Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Cbt ?afcjinan aitb Swtbron. iMifctmd at tho Po*toilic*> a* Biunter, 8. C an Second Clnee Matter. m . i _ l_ PERSONA!) NEWS. Mr. fovlngton 11. Woodley ami mother. Mra J. M. Woodley, are M the city for ? ahort stay. They are former resident!? of Sumter. Mr Wandley is now engaged in teaching in Washington and Mrs. Woodley Is hv .ng in Georgia. Among the Winthrop students to return to college Friday morning were Misses Mary und Fannie Mellette. Fonnne and Margaret I ?? 1 .orme. Lil lle Gregg, Mamie Edmunds, Margar? et ('heyne, Beaaie Walsh, Mattlo Hill and Kucebla Shuler. The following were among those to K ' ?m here to Florence Thursday evening to attend the dance there, given by the Elks: B. F. Scott. J. H. Myers, W. A. Allston, . Ervln Shaw Tom Hrand Semple, Elmwood Myers, I*. M. Oreen and Mr. and Mrs. Harry Green and Miss Fthel Green. Mr. Alphas Baker of Mannvillc. who In visiting his daughter, Mrs. J. S. Itbhardson. paid this o'llce a visit on Friday to renew his subscripti ?n to tho Watchman and Southeron, for which he has subscribed* nlnce 1850. Mr. Haker is our oldest subs- ribet an l is one of the oldest men In this section of the State, having celebrat? ed his 89th birthday last Ji ne. He is ha.e and hearty and Is a yo unger and more vigorous looking man .ban many of his Juniors by twenty years. Mies Grady Humph, of Charleston, Is upending a few days in the city. Mise Alta Anderson, of Edlsto Is? land, stopped with Miss Susie Dick for a day on her return to Winthrop. Messrs. K M. Cooper, Wisacky; E. W. Dabbe. Mayesville; C. W. Josey. St. Charles; L. L. Baker. Elliotts, have been appointed by Commission? er Watson as delegates to the Nat? ional Corn Exposition at Dallas, Tex. lire. A. V. Snell is the guest of Mins Moneta Oateen. Mr. A. V. Snell. Secretary of the Charleston Chamber of Commerce, spent Sunday and Monday in this city. Mr. and Mrs. Eugene Stanslll re? turned yeeterday from Eastover where the have been visiting relatives. Mr. Herbert Barnesm conductor on the Pullman car between Charleston dumbla, spent the week-end in y. James Lattimer, a former - at Oswego, was in the city . ^ .vhlle Sunday. Path of a Gullunt Oftkvr. Special to The Dally Item. Bishdie. Jan. 4.?There was burled here today In the Bethlehem burial ground a most worthy man. Capt. C. Sarget Da. is. The captain *n ifjftgg of gfjN Hi was pentad in 1 ind en! sted for war In Mieeiestppl. going out as captain of a cavalry company. Mis war experlerce was stirring and remarkable with those dashing daredevil riders he soon attracted UM attention of General Forrest and was Inoo-. p ?rated m his command, and no or,.- gatfi NM ? ommands more pleasure m i contributed to tho suc cees of his enterprises thun did Capt. Sarget Davis. It should be remembered that the command of tieneral Tornst waa early in Its organization dubbed the "Hough Uhlers of the West' and we feel honored to hav? had one of the original 'Tough riders" In our midst, for such a long period of time. The writer hus heard this war experlem ?? of Cupt Davis. An ambush had been Ml Iftd the overwhelming nugnbtfl ,,!' MM emmy rushed into it to be In? stantly torn with shot and shell, and tj ipe from the \ elling i hnfgt, gOOP bc-a-m- tin- paramount issue, and at the river crossing Capt Davis' boys were on hand and did some ggly w<?rk. he cheering them on. (?n the opposite bank there sat boh in right and still a horseman seem.ugly waiting ttll all had chared the stream and w in n they h id, am mg the falling balls and veils of Capt. Davis' men he deliberately drew I. i ?word and aaI < 11 ed the Confedefl M which seemed to exasperate them and their carbines rang Ott( with In? creased sputtering, but ?ns'antly Capt. Davis gave the signal to cense grlflg and the gallant >\,nkee OfAcOf rude out of the w it* r unh irt amid the \\> plause of his admlrii g fOOft In Capt Davis was happily married In Miss Martha Barrett, daughter of the late Ben. Barrett. Fs.j . and gra-d daughter of llmi. James Kemb-rt. who lived and died in this gOOttOfl years .igo She survives him. Thev spent some years ?>f their marrbd life in Mississippi, but for the last 30 years or more have resided here. We shall miss the famlliir figure of Capt. Davis on our ntfOOtl and hi hearty word of Kr?-? ting, but the sting of It Is that, when IhcgO old war hero.are w r . vv will n*' h have any more. Mr. Davis was an mule of Mrs. H <; M? Kagen of this < Ity. ltM.(.i:ST COLLECTIONS OF TAX KS ItMtt Collected on December 31st, Largest Amount Ever Taken in in One Day. The tax collections of December 31, the last day in which taxes were Collectible without a penalty of one per cent, amounted in round numbers to $33,4 50. This is the largest amount ever paid in in one day to the county treasurer's ofh.ee. The next largest amount reenlled bv County Treasurer Wallace was the year before, when ISStHI were collected on the last day of tho year. This brings the tax collections for this year up to $100,450, leaving ?Omethlni like $50,000 to be collected. Last year at this Um? MMOI had been collected, making a difference of $3,748 in favor of this year's collec? tions. The total amount of taxes for 1913 is several thousand dollar! mor<> than it was for 1912, the levy being for $153.000 for 1913 against $MS( 000 for 1911. C. Turner Player Dead. Mr. C. Turner Player died I ecem ber 21st at his home at Shiloh aged 63 years. Mr. Player was a good ne ghbor and Christian. He was a devoted husband a:id loving father. He was married three times and is survived by his last, wife and several small children; also by the following chil? dren by the first marriage: Messrs. J. H., W. H. and T. O. Player and Mrs. S. J. Tomlinson of Olanta; Messrs. W. T. and R. Player of Shi loh; Mrs. J. D. Frierson of DeLand, Fla., and Mrs. Henry C. Wcdekind of Sumter. The interment t^ok place at Shi loh cemetery Monday, December 552, and was conducted by the Hev. do? ings of Lynchburg. Confederate Veteran Dead. News wa.< received here Friday of the death at St. Charles of Mr. H. J. Copeland, a Confederate veteran of Company K, 23rd regiment South Carolina volunteers. Death occurred at 8 o'clock Friday morning, after an illness of some time. The deceased wan 74 years of age and leaves a wife and five children. Reception to Congregation. A reception was given at the Pres? byterian Church Thursday evening to tho members of the congregation, more thun two hundred of whom at? tended. The occasion was a very pleasant one for al\ the members of the church meeting each other n id becoming better acquainted f ri.igthe evening Oyntom sandwiches nd cof? fee were served. Morris-(irler. Miss Coia I. Morns and Mr Alfred Orier were mo Tied Wednesday even? ing at 8 o'clock at the Methodist Dis? trict Parsonage by the Hev. Walter i. Herbert. These popular young people hnvi the best wishes of their many friends for a long and happy life. They are at home for the present to their friends at the Claremont Ho? tel. Leak In Water Pipe. A leak wag discovered in an eight im-h pipe leading to the water tank on Friday afternoon and the water had to be cut off for the rest of the after? noon from the houses in that vicin? ity so that the leak could be repaired. This took up all the rest of the after noon and until far into the night, the final work, in fact, not being done un? til Saturday morning. During this time the water from the pumping sta? tion was pumped direct into the wa? ter mains. The Little Colonel Club. The Little Colonel Club of youra lailios met at Miss Kittie Stubbs' res? idence on North Washington street at 3.30 P. M. on Friday the 2nd, Jan? uary. 1914. All but one of the members was In atteielaiM c and business of* import? ance was transacted touching the nmnncement end progress ot the club during the present year. Meetings hereafter are to be heui ever? alternate Friday during the year and the neat meeting will be at the residence of Miss Btliabeth China on Bnrtlette et rest As the terms of office of ths regu? lar officers do not correepond with the calendar year the election of of rs I'd 111?- year 111 1 will be taken up at me ting In 'be early future. a dram iti. production la*one u the Items ?"> 'in- program for thin yesr ami this club is writing nnd per? forming im <?wn piny. It is Intended to otter thin entertainment t<? tie public during me spring, if n<?t ear? lier, and as ttiay ???? supposed, school Ufa Is the motive around which tin Imnglnatlonn ait these youthful adven? turers Into the field of literature ho 1 a md the tie* 1 agreeable lot ale. They are eg gaged Industriously and snrneetly In ronklni this 1 cluh *<\ pet mnnent existence In Bumter and ui^. in t? ? 11 to wre t extent thli huh- work ma] grow. - 11 K 111,1/1 K BALES INCREASE. Total For Last \oar Larger by Eighty Thousand Tons Than in Itlfl, Columbia, Jan. .".?Farmers of South Carolina purchased last yen over 9GO.O0O tons of fertilizers, ac? cording to B statement issued from the Office of the State treasurer yesterday. The receipts from the fertilizer tax amounted to $240,448.48. The total fund for 1812 was $221,999.68, which shows that the farmers used about Nn.000 tons more fertilizers in 1813 than the previous year. BUMTER CLUB RECEPTION. Members and Their Friends Enter* tained Last Night. The members of the Sumter Club ?and a number Of invited friends of members, Including many ladies, were entertained from 8 to 12 Thursday evening at a New Year's reception, in the club rooms located in the sky? scraper. The occasion while very informal, was thoroughly enjoyed by everyone present. Schumacher's Orchestra fur? nished delightful music, and at all times refreshments consisting of punch, ice cream and cake, were ob? tainable. An informal dance closed tho reception. RICHMOND WANTS REGIONAL HANK. Delegation of Business Men Will Visit Ulis City January 15th. W. T. Dabney, Business Manager of the -Richmond Chamber of Commerce telegraphed Secretary Beardon today that a delegation of Bichmond busi? ness men will arrive at Sumter Jan? uary 15th at 9.45 and remain until :*>.oU p. m. of the same day. The ob? ject of the visit to Sumter is to con? fer with the Bumter Chamber of Commerce or its board of directors with the view of enlisting the cooper? ation of the Sumter bankers and other business men in securing a Fed? eral regional bank for Bichmond. The Sumter secretary after con? ferring with President D. D. Moise of tho Chamber of Commerce wired Mr. Dabney that the Sumter Chamber of Commerce will cordially welcome the Bichmond delegation, but that these' officers would not guarantee the co? operation of the Sumter Chamber of Commerce in advance of the proposed conference. Columbia, S. C, is an aspirant for a Federal regional bank, and it may be that the Sumter bankers and other business men will prefer Columbia to Richmond or any other point. A Genom III and Grncloni Act. In order to take care of the Interest on the building debt of the Y. M. C. A., Mr. L. D. Jennings and Mr. R. I. Manning volunteered to attempt to ?ecure Die names of ten gentlemen who would agree to pay $100 a year for ?r> years. These two gentlemen were not only successful in their ef ports, but wi re delighted by the re? ception that was accorded them by the gentlemen who ?ubeciibed. They not only subscribed, but did so so cheerfully us to create the impression >f welcoming an opportunity instead of conferring a favor. The following is g list of the names of the sub? scribers: Ii. D. Jennings, * U. 1. Manning, H, J. McLaurin, Jr. J H. Ii. Scarborough, B. B. Wilson, Jno. H. Clifton. J. p. Booth. W, B. Burns, j. K. Croaiwell, Davis 1) Moise. 1 li addition to the amount sub? scribed above Mr. Neill O'Donnell lave $100 for this year. The members of tho Board of Di? rectors of the Y. M. C. A. were all j exceedingly grateful by this very gracious and acceptable act on the ?art of these gentlemen. Child Burned to Death. The little 8-year-old daughter of William Hemingway, a negro, was burned to death at New Sumter on Ihe morning of December 30th, death fol? lowing from the shock of the burning several hours after the little girl WBf burnt. The Child was playing around the tin> when her dress caught and before help could reach hi r her Clothing was all <>n fire and she was burned from her knees up. Dr. W. s. Burgees, who was summoned, ren? dered what assistance wi ? possible,, but he Was unable to save her as she was 10 badly burned There is promise of a large turpen? tine industry in the wast and south? west, the raw product being supplied by ihc resinoua gum ol western yel? low pine. Columbia, Jan. ?Albert Cantey anil Harry Thompson, two Charles? ton negroes convicted of killing u inert hanl In that city wer.- elect roc ul i i al Ihe penitentiary today. Neither ' on ft seed. TWO BROTHERS KILLED. Third Wounded in How in Anderson County. Anderson, Jan. 4.?C, I >. Ellington and Jay V. Ellington, negroes and brothers, were killed, and another brother, Press Ellington, was serious? ly injured at a "skyrocket" party last ! night on the John McClure plantation live miles west of the city. Tin- row! was begun when Kother Henderson escorted Janic Moore home from the party. Jay V. Ellington, it is said, had been "going" with the woman and he became jealous. The three Ellington boys followed the couple home and the shooting followed. Rother Henderson has escaped. Joy Lee and Charley Henderson have been brought to jail and oflieers are search? ing for Henderson. CORPSE ON Tin: PILOT. Man Was Struck by a Train Near Charleston. Charleston, Jan. 3.?When train 82, on the Atlantic Coast Line, dashed by a signal tower near the union sta? tion in this city tonight, the operator was horrified to see a corpse, face downward, on the pilot of the engine. It developed that Mark Xurring of Middletown, X. Y., had been struck and killed between this city and Ash? ley Junction. The engineer and fire-; man knew nothing of the accident un? til signalled by the operator. How Nutting happened to be walk? ing on along the track is not known. He was about 3G years old, and is be? lieved to have come here for the horse races. BEACHVS LATEST FEAT. Airman Turns Seven Somersaults During one Flight. San Francisco, Jan. 4.?Turning seven somersaults In a biplane In one ilight today, Lincoln Beachy estab-1 lished a new aviation record. One of J the loops was executed directly above a crowd of more than twenty thous? and persons. In another loop Beachy did what is known as the "cork? screw" twist while his aeroplane was in a perpendicular position. A feature of the exhibition was a Somersault performed around a hydro? aeroplane. Since he turned his first somersault In the air Jive weeks ago' Beaichy has done the act 43 times. j Latter-Day Confucianism. ~".iina is togging restlessly in her! .age-long sleep, and shows signs of [awakening. This situation appeals to I the United States only indirectly; but most of the land-hungry European nations are waiting at her bedside, 1 and aro guessing as to her present pathologic condition and her outlook for future health and strength. Com? petent judges near at hand agree that If China were to produce, soon, some great Leader, he would become the center of crystalixation for the sat? urated solution of loyal sentiment, Which is latent in this mightv people. Lacking; such a living leader, the Chinese may call upon Confucius, and unite the several diverse provinces under a potent bond of religious fervor. However the Influence of ihe great ethical teacher may have wan? ed during the past century, he has not become a negligible quantity, as the recent surprising observance of his birthday (September 27) fully attests. About U week before that date a cir? cular h'tter was sent to all the gov? ernors of provinces, setting forth the virtues of Confucius. The intention was that this statement should be presented to local magistrates, and by them be brought before the plain peo? ple. Thus a way would be prepared for th'i subsequent elevation of the great and honored sage as the true leader of the new republic. Natural? ly, we WOTUld expect him to be held most highly In honor by the old de? throned Mlanchu dynasty. "Young China" however, realizes that the country greatly needs both a leader and a religion, and that these two needs could be met by a revival of the Confucian cult probably in a mod? ernised form. Twenty years ago the sage's birthday was observed only slightly and sporadically, but this year there lias been :i widely spread ami distinctly fervent expression of pub lie devotion to him. Decorations, professions, and public meetings are n ported from all the provinces. "Yloung China" is willing to COUCed< much, it' only it can gather In most of the fa tions, conservative and radi? cal throughout this hieterogenous na tiom. At one celebnitlon, not far from Canton, hymns in favor of Con? fucius were sung by four graduates of the canton Christian College; and the words were set to t3he music of "Ye Banks and Braes of Bonnh hooii," and to a favorite Methodist 'melody. The effect of thin year's ob? servances Is to suggest the oonjectun that China's awnkening may have t be primarily religious and second* nrily political. What will result fron : this ? .dl to i !onl u< lui ??Review of lie Ab&oSai&Sy has 32<s sti&sfituie Many mixtures are offered as substitutes for Royal. No other baking powder is the same in composition or effectiveness, or 50 wholesome and eccncmical. nor will make such fine food. Royat is the only Baking Powder made from Royal Grape Cream of Tartar ??warn it.;i in in i i ? ii ?MJWUWIW^W ?MIIM IUI WH I Real Estate Transfers. Titomai J. Keeli to E. G. Keels,1 57 1-2 acres in county, $2,:;00. M *s. s. C. Oeteen to J. Don God i ding;, 5 acres in county, $429.69. Mrs. B. C. Oeteen to Join) H. Ardls, 50 acres in county, $429.1*9. Marriage License Record. Lioensea to marry have been issued to the following colored couples: Isadora Wilson and Bertha Ingram, Brogdon; "Willie Richardson and Rosa Johnson, MayeBville. I Ivo ad way-Owen. PaxvtUe, Jan. 4.?A marriage of much interest occurred at the First Methodist parsonage at Sumter on \\\ (inesday at 3 o'clock, when Miss Man Broadway became the bride of T. Reynolds Owen. The ceremony was performed by the pastor, the Rev. I>. M. McLeod. Doth are resi? dents of the community. GeOe IL Hurst, ?NDERTAXKR ANT) UMHATjMEK Prompt attention to day or night calls. AT CliD J. D. CRAIG STAND, MS ?. Main fetreet. Dar Phone M?. Night Plion* te WE have no cost sale on, but we do make a specialty of carefully compounding prescriptions and making prompt delivery. THE ANTLERS PHARMACY, Phone 505 1 i^1BMT!ll7yiT? TILIZERS. Yc:ir after year, in favorable seasons and un? favorable seasons, for over 49 years, on good lands and on poor lands, on red land and on gray land, on clay land and on sandy land, on high land and on low land, on G0TT3H, CORN, TOBACCO, WHEAT, OATS, our Fertilizers have been used and put to every con? ceivable test, each year's use confirming their super? iority and value as Crop Producers. We have many unsolicited testimonials from some of the most successful farmers in the state. nTt..?. gV?^eVl.^. "The Best Material? UlUir iVIOttO: and Full Analysis" Ask your merchant for our Fertilizers and in? sist on having them, or write us direct. The Macmurphy Company SUCCESSORS TO The Wilcox & Gibbs Guano Co., CHARLESTON. S. C. HOKannnnnnnnnnnnnnnVI lig i The best grades of buiklcrM liardnrarc obtainable nre Its) oid> kind wo handle. ItCsidCti cur line Inciuden everything from a door Lliotl to a draw knife, 11' you arc going to build ANYTHING, let u* supply the material at right prices. \m?tm W. B. Burns 6 Son, 35 N. MAIN ST. PHONE 463