The watchman and southron. (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, January 14, 1914, Image 5
f br o!?l;itthm:m airt .$cutbron.
Du?rod M the Po*tonloe at Huinter, 8.
t \ . mm Second Class Blatter.
i i .
pujusowti ni:\vs.
Mr. nnd Mrs. C. A. Johnson, after
a pleasant visit to the hitters pgffontil
Mr. etui Mr-?. J | I: i hanU..n. have
?one to Monroe, X. C, to visit rela?
tives and friends before going to their
home In Salisbury, N. C.
Mr. J. ('. Plluant, of Alcolu. was
in the city today on business.
Mr. W T lo.wland. of Columbia,
was in tovwi Thursday.
Mr. and Mrs. A hi RyttOBhorg are
visiting relatives in Savannah, (la.
Mi?? vviiiie ttoharta Deafer i? ?s ro
turne?! t<- the ny from Ii Ol.I Where
she has been \isitiriK friends and rela?
tives.
Miss Oladss Kane Turner has re?
turned to the city from a \ isit to
Che raw.
The friends of Sheriff Mtildrow
will be glad t?? km.sv that he is
steadilv improving. being able to
al".nt tie house and will
s.-on be out Again.?LMCs)f and Yin
oicator.
Miss Thyra Pate left Monday
?Ofaim for Snmter where she will
enter the St. Joseph A< nl> my.?
leader and Vlndb itor,
Sheriff J. K Kradtoid left Saturday
momliiK f"r Knhmond. Va.. where
he will visit his son. J. K. Kradford,
Jr . better known hjSjfSJ BJ Kel. 1 SfhO
has BJJ import,int pSjSjUQBJ w A h a tail?
oring establishment there.
Mr. and Mrs. C W, MeOrOW Mi
spettdloK the wii'k-Hid in Columbia
Mr* Oeo. 0 Warren, of Maycsville,
was in the city Saturday.
Mr. Hugh Kelser. of Silver, spent
Saturday in town.
Mrs. C. W< Smith Ahd daughter,
Alice. ha\e returncir t<? the city from
Woodruff wheie tiny have been vlsit
Ing relative* for several weeks.
Mrs. W H Mill.'id and httle daugh?
ter, who have been visiting Mrs. J.
Wiih im <'e\. left Moa4a] rooming
for her home In Virglt ia.
Mrs. Kaxter. of Uidgcway. is visit?
ing her mother. Mrs. Ken icdy, on
East Liberty street.
Miss Lou Pate is spending some
time in Columbia.
HOLDS \\M \L MI I IINti.
keragv Company Stock
? iders I levt Officers.
Annual meeting of stock
the Union Brokerage com?
pany which was held I'ri.lay. the fol?
lowing board of directors was elected
to ser\e for th< ensuing year: b, T.
Miii.m. S. X. Welsh. S. J. White. (j.
M Mahonev. J. Krank Wilhams. j S
Imrant. J. I* Sudden. At i subse?
quent meeting of the board the fol?
lowing officers were chosen. Presi?
dent. E T. Mlms; vice president. S. N.
Welsh; secretarv. .j. frank Williame;
manager and treasurer, J. M. BfOf>
don.
Geo. H. Hurst,
(VPkHTAKEK AND KMKALMKK
Prompf attention to dar or ulg-?t
calls,
AT OLD J. D. CKAIG STAND, tOfl N
Maui Street.
Dar Phooe ISO. Night Phon?? ?0 .
CUPID (.I TS BUSY.
?Wind Marriages Sat unlay bf Clerk
of Court.
Saturday WU ? busy nay In the
hymeneal line for Clerk of Court H.
U Bear borough, he having been call?
ed upon during Ihe day to marry no
less than three oouplea to whom ho
hail lamed marriage licenaee,
Mr. J. l\ Hodge and Miss Lauretta
Baker of Paxville were married by
hlin in hie oflleei he having coneent
Od to perform the ceremony for this
young couple from Clarendon county.
lie was next called upon hy Mr. Ki?
lle IfeBhreen and Miss BUen Klrby of
South Lynchburg, who were married
durin? the evening.
Still again he was called upon to
perform the ceremony, when Mr. Geo.
P. Bettf of Tlndal and Miss Annie
Poplin of Sumter secured a license
and. wished to be married.
A Sumter County Marriage.
The following account of a marriage
in Sumter county is taken from the
State of Sunday, January 11th:
Columbian! returning from the
Jackson-Kolh wedding, which took
place in Sumter county on New Year':,
day, describe it as an exceptionally
prety affair, and a very enjoyahle oc?
casion. The hride, Miss Mary Lorena
Kolh, is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
K. J. Kolh, and the brldtgTOOm is L.
M. Jackson. The ceremony was per?
formed at Bothol Baptist church at u
o'clock In Vic afternoon hy the pas?
tor, the RftV. William H lynsworth.
The wedding march was played by
Mrs. Haynsworth, the ushers enter?
ing flrat. They were Fritz K db, Helton
Wilder, Uiley Jackson and Anslcy
Kolh. The groomsmen were Richard
.lacks.?n and Scriven Rrockington, and
the bridesmaids were Miss Mamie
Dough s of WinnabOTO and Miss Am
berlee Kolh of Sumter county. The
dame of honor was Mrs. B. O. Cante)
of Sumter, and the maid of honor the
bride*! sister, Miss Eleanor Kolh. The
bride entered with her father. She
wore a stylish blue traveling suit with
all accessories to match, and carried
an armful of white carnations. The
luidesmaids were gowned in blue
charmeu.se and white lace und car?
ried pink carnations; the maid of
honor wore pink brocade Charmeuse,
trimmed with fur, and the matron of
honor, herself a recent bride, was in
her we kling gown of white satin and
pearls?both these two latter carrying
pink carnations also.
Mr. Jackson was attended by C.
H. Mill-r as best man.
At noon that day the bridal party
was entertained at a luncheon at the
home ot the bride's parents and thut
evening after the bride and bride?
groom had left for their weeding trip
North, he young people made merry
again a: the Kolb home.
Among the out-of-town guests at
the wedding were: Mrs. J. II. Ged?
ding*. Mrs. W. L. Smoak ai d R. L.
Gedding-?. Columbia! Mrs Hertha
Haynsworth. Sumter; Mr. and Mrs. ('.
H. Mill t. Richmond] Miss Sparvcy
and Mrs. K. W. Altec, Columbia.
Real Batata Transfers.
McCallum Realty Company to Hat
to- P, Brown, lot on Chestn it street,
$1,700.
A. J. Knight to R. H. Heiser, et a),
lot on Law Range, $1,500.
R. I?. Bppe to R. H. Beleer, et al.
-ne-llfth Interest in lot 01 North
Main street. $2,400.
Wi W. Skinner to J. H. Hinsoti.
51 1-2 acres in Sumter township, $8,?
Building a Tower!
The Jefferson Standard
Life Insurance Company
is imiiMmiu i laejMf of ptfangta' lot its oaflly taornaatai number
<>f poit<-.ii?oiii<*t* Mim iraii/r ihr advantage* that thu strong
. ?ip|mmi>. |m>^^'H^intf ,x?i> obi iino" pnntnwci naTera Thin
i ompeii) write* |MillrUst ihn! make your premium a genuine.
In\?-t uieut.
W. B. Upshur,
GENERAL AGENT SUMTER, S. C.
Nf??^->??^???^^^??^??^s-M^?^^^^??^?^^^~^?^^i^?^i.^?.^.|i^i.^?^??
Lumber, Lime, Cement,
BUILDING MATERIAL GENERALLY
AND FEED OF ALL KINDS.
Booth-Shuler Lumber & Supply Co.
Silt t r?<oi i to Hunt It II a r t> \ II i ve llOCl Cd ? "?! I ? itirnl I timber Co.
Geo. F^ppereoiV? Old Stand Opp. Court House
WANTED IN WASHINGTON,
Loo Norman, Colored, Arrested at
Providence by Rural Policeninn,
Lee Norman, colored, was arrested
Thursday at Prevldence on a warrant
sent hero by Maj, Sylvester, superin?
tendent of police of Washington, i>.
C.i by Rural Policeman Julian H.
Scale. The man Is now being held in
jail until he is sent for by the Wash?
ington authorities, where it is said
that he is wanted for non-support of
his wife and family.
STRICKEN WHILE HUNTING.
J. S. McFaddin, of Baltimore, Paralyz?
ed at Harvin.
Harvin, Jan. 10.?Mr. J. S. McFad?
din, of Baltimore, Md., who has been
spending some time here with rela?
tives, while out hunting with his
brother-in-law, Major W. T. Lesesuc,
last night, suffered a stroke of
paralysis. At this writing, it is im?
possible to learn the degree of Mr.
MoFaddln'l illness. His wife and only
child, a son, Master Harvin McFad?
din, are in Baltimore and have been
advised of his untimely affliction.
Mr. McFaddin is an uncle of Miss
Margaret Lenora McFaddin, who ac?
cidentally shot herself in her broth?
er's ollice in Columbia yesterday.
MAY CLEAN EDIBTO RIVER.
Board of F.ngliicers Will Recom?
mend $35,000 Appropriation.
"Washington, Jan. io.?Representa?
tive Lever i3 jubilant today over the
fact that the board of river and har?
bor engineers, of the war department,
has reversed Major Howell, the district
engineer, and has decided to recom?
mend to congress an appropriation of
$35,000 to clean the channel of the
BdlttO River, from its mouth to Or
angeburg, snagging the stream and
removing overhanging trees. Mr.
Lever has been working on this
proposition for several years and has
twice brought delegations to Washing?
ton from Orangeburg, Branchville
and the section between Orangoburg
and Charleston, in the effort to im?
press the engineers With the need of
the improvement.
Broke Arm Cranking Car.
Mr. John S. Buck, who is employed
by the Coca Cola Bottling Company
In this city, had the misfortune on
Wednesday to i iffer n very painful in?
jury. While cranking one of the big
Case delivery cars used by the com?
pany, the machine kicked and his
arm was broken In two places, the In?
juries being bad ones. The bonea
were put together again and the arm
was put In plaster of paris and he
was able to be out again Thursday.
His many friends hope for him u
speedy recovery.
A New Saving Fund.
The Farmers' Hank and Trust Com?
pany lnis established a savings fund,
similar in some respects to the sav?
ing funds that have been operated in
this city for the past twenty years but
different in other respec ts, the funda?
mental idea being the same, however.
The payments are to be made weekly
for fifty weeks. There are three class?
es?shares?-5 cents, 50 cents and
; $1.00 weekly payments. The fund
is distributed at the end of lifty weeks
the shareholders receiving the amount
paid in, plus interest at 4 per cent
per annum. The L'5 cent shares at
maturity are worth $12.50 and inter?
est, the 50 cent shares, $25 and in
tereat and the $1.00 shares, $5u and
Interest. There are no lines for non?
payment on the day payment is due.
Uopkins-Cnrr.
A wedding of interest to many Slim?
ier people was that Saturday even*
ing of Miss R, K. Hopkins and J.
Waiter Carr, both of this city. The
ceremony was performed at the resi
d? nee by Lev. J. N. Tolar, and only
a few witnesses were present, the
marriage being a very quiet affair.
After the ceremony the happy young
COUple left on the evening train for
Orangeburgi w here they spent Sunday,
returning to Bumter Sunday night.
Both have many friends In Sumter,
who extend their best wishes.
To Do Married.
An announcement of interest to
people here Is that of the marriage
Of Miss Julia Collen Haines, daugh
' ter of Mr a Annie B. Barnes of Colum?
bus, Georgia to the Rev. Roherl
Theodor? Phillipe of this city, tie
murrlape t<> take place February 12th
at Trinity Kpiscopal Church of Co
lumbus. Mr. Phillips is the rector
..i the Church of the iioiy Com?
forter, lie has made many friends
since bis arrival here last spring,
when he was called to succeed the
It im . If. H Cim ington.
Marriage Licence Record.
Licenses tu marry have been Issued
hi the following colored couples:
Charlie Smalls and Mary Wilson,
Mayesvllle; Jefferson Isaacs and lis?
ted.- Muldrow, Mayesvllle; Matthew
Rivers and Hose West on, Wedgellcld
SUMMERTON SOCIAL NEWS.
Mairons (iub Entertained by Mis^
Ellleon Capon ? Mrs. Anderson
Has "Candy Polling** for Young
Folks.
Summertoni Jan. 10.?Mrs. Ellison
Capers entertained the Matron's
Hook Club on Friday afternoon in
her usual charming style. Progres?
sive anagrams was played and Mrs.
J. A. James won the highest score.
After the games a salad course was
?served followed by fruit cake and
chocolate.
Those* present were Mesdames Tls
dale, Masyck, James, Lesesne, An?
derson, Howie, Plowden, Hunter, Da?
vis, and C. T. and Felix Dingle.
The new oflicers elected for the
ensuing year were Mrs. H. K. Masyck,
president and Mrs. L. K. Howie, secre- j
tary.
Mrs. W. H. Anderson entertained,
the young folks at an old time "candy j
i pulling" Monday evening. The whole'
lower floor of her hospitale home I
I
was thrown open. The guests were j
invited first into the kitchen to make
the candy and crack the nuts and j
then In couples were allowed to g'?
where they pleased to pull it. After
the candy making sandwiches and
chocolate were served.
Miss Katherine Capers entertained;
the members of the younger set at
her home on Friday evening.
Mr. Robert W. Plowden of Kings
tree was a pleasant visitor here last
week.
The following young folks were at
home for the holidays: Misses An-j
nie Chewning, Vernon Ross and Del- j
en Cantey, from Winthrop, Misses
Kille Scarborough and Annie Gentry
from Greenville Female College, Miss
Katherine Capers of College for Wo?
men, Orlando Scarborough from Fur
man University, Capers James and
Julius Mood from the Citadel; Mis
Willie Gordon from Limestone and
Julian Scarborough from Yale.
Mr. Alston James spent the holi?
days with his parents.
Mr. and Mrs. H. L. Rose of Char?
lotte spent several days here last
week.
Mrs. Kennedy Rutledge of Florence
spent the past two weeks here with
her parents.
As a result of the organization of
the tobacco warehouse company and
the general revival of interest in to
bacco culture, a new industry will!
be established in this city. Mr. R. H.
King, of Wlnston-Salem, N. C, has'
located here and will operate a shop
for the manufacture of tobacco barn
flues.
FERTILIZERS FOR SALE?We are
wholesalers and importers, handle
both domestic and foreign fertiliz?
ers, buy direct In large quantities
and In bulk. We have built up
our large business by selling di?
rect to the farmers; we save them
money. Get our prices before buy?
ing on the following: Acid Phos?
phate 10 per cent, Kainit, Hard
Salt, Manure Salt, Muriate Potash,
Blood, High Grade Tankage, Fine
Qround Fish and Nitrate Soda. Ad?
dress Calhoun Agricultural & In?
vestment Co., St. Matthews, Calhoun
County, S. C.
WANTED?An alround blacksmith
who can do work in wood and iron.
Apply C. M. Plowden, St. Charles,
S. C.
TO ALL WHOM IT MAY CONCERN
X, H. A. Hoyt, have discontinued my
business relations at the old Hoyt
stand, known as W. A. Thompson
Jewelry Store and will open on my
own account soon.
FOR SALE?Two cars mules, at J. N.
Phillips' farm, 1 1-4 miles north of
city, on Main street. Call before
buying. Can save you money. D.
B. Keithly.
The Fact Remains
No amount of misrepresentation by the
peddlers of alum baking powders, no jug?
gling with chemicals, or pretended analysis,
or cooked-ut> certificates, cr falsehoods of
any kind, can change the fact that
Royal Baking Powder
has been foimd hy the offi?
cial examinations to fee of the
Mgfeesf leavening efJiciency,
fr^e from and c? absolute
purely or.a wholesomeaeM*
Royd Baking Pov/der is ii:d-:pcr.3able
for making finest and moct economical food.
II. W. WOODWARD SOME BETTER.
Sickness in RishopvUlc?Policeman
GftfH 11 and Mr. Woodward Have
Pneumonia?Money in Demand.
Blshopville, Jan. 10.?Mr. H. W.
Woodward, one of our efficient and
constructive young men, who lias been
hovering between life and death for
some days is now somewhat better
and hope of his recovery is strong.
Pneumonia is the malady from which
he is suffering.
Policeman R. B. Capon has also
had pneumonia) but is now on the
road to recovery.
Mr. Albert Rogers, veteran and hon?
ored citizen, has been confined to his
bed for some days by the Infirmities of
ace, but is holding his own very
nicely.
There is great demand for money
upon the banks at this place. We all
hope that there will be no juggling
with this most important item, Out
that the volume will be increased as
business multiplies.
The plan to build a railroad from
Bumtor to Lake City via Olanta is too
good a proposition to neglect and the
Chamber of Commerce should co-op
crate with Col, Th >mas Wilson in
pushing it through.
\K\V EXTERPRISE CHARTERED.
Commercial Insurance Agency to do
General Insurance Business.
The Commercial Insurance Agency
is the latest business enterprise to be
formed in Suitlter. This company has
been chartered with a capital stock
of $5,000, all of which stock has al?
ready been placed, and is now ready
to do business in its line.
The stockholders, at a recent meet?
ing elected the following board of
directors for the company: R. Dozier
Dee, T. B. Jenkins, A. L. Lesesne, T.
11. Clarke, P. M. Brown, S. M. Tier
son, R. A. Bradham and R. A. Bur?
gess. At a later meeting of the di?
rectors the following officers were
elected: President, R. A. Bradham;
vice president and attorney, R. Dozier
bee; icrrrtery treasurer and manager,
P. M. Drown. The agency will have
its quarters temporarily in the offices
of the Commercial and Savings Bank.
I uher quarters will be established la?
ter.
The Commercial Insurance Agency
has been incorporated to do a general
insurance business, its charter cov?
ering the handling of real estate,
rents and the negotiation of loans on
i improved real estate.
OUR
"PEOPLE'S SAVING CLUB"
opens first Monday in Jan?
uary?join it and have a Hap?
py New Year.
The Peoples'"Bank f
I A Great Endorsement, f
Statistics have just been published that 25,000,000 Americans
are banker depositors. A mighty big percentage of the grown
people of our country. It is an cmpahtic Indorsement and indi?
cation of the widespread coiilicncc of the public in the American
banking system. It is also a new index that people feel the need
and helpfulness of hanks as they never did before. Americans
do not tic themselves long to things that fail to satisfy, or that
don't pay. If you. arc not transacting your business in this modern
method, open your account in this National Bank.
Fir^t National Bank
U. S. DEPOSITOR Y
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Attention Tobacco
-Growers !=
I am making the be^t tobacco
flues that can be made, right
here in Sumter. Leave your
orders at once.
R. H. King, Po?toffice Box 175