Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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p ?? 4- ? ????!?? 4 < M ? III 11 K> bTWTSOX HATS Creator Price 2.35 a? oo mi? waists < YeatOT Sale 148 30c Kl MONAS Croator Sale 15c SS 00 SHOTS Creator Sale 198 MRN's SHOES ( ri?uir Sale 98c MWI PANTS Creator Sale 74c LADIES* SHOES Creator Sale 98c ptnh, per paper Creator Sale I 1c SPOOL COOTON Creator Saie 2c LADTES' HOSE Croator Salo 9c $3.00 HATS Creator Sale 1.48 HAMBl RGER SOTS. Craator Price 1395 LADIES' SILK HOSE Croatoi' Price 50c TIES Creator Price 4c 15c w. L. DOUGLAS $L00 SHOES .248 $0.00 WOOL BLANKETS 219 WE'VE CERTAINLY "MOPPED UP PRO? PER" Rather a crude expression, but it just fits. We got it all, liberally speaking. Of cqurse we couldn.t gather in all the crumbs and leavings-we just had to let a little get away for the other fellow. Thousands of People Just Coining Money Every Day! Facts?Ask anybody. The Creator Sale "Created" all right?not only a record breaking business here-but great wailing and gnashing of teeth among our competitors?they've tried to break in on the line?but nothing doing? the crowds are headed for Under the Red Umbrella South Main St, Near Sumter Hotel Be Sure! Bankrupt Store's ?oo Five wo | CREATOR. SALE Hundred Dollars in Merchandise And They're not Going to be Stopped. Under the Red Umbrella South Main St. Near Sumter Hotel Be Sure! $500 Five $500 Hundred Dollars Merchandise Given Away during the 13 Day Creator Sale, consisting of Sewing Machines, Leather Rockers, C?*t*, lankets, Waists, Trunks, Etc Register your purchases, you are entitled to the presents. See our windows, see ii you can do it?there is money in it. Remember the 13 Days Sale, Jan. 10 to 24 at the BANKRUPT S TORE. RUDDER OVERSHOES Creator Sale 39c $23.00 OVERCOATS Creator Sale 7.95 LADIES' SERGE SUITS Creator Sale 3.98 SILK PETTICOATS Croator Salo 1.48 CRIB BLANKETS Creator &*d? 9c LADIES' HANDKER CIUEFS 3 for 5c WRIGHT'S UNDER WEAR 89c FLEECE lined underwear 29c l ADIES' UNION SUITS 25c CHILDREN'S UNDERWEAR 18c men'S HATS Creator Sale 69c BOYS' SUITS Creator Salo 1.98 ADLERS & MYERS KID GLOVES 89c MUSLIN PETTICOATS Creator Salo 39c 10c HANDKERCHIEFS Creator Salo 3c OUR WATCHWORD: SAFETY, EFFICIENCY, PROGRESS, COURTESY. - START 1914 RIGHT The Farmers' Bank and Trust Company. ::? Opens Monday, Dec. 29th CLOSES SATURDAY JAN. 3. 15he 1914 Xmas Saving Club AT ? + The Bank of Sumter <I No forfeiture of pay? ments if you get behind. Join early and get in on the ground floor. ? j j *: ~.""""tmnirir'MTf. LIEH WITHOUT WRITING. SUPREME COURT DECISION CON? CERNS TENANT AND LAND LORD. If Lion is to Protect Against Subsc- i quem Creditors It Must bo in Writ? ing ? C.rcuit Court Reversed in ? \\ arti Case. Columbia, Jan. 8.?The Supremo! court toni?ht handed down an import? ant decision reversing tho Circuit I Court in a case Involving a Landlord's 1 lien. The decision of tho court is by I Justice Hydnck, concurred in by Cir | cult Judges Prince, DcVore, Soaae, Rice, Bowman and Justice Fraser, who concurs in results, but dissents I from the reasons. A separate opinion by Chief Justico Gary concurring and dissenting is concurred in by Jus? tice Watts and Circuit Judges Mem mlnger, Wilson, Gary und Spain. Tho case is that of J. L. Xexsen i against R. K. Ward ai d tho Atlantic t Coast Line Railroad Company on j which un on banc session of tho Su , preme court Justices and Circuit Judges was held on December 6, after! I tho Supremo Court had rendered do I ctslons at variance. Keiaen rented to R. E. Ward a farm and advanced fertilizer with which ? to make his crop. Ward refused to ; pay for the fertilizers and was dis? posing Of the crop when Nexsen I obtained a warrant and hud two bales of cotton seized, claiming that he had a statutory lieu on It for his debt. On motion of Ward the Circuit Court set ; aside the warrant on tho grounds that 1 the statutes do not give the landlord a', lien for advances to his tenant anises] tin- same is in writing. This appeal Questions that ruling. Tlie majority opinion reviews the f.iatuten with regard to the agricul? tural lien law. and decides that Nox-1 sen had fl right to the cotton afift thatj the matter ot record was with refer-j ence to subsequent creditors. The ma Jority opinion concludes: "We must conclude that ay between him and his tenant t lu* landlord Slst has S Hen for advances without writ-' inj? <"*f Course, if ha Wishes his lien to protect him againat aubsequent creditors and purchusers. he must malts his contract In writing and have it Indexed a* required by ihe ?tat-! i ?it.*." in thp preliminary utatemeal it t? ifiQi meed "Thai ihe record ihows thai whan ihr cane eras hoard In the Cite tilt Court It was agreed that tin.1, .. I-, question to be decided was *trviho-i tlfe -*tst\|ie PSqul]*ati tu* agreement for advances to be in writ? ing in order to create a lien on the crop, and that is the only question presented by tho exceptions," COUNTY TRUSTEES MEETING Many Matter? of Interest Discussed? Truste?* Approve School Census? Tell of Work in Various Districts, On Wednesday, January 7th, the county ?chool Trustees' Association held its regular quarterly meeting in the grand Jury room of the court house. Only a little more than one third of tho districts were represented, but a good meeting resulted, because tho members spoke out froely, telling what had been done in their respec? tive districts and what they hoped to accomplish In the near future. There being no president of the association, because of the recent resignation of Mr. J. M. N. Wilder, on account of j j appointment to another office, Mr. B. j W. Dnbbs was elected temporary j chairman, and requested to so act | i until the regular olectlon In April. I It was tho pleasure of the associa? tion to have present, by invitation, Mr. j I. A. Ryttonberg, agent for the Vic trola. Mr. Ryttenbcrg impressed tho trusteos with tho great good that could be done by having one of his machines .n each schooL lie offered to lend a machine to any school for u trial, provided good care was tak? en of it. Ou motion Mr. Uytton berg's offer was accepted, it being left to such district to arrange to got the Vlctrola on trial . The Importance of having medical inspection of school children was dis? cussed, and a resolution asking the Sumter county delegation to favor a bill of that nai re at the coming ses? sion of the general assembly was pass? ed. Mr. Dabbi favored each school flying the State flap, as the law re-! quires. It was suggested that tho dif ferent boards of trustees discuns this at home, and try to carry out the! law. A resolution was passed approving a district census as requested somo time ago by the county board of edu? cation. By this census valuable in? formation for all concerned in school affaln <ould be gathered, namely: the Dumber of children, between n1x and eighteen years, out of school; . number oi polls and <iogs. number of fami.lev with children of school age. etc. This Information should ba gnth* ered ds soon ?s possible and sent t" ihe County Superintendent of Bducn* t it mi A r^jrt#iO,i WS/t k^tftfcU V? dorsing the county school day, held each year in April. During the meeting the trustees held a little heart to heart confer? ence, in a few words, showing what had been done in the last one or more i years in their respective districts. Mr. T. E. Hodgo told of the con? solidation worked in Privateer district. Originally there were seven schools, ; now only four, and may yet have only two. Tax levy increased from two to four mills. Mr. J. W. Brunson had very lately worked consolidation In Con? cord district; combined four schools; now has a line graded school, with new building, valued at about $4,000. This building was put up by patrons j and friends of school, with a little aU' from the county board of education. Mr. R. C. Tisdale expressed him? self as favoring better teachers with better salaries. Mr. W. M. Green of Shiloh. has an ideal school district with only one white school. Last year had a good j enrollment, but poor attendance. Ho! offered prizes for porfect attendance, i j Only four pupils won. There wereI J only 17 to start the school last yoar. ; I He announced that prizes would, again j be given this year, and 37 started | ! when school opened. There has been a marked increase in attendance al ready. Mr. N. B. Murray of Stateburg, a small school, with half the children ' coming from another district, show? ed an enrollment of 13, an average at- ( tendance of 11; proposes to build at the end of the present leaso, Mr. It. C. Richardson, from on other Stateburg district, said that two j years ago his district was ii debt, j They had only one school, 1> Jt now! have two schools, with the district J out of debt, saving for new building. The schtrol has a cooler and family drinking cups. Mr. Dabbs said that in his district thOfi were three white schools with a total of 38 pupils. The negro en? rollment In the district was abcut 406. He hopes for a centrally located school, which moans some cot solids - tlon. All agreed that such a meeting at this was sure to do good. On motion the meeting adjou'ned. J. H Haynsw >rth? Secretary. - Chronic Constipation Onr*1. "Tive years ago I had the \tothi esse of chronic constipation I ever, knew of, and Chamberlain's tablets cured me," writes .s. R Fish. Brook? lyn, Mich. Ifor sals Wy all whalers.? ? Mfa . :. i mmtmt* MERCHANT DIES OF WOUNDS. Beaufort, Jan. 8.?Isaac Donen, a merchant at Tomotley, died at. mid? night last night ae the result of hav? ing been shot by an unknown negro Tuesday afternoon. The authorities have been unable to capture Donen'a assailant but dues discovered this afternoon are expect* od to lead to his arrest. Golds to Be Taken Seriously. 'Intelligent people realise thai common colds should be treated promptly. If there Ln saeetfnc and chilliness with hoarseness, tickling throat and coughing, begin promptly the use of Foley's Honey and Tar Compound. It is effective, pleasant te take, checke a cold* and atop* the cough which causes loss od sleep an*> lowers, the vital resistance* SShecfs Drug Store.?A4vt. _ , 111 -IL.--U.... J_LL .. JJJ. Greelyville BUSINESS SCHOOL [?dividual Training for Btft ui aa TBF course of all Rnglleh brandse* shorthand, typwrltlog and book* keeping offers unsurpassed oyportu nltlos to the youths of your county at I, very reasonable price. Boars can De obtained La town. For partt* o ultra address, J. M. JERVEY, GREELYVILLE, . S. C. (-N BRIDGE TEETH By this work the den? tist 19 able to fix per? manently between the teeth left to you artific? ial ones that are perfect in appearance and use* fulness, see Dr. Court? ney. He makes this work his specialty. Have an inspection. Get his opinion. Sumter Dental Parlors, Dr. C. H. Courtney. Prop Over Shaw & McCollura.