip to Aahevtlle. Mm O. O. Tweed haa gone to Philadelphia to visit relative* Mr. J. 8. DUon of Blshopvllle. spent Friday In the cty. Mn and Mrs. at itchell Levl have gone to Chicago. Mr. J. T. Munaerlyn. auperlntendent or education of Los county, spent Friday in the ctiy. Mr. J. Henry Strong haa returned to the city after spending some time with his parents at Kingstree. Mn Qeo. 1>. Levy has returned to the city after attending the National Convention of Elka at Rocheater and enjoying a trip through parts of Canada. Mr. and Mrs Perry Mosea have re? turned to the city after attending the Elks' Convention In Rochester and spending several week* in Canada. Mis* Wtlhelmlna drlmsley haa re? turned to Florence after vlaiting frtenda here. Mlases Mabel. Edna and Sudlo Da vsj. of flu mm er ton, are vialtlng their cousin. Miss Viola Benbow. Miss Lucy Van< e Darlington and Mlaa Vlaudia Darlington, of Laurena, asw atopping for some time with Mlaa EJUat>eth Hood on their return home from Sullivan's letand. Mkssea Loulaa Carson and Adele P|tta left Saturday morning for a atay ? u Sullivan's Ialand. It. M. Cooper, of Wlsacky, spent Kriday In the city. Th> Hon. mi smith, of Camden. pfseejd through the city Saturday rdornlng on hie way from Camden to Osanta. Mit R. I. Manning went to Olanta Satusday to attend the annual reunion. Ma E. L. English, of Jacksonville, Ig1 Inf the city on a week's vacation, visiting hie wire and two little chil? dren! at No. 101 v. Magnolia St. ?Mi. J B. WhlteVof Denmark. Is la this city. ? M^. J. H. Chandler left Friday night fer Vaw York on a bualneaa trip. M t# a Lou lee King haa gone to >* i itsville for the rest of the turn gfgfl * Mac Stubba la vlaiting hie aunt. Mr*, fl. W. Stubba. at WaynesviUe. Meo A-hii- DuRanL who has been vftsUhip Mra W. W. Willlama at La spar. Is hack at home. [lea Hatttie White haa returned to city after vlaiting friends at Rem ra Leon Mason, and daughter, of 4r lew ton, are vlaiting her aunt. Jeasls Bradford, isa Beulah Hall of Georgia Is Ing Mrs. Robert Hall on North street. (r. and Mrs. H. Ray Ryttenberg. droit. Mich., are in the city to f> | relatives. E. I. Reardon and daughters al4? returned to the city from Char? leston, where thsy have been visiting #sj .Mrs. Oeorga McKagen and daughter, rle. have gone to Rocky Mount, N. Mr J. J. Britton. Jr .. and Mr. Har? ry A Da vie left thle morning for afrtthern markets to purchase) their call lines of merchaniiee for their Store* at Brogdon and Zoar. . Mr and Mra. R S.< Motes have re tamed from a vlalt to relatlvea in At t+Wa. From Atlanta Mm. Molse atom s trip with friends to Califor- j sHa. where ehe spent aeveral weeks. Mr. and Mrs Dave Winn, of Bish aptllle are In the city for a short stay gySor to leaving f(?r Florence, where Mr. Winn haa accepted a position as taahler of a newly organised hank. Is, Winn haa been cashier of the Oik of Blshopvllle for several years, itr William Haynsworth 1? at home ff mi Greenville for s visit to his par *f t- in this city. Mm Louis l?arr and eons, Zach and ??race, are visiting friends and relu flvea in Florence. Mr I A 0loyd kaw returned to his jiontf to Atlanta, after a few days MM to bia cousin, Mr. Walter Fol s-fn Vr W A. Seymour, engineer on Northwestern it ulway. who has dl^jed at demmerton for the past eight frears. ha> moved to Wilsons Mill. Mra Nettie Barnes, of < hurleston. who has bSSS suiting lure has re? turned home. Mies Nell McKagen has gone to Co 1 tin to*, to v ult her aunt. Mrs. fjao Morrison. Mr Irvine Helper Is ;it horns from StThrist College, Osfoft), S/herS he has to ? n a student f??r the past ttn< ? years He hss graduated froSS th? .Institution with? one degree, but SI .pacts to return this fall to study to further degrees beforo completing hie work. Mr. Reiser secured n Rhodes scholarship to Oxford and has made a remarkably fine record at this distinguished Institution. Mrs. D. W. Cuttino and children and Miss llallie Cuttino have return? ed to the city after spending some time at Waynesvllle. N. C. . Mr. and Mrs. John T. Green and children have gone to Brcvapd, N. C, to spend several weeks. Mr. Willie McElveen has gone to Brerard to spend the rest of the summer/ MlsseeV .Ruth and OUie Dixon of Bishopvllle, who have been visiting In the city for several days, left Mon? day morning for a stay on Sullivan's Island. Mrs. Otto Rethorst ard baby left Monday for Waynesvllle, where they will spend the rest of the summer. Luvender-McCutcheon. Gaffney, July 24.?One of the most intereating and beautiful weddings oc? curring In Gaffney recently was that of Miss Cornelia Lavender to Thomas EngltBh McCutcheon of Bishopvllle, which took place yesterday at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. D. R. Lavender,, on Rutledgc avenue. The house presented quite a pretty picture with the ribbon girls In the aisles. Miss Agnes Walker, Miss Edith Rogers, Miss Maude La? vender and Miss Will DeCamp, with the ribbons stretching from the hall and the parlor. The bridesmalda were Miss Winoha Phlfer, Miss Eleanor Chappel, Misa Paola Lavender. Miss Rertha Lav? ender was maid of honor. Herbert C. Parrott was best man, while the groomsmen we:e Marion Wilson, W. H. Woodward and Robert E. Dennis. The ring bearer was little Miss Mar? garet Lavender. The bride wore a dress of brocaded crepe de chine and entered with her brother, Boycc Lavender. The ceremony was then performed by the Rev. Dr. J. S. Dill, pastor of the First Presbyterian church of Gaffney. Following the conclusion of the ceremony a reception took place, at which pink and white cream and bride's cake were aerved. The bride is me of Oaffney'a most charming and >opular young women. She is a graduate of the University of South Carolina. The groom is a grad? uate of the University of South Caro? line of the class of 1903 and a suc? cessful planter snd member of the Arm of Wood row and McCutcheon of Bishopvllle Immediately after the ceremony the young couple departed for their honeymoon, Which will be spent at Lake Toxaway, TIendersonville and other North Carolina points, after which they wil be at home to their friends in Bishopvllle. Death of Mis. J. D. White. Mrs. Addle White, wife of Mr. J. Dary White, died Friday afternoon at her home on Hampton avenue, af? ter an illneaa from malarial fever of more than a month. Although she had been sick for some time, Mrs. White's death was extremely sudden, and came as a great shock to her many friends and relatives. She was conscious a few minutes before six o'clock, when she told her nurse she felt faint. The nurse went to get some medicine for her, but before she could give It, Mrs. White was dead. The death was an exceedingly sad one. for the deceased was jnst in the prime of life and apparently had a happy future before her. To make it more sad she leaves rive children, the youngest of wfdeh is only seven | weeks old. She is also survived by her husband, a well known business man of this city, her parents, Mr. and Mrs. John I. Brogdon of Hrog don, and two sisters, Mrs. Wells of Sumter and Mrs. Proctor of Charles? ton, and six brothers, Messrs. J. E. Brogdon, of Montgomery. Ala.; Geo. Brogdon. Florence; Eugene Rrogdon. Charleston; J. R. Rrogdon. Harvin and Julius and Jako Rrogdon of Brogdon. The funeral serv'ces were held at f? o'clock p. m. Saturday at the resi? dence. No. 410 West Hampton ave? nue and the Interment followed at the Bu enter I 'eroetery. HI MUJt COTTON MARKET. Corrected Dally Ry Frneat Field Cottan Buyer. - I.: Sumter. July 28. Good Middling 11 St Middling 1 1 5-8. Middling 11 !?!. st Low Middling ii 1-8. Low Middling 1 ?? 1-1. ? i Staple cotton nominal. New York Cotton Market. New York, July II. Open Close. Jan.II.il M M Mar...11.11 1117 May.11 17 11.21 July. !.1 I 74 ? ? t\ 7'.? Aug..1144 ll.r,7 Oef..11*11 11.11 I Dec.Il.fl 11.11 LITTLE SICKNESS HERE. Sumter Han a Remarkably Fine . Health Record for Summer. The health officer reports that at present there Is very little sickness of any kind in Sumter and that the health of the city is better, according to the reports of the various physi? cians, than it has been at any timej In many years. There are no contagious diseases? In the city, or at least none that the health officer knows of, very little* if any, typhoid, none that the health of? ficer knew of, and very little malaria. A number of the physicians in the city have remarked of late on (he tact that there is less malaria in the city this summer than at any former time they can remember. On several streets the residents have for years had malaria every summer up to this summer, when they have not been bothered. There are also fewer mos? quitoes and fewer complaints of mos? quitoes this year than usual, a fact in itself, no doubt, showing a solution of the scarcity of malaria. No doubt, if the people of the city continue to keep their premises free of breeding places for mosquitoes these pests, will not again injure the health record of the town. Other pests and spreaders of disease can be eradicated in the same way, by constantly taking steps to remove all bropding places for the germs. In the Police Court. Martha Sumter was tried In the po? lice . cour^t Monday for conducting a disorderly house and vagrancy and found guilty on both charges. She at first stated that she would never pay the fine, but would serve her sentence In Jail, but later she decided different? ly and paid. She was given notice that if she din not leave town at once she would be arrested again. Sam Sumter was arrested for curs? ing and disorderly conduct. He stated that he was not ready for trial and did not know anything that he had done that he crjtrld be arrested for on these charges." Trial was set for Tuesday at noon. Gu8sic Cabbagestalk, who has re? cently be?n Released from the street arested and charged offense as formerly. piteoheT tomes she told the chief that she had been sick and for that reason had not been able to leave town, but if released this time she would lettre-at once. She was given the opportunity of leaving with the promise of being arrested again Tues? day if she stub In town. Gary Little was arrested for steal? ing chieVesasY- and trial was set for Tuesday." cently been ,Tele gang wgfc jjjain with the laW In piteobs tonei Wulkovers Trample on Highlanders. The Slugging Highlanders, the short^ pants baa^ball team which a few days agVv.-terlallenged any other short pants team In the city, met more than its match' Monday morning, for the Walkovers walked over them and then trampled them In the mud, as the score of 14 to 4 in favor of the new team will indicate. The feature of the game was a fancy stab of the ball by Flowers. Brown H., pitched a good game, while the Walkovers knocked their oppos? ing pitcbuio out of the box, one af? ter the other. The batteries were: Walkovers, Brown, H.. and Nunnamaker; Highland Sluggers. Triable, Barrett, Galyaghier and Richardson and Wood, Bradford and Barrett. The Walkovers want! to play some other short pants team which can in? terest them in the game. COMMON <;oon CONFERENCE. Place? of Meeting at Conference. Columbia, July 25.?The following places for the special conferences have been arranged: Thursday AftnnnhMi, 1.80 to fl.00. (A) ?On the Work of the Church in Country Development?Rev. E. O. Watson. Presiding. In the Meth? odist Church. (B) ?On Health?Arranged by Dr. Win. Weston, President State Medical Society. In the Y. M. C. A. (C) ?Conference of Farmers and^ Business Men on Marketing and Cred? it?Arranged by E. W. Dubbs. In the College Chapel. , (1))?On Woman's Work?Arrang-I ed by Mrs. If. T. Coleman, President State Federation of Woman's Clubs. Abbeville, S. C. In the Y. M. C. A. rooms. (E)?<>n Co-operation Between Colleges and High S. hooli Dr. R . P* Pell, Presiding. In the Council Cham" ber of the opera house. (K)?Co-operation of Chambers of Commerce for Rural Development, In the. rooms of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce in the Arcade, The property owners and mer? chants of the business section of Llb srty street should organise and pre ! sent a petition to council requesting that the street between Sumter and Marvin he paved at the earliest pos wib.lv date. colli?;<,!?; OF BURGEONS FORMED. Former Sumter Boy One of Founders of the New Organization. Dr. Charles M. Rees, of Charleston, who was invited to ho one of the founders of the College of Surgeons, an important national organization recently effected at Washington, will be elected one of the fellows, a high honor. Four hundred and fifty sur? geons attended the meeting at which the college was formally organized. Tho object is to elevate the standard of surgery in the United States. The college will seek to legalize under na? tional, colonial, State and provincial laws a distinct degree, which will he conferred upon physicians possessing the requirements specified for expert surgeons. It will also seek the co? operation of medical colleges which are authorized to confer the degree of doctor of medicine under the pres? ent recognized standards, and to urge these institutions to confer a supple? mentary degree on each graduate, who, in addition to the medical course, fulfills the necessary appren? ticeship in surgical hospitals, oper? ative laboratories and active surgery. The purpose is to differentiate be? tween the men who are thus author? ized to practice surgery and those who are not. Officers of the College of Surgeons are: President, J. M. T. Finney; vice president W. W. Chip man; second vice president, Rudolph Matas; generaly secretary, Franklin H. Martin; treasurer, Albert J. Ochsner. Dr. Charles M. Rees was born and raised in Stateburg, Sumter county, and graduated at the Charleston Med? ical College. He is a brother of W. W. Rees of this city and W. J. Rees of Stateburg, also of Mrs. J. R. Sum? ter and Mrs. T. S. Sumter of this city. PURGED OF CONTEMPT OF COURT. Officials Of Old Soldiers' Homo Rein? state X. W. Jones. Columbia, July 21.?Holding that they had ignored the restraining or? der issued by him In March, Judge Ernest Gary this afternoon adjudged H. W. Richardson, general manager and treasurer of the Confederate In? firmary, and M. C. Welch, acting com? mandant, in contempt of Court for dismissing N. W. Jones, an inmate of the Home, the order saying: "That the sheriff of Hichland County/ do ap? prehend and arrest said H.,.W. Rich? ardson and M. C. Welch, and confine them in the common jail of Richland County until they purge themselves of contempt of Court by 'cTfWpliance with order of March 19, 1913, whereby ? were enjoined from WW?fferrlng with the use of said Home by this petitioner, and from excluding him therefrom as set forth above, or until tjhe further order of the Court." Major Richardson and Mr. Welch complied with the order of th#r Court and reinstated N. W. Jones, *" as an inmate of the Old Soldier's Home, and thus purged themselves of contempt of court, according to information from the office of Sheriff McCain this afternoon. Pending a hearing of the petition of W. C. Cameron. J. W. James and N.*W. Jones, who had been dismissed from the Old Soldiers' Home, Judge Gary In March issued a restraining order forbidding them to ne**tlejprived of the use of the Home until the final hearing of the cause. Mr. Jones al? leged that in spite of this he was dis? missed by Major Richardson and Mr. Welch, and on July 10 he* brought proceedings before Judge Gapy to have them Judged in contempt of I Court. The return was made before I Judge Gary this morning and holding that the return of Messrs. Richardson and Welch was Insufficient they were adjudged in contempt as set out above. Says the order of Judge Gary in part: "The said defendants appeared before me in person and by their at? torneys, the Attorney General and the assistant Attorney General, and sub? mitted their return to the said order j to show cause, and o> said i?.iv:n ad? mitted that they had excluded the said plaintiff. N. W. Jones, but stated that they had not Intended any viola? tion of said order or any disrespect to I Die Court. "The answer in the case pending was set up as a part of said return, ?after hearing the parties pro and con. r am satistied that the said return is Insufficient. It is admitted that the airder has been violated. There Is no effort to show that they intend to re? instate the petitioner, and as a matter ?of fact, they simply Ignored the order *tnd proposed to continue to do so. "I, therefore, adjudge the defen? dants, h w. Richardson and M. c. Welch, to be In contempt of Court " Tlie police force Were out Satur? day in their khaki uniforms, LI being the Urs! time the whole force has appeared In the summer uniform. i"titit we unit allowing conditions that result In burning factors opera? tives t'? death we needn't be so imiiu nant or horrified about Bulgarian yyiptchertes,?Wilmington Star. SUMTER 12; FLORENCE 0. Sumter Teams Win Every Set In Ten? iiis Match. If tennis were counted like base ball and every set was marked down as one score, the result of the match between Florence and Sumter Thurs? day would be Sumter 12, Florence Tho Sumter players, figuratively speaking, took their opponents' scalps, for they won and took everything that they tried for. Twelve sets were played by the four teams which were sent over by Sumter against four Florence teams and not one of them was lost, al? though several of the sets were close enough to be Interesting and the last set between Moses and Bryan and Hill and McLeod was spectacular in its length and In the fact that each of the servers won three games In succession on his serve. This was the hardest fought set in the whole match, the set finally being won by a score of 12?10. There was quite a number of spec? tators present and considerable in? terest was manifested in the tourney, although the Florence spectators seemed somewhat disappointed at the defeat of their players. The teams were matched up ac? cording to their playing ability and the results of the sets were as fol? lows: Hill and McLeod and Bryan and Moses, 5?7, 3?G, 10?12. Jordon and Thompson and Green and Mosces, 3?6, 1?6, 4?6. Green and Dickmon and Marion and Thees, 5?7, 2?6, 2?6. Hicks and Rutledge and Phillips and McKay, 5?7, 4?6, 0?6. As the Sumter teams won every match, there was no second round. BRA DSTR EETS'S WEEKLY RE? PORT. Hopeful Feeling- Seem* to Be Spread? ing Over the Whole Country. New York, July 25.?Bradstreet's tomorrow will say: "Crop news, due to beneficial rains, is more favorable. Feeling In tho iron and steel markets is better. Money does not appear to be so tight. The st( reflects a rather healthi? ?. Favorable weath? er has 1 distribution, rail? way tre ging and conserva? tive op is to be spreadin "On hand, trade wi WholeSI and jobbers r. fleets i t irregularity. Son of the may be attribute to mid iditions ,to restric? tions In igh rates for money and to tan ties,. That there are bu cnting notes as to expectations of good business during tho fall and winter is significant. "While tho stock market does not manifest much activity, the under? tone is stronger, and realizing sale3 are quite readily absorbed. "Business failures for the week ending July 24 were 254, which com? pares with 25 2 for 1912. "Wheat, including flour, exports from the United States and Canada for the week ending July 24, Qalves ton not reported, aggregate 15,592,901 bushels, against 2,055,958 bushels last year." BOY SCOUTS TAKE HIKE. Watermelon and Milk Lunches fea? tures of Enjoyable Outing. The boy scouts on Wednesday took one of the most enjoyable hikes which it has ever been their lot. to partici? pate in. The scouts were under the charge of Secretary Birchard and Cane Savannah was the destination of their hike. The boys made the trip in easy stages and on the waj* back they stopped at Tourney and took the train home, not that they were tired, but because they thought it best to become accustomed to all modes of locomotion. The features of the outing were the big- watermelon feasts which were taken along the way and the milk lunch, which they were fortunate enough to secure. At one watermelon patch they purchased melons and ate until they were not melon hut ;r> any more. Some miles further on ?they walked eight to Cane Sa? vannah?they again stopped to tat more melon and a little later on they found a spring with vessels contain? ing milk in them. They also found the owner and secured from her enough milk to make them feel hap? py and comfortable inside. At Cane Savannah they went in swimming and fished awhile and ate a dinner prepared In scout style. The dispensary election will ",,NV be held and de< ided on i,s merits. Those who want liquor :????! more of it will vote for the dispensary while those contrary minded svtll vote against it. Sumter county farmers should ^et i,, ,,,, the ti\e atock extension work to be InauguraU d by the l department of Agriculture. M will be rather hue to start after the boll weevil reaches South Carolina three years nence* BEES Jtic; PUT! RE F<K< ALASKA. Secretary Lam- Wams Gcj*e*Kejgeejfl to Rulid MW-Mile Railroad. Chicago, July 24.?There should bf about i'00 miles of Government-built railroad in Alaska in the opinion of Secretary of the Interior Franklin K. Lane, who is here on his way Weal for an inspection of Indian res? ervations and several irrigation pro? jects. .. .., "I lirrnly believe that Alaska should be aided as far as possible in opening up her immense resources/' the Sec? retary said today,' 'The Bret step should be a Government-owned rail? road to the Seaboard -from the COSJ field. Let Congress appropriate mon? ey for the first Alaskan railroad, and there will be, in the next two years, a colonization movement to the nor? thern territory which will pale into insignificance the rush to government lands within the nation proper. "Alaska has 05,000,000 acres of land where the grass grows waist hfjgb in the summer. It is tillable soil. Thousands of reindeer feed on the moss-growing ranges and there is no reason why, with proper transporta? tion facilities, Alaska should not sup? ply the nation with meat that is more tasty and nourishing than beef." Secretary Lane also asserted he would place a government coaling station in the Alaskan land-locked harbor, where the Pacific Beel could be provisioned for a world cruise. A Conference of Preachers to Re Held at The Conference for The Common Good. A special feature of the Confer? ence for the Common Good which will be held in Columbia, August 6 and 7, will be a conference of preach? ers to discuss Rural Problems as they present themselves to the church. The constant flow of so many people out of the country and other allied causes have multiplied the cil Acuities of the pastor in rural districts, and is a matter now receiving gen? eral attention. It will be a unique experience to have, the ministers of the different denominations come to? gether for a serious study of this con? dition. The question is of supreme importance, and every minister and church member should be alive to its seriousness, and willing to lend hi* best efforts along definite lines, look tr.g '?? remedy An ? ,;*ot? will be made unser ain a ha the i d sti ?? trim, li ss starti ; p? *.?? for the appointed to i<.uu long i';M,e^*ac*s-n'"i each minister in attendance is e^ifaftt^ ed to bring the results of hisl?|i^o^ for the benefit o& the conference.1 jR*\. E. O. Watson, i). iJ., who ha?. mil wide experience, and who is n<vtj^ fgff> ing his energy to the uplift of't^rel community life, has been requested to act as chairman. The. co-operation of every pastor of every denomination is earnestly solicited. The congregation can render a definite assistance by making it possible for their PSStor to attend. The railroads have granted special rates for the occasion. Paying I^lsOSMHB Wages to Help Their Families. New Orleans Picayune. Kansas is now paying the pris? oners of the Kansas Penitentiary 10 .cents a day and, t&s?; aioney Is to be used to help the dependent families of the prisoners. Heretofore Kan? sas has been allowing 3 3-4 cents a day to each prisoner, to be given him upon his release and OH which he could start life anew. The 1913 Legislature passed tlrr- law increasing that amount to 10 cents a day, and if there are dependent children of the prisoner or a wife dependent up? on him the Prison Hoard is to pay the money to the dependents instead of to the prisoner on his release. Ef? forts were made to make the mount 25 cents a day to prisoners \Mh rela? tives, but the legislature released to make the allowance. Clarence Poe, editor of the Pro? gressive Farmer, has reached the conclusion, after a personal study of farming methods and practice in the Northeast that there is no scarcity of labor in the South, that our methods are wrong and that to little accom? plished on the average farm for the number of hands employed* in his opinion the Southern Lumer needs to use more horses and "'mules, improv? ed machinery, fewer hands and im? proved methods of cultivation. lie may be correct?doubtless is correct ?with respect to the planting and cultivation Of crops, bul when it < omes to picking the cotton crop he Is altogether wrong*. Intil the cotton picker is perfected there will bs scarcity of labor during the cotton lucking season, unless the cotton acreage is materially reduced end other crops aubstituted on one-half or two thirds of tin- land non givefg to cotton. Clarendon county is to have a so? cial ?Iiii> m the rural districts, a Icharter having been applied for by Ij, R, Itracey, W \V. Lewis and J. L. Lewis. I :