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?KaUbuuu aiib deutln on. r.t. *X M ?.? ?aas Statte?. - .1 IL . ???? l Missen tmma Mood and Allee Htubbs have gone to Waynesvllle to ?prnd several weeks. How. h. D. White, of Clarendon county, stopped In the city for awhile Tueedey morning with relatives on his way north, where he will spend some time. Misses Helen Rroughton and Ver melle Pitts have gone to Wrlghtsville Beach for a week's stay at that place. Mrs. J. A. Brown and little daugh? ter returned Monday night from Myrtle Beach, where they have heen for some time. Mise Marie Pierson of Wilmington. N. C. Is visiting Mrs. J. M. Clarke, on West Uberty street. Mr. H. J. Hlckn went to Charles? ton Monday night on business. Mr. and Mrs. C. L. Stubbs have gone to Wrlgptsvllle Beach to spend several days. Messrs R. B McFadden and J. O. Uarland. of Hardlnia. passed through the city Tuesdsy morning en route to Bpeeraeh. South Dakota. Mies Schuyler Cooper is visiting friends' at Marlon. 8. C. Mfaa Marian McFaddtn gave a de Itfhtful reception Wednesday even? ing to a large number of friends in honor of her guests. Misses Martie Boyle of 8ueater, Brnestine Barr of Lesiagton. Isabel Weeks of Pine wood and Mayme Green of Lake ?Miv?Kings tree Record. Mr. end Mrs. Q. A. Waterman have returned to the city from Asheville, where Mrs. Waterman has been stay? ing for several montha and where Mr. Waterman has been for the past I Mlaa Bertha Rich, of Blackvllle, is visiting) M sm l.thH Green on Church street. Mr. Jlmmle Weathers Is at home from Wilmington to visit his par? ent* 4 t ' i A part** ronnistlng of Messrs F.llsha Carson.li. T. 'Glenn. Waiter Thames and4Vriplc^Burgess have gone on a cruise out from Charleston. Misses Agnea and Mary Hayns worjh and Mr. Clarence Haynsworth left Tuesday afternoon for a visit to taets aunt. Mrs. J. I. Allen at Dil *K aw* Mrs Selms A. Pariah and little son. James, has returned to Darlington af? ter a vtalt to the city. Miss Rltsabeth McKagen la visiting friends U Darlington. Mr. Cugene Scarborough, of Dar )"ip?*'"u. "pent Tuesday in the city. Mrs. R. la Wright and Miss Marie Rothols are apending some time at the Isle of Palms Mlnsea Lucy Vance and Claudia Darlington of Laurent*, who have been apending several days with Miss Kll/.a beth Hood, on their way from Sulli? van * Islar.u. tiMvr gone home. Misses Man|ie and Claudia Jones are visiting their mother. Mrs. M. S. Jones; The many friends of Mr. B. A. Theea, atno has been physical direc? tor st the Y. M. C. A. alnce it was opened tn Mnreh. It 12. are sorry to e*e him leave Sumter. which he will do KrUlay. He goes from here to his former home sear Wilmington, where he will stay with hla mother for a couple of months, when he will go to Sprint field, Mass., to take a course to more fully prepare him for his chosen work. Mr. Thees has made an efficient director and has made him aelf very popular with the boya and young men who frequent the Y. M. C. A. Mr. Kimer C. Lord will take up the dutlea formerly devolving on Mr. Thees and another assistant secretary will be chosen at some time in the fu? ture. Mrs W. V LstltaX with her little girls. Bertha Doyle and Louise, and MC and Mrs II. It. Scott, have gone to Hnmter after a pleasant house party here at the home of their par ents? Mr and Mrs. J. C. Heiner, on WMtmtn street Th? friends of MrwHcolt sre glad to know that he as Improving in health .?Orangebttfg Hun. Mrs. Annie L Kicker and Mrs Lu? cio? M. Dultant and Mis* Mabel Du Rant have gone to Washington to spend some time. Prom Washington tatfy'will to ko Men. and other New Kngland Blattei to spend the remaind? er of the summer. Miss lax II.- Is. man. of Manning, was In the ritv Thursday. Mrs. J. L Ife*, of Itovkm, whs In town Thursday. Mr and Mrs. MsJM O'Doeaetl have returned from Henderson v iip-, N, C, on account of th? Illness of Mm W M Mpperson MffNKcencle Hultman has returned trotrt t** m< i.Mtalns of North t'ar. . Una on st < <>ent of the Illness of tits mother, Mrs. 0 G. Hultman Mrs J. H. Dawes. of Philadelphia. Mrs. Frank J. Bong, of Lundsdow-no, Pa., and Mrs. Ouy Ullmore, of Union town, Pa , arc ln the city, having been tailed here on account of the se? rious lllneaH of their mother, Mrs. W. If. Epperson. They were accompan? ied hy their father, Mr. W. II. Ep person, who had been visiting in the north. Mrs. W. H. Johnson and children, of Florence, are visiting her sister, Mn. It. S. Chun-hill. si .MMI It SCHOOL MONDAY. Will Last for Four Weeks from 4th of Vugust. The Sumter county summer school for teuchers will begin its session on Monday. August 4th, and will last for four weeks. A course has been map? ped out for those who attend which is expected to be of great value to them in their future work. Prof. 8. II. Edmunds will have charge of the mathematics and En gliHh department and Miss E. W. Hi - Lean will teach primary methods and writing. Supt. Haynsworth has re? ceived notice from a number of teach? ers that they will attend. RAID ON ( II l( KI NS. Hold Thief Steals Seventeen Chickens and Sack of Soda on One Raid. Early Thursday morning or late Wednesday night a thief made a raid <>n the chicken coops in the southern part of the city, stealing some seven? teen chickens on his raid. Several white and colored persons were visit? ed and suffered from his depredations and ut other places the thief evi? dently made attempta to get in the chicken coops which were unsuccess? ful. At one place it is reported that he took a half aack of nitrate of soda. ARRESTED AS BLIND TIGER. John Henderson Tried by Recorder and Found Guilty. John Henderson was arrested Thursday afternoon by Policeman II. Q. McKagen as he was on his way to dispose of three gallons of whis? key and gin which he had ordered from a Jacksonville house. Hender? son disclaims having purchased the liquor for any unlawful purpose, but his avowal did not aid, for the re? corder found him guilty and sentenc? ed him to pay a. fine of $2b or serve 30 days. March "Baker, who was arreated Tuesday, was also tried and convicted on the same charge. YOUNG WOMAN TAKES POISON, MIhn Irene r.ihi-hVge Dies at the Home of Her Parents In Georgetown. Georgetown, July 30.?Information haa been received in this city of the death of Miss Irene Ethridge, IS, at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs J. B. Ethridge, near West Andrews, on Saturday. The cause of death was poisoning from a mixture of chloroform ami laudanum, which the girl had swal? lowed some two hours or more before she was found in her room in a semi? conscious condition and frothing at the mouth. Following a bath in the afternoon she had gone to her room for the ostensible purpose of tr.aing a nap, as had been hei custom. As the time approached for the preparation of supper her Invalid mother sent a small boy to call her. The boy re t elved no response to his rap on the door and so reported to Mrs. Eth? ridge. He was told to go back to the room, enter it and awaken the girl, who was oversleeping. When the boy opened the door he found the girl lying across the bed. her mouth covered with white froth. Dr. J. S. Porter was hurriedly sum? moned. He detected an odor of chlo? roform In the room. He exerted ev? ery effort to revive the girl, Without success. ?he died a few hours alter being found. After a lengthy search a vial con? taining some remnant of u mixture of chloroofrm and laudanum was found. The girl's mouth studied of the mixture. The physician said she had swallowed a ipiuutity of it. Miss Et bridge bad recently return? ed to West Andrews with her parents from North Carolina. it is said hIh? had been despondent for some time, saying she didn't wish to live in the country on it farm. she was an attractive and popular girl. Turkey Thieves. DUfftgSJ the l'?Mt tWO weeks there bus boon ronatdorahle thefts of poultry in I ha Broad at roe I section ??f the clty( lust beyond the limits. Turkeys, as weil as chlchena and ducks have been ?toten and no doubt were brought into the rlty and gold. Mr. Atkinson and Mr. Rdena both i<>st fine gobblera and Mr Atkinson, beghle Dig gobbler, lost I hieltet hen and trve poults, big luaty rating lelb.ws. The** gentlemen a outdi no doubt, be glad td euy in farueatlea about their turkeys. - 11 11 1 . *mm i-r W. S. 1)1 MilNS READ. \V?il Known Citlsen of County Passes Away at Ago of Sixty-four. Wlnflold s. Dlnklnti one of the well known cttiiena ??f Bum tar County, passed away about B o'clock Tiies day at his residence on Sumter street at the aye of sixty-four. Mr. Dink ins had been in bad henlfri for more than a year preceding his uVath, which was not unexpected. The funeral services were held at Rembert Church, Dee County, near Boaaard'a Cross Roads, Wednesday at noon. The funeral procession left the house at 9 o'clock in the morning, morning. Mr. Dink ins was an ex-Confederate veteran. He served in Company D, First South Carolina Cavalry, going to the front in the last two years of the war. After the war Mr. Dinkins has made his home in Sumter County, spending the greater part of the time in farming. He was a commissioner ??f the county for a number of years and served as supervisor from 1892 to 1890. He has also served as a mem-' ber of the board of supervisors of reg? istration for a number of years. He was the son of the late Dang Dinkins of the Jordon neighborhood of this county. He is survived by his wife, but has no living children. Mr. Dinkins was first married to Miss Leora Osteen of Sumter who died, leaving one daughter, who was after? wards the wife of D. D. Jennings of this city and who died a number of years ago. He was afterwards mar? bled to Miss I'Morence Spann, who sur? vives him. Resides his wife Mr. Din i kins leaves two brothers, Messrs. Walter J. and Robert B. Dinkins of this city and of Jordon, respectively, and four sisters, Mrs. Henry M. Spann of Jordon, Mrs. Willie H. Jennings of the St. James neighborhood; Mrs. Frank Burkett of Jordon and Mrs. R. M. lves of Sumter. Mr. K. T. Windham Dt ad. The many friends of Mr. Ezekiel T. wMdhain were shocked Monday night when they heard of his sudden death at his home on East Calhoun street. MrcWindham had been in poor health ^riseveral years, but he was not se r^ojisly ill. In fact he> seemed quite cheerful that night up to between 7 and 8 when he started from one room to another. His limbs suddenly gave way and he fell to the floor. When tho members of the family reached him he was dead. Mr. Windham was an ex-Confed erafe'vetefan, having been a member of Company G, Third regiment of State troops. He was 04 years of age and leaves a wife and two daughters, Mrs-. Lula F. Hatchell of Columbia and Mrs. F. U. Blneath of this city. The funeral services were hold/ at tho cemetery Tuesday afternoon at 4.30 o'clock. Death. Eugene, the two-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Mack McKlveen, of the Brick Church neighborhood, died Monday night at 8.4 5 in Columbia, where he had been taken to a hos? pital for treatment some time ago. The child has been ill for several months. The parents have the sin cerest sympathy of their many friends in their bereavement. Death of Mr. K. S. Brunsoti, Sr. Kingstree Record. a telegram received here Monday announced the death of Mr, Robert s. Brunson, sr., at his home at Qree leyville Sunday night, July UU. Mr. Brunson was apparently enjoying his usual good health all day Sun? day and had no premonition of the imminence of Hie destroying angel. The exact hour of his passing is not known, but it la thought that he died of heart failure early In the night. Ills sudden demise was a great Bhock to his loved ones. Mr. Brunsen was born in Sumter county, but had lived in Williams burg since he was a lad of fifteen years He was about 60 years of age and bore the friendship and es? teem of all who knew him, being a man of sterling qualities, sound Ji. . mcnt and solid worth. He la survived by his wife 1 and five children, his aged mother and a brothen at Waycross, Ga. The funeral ami Interment took place Monday afternoon at f? o'clock at Richmond Preabyterlan church, Rsv, j. A. Brown officiating. a large crowd of relatives nml friends gath eied at the church to pay the last sad tribute to their friends and neighbor. Burial of Mrs. M<(.ill. The body of Mrs II 1?. McGIll, the mother of Mrs. Singleton Bradford, was brought to this pity Tuesday morning from New Brookland, lAiX melon County, nml burled at the Singleton burying ground a few miles west of town Immediately after itv; arrival in the city. Marlage License Record. A license to marry lots been Issued ? ?< to Willie Mc|\ei and Annie Dingle of Sumter. y_? ... a ^ u ? - ELECTRIC PUMP? WORKING, Two Two Hundred and Fifty Gallon Pumpn Now Operating?Bower Line Completed. The two new electric pumps which were ordered several months ago and which "the <*ity Manager has been buay installing for the past few weeks are now working regularly and seemingly giving good service. The pumps are Capable of giving 250 gallons of wa? ter a minute each, which is somewhat more than the city uses. The pumps were first operated Sat? urday and have been operated off ami on ever since until Tuesday, when they were set to work regularly. A number of stops and adjustments had to be made in the interval in order to get them in good working trim. The pumps are connected with the six new wells and are being connected up with the two deep old wells and will be connected up with other of the old wells later on. There is no meter on them at present and their yield of water cannot be estimated anywhere correctly, but a meter will be attached in the near future and the amount of water furnished by the pumps meaaured. The installation of the new pumps is a great innovation for the city and it is hoped by their use for the city to save hundreds of dollar! every year which is now spent for the hauling of coal from one side of the city to the water works plant. The newer line which has been in progress on Oakland avenue for the past two weeks has been practically completed, the workmen being engag? ed in putting in the Hush tank Tues? day. The sewer line is an extension of the former line on that street and has several times been petitioned Tor by the residents of that street, but it is only recently that the city has had the funds and the opportunity to do this work. The sewer line is much needed and no doubt many connec? tion! will be made with it in the near future. HEARING HELD TUESDAY* Consent Order Grunted by Justice Fraaer to Petitioners. A hearing came before Justice Fragor Tuesday and a consent order was granted, when the defendants agreed to consent to the'request of the petitioners. The matter was rela? tive the canvass of certain dispensary petitions in Don. ester county, Which the prohibitionists alleged they were not permitted to see. It seems that Supervisor John B. Wimberly, against Whom the manda? mus proceedings were ^aken, had af? ter canvassing the dispensary peti? tions , ordered an election under the law that two-thirds of the voters of the county wanted it and had pe? titioned for it. He had then kept the dispensary petitions open to the pub? lic for two weeks, aitvr which he f.ad sealed them up. Later prohibit? ionists wanted to see the petitions and canvass them to see if they agreed with the supervisor's count of names of qualified voters and the supervisor had refused to allow the petitions to be seen. The proceedings were brought on behalf of the prohibition? ists by Mr. D. D. Moise and Mr. Heirs appeared for the county supervisor. Mr. Heirs agreed to allow the pe? titions to be seen by the anti-dispen? sary advocate!. Justice Fraaer there? fore merely looked over the papers to see that they were prepared In proper form and granted a consent order, al? lowing the prohibitionists to see the petition! and requiring the superviaor to furnish a verified copy of these lists, if called upon to do so. IDEAL DAY AT SINGLETON'S, Children of .los. R. Singleton Cele? brate His Birthday Anniversary. Editor The Daily Item. An Ideal day was spent on the 26th at Mr. Jos. R. Singleton's, by his chil? dren who were having a reunion on bis birthday anniversary. They fur? nished a line dinner. Tim display was one of which country folks are ac? customed. The ladies In attendance so kindly manifested their talent which was in just accord with the provisions. At intervals rare music was rendered by Miss Anna Singleton, an accomplished musician. After dinner was served melons of the Bradford type were enjoyed, and to conclude the entertainment a delic? ious cream, served by the young la? dies, thus attired tbat they repre? sented trained nurses in perfect con? sonance, Another word added might be induclve of its duplicate I The secretary of state ha! com? missioned the J. Ii. Klrkley Compan> of Herlot, in ttumter county, with i I capital stock of $5,000. The petition era are J. It. Klrkley, ol Kmlthvtlle F. M. Wooten and II. IKlehey, u I Camden. The company intends to cb I i general merchandise busine \ United states :ii in\ recruiting id beer la in the city for the purpose u securing enlistments for Uncle Sam. A Friend. New Corporation. A CHEAP FERTILIZER MIXER. \ umber of Poundu Vecesgarjr for ? Given Formula of Each Material Uaed to Make a Ton. Take two small poles, each about f ight feel long, fasten on theae, wire screens, Lei the meshes be SUCh as are uaed on doors and windows, per? haps a little larger mesh, about six feet of this on the eight fool poles, leaving about one foot on each pole for the hands to grasp on each side; to avoid sagging, put a brace from pole to pole at each end of wil'e Xow you have a wire hand barrow, and sitter, whic h c an be operated by two hands while a third feeds it with a shovel with the different Ingre? dients as needed. To find out how many pounds you will need of each ingredient, we Will suppose you want an 8, 3, 3 fertiliser when mixed. Ingredients to l>e used COtton seed meal, acid phosphate and kainlt (this is the most popular) we take as follows: Posh acid, 8 per cent; source a? i<l phosphate- It; per cent. Ammonia 2 per cent; source C. S. meal, 7 per cent. Potash, 3 per cent; kainit, 13 per cent. No lbs used. 8 per cent of one ton?160 lbs x 100, divide by 16 per. cent?ac id phos: 1,000 2 per cent of one ton?40 lbs x 100, divide by 7 per cent? C S. Meal 570 3 per cent of one ton?60 lbs x 100, divide by 13 per cent? Kainit, 462 2,032 This gives you 32 pounds over a ton, therefore, you do not need a filler. If you had used nitrate you would only use 333 pounds and would need a filler. To use this in mixer let one hand place a shovel full from eac h ingredient as fast as he can and let the two hands sway it from side to side and you will lind it al. mixed and come through as line as grist and thoroughly mixed* When all ma? terial have been exhausted put your ton cd* B, 2, 3 in bags and figure your cost, dive it a name and use it. Titos, s. Sumter. TOBACCO FOR St'.MTLR, The Bank of Sumter Offers Prizes for inn. The prosperous condition of those 'communities planting tobacco has been so noticable, that a strong ap? peal will be made to the farmers cd' Sumter county to cultivate the weed in 1914. Among those most interest? ed in this move lor the betterment of the county's welfare is the Bank of Sumter which is always on the alert to grasp a plan which adds to the worth of the farmer. The bank is so certain that the farmers' interests are the same as its own that it is constantly offering prizes to stimulate competition, which is the life of farming as of every other industry. Next year, in addition to its prizes, for rotation and diversification of crops, the Bank of Sumter will of? fer spec ial prizes l ?r tobacco, and will endeavor to c o-operate with farm? ers in their efforts for profitable crops. Especially noticeable is the success of the farmer with his 26 to 30 acres under cultivation, who devotes 4 to 8 acres to tobacco growing. He can give his personal attention to the weed. The farmers shadow on his tobacco crop is the surest guarantee of a money-making c rop. Storm Refugee Killed. Lake City, July 30.?(>n the night of the 19th of July, an old slave ne gro, by the name Bill Moore, seeing an approaching storm took refuge from it in a negro house on the out? skirts of the town <d' Cades, six miles south of Lake? City. During tie storm 16 pistol shots were bred into the house, one taking effect in tie leg of Bill, which caused his death a few days later. The authorities ordered an investigation and as re? sult cd' their findings two young white men, by name Poston, ate- be ? ing hedd in the county jail at Kings tree, pending the ludding of an in quest rA SUMTER COTTON MARKET. Corrected Baity By Ernest FleW Cotton Buyer. Sumter, July :'?I. Good Middling 11 3-4. St. Middling l 1 6-8. Middling 11 1-2. St. Low Middling 11 l Low Middling 1? i staple cotton nominal New York Cotton Market New Volk, Jul) 31. Open ('lose. Jan.11-1* 1111 Mar.II? ll.lt May.. ....IL*? IL*? July.11 s:> lug.11.76 11 71 , i, t.1 1.21 I I 26 THE WORLD'S & 8. CONVENTION, One of the Moni Kcmurkahic RHIgioaa (?at hcrillg? ill I IM* lllftt?M*) of the World. Zurich, Switzerland, July 15.? Twenty six hundred registered dele* gates representing seventy countries, wiiii thouaanda of unregistered visi? tors, have made earth's ends meet at the Worlds sevanf^ rftfnday school Convention which rc|jpsj|p|ts work to? night?and have isjffjllmiiiil to the great success-of one. sCttie most re? markable religiqus gsfh- rnu\s in the history <d' the WOfld, North America (Sajajl 1344 accredit* ed representatives, j tv thousand of whom came ^on i steamers of The World's Convention , 11*? 1,? *?spcially chartered ocean llfierSj Whose accom? modations were reserved for the con* ventlon delegates. ??Qreai Britain res; Istered Itti Asia s:i; Africa 50; Aus? tralia || and. South American 24. The allotment for Continental Europe "was 5no delegates, but the enrollment was l2s. Every state except Utah and New Mexico and every Canadian Province except Manitoba was repre? sented. The Pennsylvania delegation with ITS members led the list, follow? ed by New York 125 and Illinois 120. The convention has beeH ? remark? able one in many respects, not only in an unparalleled attendance, but in its personnel; In the tremendous im? portune,- of the messagei which havi been delivered; In the high intellect? ual and spiritual quality of the pre? sentations; in the enthusiastic inter? est manifested In,each of the 45 ses? sions of the eight days; in the par? ticipation of 240 splendidly equipped men and women, Sunday school specialists, missionaries, pastors, pub? licists and other leaders from many lands who have contributed to a pro? gram of rare quality, Inspiration and helpfulness; and In the impress which has beer? made by the convention, not alone upon the delegates, but upon the city of Zurich. II has been indeed a great help to me to be lo re during this great con? vention. Let's bring it to Sumter county. Sincerely. C. A. Witherspoon, Co. Becty. Sumter CotJWtJ Man Praised. Florence Times. The Farmers' Union of the State is to he congratulated on the re-elect? ion of EL W. Danes, as president. No man ever WOrhed more faithfully, earnestly or unselfishly for any cause than Mr. Dabbfi has done and he is an honor and a credit to the organization. He certainly has set a pa< o for whoever eventually suc? ceeds him. Morphine rHABIT "j ABSOLUTELY CURED IN SIX DAYS i S Or Eonei Refunded. A New Dtseov I ery. All correspondence should be I addressed to Box MS, furnier, S. I or to I Dr. G. F. Lee's Humane I Sanitarium, 9 220 Broad St. Sumler, S. C. Truss Support Truss support is always assured through a truss that fits comfortably and snugly without un? due compression. Our trusses are nude from the highest quality ma? terial. They are care? fully fitted. Therefore when we adjust a truss for your particular con? ditions, it stays adjust? ed and it assures abso? lute satisfaction. Our truss prices are just right. We buy direct from the manufacturer. We sell to you at one profit and that the low? est. For longest wear, service and satisfaction in trusses, come to us. HEARON'S Pharmacy, Phone 36